diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dock.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dock.rs
index 450ef2bc0..03ef4d54a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dock.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dock.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn panel_icon(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui, id: &'static str, label: &s
     if resp.clicked() {
         app.ui.open_panel = if open { None } else { Some(id.to_string()) };
     }
-    crate::panel_docking::legacy_tab(app, ui, id, &resp);
+    crate::panel_docking::legacy_tab(app, ui, id, &resp, false);
 }
 
 pub fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
     apply_pending_dock_width(app, ui.ctx(), LEGACY_DOCK_PANEL, clamp_legacy_dock_width);
     let t = Tokens::get(ui.ctx());
     let shown = floating::shown_tab(&app.ui);
+    ui.ctx().data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(floating::root_groups_id(), Vec::<floating::RootGroup>::new()));
     // Main tabbed group, unless it is collapsed to icons or all its panels float.
     let group = shown.filter(|_| !app.ui.dock_collapsed).map(|active| {
         egui::Panel::right(LEGACY_DOCK_PANEL)
@@ -145,6 +146,15 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
                     if collapse_header(ui, false) {
                         toggle(app, true);
                     }
+                    // What a group dropped on it joins ([`floating::Drop::Root`]).
+                    let rect = ui.available_rect_before_wrap();
+                    let group = floating::RootGroup {
+                        panels: floating::docked_tabs(&app.ui).map(|tab| tab.info().0).collect(),
+                        shown: active.info().0,
+                        rect,
+                        strip: Rect::from_min_size(rect.min, vec2(rect.width(), 33.0)),
+                    };
+                    ui.ctx().data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(floating::root_groups_id(), vec![group]));
                     if tab_strip(app, ui, active) {
                         // It floats from this frame on.
                         return;
@@ -251,7 +261,7 @@ fn tab_strip(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut Ui, active: DockTab) -> bool {
         } else if resp.clicked() {
             app.ui.dock_tab = tab;
         }
-        crate::panel_docking::legacy_tab_in_strip(app, ui, id, resp, Some(strip));
+        crate::panel_docking::legacy_tab_in_strip(app, ui, id, resp, true, Some(strip));
     }
     if let Some(tab) = out.picked.and_then(|i| tabs.get(i)).copied() {
         app.ui.dock_tab = tab;
@@ -398,8 +408,10 @@ pub fn floating_panel(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
         return;
     };
     let tab = DockTab::from_id(id);
-    // Expanded, the group shows its panels in the dock itself; a floating panel shows in its group.
-    if tab.is_some() && !app.ui.dock_collapsed || floating::group_of(&app.ui, id).is_some() {
+    // Expanded, the group shows its panels in the dock itself, unless one was dropped on the icon
+    // column; a floating panel shows in its group.
+    let in_rail = app.ui.docking_icons.contains(id) && app.ui.docking.as_ref().is_some_and(|layout| !layout.contains(&id.to_string()));
+    if tab.is_some() && !app.ui.dock_collapsed && !in_rail || floating::group_of(&app.ui, id).is_some() {
         return;
     }
     // A library panel (in a collapsed dock) is titled by its library's name.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/floating.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/floating.rs
index 2a4b87e6d..6dc51d04c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/floating.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/floating.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 //! A dock tab, an icon of the icon column or a popped-out panel's title dragged out of the dock
 //! floats that panel; the strip right of the dock's tabs floats the whole tabbed group. A floating
 //! group moves by its title bar (or the strip right of its tabs, or the tab of a lone panel), and a
-//! tab dragged out of a group floats on its own. Dropped on the dock, which lights up while the
-//! pointer is over it, a group's panels go back to where they live in the dock (the tabbed group or
-//! the icon column); dropped on another group's title bar or tabs, they stack with that group. The
-//! × of a group puts its panels back in the dock too. The Tools panel floats the same way by its
+//! tab dragged out of a group floats on its own. Dropped on the tabs of one of the dock's groups
+//! (lit up), a group's panels join that group as tabs; dropped on the upper or lower half of it,
+//! they make a new group above or below it in the dock. Dropped on the icon column, which lights
+//! up, they become icons there, the tabbed group's panels too; dropped anywhere else on the dock,
+//! they go back to where they live in it. Dropped on another floating group's title bar or tabs,
+//! they stack with that group. The × of a group puts its panels back in the dock too. The Tools panel floats the same way by its
 //! title bar ([`crate::toolbar`]) and docks again on the window's left edge.
 //!
 //! Dropped on the upper or lower half of another group (a line shows where), a group joins it in
@@ -80,6 +82,47 @@ pub(crate) enum Drop {
     Above(&'static str),
     /// In the dock as a new column at this place (1: next to the icon column, counting left).
     Column(u32),
+    /// In the dock's group showing this panel: as tabs, or as a new group above or below it.
+    Root(&'static str, RootZone),
+    /// In the icon column, as icons (`window.panel.dock {icon: true}`).
+    Icons,
+}
+
+/// Where a drop on one of the dock's groups puts the moved panels.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub(crate) enum RootZone {
+    /// With the group, as tabs.
+    Tab,
+    /// In a new group right above it.
+    Top,
+    /// In a new group right below it.
+    Bottom,
+}
+
+impl RootZone {
+    /// The `zone` of `window.panel.dock` / `window.panel.move`.
+    pub(crate) fn id(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            RootZone::Tab => "tab",
+            RootZone::Top => "top",
+            RootZone::Bottom => "bottom",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// One of the dock's groups as last drawn (egui temp memory under [`root_groups_id`]): its panels,
+/// the one it shows, its bounds and its tab strip. A group dropped on it joins it ([`Drop::Root`]).
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub(crate) struct RootGroup {
+    pub panels: Vec<&'static str>,
+    pub shown: &'static str,
+    pub rect: Rect,
+    pub strip: Rect,
+}
+
+/// The dock's groups as last drawn, top to bottom.
+pub(crate) fn root_groups_id() -> Id {
+    Id::new("floating-root-groups")
 }
 
 fn move_id() -> Id {
@@ -459,7 +502,31 @@ pub(crate) fn drop_target(app: &VectorcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, what: Movin
         let y = ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<Rect>(group_rect_id(last.0))).map_or(col.bottom(), |r| r.bottom()).min(col.bottom() - 2.0);
         return Some((Drop::Below(last.0), Rect::from_x_y_ranges(col.x_range(), (y - 2.0)..=(y + 2.0))));
     }
-    let dock = zone(dock_rect_id()).filter(|_| app.ui.dock && app.ui.screen_mode < 3)?;
+    let shown = app.ui.dock && app.ui.screen_mode < 3;
+    // The icon column takes the panels as icons. (Mid-frame the dock's rect may not take it in yet.)
+    if let Some(icons) = zone(icons_rect_id()).filter(|_| shown) {
+        return Some((Drop::Icons, icons));
+    }
+    let dock = zone(dock_rect_id()).filter(|_| shown)?;
+    // One of the dock's groups: its tabs take the panels as tabs, its upper or lower half puts them
+    // in a new group above or below it. The group they came from (being dragged by a tab) takes
+    // nothing: the shared dock handles a tab moved within it.
+    let moved: Vec<&str> = std::iter::once(id).chain(ids_in(&app.ui, &moving)).collect();
+    let groups = ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<Vec<RootGroup>>(root_groups_id())).unwrap_or_default();
+    if let Some(group) = groups.iter().find(|g| g.rect.contains(at)) {
+        let anchor = Some(group.shown).filter(|p| !moved.contains(p)).or_else(|| group.panels.iter().copied().find(|p| !moved.contains(p)));
+        if let Some(anchor) = anchor {
+            if group.strip.contains(at) {
+                return Some((Drop::Root(anchor, RootZone::Tab), group.strip));
+            }
+            let mid = group.rect.center().y;
+            return Some(if at.y < mid {
+                (Drop::Root(anchor, RootZone::Top), Rect::from_x_y_ranges(group.rect.x_range(), group.rect.top()..=mid))
+            } else {
+                (Drop::Root(anchor, RootZone::Bottom), Rect::from_x_y_ranges(group.rect.x_range(), mid..=group.rect.bottom()))
+            });
+        }
+    }
     // Panels that aren't tabs of the tabbed group (or all of them, with it collapsed) go back to
     // their icons: light up the icon column, where they land, rather than the tabs.
     let tabbed = !app.ui.dock_collapsed
@@ -492,8 +559,8 @@ fn insertion_line(ctx: &egui::Context, line: Rect) {
 pub(crate) fn preview(ctx: &egui::Context, target: Drop, rect: Rect) {
     match target {
         Drop::Below(_) | Drop::Above(_) | Drop::Column(_) => insertion_line(ctx, rect),
-        Drop::Stack(_) => tab_zone(ctx, rect),
-        Drop::Dock => highlight(ctx, rect),
+        Drop::Stack(_) | Drop::Root(..) => tab_zone(ctx, rect),
+        Drop::Dock | Drop::Icons => highlight(ctx, rect),
     }
 }
 
@@ -548,7 +615,7 @@ pub fn track(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
         }
         match target {
             Some((Drop::Below(_) | Drop::Above(_) | Drop::Column(_), line)) => insertion_line(ctx, line),
-            Some((Drop::Stack(_), tabs)) => tab_zone(ctx, tabs),
+            Some((Drop::Stack(_) | Drop::Root(..), tabs)) => tab_zone(ctx, tabs),
             Some((_, zone)) => highlight(ctx, zone),
             None => {}
         }
@@ -565,7 +632,30 @@ pub fn track(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context) {
     let set = set_of(&app.ui, gi);
     let ids = ids_in(&app.ui, &set);
     let active = set.first().and_then(|&i| shown(&app.ui, i)).unwrap_or(id);
+    // Icon panels dropped on the icon column go back to their icons, as on the rest of the dock.
+    let drop = match drop {
+        Drop::Icons if ids.iter().all(|p| crate::state::ICON_PANELS.iter().any(|entry| entry.0 == *p)) => Drop::Dock,
+        drop => drop,
+    };
+    if matches!(drop, Drop::Root(..) | Drop::Icons) {
+        // The shared layout puts them in the dock's tree, group by group: the first where it was
+        // dropped, the others with it as tabs.
+        let leads: Vec<&'static str> = set.iter().filter_map(|&i| shown(&app.ui, i)).collect();
+        for (k, lead) in leads.iter().enumerate() {
+            let params = match (drop, leads.first()) {
+                (Drop::Root(anchor, zone), _) if k == 0 => json!({"panel": lead, "group": true, "anchor": anchor, "zone": zone.id()}),
+                (Drop::Root(..), Some(first)) => json!({"panel": lead, "group": true, "anchor": first, "zone": "tab"}),
+                _ => json!({"panel": lead, "group": true, "icon": true}),
+            };
+            if let Err(error) = app.run("window.panel.dock", params) {
+                app.ui.status = error;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return;
+    }
     match drop {
+        Drop::Root(..) | Drop::Icons => {}
         Drop::Dock => {
             dock(&mut app.ui, &ids, active);
             // One that went back to its icon pops out of it, so it doesn't seem to vanish.
@@ -1384,24 +1474,55 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(h.dock_tabs().len(), 4);
     }
 
+    /// A floating icon panel dropped on the icon column lights it up, goes back and pops out of its icon.
     #[test]
-    fn a_panel_dropped_on_the_dock_lights_up_and_pops_out_of_its_icon() {
+    fn a_panel_dropped_on_the_icon_column_lights_it_up_and_pops_out_of_its_icon() {
         let mut h = Harness::new();
         let count = h.icons().len();
         h.drag(h.icons()[0].center(), pos2(500.0, 400.0));
         assert_eq!(h.groups(), [["color"]]);
-        // Over the tabbed group: Color has no tab there, so the icon column lights up, not the tabs.
         let (dock, column) = (h.temp_rect(dock_rect_id()), h.temp_rect(icons_rect_id()));
-        let over = h.dock_tabs()[1].center();
+        let over = column.center();
         h.hold(h.title("color"), over);
-        assert_eq!(drop_target(&h.app, &h.ctx, Moving::Panel("color"), over), Some((Drop::Dock, column)));
+        assert_eq!(drop_target(&h.app, &h.ctx, Moving::Panel("color"), over), Some((Drop::Icons, column)));
         assert!(column.width() < dock.width(), "the column, not the whole dock: {column:?} {dock:?}");
         // Dropped, it's back in the column and pops out of its icon rather than vanishing.
         h.release(over);
-        assert!(h.groups().is_empty());
+        assert!(h.groups().is_empty(), "{}", h.app.ui.status);
         assert_eq!((h.icons().len(), h.app.ui.open_panel.as_deref()), (count, Some("color")));
     }
 
+    /// A floating panel dropped on the dock's tabs joins them; on the group's lower half it makes a group below.
+    #[test]
+    fn a_panel_dropped_on_the_dock_tabs_joins_them_and_on_its_lower_half_makes_a_group_below() {
+        let mut h = Harness::new();
+        h.drag(h.icons()[0].center(), pos2(500.0, 400.0));
+        assert_eq!(h.groups(), [["color"]]);
+        // Over the tabbed group's tabs: they light up, and Color joins them.
+        let over = h.dock_tabs()[1].center();
+        h.hold(h.title("color"), over);
+        assert!(matches!(drop_target(&h.app, &h.ctx, Moving::Panel("color"), over), Some((Drop::Root(_, RootZone::Tab), _))));
+        h.release(over);
+        assert!(h.groups().is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(h.dock_tabs().len(), 4);
+        assert!(h.app.ui.open_panel.is_none());
+        // Color Guide on the group's lower half: a group of its own below the tabbed group.
+        h.drag(h.icons()[0].center(), pos2(500.0, 400.0));
+        assert_eq!(h.groups(), [["colorGuide"]]);
+        let dock = h.ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<Vec<RootGroup>>(root_groups_id())).unwrap()[0].rect;
+        let lower = pos2(dock.center().x, dock.bottom() - 60.0);
+        h.hold(h.title("colorGuide"), lower);
+        assert!(matches!(drop_target(&h.app, &h.ctx, Moving::Panel("colorGuide"), lower), Some((Drop::Root(_, RootZone::Bottom), _))));
+        h.release(lower);
+        assert!(h.groups().is_empty());
+        let groups = h.ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<Vec<RootGroup>>(root_groups_id())).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            groups.iter().map(|g| g.panels.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            [vec!["properties", "layers", "libraries", "color"], vec!["colorGuide"]]
+        );
+        assert!(groups[0].rect.bottom() <= groups[1].rect.top() + 1.0);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn a_popped_out_panel_dragged_by_its_title_floats() {
         let mut h = Harness::new();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
index 2af8e6dde..646b8bcd2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
@@ -4484,6 +4484,9 @@ effect	Soft	Меко
 @msg	before must name a panel	параметърът „преди“ трябва да указва панел
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	действието по закачане съдържа непознат панел или прекомерен път на разделяне
 @msg	group must be true or false	групата трябва да е истина или лъжа
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon трябва да е истина или лъжа
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon закачва панел само в колоната с икони, без anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column закачва набор като колона на дока, без anchor или icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	преместването изисква целеви панел
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	преместването изисква съществуващ целеви панел
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	параметърът „върху“ трябва да указва плаващ панел
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index ad0318b9d..bc0a1dc29 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -4752,6 +4752,9 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Obrys
 @msg	before must name a panel	before musí určovat panel
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	akce ukotvení obsahuje neznámý panel nebo příliš dlouhou cestu rozdělení
 @msg	group must be true or false	group musí být true nebo false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon musí být true nebo false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon jen ukotví panel ve sloupci ikon, bez anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column ukotví sadu jako sloupec doku, bez anchor nebo icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	přesun vyžaduje cílový panel
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	přesun vyžaduje existující cílový panel
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto musí určovat plovoucí panel
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
index 6cd141931..c5adf8488 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/da.tsv
@@ -4450,6 +4450,9 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Kontur
 @msg	before must name a panel	before skal angive et panel
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	dokningshandlingen indeholder et ukendt panel eller en overdreven opdelingssti
 @msg	group must be true or false	group skal være true eller false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon skal være true eller false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon docker kun et panel i ikonkolonnen, uden anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column docker et sæt som en dockkolonne, uden anchor eller icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	move kræver et destinationspanel
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	move kræver et eksisterende destinationspanel
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto skal angive et flydende panel
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index 52ac75743..d4eacfe60 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -4564,6 +4564,9 @@ theme	Appearance	Erscheinungsbild
 @msg	before must name a panel	before muss ein Bedienfeld benennen
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	Die Docking-Aktion enthält ein unbekanntes Bedienfeld oder einen zu langen Teilungspfad
 @msg	group must be true or false	group muss true oder false sein
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon muss true oder false sein
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon dockt ein Bedienfeld nur in der Symbolspalte an, ohne anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column dockt einen Satz als Dock-Spalte an, ohne anchor oder icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	Das Verschieben erfordert ein Zielbedienfeld
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	Das Verschieben erfordert ein vorhandenes Zielbedienfeld
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto muss ein schwebendes Bedienfeld benennen
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
index c031c3438..558ea41b1 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
@@ -4469,6 +4469,9 @@ theme	Appearance	Εμφάνιση
 @msg	before must name a panel	το before πρέπει να ορίζει πίνακα
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	η ενέργεια σύνδεσης περιέχει άγνωστο πίνακα ή υπερβολικά βαθιά διαδρομή διαίρεσης
 @msg	group must be true or false	το group πρέπει να είναι true ή false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	το icon πρέπει να είναι true ή false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	το icon αγκυρώνει πάνελ μόνο στη στήλη εικονιδίων, χωρίς anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	το column αγκυρώνει ένα σύνολο ως στήλη αγκύρωσης, χωρίς anchor ή icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	η μετακίνηση απαιτεί πίνακα προορισμού
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	η μετακίνηση απαιτεί υπάρχοντα πίνακα προορισμού
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	το onto πρέπει να ορίζει αιωρούμενο πίνακα
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index 2c7778e51..ae0e8a842 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -4567,6 +4567,9 @@ axis	Both	Ambos
 @msg	before must name a panel	before debe indicar un panel
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	La acción de anclaje contiene un panel desconocido o una ruta de divisiones demasiado larga
 @msg	group must be true or false	group debe ser true o false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon debe ser true o false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon solo acopla un panel en la columna de iconos, sin anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column acopla un conjunto como columna del acoplamiento, sin anchor ni icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	Para mover se requiere un panel de destino
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	Para mover se requiere un panel de destino existente
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto debe indicar un panel flotante
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
index 869eb7a83..776c6e9a9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fi.tsv
@@ -4661,6 +4661,9 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Ääriviiva
 @msg	before must name a panel	before-arvon on nimettävä paneeli
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	telakointitoiminto sisältää tuntemattoman paneelin tai liian pitkän jakopolun
 @msg	group must be true or false	group-arvon on oltava true tai false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon-arvon on oltava true tai false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon telakoi paneelin vain kuvakesarakkeeseen, ilman anchor-arvoa
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column telakoi joukon telakkasarakkeeksi, ilman anchor- tai icon-arvoa
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	siirto vaatii kohdepaneelin
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	siirto vaatii olemassa olevan kohdepaneelin
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto-arvon on nimettävä kelluva paneeli
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index 813e3372a..2167cce20 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -4579,6 +4579,9 @@ effect	Soft	Doux
 @msg	before must name a panel	before doit désigner un panneau
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	L’action d’ancrage contient un panneau inconnu ou un chemin de divisions trop long
 @msg	group must be true or false	group doit être true ou false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon doit être true ou false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon ne fait qu’ancrer un panneau dans la colonne d’icônes, sans anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column ancre un ensemble comme colonne du dock, sans anchor ni icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	Le déplacement nécessite un panneau de destination
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	Le déplacement nécessite un panneau de destination existant
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto doit désigner un panneau flottant
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
index 5a477a198..00f1caea5 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -4595,6 +4595,9 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Körvonal
 @msg	give the path `id` and the width point `index`	add meg az útvonal `id` és a szélességi pont `index` értékét
 @msg	gradient “{name}” isn't defined in the file: a plain colour stands in for it	a színátmenet nincs megadva a fájlban: „{name}”; helyette egyszínű kitöltés áll
 @msg	group must be true or false	a group értéke true vagy false lehet
+@msg	icon must be true or false	az icon értéke true vagy false lehet
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	az icon csak az ikonoszlopba dokkol egy panelt, anchor nélkül
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	a column egy készletet dokkoszlopként dokkol, anchor és icon nélkül
 @msg	guides are locked	a segédvonalak zárolva vannak
 @msg	handle must be in or out	handle: in vagy out kell
 @msg	image '{key}' has no pixels and was left out	a kép kimaradt, mert nincsenek pixelei: '{key}'
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
index 3db651377..ed240edeb 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
@@ -4450,6 +4450,9 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Kontur
 @msg	before must name a panel	before harus menyebutkan panel
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	tindakan docking berisi panel tidak dikenal atau jalur pemisahan berlebihan
 @msg	group must be true or false	group harus true atau false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon harus true atau false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon hanya menambatkan panel di kolom ikon, tanpa anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column menambatkan satu set sebagai kolom dok, tanpa anchor atau icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	move memerlukan panel tujuan
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	move memerlukan panel tujuan yang sudah ada
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto harus menyebutkan panel mengambang
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index e916601ea..c467e93e8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -4609,6 +4609,9 @@ effect	Regular	Normale
 @msg	before must name a panel	before deve indicare un pannello
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	L’azione di ancoraggio contiene un pannello sconosciuto o un percorso di divisioni troppo lungo
