Research: Text and Callouts

[Ben Palmer]

Great suggestions. I haven't read through all of them, so these may be repeats:

-leader to automatically be the same layer as the text (child parent relationship) a drop down layer menu would help change layers quickly when we forget to change the defaults.
- formatting: bold, italics, underline, fonts, size, etc. within the same text box, and the formatting is seen in the text box the way it will appear WYSIWYG.
- tables, tabbing that also reflect spatially WYSIWYG in the text box before it is in the plan. This is especially helpful for specifications with lots of text. perhaps adding automatic formatting for bullet and numbering indentations

...basically looking for word similar behaviour....where possible.

Tables that have customizable lines for headings, body, footer, totals, and minor spreadsheet functionality...at least some simple math formulas. This would help tremendously with certain calculations such as electric loads, fixture calcs, gas schematics, etc, and ensure accuracy.

I like the callout options that have been mentioned.

[ktkcad]

Many of the text options should be applicable to more than note text. Dimension line text and line labels should be editable, at least with additional text and basic alignment options.