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Michael_v_H 2/12/2023 5:57 AM
@mistcat. @lerone @boonikad9300 and others. ๐Ÿ‘€ I created a channel for design and polishing details. Feel free to post all ideas and suggestions here! ๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿš€
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boonikad9300 2/12/2023 6:00 AM
First one: the multiple-select, in the index card layout, is pushing outside its parent container when you select an input with a long amount of char.
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Michael_v_H 2/12/2023 6:01 AM
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First one: the multiple-select, in the index card layout, is pushing outside its parent container when you select an input with a long amount of char.
Michael_v_H 2/12/2023 6:01 AM
Yes, I've noticed that too. Will be fixed. ๐Ÿ‘
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a lot has been already polished (thx @Michael_v_H + @Steffen !)... here three of the proposals / observations that I´d still like to 'carry over' from the aforementioned thread: (edited)
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(1) » I know, the fate of 3-day / week- / month-view is still in the open... ... but in principal it would be great (expected) that clicking on a day could / would link to 'normal' [singular] day timeline-view « (edited)
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(2) » .. but one thing (went) missing for me is some easy way to get a kind of dashboard overview over recent objects [across types!]. the dashboard is per se fantastic in Capacities โ€“ but again it looks like working in a very localist / splintered way for DBs / collections 'only' (I already commented elsewhere about the felt gap to access the totality / total set of objects in Capacities, and how that, IMO, highlights the DB-feeling at cost of organic / direct access to the databody). « [full remark here: https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1067800509236379690/1070310032555655208 ] (edited)
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(3) » โ€ข solve cut-off of titles in gallery view « โ€“ I think cutting off titles after line one, when lines are very short anyways (because of the logic of tiles; ... and even more so, in case a cover image is sharing space with titles!) is not helpful. After all, the title is the one anchor to determine the relevance / assumed content of an object when visuall broswing the gallery...
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(3) » โ€ข solve cut-off of titles in gallery view « โ€“ I think cutting off titles after line one, when lines are very short anyways (because of the logic of tiles; ... and even more so, in case a cover image is sharing space with titles!) is not helpful. After all, the title is the one anchor to determine the relevance / assumed content of an object when visuall broswing the gallery...
Michael_v_H 2/13/2023 2:03 AM
We could make the title span two lines. ๐Ÿค”
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We could make the title span two lines. ๐Ÿค”
boonikad9300 2/13/2023 2:09 AM
It's also maybe worth it to re-evaluate the gallery vs. wall view in taking this decision, if you make it two lines, it basically becomes the wall view haha. The only thing that will be different is the same flex height for gallery view. Personally, I only use the gallery view because, as a user, I use the tile Title as anchor to determine the relevance and because all titles are at the same height for the gallery view you can quickly scan from left to right and down in a F-pattern
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I would maybe go as far as stripping the content out of the view since the font-size is so small and I have never found myself using it for extra context. For me, the type + title + tags are always enough to determine which card I want to open.
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but that's a tricky decision as I don't know how other people are using it
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It's also maybe worth it to re-evaluate the gallery vs. wall view in taking this decision, if you make it two lines, it basically becomes the wall view haha. The only thing that will be different is the same flex height for gallery view. Personally, I only use the gallery view because, as a user, I use the tile Title as anchor to determine the relevance and because all titles are at the same height for the gallery view you can quickly scan from left to right and down in a F-pattern
I see the point. ... but currently the differentiator is factually a depracation ๐Ÿ™ƒ I do not know any other app with such shortened / clipped title views in a card view; and card and wall views are regularly very 'similar' in other contexts / apps too. it's the nature of this (little) difference. though, I have to say, the regular and sorted grid impression makes a really big-big difference to me (to the point that I almost never use wall view, up to now) but I think the thought of differentiating them beyond the deprecated satus of titles is an interesting / good one! and like you, my hunch says, using less body content and maybe more 'structural' content (description; tags; number of blocks etc) might be an interesting route... ... but as you say, it's a design decision to be taken. ๐Ÿ‘€ I'd just line to see the title in a relevant / readable / browsable length ๐Ÿ˜€ (edited)
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I see the point. ... but currently the differentiator is factually a depracation ๐Ÿ™ƒ I do not know any other app with such shortened / clipped title views in a card view; and card and wall views are regularly very 'similar' in other contexts / apps too. it's the nature of this (little) difference. though, I have to say, the regular and sorted grid impression makes a really big-big difference to me (to the point that I almost never use wall view, up to now) but I think the thought of differentiating them beyond the deprecated satus of titles is an interesting / good one! and like you, my hunch says, using less body content and maybe more 'structural' content (description; tags; number of blocks etc) might be an interesting route... ... but as you say, it's a design decision to be taken. ๐Ÿ‘€ I'd just line to see the title in a relevant / readable / browsable length ๐Ÿ˜€ (edited)
ps: one thing I regularly find and appreciate in other apps is a way to dynamically change size of tiles to liking / viewing context via slider....
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boonikad9300 2/13/2023 2:28 AM
Made a quick concept in Figma:
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Decisions, decisions haha, not the most pressing thing i would say but nevertheless interesting to give it some more thought ๐Ÿ˜„
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Made a quick concept in Figma:
nice one! seeing it, I could also picture another now common scheme, like one to three thumbnails taken from the media in the object's body... ... but I have no Sketch around here, currently ๐Ÿ™„
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Decisions, decisions haha, not the most pressing thing i would say but nevertheless interesting to give it some more thought ๐Ÿ˜„
... as to 'pressing': for me it's a capital disturbance, as titles are most relevant to browse. it's basic. โ€“ plus, I am in the 'touch-up & improve the existing substance before pressing ahead elsewhere' team ๐Ÿ˜
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... as to 'pressing': for me it's a capital disturbance, as titles are most relevant to browse. it's basic. โ€“ plus, I am in the 'touch-up & improve the existing substance before pressing ahead elsewhere' team ๐Ÿ˜
boonikad9300 2/13/2023 3:06 AM
Totally agree, but not always possible to endlessly finetune a certain feature especially when you have users that are using it differently as you have envisioned ๐Ÿ™‚ Its all a game of trade-offs ..
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In my previous job as Product Owner for a platform in healthcare we had 50+ clients and every client had a deploy file where we would activate different settings, logic and translations. It was a living hell as PO ๐Ÿ˜‚ Orgs basically creating contradicting workflows inside certain modules which meant changing a certain feature would break some workflows ... which in the end meant nobody was satisfied because we had to choose a middle ground to make it work for everyone ..
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Small UX bug: selecting and then trying to scroll a certain block up a page does not work. I expect that the page scrolls up or down if i move the block to the border/top of the browser window
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Totally agree, but not always possible to endlessly finetune a certain feature especially when you have users that are using it differently as you have envisioned ๐Ÿ™‚ Its all a game of trade-offs ..
I see the overall point in case of Capacities development! ... but also feel like 'readable titles' is not 'finetuning a certain [marginal] feature' ๐Ÿ˜‰ the scope of my argument for 'first bring the house in order' was deliberately 'basic structures and intended / pre-architectured uses' ๐Ÿ™‚
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boonikad9300 2/13/2023 8:15 AM
small UI thing: pasting a link in the 'text' input type property is creating a weird white space (enter) above the link, you cant remove it be hitting backspace ๐Ÿค”
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@Michael_v_H / @Steffen โ€“ as to views (gallery, or wall, ... or generally): could the 'description' be part of the view display / excerpt?! I don´t know about the thoughts behind this, or the ways others are using different fields... but for me, the description is the the most important / salient text field, containing the central information (as 'description' suggests). (... this could also be a diffentiator btw card and wall, as @boonikad9300 suggested; in which case I think the card would be the prefered place for it)
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One thing that annoy me for some time, and I always forget to report it ๐Ÿ™‚ Problems with bullet list in card preview, also to-do not crossed out
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boonikad9300 2/15/2023 4:22 AM
Small UX quality of life improvement: "Closing tabs while pressing the middle mouse scroll wheel / button" like you can close tabs in your browser ๐Ÿ™‚
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boonikad9300 2/15/2023 11:49 AM
Just asking: are there options for moving blocks up/down with your keyboard? ๐Ÿ™‚
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Just asking: are there options for moving blocks up/down with your keyboard? ๐Ÿ™‚
Michael_v_H 2/15/2023 1:33 PM
Not yet, but coming soon. ๐Ÿ™‚
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Not yet, but coming soon. ๐Ÿ™‚
boonikad9300 2/15/2023 1:33 PM
Love it!
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idea for the profile template + views: move circle to the right โ€“ idea / hope: improves legibility ๐Ÿ™‚
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on 'description': I appreciate that description has been made a first class citizen by inserting it as standard to the beginning of an object page! ... then, I feel, it still has to be worked at in terms of its overall place and consistency, and efficient use in the Capacities universe. โ€ข example 1: currently, while prominent on page (for good reasons) it doesn´t appear in the 'list views' at all (but here in exception with table view, where it appears as prominent standard column) โ€ข example 2: with the current behavior of the objects sidebar there is a) a double display (= waste of screen/UX estate) of description (as heading section of page and as heading section of sidebar); and b) no way around that (as sidebar description can´t be altered / toggled I think these things point to some underlying confusion / inconsistencies, a.k.a. questions. while I am pointing here to some practical quirks, I´d think the underlying question really is: *what is / should be the real function of 'descriptions' in Capacities *โ€“ taken as a PKM! the 'answers' to the points raised above probably flow from that. I feel this is actually a semi-important issue, as it finally points to questions of knowledge / cognitive architecture, rather than 'just' the question of technical fields and functions... and after all it´s the architecture that makes Capacities shine... ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
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studying design for some time, overall key take is you should make it easy to know were to look / identify what's important when you have all elements same size, same color, same gap size between them, you can't visually identify necessary information there's also smth like visual weight, which determiners where your eye will go first, and so you shouldn't have most element's with same weight, brain would be required to think more, which again, leads to discomfort but yea, that's like key thing to keep in mind & one of the reasons why for example Obsidian feels complicated, most buttons look same, but you can't tell which are important smth like "Big, Medium, Small" principle might be helpful in this case (edited)
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boonikad9300 2/16/2023 4:20 AM
Small UX improvement: When I'm making a screenshot, I want to drag it onto the capacities block section and add it directly instead of copying to the clipboard and pasting it!
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The chervrons are too dominant, in my opinion โ†’ they compete with the icons. could be smaller oder other form ( more delicate)
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The chervrons are too dominant, in my opinion โ†’ they compete with the icons. could be smaller oder other form ( more delicate)
boonikad9300 2/17/2023 10:26 AM
You want these ones? ๐Ÿ™‚
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You want these ones? ๐Ÿ™‚
yeah... I like the chevrons from craft, for example
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yeah... I like the chevrons from craft, for example
boonikad9300 2/17/2023 10:30 AM
Agree, it's more subtle, but personally, it never bothered me to much ๐Ÿ™‚ They also have a function right now, where the filled chevrons are ones with collections
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when you replace them with the subtle ones, it will lose that function / purpose a bit imho
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boonikad9300 2/18/2023 2:42 AM
Found a weird bug, it seems like the overlay/preview window seems to cause it -> https://capacities.io/feedback/p/bug-searching-in-text-field-properties-is-buggy-not-working-the-and
Get an overview of requested features and ideas.
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MalteKiesel 2/22/2023 3:34 AM
The interface or the appearance of capacities can still be polished in some places. In the picture the block menu is hardly distinguishable from the background. On a page, the border between self-generated and automatically generated content (backlinks, timeline, etc) is hardly recognizable. When scrolling on extensive pages, it is easy to lose orientation. In both cases, a discreet color marking could facilitate orientation. Speaking of colors: The red "TODAY" does not feel comfortable to me. Red is an alarm color, a warning. A warmer, cozier tone would be a better choice. But maybe that's just my personal feeling. "TODAY" is the most frequently used page for me. A better colored marking of the button on the top left would make it even easier to access quickly. Overall, the look of the app is not very appealing to me. A little color here and subtle highlighting there could make it easier to use. Comfort and an appealing design are essential for a tool that is used on a daily basis. But it is probably not so easy to meet the taste of a large number of users. The first priority should still be the functional development. This is on a very good way and I am convinced that also the polishing of the working environment will gradually achieve a respectable result.
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The interface or the appearance of capacities can still be polished in some places. In the picture the block menu is hardly distinguishable from the background. On a page, the border between self-generated and automatically generated content (backlinks, timeline, etc) is hardly recognizable. When scrolling on extensive pages, it is easy to lose orientation. In both cases, a discreet color marking could facilitate orientation. Speaking of colors: The red "TODAY" does not feel comfortable to me. Red is an alarm color, a warning. A warmer, cozier tone would be a better choice. But maybe that's just my personal feeling. "TODAY" is the most frequently used page for me. A better colored marking of the button on the top left would make it even easier to access quickly. Overall, the look of the app is not very appealing to me. A little color here and subtle highlighting there could make it easier to use. Comfort and an appealing design are essential for a tool that is used on a daily basis. But it is probably not so easy to meet the taste of a large number of users. The first priority should still be the functional development. This is on a very good way and I am convinced that also the polishing of the working environment will gradually achieve a respectable result.
boonikad9300 2/22/2023 4:46 AM
๐Ÿ‘ Note: most calendar apps show 'Today' as red, so for me its a recognisable pattern ๐Ÿ˜‰ And as you say, a 100 people a 100 opinions regarding fonts, styling, colors etc
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boonikad9300 2/22/2023 4:53 AM
Ideally, there will be a theme section in your settings panel where you, as a user, can override the default 'Capacities' theme with variables like:
  • Color: {Primary, Background, Foreground, Outlines, Primary, Positive, Negative}
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But I think there is already a ticket on that -> https://capacities.canny.io/feedback/p/css-themes
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... maybe it´s just me... but I am always duped in collections, when writing a title, that there is the random chance to create a paragraph / separate second line... โ€“ is this intended? maybe I am not seeing the use case here, but I´d get rid of it as it seems error-prone and unneccessary. just my (first) impression... ๐Ÿ™‚ (edited)
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property editor: I can´t really get my head around when a change in the property editor needs a confirmation click, and when it is automatically applied when closing the pane, or returning to the general type list... it feels a little inconsistent here. and also often leads to changes not applied when expected (at least in my case ๐Ÿ˜Œ ). no biggie, but maybe a naggie... ๐Ÿ™ƒ
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... as we are at minute details... and diving deep(er) into property editor: โ€ข would be nice if date fields allow setting visibility directly in properties editor sheet / can be set to 'hide' here. currently it seems one has to go via second edit in the database view itself โ€ข would be nice if 'date' input would also offer 'created at', 'last edited at'
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why not show full title of cut-off node titles in local graph on hover?! ๐Ÿ™‚ (edited)
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not sure if this only happens to me (i am on linux, but I try it on different browsers: chrome, edge vivaldi,..) but thepreview cards on the Whats'new page (https://capacities.io/whats-new) looks like low-resolution, although the original has 3025x1964. not a big thing, but the first impression counts, here is screenshot what I mean
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Michael_v_H 3/5/2023 4:37 PM
Thanks for all the input in this channel so far! There are some exciting things coming up in this regard. ๐Ÿ™‚
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CaptainBackfire 3/6/2023 7:56 PM
Hopefully an easy win, my muscle memory is very much attuned to using CMD+W to close tabs. This closes the whole Capacities app so Iโ€™ve hard to resort to using Keyboard Maestro to remap the shortcut to escape when using capacities. Kinda works but it would be nice for it to work as it usually does across most other apps.
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Is it just me or are other also confused by the carets in e.g., "Backlinks" pointing in the wrong direction? I'm used to seeing a caret pointing down i.e., "v" when there is something to uncover and a caret pointing up i.e, "^" when there is something to hide. But in Capacities, it's the opposite. First two images: notion hiding text and then showing hidden text. Second two images: Capacities showing text and then hiding text. (edited)
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Is it just me or are other also confused by the carets in e.g., "Backlinks" pointing in the wrong direction? I'm used to seeing a caret pointing down i.e., "v" when there is something to uncover and a caret pointing up i.e, "^" when there is something to hide. But in Capacities, it's the opposite. First two images: notion hiding text and then showing hidden text. Second two images: Capacities showing text and then hiding text. (edited)
Michael_v_H 3/7/2023 11:00 AM
That's an age-old discussion. We show all indicators in a state-based manner throughout the app.
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That's an age-old discussion. We show all indicators in a state-based manner throughout the app.
But arenโ€™t there common UI/UX practices or guidelines on how to face these indicators? Not to pick a quarrel, but I canโ€™t think of any app that does it (in my eyes wrong) like Capacities. Even the Wikipedia page on Disclosure Widgets writes โ€œor a button with an arrow pointing downward when it is collapsed and upward when it is expanded (corresponding to how the widget will change state if the button is clicked)โ€
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That's an age-old discussion. We show all indicators in a state-based manner throughout the app.
boonikad9300 3/7/2023 11:09 AM
Love it, how many times I had this discussion with devs and designers alike ๐Ÿ™‚
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But arenโ€™t there common UI/UX practices or guidelines on how to face these indicators? Not to pick a quarrel, but I canโ€™t think of any app that does it (in my eyes wrong) like Capacities. Even the Wikipedia page on Disclosure Widgets writes โ€œor a button with an arrow pointing downward when it is collapsed and upward when it is expanded (corresponding to how the widget will change state if the button is clicked)โ€
And MS talks about it in their guidelines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/uxguide/ctrl-progressive-disclosure-controls where a downward facing caret indicates โ€œsomething can be revealedโ€
With a progressive disclosure control, users can show or hide additional information including data, options, or commands.
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boonikad9300 3/7/2023 11:10 AM
always settled on > (closed state) v (open state) like capacities
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always settled on > (closed state) v (open state) like capacities
Thatโ€™s a different one. And thatโ€™s not the one Iโ€™m disagreeing with
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Thatโ€™s a different one. And thatโ€™s not the one Iโ€™m disagreeing with
But those are two different kind of disclosure controls. And yeah, I agree, they do unfortunately have different visual styles for the same state of โ€œshowing contentโ€
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And MS talks about it in their guidelines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/uxguide/ctrl-progressive-disclosure-controls where a downward facing caret indicates โ€œsomething can be revealedโ€
Better actually to read the section https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/uxguide/ctrl-progressive-disclosure-controls?redirectedfrom=MSDN#progressive-disclosure-controls-1 as it take about what the glyph indicates being in most cases the future state. Only for the rotating triangle (the one @boonikad9300 talked about) does it indicate the present state
With a progressive disclosure control, users can show or hide additional information including data, options, or commands.
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boonikad9300 3/8/2023 5:50 AM
Inspiration for theming interface:
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boonikad9300 3/8/2023 7:56 AM
Seems a bit weird English; maybe better to make the label "Always visible" instead of "Always show"? Its more descriptive imho ๐Ÿค”
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content type settings ^^
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Seems a bit weird English; maybe better to make the label "Always visible" instead of "Always show"? Its more descriptive imho ๐Ÿค”
Or โ€œShow alwaysโ€ if one would want to stick with โ€œshowโ€ as opposite to โ€œhideโ€. Respectively โ€œAlways shownโ€ as correct counterpart to โ€œHiddenโ€. (edited)
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differentiate icon / UI elements for sidebar of app and sidebar of encylopedia โ€“ both use ' ๊ ต ' next to each other....
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Inspiration for theming interface:
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Gotta askโ€ฆ what app you took a screenshot of? @boonikad9300 (edited)
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it seems one cannot a) select multiple text blocks and then b) change format (e.g. bold, italic). would be nice, though ๐Ÿ™‚ โ€“ in general I feel in a lot of situations, after selecting multiple text blocks, the behavior is rather unexpected, and not easy to manage...
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Gotta askโ€ฆ what app you took a screenshot of? @boonikad9300 (edited)
boonikad9300 3/14/2023 12:57 AM
Ooh itโ€™s twitter post from someone ๐Ÿ˜‰
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Ooh itโ€™s twitter post from someone ๐Ÿ˜‰
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Ohh hehe thanks
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wish: a shortcut to select all blocks in content (object body) issue: if I want to copy / cut / edit all content blocks of an object there seems no shortcut to easily selct them. either I get only one block, or the whole object text, including title, properties etc.... which I can´t further edit via shortcuts
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wish: a shortcut to select all blocks in content (object body) issue: if I want to copy / cut / edit all content blocks of an object there seems no shortcut to easily selct them. either I get only one block, or the whole object text, including title, properties etc.... which I can´t further edit via shortcuts
... like take Craft: the behavior there is: cmd + a leads first to selection of current block; pressed another time it selects the whole document. this helpful logic could be transferred: 1x cmd + a = block selection; 2x = body (w/o properties + title); 3x = whole object content...
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Hey everyone, Iโ€™m new hereโ€ฆ. I couldnโ€™t confirm whether this has already been mentionedโ€ฆ It would be great if keyboard shortcuts to navigate to the previous page โ€œcmd + [โ€, and to the next page โ€œcmd + ]โ€ are included.
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Hi, I'm not fond of the big "ears" on each side of the previews to navigate to next/prev entry. I'd prefer something less obtrusive for example in the top button bar.
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there is a thing going on with 'Description'. โ€“ The description field appears even if 'Description' is not a selected property. This leads to a strange behavior: with no 'Description' property selected one can still add a description in the sidebar field for that property. While it is taken (and indicated as present), it will only be displayed as a single line... but not be saved... โ€“ I think this can use some clarification / disambiguation ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ˜€
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Another UX improvement for the MacOS app shortcuts, when I hit โ€œcmd + Wโ€ it shouldnโ€™t Quit Capacities. The shortcut should close the current open tab.
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Hi, I'm not fond of the big "ears" on each side of the previews to navigate to next/prev entry. I'd prefer something less obtrusive for example in the top button bar.
platonic_salad 3/19/2023 6:11 AM
They're not "pretty", but having navigation up there would be less intuitive from a UX standpoint I think! Just my two cents ๐Ÿ™‚
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They're not "pretty", but having navigation up there would be less intuitive from a UX standpoint I think! Just my two cents ๐Ÿ™‚
Moving the mouse from left to right across the screen to navigate back and forth is not best UX imho
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allowing to collect / select several blocks via cmd or shft and arrow would be much appreciated ๐Ÿ™‚
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allowing to collect / select several blocks via cmd or shft and arrow would be much appreciated ๐Ÿ™‚
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and, moving blocks up and down the order with keyboard ๐Ÿ‘€
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Ashwath Singh 3/20/2023 5:35 AM
When the page width is extremely small the UI buttons start to overlap.
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Ashwath Singh
When the page width is extremely small the UI buttons start to overlap.
Thanks!!
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Ashwath Singh 3/20/2023 6:58 AM
No problem!
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Ashwath Singh 3/20/2023 7:07 AM
When using the table layout would it be possible for column widths to react to the width of the table?
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Ashwath Singh 3/20/2023 9:04 AM
Also when clicking the vertical line beside elements, could it be possible that clicking the line would lead to the all toggles opening and showing what is inside, currently it doesn't have any action
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Ashwath Singh 3/20/2023 9:47 AM
I just realised when you wide card embed and it has toggles it shows two toggles instead of just showing one
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Also sorry for the spam, I just wanted to post it before I forgot
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Ashwath Singh 3/21/2023 1:40 AM
When using links specifically YouTube, would it be possible to set a default behaviour in Weblinks to have it embedded into the page?
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Ashwath Singh 3/22/2023 4:45 AM
Could there be a provision for us to arrange the rows of the table, as I want a particular order for the text which can't be reproduced by filtering or sorting
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Ashwath Singh 3/24/2023 10:37 AM
Could the graph view not show the title when there are a lot of elements as then it becomes really hard to click into one specifically
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@Ashwath Singh thanks so much for sharing these ideas. Super helpful!!
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Ashwath Singh
Could there be a provision for us to arrange the rows of the table, as I want a particular order for the text which can't be reproduced by filtering or sorting
This is something we have in mind but couldn't draft a good implementation yet.
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Steffen
@Ashwath Singh thanks so much for sharing these ideas. Super helpful!!
Ashwath Singh 3/29/2023 4:30 AM
No problem!
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Steffen
This is something we have in mind but couldn't draft a good implementation yet.
Ashwath Singh 3/29/2023 4:30 AM
Okay
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... the pinned 'apply changes' overlay in the properties editor ... is maybe a small step for Capacities, but a huge advance for human kind! ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿงท
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... the pinned 'apply changes' overlay in the properties editor ... is maybe a small step for Capacities, but a huge advance for human kind! ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿงท
boonikad9300 3/29/2023 6:10 AM
what this? ๐Ÿ‘€
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boonikad9300
what this? ๐Ÿ‘€
... try moving. and be AMAZED!
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PS: I do this all the time. every day.
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lerone
PS: I do this all the time. every day.
boonikad9300 3/29/2023 6:23 AM
Wait but why? ๐Ÿ™‚
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... because I am a sucker to types. ... and to dynamic (liquid) PKM systems. it's basically crazy.
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... because I am a sucker to types. ... and to dynamic (liquid) PKM systems. it's basically crazy.
boonikad9300 3/29/2023 6:25 AM
Even for the cray crays there is room @ capacities ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Loving Capacities so far! Would it be possible to have zoom in / out using trackpad gestures (ie pinch to zoom in etc), like in Word?
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boonikad9300 3/31/2023 1:51 AM
Would be nice to change the color of the default objects label (daily notes, tweets, etc) for people with a bit of OCD like me ๐Ÿ˜‚ -> So you could make everything the same color of group things (all 'note' objects color Y) (edited)
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my brain cant handle this
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Would be nice to change the color of the default objects label (daily notes, tweets, etc) for people with a bit of OCD like me ๐Ÿ˜‚ -> So you could make everything the same color of group things (all 'note' objects color Y) (edited)
I think you can change that if you're a Capacities Believer
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I think you can change that if you're a Capacities Believer
boonikad9300 3/31/2023 6:43 AM
I can change it as i'm a believer already ๐Ÿ™‚ However, the 'special' objects label colors that come standard with capacities can't be changed yet (edited)
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I can change it as i'm a believer already ๐Ÿ™‚ However, the 'special' objects label colors that come standard with capacities can't be changed yet (edited)
Ohh I see. I'm just a newbie so most of the things are new to me haha ๐Ÿ˜…
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Ohh I see. I'm just a newbie so most of the things are new to me haha ๐Ÿ˜…
boonikad9300 4/1/2023 2:58 AM
Haha there is lots to learn in capacities ๐Ÿ™‚
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Hi! Do you know how to create a table?
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Hi! Do you know how to create a table?
Tables are not there yet, you can vote here: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/simple-table
Get an overview of requested features and ideas.
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I can change it as i'm a believer already ๐Ÿ™‚ However, the 'special' objects label colors that come standard with capacities can't be changed yet (edited)
Michael_v_H 4/2/2023 5:35 PM
I think this will become possible quite soon. ๐Ÿ™‚
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I think this will become possible quite soon. ๐Ÿ™‚
Michael_v_H 4/2/2023 5:35 PM
Also addressing the issue of too many different colors all over the UI.
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Michael_v_H
I think this will become possible quite soon. ๐Ÿ™‚
boonikad9300 4/3/2023 12:53 AM
Love it!!
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And a question in general related to such request @Steffen @Michael_v_H -> Do you prefer that we make tickets in Canny for these 'small' ui/ux related improvements or are you keeping an eye on this channel and create tickets yourself? ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ’ก
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Ashwath Singh 4/5/2023 2:59 AM
Could there be a way to bookmark pages in a pdf, oftentimes I use the pdf feature for books and there is no way to return to the page I was previously on. So due to this could there be some way to bookmark a page in the pdf so that it is easier to start from
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And a question in general related to such request @Steffen @Michael_v_H -> Do you prefer that we make tickets in Canny for these 'small' ui/ux related improvements or are you keeping an eye on this channel and create tickets yourself? ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ’ก
Michael_v_H 4/5/2023 5:35 AM
This channel is fine! ๐Ÿ‘
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Ashwath Singh
Could there be a way to bookmark pages in a pdf, oftentimes I use the pdf feature for books and there is no way to return to the page I was previously on. So due to this could there be some way to bookmark a page in the pdf so that it is easier to start from
Michael_v_H 4/5/2023 5:36 AM
We plan to add annotation features to PDF which will include improvements like this. ๐Ÿ™‚
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We plan to add annotation features to PDF which will include improvements like this. ๐Ÿ™‚
Ashwath Singh 4/5/2023 7:59 PM
Okay thanks!
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Is there a way to remove images border? I was trying to use some png as stickers.
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Request: A better way to distinguish โ€œedit modeโ€ from โ€œview modeโ€. Use Cases:
  • โ€œHHโ€ for daily note ends up typing hh in current page.
  • โ€œCommand + Kโ€ for search creates a link in document. Thanks!
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When using a Date as a property, can we get the options for formatting the date? 4/25/2023 or 4-25-23 or April 24, 2023) or swapping those values around for those people who like year first or something
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When using a Date as a property, can we get the options for formatting the date? 4/25/2023 or 4-25-23 or April 24, 2023) or swapping those values around for those people who like year first or something
itsamemarkus 4/25/2023 4:57 PM
have you checked if localized / ISO 8601 is maybe good for you already? There is a Date & Time section in the settings.
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I did not even see that, let me check!
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hmm, partially. It does switch to numerical but it puts year first which I'm personally a fan of MM-DD-YY myself, but it's closer!
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it removes the option for date format when I switch to ISO 8601 which is what i'm looking for
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sorry all kinds of feedback from me today- Creating a Fixed Set selection is weird how there is "Select & Add to Set" is the only option. I'm not sure the solution here but it needs to be something like "Click to Select" and "Control + Click to add to set only" but NOT also select it. I find myself having to select & add everything then unselect everything I don't want selected but remain in the fixed set for that property. What's weird to me most is that when creating the property, I can't create the set there in the property settings which is what I expect (edited)
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hey, I love the look of the 'new' Capacities. it´s even better, slicker. also seems more repsonsive now. probably because of the good design ๐Ÿ˜€ โ€“ there is much good stuff. in particular I like: sidebars systematization, search in pickers... of course whatever lays the ground for themes is good!! ๐Ÿ˜„ ... one idea for improvement (as I am one of the people where the 'New Type' icon drowns under the line of sight โ€“ because I fancy types; and have some of them in the list...): wouldn´t it make sense to put that '+' down on the fixed panel (bottom left), for pragmatics ... as well as maybe for logical consistency? in the end, I´d appreciate any easy access option for people with longer type lists, in any way or form ๐Ÿ™ (edited)
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hey, I love the look of the 'new' Capacities. it´s even better, slicker. also seems more repsonsive now. probably because of the good design ๐Ÿ˜€ โ€“ there is much good stuff. in particular I like: sidebars systematization, search in pickers... of course whatever lays the ground for themes is good!! ๐Ÿ˜„ ... one idea for improvement (as I am one of the people where the 'New Type' icon drowns under the line of sight โ€“ because I fancy types; and have some of them in the list...): wouldn´t it make sense to put that '+' down on the fixed panel (bottom left), for pragmatics ... as well as maybe for logical consistency? in the end, I´d appreciate any easy access option for people with longer type lists, in any way or form ๐Ÿ™ (edited)
hfsandovalm 4/27/2023 12:28 PM
Hi Lerone. Iโ€™m really happy with all the great work done in this release. There are a lot of improvements. I support your idea about the New Type option. I have many types with collections inside and I require to have visible the collections so the New type option is out of my sight and reach. I think it could be on the right side of the bottom of the left sidebar.
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Wowa started a thread. 4/27/2023 2:54 PM
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Visual timeline is great but I donโ€™t want to see that all the time. How about visual timeline within a toggle instead?
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Ashwath Singh 4/27/2023 11:19 PM
I think the command is missing in this, I think it is meant to show shift click
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Ashwath Singh
I think the command is missing in this, I think it is meant to show shift click
Thank you!
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Visual timeline is great but I donโ€™t want to see that all the time. How about visual timeline within a toggle instead?
You can hide the timeline at any point, and you can also filter to not show created for example. What else would you expect? Just curious ๐Ÿ™‚
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You can hide the timeline at any point, and you can also filter to not show created for example. What else would you expect? Just curious ๐Ÿ™‚
hfsandovalm 4/28/2023 1:21 AM
Oh, you are right @Steffen, the timeline is collapsible. I think it is not obvious. We only understand it when we hover on the References title.
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Thank you!
Ashwath Singh 4/28/2023 2:14 AM
No problem!
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Hi. Not sure if this is a bug or something else but when I use the date picker, the arrows are kind of working in the opposite direction? Right arrow = date descending order/past dates; left arrow = date ascending order/future dates Here's a screen record for reference: https://www.loom.com/share/6d6becaff4d14e22bc39391ee1baa8c9
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Hi. Not sure if this is a bug or something else but when I use the date picker, the arrows are kind of working in the opposite direction? Right arrow = date descending order/past dates; left arrow = date ascending order/future dates Here's a screen record for reference: https://www.loom.com/share/6d6becaff4d14e22bc39391ee1baa8c9
Thanks for sharing, will be fixed ๐Ÿ™ˆ
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Thanks for sharing, will be fixed ๐Ÿ™ˆ
That's fast! haha you're welcome!
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hey, I already stated there is so much to like about the UI overhaul... now, in use come the nitty-gritty questions / observations. One relates to the sidebar โ€“ especially with a view to pinned objects. I have priorly stated my feeling there is still no real idea how to use the โ€“ theoretically โ€“ very useful pin-sidebar. >> https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001365576314261555/1092785809515614280 / >> https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001365576314261555/1092781719519764500 (โ€“the silence of the community as to my question re. use cases / workflows also said a lot, IMO โ€“ > https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1090265886784507964/1090265896989233162). So, in this dimension I think things are still undecided to unorderly/messy (again IMO): 1) one cannot pin an object from object view to the sidebar; making collecting stuff a click affair (detour via list view is neccessary). While this is a real minor detail that can be easily resolved, it signals to me that the workflow with the sidebar is just not really on the map... or at least on the forefront of the map ๐Ÿ˜‰ 2) when opening the sidebar of an object the pin sidebar now vanishes. hm. I see the thinking here, and also very much welcome the cleaning up of everything, esp. sidebar. ... but actually this makes practical use of the pin sidebar even more opaque... at least to me. So, I raised this before. And there was not a lot of echo. I assign that to the fact that development still looks very much at functions and features. Which is understandable. And neccessary. But I´d wish the conversation about some processual workflows in and around Capacities would deepen, and take a likewise position in development. This is not to complain. Everything is getting (much) better in here. But I see a little drift to functions and features... and would encourage some additional focus on workflows and the 'architectural' development. Just sayin' ...
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One can link this to other discussions here (starting with a remark by @ratto in the latest round): https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/969304624848855050/1100133376112988191 โ€“ unfortunately one can not make threads ante post, like 'the Capacities North Star Collective' ๐Ÿ˜… ) , ...and during one of that @boonikad9300 made the very constructive addition, that something like Vision Documents / MOUs on central aspects would help negotiating and keeping the 'North Star' of Capacities. I think in this line of thinking, a VD on the Sidebar and Pinning (standing in for the whole process of โ€“ temporary โ€“ collation and collection in the 'visual present') would make sense... ... and potentially also clarify โ€“ to everyone โ€“ where to go with and how to best make use of the 'pin-bar' Love to the team! (edited)
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two little things: 1) the 'small' text rendering seems to be very much the 'normal' text size again... or, is this just me? ๐Ÿ™‚ 2) when calling up the format edit board (or how its called :-D), I often have some text selected. but it seems I can only use cmd+E when the cursor is not in selection mode. is that by design? ... it creates some fritcion, AFAICT...
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hey, I already stated there is so much to like about the UI overhaul... now, in use come the nitty-gritty questions / observations. One relates to the sidebar โ€“ especially with a view to pinned objects. I have priorly stated my feeling there is still no real idea how to use the โ€“ theoretically โ€“ very useful pin-sidebar. >> https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001365576314261555/1092785809515614280 / >> https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001365576314261555/1092781719519764500 (โ€“the silence of the community as to my question re. use cases / workflows also said a lot, IMO โ€“ > https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1090265886784507964/1090265896989233162). So, in this dimension I think things are still undecided to unorderly/messy (again IMO): 1) one cannot pin an object from object view to the sidebar; making collecting stuff a click affair (detour via list view is neccessary). While this is a real minor detail that can be easily resolved, it signals to me that the workflow with the sidebar is just not really on the map... or at least on the forefront of the map ๐Ÿ˜‰ 2) when opening the sidebar of an object the pin sidebar now vanishes. hm. I see the thinking here, and also very much welcome the cleaning up of everything, esp. sidebar. ... but actually this makes practical use of the pin sidebar even more opaque... at least to me. So, I raised this before. And there was not a lot of echo. I assign that to the fact that development still looks very much at functions and features. Which is understandable. And neccessary. But I´d wish the conversation about some processual workflows in and around Capacities would deepen, and take a likewise position in development. This is not to complain. Everything is getting (much) better in here. But I see a little drift to functions and features... and would encourage some additional focus on workflows and the 'architectural' development. Just sayin' ...
boonikad9300 4/28/2023 1:01 PM
In general, It is very difficult for most people to think about processes/systems design/bigger picture thinking (I think that's why it stayed silent on that bit maybe?). What you are saying is also a bit of a double-edged sword imho: you need features to form your personal workflows, and workflows to inform which features you need ๐Ÿ™‚ For example, I didn't see the need for a pinned feature when I started using Capacities. However, when my personal workflow and knowledge capture system developed further and I began adding more information to my system, I found they are very handy as an 'entry-point' and routes to the deeper lying, linked content! ๐Ÿ™‚ Overall, I think you hit a very good point when talking about processual workflows and architecture: In an ideal world each feature would be useful on its own but can also serve as a building block or part of a larger (knowledge) workflow. ๐Ÿค”
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agree, @boonikad9300 , about the 'double-edged sword'; or more constructively, I also think given features and processes inform each other. basically this is what makes any given tool and the specific 'propositions' (feature-style/-architecture) productive to each and everyone of us. โ€“ that is also, why this should be reflected and developed in tandem, imho. as to your experience w/ 'pinning', that is of course interesting; and I am sure such experiences โ€“ and feedbacking them / reflecting them collectively โ€“ would be beneficial to everyone. ... then, just to be sure: you are also talking about the kind of 'pin-stacking', which leads to the very temporary collections in the right hand sidebar (not the more permanently 'pinning' in the left sidebar? โ€“ ... because my starting point (see initial post) wasn't purely abstract reasoning here; but triggered by the โ€“ in my view not yet clear / transparent / obvious โ€“ behavior and 'affordance' of the 'open in sidebar' / then 'pin to sidebar' function ... which, as you see here, even in nomenclatura 'pinning to sidebar' is a little confusing, as there is one option to pin to left sidebar (akin to 'bookmarking'); and in the other case (right sidebar) works rather temporary and in a visual logic (actually a semblance of 'stacked tabs' or something likewise). I gather, personally, what can be seen in this undetected ambivalency of 'pinning', is the following: good intuition about useful functions (as already exist in other apps); without a yet fleshed out idea what it really means (in terms of possible workflows / affordances etc) in Capacities... which, to me, is the whole point behind the rather inconsistent way the right sidebar currently works, or 'affords itself' ...
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agree, @boonikad9300 , about the 'double-edged sword'; or more constructively, I also think given features and processes inform each other. basically this is what makes any given tool and the specific 'propositions' (feature-style/-architecture) productive to each and everyone of us. โ€“ that is also, why this should be reflected and developed in tandem, imho. as to your experience w/ 'pinning', that is of course interesting; and I am sure such experiences โ€“ and feedbacking them / reflecting them collectively โ€“ would be beneficial to everyone. ... then, just to be sure: you are also talking about the kind of 'pin-stacking', which leads to the very temporary collections in the right hand sidebar (not the more permanently 'pinning' in the left sidebar? โ€“ ... because my starting point (see initial post) wasn't purely abstract reasoning here; but triggered by the โ€“ in my view not yet clear / transparent / obvious โ€“ behavior and 'affordance' of the 'open in sidebar' / then 'pin to sidebar' function ... which, as you see here, even in nomenclatura 'pinning to sidebar' is a little confusing, as there is one option to pin to left sidebar (akin to 'bookmarking'); and in the other case (right sidebar) works rather temporary and in a visual logic (actually a semblance of 'stacked tabs' or something likewise). I gather, personally, what can be seen in this undetected ambivalency of 'pinning', is the following: good intuition about useful functions (as already exist in other apps); without a yet fleshed out idea what it really means (in terms of possible workflows / affordances etc) in Capacities... which, to me, is the whole point behind the rather inconsistent way the right sidebar currently works, or 'affords itself' ...
boonikad9300 4/28/2023 2:35 PM
Check! Didn't know you could pin the right sidebar/tab ... ๐Ÿ˜‚ But agree, consistency should be key!
