Advanced flows - visual aids

Is it possible to add some visual aids to advanced flows to improve segmenting different code.
Example, I have all my light control in a single advanced flow and tried to keep them apart by putting in different colored comment fields, however it still looks a bit messy.

  1. Adding a box draw feature to visually encircle a specific segment of code.
    In the future it could perhaps be made so that the code within the box is pinned to that box, meaning that you could just move the box and the whole code would move with it, making it easier to visually organize the code.

  2. Adding a Line draw feature where when added it would input two lines(start and stop) which would vertically go across the whole sheet. The “start” line could have a headline and to the far left a small button/arrow which you could press and the whole section between the start and stop line would compress only showing the start line with a headline and having the arrow button shift orientation to indicate the section is compressed. The code within the section would still be running, just hidden.

  3. Possibility to add tool tips. This would mean that when we hover our mouse over a specific block or note etc, we could get a tooltip showing a description of why it was made like this, or perhaps hyperlinks to a guide on the net ect. The size of the tool tip box should be determined manually when writing the tool tip to ensure the text is visible and easy to read, which can be a challenge if the box is automatically sized or just a static size for all tooltips.

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I wrote this app to be able to do something like this…
Ability to add flowcards with the sole purpose to add comment (they do not do anything)

In advanced flows we have comment boxes now, but I still use the “comments” cards regularly

+1
I also miss

  • An adjustable snap-to-grid function; Aligning flow elements is a PITA
  • and/or: Real usable grid lines: it’s too dense to align elements without zooming in/out all the time. When each 5th line is colored, or a bit thicker, it would be so much more useful
  • AUTO SAVE, like every 5 minutes
  • FORCE RELOAD or DISABLE CACHE button: often it seems to work with cached data. In that state, saving a flow doesn’t save any changes (without any warning)