 @msg	group must be true or false	group deve essere true o false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon deve essere true o false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon ancora un pannello solo nella colonna delle icone, senza anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column ancora un insieme come colonna del dock, senza anchor né icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	Lo spostamento richiede un pannello di destinazione
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	Lo spostamento richiede un pannello di destinazione esistente
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto deve indicare un pannello mobile
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index e3359e89e..b96a0e761 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -4649,6 +4649,9 @@ effect	Vertical	垂直
 @msg	before must name a panel	before にパネルを指定してください
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	ドッキング操作に不明なパネルまたは長すぎる分割パスが含まれています
 @msg	group must be true or false	group は true または false にしてください
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon は true または false である必要があります
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon はパネルをアイコン列にのみドッキングします（anchor なし）
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column はセットをドック列としてドッキングします（anchor・icon なし）
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	移動先のパネルを指定してください
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	移動先には既存のパネルを指定してください
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto にフローティングパネルを指定してください
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv
index 0f743cc3f..7d4815812 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ka.tsv
@@ -4201,6 +4201,9 @@ effect	Regular	ჩვეულებრივი
 @msg	before must name a panel	before უნდა ასახელებდეს პანელს
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	მიმაგრების მოქმედება შეიცავს უცნობ პანელს ან ზედმეტად გრძელ გაყოფის გზას
 @msg	group must be true or false	group უნდა იყოს true ან false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon უნდა იყოს true ან false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon პანელს მხოლოდ ხატულების სვეტში ამაგრებს, anchor-ის გარეშე
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column ნაკრებს დოკის სვეტად ამაგრებს, anchor-ის ან icon-ის გარეშე
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	move-ს სჭირდება სამიზნე პანელი
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	move-ს სჭირდება არსებული სამიზნე პანელი
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto უნდა ასახელებდეს მცურავ პანელს
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
index e8db97fb5..e4adc670a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
@@ -4579,6 +4579,9 @@ effect	Vertical	세로
 @msg	before must name a panel	before는 패널을 지정해야 합니다
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	도킹 동작에 알 수 없는 패널이나 지나치게 많은 분할 경로가 있습니다
 @msg	group must be true or false	group은 true 또는 false여야 합니다
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon은 true 또는 false여야 합니다
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon은 anchor 없이 패널을 아이콘 열에만 도킹합니다
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column은 anchor나 icon 없이 세트를 도크 열로 도킹합니다
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	move에는 대상 패널이 필요합니다
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	move에는 존재하는 대상 패널이 필요합니다
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto는 떠 있는 패널을 지정해야 합니다
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
index 4d4a6caca..0f757b7ed 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
@@ -4462,6 +4462,9 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Contour
 @msg	before must name a panel	before moet een paneel benoemen
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	dokactie bevat een onbekend paneel of een overmatig splitspad
 @msg	group must be true or false	group moet true of false zijn
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon moet true of false zijn
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon dockt een paneel alleen in de pictogramkolom, zonder anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column dockt een set als dockkolom, zonder anchor of icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	move vereist een doelpaneel
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	move vereist een bestaand doelpaneel
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto moet een zwevend paneel benoemen
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
index e533c7b86..4952d37da 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -4577,6 +4577,9 @@ imageTrace	Outline	Kontur
 @msg	before must name a panel	before musi wskazywać panel
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	operacja dokowania zawiera nieznany panel lub zbyt długą ścieżkę podziału
 @msg	group must be true or false	group musi mieć wartość true lub false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon musi mieć wartość true lub false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon tylko dokuje panel w kolumnie ikon, bez anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column dokuje zestaw jako kolumnę doku, bez anchor ani icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	przeniesienie wymaga panelu docelowego
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	przeniesienie wymaga istniejącego panelu docelowego
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto musi wskazywać panel pływający
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 6d69918ab..0a0dfd45f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -4021,6 +4021,9 @@ axis	Both	Ambos
 @msg	before must name a panel	before deve nomear um painel
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	a ação de encaixe contém um painel desconhecido ou um caminho de divisão excessivo
 @msg	group must be true or false	group deve ser true ou false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon deve ser true ou false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon apenas encaixa um painel na coluna de ícones, sem anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column encaixa um conjunto como coluna do encaixe, sem anchor nem icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	mover exige um painel de destino
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	mover exige um painel de destino existente
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto deve nomear um painel flutuante
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index 811c72795..46f79ed0b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -4605,6 +4605,9 @@ axis	Both	Оба
 @msg	before must name a panel	before должен указывать панель
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	Действие прикрепления содержит неизвестную панель или слишком длинный путь разделений
 @msg	group must be true or false	group должен иметь значение true или false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon должен быть true или false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon только закрепляет панель в столбце значков, без anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column закрепляет набор как столбец дока, без anchor и icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	Для перемещения требуется целевая панель
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	Для перемещения требуется существующая целевая панель
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto должен указывать плавающую панель
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
index 4647b4a9f..dee310879 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
@@ -4490,6 +4490,9 @@ effect	Soft	Mjuk
 @msg	before must name a panel	before måste ange en panel
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	dockningsåtgärden innehåller en okänd panel eller en alltför djup delningssökväg
 @msg	group must be true or false	group måste vara true eller false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon måste vara true eller false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon dockar bara en panel i ikonkolumnen, utan anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column dockar en uppsättning som en dockningskolumn, utan anchor eller icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	flyttning kräver en målpanel
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	flyttning kräver en befintlig målpanel
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto måste ange en flytande panel
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index 5b234413d..d9f690f06 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -4591,6 +4591,9 @@ axis	Both	Обидві
 @msg	before must name a panel	before має вказувати панель
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	Дія прикріплення містить невідому панель або надто довгий шлях поділів
 @msg	group must be true or false	group має мати значення true або false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon має бути true або false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon лише закріплює панель у стовпці значків, без anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column закріплює набір як стовпець дока, без anchor та icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	Для переміщення потрібна цільова панель
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	Для переміщення потрібна наявна цільова панель
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto має вказувати плаваючу панель
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
index b979b1907..bc0a29e48 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
@@ -4241,6 +4241,9 @@ theme	Appearance	Giao diện
 @msg	give the path `id` and the width point `index`	hãy cung cấp `id` đường dẫn và `index` điểm chiều rộng
 @msg	gradient “{name}” isn't defined in the file: a plain colour stands in for it	chuyển sắc “{name}” không được định nghĩa trong tệp: một màu đơn thay thế
 @msg	group must be true or false	group phải là true hoặc false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon phải là true hoặc false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon chỉ neo bảng vào cột biểu tượng, không có anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column neo một bộ thành cột neo, không có anchor hay icon
 @msg	guides are locked	đường căn bị khóa
 @msg	handle must be in or out	handle phải là in hoặc out
 @msg	image '{key}' has no pixels and was left out	ảnh '{key}' không có pixel và bị bỏ qua
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index 38d45fc14..455a21547 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -4274,6 +4274,9 @@ imageTrace	Outline	轮廓
 @msg	before must name a panel	before 必须指定面板
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	停靠操作包含未知面板或过长的拆分路径
 @msg	group must be true or false	group 必须是 true 或 false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon 必须为 true 或 false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon 只会把面板停放到图标栏中，不能带 anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column 将一组面板停放为停放栏，不能带 anchor 或 icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	移动需要目标面板
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	移动需要现有的目标面板
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto 必须指定浮动面板
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index 4effb71ea..4bf3d29bb 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -2258,6 +2258,9 @@ file-filter	Templates	範本
 @msg	before must name a panel	before 必須指定面板
 @msg	docking action contains an unknown panel or an excessive split path	停駐動作包含未知的面板或過長的分割路徑
 @msg	group must be true or false	group 必須是 true 或 false
+@msg	icon must be true or false	icon 必須為 true 或 false
+@msg	icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor	icon 只會將面板停駐到圖示欄中，不能帶 anchor
+@msg	column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon	column 會將一組面板停駐為停駐欄，不能帶 anchor 或 icon
 @msg	move requires a destination panel	移動需要目的地面板
 @msg	move requires an existing destination panel	移動需要現有的目的地面板
 @msg	onto must name a floating panel	onto 必須指定浮動面板
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
index df2c5f580..d97d49f29 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ pub const UI_COMMANDS: &[(&str, &str, &str, &str)] = &[
         "window.panel.dock",
         "Dock Panel",
         "",
-        "{panel: id or \"tools\", group?: bool, column?: true or n} put a floating panel (with `group`, its whole group) back in the dock, as dropping it on the dock or its group's × does: Properties, Layers and Libraries in the tabbed group, the other panels in the icon column; with `column`, dock its group and the rest of its set as a dock column instead, as dropping it on the left edge of the icon column or of a dock column does: `true` at the dock's left, n at that place (1: next to the icon column, counting left); \"tools\" docks the Tools panel at the window's left edge. Returns {panel, floating, column}",
+        "{panel: id or \"tools\", group?: bool, column?: true or n, anchor?: id, zone?: \"tab\" | \"top\" | \"bottom\" | \"left\" | \"right\" | \"center\", before?: id, icon?: bool} put a floating panel (with `group`, its whole group) back in the dock, as dropping it on the dock or its group's × does: Properties, Layers and Libraries in the tabbed group, the other panels in the icon column; with `anchor`, in the dock group holding that panel instead: `zone` \"tab\" (the default) as a tab of it (before the `before` panel's tab), as dropping it on that group's tabs does, \"top\" / \"bottom\" as a new group above / below it, as dropping it on that group's upper / lower half does (\"left\", \"right\" and \"center\" split or join it likewise); with `icon: true` (no `anchor`), as icons in the icon column, the tabbed group's panels too, as dropping it on the icon column does: it lives there from then on and pops out of its icon; with `column`, dock its group and the rest of its set as a dock column instead, as dropping it on the left edge of the icon column or of a dock column does: `true` at the dock's left, n at that place (1: next to the icon column, counting left); \"tools\" docks the Tools panel at the window's left edge. Returns {panel, floating, column}, or with `anchor` or `icon: true` (the shared layout) {panel, floating, layout} and no `column`",
     ),
     (
         "window.collapseDock",
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panel_docking.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panel_docking.rs
index a61089997..003b6cac9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panel_docking.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panel_docking.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::VectorcraftApp;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 struct LegacyDrag {
+    panel: String,
     layout: Option<Layout<String>>,
     open_panel: Option<String>,
     floating: Vec<crate::state::FloatingPanels>,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ struct RootGroupDrag {
     panel: String,
     layout: Layout<String>,
     hidden: std::collections::BTreeMap<String, craft_ui::docking::Location<String>>,
+    open_panel: Option<String>,
     generation: u64,
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +233,15 @@ fn placement(params: &Value) -> Result<Placement<String>, String> {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn command(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, id: &str, params: &Value) -> Option<Result<Value, String>> {
+    // Docking into the dock's tree or its icon column is the shared layout's, whatever set the
+    // panel floats in. A dock column is the native sets', so it doesn't combine with either.
+    let to_icons = params.get("icon").is_some_and(|icon| icon != &Value::Bool(false));
+    let into_tree = id == "window.panel.dock" && (params.get("anchor").is_some() || to_icons);
+    if into_tree && params.get("column").is_some() {
+        return Some(Err("column docks a set as a dock column, with no anchor or icon".into()));
+    }
     if matches!(id, "window.panel.float" | "window.panel.dock")
+        && !into_tree
         && (params.get("above").is_some()
             || params.get("below").is_some()
             || params.get("column").is_some()
@@ -386,11 +396,24 @@ fn change(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, operation: &str, params: &Value) -> Result<V
         Some(Value::Bool(value)) => *value,
         Some(_) => return Err("group must be true or false".into()),
     };
+    let to_icons = match params.get("icon") {
+        None => false,
+        Some(Value::Bool(value)) => *value,
+        Some(_) => return Err("icon must be true or false".into()),
+    };
+    if to_icons && (operation != "dock" || params.get("anchor").or_else(|| params.get("onto")).is_some()) {
+        return Err("icon only docks a panel in the icon column, with no anchor".into());
+    }
     let members = if whole_group { group_members(&layout, panel) } else { vec![panel.to_string()] };
     let mut hidden: std::collections::BTreeMap<_, _> =
         app.ui.docking_hidden.iter().filter(|(id, _)| normalize(id).is_some()).take(64).map(|(id, at)| (id.clone(), at.clone())).collect();
     let mut icons = icon_origins(app);
-    let icon_panel = crate::state::ICON_PANELS.iter().any(|entry| entry.0 == panel);
+    if to_icons {
+        // Any panel the icon column can show lives there once dropped on it, the tabbed group's
+        // too; the others (library panels) dock as they would without `icon`.
+        icons.extend(members.iter().filter(|id| crate::state::rail_panel(id).is_some()).cloned());
+    }
+    let icon_panel = crate::state::ICON_PANELS.iter().any(|entry| entry.0 == panel) || icons.contains(panel);
     if icon_panel && !layout.contains(&panel.to_string()) {
         icons.insert(panel.to_string());
     }
@@ -631,6 +654,7 @@ impl craft_ui::docking::DockContent<String> for PanelContent<'_> {
                             panel: active.clone(),
                             layout: self.app.ui.docking.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| legacy(self.app)),
                             hidden: self.app.ui.docking_hidden.clone(),
+                            open_panel: self.app.ui.open_panel.clone(),
                             generation: self.app.ui.docking_generation,
                         },
                     )
@@ -642,6 +666,74 @@ impl craft_ui::docking::DockContent<String> for PanelContent<'_> {
     }
 }
 
+/// The command that puts `panel` (with its group when `whole_group`) where a pointer drop on
+/// `target` puts it.
+fn drop_command(panel: &str, target: crate::floating::Drop, whole_group: bool) -> (&'static str, Value) {
+    use crate::floating::Drop;
+    match target {
+        Drop::Dock => ("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel": panel, "group": whole_group})),
+        Drop::Stack(onto) => ("window.panel.float", json!({"panel": panel, "group": whole_group, "onto": onto})),
+        Drop::Below(onto) => ("window.panel.float", json!({"panel": panel, "group": whole_group, "below": onto})),
+        Drop::Above(onto) => ("window.panel.float", json!({"panel": panel, "group": whole_group, "above": onto})),
+        Drop::Column(slot) => ("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel": panel, "group": whole_group, "column": slot})),
+        Drop::Root(anchor, zone) => ("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel": panel, "group": whole_group, "anchor": anchor, "zone": zone.id()})),
+        Drop::Icons => ("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel": panel, "group": whole_group, "icon": true})),
+    }
+}
+
+/// The groups of the shared dock's tree as drawn in `content` (the rect its tree was laid out in),
+/// from where its tabs were drawn: a group's tabs start at its top-left corner, and the groups of
+/// a split meet where the second one's tabs start.
+fn root_groups(ctx: &egui::Context, layout: &Layout<String>, content: egui::Rect, tab_height: f32) -> Vec<crate::floating::RootGroup> {
+    let area = egui::Id::new("vectorcraft-panel-docking");
+    let tab = |panel: &String| ctx.read_response(area.with(("tab", panel))).map(|response| response.rect).filter(|r| r.is_positive());
+    /// The top-left corner of a node's first group, from where its tabs were drawn.
+    fn corner(node: &Node<String>, tab: &dyn Fn(&String) -> Option<egui::Rect>) -> Option<egui::Pos2> {
+        match node {
+            Node::Tabs { panels, .. } => panels.iter().filter_map(tab).map(|r| r.min).reduce(|a, b| a.min(b)),
+            Node::Stack { entries } => entries.first().and_then(|entry| tab(&entry.panel)).map(|r| r.min),
+            Node::Split { first, .. } => corner(first, tab),
+        }
+    }
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut pending: Vec<(&Node<String>, egui::Rect)> = layout.root.iter().map(|root| (root, content)).collect();
+    while let Some((node, rect)) = pending.pop() {
+        if out.len() >= craft_ui::docking::MAX_PANELS || !rect.is_positive() {
+            break;
+        }
+        match node {
+            Node::Tabs { panels, active } => {
+                let ids: Vec<&'static str> = panels.iter().filter_map(|id| normalize(id)).collect();
+                let Some(shown) = panels.get(*active).and_then(|id| normalize(id)).or_else(|| ids.first().copied()) else { continue };
+                let strip = egui::Rect::from_min_max(rect.min, egui::pos2(rect.right(), (rect.top() + tab_height).min(rect.bottom())));
+                out.push(crate::floating::RootGroup { panels: ids, shown, rect, strip });
+            }
+            Node::Stack { entries } => {
+                let ids: Vec<&'static str> = entries.iter().filter_map(|entry| normalize(&entry.panel)).collect();
+                let Some(shown) = ids.first().copied() else { continue };
+                let strip = egui::Rect::from_min_max(rect.min, egui::pos2(rect.right(), (rect.top() + tab_height).min(rect.bottom())));
+                out.push(crate::floating::RootGroup { panels: ids, shown, rect, strip });
+            }
+            Node::Split { axis, first, second, .. } => {
+                let Some(at) = corner(second, &tab) else { continue };
+                let (a, b) = match axis {
+                    craft_ui::layout::SplitAxis::Vertical => {
+                        let y = at.y.clamp(rect.top(), rect.bottom());
+                        (egui::Rect::from_x_y_ranges(rect.x_range(), rect.top()..=y), egui::Rect::from_x_y_ranges(rect.x_range(), y..=rect.bottom()))
+                    }
+                    craft_ui::layout::SplitAxis::Horizontal => {
+                        let x = at.x.clamp(rect.left(), rect.right());
+                        (egui::Rect::from_x_y_ranges(rect.left()..=x, rect.y_range()), egui::Rect::from_x_y_ranges(x..=rect.right(), rect.y_range()))
+                    }
+                };
+                pending.push((second, b));
+                pending.push((first, a));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> bool {
     let root_key = egui::Id::new("vectorcraft-root-group-drag");
     if let Some(drag) = ui.ctx().data(|data| data.get_temp::<RootGroupDrag>(root_key)) {
@@ -650,6 +742,7 @@ pub(crate) fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> bool {
         } else if ui.input(|input| !input.focused || input.key_pressed(egui::Key::Escape)) {
             app.ui.docking = Some(drag.layout);
             app.ui.docking_hidden = drag.hidden;
+            app.ui.open_panel = drag.open_panel;
             sync_legacy(app);
             ui.ctx().data_mut(|data| data.remove::<RootGroupDrag>(root_key));
         } else if let Some(pos) = ui.input(|input| input.pointer.interact_pos()) {
@@ -666,13 +759,7 @@ pub(crate) fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> bool {
                 if let Some(panel) = normalize(&drag.panel)
                     && let Some((target, _)) = crate::floating::drop_target(app, ui.ctx(), crate::floating::Moving::Panel(panel), pos)
                 {
-                    let (id, params) = match target {
-                        crate::floating::Drop::Dock => ("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel":panel,"group":true})),
-                        crate::floating::Drop::Stack(onto) => ("window.panel.float", json!({"panel":panel,"group":true,"onto":onto})),
-                        crate::floating::Drop::Below(onto) => ("window.panel.float", json!({"panel":panel,"group":true,"below":onto})),
-                        crate::floating::Drop::Above(onto) => ("window.panel.float", json!({"panel":panel,"group":true,"above":onto})),
-                        crate::floating::Drop::Column(slot) => ("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel":panel,"group":true,"column":slot})),
-                    };
+                    let (id, params) = drop_command(panel, target, true);
                     if let Err(error) = app.run(id, params) {
                         app.ui.status = error;
                     }
@@ -775,6 +862,7 @@ pub(crate) fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> bool {
         style.panels_label = tl!("Panels").to_string();
         style.resize_label = tl!("Resize panels").to_string();
         style.resize_window_label = tl!("Resize panel window").to_string();
+        let tree = ui.available_rect_before_wrap();
         let mut content = PanelContent { app, commands: Vec::new() };
         let output = craft_ui::docking::DockArea::new(area).show_customized(
             ui,
@@ -791,6 +879,8 @@ pub(crate) fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> bool {
             |_| craft_ui::docking::PanelLimits { min: egui::vec2(220.0, 80.0), ..Default::default() },
             &mut content,
         );
+        let groups = if collapsed { Vec::new() } else { root_groups(ui.ctx(), &display, tree, style.tab_height) };
+        ui.ctx().data_mut(|data| data.insert_temp(crate::floating::root_groups_id(), groups));
         for (id, params) in content.commands {
             if let Err(error) = app.run(id, params) {
                 app.ui.status = error;
@@ -818,6 +908,16 @@ pub(crate) fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> bool {
     {
         crate::floating::preview(ui.ctx(), target, rect);
     }
+    // A tab dragged over the icon column becomes an icon there: light the column up (the shared
+    // dock shows the other drops).
