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Hi Baj/Alexis, I picked up the program a few days ago after trialling it for some months – I'm very impressed with Drafft 2! It's much more usable now, can't wait till all the features from v1 are back. 

I've been writing down some suggestions/requests, but since you're already working hard, here's only my quickest-to-implement ones:

  • I would align the edit lock toggle to the right of the sidebar while all the other icons remain aligned to the left, for consistency. It will also help in case of a new icon/new icons in the future.
  • Thick quadrant origin lines so you know where 0, 0 is in the dialogue graph. Maybe a "bring back to center" icon too (+ bring to selected?) when you're really far from the starting point/highlighted node.
  • A status bar would be nice. This is Scrivener's, for a good comparison: https://imgur.com/IRM5fI4. I was thinking it could appear when you click on the file path at the bottom center of the document, along with a Copy to clipboard button or something like that. Literally came up with this right now.

Also, have two mockups I made of how Drafft would look like with backgrounds, just for kicks: https://imgur.com/a/BtMHnj2

P.S.: I'd add a function that makes fair text darker on buttons and such if you choose a primary color that's too vibrant, and shifting the Drafft logo's hue along with it so that it doesn't stay purple.

Hey thanks for the suggestions! I wrote a really long reply but lost it when I click a link …

Loved the background concept! I guess it could be quite easy to implement via css and a file url.

yes, the primary color is an issue if the user uses a light color, maybe I should expose a “foreground color” picker as well.

I will keep the logo color idea, could look really nice!

Great suggestions, thanks for taking the time to write!

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TY for the appreciation! I think the lock should stay in the second sidebar, as to not alter the order of things. Also because I hate when things are offset and I can't "mindlessly" move the mouse in a direction or corner due to something I gotta click being placed weirdly. But I'd like to hear the others' opinions, maybe make a poll on that forum?

The panel: I saw it once when using the program, couldn't tell you how to trigger that because I didn't mentally process that it was an icon in the toolbar. That would be a good solution, putting the stats there and leaving just the Copy to clipboard pop-up when you click on the file path.

(I had this reply written for quite a while, I wanted to add a small paragraphs about UI palettes but for now this is absolutely enough).