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    mathguru100New Here

    Product suggestion: optional timed reversion from shape recognition to penOpen

    I wanted to share a product suggestion based on long-term, daily use of Miro’s whiteboard.The shape recognition in the drawing tool is genuinely excellent and works very well when sketching diagrams. The issue I’ve consistently encountered over several years is what happens immediately afterward. Once shapes are recognised, the tool remains in that mode. When I then try to write regular letters or numbers, they are often converted into lines, circles, etc. This happens multiple times per session, interrupting the flow.At that point, I have to erase or undo the drawing and then manually reselect the pen tool. In live sessions, this creates a frustrating experience—not just for me, but also for the client or student on the other end—because it breaks continuity and focus.I want to suggest a simple, optional improvement:Introduce a user-configurable timer (for example, 10–15 seconds) after which the drawing mode automatically reverts to the standard pen. This would: Preserve the strength of shape recognition Eliminate the need for constant manual tool switching, including undo and erasure Support fast, continuous thinking, teaching, and collaboration Importantly, this should be an opt-in setting, so users who prefer persistent shape mode aren’t affected.This is a small interaction change with a meaningful impact for a large number of users. I’m sharing it in the spirit of improving an already excellent product that many people rely on daily.

    SofiaBNew Here

    Connection between the new LAYERS feature and FRAMESOpen

     I’m delighted to be using the new LAYERS feature.It seems as though, that the use of LAYERS break the connection between an object and the FRAME it is in. I.e If there are objects in "FRAME  A" , which is on the BACKGROUND LAYER  (I think all frames are always on the background layer) and if I then move some of those obejects to a new layer called DETAILED LAYER, when I try to move FRAME A to another area on the canvas, only the objects in FRAME A which are still in the original BACKGROUND LAYER (because I didn’t move them to DETAILED LAYER), still move with the FRAME A.  So it looks as though when you move an object to another layer, it breaks the connection with the FRAME it is in.I have found a work around in that if I SELECT the FRAME A and ALL objects within it, I can then move that selection. But its extra work as I have to lock any envelopping frame (to avoid it being selected) and then be sure to select every object within FRAME A. I think that this slightly goes against the purpose of having frames. (please correct me if I’m wrong?)  I will still use layers with this work around. But it would be GRAND if using layers didn't break frame attachments. (like in Adobe Illustrator - art boards still move objects regardless of which layer those objects are in. Of course I appreciate that that Adobe Illustrator is specifically for graphic design and so I don’t expect the same functionality! It’s just a useful comparison for this specific idea).Thank you and please let me know if for some reason it doesn’t make sense.