Curio Attached Text

Here is a brief demonstration of Curio 6.4's new attached text feature:

Simply select or edit a text figure then hold down the Command key and click elsewhere on the idea space to create a new text figure with a sticky line attaching the two text figures together.

Holding Command will create a single arrowheaded line, Command+Shift will create a double arrowhead, and Command+Option will create a plain line with no arrowheads. This is a great way to create quick flowcharts without the formality of a mind map.

Have fun!

Curio Lines

Here's a quick video tutorial showing off how to use Curio's sticky lines plus the new multipoint curved and orthogonal lines introduced in Curio 6.2.

Curio 6.1 index cards video tutorial

Curio 6.1 with index cards has been released! And here's a quick video tutorial showing it in action:

An additional note is that if you select one or more index cards and copy them to the clipboard, or choose File > Export Selected Figures As > Text, you'll get a nice text output of all your notes which is great for importing into other applications.

Curio 6.1 includes another big feature for many of our customers: a new Decoration image well on the Flags inspector panel. Just drag-and-drop an image into that image well and it will appear as an adornment next to all your other figure flags. This makes it super-easy to quickly associate an image with another figure without needing to create a new custom flag via Curio > Preferences > Flags.

The key difference between a custom flag and a decoration? Custom flags are searchable in the Search shelf while a decoration is, er, simply a decoration. So definitely keep that in mind.

Anyway, Curio 6.1 has lots of other goodies (color pickers show the currently selected color, exported pngs/tiffs are transparent, smarter table cell pasting, tons of nasty bug fixes, etc) so please read the release notes to get all the nitty-gritty.

More features are coming so definitely stay tuned to our blog for the latest news. :-)