Layers: Rename opens the selected layer, group or object's name field (#5324)

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Don Omondi
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# UI and interaction parity
> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-11-06 · **Change:** minor (Properties in Edit Artboards: Transform section above the Artboards section, #5219; scrubby labels: the Control bar's Stroke: and Opacity: links and the Properties panel's Stroke link scrub their fields, #4088; Properties: Quick Actions has Repeat Options for one selected repeat, #5181; Direct Selection: Shift-click picks several blend spine points, which drag together, #5285; Direct Selection: Cmd/Ctrl held lends the Selection tool and shows its bounding box, #3901; Join tool trims two crossing open paths and joins them at the crossing, #5844; Control bar: Paragraph: link and Align left/center/right while type is selected, #5372; scores and estimates unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x; Units › East Asian Type acts, with Q and Ha units; scores unchanged)
> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-11-06 · **Change:** minor (Layers: Rename (`ui.rename`) opens the name field of the selected layer, group or object, #5324; Properties in Edit Artboards: Transform section above the Artboards section, #5219; scrubby labels: the Control bar's Stroke: and Opacity: links and the Properties panel's Stroke link scrub their fields, #4088; Properties: Quick Actions has Repeat Options for one selected repeat, #5181; Direct Selection: Shift-click picks several blend spine points, which drag together, #5285; Direct Selection: Cmd/Ctrl held lends the Selection tool and shows its bounding box, #3901; Join tool trims two crossing open paths and joins them at the crossing, #5844; Control bar: Paragraph: link and Align left/center/right while type is selected, #5372; scores and estimates unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x; Units › East Asian Type acts, with Q and Ha units; scores unchanged)
## Feature submission evidence
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| Date | Change | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 | minor | Rename (`ui.rename`, no default key) opens the Layers panel's name field on the selected layer, group or object's row, as double-clicking its name does; a key can be assigned in Keyboard Shortcuts (#5324, a VectorCraft addition); scores and estimates unchanged |
| 2026-11-06 | minor | Properties panel in Edit Artboards (Shift+O): a Transform section with the shared reference point, X, Y, W and H, the preset and orientation, and Move and Scale Artwork with Artboard, above the Artboards section with the name, Artboard Options and Fill (#5219); scores and estimates unchanged |
| 2026-11-06 | minor | Scrubby labels: the Control bar's Stroke: and Opacity: and the Properties panel's Stroke, links to their panels, scrub the field after them as other labels do; a click still opens the panel (#4088); scores and estimates unchanged |
| 2026-11-05 | minor | Direct Selection: Shift-click picks several points of a blend's spine and dragging one moves them all, with the key objects on them, in one undo step (#5285); scores and estimates unchanged |
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ Cmd/Ctrl+/ (`appearance.addFill`) and Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+/ (`appearance.addStroke`) ad
selected objects, as the Appearance panel's Add New Fill and Add New Stroke buttons do.
~110 distinct modified shortcuts on menu commands plus single-key tool shortcuts for the default toolbar
(`crates/tools/src/catalog.rs`), a shortcut editor with chords, and saved sets. Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+L (`ui.newLayer`) opens Layer Options for a new layer, as an Alt-click on the Layers panel's New Layer button does, and Cmd/Ctrl+L still adds a layer without the dialog. F8 (`ui.symbolOptions`) opens Symbol Options for a new symbol made from the selection, as the Symbols panel's New Symbol button does. Not yet diffed item by item
(`crates/tools/src/catalog.rs`), a shortcut editor with chords, and saved sets. Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+L (`ui.newLayer`) opens Layer Options for a new layer, as an Alt-click on the Layers panel's New Layer button does, and Cmd/Ctrl+L still adds a layer without the dialog. F8 (`ui.symbolOptions`) opens Symbol Options for a new symbol made from the selection, as the Symbols panel's New Symbol button does. Rename (`ui.rename`, in the shortcut editor with no default key; a VectorCraft addition, #5324) opens the Layers panel's name field on the selected layer, group or object's row, as double-clicking its name does: Enter renames it in one undo step and Escape keeps the name; several selected objects, or a row the panel's search, filter or Show Layers Only hides, is refused with a message. Not yet diffed item by item
against Illustrator's published default shortcut list; estimated ~70% of it. Remaining: other panel shortcuts,
the type shortcuts (tracking/kerning/leading/baseline steps with Alt/Shift), and selection shortcuts in the
Layers panel. The shortcut editor also lists the commands that are in no menu but run without parameters (Edit › Duplicate,