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@boonikad9300 (and everyone): these are the two ways, one can pin... ... the question is, really: how is the vision for (experience with) the right sidebar-'pinning' (stacking)??!! ๐Ÿค” (especially as this process got additionally erratic /hard to achieve) vis-a-vis the prior UI-versions) ๐Ÿ‘€ ... and, I have to add: I actually have high hopes, that this will eventually contribute to a deeper, more 'editorial'-like workflow / experience in Capacities. so my question is out of care to get this right (achieve an โ€“ shared โ€“ understanding), not to criticize, or just hypothesize... ๐Ÿ˜ƒ (edited)
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@boonikad9300 (and everyone): these are the two ways, one can pin... ... the question is, really: how is the vision for (experience with) the right sidebar-'pinning' (stacking)??!! ๐Ÿค” (especially as this process got additionally erratic /hard to achieve) vis-a-vis the prior UI-versions) ๐Ÿ‘€ ... and, I have to add: I actually have high hopes, that this will eventually contribute to a deeper, more 'editorial'-like workflow / experience in Capacities. so my question is out of care to get this right (achieve an โ€“ shared โ€“ understanding), not to criticize, or just hypothesize... ๐Ÿ˜ƒ (edited)
boonikad9300 4/28/2023 2:44 PM
OOh hot dammmm, didn't know you could open multiple pages in the side bar (only if you click on the lock icon apparently??!) ๐Ÿ‘€ Was actually looking for such a feature, was almost ready to create a ticket for this hahaha
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OOh hot dammmm, didn't know you could open multiple pages in the side bar (only if you click on the lock icon apparently??!) ๐Ÿ‘€ Was actually looking for such a feature, was almost ready to create a ticket for this hahaha
yeah, I love(d) it too, from the start. ... it just got harder to spot it / execute it in the new version. which, again, I assume is because there isn´t yet a fleshed out idea / vision attached; ... nor community feedback on actual / possible uses and meaningful workflows (within the 'Capacities-paradigm)... ๐Ÿค” so, maybe, it´s about to die...? hm. wonder how @Steffen + @Michael_v_H see all this (as they are the architects); but I also see / fear / accept [what a series ๐Ÿ™ƒ ] they probably do not have a lot of headspace for such things, given all the tasks / extensions amassing under their fingertips... ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿญ ๐ŸŽ† ๐Ÿš  ๐Ÿ”๏ธ ๐Ÿšตโ€โ™‚๏ธ โ€“ ๐Ÿ˜บ (edited)
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yeah, I love(d) it too, from the start. ... it just got harder to spot it / execute it in the new version. which, again, I assume is because there isn´t yet a fleshed out idea / vision attached; ... nor community feedback on actual / possible uses and meaningful workflows (within the 'Capacities-paradigm)... ๐Ÿค” so, maybe, it´s about to die...? hm. wonder how @Steffen + @Michael_v_H see all this (as they are the architects); but I also see / fear / accept [what a series ๐Ÿ™ƒ ] they probably do not have a lot of headspace for such things, given all the tasks / extensions amassing under their fingertips... ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿญ ๐ŸŽ† ๐Ÿš  ๐Ÿ”๏ธ ๐Ÿšตโ€โ™‚๏ธ โ€“ ๐Ÿ˜บ (edited)
boonikad9300 4/28/2023 2:51 PM
I think with a little tweak in the default behaviour it could be a lot more clear / powerful: Currently, it replaces the side-panel page if you shift-clicking a link 2 times, however, I you change that behaviour to stacking by default it would be a LOT more clear for me ๐Ÿ™‚
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I think with a little tweak in the default behaviour it could be a lot more clear / powerful: Currently, it replaces the side-panel page if you shift-clicking a link 2 times, however, I you change that behaviour to stacking by default it would be a LOT more clear for me ๐Ÿ™‚
... which is the way it worked priorly ๐Ÿ˜‰
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boonikad9300 4/28/2023 2:52 PM
so shift-click link A open side panel, shift-click link B stack that page beneath link A in the side-panel (edited)
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so shift-click link A open side panel, shift-click link B stack that page beneath link A in the side-panel (edited)
... ah, that would be a good extension of a useful scenario... which brings us back to the (potential) benefits of scenario-/vision-building here... which was a good point you made priorly in other โ€“ but related โ€“ context...
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boonikad9300 4/28/2023 2:55 PM
in my mind the side panel is not really a side panel but more a 'split-view'
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so shift-click link A open side panel, shift-click link B stack that page beneath link A in the side-panel (edited)
... currently part of the new 'problem' (afaik), is that where this 'stack' remained visible consistently as long as you didn´t close the right sidebar, this has now changed to a behavior where the 'stack' disappears once you open the 'new' (second?) right sidebar from within any given 'main object' (the one focussed in the middle pane)... (edited)
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in my mind the side panel is not really a side panel but more a 'split-view'
yeah, it should be! I think so, too... but while this was never really totally clear (or: awaited further development), this is currently defeated by the move to the new behavior just described above (and actually subject of my 'original' post / question / remark on the 'new' right sidebar(s) behavior(s))... again, all this can take several routes. but also, again, it should be part of some systematic, explicit, and (best) collective reflection and shaping... imho... (edited)
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I think with a little tweak in the default behaviour it could be a lot more clear / powerful: Currently, it replaces the side-panel page if you shift-clicking a link 2 times, however, I you change that behaviour to stacking by default it would be a LOT more clear for me ๐Ÿ™‚
so, I fed this to the feature request logic. maybe it can take on live there...? ๐Ÿ˜€ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/sort-the-right-pin-sidebar-uiux-extenddevelop
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@Steffen - LOVE the new improvements! Two quick thoughts: 1. The Daily Note shortcut (Command + H) on macOS is the default shortcut for hiding the window. 2. Would love to see an option in the tab bar to quickly open a new tab. Thanks!
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@Steffen - LOVE the new improvements! Two quick thoughts: 1. The Daily Note shortcut (Command + H) on macOS is the default shortcut for hiding the window. 2. Would love to see an option in the tab bar to quickly open a new tab. Thanks!
Thanks for your kind words ๐Ÿ™‚ 1. Cmd + H should work with the newest update. Daily note shortcut is now cmd + ctrl + H. 2. You can cmd + click on every object to open it in a new tab. Same works for the create menu. Cmd + U then search for your type and then hit Cmd + Enter and it will open in a new tab. Does that make sense?
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Thanks for your kind words ๐Ÿ™‚ 1. Cmd + H should work with the newest update. Daily note shortcut is now cmd + ctrl + H. 2. You can cmd + click on every object to open it in a new tab. Same works for the create menu. Cmd + U then search for your type and then hit Cmd + Enter and it will open in a new tab. Does that make sense?
I am on Windows and the daily not shortcut (it says it's Ctrl + Alt + H) doesn't seem to be working for me...
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Also, I am loving everything in the new update with the polished UI, but could we have a + button beside the Objects dropdown (or maybe a shortcut)? With more and more objects it gets inconvenient to scroll all the way down and click on new type
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I am on Windows and the daily not shortcut (it says it's Ctrl + Alt + H) doesn't seem to be working for me...
Will be fixed with the next update
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Alrighty thank you!
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Not sure if this has been flagged yet, but with the new design, when the sidebar is collapsed, the traffic light alignment just feels off. Maybe taking the corner off like in the second picture might be a solution?
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or just bringing the traffic lights down a bit to be aligned with the icons. A side effect would be that the whole sidebar would have to be shifted down to account for that when it's opened.
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Not sure if this has been flagged yet, but with the new design, when the sidebar is collapsed, the traffic light alignment just feels off. Maybe taking the corner off like in the second picture might be a solution?
Michael_v_H 5/1/2023 5:07 PM
Yes, the issue was that we also have to handle the case with the tabs bar open. So it will look cut off in at least one way. But maybe it's better to do it as you suggest so it looks at least well in the main view.
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I donโ€™t know if itโ€™s been mentioned before but there is very little difference between normal and small text size
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Does anyone else struggle to quickly know if an open tab/page is for the calendar entry page or daily note for that day? Iโ€™m curious to know why the calendar entry page and daily note page are distinct?
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I donโ€™t know if itโ€™s been mentioned before but there is very little difference between normal and small text size
hey, I had the same issue earlier; and raised it here in this very channel: https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1074297264991911967/1101488635913707590 โ€“ it was taken up by Michael & Steffen and certainly addressed at some point. but after the recent updates I am also again struggling with a lack of very clear discernability as to this...
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... currently part of the new 'problem' (afaik), is that where this 'stack' remained visible consistently as long as you didn´t close the right sidebar, this has now changed to a behavior where the 'stack' disappears once you open the 'new' (second?) right sidebar from within any given 'main object' (the one focussed in the middle pane)... (edited)
boonikad9300 5/3/2023 2:32 PM
@lerone check the latest release ๐Ÿ‘€
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@lerone check the latest release ๐Ÿ‘€
thanks for the additional hint, @boonikad9300 ๐Ÿ‘ โ€“ actually some of the smaller things I mentioned have been taken up; and wouldn´t have realized w/o your poke! โ€“ this is good. then, the whole question of the right-hand side-(stack-)bar is still deserving some collective weighing and โ€“ if kept as a sub-module โ€“ some development, IMO. I think โ€“ like you (I gather) โ€“ it has great potential. and I am assuming, Michael and Steffen, who put it there to begin with, also still believe in it. and I guess, everyone feels it is not yet in its full standing, or at least โ€“ taken feedback here (including yours, again) โ€“ people are not yet really aware of it, or how to use it within the Capacity-'portfolio'. (that is my assumption here, from circumstantial evidence. then, we all know about the mass of development tasks, neccessary or simply expeceted. ... so, surely it will be nice keeping some collective attention on this, and poke each other, whenever there is something to poke about... ๐Ÿ™ƒ . ... in any way, having the right bar back as more consistent / persistent UI-element is definitely a good thing!!
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I seem to be very adept at breaking my URL links in Capacities. I keep somehow magically turning the link red and then being unable to fix it. When I put the cursor in the red item and do ctrl- K it just bring sup an empty URL link thing. Not sure how i'm managing to break this
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I seem to be very adept at breaking my URL links in Capacities. I keep somehow magically turning the link red and then being unable to fix it. When I put the cursor in the red item and do ctrl- K it just bring sup an empty URL link thing. Not sure how i'm managing to break this
boonikad9300 5/5/2023 12:54 AM
Maybe when deleting things ? You accidentally delete the weblink , breaking the link?
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Is it necessary to always show the (add property) button above each object? It's an action that isn't very frequent (editing object settings), and removing it would cleanup & declutter to focus more on the actual content editing of each object. Isn't having this in the object settings good enough(?) or only show it on hover somewhere?
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Is it necessary to always show the (add property) button above each object? It's an action that isn't very frequent (editing object settings), and removing it would cleanup & declutter to focus more on the actual content editing of each object. Isn't having this in the object settings good enough(?) or only show it on hover somewhere?
I personally like this capability within the document, but think it could easily be added to the new โ€œโ€ฆโ€ menu to reduce friction.
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I donโ€™t know if itโ€™s been mentioned before but there is very little difference between normal and small text size
Michael_v_H 5/8/2023 3:16 AM
Will be fixed!
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Can we rank the title of a page higher than the description for query matches in the search? See example where a page with something in the description gets ranked higher than the actual page (with that title)
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Can we rank the title of a page higher than the description for query matches in the search? See example where a page with something in the description gets ranked higher than the actual page (with that title)
hey Edo, it´s an ongoing discussion, which has been raised here in the forum (e.g. https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001364765051994132/1082417400751857774), and also made me register it at Canny (https://capacities.io/feedback/p/inconsistent-search-results). @Steffen already reacted to it, affirming to adress the concern (the very same thing you are raising now again). so, I guess it´s tricky. but for sure โ€“ as search is one of the basic access routes to one´s content โ€“ search fixing / optimizing should be a priority. btw: I was just about reporting another ongoing 'glitch' / inconsistency in the results here on my end. in my case a search string brings up a 'nearby'-tag ('xberg'), but not the tag actually containing the string ('pberg')... ... so, I hope all this can improved, as search is of basic / fundamental importance.
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Can we rank the title of a page higher than the description for query matches in the search? See example where a page with something in the description gets ranked higher than the actual page (with that title)
@Edo @lerone, there will be some improvements coming. Probably another 2 weeks though. Need to do some infrastructure changes first..
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Discovered collections can be re-ordered, swell! Is there an automated "Sort alphabetically" button somewhere I am not finding? (edited)
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Discovered collections can be re-ordered, swell! Is there an automated "Sort alphabetically" button somewhere I am not finding? (edited)
No ๐Ÿ™‚
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Feel free to add a ticket ๐Ÿ™‚
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boonikad9300 5/15/2023 4:06 AM
I like the new 'rounded' style, but the 'checkbox' component is visually to close to a 'radio' input component to my taste. A bit to confusing imho!
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could it be you two invisible superheroes just implemented 'standard - wide โ€“ full' that I have so deeply craved for?? if so, accept a more-than-standard hug from one of your users / co-travellers ๐Ÿซ‚ ๐Ÿš€ โ›ต https://capacities.io/feedback/p/mid-width-layout
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Some first impressions from day one of using the iOS app: everything is teeeeny tiny ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป especially the interface above the keyboard feels delicate and crowded
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And there seems to be an inconsistency with the line weight on these icons. They just donโ€™t look โ€œrightโ€ to me (second from left)
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And there seems to be an inconsistency with the line weight on these icons. They just donโ€™t look โ€œrightโ€ to me (second from left)
May also be an optical illusion due to the many lines in the calendar icon
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May also be an optical illusion due to the many lines in the calendar icon
Looks about right to me. Interestingly, I think the calendar icon has a slightly smaller stroke width - probably to help lighten it up since it's so busy
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Christian Pezzin 5/17/2023 4:15 AM
Hi all, just spotted a couple of typos...
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Settings page > Telegram section
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FAQ page > Students discount section:
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That's all, for now... ๐Ÿ˜‰
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Christian Pezzin 5/17/2023 4:30 AM
Capacities Docs > WhatsApp page
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Capacities Docs > WhatsApp page
Thanks!! Will all be fixed soon!
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If "@" is used for searching and linking/mentioning, shouldn't it's menu default to focusing on items capacities thinks your searching for? I understand "/" and "+" as being the shortcuts that are standard for creating blocks and objects.
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I've been remembering @ vs [[]] by doing @ if the page is a person or contact and then [[]] if i'm linking to another page of just notes and things. If I'm creating something in-line then it's /. Never use +
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I've been remembering @ vs [[]] by doing @ if the page is a person or contact and then [[]] if i'm linking to another page of just notes and things. If I'm creating something in-line then it's /. Never use +
boonikad9300 5/17/2023 4:16 PM
think technically they are all the same (@ vs [[]] = search, + vs / = create ) (edited)
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think technically they are all the same (@ vs [[]] = search, + vs / = create ) (edited)
they are technically, I just find myself hitting @ for people because in Slack and Google Suite that's how you tag people
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they are technically, I just find myself hitting @ for people because in Slack and Google Suite that's how you tag people
boonikad9300 5/17/2023 4:20 PM
i'm also using @ the most because its quicker and easier than [[]] haha
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yeah [ is one of the keys like ~ that no matter how many years we use keyboards we still think, "Wait.... where is that one?"
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as a developer, I use it quite often
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well, the curly braces { which you shift into from the rectangular ones [
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was unsure where to put it; as I decided it´s best put on Canny as FR, but it also has reasons to 'live' here, this is the clone: I think the left sidebar got better for sure. two ways in which I think it could get better still: 1) extend folding to object list internal organization I like the option to fold w/in left sidebar. but as long as it only carries pinned items + object list, this is of restricted surplus. one big surplus I´d see if this folding headers logic could be extended to create collections of 'object types' โ€“ and then allow folding them according to use 2) pinned objects should always stay visible IMO โ€“ as they are 'pinned' for a reason ๐Ÿ™‚ โ€“ if one wants them 'out of view / the way', one can... fold them ๐Ÿ˜‰ โ€“ see here: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/left-sidebar-improvements โ€“ ... ... oh, and did we already talk about the right sidebar...?! ๐Ÿ˜‡
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yeah [ is one of the keys like ~ that no matter how many years we use keyboards we still think, "Wait.... where is that one?"
It also depends on the keyboard. On the US keyboard it's way more accessible than on a German one for example ๐Ÿ™‚
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was unsure where to put it; as I decided it´s best put on Canny as FR, but it also has reasons to 'live' here, this is the clone: I think the left sidebar got better for sure. two ways in which I think it could get better still: 1) extend folding to object list internal organization I like the option to fold w/in left sidebar. but as long as it only carries pinned items + object list, this is of restricted surplus. one big surplus I´d see if this folding headers logic could be extended to create collections of 'object types' โ€“ and then allow folding them according to use 2) pinned objects should always stay visible IMO โ€“ as they are 'pinned' for a reason ๐Ÿ™‚ โ€“ if one wants them 'out of view / the way', one can... fold them ๐Ÿ˜‰ โ€“ see here: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/left-sidebar-improvements โ€“ ... ... oh, and did we already talk about the right sidebar...?! ๐Ÿ˜‡
Thanks for sharing, just read it on canny ๐Ÿ‘
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Right side-bar (stack bar) experiences: OK. as said, Capacities rules. it has become โ€“ and will stay โ€“ my center stage for knowledge 'management', cultivation, organization, iteration, ... maybe 'ideation'. that said, I find the right sidebar more and more important in my use. and still find it a neglected gem / promise of Capacities UI/UX-architecture. but I do not need to repeat that again (see other contributions here). instead, I thought it might be helpful to start to journal where I need it, where it is helpful, or where it practically falls short still (needs improvement) in current implementation. I will start with a small, but very practical experience. but this should be continued in this thread over time (given my regular (โ€“ want on โ€“) use ๐Ÿ˜„ โ€“ of course, I invite others to join in here. I think developing this will really broaden โ€“ not only deepen / intensify โ€“ the possible workprocesses / scenarios with Capacities. ... so, what I just experienced: I open an object there in the stack bar, containing an embedded collection / tag / .... I want to use this as kind of MOC / index list. then I open one of the contained objects as page โ€“ to look inside. effect: the new page view actually closes the right side-/stackbar, effectively 'dumping' my pinned view (against my intention, and against any practicality for this rather standard scenario). โ€“ what would be nice instead: if I could use / keep the right sidebar as a visible, 'breathing' space to anchor my session / work / little project of enquiry. this would a) help me thinking; b) be more practical and not force me to re-create this pinning effect endless times; c) make me feel less lost in a stream of opening / closing histories, but 'achor' the whole process / experience. ... ... that was example #01 ๐Ÿ™ƒ
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If "@" is used for searching and linking/mentioning, shouldn't it's menu default to focusing on items capacities thinks your searching for? I understand "/" and "+" as being the shortcuts that are standard for creating blocks and objects.
@Steffen - Not sure if this is a bug or feature request, but I find myself inadvertently creating new pages multiple times per day when using โ€œ@โ€œ bc of the default menu focus.
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@Steffen - Not sure if this is a bug or feature request, but I find myself inadvertently creating new pages multiple times per day when using โ€œ@โ€œ bc of the default menu focus.
Will be fixed very soon
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Congrats on the release today - found a small typo here ๐Ÿ˜„
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Congrats on the release today - found a small typo here ๐Ÿ˜„
Michael_v_H 5/18/2023 11:58 AM
Thanks, will be fixed!
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Hi, is it possible to add shortcuts to navigate round a database's table view? E.g. tab to move right a cell and enter to move down? Use case is that I have a people database and have added job title and want to easily work down the list adding them. At present I have to go back to the mouse to click the next cell down. (edited)
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Hi, is it possible to add shortcuts to navigate round a database's table view? E.g. tab to move right a cell and enter to move down? Use case is that I have a people database and have added job title and want to easily work down the list adding them. At present I have to go back to the mouse to click the next cell down. (edited)
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I literally just encountered that issue when trying to add many new items this morning... Just made a new request for it.
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The Toggle Open Tabs shortcut is not in the shortcuts cheatsheet. Mostly since I think there are multiple ways to do browser tab nav on Mac but the desktop app only supports the CTRL+TAB (SHIFT+TAB). (edited)
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I literally just encountered that issue when trying to add many new items this morning... Just made a new request for it.
Thanks, voted for it.
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Is it necessary to always show the (add property) button above each object? It's an action that isn't very frequent (editing object settings), and removing it would cleanup & declutter to focus more on the actual content editing of each object. Isn't having this in the object settings good enough(?) or only show it on hover somewhere?
I also think so! I even thought that there must have been a configuration to hide it, and not finding it made me login to Discord.
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The Toggle Open Tabs shortcut is not in the shortcuts cheatsheet. Mostly since I think there are multiple ways to do browser tab nav on Mac but the desktop app only supports the CTRL+TAB (SHIFT+TAB). (edited)
Thanks, will be fixed ๐Ÿ‘
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Flow Creators 5/19/2023 7:16 AM
Loving today's new release, The UI is seriously intuitive. Making a really enjoyable writing/editing experience. Still figuring out how this app is going to settle into my workflow but happy to see how this app/community evolves.
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Flow Creators 5/19/2023 7:30 AM
@Steffen What did you record this video with? I like the simplicity of the captions and the shape of the webcam here. However side note for you, The volume was really low I had to increase my volume from my audio interface to hear this. (edited)
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@Steffen What did you record this video with? I like the simplicity of the captions and the shape of the webcam here. However side note for you, The volume was really low I had to increase my volume from my audio interface to hear this. (edited)
Michael_v_H 5/19/2023 7:35 AM
It's recorded with Screen Studio, a really cool recording app for macOS. ๐ŸŽฅ https://www.screen.studio/
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Flow Creators 5/19/2023 7:35 AM
Cries in Windows (edited)
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@Steffen What did you record this video with? I like the simplicity of the captions and the shape of the webcam here. However side note for you, The volume was really low I had to increase my volume from my audio interface to hear this. (edited)
Michael_v_H 5/19/2023 7:35 AM
Thanks for the feedback on the audio volume. ๐Ÿ‘
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It's recorded with Screen Studio, a really cool recording app for macOS. ๐ŸŽฅ https://www.screen.studio/
boonikad9300 5/19/2023 8:27 AM
Screen studio for the win ๐Ÿ™Œ
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I would suggest to make the nested groups more visible. My approche is to add box shadows to the groups, so each part its more distinguishable from each other. And its looks incredible cool if you style them with different colors.
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this might be too subjective on personal preference, I don't really like the box shadow at least not this prominent and not for all implementations if there are columns sure, but if it's all just straight nested I think I'd prefer it to look like an outline without any shadow
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May I suggest that if I drag blocks on top of another existing block, especially H#'s, it would automatically convert the H# into a Toggle and nest the selected under it ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ˜„ (edited)
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Also, find it odd I have to do /image to import an image instead of just drag/drop to skip the dialog. Is there a reason for that? (edited)
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๐š–๐š˜๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŠ-๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š— 5/20/2023 10:14 PM
Is it just me or does the placeholder text overlap when you're typing on android
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Also, find it odd I have to do /image to import an image instead of just drag/drop to skip the dialog. Is there a reason for that? (edited)
Michael_v_H 5/21/2023 4:46 AM
Copy and paste ist always the fastest. Also works fir multiple files/images. Drag and drop will be reworked soon though! ๐Ÿ‘
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this might be too subjective on personal preference, I don't really like the box shadow at least not this prominent and not for all implementations if there are columns sure, but if it's all just straight nested I think I'd prefer it to look like an outline without any shadow
yeah,I can understand that it's not to everyone's taste - andmaybe it doesnt't fit in the overhaul look (I use a customized theme) - but a visual indication of nested groups, if they're not colored, would be nice at least.
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Am I missing how to select multiple records in an object and then create a new collection from that multi-select, or does this feature not yet exist? The functionality that I'm expecting from any app that has a database, is to do a search within that database (filter button is fine), and then select all records that match that filter criteria and create a new collection from that search result.
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I think the Smart Queries feature is still upcoming which sounds like what you want
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Smart Queries will be like what I want, but always recalculating (dynamically add/remove records into a collection as record values change), but there should at least be a way to manually select > 1 record and add it to a collection, right?
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Yeah if I'm tracking, I think that sounds like a good idea. I know multi-edit type actions don't seem super well fleshed out yet but maybe one of the devs can chime in (edited)
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Yeah if I'm tracking, I think that sounds like a good idea. I know multi-edit type actions don't seem super well fleshed out yet but maybe one of the devs can chime in (edited)
... yeah... I think starting a thread or something to collect all those cases where bulk edit would be nice / neat / expected / improvement would be nice & potentially helpful to a) the issue b) the cause c) the devs. ๐Ÿ this is one of them, like bulk-tagging, -exporting, -type converting ... and some more ... structurally, comes right along w/ dragNdrop, btw ... ๐Ÿ˜‡ (โ€“ as someone having started a lot of thread-attempts w/ diverse success, I´d rather not start another one myself ๐Ÿต )
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Thanks for moving my question/comment into the right place for the devs to review and prioritize ๐Ÿ‘
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is there a reason, that when I use the shortcut 'copy block style' all lower hierarchy blocks below the one I am targeting are also highlighted / marked @Steffen / @Michael_v_H ? ... I suspect there is a motivation behind that ๐Ÿฆ‰. for me, copying styles over to another block this 'excess highlighting' is a little irritating... ๐Ÿคธ๐Ÿคช
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minor โ€“ but would be nice: could there be a keyboard shortcut for add content in this type? โ€“ like in the iOS-beta (alpha?), Capacities still has a larger scale pattern of letting one select context kind-of twice, sometimes. it would add to flow a lot, if current (viewing / selection) position is already propagated into further decision / actions in all possible contexts, IMO ๐Ÿ˜€ [for now, this can be amended via something like KeyboardMastro, for those who have a hand on it. ... as the '+' (top right corner) in object-type already functions like that... ๐Ÿ˜‰ ) (edited)
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minor โ€“ but would be nice: could there be a keyboard shortcut for add content in this type? โ€“ like in the iOS-beta (alpha?), Capacities still has a larger scale pattern of letting one select context kind-of twice, sometimes. it would add to flow a lot, if current (viewing / selection) position is already propagated into further decision / actions in all possible contexts, IMO ๐Ÿ˜€ [for now, this can be amended via something like KeyboardMastro, for those who have a hand on it. ... as the '+' (top right corner) in object-type already functions like that... ๐Ÿ˜‰ ) (edited)
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Yeah, I was thinking about being able to set favorite / most used content types so that its pinned to the + button -- not sure if that's what you were getting at though
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especially with larger amounts of content types to sift through
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Yeah, I was thinking about being able to set favorite / most used content types so that its pinned to the + button -- not sure if that's what you were getting at though
yeah, that´s another good one! I think, I have seen it in Canny (+1 from me ๐Ÿฅณ )
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especially with larger amounts of content types to sift through
... I hear you, @𝚖𝚘𝚌𝚑𝚊-𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗 , I do really hear you! ๐Ÿฆ‰ ๐Ÿฐ
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BTW: this dynamic, view-responsive display of images + their properties / infos / notes is just one of these dang-nice things from another league! โ€“ very well done, @Steffen + @Michael_v_H ! and ๐Ÿ™ for staying sharp on these intelligent (non-)details!! ๐Ÿฆˆ
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I would also wish for a clearer indication when dragging a block as to where my content is โ€žlanding atโ€œ. Iโ€™d need a little more visual support bc I canโ€™t seem to get it right at the first try ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป
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minor โ€“ but would be nice: could there be a keyboard shortcut for add content in this type? โ€“ like in the iOS-beta (alpha?), Capacities still has a larger scale pattern of letting one select context kind-of twice, sometimes. it would add to flow a lot, if current (viewing / selection) position is already propagated into further decision / actions in all possible contexts, IMO ๐Ÿ˜€ [for now, this can be amended via something like KeyboardMastro, for those who have a hand on it. ... as the '+' (top right corner) in object-type already functions like that... ๐Ÿ˜‰ ) (edited)
@lerone - I agree! Have you added this as a Feature Request in Canny?
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@lerone - I agree! Have you added this as a Feature Request in Canny?
no; please go ahead (I will vote for it! ๐Ÿ˜€ ) โ€“ ... I actually proposed this kind of channel, being unsure whether putting every detail up as FR is helpful. but there are many cases where I´d say it´s a borderline call. this maybe one of them...! ๐ŸŒ—
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would be great to have a slider for display size of images (tiles) in gallery / wall view... the visualist๐Ÿฅธ in me thinks
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no; please go ahead (I will vote for it! ๐Ÿ˜€ ) โ€“ ... I actually proposed this kind of channel, being unsure whether putting every detail up as FR is helpful. but there are many cases where I´d say it´s a borderline call. this maybe one of them...! ๐ŸŒ—
Done!
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to clarify, you mean if I'm on "Recipe" type and hit the shortcut it will automatically create a new recipe type and skip the "What kind of object do you want?" prompt?
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to clarify, you mean if I'm on "Recipe" type and hit the shortcut it will automatically create a new recipe type and skip the "What kind of object do you want?" prompt?
yep!
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I guess that could be useful though i haven't had to mass-create objects that quickly to bother me
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to clarify, you mean if I'm on "Recipe" type and hit the shortcut it will automatically create a new recipe type and skip the "What kind of object do you want?" prompt?
boonikad9300 5/24/2023 1:35 AM
basically, an interface to bind hotkeys to certain actions ๐Ÿ™‚ When Capacities API hits production, you can create such a flow with a RayCast extension + keybinding ๐Ÿ˜
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May I suggest that if I drag blocks on top of another existing block, especially H#'s, it would automatically convert the H# into a Toggle and nest the selected under it ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ˜„ (edited)
Michael_v_H 5/24/2023 7:12 AM
That's a good idea. When we go over drag and drop the next time, we'll add this. ๐Ÿ™‚
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Is it just me or does the placeholder text overlap when you're typing on android
Michael_v_H 5/24/2023 7:14 AM
Yes, that's because Android is heavily relying an a "composing" mode where the actual text is only entered/submitted when a word finishes or the user intention is clear. But I think I just got an idea how I can make sure that the visual overlap with the placeholder does not occur. Thanks for pointing it out! ๐Ÿ™‚
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minor โ€“ but would be nice: could there be a keyboard shortcut for add content in this type? โ€“ like in the iOS-beta (alpha?), Capacities still has a larger scale pattern of letting one select context kind-of twice, sometimes. it would add to flow a lot, if current (viewing / selection) position is already propagated into further decision / actions in all possible contexts, IMO ๐Ÿ˜€ [for now, this can be amended via something like KeyboardMastro, for those who have a hand on it. ... as the '+' (top right corner) in object-type already functions like that... ๐Ÿ˜‰ ) (edited)
Michael_v_H 5/24/2023 7:22 AM
Agree, make sense to improve the app in this regard. ๐Ÿ‘
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Christian Pezzin 5/24/2023 7:59 AM
Hi all. Just spotted a hover card with Mac-specific icons:
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would it be possible to make also the "Windows"-ish version? ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks.
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Hi all. Just spotted a hover card with Mac-specific icons:
Thanks, will be done ๐Ÿ‘
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boonikad9300 5/25/2023 2:07 AM
on desktop ๐Ÿ™‚
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seems like the shared tag is causing some troubles with the layout in combination with new version available
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code snippet on Windows has a funny font unlike inline code block
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๐š–๐š˜๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŠ-๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š— 5/25/2023 6:09 PM
I mean its monospace which is still a common 'coding' font.
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That said that's because this css section doesn't match .font-mono
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hfsandovalm 5/25/2023 9:24 PM
@Steffen and @Michael_v_H. I enjoy each new version that you release, they are full of great improvements! Thanks a lot for your great work. I had seen that hiding some options (for example: Add cover image, wide layout, more info about the object --three points next to the type--) improves the visual but it doesn't help to the User Experience. We don't know that some options exists until someone mention it in Discord or we find it by luck. Could this options to stay always visible?
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@Steffen and @Michael_v_H. I enjoy each new version that you release, they are full of great improvements! Thanks a lot for your great work. I had seen that hiding some options (for example: Add cover image, wide layout, more info about the object --three points next to the type--) improves the visual but it doesn't help to the User Experience. We don't know that some options exists until someone mention it in Discord or we find it by luck. Could this options to stay always visible?
No please
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I think as more people use it, it won't really be an issue. I do agree it should be part of the onboarding and maybe we have a loading screen or notification for random tips when we log in.
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I think as more people use it, it won't really be an issue. I do agree it should be part of the onboarding and maybe we have a loading screen or notification for random tips when we log in.
hfsandovalm 5/26/2023 3:05 PM
Yes, I agree with you. That's another alternative: to improve the onboarding. The random tips idea is great too!
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When a date is in a long series of dates, it would be AWESOME if today's date highlighted itself
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When a date is in a long series of dates, it would be AWESOME if today's date highlighted itself
Great idea ๐Ÿ™‚
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boonikad9300 6/3/2023 3:01 AM
missing the green dot in the week view as an indicator if you have one or more daily notes in that specific week. Or is that indicator left on purpose / due to a specific reason? ๐Ÿ™‚ (edited)
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missing the green dot in the week view as an indicator if you have one or more daily notes in that specific week. Or is that indicator left on purpose / due to a specific reason? ๐Ÿ™‚ (edited)
Michael_v_H 6/5/2023 7:59 AM
Interesting, we'll think about it! ๐Ÿ‘
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boonikad9300 6/5/2023 11:55 AM
Small improvement: align tags left? Imho a bit weird right now (in the object menu sidebar) ๐Ÿ™‚
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Small improvement: align tags left? Imho a bit weird right now (in the object menu sidebar) ๐Ÿ™‚
Michael_v_H 6/5/2023 11:59 AM
Agreed ๐Ÿ‘ Will be fixed. (edited)
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I'm wondering if others agree, when you change a block to a toggle, it maintains the toggle "style" when you break to a new line (block) but I actually find myself preferring that it would not do this and to make another toggle I need to convert that new block to one. I can see why some might prefer the way it is I guess i'm in the other camp who wishes it didn't continue with toggles when I don't nest something under it but it's till a toggle
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I'm wondering if others agree, when you change a block to a toggle, it maintains the toggle "style" when you break to a new line (block) but I actually find myself preferring that it would not do this and to make another toggle I need to convert that new block to one. I can see why some might prefer the way it is I guess i'm in the other camp who wishes it didn't continue with toggles when I don't nest something under it but it's till a toggle
boonikad9300 6/6/2023 1:58 PM
Also, agree on this one, however, this might be some 50/50 preference thingy, depending on how you use toggles ๐Ÿ™‚
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Also, agree on this one, however, this might be some 50/50 preference thingy, depending on how you use toggles ๐Ÿ™‚
it is indeed just wondering if there was a larger camp who also didn't like it and just nobody asked the question ๐Ÿ˜†
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it is indeed just wondering if there was a larger camp who also didn't like it and just nobody asked the question ๐Ÿ˜†
boonikad9300 6/6/2023 2:29 PM
it didn't bother me enough until now hehe, not using it very often ๐Ÿ™‚
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I'm wondering if others agree, when you change a block to a toggle, it maintains the toggle "style" when you break to a new line (block) but I actually find myself preferring that it would not do this and to make another toggle I need to convert that new block to one. I can see why some might prefer the way it is I guess i'm in the other camp who wishes it didn't continue with toggles when I don't nest something under it but it's till a toggle
Yeah I wonder if they could just make it into an option in the settings. For example the color of the letters/background in a block doesnโ€™t seem to continue if you press enter and go to the next block, people could also have different preferences for that kind of stuff. I wonder if itโ€™s hard for them to just create a preference setting for those things.
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One thing I noticed about Notion is that it has almost no preference settings AT ALL and obsidian has way too many. I hope Capacities can be in the middle. For example, please please let me choose the overall UI size for the font, because on the MacBook and on the iPhone the characters are way too small I donโ€™t like straining my eyes for no reason, but I donโ€™t think people should HAVE to use bigger letters either, just let them choose. Right now Iโ€™m able to โ€œzoom inโ€ on Mac (it only makes the letters bigger thank god) but with the iPhone text size changer the mobile app doesnโ€™t let the letters be changed ( I think itโ€™s called dynamic type or something). Anyways wonder if people care about this at all ๐Ÿคฃ
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I'm on the web version and the emoji doesn't seem to be aligned vertically
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I would like that if I use a background colour for the first line of a toggle, that the nested content not also necessarily have the background colour as well. Or at least a way to select and remove the background from the nested blocks if I want.
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When marking a block as a toggle, I've noticed that toggles containing indented "children" blocks are shaded a darker color than the toggle of an "empty" block. However, the difference in shading is rather slight and to my eyes does not offer enough differentiation to make the distinction clear. Would it be possible to have to the two types of toggles (i.e. with children and w/o children) be more visually distinct/obvious? For example, something like this: โ–ท (for toggles w/o children) and โ–ถ๏ธŽ (for toggles w. children). (edited)
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Adding bulk multiple images/files to a page or object. Also multi selecting and adding bulk tag/collection
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Adding bulk multiple images/files to a page or object. Also multi selecting and adding bulk tag/collection
In the works ๐Ÿ™‚
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Adding bulk multiple images/files to a page or object. Also multi selecting and adding bulk tag/collection
This is definitely crucial.
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QuesadaGrande 6/20/2023 12:20 PM
I really don't like the cover images on iOS. A possibility to make them completely wide would be awesome
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When marking a block as a toggle, I've noticed that toggles containing indented "children" blocks are shaded a darker color than the toggle of an "empty" block. However, the difference in shading is rather slight and to my eyes does not offer enough differentiation to make the distinction clear. Would it be possible to have to the two types of toggles (i.e. with children and w/o children) be more visually distinct/obvious? For example, something like this: โ–ท (for toggles w/o children) and โ–ถ๏ธŽ (for toggles w. children). (edited)
Michael_v_H 6/20/2023 12:53 PM
I see your point, we'll think about a clearer distinction. ๐Ÿ™‚
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I see your point, we'll think about a clearer distinction. ๐Ÿ™‚
Maybe, all items with children by default may have a toggle, and without - no? That will be a clear distinction, like in Obsidian, for example. And there is already a ticket for it, and I know that I suggested it a bunch of times already ๐Ÿ˜„ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/outliner-mode (edited)
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Ashwath Singh 6/22/2023 12:57 AM
When we have tags within toggles, would it be possible to just show the block with the tag rather than the entire toggle and have the option to see more context (which would then show the entire toggle it is within)? Like for me, my Quotes object shows the entire toggle, which can take away from the quote and make it a bit more confusing to find. Thanks!
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boonikad9300 6/24/2023 7:30 AM
Just spotted this new icon! ๐Ÿ™‚ Preparing for smart queries? If you go offline it has different states?
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๐Ÿ’ก Suggestion: maybe move this icon before the {x} entries, as that value is related to the query ? Thats where i would expect it, now it seems a bit detached / floating imho!
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๐Ÿ’ก Suggestion: maybe move this icon before the {x} entries, as that value is related to the query ? Thats where i would expect it, now it seems a bit detached / floating imho!
Michael_v_H 6/24/2023 7:37 AM
Good idea, thanks. ๐Ÿ™‚
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Just spotted this new icon! ๐Ÿ™‚ Preparing for smart queries? If you go offline it has different states?
Yes, will reflect the state of a query ๐Ÿ™‚
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just FYI on the copy -- it should be "gets". I do content design at my job including UX copy -- can I just check on what we are trying to say with it being live? Just based on the writing, I'll suggest: "The queried content is live and automatically updated across devices."
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UUUUhhhhh mouse over icons now shows shortcuts! Maybe I never noticed, but I like it a lot!
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the Three Days view is great, but can we get it to behave more like the side panel view? I want to scroll each day independently. . . I feel like 3 day view should be a 3 simultaneous side panels.
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boonikad9300 6/29/2023 1:58 AM
๐Ÿ’ก I find the space between text and images to small for my taste! According to WCAG rules the minimum space between distinct elements should ideally be 1.5x the line height of the body text (if i remember correctly ๐Ÿ˜„ )
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the Three Days view is great, but can we get it to behave more like the side panel view? I want to scroll each day independently. . . I feel like 3 day view should be a 3 simultaneous side panels.
Michael_v_H 6/29/2023 5:19 AM
Hm, good point. We'll think about it! ๐Ÿ‘
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๐Ÿ’ก I find the space between text and images to small for my taste! According to WCAG rules the minimum space between distinct elements should ideally be 1.5x the line height of the body text (if i remember correctly ๐Ÿ˜„ )
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Will look into it, thanks. ๐Ÿ™‚
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Just a small point, but if Iโ€™ve got an indented bullet list, at the end itโ€™s normal practice for a return on an empty line should remove the bullet (which is does in capacities) and another return removes the indent. It makes going from one bulleted/indented section to another much quicker. (Yes, I appreciate I can press Shift and Tab to outdent, but itโ€™s much slower than just hitting return a couple of times.) (edited)
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In the dropdown: "Convert content type". I miss the possibility of keyboard input, which restricts the search for object types and thus selects faster
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search in page is one of these 'little', inconspicious improvements ('basics') that really leverages and propells what Capacities is already serving! thanks for bringing it in! โ€“ one remark: kind of the expectational standard for this in document search is to have cmd-g for progression / skimming through the series of hits, afaik. would be great to add that on to the add-on! ๐Ÿ™‚
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this might belong here; it might also belong to the more overaching, forwardlooking, conceptual part of 'general', or 'features and ideas'. I put it here: I am a big fan of the return of the right side-/stackbar (as some are probably aware). in particular I have to say I very much like and applaud the decision to give its tab-'session' it own, persistant 'right-bar'... ... but then, there is also this other persona, use-scenario-me that wants / needs something else โ€“ something tying this up somewhere between friction and architecture for higher-level cognitive operationability: what I am talking about: having opened several tabs, giving nice overview (on top of the brilliant overviews the main pane and its objects can harbor), possibly now even pinning them as tabs (another great, small, big improvement!), I regularly find myself wanting to collect what I find on the way, for a kind of collected / situationally curated overview, to get to higher levels of work and synthesizing on top of that. in this context, I am hindered by the current UI/UX in several ways: 1) I cant easily collect and put what I find in the tab view (nor the tabs themselves) to the right stackbar โ€“ in part because things would end up in their 'own' right stackbar; in part it seems because this is not planned for anyways; 2) plus: if I could / would do so, this would actually be defeated by a logic of assorted pairs of tabs / objects and 'their' respective right sidebar... ... so there is no way to collect / stack things I find via the briliiant oversight capabilities of Capacities across objects / tabs, and within a logic of sessions ... which might be the crucial point here, resp. the real idea I want to formulate... in any way: I wonder what others think; and again โ€“ of course โ€“ I wonder whether this can be somehow placed in the strategical thinking / planning of @Michael_v_H + @Steffen... hoping so... ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿฆ‰ ๐Ÿฆ„
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this might belong here; it might also belong to the more overaching, forwardlooking, conceptual part of 'general', or 'features and ideas'. I put it here: I am a big fan of the return of the right side-/stackbar (as some are probably aware). in particular I have to say I very much like and applaud the decision to give its tab-'session' it own, persistant 'right-bar'... ... but then, there is also this other persona, use-scenario-me that wants / needs something else โ€“ something tying this up somewhere between friction and architecture for higher-level cognitive operationability: what I am talking about: having opened several tabs, giving nice overview (on top of the brilliant overviews the main pane and its objects can harbor), possibly now even pinning them as tabs (another great, small, big improvement!), I regularly find myself wanting to collect what I find on the way, for a kind of collected / situationally curated overview, to get to higher levels of work and synthesizing on top of that. in this context, I am hindered by the current UI/UX in several ways: 1) I cant easily collect and put what I find in the tab view (nor the tabs themselves) to the right stackbar โ€“ in part because things would end up in their 'own' right stackbar; in part it seems because this is not planned for anyways; 2) plus: if I could / would do so, this would actually be defeated by a logic of assorted pairs of tabs / objects and 'their' respective right sidebar... ... so there is no way to collect / stack things I find via the briliiant oversight capabilities of Capacities across objects / tabs, and within a logic of sessions ... which might be the crucial point here, resp. the real idea I want to formulate... in any way: I wonder what others think; and again โ€“ of course โ€“ I wonder whether this can be somehow placed in the strategical thinking / planning of @Michael_v_H + @Steffen... hoping so... ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿฆ‰ ๐Ÿฆ„
ps: one 'way' to achieve such a session-oriented collection would of course be pinning itself โ€“ the problem(s): 1) pinning to the workspace loses the instant visibility that I would want / strive for; 2) pinning to tabs in a way loses that too (as I can only sequentially browse the tabs), more importantly it occupies my central view / workspace in the middle, while the collections should be something like a sidenote / additional / augmented view.... so, there is some way of achieving something similar; but it really is a 'hack' and not optimal for certain workflows... that really rely on the '-flow'-part...