+    if ui.input(|input| input.pointer.primary_down())
+        && let Some(pos) = ui.input(|input| input.pointer.interact_pos())
+        && let Some(panel) = dragged_tab(ui.ctx(), &layout).and_then(|panel| normalize(&panel))
+        && let Some((target @ crate::floating::Drop::Icons, rect)) =
+            crate::floating::drop_target(app, ui.ctx(), crate::floating::Moving::Panel(panel), pos)
+    {
+        crate::floating::preview(ui.ctx(), target, rect);
+    }
     if let Some(error) = output.error {
         app.ui.status = error.to_string();
     }
@@ -831,7 +931,7 @@ pub(crate) fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> bool {
                 _ => return None,
             };
             crate::floating::drop_target(app, ui.ctx(), crate::floating::Moving::Panel(panel), pos)
-                .filter(|(target, _)| !matches!(target, crate::floating::Drop::Dock))
+                .filter(|(target, _)| !matches!(target, crate::floating::Drop::Dock | crate::floating::Drop::Root(..)))
                 .map(|(target, _)| (panel, target))
         })
     });
@@ -864,13 +964,7 @@ pub(crate) fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> bool {
         crate::floating::drop_target(app, ui.ctx(), crate::floating::Moving::Panel(panel), pos).map(|(target, _)| (panel, target, true))
     });
     if let Some((panel, target, whole_group)) = group_drop.or_else(|| tab_drop.map(|(panel, target)| (panel, target, false))) {
-        let (command, params) = match target {
-            crate::floating::Drop::Dock => ("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel": panel, "group": whole_group})),
-            crate::floating::Drop::Stack(onto) => ("window.panel.float", json!({"panel": panel, "group": whole_group, "onto": onto})),
-            crate::floating::Drop::Below(onto) => ("window.panel.float", json!({"panel":panel,"group":whole_group,"below":onto})),
-            crate::floating::Drop::Above(onto) => ("window.panel.float", json!({"panel":panel,"group":whole_group,"above":onto})),
-            crate::floating::Drop::Column(slot) => ("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel":panel,"group":whole_group,"column":slot})),
-        };
+        let (command, params) = drop_command(panel, target, whole_group);
         // Shared and native windows have already chosen their render ownership for this
         // frame. Switch representations only after both renderers finish, so a panel's
         // widgets never appear in two layers in the same frame.
@@ -894,6 +988,17 @@ pub(crate) fn show(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> bool {
     true
 }
 
+/// The panel whose tab (of the shared dock, or of the legacy dock or icon column on the drag that
+/// began the shared layout) is being dragged.
+fn dragged_tab(ctx: &egui::Context, layout: &Layout<String>) -> Option<String> {
+    let area = egui::Id::new("vectorcraft-panel-docking");
+    if let Some(drag) = ctx.data(|data| data.get_temp::<LegacyDrag>(area.with("legacy-origin"))) {
+        return Some(drag.panel);
+    }
+    let dragged = ctx.dragged_id()?;
+    layout.panels().into_iter().find(|panel| area.with(("tab", *panel)) == dragged).cloned()
+}
+
 fn icon_rail(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
     let t = crate::theme::Tokens::get(ui.ctx());
     let column = egui::Panel::right("shared-panel-icons")
@@ -904,21 +1009,41 @@ fn icon_rail(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
             crate::theme::card(ui, &t, egui::Margin { left: 3, right: 3, top: 6, bottom: 6 }, |ui| {
                 egui::ScrollArea::vertical().id_salt("shared-panel-icons-scroll").show(ui, |ui| {
                     ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.y = 2.0;
-                    for &(id, label, icon) in crate::state::ICON_PANEL_GROUPS
+                    // The tabbed group's panels dropped on the column head it, then the icon panels,
+                    // then the other panels dropped on it (those the column has no place for).
+                    let tabs: Vec<_> = crate::state::DockTab::ALL
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .map(crate::state::DockTab::info)
+                        .filter(|info| app.ui.docking_icons.contains(info.0))
+                        .collect();
+                    let grouped = |id: &str| crate::state::ICON_PANEL_GROUPS.iter().any(|group| group.contains(&id));
+                    let dropped: Vec<_> = crate::state::ICON_PANELS
                         .iter()
-                        .flat_map(|group| group.iter())
-                        .filter_map(|id| crate::state::ICON_PANELS.iter().find(|entry| entry.0 == *id))
+                        .filter(|entry| !grouped(entry.0) && app.ui.docking_icons.contains(entry.0))
+                        .copied()
+                        .collect();
+                    for (id, label, icon) in tabs
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .chain(
+                            crate::state::ICON_PANEL_GROUPS
+                                .iter()
+                                .flat_map(|group| group.iter())
+                                .filter_map(|id| crate::state::ICON_PANELS.iter().find(|entry| entry.0 == *id).copied()),
+                        )
+                        .chain(dropped)
                     {
                         if app.ui.docking.as_ref().is_some_and(|layout| layout.contains(&id.to_string())) {
                             continue;
                         }
                         let (_, rect) = ui.allocate_space(egui::vec2(30.0, 30.0));
                         let response = ui.interact(rect, ui.id().with(("panel-icon", id)), egui::Sense::click_and_drag());
-                        let response = crate::widgets::paint_icon_button(ui, response, icon, tl!(label), app.ui.open_panel.as_deref() == Some(id));
+                        let open = app.ui.open_panel.as_deref() == Some(id);
+                        let response = crate::widgets::paint_icon_button(ui, response, icon, tl!(label), open);
+                        response.widget_info(|| egui::WidgetInfo::selected(egui::WidgetType::SelectableLabel, ui.is_enabled(), open, tl!(label)));
                         if response.clicked() {
                             app.ui.open_panel = if app.ui.open_panel.as_deref() == Some(id) { None } else { Some(id.into()) };
                         }
-                        legacy_tab(app, ui, id, &response);
+                        legacy_tab(app, ui, id, &response, false);
                     }
                 });
             })
@@ -937,11 +1062,21 @@ fn icon_rail(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
     });
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn legacy_tab(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, panel: &str, response: &egui::Response) {
-    legacy_tab_in_strip(app, ui, panel, response, None);
+/// A tab of the dock's tabbed group (`closable`) or an icon of the icon column: its context menu
+/// floats, groups or (a tab) closes its panel, and a drag moves it in the shared layout.
+pub(crate) fn legacy_tab(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, panel: &str, response: &egui::Response, closable: bool) {
+    legacy_tab_in_strip(app, ui, panel, response, closable, None);
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn legacy_tab_in_strip(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, panel: &str, response: &egui::Response, strip: Option<egui::Rect>) {
+/// [`legacy_tab`] for a tab of the tab strip `strip`, where a drag reorders the tabs.
+pub(crate) fn legacy_tab_in_strip(
+    app: &mut VectorcraftApp,
+    ui: &mut egui::Ui,
+    panel: &str,
+    response: &egui::Response,
+    closable: bool,
+    strip: Option<egui::Rect>,
+) {
     let Some(panel) = normalize(panel) else { return };
     response.context_menu(|ui| {
         if ui.button(tl!("Float Panel")).clicked() {
@@ -964,6 +1099,12 @@ pub(crate) fn legacy_tab_in_strip(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, p
                 }
             }
         });
+        if closable && ui.button(tl!("Close Panel")).clicked() {
+            if let Err(error) = app.run("window.panel.close", json!({"panel": panel})) {
+                app.ui.status = error;
+            }
+            ui.close();
+        }
     });
     let inside_strip = strip.is_some_and(|strip| ui.input(|i| i.pointer.interact_pos()).is_some_and(|p| strip.expand(4.0).contains(p)));
     let area = egui::Id::new("vectorcraft-panel-docking");
@@ -983,6 +1124,7 @@ pub(crate) fn legacy_tab_in_strip(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, p
                 data.insert_temp(
                     egui::Id::new("vectorcraft-panel-docking").with("legacy-origin"),
                     LegacyDrag {
+                        panel: id.to_string(),
                         layout: app.ui.docking.clone(),
                         open_panel: app.ui.open_panel.clone(),
                         floating: app.ui.floating_panels.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panel_docking_tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panel_docking_tests.rs
index dbd77ed33..2befd7be9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panel_docking_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panel_docking_tests.rs
@@ -693,3 +693,229 @@ fn library_panels_float_with_their_names_and_a_persistent_menu_item() {
     let persistent: Vec<&str> = h.state().ui.library_panels.iter().filter(|p| p.persistent).map(|p| p.id.as_str()).collect();
     assert_eq!(persistent, ["pastels"]);
 }
+
+/// The dock groups the last frame registered as drop targets.
+fn root_groups(h: &Harness<'static, VectorcraftApp>) -> Vec<crate::floating::RootGroup> {
+    h.ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<Vec<crate::floating::RootGroup>>(crate::floating::root_groups_id())).unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+/// The dock's group holding `panel`, as panel ids.
+fn root_group_of(app: &VectorcraftApp, panel: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+    let layout = app.ui.docking.as_ref().unwrap();
+    assert!(Layout { root: layout.root.clone(), floating: Vec::new() }.contains(&panel.to_string()), "{panel} is in the dock: {layout:?}");
+    group_members(layout, panel)
+}
+
+/// A legacy (native) floating group holding `panel`, as the Window menu or an icon tear leaves it
+/// before the shared layout takes over, and a point on its title bar.
+fn native_float(h: &mut Harness<'static, VectorcraftApp>, panel: &'static str) -> Pos2 {
+    crate::floating::float(&mut h.state_mut().ui, &[panel], panel, egui::pos2(300.0, 300.0));
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert!(h.state().ui.docking.is_none(), "still the legacy dock");
+    let r = h.ctx.memory(|m| m.area_rect(crate::floating::area_id(panel))).unwrap();
+    egui::pos2(r.left() + 30.0, r.top() + 1.0 + crate::floating::TITLE / 2.0)
+}
+
+/// A floating group dropped on the dock's tab strip joins the tabbed group as tabs.
+#[test]
+fn a_floating_group_dropped_on_the_dock_tabs_joins_the_tabbed_group() {
+    let mut h = harness(app(), vec2(1280.0, 800.0));
+    let title = native_float(&mut h, "pathfinder");
+    let groups = root_groups(&h);
+    assert_eq!(groups.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(groups[0].panels, ["properties", "layers", "libraries"]);
+    let onto = groups[0].strip.right_center() - vec2(60.0, 0.0);
+    drag(&mut h, title, onto);
+    assert!(h.state().ui.floating_panels.is_empty(), "{:?}", h.state().ui.floating_panels);
+    assert_eq!(root_group_of(h.state(), "pathfinder"), ["properties", "layers", "libraries", "pathfinder"]);
+    assert!(!h.state().ui.docking_icons.contains("pathfinder"), "its home is the tabbed group now");
+    assert!(valid(h.state().ui.docking.as_ref().unwrap()));
+}
+
+/// A floating group dropped on a dock group's lower half becomes a new group below it.
+#[test]
+fn a_floating_group_dropped_on_the_lower_half_of_the_dock_splits_it() {
+    let mut h = harness(app(), vec2(1280.0, 800.0));
+    let title = native_float(&mut h, "pathfinder");
+    let group = root_groups(&h)[0].rect;
+    drag(&mut h, title, egui::pos2(group.center().x, group.bottom() - 80.0));
+    assert!(h.state().ui.floating_panels.is_empty());
+    let layout = h.state().ui.docking.clone().unwrap();
+    let Some(Node::Split { axis: craft_ui::layout::SplitAxis::Vertical, second, .. }) = &layout.root else {
+        panic!("a top/bottom split: {layout:?}")
+    };
+    assert_eq!(**second, Node::Tabs { panels: vec!["pathfinder".into()], active: 0 });
+    assert_eq!(root_group_of(h.state(), "layers"), ["properties", "layers", "libraries"]);
+    // The two groups are drawn one above the other, and another group dropped on the upper half of
+    // the lower one goes between them.
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let groups = root_groups(&h);
+    assert_eq!(groups.len(), 2, "{groups:?}");
+    assert!(groups[0].rect.bottom() <= groups[1].rect.top() + 1.0, "{groups:?}");
+    assert_eq!(groups[1].panels, ["pathfinder"]);
+    let lower = groups[1].rect;
+    h.state_mut().run("window.panel.float", json!({"panel":"align","x":300,"y":300})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let title =
+        h.ctx.memory(|m| m.area_rect(egui::Id::new("vectorcraft-panel-docking").with(("floating", &"align".to_string())))).unwrap().left_top()
+            + vec2(6.0, 16.0);
+    drag(&mut h, title, egui::pos2(lower.center().x, lower.top() + 50.0));
+    assert!(h.state().ui.docking.as_ref().unwrap().floating.is_empty());
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let panels: Vec<_> = root_groups(&h).into_iter().map(|g| g.panels).collect();
+    assert_eq!(panels, [vec!["properties", "layers", "libraries"], vec!["align"], vec!["pathfinder"]]);
+}
+
+/// A floating group dropped on the icon column becomes icons there.
+#[test]
+fn a_floating_group_dropped_on_the_icon_column_becomes_icons() {
+    let mut h = harness(app(), vec2(1280.0, 1400.0));
+    h.state_mut().run("window.panel.float", json!({"panel":"layers","x":300,"y":300})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let title =
+        h.ctx.memory(|m| m.area_rect(egui::Id::new("vectorcraft-panel-docking").with(("floating", &"layers".to_string())))).unwrap().left_top()
+            + vec2(6.0, 16.0);
+    let column = h.ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<egui::Rect>(crate::floating::icons_rect_id())).unwrap();
+    drag(&mut h, title, column.center());
+    let ui = &h.state().ui;
+    assert!(ui.docking_icons.contains("layers"));
+    assert!(!ui.docking.as_ref().unwrap().contains(&"layers".to_string()));
+    assert_eq!(ui.open_panel.as_deref(), Some("layers"), "it pops out of its new icon");
+}
+
+/// A dock tab dragged onto the icon column becomes an icon whose flyout shows the panel.
+#[test]
+fn a_dock_tab_dragged_onto_the_icon_column_becomes_an_icon_and_its_flyout_shows() {
+    let mut h = harness(app(), vec2(1280.0, 1400.0));
+    let tab = h.query_all_by_label("Layers").find(|node| node.rect().height() <= 45.0).unwrap().rect().center();
+    let column = h.ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<egui::Rect>(crate::floating::icons_rect_id())).unwrap();
+    drag(&mut h, tab, column.center());
+    let ui = &h.state().ui;
+    assert!(ui.docking_icons.contains("layers"), "{:?}", ui.docking_icons);
+    assert_eq!(root_group_of(h.state(), "properties"), ["properties", "libraries"]);
+    // Its icon heads the column; a click puts the popped-out panel away and another shows it again.
+    h.state_mut().ui.open_panel = None;
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let column = h.ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<egui::Rect>(crate::floating::icons_rect_id())).unwrap();
+    let icon = h.query_all_by_label("Layers").map(|node| node.rect()).find(|r| column.contains_rect(*r)).expect("a Layers icon in the column");
+    h.event(Event::PointerMoved(icon.center()));
+    h.event(Event::PointerButton { pos: icon.center(), button: PointerButton::Primary, pressed: true, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    h.event(Event::PointerButton { pos: icon.center(), button: PointerButton::Primary, pressed: false, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().ui.open_panel.as_deref(), Some("layers"));
+    // The preferences keep it in the column.
+    let saved = serde_json::to_value(&h.state().ui).unwrap();
+    let restored: crate::state::UiState = serde_json::from_value(saved).unwrap();
+    assert!(restored.sanitized().docking_icons.contains("layers"));
+    // Dragged from its icon back onto the tabbed group's tabs, it is a tab again.
+    let strip = root_groups(&h)[0].strip;
+    drag(&mut h, icon.center(), strip.right_center() - vec2(30.0, 0.0));
+    assert_eq!(root_group_of(h.state(), "layers"), ["properties", "libraries", "layers"]);
+}
+
+/// A dock tab's context menu closes its panel, and the Window menu brings it back.
+#[test]
+fn a_dock_tab_context_menu_closes_its_panel_and_the_window_menu_brings_it_back() {
+    let mut h = harness(app(), vec2(1280.0, 800.0));
+    assert!(h.state().ui.docking.is_none());
+    let tab = h.query_all_by_label("Libraries").find(|node| node.rect().height() <= 45.0).unwrap().rect().center();
+    h.event(Event::PointerMoved(tab));
+    h.event(Event::PointerButton { pos: tab, button: PointerButton::Secondary, pressed: true, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    h.event(Event::PointerButton { pos: tab, button: PointerButton::Secondary, pressed: false, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    h.get_by_label("Close Panel").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let layout = h.state().ui.docking.clone().expect("closing starts the shared layout");
+    assert!(!layout.contains(&"libraries".to_string()));
+    assert_eq!(root_group_of(h.state(), "layers"), ["properties", "layers"]);
+    // In the shared dock the tabs' context menu closes them too.
+    let tab = h.ctx.read_response(egui::Id::new("vectorcraft-panel-docking").with(("tab", &"layers".to_string()))).unwrap().rect.center();
+    h.event(Event::PointerMoved(tab));
+    h.event(Event::PointerButton { pos: tab, button: PointerButton::Secondary, pressed: true, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    h.event(Event::PointerButton { pos: tab, button: PointerButton::Secondary, pressed: false, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    h.get_by_label("Close Panel").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    assert_eq!(root_group_of(h.state(), "properties"), ["properties"]);
+    h.state_mut().run("window.panel", json!({"panel":"libraries"})).unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().run("window.panel", json!({"panel":"layers"})).unwrap();
+    let mut panels = root_group_of(h.state(), "properties");
+    panels.sort();
+    assert_eq!(panels, ["layers", "libraries", "properties"]);
+}
+
+/// `window.panel.dock {icon}` and `{anchor, zone}` check their parameters and survive a workspace switch.
+#[test]
+fn icon_docking_commands_validate_and_round_trip_through_workspaces() {
+    let mut app = app();
+    for params in [json!({"panel":"layers","icon":3}), json!({"panel":"layers","icon":true,"anchor":"properties"})] {
+        assert!(app.run("window.panel.dock", params).is_err());
+        assert!(app.ui.docking.is_none());
+    }
+    assert!(app.run("window.panel.move", json!({"panel":"layers","anchor":"properties","icon":true})).is_err());
+    let r = app.run("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel":"layers","icon":true})).unwrap();
+    assert!(r.get("layout").is_some() && r.get("column").is_none(), "the shared layout's result: {r}");
+    assert!(app.ui.docking_icons.contains("layers"));
+    assert!(!app.ui.docking.as_ref().unwrap().contains(&"layers".to_string()));
+    let r = app.run("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel":"pathfinder","anchor":"properties","zone":"bottom"})).unwrap();
+    assert!(r.get("layout").is_some() && r.get("column").is_none(), "the shared layout's result: {r}");
+    assert!(matches!(&app.ui.docking.as_ref().unwrap().root, Some(Node::Split { axis: craft_ui::layout::SplitAxis::Vertical, .. })));
+    app.run("window.workspace.new", json!({"name":"Icons"})).unwrap();
+    app.run("window.workspace", json!({"name":"Essentials"})).unwrap();
+    assert!(!app.ui.docking_icons.contains("layers"));
+    app.run("window.workspace", json!({"name":"Icons"})).unwrap();
+    assert!(app.ui.docking_icons.contains("layers"));
+    assert_eq!(root_group_of(&app, "pathfinder"), ["pathfinder"]);
+    // From the Window menu it pops out of its icon.
+    app.run("window.panel", json!({"panel":"layers"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(app.ui.open_panel.as_deref(), Some("layers"));
+}
+
+/// `column` goes with neither `anchor` nor `icon: true`, so it is never silently dropped;
+/// `icon: false` is the same as no `icon`, so a dock column still takes the panel.
