Whiteboard Enhancements
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Vincent D'Amico
I just have a very hard time working with the Shapes / They dont seem to scale and have issues with using Type within them.
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Kristine
I agree. Adding text to shapes is really frustrating. I'll make a copy of a previous shape (to maintain similar size and aspect ratio), and as soon as I start adding text to the shape it expands it out, which negates the point of copying an existing shape. (Also, it'd be nice to actually see the cursor inside of the shape...it's difficult to tell if the shape is "ready" for me to type or not.)
It also seems that if I have flow chart elements and then add in a mind map, the mind map is hugely laggy. For instance, when I zoom into just the flow chart elements, the performance is fine. If I scroll over a bit, the second I hit the mind map, everything lags, and makes the mind map really frustrating to use and view.
I'd also like to put in a request for:
- additional shapes (arrows, octagons, etc.)
- the ability to create custom colors from a color picker.
Thanks!
Jacob Forrest
I'm disappointed to see my post merged here. It was much stronger on its own. "Whiteboard Enhancements" is far too vague to get votes.
The issue I posted is quite specific and desperately needs addressing if whiteboards can ever be usable for flow charts.
Sydney
Merged in a post:
Shapes, Alignment, and Arrows, oh %$*@&!
Jacob Forrest
I love whiteboards until I've used them for about 20 minutes. After that, I want to punch myself in the face to try to feel better.
Arrows go in the most impossibly wrong places.
Shapes sometimes resize and sometimes don't.
And unless they are the peeeeeerfect size, the arrows won't be straight.
This gif perfectly captures how it is using whiteboards. I just want to put a parallelogram in-between two steps. It shouldn't be this hard (impossible).
After a few minutes of this, your mind is fried and you give up.
Jacob Forrest
Just seeing my own screen recording makes my blood pressure rise. 😂 😂 😂