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pps: relating it to the brilliant idea of a meta-layer in Capacities (for annotations, highlights, comments ... i.e. secondary information), which @Michael_v_H today gave us a glimpse of (https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/969304624848855050/1124276465345757215), I think what I am having in mind / debating here (and before) is a secondary / split / alongside layer that can work accross a 'cognitive sessions' .... actually in a way 'only' extending a little, what the right sidebar already stands for... but fails to deliver because of its internal limitation (so far)...
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this might belong here; it might also belong to the more overaching, forwardlooking, conceptual part of 'general', or 'features and ideas'. I put it here: I am a big fan of the return of the right side-/stackbar (as some are probably aware). in particular I have to say I very much like and applaud the decision to give its tab-'session' it own, persistant 'right-bar'... ... but then, there is also this other persona, use-scenario-me that wants / needs something else โ€“ something tying this up somewhere between friction and architecture for higher-level cognitive operationability: what I am talking about: having opened several tabs, giving nice overview (on top of the brilliant overviews the main pane and its objects can harbor), possibly now even pinning them as tabs (another great, small, big improvement!), I regularly find myself wanting to collect what I find on the way, for a kind of collected / situationally curated overview, to get to higher levels of work and synthesizing on top of that. in this context, I am hindered by the current UI/UX in several ways: 1) I cant easily collect and put what I find in the tab view (nor the tabs themselves) to the right stackbar โ€“ in part because things would end up in their 'own' right stackbar; in part it seems because this is not planned for anyways; 2) plus: if I could / would do so, this would actually be defeated by a logic of assorted pairs of tabs / objects and 'their' respective right sidebar... ... so there is no way to collect / stack things I find via the briliiant oversight capabilities of Capacities across objects / tabs, and within a logic of sessions ... which might be the crucial point here, resp. the real idea I want to formulate... in any way: I wonder what others think; and again โ€“ of course โ€“ I wonder whether this can be somehow placed in the strategical thinking / planning of @Michael_v_H + @Steffen... hoping so... ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿฆ‰ ๐Ÿฆ„
boonikad9300 6/30/2023 9:04 AM
I'm currently working on some rough mental models / concept ideas / designs on exactly this part, still need to find some time to finish them haha .. ๐Ÿ‘€ (edited)
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I'm currently working on some rough mental models / concept ideas / designs on exactly this part, still need to find some time to finish them haha .. ๐Ÿ‘€ (edited)
yeah, in a way it´s just a re-formulation / extension of some 'older' discussions we had... I am just a) constantly running my head into it working in Capacities; b) had a new conceptual spin to this, after the way Michael reacted with this idea of meta-layer as to the 'other discussion(s)' on annotation etc. ... so, yeah, really looking forward to you finding the time!! (maybe you can ask @frau.rauni for some; I heard /read she currently has plenty of spare time at her hands... maybe she can give away some ๐Ÿ˜… ๐ŸŒป ?!)
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yeah, in a way it´s just a re-formulation / extension of some 'older' discussions we had... I am just a) constantly running my head into it working in Capacities; b) had a new conceptual spin to this, after the way Michael reacted with this idea of meta-layer as to the 'other discussion(s)' on annotation etc. ... so, yeah, really looking forward to you finding the time!! (maybe you can ask @frau.rauni for some; I heard /read she currently has plenty of spare time at her hands... maybe she can give away some ๐Ÿ˜… ๐ŸŒป ?!)
LOL! Still have another week off work, but I didnโ€™t plan to spend that time entirely on nerding around in and on capacities ๐Ÿ˜…โœŒ๐Ÿป
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very small proposal: I find myself increasingly liking the preview pane opening of items (in some contexts). but I also dislike the subjectively felt cumbersome way of finally opening it in the second step as page view... ... technically it is clear, and one needs to 'only' click in top right corner for this. given the whole (relatively) complex layout it feels like a little surgeon operation, which it shouldn´t โ€“ my proposal / first idea: include a click in the title as an opening gesture. ... or something,... ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ˜€
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very small proposal: I find myself increasingly liking the preview pane opening of items (in some contexts). but I also dislike the subjectively felt cumbersome way of finally opening it in the second step as page view... ... technically it is clear, and one needs to 'only' click in top right corner for this. given the whole (relatively) complex layout it feels like a little surgeon operation, which it shouldn´t โ€“ my proposal / first idea: include a click in the title as an opening gesture. ... or something,... ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ˜€
boonikad9300 7/1/2023 4:55 AM
Nice, agree that the UX can be a bit improved on that one, but I wouldn't make it to implicit like that: users expect a visual cue + recognisable pattern. My proposal would be to maybe choose a more fitting icon in context of the preview panel (expand icon..?) and introduce a shortcut (like cmd+o) standing for "open as page" โ“
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maybe this icon?
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In the dropdown: "Convert content type". I miss the possibility of keyboard input, which restricts the search for object types and thus selects faster
Michael_v_H 7/1/2023 8:13 AM
Thanks, will be added. ๐Ÿ‘
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search in page is one of these 'little', inconspicious improvements ('basics') that really leverages and propells what Capacities is already serving! thanks for bringing it in! โ€“ one remark: kind of the expectational standard for this in document search is to have cmd-g for progression / skimming through the series of hits, afaik. would be great to add that on to the add-on! ๐Ÿ™‚
Michael_v_H 7/1/2023 8:13 AM
This is currently possible with Enter and Shift-Enter, but we'll add Cmd-G as well. ๐Ÿ‘
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Just a small point, but if Iโ€™ve got an indented bullet list, at the end itโ€™s normal practice for a return on an empty line should remove the bullet (which is does in capacities) and another return removes the indent. It makes going from one bulleted/indented section to another much quicker. (Yes, I appreciate I can press Shift and Tab to outdent, but itโ€™s much slower than just hitting return a couple of times.) (edited)
Michael_v_H 7/1/2023 8:20 AM
Will look into it. ๐Ÿ™‚
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@lerone I think I get your situation and the associated problem. Wilk be thinking about a solution. New potential solutions will arise with bulk operations (and thus bulk selections of objects including in data views). I think that either tags or pages created from a selection (and continually filled with new items) could serve this purpose well if the interactions around them are smooth. I would be hesitant to introduce a new concept such as an additional stack etc.. (edited)
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I'm currently working on some rough mental models / concept ideas / designs on exactly this part, still need to find some time to finish them haha .. ๐Ÿ‘€ (edited)
Michael_v_H 7/1/2023 8:25 AM
Sounds super interesting. ๐Ÿ˜Š
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I want this object to be minimal so I hide the properties.... But it still looks cluttered. a single line of smaller text pulled closer to the title would look neater. Even a way to collapse all properties could be nice when working with objects. (edited)
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I want this object to be minimal so I hide the properties.... But it still looks cluttered. a single line of smaller text pulled closer to the title would look neater. Even a way to collapse all properties could be nice when working with objects. (edited)
Michael_v_H 7/2/2023 4:46 AM
Thanks for the input. Agree that it can be made neater here. ๐Ÿ‘
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Might be a small one - it would be helpful if we could hit Tab to move to the next field when filling something in. I find having to manually move to the next field with my mouse drags me out of my zone a bit!
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Might be a small one - it would be helpful if we could hit Tab to move to the next field when filling something in. I find having to manually move to the next field with my mouse drags me out of my zone a bit!
I reported this as well. Tedious. Will be fixed I was told ๐Ÿ˜‰
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boonikad9300 7/4/2023 1:25 AM
The query call for the amount of entries doesn't seem to be called when opening the object dashboard initially, only navigating inside an collection and back seems to update the counter to the correct amount ๐Ÿ‘€
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The query call for the amount of entries doesn't seem to be called when opening the object dashboard initially, only navigating inside an collection and back seems to update the counter to the correct amount ๐Ÿ‘€
Jan O. Dvoล™รกk 7/4/2023 4:57 AM
Just to add: This is also the case of the left sidebar - counters update only after clicking, opening the object view and showing the updated data.
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Just to add: This is also the case of the left sidebar - counters update only after clicking, opening the object view and showing the updated data.
Michael_v_H 7/4/2023 8:18 AM
@Jan O. Dvoล™ák @boonikad9300 Thanks, will be fixed!
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Yes, will reflect the state of a query ๐Ÿ™‚
boonikad9300 7/5/2023 4:45 AM
for my image database clicking update (multiple times) doesn't do anything, it remains orange! Orange means you have added some other entries on, for example, your mobile app that aren't synced yet with the current device?
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for my image database clicking update (multiple times) doesn't do anything, it remains orange! Orange means you have added some other entries on, for example, your mobile app that aren't synced yet with the current device?
Michael_v_H 7/5/2023 7:00 AM
No, it simply means that it's not live updated during a working session. You get the newest state when the page is initially loaded and when you hit update. But images that are added in between might not show immediately.
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No, it simply means that it's not live updated during a working session. You get the newest state when the page is initially loaded and when you hit update. But images that are added in between might not show immediately.
@pkmbeth - Having the different color states described somewhere on the website would be very helpful, as I find it very confusing; my expectation is that green = updated, anything other than green = need to update. Thanks!
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Would be nice if the "Group" button would change to "Ungroup" when appropriate. Just took me a hot second to unpack which block I was selecting and if it was grouped or not
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Ashwath Singh 7/6/2023 3:07 AM
Hi, I have started to notice the automatic indentation in the code blocks sometimes work and sometimes doesn't, like sometimes when writing statements and all (because I am doing a course, and noting down the syntax) it doesn't do the indentation all the time
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@pkmbeth - Having the different color states described somewhere on the website would be very helpful, as I find it very confusing; my expectation is that green = updated, anything other than green = need to update. Thanks!
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two low-tech high-friction bottlenecks that are haunting me in everyday use ๐Ÿ‡: 1) copy links (from inline links!) โ€“ it's a hit and miss; sometimes there is also a 'โ†—๏ธŽ' after auto-created links... and then interaction w/ the whole string seems to get even more complicated/ erratic... overall: I 'd be happy if there is a context menu 'copy link' (& a shortcut) for each & every of the link-cases 2) the command bar doesn't allow arrow navigation of cursor (left-/right movement). this is not only counterintuitive but also really stands in the way of fluid ad-hoc search operations (& others) ๐Ÿฆฅ [edit / add-on: this also goes for tag-name input fields] overall, I think, two little quirks which would carry huge payoff in usability, once routed...! ๐ŸŒฑ (edited)
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two low-tech high-friction bottlenecks that are haunting me in everyday use ๐Ÿ‡: 1) copy links (from inline links!) โ€“ it's a hit and miss; sometimes there is also a 'โ†—๏ธŽ' after auto-created links... and then interaction w/ the whole string seems to get even more complicated/ erratic... overall: I 'd be happy if there is a context menu 'copy link' (& a shortcut) for each & every of the link-cases 2) the command bar doesn't allow arrow navigation of cursor (left-/right movement). this is not only counterintuitive but also really stands in the way of fluid ad-hoc search operations (& others) ๐Ÿฆฅ [edit / add-on: this also goes for tag-name input fields] overall, I think, two little quirks which would carry huge payoff in usability, once routed...! ๐ŸŒฑ (edited)
Funny, just added 1) this morning ๐Ÿ‘
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Had the same experience multiple times now ๐Ÿ™‚
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two low-tech high-friction bottlenecks that are haunting me in everyday use ๐Ÿ‡: 1) copy links (from inline links!) โ€“ it's a hit and miss; sometimes there is also a 'โ†—๏ธŽ' after auto-created links... and then interaction w/ the whole string seems to get even more complicated/ erratic... overall: I 'd be happy if there is a context menu 'copy link' (& a shortcut) for each & every of the link-cases 2) the command bar doesn't allow arrow navigation of cursor (left-/right movement). this is not only counterintuitive but also really stands in the way of fluid ad-hoc search operations (& others) ๐Ÿฆฅ [edit / add-on: this also goes for tag-name input fields] overall, I think, two little quirks which would carry huge payoff in usability, once routed...! ๐ŸŒฑ (edited)
2) actually works for me. Does this happen all the time?
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2) actually works for me. Does this happen all the time?
yes... at least often enough, so I do not notice a difference. 'funny' thing is w/ tags it sometimes work (like tags below images), but the 'normal' top tags did'nt work (last time)
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Any possibility of eventually adding a "vim mode" option for those of us who love using it wherever possible? I'm an Obsidian user (as well as many other tools in the past) and not having that functionality adds friction to my experience. I am really enjoying Capacities' features though....the "object" approach just feels intuitive....it matches the way my mind works!
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Any possibility of eventually adding a "vim mode" option for those of us who love using it wherever possible? I'm an Obsidian user (as well as many other tools in the past) and not having that functionality adds friction to my experience. I am really enjoying Capacities' features though....the "object" approach just feels intuitive....it matches the way my mind works!
For ignorant folk like myself, what is โ€˜vim modeโ€? Thanks!
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For ignorant folk like myself, what is โ€˜vim modeโ€? Thanks!
Sorry, lol! Oversimplifying things somewhat, "Vim" is a widely available text editor which enables users to create/edit/update any kind of text extremely efficiently using various keyboard shortcuts instead of their mouse. When an application allows users to turn on "Vim-mode", that means they can use the standard "vim" keyboard shortcuts that they are used to in order to quickly accomplish whatever they are trying to do. As an example, if Capacities had a "vim mode", then instead of taking their hand away from the keyboard and using their mouse to select a block and then drag it to another location and then returning their hand to the keyboard, a user could just use their standard "vim" keyboard shortcuts to cut the block and then put it somewhere else without ever using their mouse. It's a bit of a challenge to explain, but if someone has ever gotten used to "vim mode" then going back to using a regular text editor interface and a mouse feels EXTREMELY awkward and slow!
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two low-tech high-friction bottlenecks that are haunting me in everyday use ๐Ÿ‡: 1) copy links (from inline links!) โ€“ it's a hit and miss; sometimes there is also a 'โ†—๏ธŽ' after auto-created links... and then interaction w/ the whole string seems to get even more complicated/ erratic... overall: I 'd be happy if there is a context menu 'copy link' (& a shortcut) for each & every of the link-cases 2) the command bar doesn't allow arrow navigation of cursor (left-/right movement). this is not only counterintuitive but also really stands in the way of fluid ad-hoc search operations (& others) ๐Ÿฆฅ [edit / add-on: this also goes for tag-name input fields] overall, I think, two little quirks which would carry huge payoff in usability, once routed...! ๐ŸŒฑ (edited)
nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 7/12/2023 7:02 AM
on 2) I get this also, on PC webapp (but on Mac webapp it works fine)
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Sorry, lol! Oversimplifying things somewhat, "Vim" is a widely available text editor which enables users to create/edit/update any kind of text extremely efficiently using various keyboard shortcuts instead of their mouse. When an application allows users to turn on "Vim-mode", that means they can use the standard "vim" keyboard shortcuts that they are used to in order to quickly accomplish whatever they are trying to do. As an example, if Capacities had a "vim mode", then instead of taking their hand away from the keyboard and using their mouse to select a block and then drag it to another location and then returning their hand to the keyboard, a user could just use their standard "vim" keyboard shortcuts to cut the block and then put it somewhere else without ever using their mouse. It's a bit of a challenge to explain, but if someone has ever gotten used to "vim mode" then going back to using a regular text editor interface and a mouse feels EXTREMELY awkward and slow!
if the cursor is in a block you can already use Control + A to select the entire block then I think Alt + Up/Down to move the block. Not sure it's your "vim mode" but you can do this already in the context of moving a block with keyboard only. And testing now you don't even need the first part, just go straight to Alt + Up/Down inside a block (edited)
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boonikad9300 7/15/2023 12:49 AM
Layout shift on scroll up and down, intentional or UI bug? ๐Ÿ™‚
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(3) » โ€ข solve cut-off of titles in gallery view « โ€“ I think cutting off titles after line one, when lines are very short anyways (because of the logic of tiles; ... and even more so, in case a cover image is sharing space with titles!) is not helpful. After all, the title is the one anchor to determine the relevance / assumed content of an object when visuall broswing the gallery...
I don´t know how others deal with this... ๐Ÿค” but having a two word title cut off after the first word really in some cases renders the gallery view โ€“ which remains my preferred / default view โ€“ nearly useless. ๐Ÿ’” ... this is a little bit frustrating, as it seems really basic, to display titles of items in a usable / readable form...๐Ÿ˜ฃ ... I am really surprised nobody else seems to be really bothered... what is your magic solution? ๐Ÿช„ or do people simply not use the gallery view? ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ
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I don´t know how others deal with this... ๐Ÿค” but having a two word title cut off after the first word really in some cases renders the gallery view โ€“ which remains my preferred / default view โ€“ nearly useless. ๐Ÿ’” ... this is a little bit frustrating, as it seems really basic, to display titles of items in a usable / readable form...๐Ÿ˜ฃ ... I am really surprised nobody else seems to be really bothered... what is your magic solution? ๐Ÿช„ or do people simply not use the gallery view? ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ
boonikad9300 7/16/2023 5:42 AM
Table View for the win ๐Ÿคฃ
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Table View for the win ๐Ÿคฃ
... for the rescue, yeah, maybe... thing is: I hate tables, and love images & visuals... ... now Capacities, my favorite app, is reminding me about this continuously ... ๐Ÿ‘€ but seriously, I am not getting my head around this one. neither the problem of solving it โ€“ or the reasoning behind keeping it this way... ; nor, how comes nobody bumps their heads into this daily...?? ... there are these things that make you feel like you are on Mars... with a notebook, a powerline, and a wifi... and your own perceptions of reality ๐Ÿ‘พ
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... for the rescue, yeah, maybe... thing is: I hate tables, and love images & visuals... ... now Capacities, my favorite app, is reminding me about this continuously ... ๐Ÿ‘€ but seriously, I am not getting my head around this one. neither the problem of solving it โ€“ or the reasoning behind keeping it this way... ; nor, how comes nobody bumps their heads into this daily...?? ... there are these things that make you feel like you are on Mars... with a notebook, a powerline, and a wifi... and your own perceptions of reality ๐Ÿ‘พ
boonikad9300 7/16/2023 5:59 AM
Should be a pretty easy visual fix I imagine?
  • Make title smaller and / or don't truncate after 1 line but let it fill up 'at least' 2 lines. Agree with you that it defeats the purpose if you can't differentiate between multiple cards (forms follows function or function follows form... ๐Ÿค”)
  • Also I find the peek through inside the content of the object pretty messy.. It's almost too small to read and makes the total overview in my opinion very cluttered (maybe that's why i'm always using the table view hehe .... ) A first fix could be to show only the most import data, reasoned from a hierarchy / cues:
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boonikad9300 7/16/2023 6:12 AM
would this solve your problems @lerone ? Made a quick concept design
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would this solve your problems @lerone ? Made a quick concept design
of course, it does! nice! thx for quick visualization! it combines 2 points I was making here: 1) allow at leas two lines in heading (or alternstives that allow for display beyond 1 longer term...) 2) include description in overview displays; I am all for that โ€“ and to me it kind of feels natural / comsequential... but I admit a lot depends on what one's initial determination of ststus of 'desription' is. โ€“ for me it would be the basic synopsis of any item; which would make it a natural candidate for such display... but of course, I can't tell what @Steffen & @Michael_v_H see as the functional core of 'description'-field...
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of course, it does! nice! thx for quick visualization! it combines 2 points I was making here: 1) allow at leas two lines in heading (or alternstives that allow for display beyond 1 longer term...) 2) include description in overview displays; I am all for that โ€“ and to me it kind of feels natural / comsequential... but I admit a lot depends on what one's initial determination of ststus of 'desription' is. โ€“ for me it would be the basic synopsis of any item; which would make it a natural candidate for such display... but of course, I can't tell what @Steffen & @Michael_v_H see as the functional core of 'description'-field...
boonikad9300 7/16/2023 6:39 AM
๐Ÿ‘ Description field could also be auto-generated / populated with AI when it becomes available haha ๐Ÿ‘€ based on the content of your object...
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๐Ÿ‘ Description field could also be auto-generated / populated with AI when it becomes available haha ๐Ÿ‘€ based on the content of your object...
all for it! ... but pre-requisite is explicit determination of its primary function & role in Capacities 'metadata'/'semantic layer'...! ๐Ÿฆ‰๐ŸŽฏ
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(actually one aspect I was thinking about in terms of AI assistant โ€“ but left this out in commenting up to here. but I am very curious about what people think of auto-populating objects / fields with AI, and what ideas are here; especially wondering whether @Michael_v_H & @Steffen already have thoughts about that...)
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... a way for wide-embedded images with 100% height would be great. ๐Ÿ™‚ it seems to me that the current wide embed of images โ€“ which is great! โ€“ is essentially (and better named) 'banner' embed...
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Yes, I wish there were some way to have the cover images look consistent, especially across devices.
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Hiya peeps! I noticed an inconsistency in the colours between light mode and dark mode, and was wondering if this was the best place to mention it? I also made a post on the feedback board, here: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/block-colours-inconsistent-between-light-and-dark-mode
Get an overview of requested features and ideas.
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The teal and cyan colours in light mode seem to be mixed up, as the screenshots show the same blocks in the same colours, and they're in the rainbow order that the Edit Style menu specifies, but the colours seem mixed up in the light mode screenshot
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Had an idea on object properties: see image 1. When you have objects with lots of properties, some always visible, others not, etc. It would be great to implement a shortcut or dropdown in this list to quickly change them in an "all up" view. There's already the iconography to re-use as well in image 2, just recycle these as a 3 state button as you click it cycles through or each item has a dropdown to shortcut to this setting ๐Ÿ™
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I hope we can have a Kanban view for the Weekly View ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿคž๐Ÿคž
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boonikad9300 7/24/2023 6:08 AM
๐Ÿ’ก Can we align-left the empty state text for a more clean look / readability? ๐Ÿ‘€
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More robust color gradient distinction between a toggle and non-toggle would be greatly appreciated (see attached). Thanks!
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More robust color gradient distinction between a toggle and non-toggle would be greatly appreciated (see attached). Thanks!
boonikad9300 7/24/2023 11:12 PM
I see a black screen ๐Ÿ˜…
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Full views of objects with filters don't update automatically on the web instance when the state of the objects change. example: filter (if checkbox not checked) if you check off one object the list view does not change until you refresh or click to another object list and back.
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so I guess I'm asking for an auto refresh on state change.
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so I guess I'm asking for an auto refresh on state change.
Makes sense. is noted ๐Ÿ‘
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don´t know, this might have already been noted in context of color inconsistencies etc.: the code format is displayed in violet in the objects; and in red in the listings / overviews ๐ŸŒˆ
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Not sure if this is mentioned yet, but would appreciate if Back and Forth to be improved. Cause currently on web, whenever i open a page from a link, tag or even editing a template, and if i accidentally exit, i am unable to go back to the previous page . (edited)
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@boonikad9300 / @Steffen - Exactly! Lol. The โ€œlighterโ€ shade on the top is what it looks like for an object and the โ€œdarkerโ€ shade on the bottom is the daily note color. I often find myself thinking that an entering text in the object but in reality itโ€™s in the daily note.
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Apologies if this has been mentioned before. I did read back a ways and searched and didn't see it... I haven't added images to a lot of my objects yet, and without them, I find it hard to distinguish between cards in the Gallery and especially in the Wall. It seems to me as though the visual hierarchy isn't hitting the right balance. One of the reasons for this is that the card titles seem too small relative to the other elements. In particular, the card titles are smaller than an H1 if the page content is visible in the card (see example). For me, the colorful tag blocks appear at the top of the visual hierarchy. My eye is definitely drawn to them before the title. If we had granular controls over what was visible in that view, I'd probably turn off tags. The card title might even be the fourth thing I see, after tags, h1, and object type. And that's amplified on a wall of similar cards, making it even more difficult to scan the titles.
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Good to know. If I don't get a response here, I'll see about posting something there. I just hadn't noticed this channel before, and when I did, I thought "hey, I've got an idea for how to polish the UI/UX." ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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@matt this channel originated from the idea to point out and collect small things around UI, like observational or good-to-have, easy-to-improve things around friction, inconsistency, small optimization etc. like @Desiderata says: whenever you feel it's more than just that, you want to put it on the table w/ more emphasis, having a bigger stake / need relating to it, or want to manifest it for community voting, Canny is the route to take. my experience: even w/o direct reaction here, Michael & Steffen implement a lot of these 'little things' over time; and I feel it helps to have a low-threshold, low-expectation collection mechanism for that... ๐Ÿน๐Ÿœ๐Ÿชถ๐ŸŒฑ (edited)
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@matt this channel originated from the idea to point out and collect small things around UI, like observational or good-to-have, easy-to-improve things around friction, inconsistency, small optimization etc. like @Desiderata says: whenever you feel it's more than just that, you want to put it on the table w/ more emphasis, having a bigger stake / need relating to it, or want to manifest it for community voting, Canny is the route to take. my experience: even w/o direct reaction here, Michael & Steffen implement a lot of these 'little things' over time; and I feel it helps to have a low-threshold, low-expectation collection mechanism for that... ๐Ÿน๐Ÿœ๐Ÿชถ๐ŸŒฑ (edited)
Yes, 100%! We really appreciate this channel. Inspired a lot of small changes. ๐Ÿ‘ @matt, great thoughts! We have them on the radar and will discuss them ๐Ÿ™‚
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I have a requirement, which may not be described very professionally. That is, when I select multiple block texts, I hope to support mouse scrolling, and I also hope to add a "resistance" feeling. The so-called "resistance" means that the mouse needs to move to a certain threshold to select the block of that line, just like Craft.
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Currently, selecting multiple lines of blocks in Capacities is too smooth, lacking the indispensable "stuttering" feeling. This is not a good user experience because the feedback to the user is not obvious.๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿค“
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Michael_v_H 8/7/2023 8:02 AM
Thanks, it was indeed a mix-up. Will be fixed with the next update. ๐Ÿ‘
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Suggestion: Automatically populate the "Plural of name" input with Name field's value + s.
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Suggestion: Automatically populate the "Plural of name" input with Name field's value + s.
Fair few objects exist where adding an โ€˜sโ€™ to the end wouldnโ€™t be the correct plural. E.g Map of Content, Person
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Fair few objects exist where adding an โ€˜sโ€™ to the end wouldnโ€™t be the correct plural. E.g Map of Content, Person
Donโ€™t forget ๐Ÿฆ“
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Fair few objects exist where adding an โ€˜sโ€™ to the end wouldnโ€™t be the correct plural. E.g Map of Content, Person
But it would work for 60+% of the times, which is better than writing it twice or copy paste for all those times.
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Fair few objects exist where adding an โ€˜sโ€™ to the end wouldnโ€™t be the correct plural. E.g Map of Content, Person
Persons seems correct? Also, it's not that the Plural field is readonly. (edited)
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Persons seems correct? Also, it's not that the Plural field is readonly. (edited)
Yeah thatโ€™s true, I was thinking you meant read only
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Suggestion: Automatically populate the "Plural of name" input with Name field's value + s.
Jan O. Dvoล™รกk 8/12/2023 11:44 AM
Well, that would only work for English property names - I am using Czech so it would definitely be silly and counterproductive for me. (edited)
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Well, that would only work for English property names - I am using Czech so it would definitely be silly and counterproductive for me. (edited)
... a good case for localization at some point, IMO ๐Ÿ˜ƒ โ€“ and easy to contextualize such things that โ€“ in principle โ€“ are meaningful and make everyones life easier. (... though, understandably, this might not be the very next step, given the roadmap & needs / resources) ... and the expansion of Capacitiesโ€“ which will by neccesity also be geographical! โ€“ will neccessitate such a thing anyways (see also discussion about differentiation of pro-plans on geographical basis) furthermore, the fact of the language channels here in Discord probably point the way to such a need, already. (edited)
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Well, that would only work for English property names - I am using Czech so it would definitely be silly and counterproductive for me. (edited)
IC. In that case, they could perhaps do this only when the application interface language is English.
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... a good case for localization at some point, IMO ๐Ÿ˜ƒ โ€“ and easy to contextualize such things that โ€“ in principle โ€“ are meaningful and make everyones life easier. (... though, understandably, this might not be the very next step, given the roadmap & needs / resources) ... and the expansion of Capacitiesโ€“ which will by neccesity also be geographical! โ€“ will neccessitate such a thing anyways (see also discussion about differentiation of pro-plans on geographical basis) furthermore, the fact of the language channels here in Discord probably point the way to such a need, already. (edited)
Jan O. Dvoล™รกk 8/13/2023 12:34 AM
Actually I have no problem with my UI being English, I spend more than 75 % time on English written web and don't even notice it, I just write notes in Czech and live in Czech Republic. Any localization questions are irrelevant for me, as long as it's English ๐Ÿคฃ
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Actually I have no problem with my UI being English, I spend more than 75 % time on English written web and don't even notice it, I just write notes in Czech and live in Czech Republic. Any localization questions are irrelevant for me, as long as it's English ๐Ÿคฃ
that's maybe good in your individual case then! ๐Ÿ˜… I was talking about the people that โ€“ are in the non-English language channels here, as example (assuming they would benefit from adapted UI languages) โ€“ the people that would benefit from an autopopulated (editable) plural labels (in english ...as possibly in other languages, ...) I was also trying to see how to make some good sense of the OPs wish for everyones benefit so, I guess, my idea was to think about the whole lot, rather than just me and my use (though I would definitely also welcome auto-populated (english) plural labels... ๐Ÿ˜€ .... actually, with @Sri rather constructive and explanatory thinking, all someone in your case would have to do is overwrite a prepopulated field with whatever he / she deems correct; an act that people in your special position would have to do anyways(!) given Capacities set-up ๐Ÿ™‚ so I wouldn't actually see what โ€“ really changes for people like you, while some others get an improvement?! ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿฆฆ (edited)
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that's maybe good in your individual case then! ๐Ÿ˜… I was talking about the people that โ€“ are in the non-English language channels here, as example (assuming they would benefit from adapted UI languages) โ€“ the people that would benefit from an autopopulated (editable) plural labels (in english ...as possibly in other languages, ...) I was also trying to see how to make some good sense of the OPs wish for everyones benefit so, I guess, my idea was to think about the whole lot, rather than just me and my use (though I would definitely also welcome auto-populated (english) plural labels... ๐Ÿ˜€ .... actually, with @Sri rather constructive and explanatory thinking, all someone in your case would have to do is overwrite a prepopulated field with whatever he / she deems correct; an act that people in your special position would have to do anyways(!) given Capacities set-up ๐Ÿ™‚ so I wouldn't actually see what โ€“ really changes for people like you, while some others get an improvement?! ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿฆฆ (edited)
Jan O. Dvoล™รกk 8/13/2023 3:46 AM
As long as when clicking the auto populated value, the whole content is selected so I can imediately delete it, it's no problem. However, some tools are just putting a cursor into the selected property, which means I at least have to CTRL+A and delete, instead of writing at once. But enough my ranting, no one should care abut it anyway.
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... no, no... it's good to collect all perspectives and interests. I think yours would be a good practical minor addition. so, I'd rather not see it as counterargumemt, or blockade โ€“ but as an additional requirement; ... which in your last comment was formulated in a constructive way... let's also not forget this all is super-hypothetical and all not boilerplate yet. just collecting ideas & hypotheticals, where we know there are many more priority issues, and we do not yet know whether any of this resonates w/ the CAP-team, what techonological considerations this would encounter etc. ๐ŸŒป
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But it would work for 60+% of the times, which is better than writing it twice or copy paste for all those times.
not appliable in german ๐Ÿ˜‰
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also: you can sometimes hack your way around by using the plural field as an alias. i quite like it that way
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also: you can sometimes hack your way around by using the plural field as an alias. i quite like it that way
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Please consider making the new content button a different color from the background. I'm a new user and didn't even realize it was a button until I watched a tutorial, and this was after using Capacities already for two days
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Please consider making the new content button a different color from the background. I'm a new user and didn't even realize it was a button until I watched a tutorial, and this was after using Capacities already for two days
Yes. you are right.
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Please consider making the new content button a different color from the background. I'm a new user and didn't even realize it was a button until I watched a tutorial, and this was after using Capacities already for two days
Spicy Sotong 8/19/2023 1:38 AM
I agree! This was buried visually for me too. New user here.
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I would also add that more robust color differentiation for content within a toggle/object type would also be greatly appreciated.
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boonikad9300 8/21/2023 1:19 AM
If the window of cap is half the screen size and I open the AI assistant, I can't get out of it .. It opens the the AI assistant as kind of overlay, but can't navigate out of it or close it..
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Spicy Sotong 8/21/2023 2:06 AM
Would be good if this window showed all the new content types -- I didn't know that I could scroll down to find File, Tag, Person. Perhaps just show all of them without the need for scrolling.
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Apologies if this has been mentioned before. I did read back a ways and searched and didn't see it... I haven't added images to a lot of my objects yet, and without them, I find it hard to distinguish between cards in the Gallery and especially in the Wall. It seems to me as though the visual hierarchy isn't hitting the right balance. One of the reasons for this is that the card titles seem too small relative to the other elements. In particular, the card titles are smaller than an H1 if the page content is visible in the card (see example). For me, the colorful tag blocks appear at the top of the visual hierarchy. My eye is definitely drawn to them before the title. If we had granular controls over what was visible in that view, I'd probably turn off tags. The card title might even be the fourth thing I see, after tags, h1, and object type. And that's amplified on a wall of similar cards, making it even more difficult to scan the titles.
Yesyesyes, granular controls over visible elements on the cards are important for getting around quickly!
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so encountered a weird ui quark if you back tick a work in a header that word does not show up in the TOC for example if create a header of "This word is important" the TOC would show "This is important"
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is this a known issue?
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not that i'm aware. Log it! #โšกใƒปbugs-and-issues to the canny board. Can't say ive ever tried doing that
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will do, glad I'm not just missing something
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looks like someone else found it already. Glad I'm not the only one who puts code in headers
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once it's fixed I may have to start doing that ๐Ÿ˜†
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If the window of cap is half the screen size and I open the AI assistant, I can't get out of it .. It opens the the AI assistant as kind of overlay, but can't navigate out of it or close it..
Michael_v_H 8/23/2023 10:32 AM
Thanks, will be fixed. ๐Ÿ™‚
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Apologies if this has been mentioned before. I did read back a ways and searched and didn't see it... I haven't added images to a lot of my objects yet, and without them, I find it hard to distinguish between cards in the Gallery and especially in the Wall. It seems to me as though the visual hierarchy isn't hitting the right balance. One of the reasons for this is that the card titles seem too small relative to the other elements. In particular, the card titles are smaller than an H1 if the page content is visible in the card (see example). For me, the colorful tag blocks appear at the top of the visual hierarchy. My eye is definitely drawn to them before the title. If we had granular controls over what was visible in that view, I'd probably turn off tags. The card title might even be the fourth thing I see, after tags, h1, and object type. And that's amplified on a wall of similar cards, making it even more difficult to scan the titles.
Michael_v_H 8/23/2023 10:33 AM
Hi @matt, customizable card views will land with the next update later this week. ๐ŸŽ‰
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Hi @matt, customizable card views will land with the next update later this week. ๐ŸŽ‰
Sweet! Looking forward to checking them out.
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looks like someone else found it already. Glad I'm not the only one who puts code in headers
Michael_v_H 8/23/2023 10:37 AM
Is fixed, will go live later this week. ๐Ÿ˜„
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Actually I have no problem with my UI being English, I spend more than 75 % time on English written web and don't even notice it, I just write notes in Czech and live in Czech Republic. Any localization questions are irrelevant for me, as long as it's English ๐Ÿคฃ
๐Ÿ“Anna 8/23/2023 1:50 PM
same here! Most of the times I prefer english to my native language when it comes to apps
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boonikad9300 8/24/2023 2:22 AM
@Steffen @Michael_v_H shouldn't the pricing be localised to valuta of you region? For me it still shows dollars while i'm in Europe ๐Ÿ™‚
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boonikad9300 8/24/2023 2:42 AM
And, for full transparency, maybe add a section where you see the total cost before updating your plan (or flip in the component the cost from /mo to /year when setting the billed yearly toggle to true?) ๐Ÿ’ก
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@Steffen @Michael_v_H shouldn't the pricing be localised to valuta of you region? For me it still shows dollars while i'm in Europe ๐Ÿ™‚
This is on the list ๐Ÿ‘
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And, for full transparency, maybe add a section where you see the total cost before updating your plan (or flip in the component the cost from /mo to /year when setting the billed yearly toggle to true?) ๐Ÿ’ก
Good idea!
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I wish it were possible to add our custom CSS to style the interface. The tabs barely look like tabs.
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I wish it were possible to add our custom CSS to style the interface. The tabs barely look like tabs.
โ€œSoftwareโ€ at the end, but you are right. It must be seen at once and not by accident! (edited)
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boonikad9300 8/25/2023 9:57 AM
Some weird hover behaviour going on in the select picker, seems it renders a white background?
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Some weird hover behaviour going on in the select picker, seems it renders a white background?
Michael_v_H 8/25/2023 3:59 PM
Thanks, should be an easy fix. ๐Ÿ™‚
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Is it possible to share a page from the mobile web interface?
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Is it possible to share a page from the mobile web interface?
Yes, three dots top right ๐Ÿ™‚
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Interesting, must be going blind. Thanks.
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ok maybe it's in the mobile app that I can't figure out how to share a page.
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Also, When a object is shared with you. How feasible would it be to have "copy to my space" button? so I could save a object shared with me permanently into my space?
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or some sort of "shared with me" section of the left hand tool bar would work too
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boonikad9300 8/29/2023 10:32 AM
Small nitpick: this picker is blocking the input select field ๐Ÿ‘€ Or is this on purpose ?
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Lus Constantin 8/30/2023 2:27 AM
Hey... Does anyone else got a huge problem with the new implementation of the Wall View? I was away for a week and since I've been back, the Wall View has changed. It is now almost indistinguishable from the Gallery View of my objects. I extensively used the Property Type Blocks for my objects. This allowed me to see the beginning of each block in Wall View, so I could quickly compare all the relevant datasets in my objects. Now, I only see the cover image in Wall View. This destroys my whole setup. For me, the Wall View was unique to organizing and viewing data sets in objects, and it was very powerful when combined with multiple datatype blocks. I understand the decision to remove blocks from the Gallery View, but please reintroduce data blocks in the Wall View. I know not many people were aware of this feature, and I always wanted to make a video about it since it had huge potential for organizing data sets in objects and viewing them all at once. I used it for weekly/monthly planning, OKRs, meeting notes, diaries, and many more. So, @Steffen and @Michael_v_H , since you are probably the only people understanding the issue I'm talking about, can you please give me feedback on whether this feature can be reintroduced, if it is gone for good or if Im missing something? My whole planning doesn't work anymore. I only see a cover image in Wall View ....
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Hey... Does anyone else got a huge problem with the new implementation of the Wall View? I was away for a week and since I've been back, the Wall View has changed. It is now almost indistinguishable from the Gallery View of my objects. I extensively used the Property Type Blocks for my objects. This allowed me to see the beginning of each block in Wall View, so I could quickly compare all the relevant datasets in my objects. Now, I only see the cover image in Wall View. This destroys my whole setup. For me, the Wall View was unique to organizing and viewing data sets in objects, and it was very powerful when combined with multiple datatype blocks. I understand the decision to remove blocks from the Gallery View, but please reintroduce data blocks in the Wall View. I know not many people were aware of this feature, and I always wanted to make a video about it since it had huge potential for organizing data sets in objects and viewing them all at once. I used it for weekly/monthly planning, OKRs, meeting notes, diaries, and many more. So, @Steffen and @Michael_v_H , since you are probably the only people understanding the issue I'm talking about, can you please give me feedback on whether this feature can be reintroduced, if it is gone for good or if Im missing something? My whole planning doesn't work anymore. I only see a cover image in Wall View ....
Lus Constantin 8/30/2023 2:58 AM
Ok ... I see what happened ... The Customise Card View is a very nice and welcome feature.... would it be Possible instead of having a generic Content Preview option to give a Choice which Block I want to view in Card View? And then you have the First Block in Gallery and all the Selected Blocks in Wall View!