+#[test]
+fn a_dock_column_is_refused_with_an_anchor_or_icon_and_icon_false_is_no_icon() {
+    let mut app = app();
+    for params in [json!({"panel":"color","column":1,"anchor":"properties"}), json!({"panel":"color","column":true,"icon":true})] {
+        assert!(app.run("window.panel.dock", params.clone()).is_err(), "{params}");
+        assert!(app.ui.docking.is_none() && app.ui.floating_panels.is_empty(), "{params} changed nothing");
+    }
+    let r = app.run("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel":"color","column":true,"icon":false})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!((r["column"].clone(), r["floating"].clone()), (json!(1), json!(false)));
+}
+
+/// A group dropped on the icon column leaves what the column can't show (a library panel) in the
+/// dock instead of losing it.
+#[test]
+fn a_library_panel_dropped_on_the_icon_column_with_its_group_stays_in_the_dock() {
+    let mut app = app();
+    app.run("file.new", json!({})).unwrap();
+    app.run("window.swatchLibrary", json!({"library": "pastels"})).unwrap();
+    let library = "library:swatches:pastels".to_string();
+    app.run("window.panel.float", json!({"panel": library, "x": 300, "y": 100})).unwrap();
+    app.run("window.panel.move", json!({"panel":"color", "anchor": library})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(group_members(app.ui.docking.as_ref().unwrap(), &library).len(), 2, "one floating group");
+    app.run("window.panel.dock", json!({"panel": library, "group": true, "icon": true})).unwrap();
+    assert!(app.ui.docking_icons.contains("color"));
+    assert!(!app.ui.docking_icons.contains(&library));
+    assert!(Layout { root: app.ui.docking.as_ref().unwrap().root.clone(), floating: Vec::new() }.contains(&library), "in the dock");
+}
+
+/// A panel outside the icon groups still gets an icon once dropped on the column.
+#[test]
+fn a_panel_the_icon_column_has_no_place_for_still_shows_there_once_dropped_on_it() {
+    let mut h = harness(app(), vec2(1280.0, 1600.0));
+    assert!(!crate::state::ICON_PANEL_GROUPS.iter().any(|group| group.contains(&"charStyles")));
+    h.state_mut().run("window.panel.float", json!({"panel":"charStyles","x":300,"y":300})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let title =
+        h.ctx.memory(|m| m.area_rect(egui::Id::new("vectorcraft-panel-docking").with(("floating", &"charStyles".to_string())))).unwrap().left_top()
+            + vec2(6.0, 16.0);
+    let column = h.ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<egui::Rect>(crate::floating::icons_rect_id())).unwrap();
+    drag(&mut h, title, column.center());
+    assert!(h.state().ui.docking_icons.contains("charStyles"));
+    h.state_mut().ui.open_panel = None;
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let column = h.ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<egui::Rect>(crate::floating::icons_rect_id())).unwrap();
+    assert!(h.query_all_by_label("Character Styles").any(|node| column.contains_rect(node.rect())), "its icon is in the column");
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs
index 04dee7cc4..fcfed50a2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ pub fn all_panels() -> impl Iterator<Item = (&'static str, &'static str)> {
     tabs.chain(ICON_PANELS.iter().map(|&(id, label, _)| (id, label)))
 }
 
+/// Panel `id`'s id, English label and icon if it can live in the icon column: an icon panel, or
+/// one of the tabbed group's panels dropped there.
+pub fn rail_panel(id: &str) -> Option<(&'static str, &'static str, &'static str)> {
+    ICON_PANELS.iter().find(|entry| entry.0 == id).copied().or_else(|| DockTab::from_id(id).map(DockTab::info))
+}
+
 /// Panels that live as collapsed icons in the dock (Essentials Classic).
 pub const ICON_PANELS: &[(&str, &str, &str)] = &[
     ("color", "Color", "palette"),
@@ -774,7 +780,8 @@ impl UiState {
         FloatingPanels::sanitize(&mut self.floating_panels, &mut self.toolbar_pos);
         crate::edit_toolbar::sanitize(&mut self.toolbar_edits);
         self.docking = self.docking.filter(crate::panel_docking::valid);
-        self.docking_icons.retain(|id| ICON_PANELS.iter().any(|entry| entry.0 == id));
+        // The tabbed group's panels live in the icon column too once dropped there.
+        self.docking_icons.retain(|id| rail_panel(id).is_some());
         // Changes kept for workspaces that still exist, under their saved spelling and one per
         // workspace whatever the case (a hand-edited file).
         let mut seen = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/workspaces.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/workspaces.rs
index eec49ed45..ea91044bc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/workspaces.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/workspaces.rs
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ pub fn apply(ui: &mut UiState, w: &Workspace) {
     ui.docking_generation = ui.docking_generation.wrapping_add(1);
     ui.docking = w.docking.clone().filter(crate::panel_docking::valid);
     ui.docking_hidden = w.docking_hidden.clone();
-    ui.docking_icons =
-        w.docking_icons.iter().filter(|id| crate::state::ICON_PANELS.iter().any(|entry| entry.0 == id.as_str())).take(64).cloned().collect();
+    ui.docking_icons = w.docking_icons.iter().filter(|id| crate::state::rail_panel(id).is_some()).take(64).cloned().collect();
     ui.toolbar_pos = w.toolbar_pos;
     ui.dock_width = w.dock_width;
     ui.dock_width_pending = true;
diff --git a/docs/roadmap.md b/docs/roadmap.md
index 26e3da2f0..c4aa86020 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Roadmap: milestones and what's next
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-21 · **Change:** minor (M14: workspaces keep their layout changes (UI.7); estimates unchanged; Shape Builder Gap Detection shares Live Paint’s spatial gap finder and temporary merge bridges (#2526); Custom is capped at 72 pt in the existing options dialog; Recolor model selection is available through the engine and MCP only (#2520); the dialog retains its existing controls; 3D: original Standard, Diffuse, Top Left and Right lighting presets; command access, effective-setting recognition and preview/history; scores and estimates unchanged; Polygon and Star exact-size placement remembers the chosen count for later drags and dialog openings; Cancel preserves the previous count; M12 duplicate milestone rows consolidated without losing distinct details; scores and estimates unchanged; live-trace bounds note placed under Image Trace rather than Graphs; Live trace result bounds and selection highlights exclude the retained bitmap except in source-image views; M3.57: CSS swatch libraries retain fractional gradient stop positions; scores and hours unchanged; G2: Effect › Artistic › Smudge Stick, Sponge and Watercolor; Sketch › Bas Relief, Charcoal, Photocopy and Stamp, #2533; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; status-readout sample widths cached by language, document unit and pixels per point; status messages and readouts use stable responsive allocations sized for localized labels and ordinary coordinates; DXF circular cubic paths export as native CIRCLE/ARC with R12 weighted strokes kept as POLYLINE and closing-chord safeguards (#1299); cached canvas dimensions match the renderer limit before cache-key creation, view construction and worker submission; cached canvas reprojection preserves scale during resize, rotation and DPI changes; interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; 3D lighting: one to ten colored lights, smooth colored Inflate, legacy white-light appearance preserved; surface batching and restored seam minimum; scores and estimates unchanged; Blend spine Anchor Point conversions, selection/stacking priority and Shift regression coverage (#2544); scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace: Auto Color keeps rare but distinct colours; Image Trace: large images trace with a warning; anchor limit raised to 8,000,000; Image Trace: Raster::new returns an error for a buffer of the wrong length; M12 graph pruning and junction merging measured; M12 exact crop EDT and Guo–Hall thinning measured; M12 centre-lines baseline measured; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace: a higher Paths never gives fewer segments on collapsed loops; Image Trace: the notch rule reads only its own piece; Image Trace: an edge's sub-pixel shift is the same from either side; Image Trace: a simpler contour walk with no precomputed direction table; transparency grid visibility saved in native documents, #1968; EPS editing data: legacy mesh corners, vector opacity masks and compound member paint retained; raster page comparison filters minification without relaxing limits; scores and hours unchanged; correction: M12's Image Trace quick presets leave the panel as it was, the Image Trace button opens it; batch exporting, #1935; G2: Effect › Sketch › Halftone Pattern; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); Warp Options controls verified by focused checks and original-image review; estimates unchanged; existing-guide Escape cancellation validated 2026-10-14; scores and hours unchanged; open-path anchor Delete keeps surviving runs separate; estimates unchanged; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; Artboard tab-switch follow-up historically validated on `a0671777`; scores and hours unchanged; Artboard clean active-tab close/Delete follow-up validated 2026-10-15; later 2026-10-14 merges: per-corner radius, #1682; Width Point Edit from the Width tool, #1814, #1630; guides, #1782, #1836; anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; macOS save sheets, #1855; rendering caches, #1667–#1792; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; Dim Images, #1683; estimates unchanged; M12 row: Image Trace's enhanced presets; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Expand on repeats, #1756; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace #1647, #1657; estimates unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1601; Warp Arc, #1578; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; saves, #1620 in part; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; estimates unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; M12 row: Image Trace's presets and options as they are now; Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts, #1539; estimates unchanged; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; dialog slider rails, #1483; template layers in Outline view, #1486; type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; 3D on outlined type, #1481; print-size images, #1517; French catalog, #1511; estimates unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect's angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; estimates unchanged; M9: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410, overprint on import, #1388, text-only PDF parts, #1387; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and transforms of direct-selected anchors, #1408; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; estimates unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups, #1390, #1391, #1392; dialog keyboard focus, #1367 and #1395; symbol instance redraw cache, #1386; font rescan, #1376; estimates unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click, #1239; custom ruler origin, #1212; M11: Artboard object clicks create a fitted artboard (#1227); estimate unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; DXF control-point SPLINE closure read, #1299 follow-up; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; M6: Simplify preview/counts and valid topology selection (#1272); estimates unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; M14: RPM runtime metadata (#1275); estimates unchanged; M5: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); clean-machine/platform drag measurements still pending; estimates unchanged; M2: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); estimates unchanged; M7: full-name font matching (#1258); Windows font-service QA pending; estimates unchanged; M1: no-op anchor Align keeps Undo, Redo and saved state (#1180 follow-up); estimates unchanged; M14: dedicated Eyedropper cursor (#1269); estimates unchanged; M3: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); estimates unchanged; M2: Direct Selection segment picks and Delete (#1278); estimates unchanged; M3: adding paint to an unpainted zero-width stroke restores 1 pt (#1253); estimates unchanged; M12: graph designs, graph data, Graph Type and label options; M14: native macOS save Format menu, #866; M6: compound appearance and member fill-rule fixes, #1197; estimates unchanged; M9: PDF raster-effect cap warnings; G11: #893 fixed, #937 open; M7: accurate character controls after scaling, #1034; estimates unchanged; MCP `add_text` exposes the existing `vertical` option for point, area and path type; horizontal remains the default; scores and hours unchanged; Vertical fullwidth question and exclamation marks keep their nominal glyph upright when the font has no vertical alternate; scores and hours unchanged.; M2: Curvature curve geometry, #1236 in part; Width-point finite-arithmetic follow-up validated; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace adjustment discovery; legacy `.ai` of version 7 saved, #868; estimates unchanged; Revolve: automatic smooth shading and default-on Cap with continuous rims; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; later 2026-10-14 merges: per-corner radius, #1682; Width Point Edit from the Width tool, #1814, #1630; guides, #1782, #1836; anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; macOS save sheets, #1855; rendering caches, #1667–#1792; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; Dim Images, #1683; estimates unchanged; M12 row: Image Trace's enhanced presets; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Expand on repeats, #1756; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace #1647, #1657; estimates unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1601; Warp Arc, #1578; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; saves, #1620 in part; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; estimates unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; M12 row: Image Trace's presets and options as they are now; Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts, #1539; estimates unchanged; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; dialog slider rails, #1483; template layers in Outline view, #1486; type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; 3D on outlined type, #1481; print-size images, #1517; French catalog, #1511; estimates unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect's angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; estimates unchanged; M9: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410, overprint on import, #1388, text-only PDF parts, #1387; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and transforms of direct-selected anchors, #1408; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; estimates unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups, #1390, #1391, #1392; dialog keyboard focus, #1367 and #1395; symbol instance redraw cache, #1386; font rescan, #1376; estimates unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click, #1239; custom ruler origin, #1212; M11: Artboard object clicks create a fitted artboard (#1227); estimate unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; DXF control-point SPLINE closure read, #1299 follow-up; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; M6: Simplify preview/counts and valid topology selection (#1272); estimates unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; M14: RPM runtime metadata (#1275); estimates unchanged; M5: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); clean-machine/platform drag measurements still pending; estimates unchanged; M2: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); estimates unchanged; M7: full-name font matching (#1258); Windows font-service QA pending; estimates unchanged; M1: no-op anchor Align keeps Undo, Redo and saved state (#1180 follow-up); estimates unchanged; M14: dedicated Eyedropper cursor (#1269); estimates unchanged; M3: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); estimates unchanged; M2: Direct Selection segment picks and Delete (#1278); estimates unchanged; M3: adding paint to an unpainted zero-width stroke restores 1 pt (#1253); estimates unchanged; M12: graph designs, graph data, Graph Type and label options; M14: native macOS save Format menu, #866; M6: compound appearance and member fill-rule fixes, #1197; estimates unchanged; M9: PDF raster-effect cap warnings; G11: #893 fixed, #937 open; M7: accurate character controls after scaling, #1034; estimates unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-21 · **Change:** minor (M14: panels dock into any dock group or the icon column by dragging (UI.6), workspaces keep their layout changes (UI.7); estimates unchanged; Shape Builder Gap Detection shares Live Paint’s spatial gap finder and temporary merge bridges (#2526); Custom is capped at 72 pt in the existing options dialog; Recolor model selection is available through the engine and MCP only (#2520); the dialog retains its existing controls; 3D: original Standard, Diffuse, Top Left and Right lighting presets; command access, effective-setting recognition and preview/history; scores and estimates unchanged; Polygon and Star exact-size placement remembers the chosen count for later drags and dialog openings; Cancel preserves the previous count; M12 duplicate milestone rows consolidated without losing distinct details; scores and estimates unchanged; live-trace bounds note placed under Image Trace rather than Graphs; Live trace result bounds and selection highlights exclude the retained bitmap except in source-image views; M3.57: CSS swatch libraries retain fractional gradient stop positions; scores and hours unchanged; G2: Effect › Artistic › Smudge Stick, Sponge and Watercolor; Sketch › Bas Relief, Charcoal, Photocopy and Stamp, #2533; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; status-readout sample widths cached by language, document unit and pixels per point; status messages and readouts use stable responsive allocations sized for localized labels and ordinary coordinates; DXF circular cubic paths export as native CIRCLE/ARC with R12 weighted strokes kept as POLYLINE and closing-chord safeguards (#1299); cached canvas dimensions match the renderer limit before cache-key creation, view construction and worker submission; cached canvas reprojection preserves scale during resize, rotation and DPI changes; interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; 3D lighting: one to ten colored lights, smooth colored Inflate, legacy white-light appearance preserved; surface batching and restored seam minimum; scores and estimates unchanged; Blend spine Anchor Point conversions, selection/stacking priority and Shift regression coverage (#2544); scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace: Auto Color keeps rare but distinct colours; Image Trace: large images trace with a warning; anchor limit raised to 8,000,000; Image Trace: Raster::new returns an error for a buffer of the wrong length; M12 graph pruning and junction merging measured; M12 exact crop EDT and Guo–Hall thinning measured; M12 centre-lines baseline measured; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace: a higher Paths never gives fewer segments on collapsed loops; Image Trace: the notch rule reads only its own piece; Image Trace: an edge's sub-pixel shift is the same from either side; Image Trace: a simpler contour walk with no precomputed direction table; transparency grid visibility saved in native documents, #1968; EPS editing data: legacy mesh corners, vector opacity masks and compound member paint retained; raster page comparison filters minification without relaxing limits; scores and hours unchanged; correction: M12's Image Trace quick presets leave the panel as it was, the Image Trace button opens it; batch exporting, #1935; G2: Effect › Sketch › Halftone Pattern; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); Warp Options controls verified by focused checks and original-image review; estimates unchanged; existing-guide Escape cancellation validated 2026-10-14; scores and hours unchanged; open-path anchor Delete keeps surviving runs separate; estimates unchanged; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; Artboard tab-switch follow-up historically validated on `a0671777`; scores and hours unchanged; Artboard clean active-tab close/Delete follow-up validated 2026-10-15; later 2026-10-14 merges: per-corner radius, #1682; Width Point Edit from the Width tool, #1814, #1630; guides, #1782, #1836; anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; macOS save sheets, #1855; rendering caches, #1667–#1792; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; Dim Images, #1683; estimates unchanged; M12 row: Image Trace's enhanced presets; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Expand on repeats, #1756; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace #1647, #1657; estimates unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1601; Warp Arc, #1578; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; saves, #1620 in part; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; estimates unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; M12 row: Image Trace's presets and options as they are now; Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts, #1539; estimates unchanged; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; dialog slider rails, #1483; template layers in Outline view, #1486; type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; 3D on outlined type, #1481; print-size images, #1517; French catalog, #1511; estimates unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect's angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; estimates unchanged; M9: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410, overprint on import, #1388, text-only PDF parts, #1387; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and transforms of direct-selected anchors, #1408; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; estimates unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups, #1390, #1391, #1392; dialog keyboard focus, #1367 and #1395; symbol instance redraw cache, #1386; font rescan, #1376; estimates unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click, #1239; custom ruler origin, #1212; M11: Artboard object clicks create a fitted artboard (#1227); estimate unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; DXF control-point SPLINE closure read, #1299 follow-up; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; M6: Simplify preview/counts and valid topology selection (#1272); estimates unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; M14: RPM runtime metadata (#1275); estimates unchanged; M5: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); clean-machine/platform drag measurements still pending; estimates unchanged; M2: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); estimates unchanged; M7: full-name font matching (#1258); Windows font-service QA pending; estimates unchanged; M1: no-op anchor Align keeps Undo, Redo and saved state (#1180 follow-up); estimates unchanged; M14: dedicated Eyedropper cursor (#1269); estimates unchanged; M3: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); estimates unchanged; M2: Direct Selection segment picks and Delete (#1278); estimates unchanged; M3: adding paint to an unpainted zero-width stroke restores 1 pt (#1253); estimates unchanged; M12: graph designs, graph data, Graph Type and label options; M14: native macOS save Format menu, #866; M6: compound appearance and member fill-rule fixes, #1197; estimates unchanged; M9: PDF raster-effect cap warnings; G11: #893 fixed, #937 open; M7: accurate character controls after scaling, #1034; estimates unchanged; MCP `add_text` exposes the existing `vertical` option for point, area and path type; horizontal remains the default; scores and hours unchanged; Vertical fullwidth question and exclamation marks keep their nominal glyph upright when the font has no vertical alternate; scores and hours unchanged.; M2: Curvature curve geometry, #1236 in part; Width-point