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  • May 28, 2025
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mperry
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Hi there,

 

Can we add a way to manually create the shape of a bookmark, not just a rectangle. When bookmarking transformers, rectangles can make a lot of wasted space and can make large workflows too spread out, whereas creating custom shapes or a nice fit (can use an auto-fit option) can allow space to be used more effectively in the workflow.

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JennaKAtSafe
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Hi ​@mperry, could you share a screenshot of your workspace where you would find a custom bookmark shape useful? 


mperry
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  • June 17, 2025

Hi ​@JennaKAtSafe ,

 

This is just a simplified example.

 

Take this section of a workspace for example:

 

I have everything nice and compact but would now like to create bookmarks, so my end result would be this: 

 

Due to not wanting to overlap bookmarks, there is now a lot of wasted space. In this example, the workspace is quite small so it’s not a big deal, but when dealing with large and complex workspaces, and when wanting to create a bookmark that encapsulates more transformers, a lot of wasted space makes the workspace harder to read and use. Instead, having custom shape bookmarks would keep everything nice and compact, like this for example:

 

I can still keep everything close together and easy to read, and it can really save a lot of space with more complex workspaces

 

Thanks!