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Hey... Does anyone else got a huge problem with the new implementation of the Wall View? I was away for a week and since I've been back, the Wall View has changed. It is now almost indistinguishable from the Gallery View of my objects. I extensively used the Property Type Blocks for my objects. This allowed me to see the beginning of each block in Wall View, so I could quickly compare all the relevant datasets in my objects. Now, I only see the cover image in Wall View. This destroys my whole setup. For me, the Wall View was unique to organizing and viewing data sets in objects, and it was very powerful when combined with multiple datatype blocks. I understand the decision to remove blocks from the Gallery View, but please reintroduce data blocks in the Wall View. I know not many people were aware of this feature, and I always wanted to make a video about it since it had huge potential for organizing data sets in objects and viewing them all at once. I used it for weekly/monthly planning, OKRs, meeting notes, diaries, and many more. So, @Steffen and @Michael_v_H , since you are probably the only people understanding the issue I'm talking about, can you please give me feedback on whether this feature can be reintroduced, if it is gone for good or if Im missing something? My whole planning doesn't work anymore. I only see a cover image in Wall View ....
boonikad9300 8/30/2023 3:11 AM
Low and behold, the (un)intended (side) effects of making everything customisable .. ๐Ÿ˜… It's a constant struggle to give users options but not 'break' workflows of current users. Myself and @lerone had a discussion about this a while back, see this message and onwards: https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1074297264991911967/1074603330636087326
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Low and behold, the (un)intended (side) effects of making everything customisable .. ๐Ÿ˜… It's a constant struggle to give users options but not 'break' workflows of current users. Myself and @lerone had a discussion about this a while back, see this message and onwards: https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1074297264991911967/1074603330636087326
Lus Constantin 8/30/2023 3:18 AM
True That... I really welcome the changes Implemented ... I somehow missed the Update note on the new Customise Card view Option... I think its the right direction but it needs some Polishing... for me at the moment Content Preview and Cover Image for example both show the Cover Image ... ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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True That... I really welcome the changes Implemented ... I somehow missed the Update note on the new Customise Card view Option... I think its the right direction but it needs some Polishing... for me at the moment Content Preview and Cover Image for example both show the Cover Image ... ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ
Jan O. Dvoล™รกk 8/30/2023 5:02 AM
It seems, that if you have a cover image, the content preview always shows it. If you don't, it shows text from the first text block, I think - maybe it starts from the beginning of the content and shows first thing it finds. So, if you have both this and cover image enabled, you get two times cover image...๐Ÿ˜‚
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It seems, that if you have a cover image, the content preview always shows it. If you don't, it shows text from the first text block, I think - maybe it starts from the beginning of the content and shows first thing it finds. So, if you have both this and cover image enabled, you get two times cover image...๐Ÿ˜‚
Lus Constantin 8/30/2023 6:45 AM
Exactly... so it would make more sense to be able to choose each Property by itself. Including all Available Blocks rather than having an Arbitrary "Content" Properties which seems to be combining two Properties (1. object = Image - 2. Blocks = Multiple Paragraphs of Text) particularly if cover image is available as a property to Customise the Card view ... or am I missing something here?
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Exactly... so it would make more sense to be able to choose each Property by itself. Including all Available Blocks rather than having an Arbitrary "Content" Properties which seems to be combining two Properties (1. object = Image - 2. Blocks = Multiple Paragraphs of Text) particularly if cover image is available as a property to Customise the Card view ... or am I missing something here?
Michael_v_H 8/30/2023 8:56 AM
We will add the individual block properties as options with the next update. ๐Ÿ‘
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We will also make "Collections" available as an option on the small card.
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"Content preview" is a useful combination of Cover image (if present) and blocks content as fallback. That way the available space can always be used to display a nice preview, especially in Gallery where the aspect ratio is fix.
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Exactly... so it would make more sense to be able to choose each Property by itself. Including all Available Blocks rather than having an Arbitrary "Content" Properties which seems to be combining two Properties (1. object = Image - 2. Blocks = Multiple Paragraphs of Text) particularly if cover image is available as a property to Customise the Card view ... or am I missing something here?
Michael_v_H 8/30/2023 10:50 AM
Will soon be possible to do this:
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Content and Annotation are both blocks-properties.
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Will soon be possible to do this:
Looking forward to it!
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Will soon be possible to do this:
Lus Constantin 8/30/2023 10:58 AM
Ok ... Great this is Amazing.... its so power-full now having full control over your Data Block Visualisation in Card View.... Love you Guys... ๐Ÿ™
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boonikad9300 8/30/2023 12:46 PM
I found some weird behaviour in the "jump to position" functionality (see video). If you click in the backlink on "Jump to position" it produces some weird behaviour: onClick it opens the object and doesn't do anything: on second click it closes and jumps to the position (reference on this page). It seems the action is only executed on the second click or something like that. (edited)
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boonikad9300 8/30/2023 2:00 PM
Or is it jump to position 'inside the backlink object' and then on the current page where it it's referenced ๐Ÿค” Maybe i'm a bit confused by the label and the action that is happening ๐Ÿ™‚ (edited)
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Spicy Sotong 8/30/2023 10:48 PM
I'm always wondering why I don't see all of my objects on a list... until I realize that I can only see 20 in a list, and then I need to scroll to the other pages to see more. Is there a way for the pagination numbers to sit right beneath the table/list itself, instead of at the bottom of the screen -- on a large screen, the pagination options are not very conspicious because it's all the way at the bottom. Also, is it possible one day to see all these objects in one page instead of limiting them to just 20 a page?
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boonikad9300 8/31/2023 3:25 AM
Functionally, the text isn't correct as you can never open an external hyperlink in a new tab or side panel ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ™‚ (edited)
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boonikad9300 8/31/2023 3:35 AM
the blue color of the AI-assistant might suggest it's a link imho, maybe better to pick another color? Or even use icons of a user and AI response to differentiate between the two, instead of color?
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I'm always wondering why I don't see all of my objects on a list... until I realize that I can only see 20 in a list, and then I need to scroll to the other pages to see more. Is there a way for the pagination numbers to sit right beneath the table/list itself, instead of at the bottom of the screen -- on a large screen, the pagination options are not very conspicious because it's all the way at the bottom. Also, is it possible one day to see all these objects in one page instead of limiting them to just 20 a page?
nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 8/31/2023 5:44 AM
I think I saw a canny ticket to improve this (if not feel free to create one ๐Ÿ™‚ )
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 9/1/2023 7:30 AM
What are we thinking in terms of making the left menu bar a bit easier to access? Any thoughts? There is a keyboard shortcut for that I know, but I mean with the mouse. For example hover over the left of the window slide-opens the left panel, pointer leaves the zone > menu hides. Yes it's like Notion... I know... but it's just SO practical ๐Ÿ™‚ (there may be also downsides? dunno) Or other solutions? (edited)
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What are we thinking in terms of making the left menu bar a bit easier to access? Any thoughts? There is a keyboard shortcut for that I know, but I mean with the mouse. For example hover over the left of the window slide-opens the left panel, pointer leaves the zone > menu hides. Yes it's like Notion... I know... but it's just SO practical ๐Ÿ™‚ (there may be also downsides? dunno) Or other solutions? (edited)
boonikad9300 9/1/2023 8:08 AM
I prefer the physical button (or shortcut) haha, I don't know why, but if its on hover (like in notion and in arc) it always shows the sidebar at moments I don't want it to .. ๐Ÿ˜‚ for example if i'm working with two applications side by side
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 9/1/2023 8:21 AM
ok, that's a disadvantage... maybe the behavior could be toggled: either "show/hide" (current behavior) or "hover over to show"
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Another possibility (1st step?) could be to have the toggle button stay in the same place whether the side bar is open or closed. Currently when you open the side bar, the menu button moves to the right, which makes it a bit longer/irritating to quickly open/close the menu bar
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต
Another possibility (1st step?) could be to have the toggle button stay in the same place whether the side bar is open or closed. Currently when you open the side bar, the menu button moves to the right, which makes it a bit longer/irritating to quickly open/close the menu bar
boonikad9300 9/1/2023 8:23 AM
That would be a good option indeed!
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hey @Michael_v_H & @Steffen โ€“ just to reiterate โ€“ but this time in the right channel โ€“ that for me it looks as if the 'x'/crosses to delete object properties from the custom view seem way too light (up to none existent), so they are effectively not visible at all. in a way it seems there is an icon placeholder, but no icon ๐Ÿค” โ€“ see ๐Ÿ‘‰ screenshots attached (edited)
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hey @Michael_v_H & @Steffen โ€“ just to reiterate โ€“ but this time in the right channel โ€“ that for me it looks as if the 'x'/crosses to delete object properties from the custom view seem way too light (up to none existent), so they are effectively not visible at all. in a way it seems there is an icon placeholder, but no icon ๐Ÿค” โ€“ see ๐Ÿ‘‰ screenshots attached (edited)
boonikad9300 9/3/2023 4:50 AM
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hey @Michael_v_H & @Steffen โ€“ just to reiterate โ€“ but this time in the right channel โ€“ that for me it looks as if the 'x'/crosses to delete object properties from the custom view seem way too light (up to none existent), so they are effectively not visible at all. in a way it seems there is an icon placeholder, but no icon ๐Ÿค” โ€“ see ๐Ÿ‘‰ screenshots attached (edited)
Jan O. Dvoล™รกk 9/3/2023 11:29 AM
I see the delete-cross perfectly, just as @boonikad9300 . So, do you not see it in a browser or a desktop app? Have you tried Restart app option just in case something is wrong with the saved data? Just an idea.
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I see the delete-cross perfectly, just as @boonikad9300 . So, do you not see it in a browser or a desktop app? Have you tried Restart app option just in case something is wrong with the saved data? Just an idea.
... you were right! ๐Ÿ’ฏ โ€“ and I re-learned: never underestimate the magic (and relevance) of reset + restart!! ๐Ÿ‰ ๐Ÿ๏ธ
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Hi, is anyone know if I could change the color of this area? The bar on the top. I'm using Windows desktop ver.
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I change to dark mode but this area still light, it made me distracted๐Ÿ˜‚
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boonikad9300 9/4/2023 12:02 AM
I don't use windows, but could it be that your system theme is still on light or something like that (which maybe controls the color of that bar?) But ideally, the app should override the system settings ๐Ÿค” (edited)
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I don't use windows, but could it be that your system theme is still on light or something like that (which maybe controls the color of that bar?) But ideally, the app should override the system settings ๐Ÿค” (edited)
ok I'll check my settings, or maybe I should send email to suggest them๐Ÿ˜† Thank you
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It's a minor detail, but I thought Capacities was telling me that it wasn't working because I didn't have an "organisation account". So I spent 20 minutes in Open Ai trying to understand the problem. Maybe the orange colour isn't ideal for this information message. Or maybe I'm really tired and no one will have the same problem.
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Okay I'm not the only one, but I have indeed access to the GPT 4 API.
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Maybe it's not completely an UI "problem" but simply that the text needs to be a little more precise
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Hi, is anyone know if I could change the color of this area? The bar on the top. I'm using Windows desktop ver.
Spicy Sotong 9/4/2023 7:44 AM
I'm so glad you're calling this out. This is the reason why I can't bear to use the Windows app -- too ugly. I use the browser instead.
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Hi, is anyone know if I could change the color of this area? The bar on the top. I'm using Windows desktop ver.
You need to set Dark Mode in Windows settings itself
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Here is a ticket for the Integrated bar or at least removing system menus for Windows https://capacities.io/feedback/p/remove-the-menu-bar-on-windows
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You need to set Dark Mode in Windows settings itself
Thank you, I've tried that but still looks not that perfect when I'm using Windows apps. Hoping they could revise this part.๐Ÿ˜†
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Anthony Taglianetti 9/4/2023 11:45 PM
I'm using the Projects Object template, and am referencing that object in a Tasks object using a single select object property. In wall or gallery view, this property displays two icons - am I doing something wrong or is this a bug? This doesn't occur with other properties.
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I'm using the Projects Object template, and am referencing that object in a Tasks object using a single select object property. In wall or gallery view, this property displays two icons - am I doing something wrong or is this a bug? This doesn't occur with other properties.
boonikad9300 9/4/2023 11:47 PM
Does the title of the project has an icon in it maybe? ๐Ÿ‘€
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Does the title of the project has an icon in it maybe? ๐Ÿ‘€
Anthony Taglianetti 9/4/2023 11:52 PM
Nope. However, I've given the property the same icon, I guess that's the issue.
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I'm using the Projects Object template, and am referencing that object in a Tasks object using a single select object property. In wall or gallery view, this property displays two icons - am I doing something wrong or is this a bug? This doesn't occur with other properties.
it seems, the first icon is the icon of "Project" property in "Tasks" object type. the second icon is the icon of "Projects" object type.
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต
ok, that's a disadvantage... maybe the behavior could be toggled: either "show/hide" (current behavior) or "hover over to show"
nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 9/5/2023 9:53 AM
I created a ticket for this - fyi @boonikad9300 @lerone and @vcbrewers since you reactedto the post above https://capacities.canny.io/feedback/p/left-sidebar-behavior-showhide
Thoughts on the behavior of the left side bar toggle: There is a keyboard shortcut to toggle the menu bar, but this is about the mouse usage and making it
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it seems, the first icon is the icon of "Project" property in "Tasks" object type. the second icon is the icon of "Projects" object type.
Anthony Taglianetti 9/5/2023 11:33 AM
So is this the expected behavior then? I would imagine that it be useful to have icons for both the property and the object, but with the view being smart enough to know to only use one or the other. In this case, I would expect the property icon to win.
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... why not include 'make cover image' in context menu (right side '...') for every image within an object?! โ€“ no revolution... but a lot less micro friction gremlins... ๐ŸงŒ
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Is there a reason why objects in any view (list, gallery, wall, etc) have a limited number of objects before you have to move to another page instead of putting them all on one page and then scrolling? Can be a problem when trying to get a Birds Eye view, or look at objects 16 and 17 together without having to flip back and forth between pages, or when in table view where itโ€™s not always helpful to have the table cut off and move to another page. Or is there a possibility to have the option to scroll through??
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Is there a reason why objects in any view (list, gallery, wall, etc) have a limited number of objects before you have to move to another page instead of putting them all on one page and then scrolling? Can be a problem when trying to get a Birds Eye view, or look at objects 16 and 17 together without having to flip back and forth between pages, or when in table view where itโ€™s not always helpful to have the table cut off and move to another page. Or is there a possibility to have the option to scroll through??
probably because with Capacities current performance, showing all objects would slow it down
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Drag & drop and multi select would be sooooooo clean ๐Ÿงผ
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Drag & drop and multi select would be sooooooo clean ๐Ÿงผ
long standing: https://capacities.canny.io/feedback?search=drag ... and i deed, I think all those individual tickets could be fused to one 'drag 'n drop' request ๐Ÿ‰
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Drag & drop and multi select would be sooooooo clean ๐Ÿงผ
... and this is in progress https://capacities.canny.io/feedback/p/bulk-database-operations-bulk-edit-delete-move (... but quite for some time; so I am expecting it will be really good, when it's done ๐Ÿ˜„)
Database operations like bulk actions and operation move around in table with keyboard create new button at the end What else?
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... and this is in progress https://capacities.canny.io/feedback/p/bulk-database-operations-bulk-edit-delete-move (... but quite for some time; so I am expecting it will be really good, when it's done ๐Ÿ˜„)
We were working on it, but it was put on hold for a while. Will start again soon.
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it seems the description is cut off in the custom cover display...? โœ‚๏ธ ๐Ÿค” btw: YAI to cover customization! YAI to having the description put to good use here ! (finally ๐Ÿ˜‰ ) ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿš€ can you check / verify, @Michael_v_H / @Steffen ?! ๐Ÿฅธ โค๏ธ (edited)
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this could also have gone to 'methodsโ€“workflows', or 'features and ideas'... but here it is: I just posted this request at Canny, and thought it´s worthwhile putting a notice here: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/synchronize-match-filter-tags-w-tags-of-object-type
it would be great if the selectable tags offered for filtering a view / object DB are only those that are actually contained in the set ๐Ÿ™‚ this is a 'technical finesse' that would a) give huge pay-out in usability & sense-making; and b) simply makes sense, as it doesn´t make sense to filter any set for tags that are not part of it ๐Ÿ™‚
... also gives me a chance to give a shout-out and saying 'thx' to @Michael_v_H & @Steffen for the new 'collection selection' in the filter view!! ๐Ÿ™ โ€“ one of those little intelligent UI-things ๐Ÿค that make CAP great! ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿš€
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When trying to edit tags in table view, it's difficult to distinguish the pop up box with tags for the selected object and suggested tags, from the tags for the other objects that appear before and after. A thicker outline for the box, a different background colour, or some other way to make it stand out would help. It's especially difficult because the size of the box changes as you type and more or less suggested tags are displayed.
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FreakwaveCGN 9/18/2023 11:06 AM
Would be nice to see the tweet image attached in the list and/or date posted. Only the link doesn't help me much when trying to find a certain post
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When trying to edit tags in table view, it's difficult to distinguish the pop up box with tags for the selected object and suggested tags, from the tags for the other objects that appear before and after. A thicker outline for the box, a different background colour, or some other way to make it stand out would help. It's especially difficult because the size of the box changes as you type and more or less suggested tags are displayed.
Plz add to feedback board so users can upvote ๐Ÿ™‚
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Would be nice to see the tweet image attached in the list and/or date posted. Only the link doesn't help me much when trying to find a certain post
I believe no further support for Twitter integration will be done due to Twitter's API cost changes iirc
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can´t find it, but I think I asked before: @Steffen / @Michael_v_H : why not unify the color of the 'code'-format between list / board view (red) and in object / document (violet)? โ€“ seems like an easy catch! ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ
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can´t find it, but I think I asked before: @Steffen / @Michael_v_H : why not unify the color of the 'code'-format between list / board view (red) and in object / document (violet)? โ€“ seems like an easy catch! ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ
Michael_v_H 9/20/2023 10:19 AM
Thanks, just fixed it โœ…
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I believe no further support for Twitter integration will be done due to Twitter's API cost changes iirc
Michael_v_H 9/20/2023 10:19 AM
Yes, unfortunately. ๐Ÿ™ (edited)
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(custom) spacing between headings / outline items / blocks?! hey โ€“ I wonder where to put this โ€“ either here in forums, but also in terms of feature requests... (... so, I´d be thankful for feedback / guidance on this by @Steffen or @Michael_v_H ๐Ÿ™ ) I find myself regularly falling back on inserting empty lines between headlines and / or blocks, just because for some views (particularly in outline mode) the blocks containing multiple lines & sublines just feel too dense for me. โ€“ I think there could / should be a more elegant solution for this. ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ™ƒ ... not sure this should be deferred to bigger issue-contexts like templates. it might also be solved by something like global customization for different heading levels, or other ways to control line-height / paragraph spacing... maybe even on a per-item level...? in any way: a more breathing / readable set-up and spacing would be extremely welcome, esp. for contexts of outlining, working with multiple parallel blocks etc. ๐ŸŒฑ
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(custom) spacing between headings / outline items / blocks?! hey โ€“ I wonder where to put this โ€“ either here in forums, but also in terms of feature requests... (... so, I´d be thankful for feedback / guidance on this by @Steffen or @Michael_v_H ๐Ÿ™ ) I find myself regularly falling back on inserting empty lines between headlines and / or blocks, just because for some views (particularly in outline mode) the blocks containing multiple lines & sublines just feel too dense for me. โ€“ I think there could / should be a more elegant solution for this. ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ™ƒ ... not sure this should be deferred to bigger issue-contexts like templates. it might also be solved by something like global customization for different heading levels, or other ways to control line-height / paragraph spacing... maybe even on a per-item level...? in any way: a more breathing / readable set-up and spacing would be extremely welcome, esp. for contexts of outlining, working with multiple parallel blocks etc. ๐ŸŒฑ
nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 9/21/2023 12:02 PM
Having those kind of settings would for sure be very nice for the overall readbility, comfort and appealing visual experience in the app. Why not consider a set of display settings which would encompass paragraph spacing settings, but also font defaults (assuming font choices will come to Capacities), bullet display, toggle display, and other formatting defaults?
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Hi! Would love to be able to vertically extend a Code block, so that it's taking up more of the page. I use code blocks (two side by side) mostly for plain text to copy in chords from Ultimate Guitar or other sites, and it would be great to extend the blocks so that they would take up the whole screen. Also - when I paste in text from those sites, the code blocks add an extra space between each line (which Notion's code blocks, for example, don't do). Is it possible to fix both? Thanks!
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it would be nice / good if one could chose to 'mute' gifs in the board view. ... they can produce a lot of unwanted noise there; even if one has good use for them otherwise ๐Ÿ™‚
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it would be nice / good if one could chose to 'mute' gifs in the board view. ... they can produce a lot of unwanted noise there; even if one has good use for them otherwise ๐Ÿ™‚
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I have a gif in my board and it already stops itself after a few loops
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I have a gif in my board and it already stops itself after a few loops
oh ๐Ÿ‘€ ... will check here! thx.
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Thoughts on expanding the "insert below" button to also include "insert above" option? See my terrible UI draft in Paint3D ๐Ÿ˜† I'm truly an artist compared to the likes of Picaso and Rembrandt
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Thoughts on expanding the "insert below" button to also include "insert above" option? See my terrible UI draft in Paint3D ๐Ÿ˜† I'm truly an artist compared to the likes of Picaso and Rembrandt
Michael_v_H 9/29/2023 10:54 AM
Shift-Click adds a block above. The additional space for another plus icon creates several UI challenges/drawbacks.
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Oh. I guess I never noticed there was a dual function on that button!
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(custom) spacing between headings / outline items / blocks?! hey โ€“ I wonder where to put this โ€“ either here in forums, but also in terms of feature requests... (... so, I´d be thankful for feedback / guidance on this by @Steffen or @Michael_v_H ๐Ÿ™ ) I find myself regularly falling back on inserting empty lines between headlines and / or blocks, just because for some views (particularly in outline mode) the blocks containing multiple lines & sublines just feel too dense for me. โ€“ I think there could / should be a more elegant solution for this. ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ™ƒ ... not sure this should be deferred to bigger issue-contexts like templates. it might also be solved by something like global customization for different heading levels, or other ways to control line-height / paragraph spacing... maybe even on a per-item level...? in any way: a more breathing / readable set-up and spacing would be extremely welcome, esp. for contexts of outlining, working with multiple parallel blocks etc. ๐ŸŒฑ
nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 9/30/2023 8:00 AM
Hi lerone, fyi just I created a ticket about this, feel free to add your thoughts: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/settings-for-visual-formatting (edited)
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just noticed: embedded images in wide view here have a ghost-like margin on right-hand side. per se this is not critical. but using this in a set-up (composition) with different block elements thriws the whole balance 'off' and gives an unruly / tilted-weight impression... โ€“ this becomes even more 'accentuated' when using textblocks below (e.g. for captions). ... maybe this can be corrected? ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ ๐Ÿซถ (edited)
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต
Hi lerone, fyi just I created a ticket about this, feel free to add your thoughts: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/settings-for-visual-formatting (edited)
hey @nicolas67🥨โ›ต🛠🎵 : thx a lot! โ€“ I definitely will... once I am able to log in to the web side of things again... ๐Ÿ™ƒ (https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001364765051994132/1156099052862181386)
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could the grey text be a little more (faintly) 'greyish'? in current rendering it is very close to some 'thin black', not really making it useful for setting things apart (maybe this feels / becomes less relevant to me once we have something like graphical captions for images... )
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could the grey text be a little more (faintly) 'greyish'? in current rendering it is very close to some 'thin black', not really making it useful for setting things apart (maybe this feels / becomes less relevant to me once we have something like graphical captions for images... )
nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 9/30/2023 8:35 AM
agree - note: in dark mode the grey is much more fainted vs the standard text color
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 9/30/2023 8:45 AM
and on the other hand the grey highlighting is almost invislble in dark mode, when it is very visible in light mode
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BostonBlack 10/4/2023 1:38 PM
I think the object settings are in great need of more view/sorting options and also the displaying of names seems a little irregular.
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 10/5/2023 1:52 AM
Noticed a small UI bug since this morning's release: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/bug-some-tabs-are-named-with-the-space-name @Michael_v_H @Steffen FYI, no big deal but unexpected behavior there
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just added an edit, seems like the ctrl+click doen't open "Today" in a new tab (edited)
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hfsandovalm 10/5/2023 6:16 AM
Should be "are"?
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Should be "are"?
Michael_v_H 10/5/2023 11:06 AM
@Sri , @hfsandovalm : Thanks, just fixed it, will be live with the next minor update. ๐Ÿ™‚
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Lord of Candy 10/9/2023 4:39 PM
I haven't tested this with the web-ui, just OSX. Make a link Cmd+K Enters you on the URL Entry line. If you hit Tab, it closes the window. If you hit shift-Tab, it drives you back correctly If you enter a URL, hit Shift-Tab to drive back to enter the Title, then hit return, no link is generated but the Title is used.
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Style overriding-- if I take a bullet point and try and paste it into a todo list, it converts the todo to a bullet. You have to copy just the text. I attempted a classical paste-as-style key combo and it does nothing. Obv. a clean copy would be nice, but if you copy a whole bunch of items and don't want to carry the style, it'd probably be a good idea to support paste-as-text or something.
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I agree with the idea that there are customization options for the style of the Capacities interface. The white theme is good, the black/gray theme is good, but they are tiring. With a little CSS I gave a personal touch to my Capacities.
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I agree with the idea that there are customization options for the style of the Capacities interface. The white theme is good, the black/gray theme is good, but they are tiring. With a little CSS I gave a personal touch to my Capacities.
Can you share how you did that? Thanks
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Can you share how you did that? Thanks
Hello @AMB1305 , since I don't know how much you know about the subject, I offer you a short explanation, if you want more details just ask. I use an extension (Website Customizer) to modify the Capacities CSS code in Google Chrome. In the case of the image that I have placed in the background in the left side panel, I have found that the CSS code that you have to modify is: .sm:max-h-full { background-image: url("http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Arhprc6hAKH-KNOjyegao8EvU7vx-Hz4"} I have the image saved in Google Drive and I only have to change the URL when I want a different image. You simply add that code to the extension and the Capacities page is modified. For any change you want to make, you look for the CSS code you want to modify (Developer Tools), you test if it has an effect, until you find the right code, and finally when you have the right code you modify it to your liking.
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Hello @AMB1305 , since I don't know how much you know about the subject, I offer you a short explanation, if you want more details just ask. I use an extension (Website Customizer) to modify the Capacities CSS code in Google Chrome. In the case of the image that I have placed in the background in the left side panel, I have found that the CSS code that you have to modify is: .sm:max-h-full { background-image: url("http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Arhprc6hAKH-KNOjyegao8EvU7vx-Hz4"} I have the image saved in Google Drive and I only have to change the URL when I want a different image. You simply add that code to the extension and the Capacities page is modified. For any change you want to make, you look for the CSS code you want to modify (Developer Tools), you test if it has an effect, until you find the right code, and finally when you have the right code you modify it to your liking.
Thanks so much for taking the time to explain how you did that! I appreciate it!
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glad this channel exists!
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When pasting a link I wish all the view options were given not just the two. I also really wish the default format was the link block and not the inline. The current inline default is the least aesthetic by far, it is a blue and messy looking link. I think the link block looks best as it is minimal but still has a icon for some kind of visual reference/memory aid.
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I wish deleting blocks wasn't such a multistep process and was really fast. Maybe in the settings, I would like to have the option to have 'delete everywhere as default' on so that I am never asked this kind of question when I delete.
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glad this channel exists!
Michael_v_H 11/14/2023 2:36 AM
That's a cool idea, will add this! ๐Ÿ‘
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@Michael_v_H / @Steffen - I frequently encounter a bug (see attached photos) when dragging to select multiple blocks on the macOS app. It happens irrespective of content type and where on the page I begin the drag. Will also create a feedback ticket. Thanks!
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@Michael_v_H / @Steffen - I frequently encounter a bug (see attached photos) when dragging to select multiple blocks on the macOS app. It happens irrespective of content type and where on the page I begin the drag. Will also create a feedback ticket. Thanks!
Thanks! cmd + r resolves it, but we'll fix it ๐Ÿ‘
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I wish deleting blocks wasn't such a multistep process and was really fast. Maybe in the settings, I would like to have the option to have 'delete everywhere as default' on so that I am never asked this kind of question when I delete.
Oh but it would need to remain NON DEFAULT by default, OK? I would vote for a default step in between before deleting nested content by accident (happened, I was tired - and then very frustrated).
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yea maybe โŒ˜ + โŒซ to delete everywhere and โŒซ to delete on page
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Oh but it would need to remain NON DEFAULT by default, OK? I would vote for a default step in between before deleting nested content by accident (happened, I was tired - and then very frustrated).
is it hard to recover deleted items?
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is it hard to recover deleted items?
hfsandovalm 11/14/2023 8:28 PM
Yes. Thereโ€™s no way to recover most items so far. Thereโ€™s no versioning or something similar.
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yea maybe โŒ˜ + โŒซ to delete everywhere and โŒซ to delete on page
Suggest adding this to Canny so it can be upvoted and commented on ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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boonikad9300 11/16/2023 2:04 AM
Can we have the fallback of PDF's in "link block" view set to icon instead of preview image? ๐Ÿ™‚ It's is so small, i don't see the added benefit to show the preview image in this view mode! (edited)
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Also more consistent when making a list of multiple object types ๐Ÿ™‚
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Can we have the fallback of PDF's in "link block" view set to icon instead of preview image? ๐Ÿ™‚ It's is so small, i don't see the added benefit to show the preview image in this view mode! (edited)
Michael_v_H 11/16/2023 2:38 AM
Good point. Based on what you say it would probably make sense to remove the preview image in that view for all content types. What do you think?
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Good point. Based on what you say it would probably make sense to remove the preview image in that view for all content types. What do you think?
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Yes!! That would indeed make sense for all content types in the "link block" view ๐Ÿ™‚ It's just to small to make any sense of the preview image
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boonikad9300 11/16/2023 4:31 AM
@Michael_v_H On the what's new website the preview gallery / text seems really pixelated in both arc / brave browser, any idea what is going on?? ๐Ÿ‘€ (edited)
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ah the text is part of the image, maybe some unwanted compression happening / aspect ratio issues?
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Creating a filter with multiple criteria is a really frustrating experience right now if you need to open up an content type selector, as it closes the filter editor each time. It'd be better if it could return to the filter editor dialog after selecting so I could continue setting things the other criteria instead of having to open it again each time. Would also be better if the content type selector could multiselect items given the relationship is 'includes' which infers a set, but guess that's more of a feature request.
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Excited about new task integration. UX feedback, the layout took me a good 30 seconds to even find the button to send the ToDo into my Google Tasks. In full screen wide object layout, I am focused on the left side where I'm typing but all the way across the screen is the very small airplane button. I actually had to pull up the announcement page again to realize I was even looking for a paper airplane button ๐Ÿ˜„ (edited)
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any chance we could stack the airplane button on the left where the block handle and the + button are?
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Another feedback point, I'm wondering if people think these two states for tasks in Capacities are visually too similar for at-a-glance ability to see which are complete and which are sent to external task tool
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maybe sent is green with an airplane and complete is blue with check mark?
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I'm wondering too if a task can ever fail to send, in which case red and green can denote success state that the task was successfully received by the target external tool
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would be niiiice to be able to 'cut' a block; ... I (would) do that all the time, singing along... ๐Ÿงฑ โœ‚๏ธ ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽค
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yea maybe โŒ˜ + โŒซ to delete everywhere and โŒซ to delete on page
... in light of concerns like the one @markus is raising, and in light of other requests on the same topic: wouldn´t it be the niftier solution to finally allow for a toggle to auto-select in one go 'all nested content' when deleting; on the one hand the hazzle to toggle every individual inclusion one-by-one (as currently is the need) would be solved; on the other hand this 'extra step' would per se safaguard against unintended / too prompt delete... ... so everyone should be happy. and there would be no need for complicating via forking scenarios through different option settings etc.... ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ›ค๏ธ ๐Ÿฆฆ (edited)
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Any chance the functionality generating the "recently used" set of emojis could be extended to provide the same behavior for Icons? I like the icons a lot and use them to visually categorize small text entries throughout the day, and I'm almost always using the same 2-3. As it is right now, I have to search every time. This doesn't take long once, but adds up after multiple times every day. (edited)
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Any chance the functionality generating the "recently used" set of emojis could be extended to provide the same behavior for Icons? I like the icons a lot and use them to visually categorize small text entries throughout the day, and I'm almost always using the same 2-3. As it is right now, I have to search every time. This doesn't take long once, but adds up after multiple times every day. (edited)
Michael_v_H 11/19/2023 4:37 AM
Absolutely, will be added! ๐Ÿ‘
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I just connected Capacities to Things and it's a dream come true. I just have some QOL ideas that I've run into:
  • Whenever I am in planning mode, I write a bunch of tasks one after the other. I would like to bulk send them to Things (or any outliner app) but I could not figure out if this is possible.
  • When in writing mode in Capacities, I write tasks in between my text. Whenever I hit the shortcut to send that task to Thinks the Mac focuses on Things (right after hitting the shortcut) so I cannot continue writing fluently and I have to manually switch back to the Capacities app. For my workflow it would work better to send the task to Things on the background allowing me to continue writing on Capacities.
Love the integration so far, it is definitely on the right path.
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I just connected Capacities to Things and it's a dream come true. I just have some QOL ideas that I've run into:
  • Whenever I am in planning mode, I write a bunch of tasks one after the other. I would like to bulk send them to Things (or any outliner app) but I could not figure out if this is possible.
  • When in writing mode in Capacities, I write tasks in between my text. Whenever I hit the shortcut to send that task to Thinks the Mac focuses on Things (right after hitting the shortcut) so I cannot continue writing fluently and I have to manually switch back to the Capacities app. For my workflow it would work better to send the task to Things on the background allowing me to continue writing on Capacities.
Love the integration so far, it is definitely on the right path.
If you add things to the Canny board then other people can vote on them. The Discord chat moves too fast to be monitored 24/7 and it may not be seen here. https://capacities.io/feedback/ (edited)
Get an overview of requested features and ideas.
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Consider making it possible to navigate directly (via URL) to the "Today" view. I pin a tab for Capacities in my browser (and most browsers follow the page/URL at the time of pinning). If I pin "Today" while today is Nov 20 2023, returning to Capacities via that browser pin on Thursday Nov 24, 2023 will result in the calendar entry from Nov 20 2023 being displayed. (edited)
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I just connected Capacities to Things and it's a dream come true. I just have some QOL ideas that I've run into:
  • Whenever I am in planning mode, I write a bunch of tasks one after the other. I would like to bulk send them to Things (or any outliner app) but I could not figure out if this is possible.
  • When in writing mode in Capacities, I write tasks in between my text. Whenever I hit the shortcut to send that task to Thinks the Mac focuses on Things (right after hitting the shortcut) so I cannot continue writing fluently and I have to manually switch back to the Capacities app. For my workflow it would work better to send the task to Things on the background allowing me to continue writing on Capacities.
Love the integration so far, it is definitely on the right path.
Thanks for sharing! ๐Ÿ™‚ About 1: Not possible yet, but we added it to the list About 2: Limitation of Things unfortunately... They don't have an API, so we can only call their app.
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... in light of concerns like the one @markus is raising, and in light of other requests on the same topic: wouldn´t it be the niftier solution to finally allow for a toggle to auto-select in one go 'all nested content' when deleting; on the one hand the hazzle to toggle every individual inclusion one-by-one (as currently is the need) would be solved; on the other hand this 'extra step' would per se safaguard against unintended / too prompt delete... ... so everyone should be happy. and there would be no need for complicating via forking scenarios through different option settings etc.... ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ›ค๏ธ ๐Ÿฆฆ (edited)
Agree! This would be a very good compromise.
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Initially attracted by Capacities' clean UI, I've noticed it has become distracting over time. The excessive use of borders, especially in wall and gallery views, along with numerous buttons and texts, is overwhelming. Elements like the object type and collection option, seldom used, are consistently visible and prominent, hindering focus on the main content. So much going on even on an empty page. The UI is so busy. I wish we had a option to hide the things like in-text tags many others when I don't need it. Hoping for a more minimalist and simple UI improvement in the future. Thank you. (edited)
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small thing: when in object type (main view / wondow) the way to edit its name is quite long โ€“ ... and a little bit confusing. โ€“ one is presented with a) two instances of the title (both rather small; one in pill, one in header); then there seems no way editing them directly, but the way goes via the three dots (โ€ฆ) at the other side of the โ€“ sometimes bigger โ€“ screen... ... no big thing, but IMO micro-friction that can be avoided, ... and some micro-confusion... ๐Ÿ˜œ
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#1 when I switch views btw list view and gallery view the sorting order change in case of special syntax; e.g. if I insert a '!' it sometimes gets priority over the following letters (gallery view); and then it gets ignored in terms of sorting (list view); also plurals ('s) are one time ahead of singulars, then again not... etc. ๐Ÿ‘‰ should be unified ๐Ÿค“ (edited)
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#2 the modal window that one can rotate through via arrow shortcuts is quite nice; ... ๐Ÿ‘‰ it would be even nicer if I could use the standard 'esc' to close the modal ๐Ÿค“ [๐Ÿ‘‰ see also fundamental discussion about UI principles, coherence, expectation management etc. over at Canny ๐Ÿ™ƒ ]
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Small thing but annoying. Thereโ€™s currently no easy way for me to move a block of text to another daily note / another page. Simple example: pushing a task โ€žmeet XYZ for lunchโ€œ from todays note to next week after he/she called and we rescheduled. Noteplan does a great job here in terms of UX for this action.
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When viewing the content related to a Tag in "Gallery" view I love that it groups content by type. Would love it even more if it allowed multiple columns in the view to prevent a super long scroll of content. Quick filters at the top for the content Types present could be a nice fix as well. I know you can create a filter but a quick to click filter button for each present content type would be more user friendly.
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... why not allow pinning for objects within an object type? โ€“ given that object types are really the prime organizing principle, I think this would make a lot of sense, and I can see many different productive uses + scenarios arising from this.... ๐Ÿฆฆ
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Small thing but annoying. Thereโ€™s currently no easy way for me to move a block of text to another daily note / another page. Simple example: pushing a task โ€žmeet XYZ for lunchโ€œ from todays note to next week after he/she called and we rescheduled. Noteplan does a great job here in terms of UX for this action.
Suggest adding to Feedback board so it can be upvoted by others. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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just to point ppl to one thing + offer to vote on this: I keep finding myself irritated about the availability of three widths for block (normal, mid-width, wide) for grouped blocks โ€“ but not being able to assign a 'mid'-width globally to pages. add to that, that I also find normal (often) too thin, esp. for more graphical or layouted content (multi columns!), and the wide-mode to cramped (as it bumps into the functional panels quite head-on w/o any chrome / padding. so, I asked some time for making CAP coherent here, and allow all three modes equally in both instances, i.e. having normal โ€“ mid โ€“ wide for both: grouped blocks as well as page width. โ€“ as it is still under review, I thought I take temperature here, and give people interested in that an opportunity to vote; or even extend the discussion on width and the way Capacities uses global presets here... so, find it here ๐Ÿ‘‰ : https://capacities.io/feedback/p/mid-width-layout (edited)
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hey again, ... I am wondering whether it´s 'just me': when I click the empty 'collection' pill within a new object (main pane), it regularly happens that hitting 'enter' won´t create that new collection in the first instance. I have to do it a second time... and then, magically, a simple 'enter' upon filling the pill will do it... ... glitch? ... others? ... something to iron out? ๐Ÿค”
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Small thing but annoying. Thereโ€™s currently no easy way for me to move a block of text to another daily note / another page. Simple example: pushing a task โ€žmeet XYZ for lunchโ€œ from todays note to next week after he/she called and we rescheduled. Noteplan does a great job here in terms of UX for this action.
This is planned ๐Ÿ‘
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hey again, ... I am wondering whether it´s 'just me': when I click the empty 'collection' pill within a new object (main pane), it regularly happens that hitting 'enter' won´t create that new collection in the first instance. I have to do it a second time... and then, magically, a simple 'enter' upon filling the pill will do it... ... glitch? ... others? ... something to iron out? ๐Ÿค”
Same here ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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Also a small yet weird UX thing in the mobile app. The buttons for indenting and outdenting are ordered unnaturally, I would expect the right one to indent and the left one to outdent as this is the direction the text moves. However, for some reason they are reversed.
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1. I would love it if we can easily swipe between days when on a daily note, rather than having to click on this would make it easier in my eyes to quickly gage whatโ€™s ahead/still open from the past. 2. Iโ€™d love for a Force Touch on a block to lift the block (and indented subblocks) so I can easily drag and drop the block whenever I want (similar to the move behavior on desktop), Notion is a great implementation of this behavior
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I'm wondering instead of just Wide Layout and Narrow Layout, if we consider breaking that out into more options like 25% (Narrow, default), 50%, 75%, and 100% (Wide)
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sometimes narrow is too narrow and wide is awkwardly wide in some cases
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sometimes narrow is too narrow and wide is awkwardly wide in some cases
you can add more options & generally your vote to this related request: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/mid-width-layout
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you can add more options & generally your vote to this related request: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/mid-width-layout
ah yep that's it. Thanks
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ah yep that's it. Thanks
... any momentum might push it from 'under review' into a higher notch... ๐Ÿ‰ I'd love to see that happen ๐ŸŒป
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Indeed. I've upvoted
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Small thing but annoying. Thereโ€™s currently no easy way for me to move a block of text to another daily note / another page. Simple example: pushing a task โ€žmeet XYZ for lunchโ€œ from todays note to next week after he/she called and we rescheduled. Noteplan does a great job here in terms of UX for this action.
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This will be added soon together with bulk actions! ๐Ÿ‘
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small thing, but as to reducing friction: I find that the renaming of object types is a little off as compared to collections. IMO one would expect roughly the same UI-paths here. but as is, renaming object types is quite cumbersome and requires a total different set of clicks, while renaming collections is a breeze (just clicking title โ€“ as expected ๐Ÿ™‚ ). ... also simply the difference in looks btw titles of collections and object types always gives me little irritation / confusion... ๐Ÿ™ƒ
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small thing, but as to reducing friction: I find that the renaming of object types is a little off as compared to collections. IMO one would expect roughly the same UI-paths here. but as is, renaming object types is quite cumbersome and requires a total different set of clicks, while renaming collections is a breeze (just clicking title โ€“ as expected ๐Ÿ™‚ ). ... also simply the difference in looks btw titles of collections and object types always gives me little irritation / confusion... ๐Ÿ™ƒ
I wouldn't expect it to be improved. since renaming object types is not a day-to-day operation. We may do it many times when we do our first setup or re-setup, which shouldn't happend often
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I wouldn't expect it to be improved. since renaming object types is not a day-to-day operation. We may do it many times when we do our first setup or re-setup, which shouldn't happend often
still noting it down / asking ๐Ÿ™‚ โ€“ though I never expect anything ๐Ÿ™‚ especially not in the 'idea section' ๐Ÿ˜€ for one, I do it quite often. but, also, I think consistency is key / king; especially as function space expands so steadily...
