Effects: Effect › Path › Outline Object turns type into live, editable outlines

Effect › Path had Offset Path and Outline Stroke but not Outline Object.
The new effect (path.outlineObject) has no options: the Effect menu
applies it at once, and effect.apply refuses any parameter. It is a
geometry effect that returns its input. Type already reaches geometry
effects as its glyph outlines, so type that carries it is drawn,
exported (PDF and SVG as paths, with no font) and expanded as those
outlines, stays editable type, and the effects after it reshape the
outlines. Paths, compound paths and images draw as before, and no
bounds change: with Use Preview Bounds on, type is still measured by
its layout box.

Every complete catalog gets a row for the label.

Docs: docs/effects-parity.md, docs/target-app-parity.md (an evidence
line), docs/mcp.md (the effect, and what Expand Appearance does to
type).

docs/effects-parity.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Part of [target-app-parity.md](target-app-parity.md); open work is in [gaps.md](
 
 | Group | Illustrator | VectorCraft | % | Remaining (h) |
 |---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
-| Illustrator effects (vector and stylize) | 50 | 44 | 88% | 6–10 |
+| Illustrator effects (vector and stylize) | 50 | 45 | 90% | 6–10 |
 | Photoshop effects (raster, Effect Gallery) | 57 | 30 | 53% | 22–38 |
 | 3D and Materials | 4 (+3 Classic) | 4 (initial: Extrude & Bevel, Revolve, Inflate, Rotate) | ~25% | 25–45 |
 | Beyond Illustrator: Effect › Color Adjustments (6), effect plug-ins (WebAssembly) | — | 6 + plug-ins | — | — |
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Part of [target-app-parity.md](target-app-parity.md); open work is in [gaps.md](
 | Convert to Shape | Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse | 3/3 | — |
 | Crop Marks | Crop Marks | 1/1 | — |
 | Distort & Transform | Free Distort, Pucker & Bloat, Roughen, Transform, Tweak, Twist, Zig Zag | 7/7 | Free Distort's dialog has a handle on each corner of the object's bounds, moved by dragging or with the arrow keys; Transform's Transform Objects/Patterns and Scale Strokes & Effects options, invisible Reflect checkboxes (#885); Zig Zag's ridges are evenly spaced along each segment (#1558); Roughen with Smooth keeps turn-backs smooth instead of cusps that draw as spikes (#1646) |
-| Path | Offset Path, Outline Object, Outline Stroke | 2/3 | Outline Object |
+| Path | Offset Path, Outline Object, Outline Stroke | 3/3 | With Use Preview Bounds on, Align, Distribute and the Transform panel still measure type that carries Outline Object by its layout box (preview bounds leave out effects) |
 | Pathfinder | Add, Intersect, Exclude, Subtract, Minus Back, Divide, Trim, Merge, Crop, Outline, Hard Mix, Soft Mix, Trap | 10/13 | Hard Mix, Soft Mix, Trap |
 | Rasterize | Rasterize… (as a live effect) | 0/1 | the live effect (Object › Rasterize exists) |
 | Stylize | Drop Shadow, Feather, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Round Corners, Scribble | 6/6 | Scribble Options' Settings presets |

docs/mcp.md

@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ stroke instead of the whole object: `run_command effect.apply {"effect": "path.o
 `effect.remove`, `effect.setParams` (`visible` toggles one) and `effect.duplicate` address that item's effects;
 `apply_effect` uses the active item. `effect.list` reports each object's item effects under `applied[].items`.
 
+`effect.apply {"effect": "path.outlineObject"}` (Effect › Path › Outline Object) takes no parameters. Type that carries
+it is drawn, exported and expanded as its glyph outlines and stays editable type, and the effects after it reshape
+those outlines. On paths, compound paths and images it does not change what is drawn.
+
 Errors (unknown tool, bad arguments, a disabled or failing command) come back as a normal result with
 `isError: true` and a message. The model can read the message and retry.
 
