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Long-time user here. Laying out newsletters, flow charts, diagrams, and figlets. It has very few issues these days, and only a couple minor points of frustrat
by ynac 5y ago
Long-time user here. Laying out newsletters, flow charts, diagrams, and figlets. It has very few issues these days, and only a couple minor points of frustration in the UI. For my purposes, it's the best thing out there.
A couple of workflow tips for using Monodraw:
* Open a few docs in Monodraw at a time and leave them open for your different needs: text boxes, figlets, diagrams. Each with a few elements already waiting to be filled, cut & pasted, etc.
* For larger docs (e.g. newsletters) finish the writing in your text editor and bring it into Monodraw. Think Publisher or InDesign. Yeah, you can edit in here, but it's weird. Best for layout.
* Browse the sample file that opens by default when you load Monodraw. Good fodder in there.
* Snippets!
* Yes, it is just text but there is FILL to give order (front to back) of elements. This is really handy for making slides that expose a list one item at a time.
* Cut and Paste chunks in and out of your Monodraw file with your main document or take a clipped screen capture for dropping into a graphic or fancy format document (e.g. Illustrator). No need to export and paste.
- dwaite 5y agoBy the way, Finder will let you get info on just about any document and check 'Locked' or 'Stationary Pad'. Locking should prompt you on any attempt to change the document to unlock or duplicate. Stationary Pad will automatically create a local copy when you open the file, and instead open that copy.
- themodelplumber 5y agoThat's cool that you use it in these ways. Do you have any example newsletters or flowcharts we can look at?