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I added a request to Canny for more visual contrast between elements, particularly with respect to type size. If you'd prefer that I post my thoughts here, I will. I mostly wanted to let the rest of my UI nerd tribe know that it's there for the upvote. https://capacities.io/feedback/p/ui-add-more-contrast-to-the-hierarchy-of-elements-on-the-page
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not sure if this has been mentioned before, but would love some spacing between "Add property" and the first block. Would make the text seem less constricted and look better imo! thanks ๐Ÿ™‚
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I am using Capacities usually in my (Vivaldi) browser. Under vivaldi:flags I have enabled a special feature: "Auto Dark Mode for Web Contents" with the option "Enabled with selective inversion of non-image elements". There are only very rare cases where this personal preference causes display problems on web pages. Unfortunately, the graph view of Capacities is one of them. On the screenshot you can see what I mean. Maybe this can be resolved somehow. Only the graph view is affected by that.
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I am using Capacities usually in my (Vivaldi) browser. Under vivaldi:flags I have enabled a special feature: "Auto Dark Mode for Web Contents" with the option "Enabled with selective inversion of non-image elements". There are only very rare cases where this personal preference causes display problems on web pages. Unfortunately, the graph view of Capacities is one of them. On the screenshot you can see what I mean. Maybe this can be resolved somehow. Only the graph view is affected by that.
Capacities has a dedicated dark mode. We recommend to use that one and deactivate that plugin on app.capacities.io
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Capacities has a dedicated dark mode. We recommend to use that one and deactivate that plugin on app.capacities.io
Thanx for your response! I am using the dark mode of Capacities. For my mentioned problem, however, it doesn't matter if I use the dark or light mode of Capacities since it appears in both of them. But I have the desktop app installed as well. So if I want to use the graph view I can recourse to that app.
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I'm wondering if we should add an option to the File menu to change space. I often hide the left sidebar relying more on search to open objects of different types instead of navigating via the bar. But in times I need to change space, I have to open the sidebar to reach the dropdown for which space I'm in. What are others' thoughts? My proposal: File > Space > [List of Spaces alphabetically]
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I'm wondering if we should add an option to the File menu to change space. I often hide the left sidebar relying more on search to open objects of different types instead of navigating via the bar. But in times I need to change space, I have to open the sidebar to reach the dropdown for which space I'm in. What are others' thoughts? My proposal: File > Space > [List of Spaces alphabetically]
I am fine with it as it is personally but see what others think who may care more...
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I'm wondering if we should add an option to the File menu to change space. I often hide the left sidebar relying more on search to open objects of different types instead of navigating via the bar. But in times I need to change space, I have to open the sidebar to reach the dropdown for which space I'm in. What are others' thoughts? My proposal: File > Space > [List of Spaces alphabetically]
Michael_v_H 1/14/2024 9:16 AM
Hi @Json Blob, for this scenario we have the command palette which you can access from anywhere via keyboard. It already contains the options to change spaces:
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Two thoughts regarding themes: 1. Oh yeah, absolutely! 2. Please make all work for light and dark mode ๐Ÿฅบ I've seen some awesome dark mode variants in the Obsidian Prism theme, where the color accents are muted for dark mode and bright / pastel for light mode. https://forum.obsidian.md/t/theme-prism/36493
Prism aims to be a Comprehensive, Highly-Customisable and Elegant Light/Dark Theme for Obsidian. โœจ Key Features ๐Ÿ’ฏ Complete Platform Support Prism is designed to work across all platforms and operating systems Obsidian is available on (Desktop, Phone and Tablet). โ˜€ 5 Light Colour Schemes (Front to Back: Swan, Latte, Periwinkle, Pistachi...
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Hi @Json Blob, for this scenario we have the command palette which you can access from anywhere via keyboard. It already contains the options to change spaces:
Ah, didn't think of the command pallete honestly. Good to know!
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 1/16/2024 8:56 AM
Hi! The resize column bar and the "add something at the bottom" bar (I had no idea how to call them) could receive some design love, they're kind of basic, large and bold and sometimes particularly annoying when hovering the section.
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 1/16/2024 11:48 AM
when I said "particularly annoying when hovering the section" I mean they should be subtle, not removed, or maybe there should be a workaround so if you are not adding anything new you are not constantly being shown those bars
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still noting it down / asking ๐Ÿ™‚ โ€“ though I never expect anything ๐Ÿ™‚ especially not in the 'idea section' ๐Ÿ˜€ for one, I do it quite often. but, also, I think consistency is key / king; especially as function space expands so steadily...
...case in point, how inconsistency leads to confusion / obstrusive UI, IMO: https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/991334034032570438/1196878336333451354
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2 observations from practice: 1. reverting format as code *seems impossible, โ€ฆ or at least opaque / difficultโ€ฆ 2. generally, my impression / experience is that the formatting options (panels) are still *spread a little chaotically (UI speak: unpredictably; unintuitive) overall. โ€“ I am aware there is some testing, as things seem to move every time I search for things againโ€ฆ so, I would encourage the team to give this some hard thinking, and try to find better, more accessible and transparent solution! ๐Ÿซถ โ€“ generally formatting is a kin of search, file structure, moving elements / paragraphs... i.e. these are* first generation concepts*, whose relevance can be underestimated easily, as they are so custom / universal / general-purposeโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿฅท
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@lerone - Agree on point 2 in terms of opportunity to streamline access to formatting options (panels & menus) to reduce friction. (edited)
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Nit-picky but I find this "Change type of selected objects" to be very similar to a Refresh button which doesn't clearly communicate by icon what this button does. I ultimately would never die on this hill to change the icon but just caught my attention that a circular arrow is universally "refresh" and not "change type" connotation (edited)
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Nit-picky but I find this "Change type of selected objects" to be very similar to a Refresh button which doesn't clearly communicate by icon what this button does. I ultimately would never die on this hill to change the icon but just caught my attention that a circular arrow is universally "refresh" and not "change type" connotation (edited)
Good point! @Michael_v_H (edited)
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 1/24/2024 8:26 AM
I don't agree tbh, that icon has two arrows, It's pretty clear that is implying a swap or change
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reload icons are always one arrow in full circle
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similar but not the same
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That's a fair detail I did not consider and you're not wrong that many times they are a single arrow in a full circle. Well, food for thought for the devs. If it stays I'm okay with it too
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 1/24/2024 9:56 AM
it'll be lovely if the cover could take the entire width
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at least as an option, for other things it looks good, but for books it feels like wasted space
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Seconded. I wish we could choose cropping for the way covers display both in gallery view and the objects themselves
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is there a way disable title bar on windows version or is it an expected feature
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Seconded. I wish we could choose cropping for the way covers display both in gallery view and the objects themselves
recommend adding to the feedback board for upvoting
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it'll be lovely if the cover could take the entire width
In the settings you can select how your cover image is displayed ๐Ÿ‘
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In the settings you can select how your cover image is displayed ๐Ÿ‘
ฮฑgฯ…ั• 1/25/2024 7:37 AM
not particularly better ๐Ÿ˜… full width AND height would be the optimal
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Hey @Steffen any updates on prioritizing https://capacities.io/feedback/p/feature-request-further-refinements-to-text-and-block-selection-via-mouse-input it looks to be gathering a notable number of upvotes and some interesting comments about browser behavior too โค๏ธ ๐Ÿป (edited)
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Hey @Steffen any updates on prioritizing https://capacities.io/feedback/p/feature-request-further-refinements-to-text-and-block-selection-via-mouse-input it looks to be gathering a notable number of upvotes and some interesting comments about browser behavior too โค๏ธ ๐Ÿป (edited)
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when changing a page's name inside of a page it doesnt reflect in the graph view anymore
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also it would be better if when ( is pressed that capacities create another ) completing it at the end of the current typing thing. so that u can just type what u want in them and press right arrow to go outside them. just like obsidian. and just like the [ ] linking brackets .
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I took a fresh look at the issue of too small & too cramped page widths, and possible solutions (โ€“ because I really crave for one in my given monitor set-up). I came to a new conclusion, kind of doing away with my initial request to make the 'mid'-width block setting also available for page widths (also in view of consistency). my main insight, working on a 27''-monitor (and knowing some people really have / cherish even wider ones), is a proposal to allow for custom page widths (& / vh / โ€ฆ), instead of preset fixed width options! you can read about details here, add comments & ideas reflecting your experience / needs / ideas, โ€ฆ and, of course, support this with a vote: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/allowing-custom-page-widths-vh-instead-of-preset-fixed-width-options it looks like a very 'small' issue, but to me &T given very variable screen set-ups for everyone this really touches on basic 'ergonomy' and 'base feel' of using Capacities โ€“ especially making full use of the columns and all their functional / aesthetic potential! โ€“ being in a comfort zone as to basic appearance / impression, and to some extent readability of the main object content in a given (overall variable) device setting seems to be important to 'fell at home' at ones 'studio' ๐Ÿฆฆ
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Good point! @Michael_v_H (edited)
if I can hop on to these very fine grain details (@Json Blob brought up), which nevertheless can irritate some individuals: for me, I find myself regularly baffled by the 'open as page' icon in the modal popup view. while I acknowledge it stands generally for 'enlarge', it by now is โ€“ in my mind โ€“ universally tied to 'fullscreen view'โ€ฆ actually a view, I regularly use as standard view for Capacities being one of my anchor apps. meaning, I see the thinking / motivation. but find it not the best choice (a.k.a. an irritant) nevertheless. maybe there can be some better icon, more into the 'open' semanticsโ€ฆ?! ๐Ÿค” ๐ŸŒป
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โ€ฆ, admittedly, I keep re-bumping into this problem of 'legibility' with the search resultsโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜” it´s as much true for titles which get kind of lost in Wall & Gallery view (see prior posts) ; but the same is actually true for, e.g., object type 'pills'โ€ฆ โ€ฆ you can make a simple test here, to see things are unbalanced and the weight, which should assist / guid the fleeting / browsing glance (of going over such a result list in evaluative viewing mode): ๐Ÿ‘‰ compare the size of tags displayed in such a result list vis-a-vis the main info of such a structured list, that is the titles of the entries found, or the category sorting of the list (like 'object types'). โ€“ the tags (being kind of 'normal' content here in some way, are twice as big as objet titles retrieved, and kind of 2,5x size of the titles for categorical sortingโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ™ƒ ๐Ÿค” it´s a little shame, because Capacities otherwise shines so much in design clarity and good minimalism. this is kind of an exception, breaking the rule, IMHO
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there are times I wish I could have such a simple 'locate / show in database / hierarchy' function. โ€“ there are several ways to get to an object / document, w/o really understanding / 'feeling' where it´s originally located; or being able see it in that context w/o too many clicks and loosing the threadโ€ฆ ๐ŸŒช๏ธ
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When I use "shift+click" , open in right panel. Then I use "ctlr+W" to close the right panel tab, but the action will close left. ==== So the logic of "shift + click" & "ctrl+W" , the order is not useful for closing tab. Requests, ideas, bugs https://capacities.io/feedback/p/cmdw-shortcut-to-close-tab-close-app Hope Capacities Team can consider for it. I think shift click to open embed-page , view page, and close it , the action is easy and quickly. If the action is not useful , I must move mouse to right-top then click "x" button everytime... Its so boring. Thanks.
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Small bit of polish, but the amount of space between the title and text of this embedded object seems excessive. The hidden fields likely don't demand a full line, and the spacing above it also seems too much.
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Small bit of polish, but the amount of space between the title and text of this embedded object seems excessive. The hidden fields likely don't demand a full line, and the spacing above it also seems too much.
Thinking about the closed state of "Hidden"โ€”I think the toggle could potentially be put in the meatball menu, rather than inline with the content. Nice to have the option, but it's just not frequently enough used (for me) to use permanent screen real estate. (edited)
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Small unexpected behaviour: When I have two consecutive blocks with some text, and I press backspace at the start of the second block, they merge as expected. However, when I press the delete key when at the end of the first block, the merge doesn't happen.
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I've noticed that too and horizontal separators act even stranger imo. I have a feedback thing open for that someplace I'm pretty sure ๐Ÿ˜„
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This is a Feedback post as a user working with Capcities for a couple of weeks now and I am loving the app so far. I quickly became a believer because...well because I believe that Capacities gives me the right balance between structure and freeform and none of the other apps (I tried them...) is able to do that. But at the same time there isn't a single day I am not hitting some kind of bug of weird behaviour...for example:
  • I have a tag in my system which I actively use in queries which is just not showing up under the tags objects... (I just now added the tag to a collection and NOW it is shown system...)
  • PDFs are randomly upside down
  • I can not select text in PDFs when scrolling to the second page...I need to zoom in and out once...afterwards selecting text is working
  • Randomly the query editors "cancel" and "update" buttones are moved outside the window frame where they are invisible. Enter or escape is also not working so I need to restart the app.
  • Cut & Paste of blocks is not existent And this is just what I encountered TODAY. Please do not get me wrong: I love the app and I will continue to use it and I am looking forward to a lot of planned features but at the same time I feel the current features are in desperate need of stabilisation...again: this post comes not from disappointment but from excitement about the future of Capacities.
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it would be nice if the cmd + enter could toggle a section 'from within´, i.e. with the cursor being in the toggled content. not only would this be handy โ€“ but afaik the cmd-enter doesn´t interfere w/ anything else, also. โ€ฆ one could even imagine a functioning like w/ cmd + a, i.e. several repetitive 'cmd + enters' sequentiall closing higher + higher toggles...
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This is a Feedback post as a user working with Capcities for a couple of weeks now and I am loving the app so far. I quickly became a believer because...well because I believe that Capacities gives me the right balance between structure and freeform and none of the other apps (I tried them...) is able to do that. But at the same time there isn't a single day I am not hitting some kind of bug of weird behaviour...for example:
  • I have a tag in my system which I actively use in queries which is just not showing up under the tags objects... (I just now added the tag to a collection and NOW it is shown system...)
  • PDFs are randomly upside down
  • I can not select text in PDFs when scrolling to the second page...I need to zoom in and out once...afterwards selecting text is working
  • Randomly the query editors "cancel" and "update" buttones are moved outside the window frame where they are invisible. Enter or escape is also not working so I need to restart the app.
  • Cut & Paste of blocks is not existent And this is just what I encountered TODAY. Please do not get me wrong: I love the app and I will continue to use it and I am looking forward to a lot of planned features but at the same time I feel the current features are in desperate need of stabilisation...again: this post comes not from disappointment but from excitement about the future of Capacities.
I would get all these into feedback cards with repo steps if you can. I can't say I've experienced any of those situations ๐Ÿ˜… if you can reliably reproduce that should get pretty quick attention i'd imagine
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I would get all these into feedback cards with repo steps if you can. I can't say I've experienced any of those situations ๐Ÿ˜… if you can reliably reproduce that should get pretty quick attention i'd imagine
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This is a Feedback post as a user working with Capcities for a couple of weeks now and I am loving the app so far. I quickly became a believer because...well because I believe that Capacities gives me the right balance between structure and freeform and none of the other apps (I tried them...) is able to do that. But at the same time there isn't a single day I am not hitting some kind of bug of weird behaviour...for example:
  • I have a tag in my system which I actively use in queries which is just not showing up under the tags objects... (I just now added the tag to a collection and NOW it is shown system...)
  • PDFs are randomly upside down
  • I can not select text in PDFs when scrolling to the second page...I need to zoom in and out once...afterwards selecting text is working
  • Randomly the query editors "cancel" and "update" buttones are moved outside the window frame where they are invisible. Enter or escape is also not working so I need to restart the app.
  • Cut & Paste of blocks is not existent And this is just what I encountered TODAY. Please do not get me wrong: I love the app and I will continue to use it and I am looking forward to a lot of planned features but at the same time I feel the current features are in desperate need of stabilisation...again: this post comes not from disappointment but from excitement about the future of Capacities.
Thanks for sharing ๐Ÿ™‚ We'll look into it ๐Ÿ‘
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Liking Capacities a lot so far! I do occasionally have small friction with the UI, but I guess that also will improve with getting used to it. Two small things I encountered:
  • When typing @ and searching for my object to link, on some queries the search still 'reorders' the results a little bit later than expected (approx. half a second after finishing typing), sometimes without changing the set of results but still reordering them and while my typed text was a prefix of both. Because of this, it happened a few times that I linked the wrong thing.
  • When clicking +New object, and then changing my mind and not wanting to make the object after all, it felt natural for me to just click outside of the object and expecting it to be gone, since I didn't put anything in there at all. Instead, it's three clicks to delete it. (I understand not wanting to change this, but it might be valid polish.)
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 2/12/2024 10:10 PM
since simple tables are imminent, I would like to strongly suggest the option to make them borderless and to alternate row color just like wikipedia does with, for example, album track lists
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Liking Capacities a lot so far! I do occasionally have small friction with the UI, but I guess that also will improve with getting used to it. Two small things I encountered:
  • When typing @ and searching for my object to link, on some queries the search still 'reorders' the results a little bit later than expected (approx. half a second after finishing typing), sometimes without changing the set of results but still reordering them and while my typed text was a prefix of both. Because of this, it happened a few times that I linked the wrong thing.
  • When clicking +New object, and then changing my mind and not wanting to make the object after all, it felt natural for me to just click outside of the object and expecting it to be gone, since I didn't put anything in there at all. Instead, it's three clicks to delete it. (I understand not wanting to change this, but it might be valid polish.)
Great points, thanks for sharing. Will esp. work on the first one soon!
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Great points, thanks for sharing. Will esp. work on the first one soon!
Yes, that has been a pain point of mine as well ๐Ÿ˜„
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I often experience the difference between clicking&activating and closing a tab is dangerously small, often creating unwanted effects for me, i.e. some friction and confusion. I think the basic problem is that simple click often doesn´t activate (foreground) a tab. so, one clicks again trying, thereby closing it (double click = closing?). โ€ฆ I am not sure about the pattern (beyond that its confusing in the micro-interaction); โ€ฆ but I have a hunch that it is especially related to pinned tabs where this happensโ€ฆ โ€ฆ how do other fare with activating โ€“ closing โ€“ pinning โ€“ swapping tabs, I wonderโ€ฆ? ๐Ÿค”
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I often experience the difference between clicking&activating and closing a tab is dangerously small, often creating unwanted effects for me, i.e. some friction and confusion. I think the basic problem is that simple click often doesn´t activate (foreground) a tab. so, one clicks again trying, thereby closing it (double click = closing?). โ€ฆ I am not sure about the pattern (beyond that its confusing in the micro-interaction); โ€ฆ but I have a hunch that it is especially related to pinned tabs where this happensโ€ฆ โ€ฆ how do other fare with activating โ€“ closing โ€“ pinning โ€“ swapping tabs, I wonderโ€ฆ? ๐Ÿค”
Agree and this extends to many UI elements. It's easy to accidentally remove a collection, tag, etc for the same reason. I go to click the collection name and end up removing it from the object instead.
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Or I want to remove it and end up clicking onto it. I think it's because the UI elements are too small.
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Or I want to remove it and end up clicking onto it. I think it's because the UI elements are too small.
Perhaps differentiation in terms of UI colors would help?
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Perhaps differentiation in terms of UI colors would help?
Yeah, I think that could definitely improve it.
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Yeah, I think that could definitely improve it.
Is this already on the Feedback Board somewhere so I can upvote?
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Yeah, I think that could definitely improve it.
every single UI improvement is good. โ€“ the initial tab problem I described, I am afraid, is not a problem of discernability but more of feedback / reaction / cross-over of gestural input... ๐Ÿ› ๏ธโš™๏ธ
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 2/21/2024 8:10 PM
strange that links and groups align with each other, but not with images and normal text, breaks symmetry
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when I turn a layouted set of blocks in 2 columns into a group (on small / normal page width), then the blocks are involuntarily 're-arranged' into a one-column layout โ€“ meaning this layout work has to be done twiceโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/bug-problematic-behavior-grouping-breaks-column-layout
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โ€ฆ little idea for a micro-improvement: allow a search(-filter) in shortcuts! โ€“ there are many ๐Ÿ˜… โ€ฆ and its quite an impressive text-wall one is facing thereโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ™ƒ โ€ฆ so, maybe a shortcut to the right shortcut would make things even more convenientโ€ฆ?! ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿฆฆ (edited)
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โ€ฆ little idea for a micro-improvement: allow a search(-filter) in shortcuts! โ€“ there are many ๐Ÿ˜… โ€ฆ and its quite an impressive text-wall one is facing thereโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ™ƒ โ€ฆ so, maybe a shortcut to the right shortcut would make things even more convenientโ€ฆ?! ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿฆฆ (edited)
Can you add to Canny so I can upvote?
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Can you add to Canny so I can upvote?
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Is Capacities mobile available on the free tier? Would love to try out the mobile version before committing.
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Is Capacities mobile available on the free tier? Would love to try out the mobile version before committing.
Right now, it is only available on believer plan.
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Right now, it is only available on believer plan.
Oh ok. Do you have screenshots of the app? Would like to see how the overall experience like.
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Oh ok. Do you have screenshots of the app? Would like to see how the overall experience like.
see also ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/969304624848855050/1207031978042458162 (โ€“ though, no images there. sorry. maybe someone can add-on ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ ๐ŸŒป)
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Oh ok. Do you have screenshots of the app? Would like to see how the overall experience like.
btw: you might get more & better resonance in these maybe more topical channels: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001364765051994132 ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/969304624848855050 ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ ๐ŸŒป
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btw: you might get more & better resonance in these maybe more topical channels: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001364765051994132 ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/969304624848855050 ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ ๐ŸŒป
Thanks!
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 2/25/2024 12:17 PM
agree, and since I use the webbapp I often find myself doing a ctrl+f in the shortcuts popup ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for the ticket! (edited)
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต
agree, and since I use the webbapp I often find myself doing a ctrl+f in the shortcuts popup ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for the ticket! (edited)
๐Ÿ™Œ Steffen already marked it as 'in progress' ๐ŸŽ‰
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต
agree, and since I use the webbapp I often find myself doing a ctrl+f in the shortcuts popup ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for the ticket! (edited)
... if I can ask: do you also use the web version on mobile devices, too? I have this problem of 'lose lists' in the modal overlay for my spaces... meaning: whenever I try to scroll below the line of sight (to spaces below), at least one of the spaces above (the one where my finger was) is floating free & repositioned involuntarily... ๐Ÿ˜ณ ... drives me mad, and makes this often unusable...๐Ÿ˜ฑ ... and I am really wondering whether I am the only one... ?๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1046733669613711390/1181925004640784385 ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1046733669613711390/1207278134932676608 (edited)
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โ€ฆ little idea for a micro-improvement: allow a search(-filter) in shortcuts! โ€“ there are many ๐Ÿ˜… โ€ฆ and its quite an impressive text-wall one is facing thereโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ™ƒ โ€ฆ so, maybe a shortcut to the right shortcut would make things even more convenientโ€ฆ?! ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿฆฆ (edited)
Michael_v_H 2/25/2024 5:26 PM
Yes, this is planned! ๐Ÿ’ฏ
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... if I can ask: do you also use the web version on mobile devices, too? I have this problem of 'lose lists' in the modal overlay for my spaces... meaning: whenever I try to scroll below the line of sight (to spaces below), at least one of the spaces above (the one where my finger was) is floating free & repositioned involuntarily... ๐Ÿ˜ณ ... drives me mad, and makes this often unusable...๐Ÿ˜ฑ ... and I am really wondering whether I am the only one... ?๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1046733669613711390/1181925004640784385 ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1046733669613711390/1207278134932676608 (edited)
nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 2/26/2024 7:19 AM
I use mobile app on phone and webapp on iPad but I only have 3 spaces so I don't experience the issue u describe
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต
I use mobile app on phone and webapp on iPad but I only have 3 spaces so I don't experience the issue u describe
... I guess my suffering shall end soon, as now an iPad-native app is put in front of us ๐Ÿคฉ
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--- a small thing on UI --- ... one of those little ' fricticous' UI inconsistencies: in the modal preview of a page there appear two special icons for 'pin to space' and 'open as page' besides the 'โ€ฆ' dossier-menu of the modal. โ€“ within the dropdown 'pin to space' reappears; 'open to page' not. it's a small one, but one more to stack-up to the difficulty of intuitive interaction (โ€“ esp adding, IMO, to the slight confusing icon for 'open as page'; see: https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1074297264991911967/1203445597802078239) โ€“ just to give a very subjective feedback / report here. ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ๐Ÿญ (edited)
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Hey im kinda new to capacities but thought I post here about the one big pain pont i have currently , when using it on the iPhone it zooms in every I type something or any input field gets focused i think some viewport scaling is set improperly its recommended to set the maximum scale for the viewport to 1 but just for iOS via javascript. This would be really handy for me
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Just noticed that the icons for the "Content Preview" card view property is the same as Queries. Just thought that might create some confusion since you can't change the Query icon.
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Some initial impressions (and I'm sure there are different preferences here) - I love Capacities but find the UI very cluttered and distracting. There is so much going on that it seems like my content is almost secondary to the app itself. I noted on the default daily note page, I counted 51 UI items before I typed a thing. The year is shown 4 times, the month 3 times, six different icons that could be all under a gear for settings, help etc. I don't need to see "Press + or / to create and @ or [[ to link" every time I click (after maybe the first day of using the app). Don't need the little +# thing to be following my cursor. I can see where my cursor is, Etc. I am sure UI experts could have elegant ways of improving this but as a user, this is my #1 beef with Capacities. It's not relaxing. (edited)
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Some initial impressions (and I'm sure there are different preferences here) - I love Capacities but find the UI very cluttered and distracting. There is so much going on that it seems like my content is almost secondary to the app itself. I noted on the default daily note page, I counted 51 UI items before I typed a thing. The year is shown 4 times, the month 3 times, six different icons that could be all under a gear for settings, help etc. I don't need to see "Press + or / to create and @ or [[ to link" every time I click (after maybe the first day of using the app). Don't need the little +# thing to be following my cursor. I can see where my cursor is, Etc. I am sure UI experts could have elegant ways of improving this but as a user, this is my #1 beef with Capacities. It's not relaxing. (edited)
Suggest sharing this on the Canny Feedback Board so that other users can upvote/comment. The developers are really good about tracking these convoโ€™s.
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Suggest sharing this on the Canny Feedback Board so that other users can upvote/comment. The developers are really good about tracking these convoโ€™s.
yes, I guess making a Canny ticket at a very general 'clean up the interface'-level would open up a concentrated channel where everyone could add / discuss these quarrels / perceptions; and still the general gist of your ( @geofffitch ) remarks is flagged & preserved. ... worked really good in similar cases & constellations! (edited)
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So far in my 30 minutes of tinkering, tables is off to a nice start but reveals even more of my pains around selection of content using the mouse. Increasingly I find myself absolutely at war with the UX trying to select the text or block I want and resorting to very manual selection methods to overcome it. Instead of selecting a line in a block, I just use control + shift + left/right Instead of dragging to select multiple lines, I just use control + shift + up/down I had a canny card which is up to 12 upvotes https://capacities.io/feedback/p/feature-request-further-refinements-to-text-and-block-selection-via-mouse-input With tables, I am repeating a lot of these troubles with trying to select rows, cells, columns, the whole table, it's kind kind of "clunky". Hoping we can see a UX sprint coming up where we highlight and focus on all these tiny paint points (edited)
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Some initial impressions (and I'm sure there are different preferences here) - I love Capacities but find the UI very cluttered and distracting. There is so much going on that it seems like my content is almost secondary to the app itself. I noted on the default daily note page, I counted 51 UI items before I typed a thing. The year is shown 4 times, the month 3 times, six different icons that could be all under a gear for settings, help etc. I don't need to see "Press + or / to create and @ or [[ to link" every time I click (after maybe the first day of using the app). Don't need the little +# thing to be following my cursor. I can see where my cursor is, Etc. I am sure UI experts could have elegant ways of improving this but as a user, this is my #1 beef with Capacities. It's not relaxing. (edited)
I love Capacities and am finding new uses for it every day, but - and no criticism of Michael and Steffen here - if I were them I'd be hiring a UI designer/developer for a few months just to review and tidy up all the loose ends that have naturally appeared with all the new features being developed. No redesign needed, just iron out some of the usability quirks and annoyances that cause a distraction. (edited)
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I think the "Add property" button should be visible, or at least have a setting to toggle default visibility. As a new user, I found it hard to get into the proper workflow of Capacities because I didn't realize how to add properties to objects. If nothing else, the option for setting default visibility would be nice
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The ability to choose to not use an emoji for a collection and instead assign a color like tags would be nice for situations where finding an appropriate emoji for a collection isn't easy, such as my "Interior" collection here
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Also the ability to reorder the columns of the table with collections, not just properties. I'd like collections to be the third column in this list, but it's locked to the end
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I love Capacities and am finding new uses for it every day, but - and no criticism of Michael and Steffen here - if I were them I'd be hiring a UI designer/developer for a few months just to review and tidy up all the loose ends that have naturally appeared with all the new features being developed. No redesign needed, just iron out some of the usability quirks and annoyances that cause a distraction. (edited)
This is a great idea, especially given all of the amazing features that they have been adding! As you and others have pointed out, there are a lot of redundancies that could be streamlined.
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Allow text property in table view to shrink further. I can't shrink it further than this
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can we have some sort of coloring of cells besides this option to make a header or something
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can we have some sort of coloring of cells besides this option to make a header or something
hfsandovalm 3/5/2024 7:25 AM
Yes, right now you can select a cell and format it.
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The same thing could be done on rows and columns. TIP: if you can't select the cell, press click on the cell and later ESC.
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thank you!
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@Michael_v_H - Is Canny the correct place for this feedback?
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@Michael_v_H - Is Canny the correct place for this feedback?
Michael_v_H 3/5/2024 2:29 PM
Yes, for specific/concrete requests that others can vote on, Canny is the right place. Observations, discussions, questions, and remarks can be posted on this channel. ๐Ÿ‘
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What do you think about adjusting a linked block reference to something smaller? Let it be a small pop-up showing the source object or just a small icon instead of how it looks right now with the full object name (especially with long names for notes). As an example, Notion and Note Plan does it really cool (Notion simply highlight the block with another color, Note Plan has a small red asterisk near the linked block). And here is how it looks in Cap. now: (edited)
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 3/6/2024 4:14 PM
I have been playing with the new number formatting options but I am still unable to get the "," off @Michael_v_H, is there a way to accomplish this that I am not finding?
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UI-UX Suggestion: Have the page scroll down when you reach the bottom instead of having the type prompt disappear off screen when typing please
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Feedback page isn't working, so posting here -- Highlighting doesn't work for PowerShell via the WebApp (edited)
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Feedback page isn't working, so posting here -- Highlighting doesn't work for PowerShell via the WebApp (edited)
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Also, there's no way to jump out of a code block without having to click a new line, or at least from what I can tell/tried
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Another item Lol why does H3 look bigger than H2 when it's supposed to be the other way around?
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Another item Lol why does H3 look bigger than H2 when it's supposed to be the other way around?
Michael_v_H 3/7/2024 5:51 AM
Can not reproduce this, can you elaborate?
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Will look into it. ๐Ÿ‘
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Will look into it. ๐Ÿ‘
Noticed the clode blocks work in some places, but not others -- it's random
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Can not reproduce this, can you elaborate?
When using the web browser, the h2 heading looks like the h3 heading and the h3 heading looks like an h2 heading. Not sure why that is, but seems to only occur with those two headings
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  • it would be nice if one could click the 3 by 2 block thing where if held u can drag the properties but if just clicked u can copy it and then paste it in another database.
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  • i can't get inside of those two properties which is understandable since they are pretty much default. but it would be nice if i can somehow change their visibility in the settings without having to go out of it and create a page in my database and then manually hide each.
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GoblinMatron 3/8/2024 11:29 AM
Hi all, I'm totally new and loving queries, but their display is a little clunky. I would really like if I could disable the controls bar when I embed it, since it takes up a lot of space. Or at least so it could display more of the query's title.
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So like here, the titles of these are actually "TODO easy5" and "DONE easy5" but the field isn't large enough to display it, even when the cursor leaves hover.
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UI-UX Suggestion: Have the page scroll down when you reach the bottom instead of having the type prompt disappear off screen when typing please
geofffitch 3/9/2024 1:31 PM
This and lack of focus mode point to an inadequate attention to the use-case of using the app for any kind of writing. A little bit of attention here would go a long way, I think.
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QuesadaGrande 3/12/2024 2:49 AM
Does anyone know if there are swipe gestures planned for the mobile app ? Would feel more natural and easier to swipe back to go back. Don't you think?
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Does anyone know if there are swipe gestures planned for the mobile app ? Would feel more natural and easier to swipe back to go back. Don't you think?
Suggest adding this to Canny and also on the mobile channel here on Discord.
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Some way of customizing the backlink dropdown view would be great, lol. Maybe show more text in the title or expand the focus/hover. And I'd like to be able to show some properties... (in search dropdown as well)
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Some way of customizing the backlink dropdown view would be great, lol. Maybe show more text in the title or expand the focus/hover. And I'd like to be able to show some properties... (in search dropdown as well)
Suggest adding to Canny for upvoting/commenting by other users, as this is something that I have no doubt others run into as well.
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Suggest adding to Canny for upvoting/commenting by other users, as this is something that I have no doubt others run into as well.
hfsandovalm 3/13/2024 5:41 PM
Yes, please!
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Suggest adding to Canny for upvoting/commenting by other users, as this is something that I have no doubt others run into as well.
Get an overview of requested features and ideas.
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I always make a mistake when using the indent buttons. I feel like they should be switched around
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The way customized card views hide all information that can't fit into the card is quite frustrating. For example, if I have a 10 person meeting and write everyone's name there, the customized card will only show the first person's name in the list. I would prefer to know how many people are in the meeting instead of just the name of the first one. Alternatively, maybe you could do "person x + 8 more". Example mockup below.
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 3/21/2024 2:27 PM
I understand that tables need padding below and to the right to add new rows and columns, but is the top padding necessary? (edited)
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The space between the trivia block title and the table is huge (edited)
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Sometimes indenting the block can help tighten up that gap
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but I agree, in your pictures that gap is worthy of landing a plane on
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I understand that tables need padding below and to the right to add new rows and columns, but is the top padding necessary? (edited)
Hi, Luca here, one of the developers of the table. The padding around the table is there because of the formula editor. If you are inside it, the columns/rows of the table are labeled, which is rendered exactly in this area. To avoid unexpected shifts, this space is always displayed.
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Hi, Luca here, one of the developers of the table. The padding around the table is there because of the formula editor. If you are inside it, the columns/rows of the table are labeled, which is rendered exactly in this area. To avoid unexpected shifts, this space is always displayed.
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Just checked and it makes sense. One thing to consider, though, is that the time I see those labels is insignificant compared to the time I see the empty space around.
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I spend 99% of my time looking at/adding data to the table and 1% doing formulas, so maybe there's room for improvement in the UX that could translate into less padding. (edited)
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interesting. Engineering side that makes sense I wonder if we can somehow find a feature request compromise there. Like a "Hide Labels" toggle in the options menu or something
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I think there are A LOT of uses to tables that will never touch formulas so the labels are not valuable
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 3/25/2024 10:11 AM
For sure, and that padding compromise makes the table feel disjointed with the rest of the document
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And let's say you do use formulas, once you create them, they're done, the rest of the time you work on the data inside the table.
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Maybe a few tweaks here and there, but they pretty much stay fixed for as long as the table exists.
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I'm not really a fan of the hide label toggle idea, I think the labels could be floating, like a tooltip
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floating is a good idea if that can be done
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Interesting discovery. I've been tinkering with Arc web browser (for Windows) and realized the screen space is almost identical with the Capacities client. A lot of people have voiced feedback on the top menu bar of Capacities and there's reasons for it from what I understand. These two pictures are the same exact view, first in Cap and 2nd in Arc browser with it's very minimal browser top bar and tab sidebar hidden. I may be nerding out over nothing here but whatever, I'm a weirdo. ๐Ÿค“ (edited)
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I guess my column width shifted slightly actually which would explain the line differences. Okay so let's disregard that. But the top menu bar is gone in browser view (edited)
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Does anyone else have the issue with missing icons (eg the X) in the GUI? Chrome on Windows.
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 3/28/2024 8:51 PM
Would you mind helping to vote for a graphic designer's nice to have feature? ๐Ÿ˜… https://capacities.io/feedback/p/hex-color-preview
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Would you mind helping to vote for a graphic designer's nice to have feature? ๐Ÿ˜… https://capacities.io/feedback/p/hex-color-preview
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IndigoSmile 4/3/2024 5:34 AM
It should say sent as a question
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When in object overview page, "+ New" button should be on the left side or more pronounced. For example next to object type or n of entries
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I always make a mistake when using the indent buttons. I feel like they should be switched around
google docs (and all google properties) agrees (edited)
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Feedback: On 2FA authentication, the "I saved my codes" button should be primary action color (blue)
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Feedback: On 2FA authentication, the "I saved my codes" button should be primary action color (blue)
Thank you! ๐Ÿ™‚
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This was a nested group of to-dos. When I made it a toggle, it lost its L2 nesting. Functionally it is still there but cosmetically it is not.
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This was a nested group of to-dos. When I made it a toggle, it lost its L2 nesting. Functionally it is still there but cosmetically it is not.
๐Ÿ’• Limbo ๐Ÿ’• 4/7/2024 6:34 AM
You can try to indent them manually for now :3 (edited)
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๐Ÿ’• Limbo ๐Ÿ’• 4/7/2024 6:44 AM
When placing these embed views in columns the texts clip onto each other
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It happens with 2 columns as well
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And I'm not sure if other people think the same but that menu clutters the page a lot in my opinion, specially because it's probabbly only going to be used to config the embed the first time you create it, and then only on counted occassions (edited)
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so why not hide it when its not used, and add a "..." button or a "โš™๏ธ" button to show it when you do need it? That way the clipping issue could also be fixed, as only one would be shown at a time
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๐Ÿ’• Limbo ๐Ÿ’• 4/7/2024 8:13 AM
Another thing that I find a little confusing is the embedded object view. I think it has too many boxes inside boxes which makes it confusing for the eye and brain. I think removing the inner box makes it much easier to read (edited)
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This is an example of how it could be simplified
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and for situations like this, where there is content that doesn't fit in the preview, the bottom line can be left as an indicator, but the other three sides could be removed for a cleaner look
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so why not hide it when its not used, and add a "..." button or a "โš™๏ธ" button to show it when you do need it? That way the clipping issue could also be fixed, as only one would be shown at a time
๐Ÿ’• Limbo ๐Ÿ’• 4/7/2024 8:28 AM
something like what you have here
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You can try to indent them manually for now :3 (edited)
i know. i am providing ui feedback to the devs.
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i know. i am providing ui feedback to the devs.
๐Ÿ’• Limbo ๐Ÿ’• 4/7/2024 2:30 PM
Oohh perfect! Thatโ€™s good feedback :3
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From https://ptb.discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001364765051994132/1227684956680097883 Steps to reproduce (MacOS environment): 1. Export a page as a document 2. Observe Actual: A small toast appears that says "Downloading" then vanishes. Eventually the document shows up in the user's ~/Downloads folder. In my test there was a delay of 11 seconds between the downloading toast vanishing and the document appearing in my downloads folder. Desired/Improvement: The delay between "downloading" and document appearing in the folder can lead to user confusion about successful actions -- especially if the document is large and may take larger fractions of a minute to complete. Therefore I recommend either persisting the downloading toast until the download is complete, or if that was the intent, identifying the bug that is leading to the gap. Alternatively this may not need to be an overlay toast blocking content, and could live in the chrome of the application somehow.
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I already put in a feedback card for this but curious to also discuss it here - with the new trash feature what do people think of a linkage when something is deleted that calendar view will show all the objects that will permanently delete on a given day? Your last call to action to save any object that was deleted. Think of it like a section below "Created on this day" when looking at a day view and it would be "Will be deleted on this day" or something like that
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Why are the googly eyes looking off to the side? ๐Ÿ˜† On Win10 vs Win11 it even looks in the opposite direction! Not sure why the bullet gets slightly bigger when it's got children either
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Why are the googly eyes looking off to the side? ๐Ÿ˜† On Win10 vs Win11 it even looks in the opposite direction! Not sure why the bullet gets slightly bigger when it's got children either
Bug report was filed, will be fixed ๐Ÿ‘
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Just wanted to say after a couple of hours use the new release has made Capacities look much cleaner and more professional IMHO
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 4/11/2024 10:52 AM
I noticed that in the app (right) the font seems weaker, on web (left) feels more solid.
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It's subtle, and Discord's compression doesn't help me, but it's there.
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The update removed the static visibility of object entity counts from the sidebar but didn't take advantage of the extra space. I'd like the entirety of the available width to be allotted to the name of the object type unless I'm hovering over it. Some people have expressed the desire to return to the old system. As is, I propose a toggle to enable that reversion, which would be great for those who want the count. If the toggle is disabled, please allow the object name to occupy the entire width.
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From https://ptb.discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001364765051994132/1227684956680097883 Steps to reproduce (MacOS environment): 1. Export a page as a document 2. Observe Actual: A small toast appears that says "Downloading" then vanishes. Eventually the document shows up in the user's ~/Downloads folder. In my test there was a delay of 11 seconds between the downloading toast vanishing and the document appearing in my downloads folder. Desired/Improvement: The delay between "downloading" and document appearing in the folder can lead to user confusion about successful actions -- especially if the document is large and may take larger fractions of a minute to complete. Therefore I recommend either persisting the downloading toast until the download is complete, or if that was the intent, identifying the bug that is leading to the gap. Alternatively this may not need to be an overlay toast blocking content, and could live in the chrome of the application somehow.
+ @Steffen as this might be a bug, but I totally agree with you!
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The update removed the static visibility of object entity counts from the sidebar but didn't take advantage of the extra space. I'd like the entirety of the available width to be allotted to the name of the object type unless I'm hovering over it. Some people have expressed the desire to return to the old system. As is, I propose a toggle to enable that reversion, which would be great for those who want the count. If the toggle is disabled, please allow the object name to occupy the entire width.