finite-arithmetic follow-up validated; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace adjustment discovery; legacy `.ai` of version 7 saved, #868; estimates unchanged; Revolve: automatic smooth shading and default-on Cap with continuous rims; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; later 2026-10-14 merges: per-corner radius, #1682; Width Point Edit from the Width tool, #1814, #1630; guides, #1782, #1836; anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; macOS save sheets, #1855; rendering caches, #1667–#1792; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; Dim Images, #1683; estimates unchanged; M12 row: Image Trace's enhanced presets; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Expand on repeats, #1756; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace #1647, #1657; estimates unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1601; Warp Arc, #1578; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; saves, #1620 in part; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; estimates unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; M12 row: Image Trace's presets and options as they are now; Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts, #1539; estimates unchanged; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; dialog slider rails, #1483; template layers in Outline view, #1486; type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; 3D on outlined type, #1481; print-size images, #1517; French catalog, #1511; estimates unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect's angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; estimates unchanged; M9: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410, overprint on import, #1388, text-only PDF parts, #1387; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and transforms of direct-selected anchors, #1408; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; estimates unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups, #1390, #1391, #1392; dialog keyboard focus, #1367 and #1395; symbol instance redraw cache, #1386; font rescan, #1376; estimates unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click, #1239; custom ruler origin, #1212; M11: Artboard object clicks create a fitted artboard (#1227); estimate unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; DXF control-point SPLINE closure read, #1299 follow-up; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; M6: Simplify preview/counts and valid topology selection (#1272); estimates unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; M14: RPM runtime metadata (#1275); estimates unchanged; M5: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); clean-machine/platform drag measurements still pending; estimates unchanged; M2: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); estimates unchanged; M7: full-name font matching (#1258); Windows font-service QA pending; estimates unchanged; M1: no-op anchor Align keeps Undo, Redo and saved state (#1180 follow-up); estimates unchanged; M14: dedicated Eyedropper cursor (#1269); estimates unchanged; M3: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); estimates unchanged; M2: Direct Selection segment picks and Delete (#1278); estimates unchanged; M3: adding paint to an unpainted zero-width stroke restores 1 pt (#1253); estimates unchanged; M12: graph designs, graph data, Graph Type and label options; M14: native macOS save Format menu, #866; M6: compound appearance and member fill-rule fixes, #1197; estimates unchanged; M9: PDF raster-effect cap warnings; G11: #893 fixed, #937 open; M7: accurate character controls after scaling, #1034; estimates unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
 
 Forward-looking plan. Where VectorCraft stands is in [`ROADMAP.md`](../ROADMAP.md) and
 [target-app-parity.md](target-app-parity.md); the ranked work list is [gaps.md](gaps.md). Hours are Opus 5.5
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Checked 2026-10-10 from the code, tests and open issues; no workflow fails, so V
 | M12 | Advanced color & art (CMYK/ICC, separations, Gradient Mesh, Live Paint, Image Trace, Graphs) | 🟡 Gradient Mesh, Live Paint, Image Trace (junction-returning pieces retain their positioned boundaries; a simpler contour walk with identical output; an edge's sub-pixel shift is the same from either side; notches read only their own piece; collapsed loops keep few segments; large images trace with a warning; Auto Color keeps rare distinct colours; quick presets trace at once and the Image Trace button opens the adjustment controls; Properties reopens them; tiny fitted contours retain islands and holes; Create Strokes: exact crop EDT, Guo–Hall thinning and maximal-disc graph simplification; 15 presets, the 14 documented ones each with an enhanced version; Ignore Color, Shapes, Auto Grouping and Gradients options; measured in `image-trace-quality.md`; closed outlines retain their interior after straightening; the Flat Logo mode places edges to a fraction of a pixel, restores sharp corners, snaps lines and circles, and refuses gradients; live trace result bounds and selection highlights exclude the retained bitmap except in source-image views), Recolor Artwork, colour management (ICC, soft proofing, separations preview), Graphs (all 9 tools, Graph Data/Type, group-selected series colours persist through regenerate/save/open) done; Graph Design and Marker designs, Transpose and Switch x/y, `\|` label line breaks, the pie options, drop shadows, the legend across the top, overlapping widths, First Row/Column in Front, filled lines, kept label formatting and the Graph Data worksheet done; graph Column designs pending | 6–10 |
 | M13 | Automation (Actions ✅ record/playback, persisted; variables, scripting, batch) | 🟡 MCP `add_text` exposes existing vertical point, area and path type; broader scripting and batch work remains | 18–27 |
 | M13 | Automation (Actions ✅ record/playback, persisted; variables, scripting, batch) | 🟡 | 18–27 |
-| M14 | 1.0 polish (preferences, shortcut editor, workspaces, accessibility, packaging for all OSes) (status messages and readouts use stable responsive allocations sized for localized labels and ordinary coordinates; sample widths cached by language/unit/DPI; regression-tested and contributor-confirmed 2026-10-19; estimates unchanged) | 🟡 Numeric-field pointer selection and focus regression-tested (#1326, in part; short movements still select all); RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor checked (#1275; real-distro install/start-up pending), Eyedropper cursor with precise-setting checks (#1269), Preferences, shortcut editor (chords with Shift and a punctuation key fire as typed; other apps' text shortcut sets imported), workspaces (each keeps its layout changes until Reset <name>, UI.7), a custom title bar on Windows/Linux with a Home button, content-sized dialogs, menus that scroll when longer than the window and macOS native menu dismissal done (M14.8), and native macOS save sheets with a Format menu (#866); an experimental, unsupported Windows 7 x64 portable OpenGL build (not verified by maintainers); accessibility and broader Windows/Linux packaging/QA pending | 18–28 |
+| M14 | 1.0 polish (preferences, shortcut editor, workspaces, accessibility, packaging for all OSes) (status messages and readouts use stable responsive allocations sized for localized labels and ordinary coordinates; sample widths cached by language/unit/DPI; regression-tested and contributor-confirmed 2026-10-19; estimates unchanged) | 🟡 Numeric-field pointer selection and focus regression-tested (#1326, in part; short movements still select all); RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor checked (#1275; real-distro install/start-up pending), Eyedropper cursor with precise-setting checks (#1269), Preferences, shortcut editor (chords with Shift and a punctuation key fire as typed; other apps' text shortcut sets imported), workspaces (each keeps its layout changes until Reset <name>, UI.7), panels docked by dragging into any dock group (as tabs or a top/bottom split) or into the icon column, and closed from a dock tab's context menu (UI.6), a custom title bar on Windows/Linux with a Home button, content-sized dialogs, menus that scroll when longer than the window and macOS native menu dismissal done (M14.8), and native macOS save sheets with a Format menu (#866); an experimental, unsupported Windows 7 x64 portable OpenGL build (not verified by maintainers); accessibility and broader Windows/Linux packaging/QA pending | 18–28 |
 | — | Interaction fidelity pass (every tool's modifiers, Properties panel per context, isolation, nuance; width-point creation and adjoining adjustment regression-tested; dialog layout reviewed) | ⬜ (new ruler-guide Alt orientation implemented; existing-guide Escape cancellation regression-tested; broader pass remains) | 60–90 |
 | — | Hardening at scale (big-file corpus, fuzzing, cross-platform + browser QA) | 🟡 PngSuite integrity and bounded fetching verified (#1729); real-world corpus/manual QA remain | 50–80 |
 | M14 follow-up | Color Picker layout (#2008) | ✅ Compact controls, centered header, stacked actions, aligned fields and screen sampling; narrow windows scroll vertically | Included above |
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ sampling coexistence. Scores and estimates unchanged. See [development.md](devel
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-21 | minor | M14: workspaces keep the layout changes made in them across switches and restarts until Reset <name> (UI.7); estimates unchanged |
+| 2026-10-21 | minor | M14: panels dock by dragging into any dock group (tabs or a top/bottom split) or the icon column; dock tabs close from their context menu (UI.6); estimates unchanged |
 | 2026-10-20 | minor | M14: workspaces keep the layout changes made in them across switches and restarts until Reset <name> (UI.7); estimates unchanged |
 | 2026-10-21 | minor | M3: highlighted-text Eyedropper sampling preserves ranges and rejects unsupported source/target transparency atomically; regression-tested; scores and estimates unchanged. |
 | 2026-10-21 | minor | Shape Builder Gap Detection shares Live Paint’s spatial gap finder and temporary merge bridges (#2526); Custom is capped at 72 pt in the existing options dialog. Scores and estimates unchanged. |
diff --git a/docs/target-app-parity.md b/docs/target-app-parity.md
index c8ba2d4f6..eb1eb5a39 100644
--- a/docs/target-app-parity.md
+++ b/docs/target-app-parity.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Parity with Adobe Illustrator
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-22 · **Change:** minor (UI chrome: workspaces keep their layout changes (UI.7); scores and hours unchanged; Shape Builder Gap Detection shares Live Paint’s spatial gap finder and temporary merge bridges (#2526); Custom is capped at 72 pt in the existing options dialog; Recolor model selection is available through the engine and MCP only (#2520); the dialog retains its existing controls; filter plug-ins read and set effect records and stroke joins, caps and miter limits, G17; the Print dialog's Media list has the Japanese papers: JIS B4 257 × 364 mm, JIS B5 182 × 257 mm and JIS B6 beside the ISO B4/B5, which keep their ISO 216 sizes, and はがき, 往復はがき, 封筒 長形3号/長形4号/角形2号/角形3号 and 四六判; a paper is named by its JSON id or its dialog label, any case and spacing; imported PDF type that is letter-spaced keeps its word spaces and no others; Fractional Widths: Character panel menu, per type object, on by default; System Layout remains a panel stub; scores unchanged; G4: manual Tate-chu-yoko; G4: No Break; scores unchanged; the selection tools take a clipping path on its outline, G1; Polygon and Star exact-size placement remembers the chosen count for later drags and dialog openings; Cancel preserves the previous count; Live trace result bounds and selection highlights exclude the retained bitmap except in source-image views; CSS swatch libraries retain fractional gradient stop positions; scores and hours unchanged; live-effect plug-ins given their object's fills and strokes and the item they sit on, G17; plug-in parameters: labels, units, groups, help and conditions in their dialogs, text and number-list parameters, up to 256 of them, G17; exporter plug-ins: plug-in file formats in Export As and document.export, G17; G2: Effect › Artistic › Smudge Stick, Sponge and Watercolor; Sketch › Bas Relief, Charcoal, Photocopy and Stamp, #2533; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; Libraries panel: the list scrolls, items and groups reorder by dragging, items drag into and out of groups (`library.moveItem` before/after, `library.moveGroup`); scores unchanged; PDF invisible text opens as type with no fill or stroke and is written back invisible, #2675; status-readout sample widths cached by language, document unit and pixels per point; status messages and readouts use stable responsive allocations sized for localized labels and ordinary coordinates; cached canvas dimensions match the renderer limit before cache-key creation, view construction and worker submission; cached canvas reprojection preserves scale during resize, rotation and DPI changes; interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; 3D lighting: one to ten colored lights, smooth colored Inflate, legacy white-light appearance preserved; surface batching and restored seam minimum; scores and estimates unchanged; Blend spine Anchor Point conversions, selection/stacking priority and Shift regression coverage (#2544); scores and hours unchanged; Artboard Options' X and Y with a reference point, #1876; Image Trace: Auto Color keeps rare but distinct colours; Image Trace: large images trace with a warning; anchor limit raised to 8,000,000; Image Trace: Raster::new returns an error for a buffer of the wrong length; M12 maximal-disc graph pruning and junction merging measured; M12 crop EDT and Guo–Hall thinning measured; M12 centre-lines baseline measured; scores and hours unchanged; installed plug-ins stay installed after a restart, #2541; Group Selection picks and moves one path of a compound path, #2441 in part; the Move dialog opens on the last move and its last checkboxes; Image Trace: a higher Paths never gives fewer segments on collapsed loops; Image Trace: the notch rule reads only its own piece; Image Trace: an edge's sub-pixel shift is the same from either side; Image Trace Flat Logo traces line art on white paper instead of a blank result; score and hours unchanged; Image Trace: a simpler contour walk with no precomputed direction table; transparency grid visibility saved in native documents, #1968; MCP cancellation, progress and busy answers during long exports, #2165, #2171, #2172; EPS editing data: legacy mesh corners, vector opacity masks and compound member paint retained; raster page comparison filters minification without relaxing limits; scores and hours unchanged; native family-name fallback from English-only typographic names, #2208; scores unchanged; batch exporting, #1935; G2: Effect › Sketch › Halftone Pattern; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); G5: Symbol Options Export Type (Graphic / Movie Clip); Localization: Brazilian Portuguese complete under the tests, #1914, 71% → 74%; G6 image variables: Automation ~60% → ~62% / detail ~65% → ~68%, hours lowered; Warp Options controls verified by focused checks and original-image review; estimates unchanged; G11: Asset Export Art Optimized seam (#983 / #1037) and supersampled thumbs; Export for Screens 85% → 90%; existing-guide Escape cancellation validated 2026-10-14; scores and hours unchanged; open-path anchor Delete keeps surviving runs separate; estimates unchanged; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; Artboard tab-switch follow-up historically validated on `a0671777`; scores and hours unchanged; Artboard clean active-tab close/Delete follow-up validated 2026-10-15; later 2026-10-14 merges: anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; redo during a drag, #1719; preferences written on OK, #1747; type in symbols after reopening, #1738; macOS save sheets, #1855, the Format menu withdrawn; stroke outlines shared, #1667; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; effects, #1864, Dim Images, #1683; duplicated rows of the 2026-10-05 table noted for the owner; scores unchanged; Image Trace: Shapes rework, stroke caps, enhanced presets, gradients over noise, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Escape while typing, #1686; Pen clicks, #1663; Expand on repeats, #1756; Roughen and Scribble, #1643, #1648; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace levelling and Flat Logo on scans, #1647, #1657; scores unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1598, #1601; type on a path from PDF and `.ai`, #1585, #1586; ICC tag alignment, #1584; saves, #1620 in part; Warp Arc, #1578; Zig Zag, #1558; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; a guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part, a convenience with no parity claim; scores unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; Units › Identify Objects By (`identifyObjectsBy`) acts on Layers, Variables and Layer Options, #394, scores unchanged; Appearance of Black › Printing / Exporting (`blackOutput`) acts on RGB raster export and Print as Bitmap, #394, scores unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; Color panel: the mode picked last comes back after a restart, #1675; Image Trace: shared edges, memory, thin lines, strokes, corners, and the Shapes, Auto Grouping and Gradients options, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 2026-10-13 merges: Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes for `.ai`, PDF, EPS and SVG, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing; scores unchanged; late 2026-10-12 merges: type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; Tabs panel drags, #1458; template layers in Outline view, #1486; dialog slider rails, #1483; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; print-size images, #1517; 3D on outlined type, #1481; French catalog, #1511; scores unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; Localization: Vietnamese catalog added, 63% → 71%, hours 60–100 → 55–90, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; Image Trace: colour presets no longer shatter noisy flat art and photos trace into smooth tones, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; MCP `add_text` exposes the existing `vertical` option for point, area and path type; horizontal remains the default; scores and hours unchanged; Vertical fullwidth question and exclamation marks keep their nominal glyph upright when the font has no vertical alternate; scores and hours unchanged.; Curvature curve geometry, #1236 in part; Width-point finite-arithmetic follow-up validated; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace adjustment discovery; File interop: legacy `.ai` of version 7 saved with type as text, hidden objects kept and an artboard picker, #868, scores unchanged; Revolve: automatic smooth shading and default-on Cap with continuous rims; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; later 2026-10-14 merges: anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; redo during a drag, #1719; preferences written on OK, #1747; type in symbols after reopening, #1738; macOS save sheets, #1855, the Format menu withdrawn; stroke outlines shared, #1667; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; effects, #1864, Dim Images, #1683; duplicated rows of the 2026-10-05 table noted for the owner; scores unchanged; Image Trace: Shapes rework, stroke caps, enhanced presets, gradients over noise, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Escape while typing, #1686; Pen clicks, #1663; Expand on repeats, #1756; Roughen and Scribble, #1643, #1648; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace levelling and Flat Logo on scans, #1647, #1657; scores unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1598, #1601; type on a path from PDF and `.ai`, #1585, #1586; ICC tag alignment, #1584; saves, #1620 in part; Warp Arc, #1578; Zig Zag, #1558; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; a guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part, a convenience with no parity claim; scores unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; Units › Identify Objects By (`identifyObjectsBy`) acts on Layers, Variables and Layer Options, #394, scores unchanged; Appearance of Black › Printing / Exporting (`blackOutput`) acts on RGB raster export and Print as Bitmap, #394, scores unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; Color panel: the mode picked last comes back after a restart, #1675; Image Trace: shared edges, memory, thin lines, strokes, corners, and the Shapes, Auto Grouping and Gradients options, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 2026-10-13 merges: Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes for `.ai`, PDF, EPS and SVG, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing; scores unchanged; late 2026-10-12 merges: type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; Tabs panel drags, #1458; template layers in Outline view, #1486; dialog slider rails, #1483; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; print-size images, #1517; 3D on outlined type, #1481; French catalog, #1511; scores unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; Localization: Vietnamese catalog added, 63% → 71%, hours 60–100 → 55–90, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; Image Trace: colour presets no longer shatter noisy flat art and photos trace into smooth tones, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; ruby (ふりがな) for live text: `type.ruby` sets or removes a reading over a byte range, above or below (right of the column in vertical type), aligned, sized and overhanging or squeezed; saved natively, laid out with line growth and drawn, with SVG/PDF outlines where ruby is present; scores and hours unchanged; previously:; 3D: original Standard, Diffuse, Top Left and Right lighting presets; command access, effective-setting recognition and preview/history; scores and estimates unchanged; one selected clip group's Properties panel has Edit Clipping Path and Edit Contents at its top, G1; the Print dialog's Media list has the Japanese papers: JIS B4 257 × 364 mm, JIS B5 182 × 257 mm and JIS B6 beside the ISO B4/B5, which keep their ISO 216 sizes, and はがき, 往復はがき, 封筒 長形3号/長形4号/角形2号/角形3号 and 四六判; a paper is named by its JSON id or its dialog label, any case and spacing; imported PDF type that is letter-spaced keeps its word spaces and no others; G4: System Layout; Fractional Widths: Character panel menu, per type object, on by default; System Layout remains a panel stub; scores unchanged; G4: No Break; scores unchanged; the selection tools take a clipping path on its outline, G1; Polygon and Star exact-size placement remembers the chosen count for later drags and dialog openings; Cancel preserves the previous count; Live trace result bounds and selection highlights exclude the retained bitmap except in source-image views; CSS swatch libraries retain fractional gradient stop positions; scores and hours unchanged; live-effect plug-ins given their object's fills and strokes and the item they sit on, G17; plug-in parameters: labels, units, groups, help and conditions in their dialogs, text and number-list parameters, up to 256 of them, G17; exporter plug-ins: plug-in file formats in Export As and document.export, G17; G2: Effect › Artistic › Smudge Stick, Sponge and Watercolor; Sketch › Bas Relief, Charcoal, Photocopy and Stamp, #2533; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; Libraries panel: the list scrolls, items and groups reorder by dragging, items drag into and out of groups (`library.moveItem` before/after, `library.moveGroup`); scores unchanged; PDF invisible text opens as type with no fill or stroke and is written back invisible, #2675; status-readout sample widths cached by language, document unit and pixels per point; status messages and readouts use stable responsive allocations sized for localized labels and ordinary coordinates; cached canvas dimensions match the renderer limit before cache-key creation, view construction and worker submission; cached canvas reprojection preserves scale during resize, rotation and DPI changes; interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; 