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On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 22:09:05 +0000, Javier_Z.@adobeforums.com wrote:

> Currently Illustrator holds about 48 tools in its tool panel. Some of them 
> are rarely used in my workflow (say Scallop or Flares...) At the same time 
> other tools, more useful for my purposes, are not so easily accessible.
> 
> I'd like to be able to customize a panel with my frequently used tools and 
> save it in my workspace

I couldn't agree more.

If I remember correctly, there used to be a plug-in for older versions of 
Illustrator that allowed the building of custom toolbars. I think it was by 
Extensis and I think it was called Vector Tools. And if I may point out, 
without wishing to rile the Luddites here, Freehand has this capability 
in-built.

A small amount of customisation is possible by removing items from the Tools 
folder. I have no use for the Eraser tool and Adobe chose to hide the 
Scissors tool, which I do use frequently, behind it in the Toolbar. By 
removing EraserTool.aip from Plug-ins>Tools, the Scissors tool is once again 
foremost.

I'm hoping that Configurator for Photoshop will eventually be available for 
Illustrator so that I can construct a new Toolbar, fashioned exactly as I 
want it. For example, I would prefer the Rectangle, Ellipse and Polygon tools 
to be always visible rather than nested. I would like to have my most-used 
Pathfinder and Action buttons on the main Toolbar. And so on.

-- 
Michael

mhphillips at gmail dot com