FWIW I prefer the updated version.
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FWIW I prefer the updated version.
I like both. It was cathartic to see the number go up. But without it, the UI needs to take advantage of the extra space.
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 4/11/2024 3:19 PM
Agree, should be a toggle
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https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001364765051994132/1228385853743829032 to not spam - basically bug that can't select anything in tags unless in embed view
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From https://ptb.discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001364765051994132/1227684956680097883 Steps to reproduce (MacOS environment): 1. Export a page as a document 2. Observe Actual: A small toast appears that says "Downloading" then vanishes. Eventually the document shows up in the user's ~/Downloads folder. In my test there was a delay of 11 seconds between the downloading toast vanishing and the document appearing in my downloads folder. Desired/Improvement: The delay between "downloading" and document appearing in the folder can lead to user confusion about successful actions -- especially if the document is large and may take larger fractions of a minute to complete. Therefore I recommend either persisting the downloading toast until the download is complete, or if that was the intent, identifying the bug that is leading to the gap. Alternatively this may not need to be an overlay toast blocking content, and could live in the chrome of the application somehow.
Thanks for sharing. That's a good point. Usually a second tost pops up saying that it was successful or failed (including a button to open in downloads folder). Does that happen?
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john.e.hall 4/15/2024 6:42 AM
It would be good to have cleaner data and a better experience if you could only have one unique tag. I'm not sure how it even happens but very common for me to have two or three tags exactly the same. Anyone else?
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Thanks for sharing. That's a good point. Usually a second tost pops up saying that it was successful or failed (including a button to open in downloads folder). Does that happen?
No
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Thanks for sharing. That's a good point. Usually a second tost pops up saying that it was successful or failed (including a button to open in downloads folder). Does that happen?
It doesnt from my experience either - just tested it on a MD export too
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Thanks for sharing. That's a good point. Usually a second tost pops up saying that it was successful or failed (including a button to open in downloads folder). Does that happen?
No pop-up on macOS desktop app. Using latest nightly release. Thx!
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Inconsistent formatting of 'x' when second character
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Inconsistent formatting of 'x' when second character
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when it's between numbers (ftfy)
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it's probably formatting it as a mathematical symbol
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same thing happens with *
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 4/16/2024 8:07 PM
even if bullets are selected for toggles, arrows are displayed in card view
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@303 @vcbrewers this one here?
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This is driving me slightly insane. I have a block of text I want to convert to a header or any other type of text block. I've written the text and placed the focus before the first character of the block and write /h1 + enter. The default action is always to create a new block named h1. The default should be to convert it to h1 or any other block type if it identifies such a block type in the command instead of always creating a new block. I make this mistake almost daily. (edited)
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This is driving me slightly insane. I have a block of text I want to convert to a header or any other type of text block. I've written the text and placed the focus before the first character of the block and write /h1 + enter. The default action is always to create a new block named h1. The default should be to convert it to h1 or any other block type if it identifies such a block type in the command instead of always creating a new block. I make this mistake almost daily. (edited)
Another work around would be to add a # for H1, ## for H2 and so on, before the text you want to convert. (edited)
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Another work around would be to add a # for H1, ## for H2 and so on, before the text you want to convert. (edited)
Thank you! I wasn't aware of this functionality. This pretty much solves my problem! ๐Ÿ™‚
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Thank you! I wasn't aware of this functionality. This pretty much solves my problem! ๐Ÿ™‚
Glad I could help!
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But the /h1 command will be fixed with the next update ๐Ÿ‘
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Since the last update, when selecting tags in the default tags property in table view, it goes into multi-object select mode (of just that one object). This is inconvenient, as the selection dropdown is at the bottom of the screen instead of the table row I'm at. And I can't click to open the tag directly (it gets deselected instead). I have to set up my own multi-select tags property for the dropdown and tag opening to work normally. (edited)
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Somewhat of an annoyance - canโ€™t move the window on my Mac by clicking on the top nav and dragging. Thereโ€™s a very small target area that allows you to move the app window when the sidebar is open. In focus mode - nothing works and I actually canโ€™t move the window on my monitor - making it hard to use the focus mode
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Canโ€™t drag the window in the highlighted section - all other apps support the ability to move an app window by clicking the the top nav area and moving the window
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Would be nice if the top area always allowed you to move the window - irrespective of sidebar, focus mode etc
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This is driving me slightly insane. I have a block of text I want to convert to a header or any other type of text block. I've written the text and placed the focus before the first character of the block and write /h1 + enter. The default action is always to create a new block named h1. The default should be to convert it to h1 or any other block type if it identifies such a block type in the command instead of always creating a new block. I make this mistake almost daily. (edited)
Michael_v_H 4/17/2024 1:43 PM
Will be fixed very soon! ๐Ÿ™‚
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Michael_v_H 4/17/2024 1:43 PM
This will be fixed as well. Update going out most likely tomorrow.
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Is there a way to hide related tags? They are cluttering up my notes when I embed tags.
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Is there a way to hide related tags? They are cluttering up my notes when I embed tags.
Will be fixed as well with the next update ๐Ÿ™‚
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@303 @vcbrewers this one here?
i just tested now. i don't get that second toast. only Downloading... i tested it again and this time it worked. third time worked. weird! (edited)
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Will be fixed as well with the next update ๐Ÿ™‚
Thanks - works better now. Appreciated. If I was being a little nit-picky, I'd say that the 'Downloading' toast should stay on screen until its finished, then the 'Completed' toast should remain on screen until you hit the X (theres less value in including an X close button if it disappears of its own accord). I missed the completion of the export because I got a text, then had to search for the exported PDF manually
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Thanks for the update team - the app can be moved as expected in the focus mode now but in the regular mode, I can only drag / move the window using the green section and not the red section. I'd expect the entire top bar to be usable to move the window (that's how all other apps work - discord, arc browser, figma etc) (edited)
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i don't know if i am the only one. but when grouping something there is no ungroup button nor shortcut. an after grouping something i can't seem to be able to create a block outside of it. nor move via keyboard to outside of it.
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and also, on windows atleast, the shortcut menu button looks like a share button,
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and also, on windows atleast, the shortcut menu button looks like a share button,
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Rexx.
i don't know if i am the only one. but when grouping something there is no ungroup button nor shortcut. an after grouping something i can't seem to be able to create a block outside of it. nor move via keyboard to outside of it.
yeah, there are little zones where reversability and continuity still deserves some polishing. another one for me: no easy / obvious way to revert something that has been formatted(?) as code block... no shortcut or one step way to reverse this that I foundโ€ฆ
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boonikad9300 4/25/2024 7:57 AM
Really small visual nitpick I noticed: Icons in tags are not fully aligned with the typography it seems, seems 1px off to the top? ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ˜›
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Really small visual nitpick I noticed: Icons in tags are not fully aligned with the typography it seems, seems 1px off to the top? ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ˜›
No I acgually agree. When it comes to the top bar where the name and tag are under one square.
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But if u meant the title then it shouldn't be centered.
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Really small visual nitpick I noticed: Icons in tags are not fully aligned with the typography it seems, seems 1px off to the top? ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ˜›
you're right, the tags and status icons hang about 1px too low, they appear to be aligned to the x-height of the word not the cap-height. the inactive icon in the breadcrumb is aligned to the cap-height but on the right. the inactive large icon and bounding box in the section below is much more misaligned with the text (edited)
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would be really nice to have a 1-step way to a) convert to (embedded) link an inline-link; and b) decide which kind of embed / view โ€“ currently it is a 3-4 click procedure for an โ€“ in my case โ€“ rather regular procedure ๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ™ƒ
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Side Panel has too much whitespace! Does anyone else have the same issue where once you have more than 2-3 items open in the side panel then it's hard to type notes into the main body of the items?
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I'm thinking I'd love to have an option to make things open in the side bar in a much more concise way, perhaps just the title of the object and the note body.
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I'm thinking I'd love to have an option to make things open in the side bar in a much more concise way, perhaps just the title of the object and the note body.
Completely agree. I want an option for sidebar notes like this: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Evergreen_notes (open some back links)
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I'm thinking I'd love to have an option to make things open in the side bar in a much more concise way, perhaps just the title of the object and the note body.
I'm sure I must be missing something, but you know if you click the arrow in the header of a sidebar note it collapses it to the title only?
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Completely agree. I want an option for sidebar notes like this: https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Evergreen_notes (open some back links)
I would see this as a hybrid of 2 separate discussions: 1. UX architecture: use and possible improvements of existing (fabulous & faboulously underrated) side panel โ€“ as @Stuart is pointing out. // ideas for improvement make good sense in this existing context: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/side-panel-improvements 2. methodologies of note-taking, -categorization & development: so, the idea of 'evergreen notes' really seems to like a(nother) very peculiar rendering of central / common knowledge notes and special / lateral / augmentation notes; see e.g. this existing discussion ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/969304624848855050/1214607587413200926 ; around this very general idea: https://www.aspirationandadvisory.com/blog/general-knowledge-vs-specialized-knowledge [cc @Antony ] (edited)
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There are a lot of cases when a person may need general or specialized knowledge. However, in many cases, this person can not even identify which one is required. Let us check when each type of knowledge is useful and why a person may need it.
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boonikad9300 5/4/2024 7:06 AM
๐Ÿค“ ๐Ÿ‘€ The icons are not matching with the labels in the action panel
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I would see this as a hybrid of 2 separate discussions: 1. UX architecture: use and possible improvements of existing (fabulous & faboulously underrated) side panel โ€“ as @Stuart is pointing out. // ideas for improvement make good sense in this existing context: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/side-panel-improvements 2. methodologies of note-taking, -categorization & development: so, the idea of 'evergreen notes' really seems to like a(nother) very peculiar rendering of central / common knowledge notes and special / lateral / augmentation notes; see e.g. this existing discussion ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/969304624848855050/1214607587413200926 ; around this very general idea: https://www.aspirationandadvisory.com/blog/general-knowledge-vs-specialized-knowledge [cc @Antony ] (edited)
Hmm, the sidebar request would help, but it doesn't have the core functionality of the horizontal scrolling capabilities and auto-collapsing as you scroll shown in Andy's system.
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I'm sure I must be missing something, but you know if you click the arrow in the header of a sidebar note it collapses it to the title only?
This is true, but I want to be able to type into them in real-time rather than expand, scroll, type, collapse.
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In Focus mode, the search button on an object page only works from the very bottom left corner of it instead of being able to click the middle of it as expected. See gif for example.
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Is this intentional or a bug? Since the last update, the large tiles are displayed like this for me. In my opinion, this takes up way too much space and also looks really bad:
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boonikad9300 5/7/2024 6:23 AM
In the latest version, in the image content 'notes' sidepanel the 'tags' select badge gets cut off it seems (edited)
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Is this intentional or a bug? Since the last update, the large tiles are displayed like this for me. In my opinion, this takes up way too much space and also looks really bad:
Michael_v_H 5/7/2024 6:44 AM
Will be reverted later today. ๐Ÿ™‚
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In Focus mode, the search button on an object page only works from the very bottom left corner of it instead of being able to click the middle of it as expected. See gif for example.
Suggest reporting as a bug on Canny.
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Primajudy started a thread. 5/8/2024 4:11 AM
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boonikad9300 5/9/2024 3:13 AM
some styling issues around the visibility radio select buttons in object settings? ๐Ÿ‘€ Previously displayed in a row instead of column ? (edited)
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millz (Thแบฃo Ngแปc) 5/10/2024 1:10 AM
Hi, the share permission notification has a typo. It's the word "Unfortunately" (edited)
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Hi, the share permission notification has a typo. It's the word "Unfortunately" (edited)
It's also indented weirdly
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I was wondering about the visual hierarchy of the side bar - imo it could be the same as the background layer, and lose the brighter color & border of the main window (mockup attached). This would make the border between side bar and content window a bit calmer. What do you think? ๐Ÿค”
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Noticed a difference in items returned when running a query
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Any chance of fixing this in a future release? It's driving my inner perfectionist crazy ๐Ÿ˜„ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/outliner-bullet-points-look-strange
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Any chance of fixing this in a future release? It's driving my inner perfectionist crazy ๐Ÿ˜„ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/outliner-bullet-points-look-strange
Michael_v_H 5/20/2024 6:33 AM
I feel you. I wasn't able to fix it last time. Just looked into it again, SVG for the rescue. Fix will go live with the next update! ๐Ÿš€
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boonikad9300 5/22/2024 2:57 AM
๐Ÿค” Why can't i set inline link as default view for an object? Will it interfere with the global option toggle to "always create inline links"?
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๐Ÿค” Why can't i set inline link as default view for an object? Will it interfere with the global option toggle to "always create inline links"?
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nice! โ€“ I really like the way the cover image now has its own, more intelligent drop-down menu! these are the things, the polished corners, that make Capacities so awesome. in principle. thing is here: a) it is less usefull to have a dropdown to the image-object db when the cues in the list are only titles + generic icons, and not thumbnails ๐Ÿ™ƒ b) while powerful, this doesn´t really cover one of my regular use + pain cases, where images are 'mal-named' and need to be find in hindsightโ€ฆ see: โ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001365576314261555/1243137709212438548
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Could we have the icons back in gallery view? At least have an option to toggle its visibility. It's adding significant friction to my RPG use case; so much so that it's useless for browsing by stats/properties. What's the point of iconography when you don't show it?
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For those who think h1 & h2 sizes are still a bit large, posted this on canny a few days ago - https://capacities.io/feedback/p/smaller-h1-h2-heading-sizes
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Maybe itโ€™s just me, but for anyone else who prefers a more minimalist aesthetic, posted this request to bring back translucent colors to objects and tags on canny a few weeks ago: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/please-reinstate-transparent-background-color-for-objects
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Maybe itโ€™s just me, but for anyone else who prefers a more minimalist aesthetic, posted this request to bring back translucent colors to objects and tags on canny a few weeks ago: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/please-reinstate-transparent-background-color-for-objects
I am with you. If something affects to performance, I will delete it. UI UX will not important more if the performance is bad. So, when dev team add color to object background, I think they want to improve UI. But I see some improves make Capacities worse. Keep it simple, minimal and as fast as possible.
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I feel you. I wasn't able to fix it last time. Just looked into it again, SVG for the rescue. Fix will go live with the next update! ๐Ÿš€
Fixed with new update, thanks a lot! Looking very neat!
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just noticed the search in object (top right), which sets a filter to current object for search, doesn´t seem to have a shortcut. I think it deserves on. at least I am using this regularly. ๐Ÿ˜€ โ€“ also posted as request: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/991334034032570438/1244632327792099392 (edited)
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I don't know why the "Link Block" option is not available when I'm Pasting a URL I have to paste the URL as a Small Card every time and then use the three dots on the right of the block to change it to a Link Block (edited)
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It's different to this Inline Weblink?
Yes
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With one of the latest updates, submenus started to pop-up on the left, instead of the right. Is it an intentional change? I find it a bit counterintuitive, that the arrow points to the right, but the submenu pop-ups on the left, even if there's still enough space on the right.
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With one of the latest updates, submenus started to pop-up on the left, instead of the right. Is it an intentional change? I find it a bit counterintuitive, that the arrow points to the right, but the submenu pop-ups on the left, even if there's still enough space on the right.
Michael_v_H 5/28/2024 3:58 AM
@Luca Joos, should be an easy change to do, right?
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@Luca Joos, should be an easy change to do, right?
just adjusted it. (edited)
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dustydirt2655 5/28/2024 11:11 AM
Really like the new mobile interfaceโ€ฆ hope you implement the tabbed โ€œdaily noteโ€ / โ€œon this dayโ€ (as opposed to or an option to the long scroll to information at the bottom of page ) in the desktop version. Also would be nice to have strikethrough and group options on mobile - havenโ€™t found those yet (edited)
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Really like the new mobile interfaceโ€ฆ hope you implement the tabbed โ€œdaily noteโ€ / โ€œon this dayโ€ (as opposed to or an option to the long scroll to information at the bottom of page ) in the desktop version. Also would be nice to have strikethrough and group options on mobile - havenโ€™t found those yet (edited)
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I don't know why the "Link Block" option is not available when I'm Pasting a URL I have to paste the URL as a Small Card every time and then use the three dots on the right of the block to change it to a Link Block (edited)
I've noticed this too. Very frustrating
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I've noticed this too. Very frustrating
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Is there a shortcut to go back to the previous opened Page/Object?
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Is there a shortcut to go back to the previous opened Page/Object?
hfsandovalm 5/28/2024 8:00 PM
Sure thing! Try Cmd (or Ctrl in Windows) + Left arrow. You can do the same thing with the right arrow to go forward.
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Sure thing! Try Cmd (or Ctrl in Windows) + Left arrow. You can do the same thing with the right arrow to go forward.
Thank you!
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Suggest adding as a Feature Request on Canny so we can upvote ๐Ÿ™‚
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Really like the new mobile interfaceโ€ฆ hope you implement the tabbed โ€œdaily noteโ€ / โ€œon this dayโ€ (as opposed to or an option to the long scroll to information at the bottom of page ) in the desktop version. Also would be nice to have strikethrough and group options on mobile - havenโ€™t found those yet (edited)
simulationist 5/29/2024 10:18 AM
Just another viewpoint but the change has been a huge UX downgrade for me - It would be devastating for my workflow if this was forced on desktop users as well. Ideally we could have both options and a setting to select between them?
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Just another viewpoint but the change has been a huge UX downgrade for me - It would be devastating for my workflow if this was forced on desktop users as well. Ideally we could have both options and a setting to select between them?
dustydirt2655 5/29/2024 10:39 AM
I agree with the idea of making this an option. Personally I find myself using the Daily Notes as an inbox of sorts, so it can tend to be quite long. Having quick access via TAB to "toggle" between my daily notes and a second tab with the References, Timeline and objects created today via a tab would be a big improvement.
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There should be a way to open an image in a maximized <-> window upon opening automatically
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it's irritating to press the maximize button when you click an image on a page
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I agree with the idea of making this an option. Personally I find myself using the Daily Notes as an inbox of sorts, so it can tend to be quite long. Having quick access via TAB to "toggle" between my daily notes and a second tab with the References, Timeline and objects created today via a tab would be a big improvement.
I agree - I understand it on mobile, but the tabbed approach has made saving quotes longer for me. I think the tabbed approach works well where there is a lot of text in the block section, but less so when an object has more properties.
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boonikad9300 6/1/2024 3:08 AM
In the image sidepanel the labels "tag" and "collection" are cut-off
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it would be cool: opening the image library; โ€ฆ and just keyboard maneuvering to the right image, w/o any need for any prior interactionโ€ฆ (edited)
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The update removed the static visibility of object entity counts from the sidebar but didn't take advantage of the extra space. I'd like the entirety of the available width to be allotted to the name of the object type unless I'm hovering over it. Some people have expressed the desire to return to the old system. As is, I propose a toggle to enable that reversion, which would be great for those who want the count. If the toggle is disabled, please allow the object name to occupy the entire width.
Supernova ยท 911 6/5/2024 7:09 AM
@Steffen Totally agree. It should be a toggle. For me, permanent count visiblity is a must.
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There should be a recently used colors pop up whenever you select text
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For example, whenever I select text, it should show me 4 colors that I last used next to the palette icon
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Am I the only one who thinks that some background colors look almost the same, being a bit "muddy" in dark mode, and too bright in light mode? Yellow bg in dark mode doesn't even look like yellow to me ๐Ÿ˜„ It would be great if the colors were a little more saturated and distinguish ๐Ÿ™‚ (edited)
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Am I the only one who thinks that some background colors look almost the same, being a bit "muddy" in dark mode, and too bright in light mode? Yellow bg in dark mode doesn't even look like yellow to me ๐Ÿ˜„ It would be great if the colors were a little more saturated and distinguish ๐Ÿ™‚ (edited)
boonikad9300 6/6/2024 3:18 AM
If i'm correct they use the 'default'? tailwind colors in CAP. In general, if you want to achieve a more 'blended' feel when switching to dark mode, you need to generate an 'alpha' color scale for all your colors in your design system (opacity). Colors on white bg look the same, colors in dark mode blend way better with the dark background, see a quick example. Is this effect what you mean @Adelon ? ๐Ÿ˜„ If people really want to 'nerd' around color, this is a good article to dive a little deeper into the topic: https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/oklch-in-css-why-quit-rgb-hsl (edited)
CSS Color Module 4 adds oklch(), and we gain P3 wide-gamut support, boost code readability, and improve developer-designer communication.
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If i'm correct they use the 'default'? tailwind colors in CAP. In general, if you want to achieve a more 'blended' feel when switching to dark mode, you need to generate an 'alpha' color scale for all your colors in your design system (opacity). Colors on white bg look the same, colors in dark mode blend way better with the dark background, see a quick example. Is this effect what you mean @Adelon ? ๐Ÿ˜„ If people really want to 'nerd' around color, this is a good article to dive a little deeper into the topic: https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/oklch-in-css-why-quit-rgb-hsl (edited)
Agree. I think they setted 50% opacity - alpha color
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Am I the only one who thinks that some background colors look almost the same, being a bit "muddy" in dark mode, and too bright in light mode? Yellow bg in dark mode doesn't even look like yellow to me ๐Ÿ˜„ It would be great if the colors were a little more saturated and distinguish ๐Ÿ™‚ (edited)
Agreed. Iโ€™ve brought this up before, albeit quite awhile ago. https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/969304624848855050/1090294783643226152
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Some of the current options feel a little pointless bc I canโ€™t even tell the difference between them at a glance.
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I also wish the colors were more true to color, in the sense that I would like vivid, dark, and pastels available regardless of if I'm using light mode or dark mode. I.e. make colors not affected by the light/dark theme choice. For vision reasons, I need to swap between themes occasionally and my color schemes I've created look drastically different, which I dislike. (edited)
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@boonikad9300 or @HP - Does one of you want to create a post on Canny that can be upvoted? I'd do it myself, but you both clearly have a deep technical understanding of the request ... whereas what I would post would be very elementary. Thanks!
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@boonikad9300 or @HP - Does one of you want to create a post on Canny that can be upvoted? I'd do it myself, but you both clearly have a deep technical understanding of the request ... whereas what I would post would be very elementary. Thanks!
I ve seen the Canny request several times. Dev teams have a lot of things to do right now. We discuss here and hope some of key members can see and catch any interesting ideas. Instead of requesting, I am trying to use PKM apps to fit my work and life. For example, Notion for store big files, medium data tables with relationship (which Cap doesn't have - maybe for long time). On the other hand, Capacities is very good in daily note because it has inbox tool like WhatsApp/ Telegram integration and other Automation integration (so does Notion). However, these 2 above is poor performance. I have many long articles (5000-10000 words even more). What's solution? I ve tried many and found out SiYuan can work very fast, though I use a lot of tags, and Unicode characters (there's always latency in Notion/ Capacities). For code snippet, CherryTree is enough because It's tiny and portable. I do not need mobile version because we should not use mobile for coding, right? For big data, I mean data analysis, Power BI or Google Studio are the best now and we have to work with their products: Excel and Sheets. For this kind of work, SiYuan can be potential player with the ability to export to CSV or you can try LarkSuit. I have still looked for All in One PKM app but I think it is impossible. That's the life we have to get into it.
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I also wish the colors were more true to color, in the sense that I would like vivid, dark, and pastels available regardless of if I'm using light mode or dark mode. I.e. make colors not affected by the light/dark theme choice. For vision reasons, I need to swap between themes occasionally and my color schemes I've created look drastically different, which I dislike. (edited)
I also like colorful or bright color to make a beautiful workspace. But after using Chromium like Chrome, Edge, Brave.. and Gecko like Firefox, LibreWolf, Mercury... I realized that performance is more important. Then I decided to live with Firefox and it's brothers: Floorp, Waterfox, Mercury, Mullvad... Chromium browsers look good, better than Gecko browsers of course but they are too slow when using for a long time, installing many extensions and userscripts. It didn't happen in Gecko's. For the same reason, dev team should keep it simple as much as possible. If any changes in style cause poor performance then shouldn't.
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I also like colorful or bright color to make a beautiful workspace. But after using Chromium like Chrome, Edge, Brave.. and Gecko like Firefox, LibreWolf, Mercury... I realized that performance is more important. Then I decided to live with Firefox and it's brothers: Floorp, Waterfox, Mercury, Mullvad... Chromium browsers look good, better than Gecko browsers of course but they are too slow when using for a long time, installing many extensions and userscripts. It didn't happen in Gecko's. For the same reason, dev team should keep it simple as much as possible. If any changes in style cause poor performance then shouldn't.
I'm not sure how a few additional colors would affect performance. Most apps with text formatting have quite a few options for color choice. But at the very least, I don't want to feel punished by needing to use dark mode where the colors display so much differently than the way they do in light. The need for dark or light mode shouldn't change how the colors appear.
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Ideally, I would love something like in Google Docs
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Plenty to choose from as well as adding to the custom choices with a selector.
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'I really liked the original way Capacities acted, when not finding a search string โ€“ i.e. elevate the miss to an easy decision to create a new object with that title (search string) via enter. since recently (new version of object search?), this doesn´t work anymore. I´d wish back the old times / version. โ˜บ๏ธ' ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/bring-back-auto-creation-of-item-when-not-found-in-search
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'I really liked the original way Capacities acted, when not finding a search string โ€“ i.e. elevate the miss to an easy decision to create a new object with that title (search string) via enter. since recently (new version of object search?), this doesn´t work anymore. I´d wish back the old times / version. โ˜บ๏ธ' ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/bring-back-auto-creation-of-item-when-not-found-in-search
I wonder if this is a bug?
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I wonder if this is a bug?
thx for minding & thinking along, @vcbrewers ! ๐Ÿ™ โ€“ I made my Canny ticket more precise; ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1074297264991911967/1250206884929994772 as meanwhile I think the more correct characterization of the problem is that the still in effect behavior for search itself (no result for string => option to create object w/ that title) 'simply' wasn´t applied to the new case of the object search box itselfโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ™ƒ โ€ฆ also a reminder of how intricate it possibly has become to 'read', intuit, navigate all the different sub-search-systems and branchesโ€ฆ (though, I am positively in favor of the object search box, โ€ฆ)
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I wonder if this is a bug?
PS: strange thing I just found out: it behaves the way I expect when using the search box of a collection w/in an object โ€“ โ€ฆ but ceases to auto-offer the 'create' option when doing the same on object levelโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค”
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suggestion: allow for embeddable widgets, like notion widgets!! after some experimenting Iโ€™ve found some widgets will work but most donโ€™t, Iโ€™d love to put a weather widget right on my daily note page ๐Ÿ˜„
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โ€“ the select all (cmd a) doesn´t work in the command bar. a very fine detail, that can make daily life much easier, though ๐Ÿ˜€
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Ragnarรถk 6/20/2024 7:29 AM
Two small improvements:
  • In Capacities, assigning a background color to text or groups adjusts the text color automatically, but link colors remain unchanged, creating a visual inconsistency. Ideally, link colors would adapt to match the text color for better visual harmony.
  • For better visual organization, it would be helpful to introduce whitespace above or below grouped items. This would provide a clearer separation and enhance scannability.
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Please make "drag-and-drop" a consistent UI feature. It now works for some UI elements, but not others. The inconsistency causes a lot of friction - not knowing whether I can just drag and drop an object/ui features/whatever takes me out of focus all the time. The biggest place where this is missing is when viewing objects in queries/lists/galleries, etc. Object are dragable anywhere else in the UI, but not there. Use case: I have a few queries which I want to open at a start of a day to decide what to work on. I would like to have my daily note opened as a sidebar and drag&drop items from queries into the daily note body. Many other such use cases as well.
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Expand command pallette actions to make keyboard only work truely possible. As I user I want to be able to perform any action that is possible in the ui via the command pallette. Think how it works in VSCode for example. Right now actions are very limitted in the pallete. When an obejct is selected, I want to be able to change its view, transform it, move it, copy a reference to it, change font, etc. Some of these are available in the Action panel, but not all and some of them don't have shortcuts. I also have to remember what the shortcut for the item in the aciton panel is. Why have separate action panel and command pallete? It would be best to just have the command pallette, which gives you control over any action you can perform by clicking a menu somewhere. It's about consistency - to not have to remember and make a decision how to accomplish some action. Right now there are way too many actions that I as a mostly keyboard user cannot perform with just the keyboard. Some big ones
  • open an object in a block (in any way - preview, new page, sidebar). Currently have to click with the mouse and use a modifier key before clicking to select how to open it.
  • expand an embeded object (have to click on the > wiht the mouse)
  • use a template after creating a new object (click on the template)
  • operations on the current page (not block) - tag, put into collection, assign properties - none of that is possible without a mouse
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Expand command pallette actions to make keyboard only work truely possible. As I user I want to be able to perform any action that is possible in the ui via the command pallette. Think how it works in VSCode for example. Right now actions are very limitted in the pallete. When an obejct is selected, I want to be able to change its view, transform it, move it, copy a reference to it, change font, etc. Some of these are available in the Action panel, but not all and some of them don't have shortcuts. I also have to remember what the shortcut for the item in the aciton panel is. Why have separate action panel and command pallete? It would be best to just have the command pallette, which gives you control over any action you can perform by clicking a menu somewhere. It's about consistency - to not have to remember and make a decision how to accomplish some action. Right now there are way too many actions that I as a mostly keyboard user cannot perform with just the keyboard. Some big ones
  • open an object in a block (in any way - preview, new page, sidebar). Currently have to click with the mouse and use a modifier key before clicking to select how to open it.
  • expand an embeded object (have to click on the > wiht the mouse)
  • use a template after creating a new object (click on the template)
  • operations on the current page (not block) - tag, put into collection, assign properties - none of that is possible without a mouse
when an object's body contains another object on the last line, pressing enter does not place a cursor in the note. I any such objects, when I open them I cannot interact with them in any way with just the keyboard
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Please make "drag-and-drop" a consistent UI feature. It now works for some UI elements, but not others. The inconsistency causes a lot of friction - not knowing whether I can just drag and drop an object/ui features/whatever takes me out of focus all the time. The biggest place where this is missing is when viewing objects in queries/lists/galleries, etc. Object are dragable anywhere else in the UI, but not there. Use case: I have a few queries which I want to open at a start of a day to decide what to work on. I would like to have my daily note opened as a sidebar and drag&drop items from queries into the daily note body. Many other such use cases as well.
... good to put your vote / mark here, if you want this: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/drag-and-drop-as-general-ui-principle
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... good to put your vote / mark here, if you want this: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/drag-and-drop-as-general-ui-principle
Just did. I really hope this becomes a priority. It's quite the stumbling block for something that is so widespread in user interfaces
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image size / resolutions as basic / minimal info needed โ€“ this is actually more than a 'polishing' for everyone working even distantly and seriously w/ images โ€“ but I thought this is the most appropriate channel to flag this to, anyways โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ™ƒ โ€“ so, just posted this on Canny: โ€“โ€“โ€“
this is (another) 'intermediate request', as I am aware the Media 2.0 domain is not the immediate priority.
โ€“ but one thing that is surely needed as minimal info for any image in real use is โ€“ besides its name โ€“ its size / pixel resolution. actually the file format I would also count to the core information.
โ€ฆ it´s just as basic as creation date, word count, task status etc.
โ€ฆ and actually was already voiced as comment: Kire 12: » 'Image properties not shown' Now when an image is opened, there is a Notes sidebar. Before, I could scroll down to notes. The difficulty is that this view is not customizable. I want to see the properties of the image, such as web source, file size, and date uploaded/taken. I'd have to find the image in Table view to see these properties. «
---- โ€“ see ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/image-size-resolution-information-please
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โ€“ the select all (cmd a) doesn´t work in the command bar. a very fine detail, that can make daily life much easier, though ๐Ÿ˜€
Is this in Canny, as Iโ€™d love to upvote ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Please make "drag-and-drop" a consistent UI feature. It now works for some UI elements, but not others. The inconsistency causes a lot of friction - not knowing whether I can just drag and drop an object/ui features/whatever takes me out of focus all the time. The biggest place where this is missing is when viewing objects in queries/lists/galleries, etc. Object are dragable anywhere else in the UI, but not there. Use case: I have a few queries which I want to open at a start of a day to decide what to work on. I would like to have my daily note opened as a sidebar and drag&drop items from queries into the daily note body. Many other such use cases as well.
Adding @Team since this seems to be something that multiple active/invested users are interested in.
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Is this in Canny, as Iโ€™d love to upvote ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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โ€ฆ now also on Canny: --- ok, talking about those base-frictions, those little big time-eaters easy to be overlooked, bec one starts to get used to it ๐Ÿ™ƒ : one of the main frictions I have in real-daily use is this: โ€ข go to a property picker โ€ข enter a new name (string) โ€“ because there is something new, and one wants to save the detour of creating a new object as parallel processโ€ฆ โ€ข hit 'enter' โ€ฆ and boom. miss! plus: extra work and loads of clicks to rectify and replace. can easily take up to a minuteโ€ฆ because: the picker works in a way where for a new string the automatically offered match is not the 'create' โ€“ but any 'random' (i.e. somehow close by 'match' โ€ฆ mostly, when its about fixed sets, it happens to not even be close many timesโ€ฆ). so. I would vote for another default behavior and assume it reduces friction massively and instantly: ๐Ÿ‘‰ new string: 1) auto-pick: create new; 2) next items in selection list: close-by results. and: boom. reasoning: you don´t lose anything. the current 'auto-pick' doesn´t really help. either you just start typing the first 1-3 letters and then go via select; or if you 'misspell' โ€“ unexpected / new input โ€“ it doesn´t really get the right candidates, in many casesโ€ฆ โ€“ so switching to 'new string -> 'create new' would be real progress, IMO / IME ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/change-behavior-of-auto-select-for-property-field-search-picker-reduce-friction
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I am a little confused by this message, so might be worth revisiting. It is warning me about deleting the session, but then tells me any unsynced changes will not be deleted. Should that not, be read "now"?
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Ed Nico
I am a little confused by this message, so might be worth revisiting. It is warning me about deleting the session, but then tells me any unsynced changes will not be deleted. Should that not, be read "now"?
Thanks @Ed Nico. It should be "will be". Will be fixed!
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kind of a 'polishing' idea, like in 'polished as in the good old times' ๐Ÿ™ƒ ๐Ÿ˜€ steadily framed instead of 'free-floating' PDF page display:
I still remember an older form of display of PDFs. while some things got better, in one central aspect there was a degradation, IMO: while originally pages were firm in a column, the newer version shows 'floating' pages by default, that is when scrolling there is unexplicable margins, and the display of pages wavers when scrolling, taking along ones state of mindโ€ฆ โ€“ I know this kind of behavior from some web-/browser-based pdf displays, but it never really made any sense, I think. and it even less does so in a document display context. it really just brings a wobbly feeling to an otherwise solid studio displayโ€ฆ
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[time eater] coloring tags that belong in the same category (somehow) for visual cuing is very(!) tedious post-hoc. 2 ways to amend that: 1) allow bulk editing of color change 2) allow setting auto-color for tag collectionsโ€ฆ
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[QoL improvement] arrow / keyboard navigation for paged dashboard as for paged modal 'existing content' โ€ฆ just like with the page preview modal in dashboard view; this is perfect and no reason not to use it on large page sets liked 'existing content', or paged dashboards in general for that matter โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜€ (edited)
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[time eater] coloring tags that belong in the same category (somehow) for visual cuing is very(!) tedious post-hoc. 2 ways to amend that: 1) allow bulk editing of color change 2) allow setting auto-color for tag collectionsโ€ฆ
Love this idea! Canny? Lol.
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Pressing Shift + Alt + c (Windows web) at the same time seems to remove all icons. Not a problem as a refresh brings them back but wanted to point it out as not sure this should happen (edited)
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Would be nice to have swipe gestures to open and close sidebars in the desktop app, similar to Things3 or Bear: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/swipe-gestures-on-mac-app
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โ€ฆ 2 observations of different scope on the go, small โ€“ but I also think they both matter in terms of quality of use: 1) 'collections' still have some 'inbetween' status within the Capacity system; one way it shows: when pinning a collection to the sidebar there is no way to tell what object type / dm some collection belongs to / stems from. basically this brings confusion in two directions: one, is it cannot be identified in the right way in terms of its qualitative / systematic place in the natural Capacity system (defined by object types); two, there can be a lot of mix-ups with other similarly named collectionsโ€ฆ
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2) PDF embedding + display, IMO, needs some improvement. so adding to the feature-requested the issue w/ 'floating' PDFs (๐Ÿ‘† https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1074297264991911967/1257088305959276584): embedded PDFs in objects seem to have a rather arbitrary display ration, unrelated to the underlaying page dimension of the pdf. as far as I remember, this was different onceโ€ฆ in any way, it would be great to have an embedding according to the basic page size ๐Ÿ˜€
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Love this idea! Canny? Lol.
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actually, I'd love to see the 'move up' / 'move down' options from the mobile app implemented in daily life of desktop app... ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿ‘‡
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Can we discuss why Capacities does not support multiple windows? Is this a UI design decision, or is this to prevent some technical issues with sync? I would really love to be able to open multiple windows when working on integrating information from different notes. I know I can use the right sidebar, but I find that clunky.
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Can we discuss why Capacities does not support multiple windows? Is this a UI design decision, or is this to prevent some technical issues with sync? I would really love to be able to open multiple windows when working on integrating information from different notes. I know I can use the right sidebar, but I find that clunky.
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Can we discuss why Capacities does not support multiple windows? Is this a UI design decision, or is this to prevent some technical issues with sync? I would really love to be able to open multiple windows when working on integrating information from different notes. I know I can use the right sidebar, but I find that clunky.
It is a technical issue. But we have this on the radar. We don't recommend to use multiple windows at the moment. This can lead to issues.
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It is a technical issue. But we have this on the radar. We don't recommend to use multiple windows at the moment. This can lead to issues.
Good to know, thanks for the info
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Good to know, thanks for the info
For your case, I'd recommend to use the sidebar stack which also allows you to have multiple elements open at the same time ๐Ÿ‘
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actually, I'd love to see the 'move up' / 'move down' options from the mobile app implemented in daily life of desktop app... ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿ‘‡
You can do this with the Option + up/down keyboard shortcut on mac. Presumably there is a similar shortcut on windows.
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For your case, I'd recommend to use the sidebar stack which also allows you to have multiple elements open at the same time ๐Ÿ‘
I do. I would love a bit more control over positioning though (e.g., control the height of the stacks - some notes are longer, others really short). Also, perhaps be able to view a more minimal UI view of the stacks in the sidebar, so that I can see more of the content. When I'm working in this mode I don't need to see the tags, collections, or properties of the items in the sidebar. The title is repeated twice (once in the stack header, and once in the note body) and takes a ton of space! In principle, it is a great feature, but if the UI is cleaned-up and simplified for the cards in the sidebar, it would be much more useful and pleasant to use!
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I would absolutely love to see a more minimalistic UI, not just for the sidebar. But here's a quick example that I put together, what for me would be the ideal view of the sidebar:
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I would absolutely love to see a more minimalistic UI, not just for the sidebar. But here's a quick example that I put together, what for me would be the ideal view of the sidebar:
thanks for sharing! @Michael_v_H fyi ๐Ÿ™‚
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I would absolutely love to see a more minimalistic UI, not just for the sidebar. But here's a quick example that I put together, what for me would be the ideal view of the sidebar:
ChristophWally 7/7/2024 12:58 AM
I agree. I think it can be a bit cluttered sometimes
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When I am adding a link to a piece of text by marking it first and then using CMD + K, I always end up pasting the link directly, since that is the action I would like to perform, but since the Link Title field gets highlighted instead of the Add Link field, I mess up my text. What do other think about that? Since CMD + K is the shortcut to add a link to a word or a piece of text, I assume that the Link field is focused instead of the link title field. Clicking on that word or piece of text again to edit it (by using option + click), it makes sense to focus on the link title field first, since based on that action it is not clear if the user wants to change the link title or the link, but by using CMD + K on a piece of text, it is pretty clear I want to add a link and not change the link title, since until I added an actual link, it is not a link title, but rather just a word or piece of text.
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When I am adding a link to a piece of text by marking it first and then using CMD + K, I always end up pasting the link directly, since that is the action I would like to perform, but since the Link Title field gets highlighted instead of the Add Link field, I mess up my text. What do other think about that? Since CMD + K is the shortcut to add a link to a word or a piece of text, I assume that the Link field is focused instead of the link title field. Clicking on that word or piece of text again to edit it (by using option + click), it makes sense to focus on the link title field first, since based on that action it is not clear if the user wants to change the link title or the link, but by using CMD + K on a piece of text, it is pretty clear I want to add a link and not change the link title, since until I added an actual link, it is not a link title, but rather just a word or piece of text.
Thanks for the input, I've just changed it!
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Thanks for the input, I've just changed it!
Lovely ๐Ÿ™Œ
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I think, the top right command pills 'filter' + 'sort' could easily reduce on clicks. โ€“ currently it seems / feels like one has to do the same click / decision twice: once one clicks 'filter' + 'sort' there is the option to โ€ฆ click either '+ sort' again, or decide btw. '+ filter' and '+ filter group'. โ€“ I am aware that in the 2nd case it makes some slight sense. โ€“ but even for that 2nd case, I´d assume the standard / default intention is to add a quick filterโ€ฆ and all that is complicated by not allowing people to get there more directly. (I am sure there should be another way to build the 'switch' to also allow to get to filter groups).
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 7/15/2024 6:54 PM
I would request for a floating Taskbar option (for future task manager release) which will remain accessible throughout the workspace no matter on which objects you are working.
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Hebber Zepherin 7/16/2024 5:29 AM
Hey folks, not sure whether the recently announced mobile release will resolve this, but on my Android app at least, the text of a page fills about 75% of the width of the phone screen and doesn't run the full width. Is it just me or do others experience this too? (edited)
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The Collection and Tag buttons are truncated in image details (if empty) (edited)
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The header in the iOS app is a bit narrow and could break in new lines.
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When I just press return and the placeholder โ€žTextโ€œ is still there it just deletes the placeholder instead going to a new line directly
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Iโ€™m not sure what I touched but I canโ€™t get out of this screen. I canโ€™t press or swipe anything and need to force quit. Edit: looks like the swipe from the right edge screen but it did not finish itโ€™s animation and got stuck somehow. (edited)
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When I just press return and the placeholder โ€žTextโ€œ is still there it just deletes the placeholder instead going to a new line directly
When I then pressed return so the placeholder disappears and I now want to use the โ€ž+ Addโ€œ function in the toolbar it doesnโ€™t work, same with the tag function. It then doesnโ€™t give me suggestions.
