Problem:
The annotation customization feature is limiting and does not preserve category settings across files, nor does it allow for standardization of categories within an organization, requiring users to have to re-author custom categories for every file.
Solution:
- Allow users to choose between the standard customization categories or an organization-approved set of custom categories. This could be set by an administrator, or something that can be published from a central approved library.
- And/Or allow individual users to preserve custom categories between files.
Suggestions:
- Allow for custom colors to be used for categories.
- Provide an option for numbering of annotations (numbering will help with accessibility annotations, including: page landmarks, reading order, heading order, focus order etc.).
- Allow for more robust text editing within the annotation, including: addition of rows to organize information, adding clickable links for developers to refer to developer documentation (sections within an annotation).
- Allow for a fixed lasso to select around a region (rather than assigning to a component). Adding a lasso feature to Figma’s annotations will help identify requirements at a higher page section level.