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Cacoo release notes
Last updated: September 26, 2024
September 2024
- Code-to-graph: Generate graphs and diagrams using text-based syntax.
- Kanban board: Use kanban boards and cards to visually manage workflows and tasks and track progress.
- Keyboard shortcuts: Work faster and smarter with our updated, searchable shortcuts guide.
- Template previews: Get details about a template before using it with the “Preview” button.
- Color codes: Add hex color codes with the # prefix.
Fixes
- The sticky note menu appeared when selecting a text box created immediately after a sticky note.
- Style changes were applied to the first character of a text box even when no text was selected.
- The selected font style wasn’t reflected in the editor menu.
- Line breaks were inconsistent.
- All organization members could enable public sharing in their settings.
- Users with the Arc browser had issues adding shapes.
July and August 2024
- Follow mode: Follow diagram collaborators in real-time or invite them to follow you.
- Onboarding: Explore Cacoo’s features and tools with a blank diagram or template.
- Text functions: Entering and editing text is more efficient with spacious bounding boxes that automatically adjust to text size/length changes, +/- inputs to adjust font size, and improvements to managing grouped text boxes.
- Color picker: The color picker can be activated when an object is selected by pressing the “i” hotkey.
Fixes
- Alt + drag to duplicate an object didn’t work.
June 2024
- Style shortcuts: Style text faster with new shortcuts for strikethrough, alignment, and linking, plus updated tooltips in the floating menu.
- Text style edits: Change text style by selecting the text box or the text itself.
- Font size shortcuts: We updated the increase and decrease font size shortcuts to accommodate a wider range of global keyboards.
- Group/ungroup shortcuts: We updated the group and ungroup shortcuts to align with those more widely used.
Fixes
- Duplicating an object didn’t work every time.
- Using “Shift” + “Alt” + drag didn’t work.
May 2024
- Paste table data as sticky notes: Convert copied table data into individual sticky notes.
- Public sharing settings: Prohibiting public sharing at the organization or folder level makes existing public links inactive. Reallowing public sharing requires you to reactivate public links in the share settings of each diagram.
- Multiple file import: Import files to one sheet or separate sheets.
- Adding custom attributes: The user interface features new placeholder text and autofocus.
- Shortcut addition: “Select multiple objects” is now on the keyboard shortcuts list.
- SVG copy/paste: Paste copied SVG text as an SVG image.
Fixes
- Users with editor permissions couldn’t copy a diagram to the same folder.
- The number in the active collaborators counter didn’t fit correctly.
- The username attached to a selected frame didn’t display correctly when zooming in.
- Unsaved text edits were lost when moving a comment.
- Users with outdated browsers couldn’t access the diagram tool menu.
- The right panel didn’t show/hide correctly when using the “Tab” key.
- Inline links in text boxes couldn’t be edited.
- The “Share” button didn’t work if selected before a diagram loaded.
April 2024
- Track your time: Manage meetings, brainstorming sessions, focus time, and more with Cacoo timer.
- Stay in the know: See what’s new with Cacoo when you open the diagram editor.
- Search requests: Erase search requests using the X icon, easily clear searches with no results, see the label of your selected dropdown option, and focus on your current search with a streamlined design.
Fixes
- Dragging an SVG file into the diagram editor caused an XSS issue.
- Users weren’t notified in both Cacoo and via email about diagram mentions.
- Import/export icons for third-party apps didn’t show for Safari users.
- The “What’s new” and onboarding dialogs overlapped.
March 2024
- Add shapes with one click: Add any shape directly to your diagram by clicking on it in the shapes library.
- Color matching: The eyedropper tool now considers transparency when copying colors.
- Deleting diagrams: Relabeled delete buttons provide clarity when deleting multiple archived diagrams simultaneously.
- Responsive tool menu: The tool menu now adapts to smaller screen heights.
- Help menu: See the same help menu whether you’re in the dashboard or diagram editor.
Fixes
- The share dialog didn’t appear when clicking the “Share” button before a diagram loaded, requiring users to reload the screen.
- Selecting locked shapes caused an error.
February 2024
- Updated folder permissions: Only diagram owners can move a diagram to another folder.
- Assigning issues from sticky notes: Leave the assignee field empty when creating a Backlog issue from a sticky note.
- Icons refresh: Check out the updated icons in the global navigation’s help menu.
- Selecting locked shapes: Select multiple locked shapes at the same time.
- Chart legends: Use the kebab menu to expand truncated chart legends or open the data table.
- Line start and end points: Identify a line’s start and end points with tooltip copy on the line and in the editor menu.
- Text alignment: See your selected text alignment reflected in the editor menu icon.
- Switching shapes: Maintain style settings even when you switch shapes.
Fixes
- Users couldn’t return to Cacoo after signing in.
- Links added to shapes weren’t showing in real-time to diagram collaborators.
- The link icon was pushed outside the borders of small shapes.
- Scrolling a sheet was slow when editing text within a shape.
- The folder dropdown menu was empty when the owner of the open diagram was no longer a folder collaborator.