Library: Your Personal Design Hub
We are excited to introduce Folio Library! This powerful new feature allows you to save, organize, and manage frequently used elements, making it easier than ever to streamline your creative process. Here is what you can do with the Library:
- Manage your library items: Store elements you often use and organize them right within Folio. With the Library, you can quickly add saved items to any board with just a click, ensuring consistency across your projects.
- Export your library items: Need to share or back up specific elements? Folio lets you choose which items to export and even give a custom name to your exported collection. This makes it simple to transfer specific design assets between projects or share them with colleagues.
- Import items to your Library: When you import items, they are automatically grouped as a collection within your Library, making them easy to find and manage. This means you can seamlessly bring in design assets from previous projects or collections and keep everything organized. The Library feature adds a new level of efficiency, allowing you to create, reuse, and organize elements effortlessly. It is designed to make your creative workflow smoother and more adaptable than ever.
Shift Key Enhancements
The Shift key now unlocks even more functionality for enhanced control over your designs:
- Aspect Ratio Preservation: When resizing shapes, images, and drawings, hold down the Shift key to maintain their original aspect ratio. Say goodbye to unintentional distortions!
- Snap Lines and Arrows to Key Angles: Adjusting the start or end point of lines and arrows with the Shift key pressed will now snap them to 15° increments. Perfect for creating clean and organized diagrams with precise alignment.
Text Element Improvements
Text elements now prevent unexpected word breaks, keeping your text neat and readable. Resizing text elements will maintain the aspect ratio, so your text looks consistent. Horizontal resizing remains flexible, allowing adjustments in width as needed.
Enhanced Screenshot mode
We have upgraded the screenshot feature to allow users to edit the selection area before downloading the image or copying it to the clipboard. This provides better control and flexibility.
New Settings menu
To streamline the main menu, we have moved all board configuration options (background color, show grid, show object dimensions, and snap to elements) to a brand-new Settings menu. This reorganization makes it easier to access and manage your board preferences.
Improved Element Handlers
We have polished the styles for element handlers, making resizing and managing elements on the board more intuitive and visually clear.
Duplicating Pages
We have added a highly requested feature: you can now duplicate entire pages within your whiteboard. This makes it easier than ever to create variations of your designs or work on multiple versions of your ideas without starting from scratch.
Fixed Selection Area Calculation for Curved Arrows
We have resolved an issue where the total selection area was incorrectly calculated when it included a curved arrow. Now, the selection area will be accurately reflected for all elements.
Fixed Image Export for Curved Arrows
We have also fixed a bug that caused curved arrows to be cropped when exporting the whiteboard to an image. Your exported images will now correctly include the full shape of curved arrows.
New Layers Panel
Introducing the Layers Panel, a powerful new feature that enhances your workflow by displaying all elements added to the board. This panel allows you to easily manage your elements, including changing the name, duplicating an element, or removing an element.
Displaying Object Dimensions
We have added the ability to view object dimensions for shapes, text, and for a selection. This new feature helps you achieve precise designs by displaying the width and height of selected objects directly on the board. Displaying dimensions can be enabled from Menu -> Object dimensions.
Full changelog
- We have added a new layers panel, allowing users to see all the elements added to the board. #87.
- Now users can display the dimensions of shapes, text, and selections. #88.
- We allow to set and change the name of elements from the new layers panel. #89.
- We have fixed a bug that crashes Folio when the user clears the board with some elements selected. #90.
- Now when you keep a single element inside a group (for example when you remove the other elements), we remove also the group. #91.
We have moved folio App to folio.josemi.xyz
We are excited to announce that Folio has a new home! The application has been migrated from josemi.xyz/folio to a dedicated subdomain: folio.josemi.xyz. This change is aimed at providing a better and more seamless user experience. Follow the next instructions to migrate your whiteboard: 1. Visit the Legacy Version: access the previous version of Folio at josemi.xyz/folio-legacy. 2. Export Your Whiteboards: go to Menu -> Save As... to download your whiteboard as a .folio file. Save this file to a safe location on your device. 3. Import to the New Folio: go to the new Folio application at folio.josemi.xyz and go to Menu -> Open... to upload the .folio file you exported from the legacy version. Your whiteboard will be restored and ready for you to continue working on them.
New Stickers Tool
We have introduced a fun and creative way to enhance your whiteboards! The new Stickers tool allows you to insert a variety of custom stickers into your boards. We have created our own unique set of stickers, and in future releases, we will be adding even more stickers to provide you with a broader range of options to express your ideas.
Restored Board Title in Header
We have restored the board title in the header. Now you can easily see and manage the title of your current board, making it simpler to keep track of your projects.
Introducing Bookmarked Links
In this update, we have added the ability to render links as bookmarks styled like cards, instead of plain text. Now, when you add a link to your canvas, it will be displayed as a visually appealing bookmark card, making it easier to identify and access important resources.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
We have included various bug fixes when saving the version of the secene in the local storageo of your browser.
Restored Group Elements Feature
In this update, we have restored the Group Elements feature to its full functionality. Now you can easily group together multiple elements on your canvas for streamlined organization and editing.
Bug Fixes
We have also included various bug fixes and performance improvements to ensure a smoother and more reliable drawing experience overall.
Introducing Snap to Elements
In this update, we have added the Snap to Elements feature, allowing you to align your drawings with precision. Say goodbye to crooked lines and uneven shapes – now your elements will snap into place effortlessly, ensuring a polished and professional look.
Laser Pointer tool is back!
We are excited to announce that the Laser Pointer Tool has been enabled again. Use it to highlight specific details or guide your audience during presentations and demos.
In this update, we have added the ability to reorder pages within your projects. Now you can arrange your pages in the order that best suits your workflow, allowing for greater flexibility and organization. Simply drag and drop pages to reorder them, making it easy to customize the structure of your projects on the fly.
We are excited to introduce the Pages feature to our editor. Now you can organize your drawings into multiple pages, allowing for structured layouts and improved organization. With Pages, you have the flexibility to create storyboards, presentations, or any other multi-page project with ease, unlocking new possibilities for your creative process.