What it gives
Two ways to bring order: a frame groups objects into a section, a kanban lays cards out in columns and swimlanes.
When to use
- A frame — when there are several sections and they move as a whole.
- A kanban — when the status or the stage matters, not the coordinates.
How it works
A frame is a container. An object inside a frame moves with it and does not go beyond its boundaries when the frame is dragged.
A kanban arrives as the Kanban template in the template bar: the columns and swimlanes are already there. A card is created by a double click on a cell; a double click on a card opens it for editing. A card belongs to a cell: its position sets the order in the column, not the coordinates on the canvas.
Card fields
A card carries more than a title: a status (to do, in progress, done), one assignee, a
start-to-due range and tags. Status is a card field, the column is its place in the kanban;
moving a card between columns does not rewrite the status. A column WIP limit shows
N / limit and warns on overflow without blocking the move.
Example
Input: an empty board. Action: add the Kanban template, create a card in the first column, set its status and assignee, drag it to the second. Result: the card has changed its column, and its status, assignee and text have stayed.
Limitations
- A card does not move across the free canvas: it lives in a cell.
- A card can be the end of a connector; the line follows its cell.
- A sticky note dragged into a kanban does not become a card — it stays a sticky note above the grid.
- A frame and a kanban are never the ends of a connector.
Practical instructions
The first complete scenario — a kanban at work.