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When selecting a block in the mobile app, the radio select buttons on the right are super crowded
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When taking a screenshot in iOS, and then sharing it to Capacities, it doesnโ€™t seem like Capacities understands that what Incoming is an image.
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When taking a screenshot in iOS, and then sharing it to Capacities, it doesnโ€™t seem like Capacities understands that what Incoming is an image.
Iโ€™m seeing the same behavior. Feels more like a bug that a UI/UX issue, so Iโ€™ll post over in Bugs and issues.
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aight. bug posted on the Capacities website.
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Iโ€™m also having a lot of issue with selecting and editing existing blocks on iOS! What doesnโ€™t work (but I think is intended to work):
  • Long holding a block does nothing.
  • Only texts get the 3 horizontal line button when a text block is highlighted. Clicking the 3-line button does nothing and just deselects. You canโ€™t even grab and hold the 3-line button.
  • There is no way to get the 3-line button to appear on a link block. No matter what you either do nothing or you open the link. What works for me:
  • long holding a block + sliding my finger slightly sideways and then letting go while still over the block. This gives me the intended UI where there is a circular toggle to the right of each block and I can now reorganise and delete things. I guess the slow slide somehow refreshes the โ€œlong holdโ€ check event.
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Idea for embedded collections on iOS: I understand that for now embedding is not within scope on iOS. Right now if you embed a collection of web links in a blog on desktop, it shows up as a link on mobile. Clicking this link takes you to the collection. That is super fine, however: It doesnโ€™t keep the filtering that was set in the embed on desktop. I would love if that was the default behaviour! So if one have embedded a filtered collection on desktop, the link to the collection on mobile should also be filtered ๐Ÿ™‚ otherwise context is lost.
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Iโ€™m also having a lot of issue with selecting and editing existing blocks on iOS! What doesnโ€™t work (but I think is intended to work):
  • Long holding a block does nothing.
  • Only texts get the 3 horizontal line button when a text block is highlighted. Clicking the 3-line button does nothing and just deselects. You canโ€™t even grab and hold the 3-line button.
  • There is no way to get the 3-line button to appear on a link block. No matter what you either do nothing or you open the link. What works for me:
  • long holding a block + sliding my finger slightly sideways and then letting go while still over the block. This gives me the intended UI where there is a circular toggle to the right of each block and I can now reorganise and delete things. I guess the slow slide somehow refreshes the โ€œlong holdโ€ check event.
Agree that there is some buggy latency with the ability to move blocks up and down.
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one thing I wonder, as it seems to have made a step backwards (maybe for a reason?): I remember a time where I could easily change card view in terms of going into contextual menu in a dashboard / set view, and simply 'delete' a property / feature right from the configuration list of the card view โ€“ where there was an 'x' directly behind every feature displayed. โ€“ now instead of the 'x' there is an 'โ€ฆ' โ€“ โ€ฆ which, when clicked, leads to โ€ฆ an 'x' ๐Ÿ™ƒ โ€ฆ so, things seem to have just one unnecessary step more, resp. the function has been put 'behind another corner', w/o me seeing the benefit. is there a reason? can this be streamlined? thx!๐Ÿ™ (edited)
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one thing I wonder, as it seems to have made a step backwards (maybe for a reason?): I remember a time where I could easily change card view in terms of going into contextual menu in a dashboard / set view, and simply 'delete' a property / feature right from the configuration list of the card view โ€“ where there was an 'x' directly behind every feature displayed. โ€“ now instead of the 'x' there is an 'โ€ฆ' โ€“ โ€ฆ which, when clicked, leads to โ€ฆ an 'x' ๐Ÿ™ƒ โ€ฆ so, things seem to have just one unnecessary step more, resp. the function has been put 'behind another corner', w/o me seeing the benefit. is there a reason? can this be streamlined? thx!๐Ÿ™ (edited)
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Thanks for pointing that out. Will be streamlined! FYI: Clicking the whole item will remove it as well.
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A simple ergonomic improvement would be to implement the same search function we have in object classes into queries. The advantage would be the ability to use saved and pre-filtered queries for our keyword searches.
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As a picture is worth a thousand words... Please find some UX improvement proposals for the mobile app.
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As a picture is worth a thousand words... Please find some UX improvement proposals for the mobile app.
thx for throwing this at the wall, @Zorg ! some questions: to img 1: โ€ข home button would also be access to other spaces, right? โ€ข what exactly happens to search menu item in this prop? img 2 โ€ข generally agree on 'space saving' observation for side panel)โ€ฆ โ€ข โ€ฆ but question from discussion remains: why have a tab-switcher in mobile app, when I can't open new tabs etc. (this is not against that idea in principle; just to point the UI / UX in terms of tabs would need more than space saving in side panel... i.e. a deeper rethink) (edited)
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thx for throwing this at the wall, @Zorg ! some questions: to img 1: โ€ข home button would also be access to other spaces, right? โ€ข what exactly happens to search menu item in this prop? img 2 โ€ข generally agree on 'space saving' observation for side panel)โ€ฆ โ€ข โ€ฆ but question from discussion remains: why have a tab-switcher in mobile app, when I can't open new tabs etc. (this is not against that idea in principle; just to point the UI / UX in terms of tabs would need more than space saving in side panel... i.e. a deeper rethink) (edited)
In my mind, the home button just replaces the one that displayed the left panel. The space change would remain as it is today. No need to complicate things. As for the search menu, ditto, the behavior would be the same, just the location of the button would change. Today, the search menu comes from the right, so it could be counter-intuitive with this button on the left. Bringing up the search menu from the bottom could be a solution. As for the tab switcher, I agree with you. It seems useless on mobile. I put it that way rather than deleting it to keep the function.
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In my mind, the home button just replaces the one that displayed the left panel. The space change would remain as it is today. No need to complicate things. As for the search menu, ditto, the behavior would be the same, just the location of the button would change. Today, the search menu comes from the right, so it could be counter-intuitive with this button on the left. Bringing up the search menu from the bottom could be a solution. As for the tab switcher, I agree with you. It seems useless on mobile. I put it that way rather than deleting it to keep the function.
In my mind, the home button just replaces the one that displayed the left panel. The space change would remain as it is today. No need to complicate things.
let´s agree on not to complicate things ๐Ÿ˜€ the intended clarification is an attempt to not create new (if unintended) complications. in that sense: you are aware that currently the deep press on the left (list item) icon for the panel actually directly opens the spaces sheet, I guess? I am asking, bec it´s neither directly clear from the static image sketches nor from your follow-up statement now ("The space change would remain as it is today.") โ€“ I personally think this direct access to space selection from main menu is of critical importance, and given the progressing discussions and implementations of multi-space scenarios will only grow in importance. โ€“ thus my question where this is located in your proposal / sketch.
As for the search menu, ditto, the behavior would be the same, just the location of the button would change. Today, the search menu comes from the right, so it could be counter-intuitive with this button on the left. Bringing up the search menu from the bottom could be a solution.
yes, ditto ๐Ÿ™‚ . so the question was exactly around that, as I think the possibility to bring up search from the botton / main menu is critical for swift access to this most fundamental functionโ€ฆ โ€ฆ and I wasn´t sure your repositioned loop in the top left (which you yourself qualified as "difficult to access") in img #2 is an alternative position for that central function / button? โ€ฆ or whether you just dropped direct access to search?
As for the tab switcher, I agree with you. It seems useless on mobile. I put it that way rather than deleting it to keep the function.
understood. thanks for clarifying the context here!
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Oh no, I didn't know about the long press feature. So my proposal makes even more sense by maintaining this feature. Personally, I create content on the fly on mobile, but searches and consultation are done on desktop. In that sense, the search function is less important to me on mobile. I still think it's important to place buttons where they're used the most. If the calendar or AI function seems secondary, then these buttons can take their place at the top left and the search function can move back to the bottom bar.
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Oh no, I didn't know about the long press feature. So my proposal makes even more sense by maintaining this feature. Personally, I create content on the fly on mobile, but searches and consultation are done on desktop. In that sense, the search function is less important to me on mobile. I still think it's important to place buttons where they're used the most. If the calendar or AI function seems secondary, then these buttons can take their place at the top left and the search function can move back to the bottom bar.
thanks for clarification. on #1 : ๐Ÿ™Œ on #2: I know ways of use differ. for me (and I guess some others) quick and everywhere situational access to my central knowledge base is as important as quick input. ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ on #3: yeah; so it comes down to some user / community research. as is expectable as UI design has to follow research and actual useโ€ฆ so, this opens up a good route of question(ing)โ€ฆ ๐Ÿค” โ€“ โ€ฆ e.g. for me quick access is critical (see #2) โ€“ and the quickest access often is โ€ฆ search! ๐Ÿ”Ž ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ thanks for clarifying your motivations and thoughts around your sketches! ๐Ÿ™ (edited)
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A back button is not even necessary. Most applications allow you to swipe from the left side of the screen to go back. Iโ€™d much like that feature
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A back button is not even necessary. Most applications allow you to swipe from the left side of the screen to go back. Iโ€™d much like that feature
Not in Capacities. Itโ€™s for swipe to left or right panel, which is more intuitive. (edited)
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You can only swipe the left or right panel away when they are there but not to access them (at least on iOS). Right now when you swipe when you have a page option it selects blocks.
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Ohh weird. It acts very differently on different screens. It sometimes opens the panel, other times back to a previous page, and other times it selects blocks ๐Ÿคท
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Ok, I finally get it. It is not great. Swiping from left edge will:
  • go back to previous page until the breadcrumps are exhausted AND if there are no blocks where you swipe; afterwards it will open left side panel.
  • select block if you swipe over a block, even if you are swiping from the edge
  • do nothing if you swipe over the icon bar at the bottom.
Slide from right edge always opens search menu This is pretty inconsistent with gestures in most other apps and introduces confusion. Suggestions:
  • swipe left or right over the control menu bar at the bottom opens the left or right side bar
  • swipe from left edge keeps it's current behavior to go back a page, but it works always like that and it never selects blocks. swipe from right edge reverses and goes to the page you just were at (like in browsers)
  • to select a block, swipe on the screen itself
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ok, I feel like I am going crazy. Now swiping from edge also works over blocks, but only sometimes. It seems that it is very sensitive and you have to be super precise. I have never had so much trouble knowing what a swipe will do in another app.
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This is the perfect demonstration why swiping (from the edge) is not a good UX solutionโ€ฆ there is the same kind of issue in all apps using gestureโ€ฆ (edited)
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YES YES YES... I find the ux very confusing. A back button doesn't make much sense when on the last layer. I would love the feature to either assign a "home" page, open the sidebar or just search instantly
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This is the perfect demonstration why swiping (from the edge) is not a good UX solutionโ€ฆ there is the same kind of issue in all apps using gestureโ€ฆ (edited)
I have never have problems in other apps that use multiple swipe actions. Itโ€™s all about making the context triggers predictable, and consistent. (edited)
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The whole thing just seems broken and inconsistent. I was just testing it out with pdf objects. Sometimes when I open a pdf object, swiping somewhere on the screen moves around the pdf. But a few moments later it refuses to scroll the psd but instead goes back to the previous page. I cannot replicate what triggers one behavior or the other. I think something similar was going on earlier that made me confused about what these actions do
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Also, how is the zoom with gesture on pdfs supposed to work? The standard 2 finger pinch or spread doesnโ€™t work, so I thought there is no gesture. But then I somehow managed to zoom in and out with a 3 finger pinchโ€ฆ sometimes? Like 20% of the time
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Wait now the zoom on PDF works with two fingers after switching back to the app from discord! About 80% of the time. In the other 20 it moves the pdf around. Devs, this is really underbaked!
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The whole thing just seems broken and inconsistent. I was just testing it out with pdf objects. Sometimes when I open a pdf object, swiping somewhere on the screen moves around the pdf. But a few moments later it refuses to scroll the psd but instead goes back to the previous page. I cannot replicate what triggers one behavior or the other. I think something similar was going on earlier that made me confused about what these actions do
PDFs are just in the baking oven for renewal. โ€“ that's what the team answered when I voiced my problems with/ 'floating PDFs' recently...
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Ok, I finally get it. It is not great. Swiping from left edge will:
  • go back to previous page until the breadcrumps are exhausted AND if there are no blocks where you swipe; afterwards it will open left side panel.
  • select block if you swipe over a block, even if you are swiping from the edge
  • do nothing if you swipe over the icon bar at the bottom.
Slide from right edge always opens search menu This is pretty inconsistent with gestures in most other apps and introduces confusion. Suggestions:
  • swipe left or right over the control menu bar at the bottom opens the left or right side bar
  • swipe from left edge keeps it's current behavior to go back a page, but it works always like that and it never selects blocks. swipe from right edge reverses and goes to the page you just were at (like in browsers)
  • to select a block, swipe on the screen itself
... on the minor ambivalency btw blocks & panel swipes I kinda agree...
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Ok, I finally get it. It is not great. Swiping from left edge will:
  • go back to previous page until the breadcrumps are exhausted AND if there are no blocks where you swipe; afterwards it will open left side panel.
  • select block if you swipe over a block, even if you are swiping from the edge
  • do nothing if you swipe over the icon bar at the bottom.
Slide from right edge always opens search menu This is pretty inconsistent with gestures in most other apps and introduces confusion. Suggestions:
  • swipe left or right over the control menu bar at the bottom opens the left or right side bar
  • swipe from left edge keeps it's current behavior to go back a page, but it works always like that and it never selects blocks. swipe from right edge reverses and goes to the page you just were at (like in browsers)
  • to select a block, swipe on the screen itself
... what would you expect when swiping about the base-menu-bar? ๐Ÿค” โ€“ this part I see no problem with... (edited)
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PDFs are just in the baking oven for renewal. โ€“ that's what the team answered when I voiced my problems with/ 'floating PDFs' recently...
Same problems appear for the images as well
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Ok, I finally get it. It is not great. Swiping from left edge will:
  • go back to previous page until the breadcrumps are exhausted AND if there are no blocks where you swipe; afterwards it will open left side panel.
  • select block if you swipe over a block, even if you are swiping from the edge
  • do nothing if you swipe over the icon bar at the bottom.
Slide from right edge always opens search menu This is pretty inconsistent with gestures in most other apps and introduces confusion. Suggestions:
  • swipe left or right over the control menu bar at the bottom opens the left or right side bar
  • swipe from left edge keeps it's current behavior to go back a page, but it works always like that and it never selects blocks. swipe from right edge reverses and goes to the page you just were at (like in browsers)
  • to select a block, swipe on the screen itself
... you are touching on one thing, I also wondered: maybe the panel-open swipes do need some kind of cueing on-screen... I also mentioned before that I feel that part to come across a little feeble, overall ... maybe that is bec it feels like coming out of ' thin air '... ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿฆ‹ (edited)
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Hi! When writing down numbered list with some extra content in some of the points toggle messes up the alignment of the numbers making it way harder to quickly navigate through text. Whiat if the numbered list was on the left, and the toggle was on the right? Seems like such an arrangment would make it easier to look through
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Ok, I finally get it. It is not great. Swiping from left edge will:
  • go back to previous page until the breadcrumps are exhausted AND if there are no blocks where you swipe; afterwards it will open left side panel.
  • select block if you swipe over a block, even if you are swiping from the edge
  • do nothing if you swipe over the icon bar at the bottom.
Slide from right edge always opens search menu This is pretty inconsistent with gestures in most other apps and introduces confusion. Suggestions:
  • swipe left or right over the control menu bar at the bottom opens the left or right side bar
  • swipe from left edge keeps it's current behavior to go back a page, but it works always like that and it never selects blocks. swipe from right edge reverses and goes to the page you just were at (like in browsers)
  • to select a block, swipe on the screen itself
P.S. : probably all this should happen here, for clarity ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1046733669613711390
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P.S. : probably all this should happen here, for clarity ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1046733669613711390
Good point. Just posted this other weird swiping behavior I just encountered: https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1046733669613711390/1265427505272193054
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the grey between green + emeraldโ€ฆ this can be confusing. this is how it looks on a reasonably well calibrated monitorโ€ฆ does it help as a cue? or maybe rather confuse & conflate ๐Ÿ™ƒ (โ€“ I guess this test could also be made for some other (too-)close colorsโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค” )
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the grey between green + emeraldโ€ฆ this can be confusing. this is how it looks on a reasonably well calibrated monitorโ€ฆ does it help as a cue? or maybe rather confuse & conflate ๐Ÿ™ƒ (โ€“ I guess this test could also be made for some other (too-)close colorsโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค” )
Wish we had more color options that are also better differentiated (including transparent)
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Wish we had more color options that are also better differentiated (including transparent)
I am a little torn here. I value restricted color sets in the context of clolor-coding/-cuing. too many just brings confusion โ€“ on two levels: 1) colors get too close to each other; 2) the lose clear + quick discernability / identifyabilityโ€ฆ โ€ฆ but, then 1) I am always for giving people choices 2) I also value any app that allows for either different color palettes / systems for labelling; and/or allow for bringing in ones own (cognitive / aesthetic) colors / color codesโ€ฆ so, I kind of understand; but at the same time I myself think restricted number of color labels do make (practical) senseโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฆฆ
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I am a little torn here. I value restricted color sets in the context of clolor-coding/-cuing. too many just brings confusion โ€“ on two levels: 1) colors get too close to each other; 2) the lose clear + quick discernability / identifyabilityโ€ฆ โ€ฆ but, then 1) I am always for giving people choices 2) I also value any app that allows for either different color palettes / systems for labelling; and/or allow for bringing in ones own (cognitive / aesthetic) colors / color codesโ€ฆ so, I kind of understand; but at the same time I myself think restricted number of color labels do make (practical) senseโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฆฆ
I think the solution to your wanting to keep it simple (I disagree that it is currently practical bc, for me, I do not have enough options which is hardly practical) would be to have a default selection as we currently do, and then allow people to save a certain amount of custom colors as well. (edited)
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I think the solution to your wanting to keep it simple (I disagree that it is currently practical bc, for me, I do not have enough options which is hardly practical) would be to have a default selection as we currently do, and then allow people to save a certain amount of custom colors as well. (edited)
@xang โ€“ we agree it´s currently not optimally practical! we also agree each one has different needs / styles / scenarios, so the rest is not about disagreement, really, but about housing different styles / needs / preferences in best way possible (as I said, I am always pro choice!) I think your idea / proposal really does synthesize this 'problem' / challenge in an optimal way. so all for it! ๐Ÿซถ (edited)
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I think the solution to your wanting to keep it simple (I disagree that it is currently practical bc, for me, I do not have enough options which is hardly practical) would be to have a default selection as we currently do, and then allow people to save a certain amount of custom colors as well. (edited)
I too have โ€œrun outโ€ of color options for differentiation (ex: tags).
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Hi! When viewing tagged blocks, both in gallery and in wall view there is a slight gradient at the very bottom of the block. 1. It makes it hard to read the last couple of lines in the block 2. It makes it look like there is extra content that is hidden after the gradient Personally, I think this UI element is extra
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Hey everyone. I think there's a considerable amount of space being unused by the text on mobile. I understand that this is the space for the radio button, but 99% of time the radio button won't be showing anyway since we just use it when we want to edit the text, so I don't think it makes sense to let so much space just blank
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Hi! The actions bar above the keyboard seems to be really messy. The icons seems to be descriptive enough, IMO there is no need for captioning each one. And wouldnโ€™t it make more sense to put the undo and redo buttons here too? They are quite far from the keyboard now
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Example from Notion: buttons are small, no text, undo redo in the bar โ€” end the thing is still easy to navigate
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As a picture is worth a thousand words... Please find some UX improvement proposals for the mobile app.
Hebber Zepherin 7/30/2024 3:06 AM
On the going back point, Android users get to swipe backwards, so this isn't really a problem for us. I don't use an iOS device any more because of its terrible universal back gesture support, so I can why you're suggesting this. Great suggestions!
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Hebber Zepherin 7/30/2024 3:16 AM
One thing I wanted to call out that Capacities does better than Notion... Properties not taking up page space and being hidden behind a tab. Much nicer than the Notion default
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Hi! The actions bar above the keyboard seems to be really messy. The icons seems to be descriptive enough, IMO there is no need for captioning each one. And wouldnโ€™t it make more sense to put the undo and redo buttons here too? They are quite far from the keyboard now
I think in terms of accessibility itโ€™s nice to have. Not everyone might be familiar with everything.
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iOS App. The "x" to close the calendar is really close to the island and results in mis-taps. Suggest tapping anywhere outside the calendar is also a way to close it?
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When using CHANGE TYPE> or TURN INTO> (which seem to be inconsistent names for the same action), the user has to reset the mapping of properties from old object type A to new object type B for every use of the action between these object types. It would be useful to save the mapping from object types A to B as the default, thus eliminating redundant mouse clicks and keystrokes. https://capacities.io/feedback/p/change-type-of-content-settings-not-remembered
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Using the date picker to select a time frame feels really inconsistent at the moment - It's not really clear that it's possible at all, and the end date seems to skip one day ahead. The date picker already works great for single dates and times - I would love to see the same care applied to timespans!
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The product details are terribly poor, saving tweets, why does it require users to maintain the title
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I think in terms of accessibility itโ€™s nice to have. Not everyone might be familiar with everything.
Than maybe it would be great to add both options and toggle it ON or OFF in the settings. I agree with @marcosx the description text makes the bar bigger than it needs to, and taking more horizontal space too, we could have more options in a single view without having to scroll without the text and reduced button.
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I just added a request to allow for a standard custom setting for cover image display / width for the standard pages. โ€“ see ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/cover-image-define-page-header-display-wide-contain-for-standard-page-per-object it reads:
it´s nice one can choose whether the cover image on top of a page is set as hero-image (full width) or as thumb-/index-image (contain). given the fact there is a good chance the decision btw both variants is the same for all objects in a type, it would make sense to allow a default way to be set in the object settings. this would mirror the already existing logic of allowing such a setting for image display for card layout; view for embedded links + references; wide / normal page width. it would save 100s of clicks by adding one toggle in the object settings.
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I just added a request for improving the readability of object titles in the dear right side panel. the problem is in the screenshot: ๐Ÿ‘‡ the solution is in the ticket โ˜บ๏ธ; ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/increase-the-structural-legibility-of-object-titles-in-right-side-panel (edited)
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[QoL improvement] arrow / keyboard navigation for paged dashboard as for paged modal 'existing content' โ€ฆ just like with the page preview modal in dashboard view; this is perfect and no reason not to use it on large page sets liked 'existing content', or paged dashboards in general for that matter โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜€ (edited)
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Thanks for pointing that out. Will be streamlined! FYI: Clicking the whole item will remove it as well.
hey @Michael_v_H โ€“ looking at recent releases, I was wondering about this one, as it seems a quick fix to an (admitted) outsider ๐Ÿ˜€ โ€ฆ or should I make it a ticket for better processing in your workflow system? โ€“ just don´t want to clog the request board unneccessarily, in this case ๐Ÿž ๐ŸŒป
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I just noticed that trying to set a simple filter for 'fixed set' property is unnecessarily tedious in Capacities, as one is offered the full set of tags after already picking a 'fixed set' property in first stepโ€ฆ โ€ฆ so, I turned this observation into a request here: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/streamline-filter-picker-for-fixed-set-properties-get-rid-of-tedious-second-sear
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Close/settings/other(?) icons have disappeared for Side Panel items (v 1.40.3 on Chrome)
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Also not showing on hover?
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Also not showing on hover?
Correct, not showing mouse off, not showing on hover, not showing in dark mode either.
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Also the "Open" buttons
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Also the "Open" buttons
Michael_v_H 8/19/2024 3:30 AM
What OS/browser are you on? For me it's working as expected.
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Windows/Chrome
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Windows/Chrome
Michael_v_H 8/19/2024 3:30 AM
Ok, thanks!
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I'll try restarting my laptop and report back.
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I just noticed that trying to set a simple filter for 'fixed set' property is unnecessarily tedious in Capacities, as one is offered the full set of tags after already picking a 'fixed set' property in first stepโ€ฆ โ€ฆ so, I turned this observation into a request here: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/streamline-filter-picker-for-fixed-set-properties-get-rid-of-tedious-second-sear
... on the same issue of filtering views for custom properties: I just counted โ€“ it´s 9 clicks to get there! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ โ€“ I really think this should be an easy, ad hoc operation somehow. I think the 9-clicks(!) observation shows there should be another kind of logic for filter-UI; โ€ฆ possibly making it much easier & more accessible via search โ€ฆ which is the by far best low-friction way to drill down to wanted content, IMO
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I'll try restarting my laptop and report back.
This worked, seems like a browser bug not a Capacities bug! @Michael_v_H
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Hey there! I have a nitpick about outliner mode. It's quite frustrating for me to have to manually add toggles to headers. I think all headers should act like toggles without having to manually specify it for every single header. (edited)
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Also, I'm not a huge fan of the indented outliner system. All I really want is to have collapsable headers that are all left aligned so I wouldn't have so much wasted horizontal space
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On the website the Raycast description is the same as the icons - not a major issue but just thought was worth mentioning ๐Ÿ™‚
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This is a silly request, but can the ending animation for the graph view icons be a bit smoother? Whenever I see the abrupt stop, I think, "Did it stop working?" I feel compelled to go back and wiggle it around again to check and see if it's broken. A smoother transition to its end state, I think, would help signal the end user that the graph view expansion is complete
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Hey there! I have a nitpick about outliner mode. It's quite frustrating for me to have to manually add toggles to headers. I think all headers should act like toggles without having to manually specify it for every single header. (edited)
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I think this is a needed thing for handling page content + would help tame it. also belongs in the section 'better dealing with blocks + sections in text' ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/fold-unfold-hierarchy-of-outline-toggles
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It's a minor issue, but since it's the very first things users see, it would be great if you change your login buttons to say โ€œLog inโ€ since the registration buttons say โ€œRegisterโ€. In other words, they should both be verb [phrase]s and not one noun and one verb as it is right now. ๐Ÿ˜‡
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It's a minor issue, but since it's the very first things users see, it would be great if you change your login buttons to say โ€œLog inโ€ since the registration buttons say โ€œRegisterโ€. In other words, they should both be verb [phrase]s and not one noun and one verb as it is right now. ๐Ÿ˜‡
Awesome, thanks! ๐Ÿ™‚ Will be fixed with the next update
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Maybe I'm being a little picky here, but is it just me, or do the icons in the sidebar a little too small? At list on my 24" 1920x1080 screen, they get smudged and hard to read because of thin lines and small details. Has anyone else experienced this? I made a small tweaks in CSS with 15% and 25% larger icons, and for me 25% looks a bit crisper and cleaner than the current size. Also there is a comparison from Notion, I don't like a style, but icons look a bit more readable. (edited)
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Maybe I'm being a little picky here, but is it just me, or do the icons in the sidebar a little too small? At list on my 24" 1920x1080 screen, they get smudged and hard to read because of thin lines and small details. Has anyone else experienced this? I made a small tweaks in CSS with 15% and 25% larger icons, and for me 25% looks a bit crisper and cleaner than the current size. Also there is a comparison from Notion, I don't like a style, but icons look a bit more readable. (edited)
I do agree with this. I think that a good solution would be if the Capacities preferences allowed a way to adjust the overall "zoom" of the app, whether in the browser or desktop app. I have a pretty big 34" screen, and I am pretty much always using โŒ˜+ to zoom in. But unfortunately, it always reverts back to normal once I reopen the app. Not to mention the current size makes a lot of white space on the screen.
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I came back to Capacities after a couple of months break. And while I love many features of the app, the cluttered UI just makes it very unpleasant to use. You don't need so many nested bordered containers. There are so many superfluous UI elements, borders, buttons, text fields, toggles... It's visually so overwhelming. Please, please, please put some focus on reducing visual clutter
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After having trouble with this for a long time, I just tested this more systematically. There is a problem with navigating the tabs when the app is in fullscreen mode (in Mac OS). Everything works really smooth when the app exits fullscreen. But in FS it is hard to switch tabs, and even harder to pin or move them, often leading to involuntary closures etc. Also it seems that the ctr-tab shortcut stops working in some situationsโ€ฆ โ€ฆ surely worth some polishing as Capacities will be a 'base'-app for more people more and moreโ€ฆ and in consequence surely be used in fullscreen regularly + more & moreโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜€ [PS / edit: actually the ctr-tab issue also occurs if not in fullscreen. I do not yet really get the systematics of it, but it seems to me it is somehow breaking when focus is / was moved to textblocks. But even clicking back to tabs won´´t restore the shortcut functionโ€ฆ something ain´t right as the shortcut surely should work in any stateโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค” ] (edited)
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I cant help but feel like the back button doesnt work as I expect. What I expect is that hitting back on the tab I've clicked on will remember the history for that tab. What happens is that if I click off that tab to another and then return, hitting back goes to the page I most recently viewed regardless of the tab. This makes navigating backwards feel cumbersome.
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just shared a thought / insight / wish about allowing to show / display properties side-by-side. would improve the display situation for sure in page view, IMO; possibly also in card viewโ€ฆ ? ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/request-make-properties-shareable-across-different-objects
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/3/2024 2:45 AM
@Steffen 'Today' word getting cropped out for Date Range on Wall and Gallery view.
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Deleted User 9/3/2024 11:39 AM
I can shift click on a link to open it in a split panel on the right. But this doesn't work with objects in the left sidebar. Is it planned to unify the shift / cmd / ctrl click behaviour for clickable items? (edited)
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I can work around this when I first open an object list from the left sidebar in a new tab with cmd / ctrl click, go back to my other tab, then shift click on the newly opened tab but this is rather confusing ๐Ÿ™‚ (edited)
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@Steffen 'Today' word getting cropped out for Date Range on Wall and Gallery view.
Victory Keys๐ŸŽน 9/3/2024 8:29 PM
Exactly! I just came on here to submit a report about this bug too. In my case, the year on the end date clips as well... Which is weird to look at
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/4/2024 8:29 AM
I was watching @pkmbeth Video where she used Map emoji in Location Object. Unfortunately it seems like a problem with Windows as it will just show me the codes GB (UK), IN (India), US (USA) like this. I tried looking for a solution and it seems some apps depend on the platform emoji while others have their own set of emoji. I am not sure though, only @Steffen @Michael_v_H can actually decode the issue.
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 9/4/2024 8:44 AM
the same happens on other apps such as Discord, sadly I think this is microsoft-related ๐Ÿ˜ฆ
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the same happens on other apps such as Discord, sadly I think this is microsoft-related ๐Ÿ˜ฆ
Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/4/2024 9:08 AM
Ticktick Desktop app is also having same issue but then Notion desktop app is showing flags (how are they doing it on windows system!) (edited)
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nicolas67๐Ÿฅจโ›ต๐Ÿ› ๐ŸŽต 9/4/2024 10:06 AM
๐Ÿค” maybe Notion use their internal icon sets, who knows
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๐Ÿค” maybe Notion use their internal icon sets, who knows
Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/4/2024 10:29 AM
I am starting a Campaign ๐ŸšฉBring back my Flag
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@Steffen 'Today' word getting cropped out for Date Range on Wall and Gallery view.
How did you manage to get that red dot at your status? (I assume that the status is a tag)
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How did you manage to get that red dot at your status? (I assume that the status is a tag)
Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/6/2024 9:30 AM
Yes, that's Status Tag.
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Nevermind ๐Ÿ˜… Windows vs Mac emoji ๐Ÿ™ˆ
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It's an ugly red ball at my side ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜…
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It's an ugly red ball at my side ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜…
Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/6/2024 9:54 AM
Oh no! I always though Mac emoji's are way better! Btw Windows can't show me country flags ๐Ÿ˜ญ 2 minute silence for both of our emoji (sad) stories.
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Oh no! I always though Mac emoji's are way better! Btw Windows can't show me country flags ๐Ÿ˜ญ 2 minute silence for both of our emoji (sad) stories.
Is this the moment we start building our own OS together, just for the sake of good emojis? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜…
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Idea for Media Types 3.0 - would be great to see this kind of small interaction and object types differentiation, natively supported by Capacities UI. I can help with 3D models, if you need ๐Ÿ˜„ https://x.com/mymind/status/1813640915657052418 https://x.com/mymind/status/1832071859073863898 https://x.com/mymind/status/1829523441361313826 (edited)
Imagine you save a book online with just one click and it magically looks like this in your mind ๐Ÿฅฐ
we made something for you ๐Ÿ˜ this is what movies look like when you save them to your mind.
We added some details for tracks โ™ก
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Tracking Wordle scores in Capacities isโ€ฆnot pretty. ๐Ÿ˜…
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hey, I think the cueing on where AI automated object properties are already set could be improved in the overall UI system, helping people in easier, more sweat-free cultivation / management of the object settingsโ€ฆ just a thoughtโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/flag-ai-automated-property-fill-in-project-properties-list-modal-minor-qol-thing
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hey, I think the cueing on where AI automated object properties are already set could be improved in the overall UI system, helping people in easier, more sweat-free cultivation / management of the object settingsโ€ฆ just a thoughtโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/flag-ai-automated-property-fill-in-project-properties-list-modal-minor-qol-thing
dustydirt2655 9/9/2024 7:40 AM
I would like to see some sort of triggering mechanism to fill all the AI activated properties for an object (e.g. manually, on edit, at creation)... rather than having to click on each one individually
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I would like to see some sort of triggering mechanism to fill all the AI activated properties for an object (e.g. manually, on edit, at creation)... rather than having to click on each one individually
I feel you. then, I know there is a consideration to change the mechanics of this alltogether, possibly. so there were some discussions about replacing the current way with a kind of pre-fill / autosuggest thing; โ€ฆwhich โ€“ while it makes things a little noisier, IMO โ€“ I also like in terms of giving / suggesting possible contexts automatically. โ€ฆ and I always like, when the system unearthes some inherent structural knowledge an puts it up in ones sight automaticallyโ€ฆ (โ€ฆ but again, this is currently just a vague discussion, and I can´t reference it right from the spotโ€ฆ). โ€“ otherwise, I also sypmathize with the general gist here: moving Capacities away from unncessary one-item-at-a-time interactions wherever reasonably possibleโ€ฆ!
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/9/2024 3:11 PM
Capacities have a Notion icon but no Capacities icon?! That is unfair ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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Kane Dodgson 9/10/2024 6:42 AM
  • A general overhaul and love of the basic editing and writing experience.
  • Ability to adjust heading sizes. Everything is far too big
  • more intuitive text editor
  • Ability to change link colour and remove underline
  • Please change the light and dark mode colours white is too white and the dark is well.... could be better
  • Allow us to choose our background colours
  • Make the daily note open at the start-up. Remove the multiple steps to write in a daily note (this initial friction is a pain point that does not make opening capacities a joy)
  • Make a pinned page stick, and if I open something on the right-side panel, please leave it there while I search and open other notes. Otherwise seem redundant
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I would love to see standard link blocks and inline mentions get a little bit of a visual upgrade by adding the colors and icon. Whenever you mention a specific object, it would be so nice to have it embedded the same way as a standard link block. I made a little mockup of what it could look like. This would help differentiate an inline alias link from a true mention of an object.
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I would love to see standard link blocks and inline mentions get a little bit of a visual upgrade by adding the colors and icon. Whenever you mention a specific object, it would be so nice to have it embedded the same way as a standard link block. I made a little mockup of what it could look like. This would help differentiate an inline alias link from a true mention of an object.
There have been similar tickets before, but it didn't get any response from the team. But I agree, that would be cool. https://capacities.io/feedback/p/feature-request-include-object-icon-when-creating-inline-link https://capacities.io/feedback/p/automatic-favicon-and-title-fetch-for-simple-links
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I personally think that Link Block is reduntant, you can't indent text below it, change alias and etc. I personally never used it and think that it can be fully replaced with Inline link with Link Block visual. (edited)
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Actually, 2 years ago there was an iteration by Michael, but it never went into production. https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001365576314261555/1052552792960663623 (edited)
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I personally think that Link Block is reduntant, you can't indent text below it, change alias and etc. I personally never used it and think that it can be fully replaced with Inline link with Link Block visual. (edited)
Link blocks are useful when you want the backlink to show the whole thing that is linked vs a small part, which is especially useful for images. In this example, you'll see that if I use an inline link, only the title shows, but if I use a link block, the entire image is in the backlinks.
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I think inline links should be improved. Just wanted to note that link blocks are not redundant.
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I was referring to how it shows up in the backlinks section.
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So in the image notes it looks like this:
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I was referring to how it shows up in the backlinks section.
Got it, thanks!
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There have been similar tickets before, but it didn't get any response from the team. But I agree, that would be cool. https://capacities.io/feedback/p/feature-request-include-object-icon-when-creating-inline-link https://capacities.io/feedback/p/automatic-favicon-and-title-fetch-for-simple-links
Here's an example of what it looks like in Tana. It just looks so clean. Would also love to see a way to expand/collapse an inline preview of the object too.
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Here's an example of what it looks like in Tana. It just looks so clean. Would also love to see a way to expand/collapse an inline preview of the object too.
Everything looks good except that the quote isnโ€™t easy to read. For that, Iโ€™d like to add a link that can be expanded or collapsed within the same sentence. This could also be used for active recall, reducing space and increasing readability. ๐Ÿ“šโœจ Default State: The quote should be shown by default, but you can collapse it whenever you want to get a birdโ€™s eye view. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ” Remember State: It should remember its default state for each sentence and the linked objects, the quote object being a mere example.. ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’พ Group Button: Feature to add a button anywhere on a page, that โ€œgroupโ€ button is to expand or collapse certain objects linked in the same sentence/block. ๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ”„ this way one could collapse or expand part A of the sentence of all blocks, then part b, then c. (the parts being variable and chosen by the person). All of this adding to active recall.
  • To add what @mcdjustin is suggesting. the icons could act as bulletpoints/toggles that expand or collapse the content but to make this more ui friendly for the user. aka not being a hidden ui, it could not just should an opaque square layer around the object but when click in the area the icon would be either outline or filled. based on the state, i.e. expanded or collapsed @lerone what ya think. shall i put (more indepth) into this in its own feature request?
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Everything looks good except that the quote isnโ€™t easy to read. For that, Iโ€™d like to add a link that can be expanded or collapsed within the same sentence. This could also be used for active recall, reducing space and increasing readability. ๐Ÿ“šโœจ Default State: The quote should be shown by default, but you can collapse it whenever you want to get a birdโ€™s eye view. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ” Remember State: It should remember its default state for each sentence and the linked objects, the quote object being a mere example.. ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’พ Group Button: Feature to add a button anywhere on a page, that โ€œgroupโ€ button is to expand or collapse certain objects linked in the same sentence/block. ๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ”„ this way one could collapse or expand part A of the sentence of all blocks, then part b, then c. (the parts being variable and chosen by the person). All of this adding to active recall.
  • To add what @mcdjustin is suggesting. the icons could act as bulletpoints/toggles that expand or collapse the content but to make this more ui friendly for the user. aka not being a hidden ui, it could not just should an opaque square layer around the object but when click in the area the icon would be either outline or filled. based on the state, i.e. expanded or collapsed @lerone what ya think. shall i put (more indepth) into this in its own feature request?
