✨ Highlights in this Release
🎨 Label Categories → Colors, gradients, quick switching, and visibility options
⬛ Shapes & Connections → Rotate shapes, one-click switches, and clearer connection types
🛫 Launchpad → Quickly start plans or imports in empty workspaces
📅 Master Schedule Alignment → Activities, warnings, replanning with reasons, and reporting
🎨 Label Categories: Colors, Visibility & Quick Switching
A more powerful way to manage and use labels in your workspace.
Category Colors → Assign a color to each category for instant recognition.
Gradient Display → Labels inherit a fade from category color to label color.
In-Label Dropdown → Switch between category values directly on the label.
Visibility Options → Choose Always, On Hover, or On Selection for each category.
Search-Friendly → Hidden labels still appear in search and focus results.
Jump to Swimlane → Arrow icon shows if a label links to an existing swimlane.
💡 “I can change label values in place without losing focus.”
⬛ Shape Handling & Connection Types
Smarter tools for cleaner diagrams.
Rotate 90° (Shape Only) → Rotate the shape while keeping text upright.
One-Click Shape Switching → Swap shapes directly from the main toolbar.
Connection Dropdown → Clearly switch between Line or Dependency.
Line Options → Toggle between Straight or Curved.
Dependency Types → Select directly in menu.
💡 “Controls are now right where I need them.”
🛫 Launchpad
A new way to get started in an empty workspace.
Auto-appears whenever a workspace has no content.
Quick actions:
Start a new plan from scratch
Import a schedule (CSV or XER)
Smart memory → Remembers the last imported file on your device for easy continuation.
💡 “It’s so much faster to start building when the Launchpad just appears.”
📅 Master Schedule Alignment
Bring your master schedule into Hoylu and keep it in sync.
Automatic Plan Creation → Generate plans and swimlanes based on your import settings.
New Activity State (❄️) → Frozen tasks that can’t be changed but trigger warnings if drift occurs.
Linked Tasks → Create subtasks, predecessors, and successors with smart auto-connections.
Focus Mode for Activities → Quickly spotlight activities with warnings.
Replanning with Reasons → Move frozen activities when necessary and capture the “why.”
Reports & CSV Export → Export activities with IDs, actuals, and reasons for updating your master schedule.
💡 “Now I can track why a date changed and give my scheduler exactly what they need.”