Better canvas features

[IsaacR]

I have several problems.

1. The arrow are to stiff for small stuff.
   
   
2. some arrows locking like they are two way because I attached a other arrow on the same connection point like where I started a other one.
   
   
   
   
   
3. It would be cool if there is a ability to click on a item and getting highlighted all connections to other and from other fields
4. a arrow design without connection point would be better.
5. a ability to draw your own arrow connections
6. a way so empathize that a arrow is not connected to a field where the arrow goes true (just something visible that the arrow line getting braked at the field)
   
   

[ariehen]

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@IsaacR

The arrow are to stiff for small stuff.

I’m not sure, but in theory you could make them thinner with CSS. I once used CSS to disable dynamic adjustment of arrows thickness depending on zoom, so making the arrows a bit thinner should be possible too.

@IsaacR

some arrows locking like they are two way because I attached a other arrow on the same connection point like where I started a other one.

You can try adding a shadow or a glow effect with CSS to the arrows to visually separate them from each other and create a sense of depth and overlap between one arrow and another.

@IsaacR

It would be cool if there is a ability to click on a item and getting highlighted all connections to other and from other fields

Canvas: Visually isolating hovered card and its connected cards with other cards?

@IsaacR

a arrow design without connection point would be better.

LMB on arrow > Line direction > Nondirectional?

@IsaacR

a ability to draw your own arrow connections

• Canvas > Using dot to make complex arrow connections in Canvas
• Canvas — Drawing and Pencil or Pen support

@IsaacR

a way so empathize that a arrow is not connected to a field where the arrow goes true (just something visible that the arrow line getting braked at the field)

I’m not sure I understand it correctly, but maybe:

• Canvas > Using dot to make complex arrow connections in Canvas
• Canvas element arrangement: bring-to-front, send-to-back
• Canvas elements respect other elements in their arrangement / Alternative logic for arranging elements on the canvas

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Now Canvas has quite limited functionality, you should probably take a closer look at the Excalidraw plugin, it has a lot more freedom.