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I am not deep into Tana; but what I gather from this & other related discussions: โ€ข serial inline embeds โ€“ would make sense, IMO (this also reminds me of properties only shown in full-line logics; I think Cap could get more flexible in these kinds of side-by-side displays of a) properties; b) mentions / embeds โ€“ many use cases will followโ€ฆ โ€ข it made me think again how 'hover' logics would be nice in a lot of contexts; here: hover + preview (โ€“ I already had an idea for using that for a multi-image display in the coversโ€ฆ ) โ€ข 'remember state': I´d actually expect this to be the default for all these kinds of cases; personallyโ€ฆ โ€ข 'block'-toggle function: I can see it´s use; also think this one is especially tied to one very specific use case (or sub-set of use cases) โ€ข 2-state-toggle-icon-idea: I personally like that a lot; could see myself use that a lot, and also support the aesthetics of Capacities โ€“ as to the way to put this, and your direct question, @Rexx. : @Adelon already pointed to existing FRs. I am always for sticking to those, and taking serious / into consideration what is already out there + link up. aside from that: I think often, esp. when different small-scale features line up to an 'UI area / principle' for improvement, there could / should also be an overarching / collecting FR. then, the team can decide which path to take (atomic or integral) but overall it seems, you could a) factorize the thought into some atomic / tangibel requests; b) still consider to male collecting FRs either around a use scenario (spaced repetition), or around a UI / use principle (toggle; horizontal line-ups; icon-usage; etc.) very practically: I´d consider making 'block' and '2-state-icons' an atomic and additional request; and still make one (or two) clustering FRs, making broader case(s), and point to relevant atomic FRsโ€ฆ ๐ŸŒป (edited)
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I am not deep into Tana; but what I gather from this & other related discussions: โ€ข serial inline embeds โ€“ would make sense, IMO (this also reminds me of properties only shown in full-line logics; I think Cap could get more flexible in these kinds of side-by-side displays of a) properties; b) mentions / embeds โ€“ many use cases will followโ€ฆ โ€ข it made me think again how 'hover' logics would be nice in a lot of contexts; here: hover + preview (โ€“ I already had an idea for using that for a multi-image display in the coversโ€ฆ ) โ€ข 'remember state': I´d actually expect this to be the default for all these kinds of cases; personallyโ€ฆ โ€ข 'block'-toggle function: I can see it´s use; also think this one is especially tied to one very specific use case (or sub-set of use cases) โ€ข 2-state-toggle-icon-idea: I personally like that a lot; could see myself use that a lot, and also support the aesthetics of Capacities โ€“ as to the way to put this, and your direct question, @Rexx. : @Adelon already pointed to existing FRs. I am always for sticking to those, and taking serious / into consideration what is already out there + link up. aside from that: I think often, esp. when different small-scale features line up to an 'UI area / principle' for improvement, there could / should also be an overarching / collecting FR. then, the team can decide which path to take (atomic or integral) but overall it seems, you could a) factorize the thought into some atomic / tangibel requests; b) still consider to male collecting FRs either around a use scenario (spaced repetition), or around a UI / use principle (toggle; horizontal line-ups; icon-usage; etc.) very practically: I´d consider making 'block' and '2-state-icons' an atomic and additional request; and still make one (or two) clustering FRs, making broader case(s), and point to relevant atomic FRsโ€ฆ ๐ŸŒป (edited)
honestly i now dislike the fact that we can't really "merge" posts. because comments that go indepth even if related dont do justice. because people won't see the same post twice... so it is also about reachability when it comes to voting. this is an issue that could maybe bypassed via a discussion forum BY the users For the users. So unlike #💻ใƒปfeatures-forum. An OPEN Discussions & Voting channel. in the gallery view idk what discord calls it. so that just like new #🌟ใƒปshowcases most suggestions remain distinct but at the same time categorized
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honestly i now dislike the fact that we can't really "merge" posts. because comments that go indepth even if related dont do justice. because people won't see the same post twice... so it is also about reachability when it comes to voting. this is an issue that could maybe bypassed via a discussion forum BY the users For the users. So unlike #💻ใƒปfeatures-forum. An OPEN Discussions & Voting channel. in the gallery view idk what discord calls it. so that just like new #🌟ใƒปshowcases most suggestions remain distinct but at the same time categorized
โ€ฆ I am very much in favor of the structure in the new showcases channel, and actually was one of the people proposing to adopt it here, against the 'stream of forgetting' logic of Discord... then, I also think architecturing an overall feedback + discussion space really needs some good, integral architecturingโ€ฆ so, all ideas are good. then, I also think, this needs some careful deliberation in the central '(communications) operation room' โ€ฆ even only the (conceived) interplay of Discord vis-a-vis and how that is 'played' makes a huge difference for the need to structure things here (differently) โ€“ depending on details in the common 'protocols', etc. pp. โ€ฆ plus, a lot depends on what can be really done in Discord, technically, etc. pp again โ€ฆ ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿšข ๐ŸŒฑ โ€“ ๐Ÿ˜€ (edited)
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@lerone @Rexx. I've thought a lot about this, because I'm in quite a few Discord and Slack channels for different tools/apps that I use. I think the best way to structure the server is with dedicated forum channels for each core Capacities feature, housed under a "Features" dropdown section. Imagine having a specific space for each feature where all discussions are neatly organized with tags and titles.. We could use tags like Discussion, Feedback, Bugs, Tips and Tricks, Questions, etc. to easily filter posts within each forum. This approach would let us ditch most of our current channels ( #🚀ใƒปfeatures-and-ideas , #โ“ใƒปhelp-and-questions , #โšกใƒปbugs-and-issues , #💡ใƒปtips-and-tricks), simplifying the server structure dramatically. It's so much more intuitive than the innate messiness of text channels and threads. Users could quickly jump to the feature they're interested in, see all relevant discussions, and easily find answers to questions or continue past conversations. And you could pin specific conversations for quick access. It would be especially helpful for new users, who could quickly find the answer to a previously answered question by going to the feature, filtering for "Questions" and searching a keyword. Reorganizing in this way would make the server more user-friendly, keep conversations focused, and help our community grow more efficiently as Capacities evolves. What do you guys think @Steffen @Michael_v_H @pkmbeth ?
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@lerone @Rexx. I've thought a lot about this, because I'm in quite a few Discord and Slack channels for different tools/apps that I use. I think the best way to structure the server is with dedicated forum channels for each core Capacities feature, housed under a "Features" dropdown section. Imagine having a specific space for each feature where all discussions are neatly organized with tags and titles.. We could use tags like Discussion, Feedback, Bugs, Tips and Tricks, Questions, etc. to easily filter posts within each forum. This approach would let us ditch most of our current channels ( #🚀ใƒปfeatures-and-ideas , #โ“ใƒปhelp-and-questions , #โšกใƒปbugs-and-issues , #💡ใƒปtips-and-tricks), simplifying the server structure dramatically. It's so much more intuitive than the innate messiness of text channels and threads. Users could quickly jump to the feature they're interested in, see all relevant discussions, and easily find answers to questions or continue past conversations. And you could pin specific conversations for quick access. It would be especially helpful for new users, who could quickly find the answer to a previously answered question by going to the feature, filtering for "Questions" and searching a keyword. Reorganizing in this way would make the server more user-friendly, keep conversations focused, and help our community grow more efficiently as Capacities evolves. What do you guys think @Steffen @Michael_v_H @pkmbeth ?
๐Ÿซฐ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘† we had this discussion before, one or two times more detailed and with (similar) proposals. I am 100% with you here, just in a slight angle โ€“ but actually it´´s the same kind of thinking. and compatible, anyways โ€“ as I am often in favor of thinking 'plus', instead of 'either / or'โ€ฆ thing is, I was advocating this for use cases, or what I called 'functional arcs' or clusters, which I think are basic operation sets that kind of naturlly repeat themselves through different PKM systems, platforms, apps (think 'longform writing'; 'collating material', 'capturing', 'organizing' etc.; โ€ฆ I think, Anytype calls it 'experiences'โ€ฆ) โ€“ I stress this, as I am 'a little' sceptical to denominate / factor just everything in the technical feature-grid. (I really deeply think, this kind of septical 'feature'-think is ruining a lot of โ€“ promising โ€“ apps along their way) plus, I very much believe (one of) the best ways to approach improvement is through use case + 'real life' use scenarios (โ€“ which often includes these 'functional arcs', rather than using this or that atomic feature). โ€ฆ but then, 'features' are real, of course. and basic. and in any way, defining what a 'feature' really is, will lead to some natural clusters anyways. โ€“ plus, here comes the 'compatibility'-think, I totally would see both approaches (base features; use cases / scenarios + 'bundles') complement each other. โ€ฆ so, just adding & latching on to the prior, hereโ€ฆ ๐Ÿซฐ ๐Ÿ‘ฃ (edited)
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Thanks for pointing that out. Will be streamlined! FYI: Clicking the whole item will remove it as well.
hey @Michael_v_H โ€“ is this still on the list? โ€ฆ asking bec I expect this to be of real minor effort, but w/ great surplus value for everyone ๐Ÿ™‚
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@lerone @Rexx. I've thought a lot about this, because I'm in quite a few Discord and Slack channels for different tools/apps that I use. I think the best way to structure the server is with dedicated forum channels for each core Capacities feature, housed under a "Features" dropdown section. Imagine having a specific space for each feature where all discussions are neatly organized with tags and titles.. We could use tags like Discussion, Feedback, Bugs, Tips and Tricks, Questions, etc. to easily filter posts within each forum. This approach would let us ditch most of our current channels ( #🚀ใƒปfeatures-and-ideas , #โ“ใƒปhelp-and-questions , #โšกใƒปbugs-and-issues , #💡ใƒปtips-and-tricks), simplifying the server structure dramatically. It's so much more intuitive than the innate messiness of text channels and threads. Users could quickly jump to the feature they're interested in, see all relevant discussions, and easily find answers to questions or continue past conversations. And you could pin specific conversations for quick access. It would be especially helpful for new users, who could quickly find the answer to a previously answered question by going to the feature, filtering for "Questions" and searching a keyword. Reorganizing in this way would make the server more user-friendly, keep conversations focused, and help our community grow more efficiently as Capacities evolves. What do you guys think @Steffen @Michael_v_H @pkmbeth ?
YES WITH TAGS. i have suggested the same thing quite a lot with also showcases/starboard etc back then. but kinda gave up cus only one of my suggested plans were done. and that with A LOT of nudging through other users ;)
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๐Ÿซฐ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘† we had this discussion before, one or two times more detailed and with (similar) proposals. I am 100% with you here, just in a slight angle โ€“ but actually it´´s the same kind of thinking. and compatible, anyways โ€“ as I am often in favor of thinking 'plus', instead of 'either / or'โ€ฆ thing is, I was advocating this for use cases, or what I called 'functional arcs' or clusters, which I think are basic operation sets that kind of naturlly repeat themselves through different PKM systems, platforms, apps (think 'longform writing'; 'collating material', 'capturing', 'organizing' etc.; โ€ฆ I think, Anytype calls it 'experiences'โ€ฆ) โ€“ I stress this, as I am 'a little' sceptical to denominate / factor just everything in the technical feature-grid. (I really deeply think, this kind of septical 'feature'-think is ruining a lot of โ€“ promising โ€“ apps along their way) plus, I very much believe (one of) the best ways to approach improvement is through use case + 'real life' use scenarios (โ€“ which often includes these 'functional arcs', rather than using this or that atomic feature). โ€ฆ but then, 'features' are real, of course. and basic. and in any way, defining what a 'feature' really is, will lead to some natural clusters anyways. โ€“ plus, here comes the 'compatibility'-think, I totally would see both approaches (base features; use cases / scenarios + 'bundles') complement each other. โ€ฆ so, just adding & latching on to the prior, hereโ€ฆ ๐Ÿซฐ ๐Ÿ‘ฃ (edited)
i agree but maybe we have to think of a middleground. a combination of both.
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๐Ÿซฐ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘† we had this discussion before, one or two times more detailed and with (similar) proposals. I am 100% with you here, just in a slight angle โ€“ but actually it´´s the same kind of thinking. and compatible, anyways โ€“ as I am often in favor of thinking 'plus', instead of 'either / or'โ€ฆ thing is, I was advocating this for use cases, or what I called 'functional arcs' or clusters, which I think are basic operation sets that kind of naturlly repeat themselves through different PKM systems, platforms, apps (think 'longform writing'; 'collating material', 'capturing', 'organizing' etc.; โ€ฆ I think, Anytype calls it 'experiences'โ€ฆ) โ€“ I stress this, as I am 'a little' sceptical to denominate / factor just everything in the technical feature-grid. (I really deeply think, this kind of septical 'feature'-think is ruining a lot of โ€“ promising โ€“ apps along their way) plus, I very much believe (one of) the best ways to approach improvement is through use case + 'real life' use scenarios (โ€“ which often includes these 'functional arcs', rather than using this or that atomic feature). โ€ฆ but then, 'features' are real, of course. and basic. and in any way, defining what a 'feature' really is, will lead to some natural clusters anyways. โ€“ plus, here comes the 'compatibility'-think, I totally would see both approaches (base features; use cases / scenarios + 'bundles') complement each other. โ€ฆ so, just adding & latching on to the prior, hereโ€ฆ ๐Ÿซฐ ๐Ÿ‘ฃ (edited)
In terms of use-cases and broader PKM workflow scenarios, turning the #🧰ใƒปmethodsโ€“workflowsโ€“tools into a forum would achieve that I think. Someone starts a conversation about a workflow, then tags it with the necessary concepts. I just honestly think that the forum style channel is superior to the standard text channel 95% of the time.
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In terms of use-cases and broader PKM workflow scenarios, turning the #🧰ใƒปmethodsโ€“workflowsโ€“tools into a forum would achieve that I think. Someone starts a conversation about a workflow, then tags it with the necessary concepts. I just honestly think that the forum style channel is superior to the standard text channel 95% of the time.
... this is a 95% 'yes' from me ๐Ÿ˜‰
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/12/2024 1:02 PM
I am frequently clicking on 'X' (intended for deleting a select/multiselect) while accessing Autofill AI button or dropdown icon! Is there a Request on Canny to improve this UI? (edited)
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@lerone @Rexx. I've thought a lot about this, because I'm in quite a few Discord and Slack channels for different tools/apps that I use. I think the best way to structure the server is with dedicated forum channels for each core Capacities feature, housed under a "Features" dropdown section. Imagine having a specific space for each feature where all discussions are neatly organized with tags and titles.. We could use tags like Discussion, Feedback, Bugs, Tips and Tricks, Questions, etc. to easily filter posts within each forum. This approach would let us ditch most of our current channels ( #🚀ใƒปfeatures-and-ideas , #โ“ใƒปhelp-and-questions , #โšกใƒปbugs-and-issues , #💡ใƒปtips-and-tricks), simplifying the server structure dramatically. It's so much more intuitive than the innate messiness of text channels and threads. Users could quickly jump to the feature they're interested in, see all relevant discussions, and easily find answers to questions or continue past conversations. And you could pin specific conversations for quick access. It would be especially helpful for new users, who could quickly find the answer to a previously answered question by going to the feature, filtering for "Questions" and searching a keyword. Reorganizing in this way would make the server more user-friendly, keep conversations focused, and help our community grow more efficiently as Capacities evolves. What do you guys think @Steffen @Michael_v_H @pkmbeth ?
Interesting idea! Not against it, but people don't always know what feature to ask about so might be overwhelming to some users. We've also just created the Showcases & FAQ Forums so we'd like to see how that goes for a couple of months before we change more of the Discord set up. Hope that makes sense!
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Interesting idea! Not against it, but people don't always know what feature to ask about so might be overwhelming to some users. We've also just created the Showcases & FAQ Forums so we'd like to see how that goes for a couple of months before we change more of the Discord set up. Hope that makes sense!
I think testing of course makes sense. two further thoughts on this, though: 1. as it is about community communication, and the way people understand, (can) navigate, get accustomed etc., I wouldn´´t test this 'silently' but gather feedback at some point. I already have some impressions about introduction & what might be difficult for people to get accustomed and / or navigate this. I am sure a lot of others have their impressions / experiences. then, there are people like @mcdjustin w/ some further ranging experiences from other forumsโ€ฆ etc. just saying this. sure you already thought of itโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜€ 2. I think the questions behind the proposal to switch to Forums are / remain somehow valid / out there beyond the question of the Forum-format (and how / whether it works). So it would be good to see a shared thinking continuing even if that proves to not work here and in this contextโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐ŸŒป
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Exporting notes as pdf are very print friendly (read: tags are added as colored text but without a colored background). I send my meeting notes as pdf to colleagues and I love the view of tags and groups with the colored backgrounds. It would be nice if we could choose to export to pdf "not-print-friendly" ๐Ÿ˜…
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€
Capacities have a Notion icon but no Capacities icon?! That is unfair ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
โ€ฆ after falling into deep, daylong sadness, I couldn´t stand the amount of weepings in the forum no longer (my own included)! so I thought, just do something about it. here we go: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/let-us-have-a-capacities-icon-too (โ€ฆ also, I just noticed / realized how handy a Capacities icon would be to flag internal references ;i.e. object reference links to other Cap spaces ๐Ÿ˜„ )
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โ€ฆ after falling into deep, daylong sadness, I couldn´t stand the amount of weepings in the forum no longer (my own included)! so I thought, just do something about it. here we go: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/let-us-have-a-capacities-icon-too (โ€ฆ also, I just noticed / realized how handy a Capacities icon would be to flag internal references ;i.e. object reference links to other Cap spaces ๐Ÿ˜„ )
Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/14/2024 5:58 PM
Hahaha, no more weeping ๐Ÿ˜„ Thank you for always being the proactive lead in this diverse community.
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/15/2024 12:13 AM
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This Append to Topics should have some kind of tactile feedback or confirmation. Without it users will be confused as to whether they correctly pressed the button or not.
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Not sure if this is the best place but figured it impacted UX. This is related to export / import of a note: 1. Created an Export of my whole workspace. 2. Selected one book at random to try and import it again to see what would happen. 3. While it works very well, there are a few things that Capacities does not seem to re-import such as the author or the dates and not too sure why. Happy to report a bug, if this is the case. (edited)
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Mike O. Believes๐ŸŒป 9/15/2024 4:08 AM
I'm a huge +1 on moving to community-forum-structure.
  • creates re-usabe ad-hoc knowledge that sits below more formal FAQ knowledge
  • scalable as more and more folks join
  • chat is messy if there are lots of topics going on, almost impossible to follow or participate as it gets very busy
  • if i'm out for several days, the topic is probably lost, then so difficult to join in later
  • nearly impossible for a new joiner to get to know the community without a long dedicated effort to scroll scroll scroll to the top, and read in spurts as you have time, then repeat scroll scroll scroll up
  • track resolved/unresolved questions
  • mark questions as helpful, answered
  • gamification possible to activate and recognize champions/advocates network ("believers!")
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/15/2024 2:21 PM
is there a "Back to Top" button for pages with many blocks that takes a lot of time scrolling back to the top of the page? Am I missing a feature or a shortcut that is already there for this function?
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is there a "Back to Top" button for pages with many blocks that takes a lot of time scrolling back to the top of the page? Am I missing a feature or a shortcut that is already there for this function?
๐Ÿ‘† alternatively, this would also 'solve' the same issue, in another way IWT: ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/fold-unfold-hierarchy-of-outline-toggles
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/17/2024 1:01 AM
Is Text Wrapping for Table, Gallery & Wall view on the Roadmap? it would be extremely useful to have the option of enabling text wrapping on text and multi-select properties.
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/17/2024 1:26 AM
Also, it would be so efficient if I could just use keyboard arrows to move up and down across entries in Table view and edit them without even touching the mouse. And also move left right and copy paste one set of multiselect from one row to another. This would streamline the use case for all those who intend to add a bulk of items and edit them super quickly.
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I just noticed, when running into a problem of reading object titles in the object-bar (sidebar) that Capacities is missing something most other apps have: a hover display of fully wrapped titles wherever they are clippedโ€ฆ โ€“ I think it would be good, especially for the object sidebar, meant to give quick concise overview. but it´´s a principle / basic issue, as same problem shows up in graph view, e.g. you can comment / vote here, esp. if you know additional contexts where such a hover-display ('tooltip' style) would be helpful. ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/hover-for-full-title-when-titles-are-clipped โ€“ see the problem here: ๐Ÿ‘‡ (edited)
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โ€ฆ has it been asked before? โ€“ I just realized there is no way to set the default for tag-objects to embed as inline in the settingsโ€ฆ?! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ โ€ฆ makes it kind of rough, when regularly / habitually using tags for blocks, IMO (edited)
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On the Mac app, the font size is too small for me. It would be helpful to have an option to adjust the font size in the menu. I'm using CMD + to increase the size, but it enlarges the entire UI, and every time I close the app, it resets the size.
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just realized: a way to 'globally' toggle & untoggle hierarchies in object / document / page structure, could indeed also be a critical step to amend / patch the problem with a potentially trunctated (occlusive) object / page searchโ€ฆ โ€“ see here + happy for any additions: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/fold-unfold-hierarchy-of-outline-toggles ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ ๐ŸŒป
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just realized: a way to 'globally' toggle & untoggle hierarchies in object / document / page structure, could indeed also be a critical step to amend / patch the problem with a potentially trunctated (occlusive) object / page searchโ€ฆ โ€“ see here + happy for any additions: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/fold-unfold-hierarchy-of-outline-toggles ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ ๐ŸŒป
Do you mean something like this? You can fold/unfold hierarchy under current block by clicking on the line or hotkey in Logseq. I requested it some time ago https://capacities.io/feedback/p/fold-unfold-by-pressing-on-indentation-line (edited)
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Do you mean something like this? You can fold/unfold hierarchy under current block by clicking on the line or hotkey in Logseq. I requested it some time ago https://capacities.io/feedback/p/fold-unfold-by-pressing-on-indentation-line (edited)
yes... something around this line - bimut bot restricted to current block. rather based on hierarchy level itself, for whole content structure. I actually love those apps that allow w/ single shortcut to show any level of depth of overall document (h1 - h2 - h3 - h4 - โ€ฆ and of course h5 + h6 ๐Ÿ˜‰); โ€“ some also put it in the UI (thinking of Obsidian plugins m, here). theoretically, it could be a contextual menu, linked to what your LogSeq exmpme shows, and allowing a general fold / unfold on the selected h-level.... (edited)
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Do you mean something like this? You can fold/unfold hierarchy under current block by clicking on the line or hotkey in Logseq. I requested it some time ago https://capacities.io/feedback/p/fold-unfold-by-pressing-on-indentation-line (edited)
... and probably another case where two close-by tickets should be merged, in name of general principles of improvement ๐Ÿ˜„
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On the Mac app, the font size is too small for me. It would be helpful to have an option to adjust the font size in the menu. I'm using CMD + to increase the size, but it enlarges the entire UI, and every time I close the app, it resets the size.
I feel like this gets brought up once a day. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธPLEASE GIVE US ZOOM๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
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Properties Panel, Checkboxes. if the title of the checkboxes was within the area thats left, it would save space and look better...
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Mobile version is not looking great too.. (edited)
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when I have selected a block, pressing ESC looses the cursor (i.e.: it´s invisible but there; meaning I can still scroll up and down via keyboard) question: is that only me?๐Ÿค” I am asking because a) I would like to know whether there is something wrong w/ my current system, or whether this indeed is Capacities related b) it is really a shame there is no way to navigate via keyboard from a selected / highlighted block to a situation where the cursor is back at the front position of the block (โ€ฆ at least for me, I can´t find a wayโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ณ )
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when I have selected a block, pressing ESC looses the cursor (i.e.: it´s invisible but there; meaning I can still scroll up and down via keyboard) question: is that only me?๐Ÿค” I am asking because a) I would like to know whether there is something wrong w/ my current system, or whether this indeed is Capacities related b) it is really a shame there is no way to navigate via keyboard from a selected / highlighted block to a situation where the cursor is back at the front position of the block (โ€ฆ at least for me, I can´t find a wayโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ณ )
Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/27/2024 7:58 AM
Yes, I am also witnessing this. We are depending too much on mouse to navigate across blocks, hopefully more keyboard support will be included in future releases.
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It would be really beneficial to have tags sorted in a meaningful way in the tag selection dropdown. The most effective implementation, in my opinion, would be sorting tags in descending order based on their usage frequency for that specific object type. Due to the lack of basic single/multi-select properties, we're all forced to use tags for various functions. As a result, I have numerous "tags" for specific object types that I don't want to see in my options for other objects. For instance, there's no reason why my "status" tags for Documents should appear as the first options when I'm tagging a Book. There should be a more intelligent system in place to prioritize relevant tags based on the object type being tagged. (edited)
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Benoรฎt Devilliers 9/27/2024 4:05 PM
One thing that I have trouble is when I want to copy let's say two lines. I can't just pick two lines and cpy/cut them. It's either one line or the full page. Would be nice to be able to get more. Maybe with a shortcut or something
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It would be really beneficial to have tags sorted in a meaningful way in the tag selection dropdown. The most effective implementation, in my opinion, would be sorting tags in descending order based on their usage frequency for that specific object type. Due to the lack of basic single/multi-select properties, we're all forced to use tags for various functions. As a result, I have numerous "tags" for specific object types that I don't want to see in my options for other objects. For instance, there's no reason why my "status" tags for Documents should appear as the first options when I'm tagging a Book. There should be a more intelligent system in place to prioritize relevant tags based on the object type being tagged. (edited)
Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/27/2024 5:50 PM
Absolutely! And it is taking a lot of work to navigate this behaviour. I am using Collection on Tags and then Filtering by Collection (I'm glad devs added scrolling for Collection selection) in Content Picker. Otherwise creating a separate select/multi-select for fixed set tags may work fine but then won't be recognized as TAGS within query!!
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Absolutely! And it is taking a lot of work to navigate this behaviour. I am using Collection on Tags and then Filtering by Collection (I'm glad devs added scrolling for Collection selection) in Content Picker. Otherwise creating a separate select/multi-select for fixed set tags may work fine but then won't be recognized as TAGS within query!!
I think this is more of a "quality of life" consideration than anything. Using fixed set tag properties are useful in many cases, but I just think that generic tagging should be a little bit smarter ๐Ÿ˜
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I stumbled across this beastly micro-friction in relation to text-editing: not being able to keyboard select blocks by downward selection (upward works ๐Ÿ™ƒ ) every vote โ€“ on a ticket already created by @Kuntal Go | Go for it 🚀 โ€“ to amp up attention on this is welcome! ๐Ÿ˜€ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/keyboard-multiple-block-selection-with-shift-works-for-selecting-but-shift-not-w โ€“ let´s build a 'coalition against microfrictions in text + block editing'! ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ˜…
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Flow Creators 9/28/2024 3:43 PM
This is definitely more of a nitpick but as a dark mode enthusiast I kinda dislike the navy background in dark mode. It kind of reminds me of early/dated softwares from the early to mid 2010s and I want the app experiences I use to feel modern. Notion's deep gray or like AnyTypes all black both feel really nice to use. My suggestion would be to add a "True Black" Dark mode (Superlist is a new app that has implemented this well) would make the app feel more modern and since we do look at our screens for long periods of time this true black dark mode would also contain less exposure to blue light since there's not a blue tint the background.
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/28/2024 5:43 PM
The tooltip (Description) for select/multiselect only pops up within a very short area of the properties icon. For text properties this behaviour is much better as the description directly shows inside the text input box. I would request our amazing devs to kindly consider making the tooltip popup a bit more easier or perhaps even when we hover on the Title of the properties (the positioning is perfect as it is not hiding anything else of the active window). Does anyone resonate with this little UI improvement?
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 9/28/2024 5:50 PM
This confirmation window for property deletion process is a useful feature as it can let us reconsider if we are accidentally or impulsively deleting something that we may use later. These kind of resistance built into the basic UI acts as a guardrail to be more mindful while using digital apps. One little improvement can make this confirmation much more useful and intuitive. Instead of THIS/THE PROPERTY on this window, if it can dynamically show the property TITLE then it will add a more significant visual feedback. This kind of behaviour is already common among several cloud service apps which shows the name of the file being deleted in the confirmation, so I guess that may be used as a technical inspiration to tweak this behaviour. If anyone resonates with this UI tweak then please comment.
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This is definitely more of a nitpick but as a dark mode enthusiast I kinda dislike the navy background in dark mode. It kind of reminds me of early/dated softwares from the early to mid 2010s and I want the app experiences I use to feel modern. Notion's deep gray or like AnyTypes all black both feel really nice to use. My suggestion would be to add a "True Black" Dark mode (Superlist is a new app that has implemented this well) would make the app feel more modern and since we do look at our screens for long periods of time this true black dark mode would also contain less exposure to blue light since there's not a blue tint the background.
I can understand this, but I hope if it happens it is added as an option. The current mode is useable for me, but true black modes are not bc of my astigmatism. White text on black is too high contrast and looks extremely blurry.
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after switching back and forth btw. toggle + outliner view, I concluded was was irritating my eye was not 'โ€ข' or '>' โ€“ but the fact that the black color of those markers is on the same visual weight-level as the content (headings). ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ™„ I would really love, if these markers could be faded a little (grey, or something likewise) ๐Ÿค โ€“ practically, the marker for empty folds already is a grey. so, I wonder whether there could be 2 greys differentiating 'loaded' folds/bullets and empty onesโ€ฆ โ€ฆ wonder, what others thinkโ€ฆ ? ๐Ÿค” (edited)
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I can understand this, but I hope if it happens it is added as an option. The current mode is useable for me, but true black modes are not bc of my astigmatism. White text on black is too high contrast and looks extremely blurry.
Flow Creators 10/1/2024 6:33 AM
Oh yeah completely agree, I really love this trend of apps giving like 4-6 app theme styles so you have options to personalize your workspace with. Or even the option to add custom css colors to your theme like in logseq or obsidian.
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Oh yeah completely agree, I really love this trend of apps giving like 4-6 app theme styles so you have options to personalize your workspace with. Or even the option to add custom css colors to your theme like in logseq or obsidian.
Absolutely. We obviously all have different needs. I think the range of 4-6 would be a sweet spot for trying to meet those, even if my own preference is fully customizable colors. I quite like the dracula theme that has been created for many apps. It's a dark mode that doesn't feel too high contrast. I would love being able to use it for Capacities. https://draculatheme.com/
Dracula is a color scheme for code editors and terminal emulators such as Vim, Notepad++, iTerm, VSCode, Terminal.app, ZSH, and much more.
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I stumbled across this beastly micro-friction in relation to text-editing: not being able to keyboard select blocks by downward selection (upward works ๐Ÿ™ƒ ) every vote โ€“ on a ticket already created by @Kuntal Go | Go for it 🚀 โ€“ to amp up attention on this is welcome! ๐Ÿ˜€ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/keyboard-multiple-block-selection-with-shift-works-for-selecting-but-shift-not-w โ€“ let´s build a 'coalition against microfrictions in text + block editing'! ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ˜…
Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 10/2/2024 4:01 AM
Thank you for supporting the ticket and forming the coalition against micro-frictions ๐Ÿ˜„ Our super-dev Michael just marked it as "In Progress" ๐Ÿซฐ๐Ÿผโœจ
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ฯ‚ฦฟฯ…าบเธ„ 10/2/2024 1:40 PM
Hello everyone I really like this app! And I'm going to go all the way here for all the entries. The only thing that repels me is the design of the dark theme) It's not classic, more blue than dark, like in Notion. Can I ask you developers to add another dark theme for people like me?)) Thank you very much for your hard work! And I wish you success in the development of the project!
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Here is an example
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Here is an example
SweetestHoney86 10/2/2024 1:49 PM
I like the warm tone of Notion. I wouldn't want true black but more options for everybody would be great.
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just saw the order of preset backlinks in different views changes / is inconsistent. โ€“ anyone interested in this, look / vote / comment here: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/make-order-of-backlinks-coherent-best-way-use-gallery-logic-for-all
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Hello everyone I really like this app! And I'm going to go all the way here for all the entries. The only thing that repels me is the design of the dark theme) It's not classic, more blue than dark, like in Notion. Can I ask you developers to add another dark theme for people like me?)) Thank you very much for your hard work! And I wish you success in the development of the project!
Flow Creators 10/7/2024 1:07 PM
Agree lots, just gave similar feedback here a few messages above. Way too blue rn.
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I wonder @Team ( @Steffen , @Michael_v_H , @Luca Joos โ€ฆ): is there a reason the command panel is not available once multiple blocks are selected? โ€“ asking because often I want to perform same transormation on them (like hierachy value etc.)
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Marcos Freitas 10/10/2024 5:24 AM
One thing that I think could be better is the "object properties" menu. For example, there isn't a back button inside the object settings, so if I edit a property I have to go the "object types" menu, select the object again and edit another property. This could be easily solved by putting a back button or making the name of the object (in the header) clickable. Considering the whole purpose of Capacities is managing objects making this menu better would make the whole experience of the app better as well. (edited)
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A little detail that breaks the flow of content a little bit is the size of Table titles once you've turned them into an object and embedded them:
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Could be good to have it the same size as other embeds?
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QuarterNorse 10/11/2024 10:14 AM
Hi there. It would be awesome if the SMS integration displayed the date and time vs </> Time. Or possibly an icon or emoji representing a mobile.
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ฮฑgฯ…ั• 10/14/2024 7:27 AM
None of the current cover display options really suit something with more height than width, such as film posters or book covers, could you add an option to display the full image while keeping the width at 100%? (edited)
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If I want to see the whole picture, the more natural option, I have to deal with it being tiny and wasting space on the sides
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also, something small but impactful: when having two lines on title, they get not enough 'breathing space' in card display. โ€“ while the margins for properties are just fine, the titles in some constellations get 'cramped' into the following properties of the card displayโ€ฆ would be great to give'em some space! ๐Ÿฆ‹
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Does anyone else ever find themselves trying to click cmd + t to create a new tab when working on the desktop app or is that just me? My brain really wants the workflow to be: open a new tab then search for the page I want to open instead of the current approach which requires me to search for the page I want to open then open in a new tab with cmd+click. Something about the way I have been trained to work with browsers my whole life, probably!
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Please add more colors
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Handy feature on mobile that is already implemented - adaptive behaviour of calendar nav button (opens today's daily note, and if I'm already in it then opens keyboard with a caret at the end of daily note). UX polish idea: if I did not have a daily note yet, create it automatically when I do a second tap on the calendar nav button. Currently if there is no daily note, I need to specifically tap "Start your daily note...", double tap on calendar does not work.
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Handy feature on mobile that is already implemented - adaptive behaviour of calendar nav button (opens today's daily note, and if I'm already in it then opens keyboard with a caret at the end of daily note). UX polish idea: if I did not have a daily note yet, create it automatically when I do a second tap on the calendar nav button. Currently if there is no daily note, I need to specifically tap "Start your daily note...", double tap on calendar does not work.
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Minor issue on mobile is that if I have multiple tabs opened on desktop, I can see the "Open tabs" section above the "Pinned" section on mobile, but there is no way to close the redundant tabs from there. Force touch context menu with "Close" and "Pin" options could be a good solution (Close and Pin - because the same buttons can be found on desktop).
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And another inconsistency between mobile and desktop: on desktop when you open search you can see recently opened objects but on mobile you can see recently opened object types. Would be better to display recently opened objects on mobile, same as desktop.
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not being able to bulk insert / select multiple images / media when working in an object is one of the 'basic misses' in Capacities . โ€“ I just realized what is also missing is a ticket for flagging this. so here we go! ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://capacities.io/feedback/p/bulk-insertion-mention-reference-of-images-media-from-within-capacities happy about anyone helping to prioritize this (โ€“ and generally these 'basic misses' vis-a-vis' 'new shiny functions' ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ ๐Ÿฆ‰ )!
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 10/27/2024 9:06 AM
With users having voted on their Calendar preferences for the upcoming Calendar Integration feature, Iโ€™m exploring an ideal UI for seamless scheduling and planning. My goal is to avoid switching between apps or needing an extra calendar app open on my secondary monitor. While I currently use Google Calendar as my main server, Iโ€™ve tried a range of calendar apps (e.g., Morgen, Notion, Amie, Zoho, Fantastical) over the years, each with varied success in UI flexibility and UX flow. Recently, Rise and Notion Calendar have been my go-tos. Since dates are a key component in Capacities, the new integration could create a more unified experience for scheduling and knowledge work. Effective time-blocking has helped me maximize productivity, and I believe Capacitiesโ€™ Calendar sidebar could incorporate both synced calendar events and native tasks/objects with due dates. Iโ€™ve attached two UI concept mockups for consideration: one shows synced events with indented, draggable tasks (due today), and the other demonstrates an enhanced outline sidebar (floating/static) that optimizes the scheduling view.
P.S: Having Calendar+Task accessible from any object via Outline static/floating bar (latest UI addition) would allow users to keep track of their Task Objects along with Calendar schedule even if they are working on some other Object view.
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€
With users having voted on their Calendar preferences for the upcoming Calendar Integration feature, Iโ€™m exploring an ideal UI for seamless scheduling and planning. My goal is to avoid switching between apps or needing an extra calendar app open on my secondary monitor. While I currently use Google Calendar as my main server, Iโ€™ve tried a range of calendar apps (e.g., Morgen, Notion, Amie, Zoho, Fantastical) over the years, each with varied success in UI flexibility and UX flow. Recently, Rise and Notion Calendar have been my go-tos. Since dates are a key component in Capacities, the new integration could create a more unified experience for scheduling and knowledge work. Effective time-blocking has helped me maximize productivity, and I believe Capacitiesโ€™ Calendar sidebar could incorporate both synced calendar events and native tasks/objects with due dates. Iโ€™ve attached two UI concept mockups for consideration: one shows synced events with indented, draggable tasks (due today), and the other demonstrates an enhanced outline sidebar (floating/static) that optimizes the scheduling view.
P.S: Having Calendar+Task accessible from any object via Outline static/floating bar (latest UI addition) would allow users to keep track of their Task Objects along with Calendar schedule even if they are working on some other Object view.
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Flow Creators 10/27/2024 9:17 PM
I would take notes from NotePlanโ€™s implementation of a calendar in a notetaking app itโ€™s best in class
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I would take notes from NotePlanโ€™s implementation of a calendar in a notetaking app itโ€™s best in class
Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€ 10/27/2024 9:25 PM
That's interesting. I would love to know it better. Would you mind sharing some screenshot on how it is implemented?
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Kuntal Go | Go for it ๐Ÿš€
With users having voted on their Calendar preferences for the upcoming Calendar Integration feature, Iโ€™m exploring an ideal UI for seamless scheduling and planning. My goal is to avoid switching between apps or needing an extra calendar app open on my secondary monitor. While I currently use Google Calendar as my main server, Iโ€™ve tried a range of calendar apps (e.g., Morgen, Notion, Amie, Zoho, Fantastical) over the years, each with varied success in UI flexibility and UX flow. Recently, Rise and Notion Calendar have been my go-tos. Since dates are a key component in Capacities, the new integration could create a more unified experience for scheduling and knowledge work. Effective time-blocking has helped me maximize productivity, and I believe Capacitiesโ€™ Calendar sidebar could incorporate both synced calendar events and native tasks/objects with due dates. Iโ€™ve attached two UI concept mockups for consideration: one shows synced events with indented, draggable tasks (due today), and the other demonstrates an enhanced outline sidebar (floating/static) that optimizes the scheduling view.
P.S: Having Calendar+Task accessible from any object via Outline static/floating bar (latest UI addition) would allow users to keep track of their Task Objects along with Calendar schedule even if they are working on some other Object view.
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Alvaro_Gimenez 10/28/2024 2:04 PM
I love it the design, maybe If I can choose I put some option to collapse the calendar to a week view only to have more space for the events and task for the day. For sure there are more options and I hope the Capacities team surprise us with this feature. I'm waiting for it, I need to stop creating events twice
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And with the last update I miss some UI improvement in the query views, I don't know if I'm the only one with that point of view
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That's interesting. I would love to know it better. Would you mind sharing some screenshot on how it is implemented?
Flow Creators 10/28/2024 3:03 PM
Here's my explanation of what I'd like to see in Capacities Calendar https://www.loom.com/share/2f711fd66b97468cb1dede3ac17c1ac1
Hey there, Capacities Discord! I'm thrilled to discuss the calendar implementation we're working on. Noteplan excels in this area, syncing with Google and Apple calendars. I showcase Noteplan's web app and its time-blocking feature, highlighting the need for enhanced week views in Capacities. The video explores efficient task management, syncing...
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Here's my explanation of what I'd like to see in Capacities Calendar https://www.loom.com/share/2f711fd66b97468cb1dede3ac17c1ac1
This is exactly the direction that I hope Capacities is going to take! Currently I'm sort of emulating this with manual weekly and monthly notes - an automated and deeply integrated version would be a dream for planning & time management. Cap already works so well as an environment for thinking that I just want to do all of my life organization in there without having to juggle to do and calendar apps. Noteplan's approach seems like a really mature and considered solution, and I hope @Steffen and the team are taking notes ๐Ÿ˜„
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Here's my explanation of what I'd like to see in Capacities Calendar https://www.loom.com/share/2f711fd66b97468cb1dede3ac17c1ac1
Michael_v_H 10/29/2024 8:58 AM
Really cool video, thanks for sharing! ๐Ÿš€ The suggestions are noted. ๐Ÿ“ (edited)
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I love it the design, maybe If I can choose I put some option to collapse the calendar to a week view only to have more space for the events and task for the day. For sure there are more options and I hope the Capacities team surprise us with this feature. I'm waiting for it, I need to stop creating events twice
Flow Creators 10/29/2024 10:23 AM
I just found out now you can select which note the app opens on.
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Hi @Michael_v_H this resolved item doesn't seem to be resolved: https://capacities.io/feedback/p/a-lot-of-space-is-wasted-in-the-sidebar
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The side bar doesn't seem to be scrollable (each individual item is scrollable though) and the black headers waste a lot of vertical space.
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For context, I often have meeting notes in the main panel, then individuals / companies open in the side panel, so that I can jot down relevant info in the correct box as I go along. I wish there wasn't so much vertical space in the side panel items.
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JeffChausse 11/1/2024 11:01 AM
I've just started using Capacities and I have tried to drag and drop various objects from the main area into sidebar collections about 1000 times now. Can we generally get more drag & drop throughout the platform?
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Also, it would be great to be able to have views for Image objects which show the collection name and/or other attributes below or overlaid on the image (without having to use the Table view).
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I've just started using Capacities and I have tried to drag and drop various objects from the main area into sidebar collections about 1000 times now. Can we generally get more drag & drop throughout the platform?
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JeffChausse 11/1/2024 1:23 PM
I upvoted all of them ๐Ÿ™‚
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On iOS Mobile app, sometimes when I press enter, I get a new line within the same block, other times I get a new block. Does anyone else have that?
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JeffChausse 11/4/2024 9:40 AM
I feel like there could be a better icon/UI choce for closing the left sidebar here. I constantly hit that "<" button when I want to go back in the page history.
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And speaking of the Back/Forward buttons โ€“ on Mac, they don't seem to respond as expected to the mouse buttons I have assigned globally to back/foward. I even created app-specific settings for my mouse (Logitech MX Master 3) to instead specifically replicate keyboard shortcuts in Capacities, and those still don't always seem to work.
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JeffChausse 11/6/2024 12:25 PM
Your date/time picker is so close to implementing a feature I've always wanted but have never seen implemented in an app like Capacities. I'd LOVE a time picker that allows you to pick the nearest 30 minute boundary to the current time. Meaning, if, for example, I create a meeting object at 1:06, I'd love to be able to quickly set the time to 1:00 without needing to type. Your suggestions pane comes very close to implenting that, but instead will only add or subtract exactly 30 (or 60) minutes from the current time. In the screenshot, I created a meeting at 1:18 PM. You're allowing me to quickly set the time to 12:48 or 1:48, but how likely am I to want to do that? If, instead, you gave me options for 1:00 and 1:30, that would be SUPER handy. Instead of: 60 min ago 30 min ago now in 30 min in 60 min Why not (assuming I edit the value at 1:18, like in my example): 12:30 1:00 now 1:30 2:00 (edited)
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Your date/time picker is so close to implementing a feature I've always wanted but have never seen implemented in an app like Capacities. I'd LOVE a time picker that allows you to pick the nearest 30 minute boundary to the current time. Meaning, if, for example, I create a meeting object at 1:06, I'd love to be able to quickly set the time to 1:00 without needing to type. Your suggestions pane comes very close to implenting that, but instead will only add or subtract exactly 30 (or 60) minutes from the current time. In the screenshot, I created a meeting at 1:18 PM. You're allowing me to quickly set the time to 12:48 or 1:48, but how likely am I to want to do that? If, instead, you gave me options for 1:00 and 1:30, that would be SUPER handy. Instead of: 60 min ago 30 min ago now in 30 min in 60 min Why not (assuming I edit the value at 1:18, like in my example): 12:30 1:00 now 1:30 2:00 (edited)
That's a very good idea, I'll think about it!
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