3D lighting: one to ten colored lights, smooth colored Inflate, legacy white-light appearance preserved; surface batching and restored seam minimum; scores and estimates unchanged; Blend spine Anchor Point conversions, selection/stacking priority and Shift regression coverage (#2544); scores and hours unchanged; Artboard Options' X and Y with a reference point, #1876; Image Trace: Auto Color keeps rare but distinct colours; Image Trace: large images trace with a warning; anchor limit raised to 8,000,000; Image Trace: Raster::new returns an error for a buffer of the wrong length; M12 maximal-disc graph pruning and junction merging measured; M12 crop EDT and Guo–Hall thinning measured; M12 centre-lines baseline measured; scores and hours unchanged; installed plug-ins stay installed after a restart, #2541; Group Selection picks and moves one path of a compound path, #2441 in part; the Move dialog opens on the last move and its last checkboxes; Image Trace: a higher Paths never gives fewer segments on collapsed loops; Image Trace: the notch rule reads only its own piece; Image Trace: an edge's sub-pixel shift is the same from either side; Image Trace Flat Logo traces line art on white paper instead of a blank result; score and hours unchanged; Image Trace: a simpler contour walk with no precomputed direction table; transparency grid visibility saved in native documents, #1968; MCP cancellation, progress and busy answers during long exports, #2165, #2171, #2172; EPS editing data: legacy mesh corners, vector opacity masks and compound member paint retained; raster page comparison filters minification without relaxing limits; scores and hours unchanged; native family-name fallback from English-only typographic names, #2208; scores unchanged; batch exporting, #1935; G2: Effect › Sketch › Halftone Pattern; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); G5: Symbol Options Export Type (Graphic / Movie Clip); Localization: Brazilian Portuguese complete under the tests, #1914, 71% → 74%; G6 image variables: Automation ~60% → ~62% / detail ~65% → ~68%, hours lowered; Warp Options controls verified by focused checks and original-image review; estimates unchanged; G11: Asset Export Art Optimized seam (#983 / #1037) and supersampled thumbs; Export for Screens 85% → 90%; existing-guide Escape cancellation validated 2026-10-14; scores and hours unchanged; open-path anchor Delete keeps surviving runs separate; estimates unchanged; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; Artboard tab-switch follow-up historically validated on `a0671777`; scores and hours unchanged; Artboard clean active-tab close/Delete follow-up validated 2026-10-15; later 2026-10-14 merges: anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; redo during a drag, #1719; preferences written on OK, #1747; type in symbols after reopening, #1738; macOS save sheets, #1855, the Format menu withdrawn; stroke outlines shared, #1667; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; effects, #1864, Dim Images, #1683; duplicated rows of the 2026-10-05 table noted for the owner; scores unchanged; Image Trace: Shapes rework, stroke caps, enhanced presets, gradients over noise, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Escape while typing, #1686; Pen clicks, #1663; Expand on repeats, #1756; Roughen and Scribble, #1643, #1648; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace levelling and Flat Logo on scans, #1647, #1657; scores unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1598, #1601; type on a path from PDF and `.ai`, #1585, #1586; ICC tag alignment, #1584; saves, #1620 in part; Warp Arc, #1578; Zig Zag, #1558; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; a guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part, a convenience with no parity claim; scores unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; Units › Identify Objects By (`identifyObjectsBy`) acts on Layers, Variables and Layer Options, #394, scores unchanged; Appearance of Black › Printing / Exporting (`blackOutput`) acts on RGB raster export and Print as Bitmap, #394, scores unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; Color panel: the mode picked last comes back after a restart, #1675; Image Trace: shared edges, memory, thin lines, strokes, corners, and the Shapes, Auto Grouping and Gradients options, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 2026-10-13 merges: Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes for `.ai`, PDF, EPS and SVG, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing; scores unchanged; late 2026-10-12 merges: type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; Tabs panel drags, #1458; template layers in Outline view, #1486; dialog slider rails, #1483; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; print-size images, #1517; 3D on outlined type, #1481; French catalog, #1511; scores unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; Localization: Vietnamese catalog added, 63% → 71%, hours 60–100 → 55–90, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; Image Trace: colour presets no longer shatter noisy flat art and photos trace into smooth tones, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; MCP `add_text` exposes the existing `vertical` option for point, area and path type; horizontal remains the default; scores and hours unchanged; Vertical fullwidth question and exclamation marks keep their nominal glyph upright when the font has no vertical alternate; scores and hours unchanged.; Curvature curve geometry, #1236 in part; Width-point finite-arithmetic follow-up validated; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace adjustment discovery; File interop: legacy `.ai` of version 7 saved with type as text, hidden objects kept and an artboard picker, #868, scores unchanged; Revolve: automatic smooth shading and default-on Cap with continuous rims; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; later 2026-10-14 merges: anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; redo during a drag, #1719; preferences written on OK, #1747; type in symbols after reopening, #1738; macOS save sheets, #1855, the Format menu withdrawn; stroke outlines shared, #1667; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; effects, #1864, Dim Images, #1683; duplicated rows of the 2026-10-05 table noted for the owner; scores unchanged; Image Trace: Shapes rework, stroke caps, enhanced presets, gradients over noise, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Escape while typing, #1686; Pen clicks, #1663; Expand on repeats, #1756; Roughen and Scribble, #1643, #1648; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace levelling and Flat Logo on scans, #1647, #1657; scores unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1598, #1601; type on a path from PDF and `.ai`, #1585, #1586; ICC tag alignment, #1584; saves, #1620 in part; Warp Arc, #1578; Zig Zag, #1558; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; a guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part, a convenience with no parity claim; scores unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; Units › Identify Objects By (`identifyObjectsBy`) acts on Layers, Variables and Layer Options, #394, scores unchanged; Appearance of Black › Printing / Exporting (`blackOutput`) acts on RGB raster export and Print as Bitmap, #394, scores unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; Color panel: the mode picked last comes back after a restart, #1675; Image Trace: shared edges, memory, thin lines, strokes, corners, and the Shapes, Auto Grouping and Gradients options, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 2026-10-13 merges: Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes for `.ai`, PDF, EPS and SVG, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing; scores unchanged; late 2026-10-12 merges: type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; Tabs panel drags, #1458; template layers in Outline view, #1486; dialog slider rails, #1483; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; print-size images, #1517; 3D on outlined type, #1481; French catalog, #1511; scores unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; Localization: Vietnamese catalog added, 63% → 71%, hours 60–100 → 55–90, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; Image Trace: colour presets no longer shatter noisy flat art and photos trace into smooth tones, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x; public release notes through 30.7, August 2026)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-22 · **Change:** minor (UI chrome: panels dock into any dock group or the icon column by dragging (UI.6), workspaces keep their layout changes (UI.7); scores and hours unchanged; Shape Builder Gap Detection shares Live Paint’s spatial gap finder and temporary merge bridges (#2526); Custom is capped at 72 pt in the existing options dialog; Recolor model selection is available through the engine and MCP only (#2520); the dialog retains its existing controls; filter plug-ins read and set effect records and stroke joins, caps and miter limits, G17; the Print dialog's Media list has the Japanese papers: JIS B4 257 × 364 mm, JIS B5 182 × 257 mm and JIS B6 beside the ISO B4/B5, which keep their ISO 216 sizes, and はがき, 往復はがき, 封筒 長形3号/長形4号/角形2号/角形3号 and 四六判; a paper is named by its JSON id or its dialog label, any case and spacing; imported PDF type that is letter-spaced keeps its word spaces and no others; Fractional Widths: Character panel menu, per type object, on by default; System Layout remains a panel stub; scores unchanged; G4: manual Tate-chu-yoko; G4: No Break; scores unchanged; the selection tools take a clipping path on its outline, G1; Polygon and Star exact-size placement remembers the chosen count for later drags and dialog openings; Cancel preserves the previous count; Live trace result bounds and selection highlights exclude the retained bitmap except in source-image views; CSS swatch libraries retain fractional gradient stop positions; scores and hours unchanged; live-effect plug-ins given their object's fills and strokes and the item they sit on, G17; plug-in parameters: labels, units, groups, help and conditions in their dialogs, text and number-list parameters, up to 256 of them, G17; exporter plug-ins: plug-in file formats in Export As and document.export, G17; G2: Effect › Artistic › Smudge Stick, Sponge and Watercolor; Sketch › Bas Relief, Charcoal, Photocopy and Stamp, #2533; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; Libraries panel: the list scrolls, items and groups reorder by dragging, items drag into and out of groups (`library.moveItem` before/after, `library.moveGroup`); scores unchanged; PDF invisible text opens as type with no fill or stroke and is written back invisible, #2675; status-readout sample widths cached by language, document unit and pixels per point; status messages and readouts use stable responsive allocations sized for localized labels and ordinary coordinates; cached canvas dimensions match the renderer limit before cache-key creation, view construction and worker submission; cached canvas reprojection preserves scale during resize, rotation and DPI changes; interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; 3D lighting: one to ten colored lights, smooth colored Inflate, legacy white-light appearance preserved; surface batching and restored seam minimum; scores and estimates unchanged; Blend spine Anchor Point conversions, selection/stacking priority and Shift regression coverage (#2544); scores and hours unchanged; Artboard Options' X and Y with a reference point, #1876; Image Trace: Auto Color keeps rare but distinct colours; Image Trace: large images trace with a warning; anchor limit raised to 8,000,000; Image Trace: Raster::new returns an error for a buffer of the wrong length; M12 maximal-disc graph pruning and junction merging measured; M12 crop EDT and Guo–Hall thinning measured; M12 centre-lines baseline measured; scores and hours unchanged; installed plug-ins stay installed after a restart, #2541; Group Selection picks and moves one path of a compound path, #2441 in part; the Move dialog opens on the last move and its last checkboxes; Image Trace: a higher Paths never gives fewer segments on collapsed loops; Image Trace: the notch rule reads only its own piece; Image Trace: an edge's sub-pixel shift is the same from either side; Image Trace Flat Logo traces line art on white paper instead of a blank result; score and hours unchanged; Image Trace: a simpler contour walk with no precomputed direction table; transparency grid visibility saved in native documents, #1968; MCP cancellation, progress and busy answers during long exports, #2165, #2171, #2172; EPS editing data: legacy mesh corners, vector opacity masks and compound member paint retained; raster page comparison filters minification without relaxing limits; scores and hours unchanged; native family-name fallback from English-only typographic names, #2208; scores unchanged; batch exporting, #1935; G2: Effect › Sketch › Halftone Pattern; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); G5: Symbol Options Export Type (Graphic / Movie Clip); Localization: Brazilian Portuguese complete under the tests, #1914, 71% → 74%; G6 image variables: Automation ~60% → ~62% / detail ~65% → ~68%, hours lowered; Warp Options controls verified by focused checks and original-image review; estimates unchanged; G11: Asset Export Art Optimized seam (#983 / #1037) and supersampled thumbs; Export for Screens 85% → 90%; existing-guide Escape cancellation validated 2026-10-14; scores and hours unchanged; open-path anchor Delete keeps surviving runs separate; estimates unchanged; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; Artboard tab-switch follow-up historically validated on `a0671777`; scores and hours unchanged; Artboard clean active-tab close/Delete follow-up validated 2026-10-15; later 2026-10-14 merges: anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; redo during a drag, #1719; preferences written on OK, #1747; type in symbols after reopening, #1738; macOS save sheets, #1855, the Format menu withdrawn; stroke outlines shared, #1667; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; effects, #1864, Dim Images, #1683; duplicated rows of the 2026-10-05 table noted for the owner; scores unchanged; Image Trace: Shapes rework, stroke caps, enhanced presets, gradients over noise, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Escape while typing, #1686; Pen clicks, #1663; Expand on repeats, #1756; Roughen and Scribble, #1643, #1648; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace levelling and Flat Logo on scans, #1647, #1657; scores unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1598, #1601; type on a path from PDF and `.ai`, #1585, #1586; ICC tag alignment, #1584; saves, #1620 in part; Warp Arc, #1578; Zig Zag, #1558; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; a guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part, a convenience with no parity claim; scores unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; Units › Identify Objects By (`identifyObjectsBy`) acts on Layers, Variables and Layer Options, #394, scores unchanged; Appearance of Black › Printing / Exporting (`blackOutput`) acts on RGB raster export and Print as Bitmap, #394, scores unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; Color panel: the mode picked last comes back after a restart, #1675; Image Trace: shared edges, memory, thin lines, strokes, corners, and the Shapes, Auto Grouping and Gradients options, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 2026-10-13 merges: Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes for `.ai`, PDF, EPS and SVG, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing; scores unchanged; late 2026-10-12 merges: type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; Tabs panel drags, #1458; template layers in Outline view, #1486; dialog slider rails, #1483; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; print-size images, #1517; 3D on outlined type, #1481; French catalog, #1511; scores unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; Localization: Vietnamese catalog added, 63% → 71%, hours 60–100 → 55–90, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; Image Trace: colour presets no longer shatter noisy flat art and photos trace into smooth tones, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; MCP `add_text` exposes the existing `vertical` option for point, area and path type; horizontal remains the default; scores and hours unchanged; Vertical fullwidth question and exclamation marks keep their nominal glyph upright when the font has no vertical alternate; scores and hours unchanged.; Curvature curve geometry, #1236 in part; Width-point finite-arithmetic follow-up validated; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace adjustment discovery; File interop: legacy `.ai` of version 7 saved with type as text, hidden objects kept and an artboard picker, #868, scores unchanged; Revolve: automatic smooth shading and default-on Cap with continuous rims; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; later 2026-10-14 merges: anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; redo during a drag, #1719; preferences written on OK, #1747; type in symbols after reopening, #1738; macOS save sheets, #1855, the Format menu withdrawn; stroke outlines shared, #1667; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; effects, #1864, Dim Images, #1683; duplicated rows of the 2026-10-05 table noted for the owner; scores unchanged; Image Trace: Shapes rework, stroke caps, enhanced presets, gradients over noise, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Escape while typing, #1686; Pen clicks, #1663; Expand on repeats, #1756; Roughen and Scribble, #1643, #1648; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace levelling and Flat Logo on scans, #1647, #1657; scores unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1598, #1601; type on a path from PDF and `.ai`, #1585, #1586; ICC tag alignment, #1584; saves, #1620 in part; Warp Arc, #1578; Zig Zag, #1558; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; a guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part, a convenience with no parity claim; scores unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; Units › Identify Objects By (`identifyObjectsBy`) acts on Layers, Variables and Layer Options, #394, scores unchanged; Appearance of Black › Printing / Exporting (`blackOutput`) acts on RGB raster export and Print as Bitmap, #394, scores unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; Color panel: the mode picked last comes back after a restart, #1675; Image Trace: shared edges, memory, thin lines, strokes, corners, and the Shapes, Auto Grouping and Gradients options, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 2026-10-13 merges: Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes for `.ai`, PDF, EPS and SVG, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing; scores unchanged; late 2026-10-12 merges: type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; Tabs panel drags, #1458; template layers in Outline view, #1486; dialog slider rails, #1483; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; print-size images, #1517; 3D on outlined type, #1481; French catalog, #1511; scores unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; Localization: Vietnamese catalog added, 63% → 71%, hours 60–100 → 55–90, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; Image Trace: colour presets no longer shatter noisy flat art and photos trace into smooth tones, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; ruby (ふりがな) for live text: `type.ruby` sets or removes a reading over a byte range, above or below (right of the column in vertical type), aligned, sized and overhanging or squeezed; saved natively, laid out with line growth and drawn, with SVG/PDF outlines where ruby is present; scores and hours unchanged; previously:; 3D: original Standard, Diffuse, Top Left and Right lighting presets; command access, effective-setting recognition and preview/history; scores and estimates unchanged; one selected clip group's Properties panel has Edit Clipping Path and Edit Contents at its top, G1; the Print dialog's Media list has the Japanese papers: JIS B4 257 × 364 mm, JIS B5 182 × 257 mm and JIS B6 beside the ISO B4/B5, which keep their ISO 216 sizes, and はがき, 往復はがき, 封筒 長形3号/長形4号/角形2号/角形3号 and 四六判; a paper is named by its JSON id or its dialog label, any case and spacing; imported PDF type that is letter-spaced keeps its word spaces and no others; G4: System Layout; Fractional Widths: Character panel menu, per type object, on by default; System Layout remains a panel stub; scores unchanged; G4: No Break; scores unchanged; the selection tools take a clipping path on its outline, G1; Polygon and Star exact-size placement remembers the chosen count for later drags and dialog openings; Cancel preserves the previous count; Live trace result bounds and selection highlights exclude the retained bitmap except in source-image views; CSS swatch libraries retain fractional gradient stop positions; scores and hours unchanged; live-effect plug-ins given their object's fills and strokes and the item they sit on, G17; plug-in parameters: labels, units, groups, help and conditions in their dialogs, text and number-list parameters, up to 256 of them, G17; exporter plug-ins: plug-in file formats in Export As and document.export, G17; G2: Effect › Artistic › Smudge Stick, Sponge and Watercolor; Sketch › Bas Relief, Charcoal, Photocopy and Stamp, #2533; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; Libraries panel: the list scrolls, items and groups reorder by dragging, items drag into and out of groups (`library.moveItem` before/after, `library.moveGroup`); scores unchanged; PDF invisible text opens as type with no fill or stroke and is written back invisible, #2675; status-readout sample widths cached by language, document unit and pixels per point; status messages and readouts use stable responsive allocations sized for localized labels and ordinary coordinates; cached canvas dimensions match the renderer limit before cache-key creation, view construction and worker submission; cached canvas reprojection preserves scale during resize, rotation and DPI changes; interactive Mirror Repeat axis; bounding-box handles take priority over the axis body while the center and end handles retain their move and rotation actions; 3D lighting: one to ten colored lights, smooth colored Inflate, legacy white-light appearance preserved; surface batching and restored seam minimum; scores and estimates unchanged; Blend spine Anchor Point conversions, selection/stacking priority and Shift regression coverage (#2544); scores and hours unchanged; Artboard Options' X and Y with a reference point, #1876; Image Trace: Auto Color keeps rare but distinct colours; Image Trace: large images trace with a warning; anchor limit raised to 8,000,000; Image Trace: Raster::new returns an error for a buffer of the wrong length; M12 maximal-disc graph pruning and junction merging measured; M12 crop EDT and Guo–Hall thinning measured; M12 centre-lines baseline measured; scores and hours unchanged; installed plug-ins stay installed after a restart, #2541; Group Selection picks and moves one path of a compound path, #2441 in part; the Move dialog opens on the last move and its last checkboxes; Image Trace: a higher Paths never gives fewer segments on collapsed loops; Image Trace: the notch rule reads only its own piece; Image Trace: an edge's sub-pixel shift is the same from either side; Image Trace Flat Logo traces line art on white paper instead of a blank result; score and hours unchanged; Image Trace: a simpler contour walk with no precomputed direction table; transparency grid visibility saved in native documents, #1968; MCP cancellation, progress and busy answers during long exports, #2165, #2171, #2172; EPS editing data: legacy mesh corners, vector opacity masks and compound member paint retained; raster page comparison filters minification without relaxing limits; scores and hours unchanged; native family-name fallback from English-only typographic names, #2208; scores unchanged; batch exporting, #1935; G2: Effect › Sketch › Halftone Pattern; Photoshop filters 45/57, 12 