# Feature requests

**URL:** https://openrndr.discourse.group/c/openrndr/feature-requests/12.md

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## [About the Feature requests category](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/about-the-feature-requests-category/22)

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**Author:** [@edwin](https://openrndr.discourse.group/u/edwin)\
**Replies:** 0

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OPENRNDR doesn’t do what you need? Ask for features to be added

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## [Aligning text in drawer.writer](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/aligning-text-in-drawer-writer/549)

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**Author:** [@aahdee](https://openrndr.discourse.group/u/aahdee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/aligning-text-in-drawer-writer/549 "2026-03-22T12:28:26Z")

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Doing manual calculations for when I’d like to center to right align text can be frustrating, especially for longer paragraphs. Having it built into drawer.writer would be useful for text presentation and manipulation. …

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## [Idea: IntelliJ plugin to show thumbnails of sketches](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/idea-intellij-plugin-to-show-thumbnails-of-sketches/207)

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**Author:** [@abe](https://openrndr.discourse.group/u/abe)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/idea-intellij-plugin-to-show-thumbnails-of-sketches/207 "2025-05-23T21:34:27Z")

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Hi! Now that I’m getting closer to 200 OPENRNDR sketches I struggle to remember which one is which. I thought that it would be very useful to have a plugin for Idea to show thumbnails of sketches and load the code by cl…

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## [Infix fun Shape.union(Shape)](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/infix-fun-shape-union-shape/622)

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**Author:** [@dl33](https://openrndr.discourse.group/u/dl33)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/infix-fun-shape-union-shape/622 "2024-01-01T11:05:29Z")

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I noticed that Shape extension functions like union, intersection and so on are not marked as infix. I really see no reason why not though? And I’m guessing this applies to some other similar functions too.

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## [Is anyone interested in a dark theme for the forum?](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-dark-theme-for-the-forum/536)

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**Author:** [@abe](https://openrndr.discourse.group/u/abe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/is-anyone-interested-in-a-dark-theme-for-the-forum/536 "2023-03-23T16:35:37Z")

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Should we add a dark theme to the forum? (and let you switch between the two) poll

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## [Pure Kotlin OPENRNDR compiling to JavaScript and native](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/pure-kotlin-openrndr-compiling-to-javascript-and-native/200)

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**Author:** [@kazik](https://openrndr.discourse.group/u/kazik)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://openrndr.discourse.group/t/pure-kotlin-openrndr-compiling-to-javascript-and-native/200 "2021-04-10T13:26:29Z")

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I’ve been using some time recently to learn WebGL and cross platform development with Kotlin. Ultimately I want to be able to use OPENRNDR in the browser, and maybe as a native compiled code in the future. I learned that…