Feature Request: Resizing Dimension Details

[maxerious]

Currently, creating a new rectangle on the canvas, then sizing such canvas brings about the measurements in (WidthXHeight) which updates live when you resize. However, when you stop resizing, such info is gone and is only visible when you are actively resizing.

It would be much more convenient and intuitive to be able to add the following features in that regard:
1a) On hover, you can view dimension details of the shape (preferably centered on the shape element).

1b) You can click the shape in question and manually plug-in measurement details in whatever unit you prefer, and the shape will re-size accordingly.

2. When zoomed in on the shape and subsequently try to resize it, say you are zoomed-in on the corner of the rectangle, you can not view the dimensions being re-sized at all unless you zoom-out and focus your attention on the mid-point of the bottom of the rectangle. To be able to view the dimensions no matter where you are zoomed in would be much more intuitive (floating dimension box for example).

Thanks for an awesome webapp thus far, otherwise!

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Summary: The user requests three enhancements to shape dimension visibility: (1a) showing dimensions on hover, (1b) allowing manual dimension input with unit selection directly on the shape, and (2) making the resize dimension indicator visible regardless of zoom position, such as via a floating dimension box near the cursor.

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To help us investigate this more effectively, could you please provide:

• Are you aware that you can view and manually edit shape dimensions (width/height) in the 'Arrange' tab of the format panel on the right side when a shape is selected? This allows you to type in exact dimensions. Would this partially address your request 1b?
• For request 1b regarding unit preferences - are you looking for specific unit support (e.g., inches, cm, mm) beyond the current pixel-based measurements, or would the existing pixel-based input in the Arrange panel suffice?
• For request 2, would having the resize dimensions shown near the cursor (rather than at the bottom-center of the shape) be an acceptable solution?

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[maxerious]

Regarding 1b, you are correct that you can arrange shape elements; I did not know that. However, if you can also re-size manually using inches and other units instead of just points/pixels will be much more convenient and in uniform to the webapp's multi-unit functionality.

For 2; yes that will be a much better solution.