remaining (8–14 h); G5: Symbol Options Export Type (Graphic / Movie Clip); Localization: Brazilian Portuguese complete under the tests, #1914, 71% → 74%; G6 image variables: Automation ~60% → ~62% / detail ~65% → ~68%, hours lowered; Warp Options controls verified by focused checks and original-image review; estimates unchanged; G11: Asset Export Art Optimized seam (#983 / #1037) and supersampled thumbs; Export for Screens 85% → 90%; existing-guide Escape cancellation validated 2026-10-14; scores and hours unchanged; open-path anchor Delete keeps surviving runs separate; estimates unchanged; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; Artboard tab-switch follow-up historically validated on `a0671777`; scores and hours unchanged; Artboard clean active-tab close/Delete follow-up validated 2026-10-15; later 2026-10-14 merges: anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; redo during a drag, #1719; preferences written on OK, #1747; type in symbols after reopening, #1738; macOS save sheets, #1855, the Format menu withdrawn; stroke outlines shared, #1667; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; effects, #1864, Dim Images, #1683; duplicated rows of the 2026-10-05 table noted for the owner; scores unchanged; Image Trace: Shapes rework, stroke caps, enhanced presets, gradients over noise, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Escape while typing, #1686; Pen clicks, #1663; Expand on repeats, #1756; Roughen and Scribble, #1643, #1648; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace levelling and Flat Logo on scans, #1647, #1657; scores unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1598, #1601; type on a path from PDF and `.ai`, #1585, #1586; ICC tag alignment, #1584; saves, #1620 in part; Warp Arc, #1578; Zig Zag, #1558; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; a guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part, a convenience with no parity claim; scores unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; Units › Identify Objects By (`identifyObjectsBy`) acts on Layers, Variables and Layer Options, #394, scores unchanged; Appearance of Black › Printing / Exporting (`blackOutput`) acts on RGB raster export and Print as Bitmap, #394, scores unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; Color panel: the mode picked last comes back after a restart, #1675; Image Trace: shared edges, memory, thin lines, strokes, corners, and the Shapes, Auto Grouping and Gradients options, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 2026-10-13 merges: Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes for `.ai`, PDF, EPS and SVG, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing; scores unchanged; late 2026-10-12 merges: type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; Tabs panel drags, #1458; template layers in Outline view, #1486; dialog slider rails, #1483; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; print-size images, #1517; 3D on outlined type, #1481; French catalog, #1511; scores unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; Localization: Vietnamese catalog added, 63% → 71%, hours 60–100 → 55–90, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; Image Trace: colour presets no longer shatter noisy flat art and photos trace into smooth tones, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; MCP `add_text` exposes the existing `vertical` option for point, area and path type; horizontal remains the default; scores and hours unchanged; Vertical fullwidth question and exclamation marks keep their nominal glyph upright when the font has no vertical alternate; scores and hours unchanged.; Curvature curve geometry, #1236 in part; Width-point finite-arithmetic follow-up validated; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace adjustment discovery; File interop: legacy `.ai` of version 7 saved with type as text, hidden objects kept and an artboard picker, #868, scores unchanged; Revolve: automatic smooth shading and default-on Cap with continuous rims; PDF.R1: shared PDF reader with windowed content scanning and explicit incomplete-content errors; scores and estimates unchanged; PDF.W1: guarded shared PDF writer; output behavior, scores and estimates unchanged; later 2026-10-14 merges: anchor X/Y/W/H, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar and All Tools, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; redo during a drag, #1719; preferences written on OK, #1747; type in symbols after reopening, #1738; macOS save sheets, #1855, the Format menu withdrawn; stroke outlines shared, #1667; untrusted files, #1852, #1862–#1873; failed-save dialog, #1685; effects, #1864, Dim Images, #1683; duplicated rows of the 2026-10-05 table noted for the owner; scores unchanged; Image Trace: Shapes rework, stroke caps, enhanced presets, gradients over noise, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; verified PngSuite downloads, #1729; synthetic control-input budgets, #1709; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Direct Selection and Delete fixes, #1674, #1666, #1743; Escape while typing, #1686; Pen clicks, #1663; Expand on repeats, #1756; Roughen and Scribble, #1643, #1648; file and input hardening, #1776–#1783, #1786, #1807; MCP limits and envelope, #1727, #1728; Image Trace levelling and Flat Logo on scans, #1647, #1657; scores unchanged; later 2026-10-13 merges: SVG import, #1565, #1596, #1568, #1598, #1601; type on a path from PDF and `.ai`, #1585, #1586; ICC tag alignment, #1584; saves, #1620 in part; Warp Arc, #1578; Zig Zag, #1558; Pathfinder strokes, #1570; OpenType features, #1607; intersect Smart Guides, #1602 in part; a guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part, a convenience with no parity claim; scores unchanged; TIFF is available in Export for Screens and Asset Export with shared format settings; scores and hours unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Character styles retain explicit Auto leading, propagate resets and preserve local leading overrides; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; Units › Identify Objects By (`identifyObjectsBy`) acts on Layers, Variables and Layer Options, #394, scores unchanged; Appearance of Black › Printing / Exporting (`blackOutput`) acts on RGB raster export and Print as Bitmap, #394, scores unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; control transport deadlines, #1726; Color panel: the mode picked last comes back after a restart, #1675; Image Trace: shared edges, memory, thin lines, strokes, corners, and the Shapes, Auto Grouping and Gradients options, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 2026-10-13 merges: Polish interface, #1498; compact native saves, #1492; PDF and EPS paste as vector art, #1499; import fixes for `.ai`, PDF, EPS and SVG, #1528, #1530, #1531, #1544, #1551, #1553; guide objects, #1534; Join after Average, #1533; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing; scores unchanged; late 2026-10-12 merges: type that does not fit its frame is reported, #1471; Tabs panel drags, #1458; template layers in Outline view, #1486; dialog slider rails, #1483; Direct Selection anchor precedence, #1508; print-size images, #1517; 3D on outlined type, #1481; French catalog, #1511; scores unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; Localization: Vietnamese catalog added, 63% → 71%, hours 60–100 → 55–90, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks; Image Trace: colour presets no longer shatter noisy flat art and photos trace into smooth tones, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; Split Into Grid options, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect across an angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; unknown parameter keys refused, #1442; grayscale TIFFs with alpha, #1466 in part; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace places edges to a fraction of a pixel in every mode, measured in `image-trace-quality.md`, score unchanged; 3D and Materials: Extrude & Bevel, Inflate and Rotate added, 3D ~8% → ~25% (estimated), menu stubs 25 → 22; Affinity text frames too short for their first line show it, #1423; Transform dialogs preview, #1412, and the transform tools and commands act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; `.ai` compound path paint, #1410; strokes wider than their shape, #1396; corner drags hide the bounding box, #1229; scores and hours unchanged; PDF and `.ai` import keep overprint, #1388, scores unchanged; `.ai` editing-data follow-ups: gradient stops, type of objects with an appearance, short area-type frames (#1390, #1391, #1392); dialog keyboard focus on every open (#1382, #1395); art flush with an artboard (#1375); font rescan (#1376); symbol instance redraw cache (#1386); scores and hours unchanged; grid tool options, #1377 in part, scores unchanged; `.ai` placed (linked) files read from the editing data, #1264, scores unchanged; gradient shapes import as paths, #1304; white constant alpha masks, #1286 in part; Live Corners widget click selects its corner, #1239; scores and hours unchanged; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard click-to-fit verified for objects, groups, visible bounds, undo and cancellation (#1227); scores and hours unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; Localization: Korean catalog added, 54% → 63%, full readiness unchanged at ~62%; desktop print transport adopts craft-print, Windows 7 fallback retained, scores unchanged; Image Trace: an image over 64 megapixels traces scaled down instead of being refused, scores unchanged; Czech render-site localization follow-up; scores and estimates unchanged; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Path operations: Simplify preview/counts and component selection (#1272); scores unchanged; G2: Film Grain added; Photoshop effects 45/57; 28 filters remain; Platforms: RPM runtime capabilities and glibc floor (#1275); scores unchanged; Raster effects: squared-distance texture redraws (#1257); pixels unchanged; scores and hours unchanged; Drawing: Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Type core: full-name font matching (#1258), scores and hours unchanged; Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves history and saved state (#1180 follow-up); scores unchanged; UI chrome: Eyedropper cursor and precise-setting regressions (#1269); scores unchanged; Colour: Eyedropper reads visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores and hours unchanged; Selection: segment click/Delete preserves neighboring edges (#1278); scores unchanged; Colour: unpainted zero-width strokes regain 1 pt when painted (#1253); scores and hours unchanged; graphs: designs and markers, data, Graph Type and label options; UI chrome: native macOS save Format menu, #866, scores unchanged; compound paths inherit the backmost appearance and member fill-rule edits reach their owner, #1197; scores unchanged; Type core: Middle Eastern digit types done, Character panel menu › Digits; PDF export warns when the pixel cap lowers raster-effect resolution; Drawing tools: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; Type advanced: proportional vertical metrics (`vpal`) done, #966; Shape Builder: #893 fixed, merged regions of crossing lines no longer keep seams; scores unchanged while #937 is open; #1034: document-point character controls after object/group scaling; full readiness recomputed as the standard's additive weighted sum, ~62%; per-audience hours; essentials-user score ~75% added; ready-for-real-work re-examined: 50% → 55%, mainstream 65% added; earlier the same day: full re-measure against Illustrator 2026 30.x; merged the ROADMAP's parity estimate, honest assessment and "Shipped so far" into this file; SVG knockout groups of opaque art export without masks) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x; public release notes through 30.7, August 2026)
 
 The authoritative parity assessment. [`ROADMAP.md`](../ROADMAP.md) summarizes it; [`gaps.md`](gaps.md) is
 the work list made from it. Deep areas have their own checklists: [UI and interaction](ui-parity.md),
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ about 1–1.5 agent-hours each, so the other rows (estimated on the older scale)
 | Export for Screens, Asset Export, slices, Save for Web | 3 | 85% | polish only (all four are done) | 2–4 |
 | Print, colour management, separations, flattener | 3 | 80% | print preview fidelity (flattener presets in PDF and print, overprint in PDF and composite print, Print dialog, presets, PostScript, marks, separations, Print Tiling, print overprint/flattener/bitmap options and printer profile are done, as are the Japanese papers in its Media list: JIS B4/B5/B6, はがき, 往復はがき, 封筒 長形3号/長形4号/角形2号/角形3号 and 四六判, beside the ISO B4/B5 that settings saved before them keep) | 1–2 |
 | Automation | 3 | 65% | scripting surface, batch (MCP drops malformed app replies without replay; Variables: text/visibility variables bound to objects, an object may carry several, dataset rows applied in one undo step, panel and Window › Variables with dialogs; image/graph kinds and dataset import/export open) | 6–10 |
-| UI chrome (panels, contextual Properties, workspaces, prefs) | 6 | 80% | macOS native menu dismissal fixed (M14.8); Variables, Links, Asset Export, CSS Properties, Attributes and the canvas context menu are done; remaining: SVG Interactivity, Properties per context, Consolidate All Windows, floating panels outside the app window and docked into any group, context menus beyond the canvas, about 13 Preferences options stored but not yet acted on (#394: Open Documents As Tabs, Real-time Drawing, hyphenation language, devices…) | 13–20 |
-| UI chrome (panels, contextual Properties, workspaces, prefs) | 6 | 80% | macOS native menu dismissal fixed (M14.8); Variables, Links, Asset Export, CSS Properties, Attributes and the canvas context menu are done; remaining: SVG Interactivity, Properties per context, Consolidate All Windows, floating panels outside the app window and docked into any group, context menus beyond the canvas, about 14 Preferences options stored but not yet acted on (#394: Highlight Alternate Glyphs, Open Documents As Tabs, Real-time Drawing, hyphenation language, devices…) | 13–20 |
+| UI chrome (panels, contextual Properties, workspaces, prefs) | 6 | 80% | macOS native menu dismissal fixed (M14.8); Variables, Links, Asset Export, CSS Properties, Attributes, the canvas context menu and docking panels into any dock group by dragging (as tabs, a top/bottom split or icons) are done; remaining: SVG Interactivity, Properties per context, Consolidate All Windows, floating panels outside the app window, context menus beyond the canvas, about 13 Preferences options stored but not yet acted on (#394: Open Documents As Tabs, Real-time Drawing, hyphenation language, devices…) | 13–20 |
+| UI chrome (panels, contextual Properties, workspaces, prefs) | 6 | 80% | macOS native menu dismissal fixed (M14.8); Variables, Links, Asset Export, CSS Properties, Attributes, the canvas context menu and docking panels into any dock group by dragging (as tabs, a top/bottom split or icons) are done; remaining: SVG Interactivity, Properties per context, Consolidate All Windows, floating panels outside the app window, context menus beyond the canvas, about 14 Preferences options stored but not yet acted on (#394: Highlight Alternate Glyphs, Open Documents As Tabs, Real-time Drawing, hyphenation language, devices…) | 13–20 |
 | Libraries, Links, Package | 2 | 82% | the Libraries panel is local only (no cloud by design: libraries are files on this machine) and has no shared libraries, linked graphics or gradients and patterns as items yet; its graphics, colours and text styles (#745), its search, groups and library export/import as `.vclibrary` files (#926), and a list that scrolls, with items and groups reordered by dragging and items dragged into and out of groups, are done; Links and Package are done; placed VectorCraft documents are done (linked by default, vectors in every output, previews, Break Link, Expand, Edit Original, refresh on save) | 2–3 |
 | **Feature parity** | **103** | **~75%** | | **~210–330** |
 | Interaction-fidelity pass (side by side with Illustrator: every tool modifier, cursor, dialog, Properties context) | | | | 60–90 |
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ Moved from the ROADMAP's "Shipped so far" on 2026-10-10. Update it when a featur
   - Screen readers get a name for the Tools panel's tool buttons, flyout rows, floating strips and tear-off bars, and for the icon buttons, text buttons, toggles, checkboxes, radio buttons, tabs, chips, sliders, angle dials and combo boxes that panels and dialogs draw with `crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs`: the text, label or tool tip each one shows, or a name of its own where it shows none (the angle dial, the spinner, the preset arrow, the color wheel and the Reference Point's squares). The tool buttons, toggles, checkboxes, radio buttons, tabs and the Reference Point's nine squares also report whether they are on, an icon button that is lit, such as the chosen Align To button, reports that it is pressed, and the angle dial reports its angle. The status bar's First, Previous, Next and Last Artboard buttons have tool tips.
   - These dialog sliders, each beside a number field, respond to the keyboard: those of the effect, tool option, brush and transform dialogs, the Perspective Grid, the 3D dialogs, and the flattener options, which the Flattener Preview panel also shows. A click, or Tab, gives a slider the keyboard focus, and an outline shows it. Then → and ↑ step the field's number up to the next whole number and ← and ↓ step it down to the next whole number, Shift with an arrow and Page Up and Page Down step it by ten, and Home and End set the slider's first and last value; no step goes past either end. Screen readers' increment and decrement actions step the slider as → and ← do. The Color panel's, Swatch Options', the Navigator's and the Character panel's sliders, and the Color Picker's channel slider, respond only to the pointer. The keys follow the WAI-ARIA slider pattern (<https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/slider/>); the reference app's help does not describe keys on a dialog's slider, so the step sizes are VectorCraft's own.
   - Screen readers get the value of the color and channel sliders that panels and dialogs draw (the Color panel, the Color Picker, Swatch Options, the Navigator's Zoom, the Character panel's variable font axes, the Perspective Grid and flattener options, and the sliders of the effect, tool option and transform dialogs): the number and text of the field beside each one, such as 128 for G or 50% for an opacity, with the slider's range, which extends to include a number past the slider's end. The harmony wheel's Brightness slider, which has no field, reports its brightness in percent.
-  - Panels undock (#495): a dock tab, a panel icon or a popped-out panel's title dragged out of the dock floats that panel inside the window, and the strip right of the dock's tabs floats the whole tabbed group. A floating group moves by its title bar, a tab dragged out of it floats on its own, and dropped on another group's title bar or tabs it stacks with that group; dropped on the dock, which lights up under the pointer, its panels go back where they live (the tabbed group or the icon column), as its × and the panel menus' Float Panel / Dock Panel do (`window.panel.float`, `window.panel.dock`). The Tools panel floats by its title bar and docks again on the window's left edge. Floating groups stack into sets: dropped on the upper or lower half of another group (a line shows where), a group joins it right above or below it, and the set's groups stack top to bottom, each showing one panel, moving together by the top group's title bar, whose × docks them all; a group dragged by its tab strip leaves the set (`window.panel.float {below, above}`). A double-click on a tab collapses a floating group to its tabs (`collapsed`). Sets dropped on the left edge of the icon column or of another dock column dock as dock columns (a multi-column dock, `window.panel.dock {column}`), whose groups stack, tab and tear out as a floating set's do, and whose top strip floats the column again. Floating panels, their sets and the Tools panel's position are kept with the preferences and in user workspaces, and clamped into a smaller window. Not done: panels in separate OS windows, docking a panel into the default tabbed group it doesn't belong to, reordering tabs by dragging, collapsing a set or dock column to icons, dock columns right of the default dock, resizing floating panels and the groups of a set.
+  - Panels undock (#495): a dock tab, a panel icon or a popped-out panel's title dragged out of the dock floats that panel inside the window, and the strip right of the dock's tabs floats the whole tabbed group. A floating group moves by its title bar, a tab dragged out of it floats on its own, and dropped on another group's title bar or tabs it stacks with that group; dropped on a dock group's tabs, which light up under the pointer, its panels join that group, and on the group's upper or lower half they make a new group above or below it (`window.panel.dock {anchor, zone}`); dropped on the icon column they become icons there, the tabbed group's panels too (`window.panel.dock {icon: true}`); dropped anywhere else on the dock, which lights up, they go back where they live (the tabbed group or the icon column), as its × and the panel menus' Float Panel / Dock Panel do (`window.panel.float`, `window.panel.dock`). The Tools panel floats by its title bar and docks again on the window's left edge. Floating groups stack into sets: dropped on the upper or lower half of another group (a line shows where), a group joins it right above or below it, and the set's groups stack top to bottom, each showing one panel, moving together by the top group's title bar, whose × docks them all; a group dragged by its tab strip leaves the set (`window.panel.float {below, above}`). A double-click on a tab collapses a floating group to its tabs (`collapsed`). Sets dropped on the left edge of the icon column or of another dock column dock as dock columns (a multi-column dock, `window.panel.dock {column}`), whose groups stack, tab and tear out as a floating set's do, and whose top strip floats the column again. Floating panels, their sets and the Tools panel's position are kept with the preferences and in user workspaces, and clamped into a smaller window. Not done: panels in separate OS windows, reordering tabs by dragging, collapsing a set or dock column to icons, dock columns right of the default dock, resizing floating panels and the groups of a set.
   - The dock's double arrow collapses Properties, Layers and Libraries to icons at the top of the icon column, popping out like the other icon panels, and expands them again (`window.collapseDock`, kept with the preferences and in saved workspaces). The icon column's own arrow (expanding the icon panels into a full column) is not done.
   - Czech render-site labels: desktop/web file filters, diagnostics, suggested preset names and contributor tooltips/plurals now use catalog lookups; gradients have Czech adjective agreement and printer marks have a separate context (PDF/Print and Summary). Search, Home, toolbar/panel tooltips and Preferences already look up their labels. Every complete catalog has rows for these labels and for the Roman and Japanese printer mark styles. Evidence: `i18n::tests::czech_render_site_follow_up`, `i18n::tests::complete_catalogs_translate_render_site_labels`, `dialogs::tests_modal::printer_mark_labels_are_distinct_from_language_names`; see [localization-parity.md](localization-parity.md).
   - The History panel, Edit › Undo and Edit › Redo translate the names of the steps that apply or redefine a character or paragraph style and of the step that redefines a graphic style: each such step keeps its template (`Apply {name}`, `Redefine {name}`, `Redefine Graphic Style “{name}”`) and the style's name, every complete catalog has a row for each template, and the panel and the menu show the style's name as the document holds it, except the Normal styles' names, which they show in the interface language (`steps_named_after_a_style_list_the_template_around_the_name`, `undo_and_redo_name_a_style_step_around_the_style_name`, `every_undo_label_is_translated`).