@@ -1479,8 +1483,10 @@ fill alone and each stroke its outline filled with its paint (a brushed stroke:
 under the object's id; each piece takes its fill's or stroke's opacity and blend mode, and the group keeps the
 object's transparency and opacity mask. Geometry effects are baked; raster effects become an embedded image at the
 document's raster effects resolution (shadows and outer glows under the art; a blur, feather or inner glow replaces
-the object with the image). Type with effects or fills and strokes of its own is outlined. A group's or layer's own
-fills and strokes become objects among its members, and its members are expanded too.
+the object with the image). Type with a geometry effect (Outline Object included) or with fills and strokes of its own
+is outlined; type that has no fills or strokes of its own and whose only effects are shadows or outer glows stays
+type, with the image under it. A group's or layer's own fills and strokes become objects among its members, and its
+members are expanded too.
 
 ```json
 {"name":"run_command","arguments":{"command":"effect.expandAppearance","params":{"ids":[12]}}}

docs/target-app-parity.md

@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ Moved from the ROADMAP's "Shipped so far" on 2026-10-10. Update it when a featur
   - Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate (Effect › 3D and Materials): live effects in the `three-d` crate with depth, twist, taper, solid or hollow caps, five original bevel shapes (width, height, repeat, spacing, inside, both sides), Inflate's volume, both sides, twist, taper and cap, Rotate's turned fills and strokes, Position presets, the rotation and light gizmos, SVG/PDF vector output and Expand Appearance; one 3D effect per object; covered by geometry, effect, canvas-versus-export, command and dialog tests ([three-d.md](three-d.md)).
   - Initial live Revolve (#605, #846): a portable geometry and shading crate (`three-d`), editable path and compound profiles, compact options with artboard rotation and light gizmos, SVG/PDF vector output and Expand Appearance that can trim covered faces. Open ends are uncapped, shading is flat with one light, and intersecting surfaces' visibility is approximate ([revolve.md](revolve.md)).
   - Live effects with previewing dialogs: Distort & Transform, Path, Convert to Shape, 15 Warp styles, Round Corners, Scribble, Effect → Pathfinder (all 10 operations, live on groups; several loose objects are grouped first, in one undo step), Color Adjustments (Brightness/Contrast, Curves, Levels, Hue/Saturation, Shift to Color, Temperature/Tint, on vectors, live type and embedded images), and raster drop shadow, glows and feather. SVG and PDF export keep live effects (geometry baked; SVG raster effects as filters). Zig Zag spaces its ridges evenly along each segment, so lines and curves get a regular wave in Corner and Smooth (#1558). Warp › Arc (the effect and Envelope › Make with Warp) bends in the object's real proportions: a circular arc with concentric edges and no fold-over at 100%, so Arc on art that isn't square draws differently from before (#1581, fixes #1578). `effect.apply` and `effect.setParams` give an error for a misspelt or wrongly typed effect parameter instead of running the effect with its default (#1623, #1592). Roughen with Smooth keeps turn-backs smooth instead of making cusps that draw as spikes (#1646, #1643). Scribble draws one zig-zag per region, with no lines across holes and notches; convex shapes are unchanged (#1651, #1648). On the canvas, in Expand Appearance and in exports, Effect → Pathfinder uses the glyph outlines of type in the group, and results painted like the type keep its opacity and blend mode.
+  - Effect › Path › Outline Object has no options. Type that carries it is drawn, exported (PDF and SVG as paths, with no font) and expanded as its glyph outlines while it stays editable, and the effects after it reshape those outlines. Paths and images draw as before. With Use Preview Bounds on, type is still measured by its layout box. Public reference: [Summary of effects](https://web.archive.org/web/20210901011839/https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/summary-effects.html) (archived copy).
   - Initial live Revolve (#605, #846): a portable geometry and shading crate (`three-d`), editable path and compound profiles, compact options with artboard rotation and light gizmos, SVG/PDF vector output and Expand Appearance that can trim covered faces. Cap is on by default with continuous curved vector rims; shading uses vector gradients automatically, with sharp profile corners, uniform caps and round seam joins. One light and approximate visibility remain ([revolve.md](revolve.md)).
   - Live effects with previewing dialogs: Distort & Transform, Path, Convert to Shape, 15 Warp styles, Round Corners, Scribble, Effect → Pathfinder (all 10 operations, live on groups; several loose objects are grouped first, in one undo step), Color Adjustments (Brightness/Contrast, Curves, Levels, Hue/Saturation, Shift to Color, Temperature/Tint, on vectors, live type and embedded images), and raster drop shadow, glows and feather. SVG and PDF export keep live effects (geometry baked; SVG raster effects as filters). Zig Zag spaces its ridges evenly along each segment, so lines and curves get a regular wave in Corner and Smooth (#1558). Warp › Arc (the effect and Envelope › Make with Warp) bends in the object's real proportions: a circular arc with concentric edges and no fold-over at 100%, so Arc on art that isn't square draws differently from before (#1581, fixes #1578). `effect.apply` and `effect.setParams` give an error for a misspelt or wrongly typed effect parameter instead of running the effect with its default (#1623, #1592). Roughen with Smooth keeps turn-backs smooth instead of making cusps that draw as spikes (#1646, #1643). Scribble draws one zig-zag per region, with no lines across holes and notches; convex shapes are unchanged (#1651, #1648).
   - Scribble (Effect › Stylize › Scribble…) has a Variation for each of Path Overlap, Curviness and Spacing ([Scribble options](https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/creating-sketches-mosaics.html)) (`overlapVariation`, `curvinessVariation`, `spacingVariation`), shown in its dialog and in the Appearance panel. A Scribble saved with the earlier single `variation` reads it as the Path Overlap and Spacing variations and draws as before. The angle is stored above -180° and up to 180°, so 270° is stored as -90°.