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Few things after first day

Feature Request

Hi,

I have a few things that I find inconvenient or that seem to be buggy.

Mac:

  • The first thing is the lack of pressure sensitivity support for graphics tablets. Milanote and other apps support this. Also, for example, OneNote automatically detects the pen as soon as I bring it close to the display.

iPhone:

  • The option to resize elements using the pinch gesture. Especially when drawing elements, it can be difficult to hit the resize handles precisely in the mobile version. Maybe the resize hit area could be made a bit larger?

  • If I tap “Duplicate” several times and then undo the changes, a large “New Elements” panel appears with a list of things such as the duplicated image. I’m unable to close it. It also seems like these elements are actually being created on the disk, because they are named as copies (1), (2), etc., instead of being removed. To get rid of them, I had to drag all of them onto the board and then delete them manually.

General bugs:

  • After launching the app, it takes a while for synchronization to start. It takes around 20 seconds before files start loading. When I return to the app after, for example, 20 minutes, I have to wait a long time for everything to load again. It seems like it would be more convenient if synchronization started immediately when opening the app, rather than after a delay.

Ideas:

  • An option to set the synchronization frequency in the settings. I have the impression that my board is uploaded to iCloud quite rarely.

  • It would be nice if, for example, YouTube videos had a preview and could be played directly inside the tile within the app.

  • Customizable controls. I imagine many people are used to different controls for things like selecting objects or moving around the canvas.

  • The ability to add project/company colors, similar to Canva. Currently, I have to add an element, set its color, and then use the eyedropper to pick that color whenever I need it.

  • A dashed line option? I don't see one at the moment, and it would be very useful for moodboards.

  • Maybe some kind of synchronization icon in the corner?

It's only my first day using the app, but I really like it so far! Good luck with the development!

Posted by Maciek Tokarz ·
Status: Completed6 comments

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  • Dorweiler & Reimertz GbR

    Team•

    Oct 12

    Included most of it in the newest update. What we have skipped:

    1) “changing object selection from LMB to Cmd + LMB, changing panning from RMB to LMB, or using Space + LMB to pan” because to override the basic keys would add too much complexity on our end right now. So it is a light version of your idea, available in the settings.

    2) YouTube, as said before

    3) Sync icon, because it is not needed anymore. Thanks to your report, we have found a way to initiate the sync earlier. Every delay that stays is now caused by the cloud provide itself.

    4) Pen pressure: should already work for the “brush stroke”? Please let me know if it doesn’t

    • Maciek Tokarz

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      Oct 12

      Pressure sensitivity is working now, which is great! However, there is still very little difference in line thickness between light and full pressure. It would be great to have options to adjust the pressure sensitivity curve and range in the future, so users could customize how much pressure is needed to produce thin or very thick strokes

  • Dorweiler & Reimertz GbR

    Team•

    Oct 3

    These are great finds! Thank you for bringing them to our attention. We will work through them.

    For the YouTube videos to be played inline. This is not feasible without very quirky hacks, so it will not happen anytime soon.

    For the customizable controls: Do you mean that you can set your preferred keys by yourself? Same as it is common in most video games?

    • Maciek Tokarz

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      Oct 3

      Exactly! For example, being able to assign different keys to actions like Undo and Redo, but also customize mouse controls.

      For example, changing object selection from LMB to Cmd + LMB, changing panning from RMB to LMB, or using Space + LMB to pan, etc.

      People work with different software and are used to different control schemes, so what feels intuitive in one app can feel quite unintuitive in another. Having fully customizable controls would make it much easier to adapt the app to each person’s workflow

      • Dorweiler & Reimertz GbR

        Team•

        Oct 3

        Yes, this is a great idea 🤔 Thank you for that!