@@ -931,6 +931,8 @@ sampling coexistence. Scores and estimates unchanged. See [development.md](devel
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-21 | minor | UI chrome: workspaces keep the layout changes made in them when switching away and back, and across restarts; Reset <name> returns to the saved layout (UI.7); score and hours unchanged (estimated) |
+| 2026-10-21 | minor | UI chrome: a panel group dragged onto a dock group's tabs joins it, onto its upper or lower half makes a new group above or below it, onto the icon column becomes icons (the tabbed group's panels too); dock tabs close from their context menu (UI.6); score and hours unchanged (estimated) |
 | 2026-10-20 | minor | UI chrome: workspaces keep the layout changes made in them when switching away and back, and across restarts; Reset <name> returns to the saved layout (UI.7); score and hours unchanged (estimated) |
 | 2026-10-21 | minor | M3: highlighted-text Eyedropper sampling preserves ranges and rejects unsupported source/target transparency atomically; regression-tested; scores and estimates unchanged. |
 | 2026-10-21 | minor | Shape Builder Gap Detection shares Live Paint’s spatial gap finder and temporary merge bridges (#2526); Custom is capped at 72 pt in the existing options dialog. Scores and estimates unchanged. |
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # UI and interaction parity
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-21 · **Change:** minor (workspaces keep their layout changes (UI.7); scores unchanged; Shape Builder Gap Detection shares Live Paint’s spatial gap finder and temporary merge bridges (#2526); Custom is capped at 72 pt in the existing options dialog; 3D: original Standard, Diffuse, Top Left and Right lighting presets; command access, effective-setting recognition and preview/history; scores and estimates unchanged; one selected clip group's Properties panel has Edit Clipping Path and Edit Contents at its top, G1; Distribute Objects and Distribute Spacing space from a key guide (#3165) with the Distribute Spacing value; Distribute spaces selected ruler guides with the objects, #1597 in part; the selection tools take a clipping path on its outline, over the art it clips; Polygon and Star exact-size placement remembers the chosen count for later drags and dialog openings; Cancel preserves the previous count; Live trace result bounds and selection highlights exclude the retained bitmap except in source-image views; a ruler guide can be the key object Align aligns to, and selected guides align to a key object, #2143; Pencil: Alt key toggles to Smooth Tool, #2001; status-readout sample widths cached by language, document unit and pixels per point; status messages and readouts use stable responsive allocations sized for localized labels and ordinary coordinates; cached canvas dimensions match the renderer limit before cache-key creation, view construction and worker submission; cached canvas reprojection preserves scale during resize, rotation and DPI changes; on-canvas Mirror Repeat axis, #2877; Background Export progress dialog with Cancel, #2564; 3D lighting: one to ten colored lights, smooth colored Inflate, legacy white-light appearance preserved; surface batching and restored seam minimum; scores and estimates unchanged; Blend spine Anchor Point conversions, selection/stacking priority and Shift regression coverage (#2544); scores and hours unchanged; Artboard Options' X and Y with a reference point, #1876; scores unchanged; library panels: one per library, dockable and tabbable, with Persistent, #2603; the Selection tool threads text from the out port, #2572 in part; scores unchanged; Group Selection picks and moves one path of a compound path, #2441 in part; the Move dialog opens on the last move and its last checkboxes; scores unchanged; transparency grid visibility saved in native documents, #1968; Live Corners radius up to the neighbouring cuts, #2332; Image Trace quick presets: wording corrected to the shipped behaviour, the Image Trace button opens the controls; batch exporting, #1935; document window scroll bars, #2322; Anchor Point tool: a click on a handle end retracts that handle only, #2267; scores unchanged; Smart Guides: the dragged end of a straight segment keeps to its extension at any angle, #2120; Warp Options controls verified by focused checks and original-image review; estimates unchanged; existing-guide Escape cancellation validated 2026-10-14; scores and hours unchanged; open-path anchor Delete keeps surviving runs separate; estimates unchanged; Artboard tab-switch follow-up historically validated on `a0671777`; scores and hours unchanged; Artboard clean active-tab close/Delete follow-up validated 2026-10-15; Curvature curve geometry, #1236 in part; Width-point finite-arithmetic follow-up validated; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace adjustment discovery; later 2026-10-14 merges: macOS save sheet Format menu back to missing, #1855, #866 reopened; anchor X/Y/W/H in the Transform panel, Properties and Control bar, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar labels, columns and the All Tools drawer, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; scores unchanged; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Delete on closed paths and whole objects, #1674; selection inside isolation, #1666; Escape in a Direct Selection drag and while typing, #1743, #1686; Pen clicks under 3 px, #1663; [ and ] on more tools, #1661 in part; fields commit on click away, #1787; command search keys, #1757; a guide's position in the Transform panel is a convenience with no parity claim, #1659; scores unchanged; intersect Smart Guides for drawn points and dragged anchors, #1602 in part; a ruler guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part; Symbol Options before New Symbol, #1560; tool flyout widths, #1616; Pathfinder Trim, Merge and Crop strokes, #1570; scores unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; Join merges anchors lying on one another, #1533; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing, not done; guide objects take the guide colour and style and Lock Guides, #1534; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; round corners next to curves and the Smooth tool's reach, #1512; Make Compound Path on a group, #1537; dialog slider rails, #1483; template layers stay in Preview in Outline view, #1486; Direct Selection takes the selected object's anchor where anchors coincide, #1508; Tabs panel stop drags, #1458; Split Into Grid dialog, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect's angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; value fields: readable selection, #1465 in part, and a focused field follows its value, #1457; scores unchanged; Transform dialogs have a live Preview and step with the arrow keys, #1412; transform tools, dialogs and Move act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; the bounding box hides during a corner drag, #1229; scores unchanged; dialogs focus their first field on every open, #1367, and a first field that starts greyed out once it is enabled, #1395; scores unchanged; Rectangular Grid and Polar Grid click dialogs take the skew, frame, compound path and Fill Grid options, #1377 in part, score unchanged; Live Corners: a Direct Selection click on a widget selects its corner, #1239; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard tool clicks fit the topmost editable object in one undo step (#1227); scores unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; DXF control-point SPLINE closure read, #1299 follow-up; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Simplify preview/counts and valid rewritten-path selection (#1272); parity remains partial; Texture-effect drag redraws optimized (#1257); idle Windows interaction still unverified; scores unchanged; Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Direct Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves Undo, Redo and saved state (#1180 follow-up); Eyedropper cursor distinguished from precise crosshair (#1269); scores unchanged; Eyedropper can read visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores unchanged; Direct Selection: independent segment picks and Delete (#1278); scores unchanged; Adding paint to an unpainted zero-width stroke restores the 1 pt default (#1253); scores unchanged; macOS save sheets offer a Format menu, #866; Attributes fill-rule controls edit the compound when a member is selected, #1197; a marquee needs to touch a path, not just lie inside its fill, #1103; earlier: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; interactive Mirror Repeat axis; Background Export progress dialog with Cancel, #2564; scores unchanged; 3D lighting: one to ten colored lights, smooth colored Inflate, legacy white-light appearance preserved; surface batching and restored seam minimum; scores and estimates unchanged; Blend spine Anchor Point conversions, selection/stacking priority and Shift regression coverage (#2544); scores and hours unchanged; Artboard Options' X and Y with a reference point, #1876; scores unchanged; library panels: one per library, dockable and tabbable, with Persistent, #2603; the Selection tool threads text from the out port, #2572 in part; scores unchanged; Group Selection picks and moves one path of a compound path, #2441 in part; the Move dialog opens on the last move and its last checkboxes; scores unchanged; transparency grid visibility saved in native documents, #1968; Live Corners radius up to the neighbouring cuts, #2332; Image Trace quick presets: wording corrected to the shipped behaviour, the Image Trace button opens the controls; batch exporting, #1935; document window scroll bars, #2322; Anchor Point tool: a click on a handle end retracts that handle only, #2267; scores unchanged; Smart Guides: the dragged end of a straight segment keeps to its extension at any angle, #2120; Warp Options controls verified by focused checks and original-image review; estimates unchanged; existing-guide Escape cancellation validated 2026-10-14; scores and hours unchanged; open-path anchor Delete keeps surviving runs separate; estimates unchanged; Artboard tab-switch follow-up historically validated on `a0671777`; scores and hours unchanged; Artboard clean active-tab close/Delete follow-up validated 2026-10-15; Curvature curve geometry, #1236 in part; Width-point finite-arithmetic follow-up validated; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace adjustment discovery; later 2026-10-14 merges: macOS save sheet Format menu back to missing, #1855, #866 reopened; anchor X/Y/W/H in the Transform panel, Properties and Control bar, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar labels, columns and the All Tools drawer, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; scores unchanged; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Delete on closed paths and whole objects, #1674; selection inside isolation, #1666; Escape in a Direct Selection drag and while typing, #1743, #1686; Pen clicks under 3 px, #1663; [ and ] on more tools, #1661 in part; fields commit on click away, #1787; command search keys, #1757; a guide's position in the Transform panel is a convenience with no parity claim, #1659; scores unchanged; intersect Smart Guides for drawn points and dragged anchors, #1602 in part; a ruler guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part; Symbol Options before New Symbol, #1560; tool flyout widths, #1616; Pathfinder Trim, Merge and Crop strokes, #1570; scores unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; Join merges anchors lying on one another, #1533; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing, not done; guide objects take the guide colour and style and Lock Guides, #1534; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; round corners next to curves and the Smooth tool's reach, #1512; Make Compound Path on a group, #1537; dialog slider rails, #1483; template layers stay in Preview in Outline view, #1486; Direct Selection takes the selected object's anchor where anchors coincide, #1508; Tabs panel stop drags, #1458; Split Into Grid dialog, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect's angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; value fields: readable selection, #1465 in part, and a focused field follows its value, #1457; scores unchanged; Transform dialogs have a live Preview and step with the arrow keys, #1412; transform tools, dialogs and Move act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; the bounding box hides during a corner drag, #1229; scores unchanged; dialogs focus their first field on every open, #1367, and a first field that starts greyed out once it is enabled, #1395; scores unchanged; Rectangular Grid and Polar Grid click dialogs take the skew, frame, compound path and Fill Grid options, #1377 in part, score unchanged; Live Corners: a Direct Selection click on a widget selects its corner, #1239; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard tool clicks fit the topmost editable object in one undo step (#1227); scores unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; DXF control-point SPLINE closure read, #1299 follow-up; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Simplify preview/counts and valid rewritten-path selection (#1272); parity remains partial; Texture-effect drag redraws optimized (#1257); idle Windows interaction still unverified; scores unchanged; Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Direct Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves Undo, Redo and saved state (#1180 follow-up); Eyedropper cursor distinguished from precise crosshair (#1269); scores unchanged; Eyedropper can read visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores unchanged; Direct Selection: independent segment picks and Delete (#1278); scores unchanged; Adding paint to an unpainted zero-width stroke restores the 1 pt default (#1253); scores unchanged; macOS save sheets offer a Format menu, #866; Attributes fill-rule controls edit the compound when a member is selected, #1197; a marquee needs to touch a path, not just lie inside its fill, #1103; earlier: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-21 · **Change:** minor (Panels dock into any dock group or the icon column by dragging (UI.6), workspaces keep their layout changes (UI.7); scores unchanged; Shape Builder Gap Detection shares Live Paint’s spatial gap finder and temporary merge bridges (#2526); Custom is capped at 72 pt in the existing options dialog; 3D: original Standard, Diffuse, Top Left and Right lighting presets; command access, effective-setting recognition and preview/history; scores and estimates unchanged; one selected clip group's Properties panel has Edit Clipping Path and Edit Contents at its top, G1; Distribute Objects and Distribute Spacing space from a key guide (#3165) with the Distribute Spacing value; Distribute spaces selected ruler guides with the objects, #1597 in part; the selection tools take a clipping path on its outline, over the art it clips; Polygon and Star exact-size placement remembers the chosen count for later drags and dialog openings; Cancel preserves the previous count; Live trace result bounds and selection highlights exclude the retained bitmap except in source-image views; a ruler guide can be the key object Align aligns to, and selected guides align to a key object, #2143; Pencil: Alt key toggles to Smooth Tool, #2001; status-readout sample widths cached by language, document unit and pixels per point; status messages and readouts use stable responsive allocations sized for localized labels and ordinary coordinates; cached canvas dimensions match the renderer limit before cache-key creation, view construction and worker submission; cached canvas reprojection preserves scale during resize, rotation and DPI changes; on-canvas Mirror Repeat axis, #2877; Background Export progress dialog with Cancel, #2564; 3D lighting: one to ten colored lights, smooth colored Inflate, legacy white-light appearance preserved; surface batching and restored seam minimum; scores and estimates unchanged; Blend spine Anchor Point conversions, selection/stacking priority and Shift regression coverage (#2544); scores and hours unchanged; Artboard Options' X and Y with a reference point, #1876; scores unchanged; library panels: one per library, dockable and tabbable, with Persistent, #2603; the Selection tool threads text from the out port, #2572 in part; scores unchanged; Group Selection picks and moves one path of a compound path, #2441 in part; the Move dialog opens on the last move and its last checkboxes; scores unchanged; transparency grid visibility saved in native documents, #1968; Live Corners radius up to the neighbouring cuts, #2332; Image Trace quick presets: wording corrected to the shipped behaviour, the Image Trace button opens the controls; batch exporting, #1935; document window scroll bars, #2322; Anchor Point tool: a click on a handle end retracts that handle only, #2267; scores unchanged; Smart Guides: the dragged end of a straight segment keeps to its extension at any angle, #2120; Warp Options controls verified by focused checks and original-image review; estimates unchanged; existing-guide Escape cancellation validated 2026-10-14; scores and hours unchanged; open-path anchor Delete keeps surviving runs separate; estimates unchanged; Artboard tab-switch follow-up historically validated on `a0671777`; scores and hours unchanged; Artboard clean active-tab close/Delete follow-up validated 2026-10-15; Curvature curve geometry, #1236 in part; Width-point finite-arithmetic follow-up validated; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace adjustment discovery; later 2026-10-14 merges: macOS save sheet Format menu back to missing, #1855, #866 reopened; anchor X/Y/W/H in the Transform panel, Properties and Control bar, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar labels, columns and the All Tools drawer, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; scores unchanged; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Delete on closed paths and whole objects, #1674; selection inside isolation, #1666; Escape in a Direct Selection drag and while typing, #1743, #1686; Pen clicks under 3 px, #1663; [ and ] on more tools, #1661 in part; fields commit on click away, #1787; command search keys, #1757; a guide's position in the Transform panel is a convenience with no parity claim, #1659; scores unchanged; intersect Smart Guides for drawn points and dragged anchors, #1602 in part; a ruler guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part; Symbol Options before New Symbol, #1560; tool flyout widths, #1616; Pathfinder Trim, Merge and Crop strokes, #1570; scores unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; Join merges anchors lying on one another, #1533; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing, not done; guide objects take the guide colour and style and Lock Guides, #1534; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; round corners next to curves and the Smooth tool's reach, #1512; Make Compound Path on a group, #1537; dialog slider rails, #1483; template layers stay in Preview in Outline view, #1486; Direct Selection takes the selected object's anchor where anchors coincide, #1508; Tabs panel stop drags, #1458; Split Into Grid dialog, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect's angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; value fields: readable selection, #1465 in part, and a focused field follows its value, #1457; scores unchanged; Transform dialogs have a live Preview and step with the arrow keys, #1412; transform tools, dialogs and Move act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; the bounding box hides during a corner drag, #1229; scores unchanged; dialogs focus their first field on every open, #1367, and a first field that starts greyed out once it is enabled, #1395; scores unchanged; Rectangular Grid and Polar Grid click dialogs take the skew, frame, compound path and Fill Grid options, #1377 in part, score unchanged; Live Corners: a Direct Selection click on a widget selects its corner, #1239; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard tool clicks fit the topmost editable object in one undo step (#1227); scores unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; DXF control-point SPLINE closure read, #1299 follow-up; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Simplify preview/counts and valid rewritten-path selection (#1272); parity remains partial; Texture-effect drag redraws optimized (#1257); idle Windows interaction still unverified; scores unchanged; Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Direct Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves Undo, Redo and saved state (#1180 follow-up); Eyedropper cursor distinguished from precise crosshair (#1269); scores unchanged; Eyedropper can read visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores unchanged; Direct Selection: independent segment picks and Delete (#1278); scores unchanged; Adding paint to an unpainted zero-width stroke restores the 1 pt default (#1253); scores unchanged; macOS save sheets offer a Format menu, #866; Attributes fill-rule controls edit the compound when a member is selected, #1197; a marquee needs to touch a path, not just lie inside its fill, #1103; earlier: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144; interactive Mirror Repeat axis; Background Export progress dialog with Cancel, #2564; scores unchanged; 3D lighting: one to ten colored lights, smooth colored Inflate, legacy white-light appearance preserved; surface batching and restored seam minimum; scores and estimates unchanged; Blend spine Anchor Point conversions, selection/stacking priority and Shift regression coverage (#2544); scores and hours unchanged; Artboard Options' X and Y with a reference point, #1876; scores unchanged; library panels: one per library, dockable and tabbable, with Persistent, #2603; the Selection tool threads text from the out port, #2572 in part; scores unchanged; Group Selection picks and moves one path of a compound path, #2441 in part; the Move dialog opens on the last move and its last checkboxes; scores unchanged; transparency grid visibility saved in native documents, #1968; Live Corners radius up to the neighbouring cuts, #2332; Image Trace quick presets: wording corrected to the shipped behaviour, the Image Trace button opens the controls; batch exporting, #1935; document window scroll bars, #2322; Anchor Point tool: a click on a handle end retracts that handle only, #2267; scores unchanged; Smart Guides: the dragged end of a straight segment keeps to its extension at any angle, #2120; Warp Options controls verified by focused checks and original-image review; estimates unchanged; existing-guide Escape cancellation validated 2026-10-14; scores and hours unchanged; open-path anchor Delete keeps surviving runs separate; estimates unchanged; Artboard tab-switch follow-up historically validated on `a0671777`; scores and hours unchanged; Artboard clean active-tab close/Delete follow-up validated 2026-10-15; Curvature curve geometry, #1236 in part; Width-point finite-arithmetic follow-up validated; scores and hours unchanged; Image Trace adjustment discovery; later 2026-10-14 merges: macOS save sheet Format menu back to missing, #1855, #866 reopened; anchor X/Y/W/H in the Transform panel, Properties and Control bar, #1824; Snap to Grid over Snap to Pixel, #1816; toolbar labels, columns and the All Tools drawer, #1751; Actions panel selection, #1629 in part; scores unchanged; 2026-10-14 merges: anchor Align and Distribute, #1636; Delete on closed paths and whole objects, #1674; selection inside isolation, #1666; Escape in a Direct Selection drag and while typing, #1743, #1686; Pen clicks under 3 px, #1663; [ and ] on more tools, #1661 in part; fields commit on click away, #1787; command search keys, #1757; a guide's position in the Transform panel is a convenience with no parity claim, #1659; scores unchanged; intersect Smart Guides for drawn points and dragged anchors, #1602 in part; a ruler guide's position in the Transform panel, #1597 in part; Symbol Options before New Symbol, #1560; tool flyout widths, #1616; Pathfinder Trim, Merge and Crop strokes, #1570; scores unchanged; G1/M11: Artboard deletion and history selection normalization; history regressions and full workspace CI pass; scores and hours unchanged; Width Point Edit: Shift-double-click enables adjoining adjustment; plain double-click keeps it off; scores and hours unchanged; per-corner radius fields with a link toggle, split from #1594; Join merges anchors lying on one another, #1533; correction: Average and Join with a corner or smooth choice is missing, not done; guide objects take the guide colour and style and Lock Guides, #1534; Keyboard Shortcuts lists commands outside the menus, #1539; round corners next to curves and the Smooth tool's reach, #1512; Make Compound Path on a group, #1537; dialog slider rails, #1483; template layers stay in Preview in Outline view, #1486; Direct Selection takes the selected object's anchor where anchors coincide, #1508; Tabs panel stop drags, #1458; Split Into Grid dialog, #1462; Transform Objects and Reflect's angle, #1448 and #1460; Pathfinder panel on a group, #1450; value fields: readable selection, #1465 in part, and a focused field follows its value, #1457; scores unchanged; Transform dialogs have a live Preview and step with the arrow keys, #1412; transform tools, dialogs and Move act on direct-selected anchors, #1408; the bounding box hides during a corner drag, #1229; scores unchanged; dialogs focus their first field on every open, #1367, and a first field that starts greyed out once it is enabled, #1395; scores unchanged; Rectangular Grid and Polar Grid click dialogs take the skew, frame, compound path and Fill Grid options, #1377 in part, score unchanged; Live Corners: a Direct Selection click on a widget selects its corner, #1239; custom ruler origin, #1212; Artboard tool clicks fit the topmost editable object in one undo step (#1227); scores unchanged; Pathfinder single-result source names and SVG IDs retained, #1293; DXF control-point SPLINE closure read, #1299 follow-up; Document Setup: Edit Artboards closes the modal after applying valid settings; pointer-click regressions; scores and hours unchanged; Artboards: Escape exits editing; an active drag cancels first; shortcut-routing regression; scores and hours unchanged; Simplify preview/counts and valid rewritten-path selection (#1272); parity remains partial; Texture-effect drag redraws optimized (#1257); idle Windows interaction still unverified; scores unchanged; Curvature point display improved (#1236, in part); scores unchanged; Direct Selection: no-op anchor Align preserves Undo, Redo and saved state (#1180 follow-up); Eyedropper cursor distinguished from precise crosshair (#1269); scores unchanged; Eyedropper can read visible locked and outside-isolation sources (#1251); scores unchanged; Direct Selection: independent segment picks and Delete (#1278); scores unchanged; Adding paint to an unpainted zero-width stroke restores the 1 pt default (#1253); scores unchanged; macOS save sheets offer a Format menu, #866; Attributes fill-rule controls edit the compound when a member is selected, #1197; a marquee needs to touch a path, not just lie inside its fill, #1103; earlier: Live Corners round corners between curved sides, #1144) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
 
 How VectorCraft's tools, handles, snapping and panels behave next to Illustrator's. A vector illustrator's
 trust is in the details: where a handle lands, what Shift and Alt do mid-drag, what a smart guide snaps to,
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ empty), without opening the dialog.
 | ~40 panels with ≡ menus; dock, icon column, collapse, tabs | done | 51 panel modules incl. tests |
 | Panels float inside the window, stack, dock back | done | #495 |
 | Floating groups stack into sets; sets dock as extra dock columns (a multi-column dock); groups drop anywhere in a set or column, or onto its tabs; a column taller than the window scrolls | done | `window.panel.float {below, above}`, `window.panel.dock {column}` |
+| Panels dragged onto a dock group's tabs join it; onto its upper or lower half they make a new group above or below it (a top/bottom split, resizable); onto the icon column they become icons, the tabbed group's panels too; a dock tab's context menu closes it (Window menu reopens it) | done | `window.panel.dock {anchor, zone}`, `window.panel.dock {icon: true}`, `window.panel.close` |
 | Panels outside the app window (another monitor) | missing | single OS window |
 | Edit Toolbar (•••): the All Tools drawer opens beside the toolbar by its button (Escape or a click outside closes it), dims the tools already in the toolbar; while it is open, tools drag from it onto the toolbar (between two tools, or onto one to join its group), from the toolbar into it, and within the toolbar; each toolbar keeps its edits | done | #1018; `window.editToolbar`, `toolbar.addTool`/`removeTool`/`reset`; the drawer's Reset (Illustrator has it in a drawer menu); dragging a toolbar button moves the tool it shows, not its whole group; New/Manage Toolbars missing; tool flyouts are as wide as their longest translated name and shortcut need (#1616) |
 | Quick Image Trace presets trace at once and leave the panel as it was; the Image Trace button (Control bar, Properties) opens the editable controls | done | Per the public documentation, choosing a preset traces the image with it straight away, and the panel is opened with the Image Trace button in the Control panel or in Properties' Image Trace section (<https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/image-trace-results-optimization.html>). The controls show Threshold, Paths, Corners and Noise with Advanced open; `panels/image_trace.rs` headless tests (`a_quick_trace_leaves_the_panel_as_it_was`, `sketch_quick_trace_reveals_all_adjustments_and_keeps_the_source` for the button's route). No algorithm parity claim. |
@@ -280,6 +281,8 @@ sampling coexistence. Scores and estimates unchanged. See [development.md](devel
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-21 | minor | Workspaces keep the layout changes made in them when switching away and back, and across restarts; Reset <name> returns to the saved layout; score unchanged (estimated) |
+| 2026-10-21 | minor | Panels dragged by the mouse join a dock group as tabs, split it top/bottom or become icons in the icon column; dock tabs close from their context menu; score unchanged (estimated) |
 | 2026-10-20 | minor | Workspaces keep the layout changes made in them when switching away and back, and across restarts; Reset <name> returns to the saved layout; score unchanged (estimated) |
 | 2026-10-21 | minor | M3: highlighted-text Eyedropper sampling preserves ranges and rejects unsupported source/target transparency atomically; regression-tested; scores and estimates unchanged. |
 | 2026-10-21 | minor | Shape Builder Gap Detection shares Live Paint’s spatial gap finder and temporary merge bridges (#2526); Custom is capped at 72 pt in the existing options dialog. Scores and estimates unchanged. |