How the single-edit lock works
To keep two people from overwriting each other, a SketchWeave project is edited by one person at a time. The lock is automatic — here's exactly how it behaves.
Opening a project takes the lock
When you open a project, SketchWeave gives you its edit lock and you have full read-write access. A quiet background heartbeat holds the lock while you work, so it stays yours as long as you're in the project.
If someone else is already in it
Open a project someone else is editing and you get a read-only view — you can see everything, pan and zoom freely, but the fields are locked. On the project home screen, that project's card shows "being edited by …" with their name, so you know exactly who to ask.
Leaving releases it
Head home with the SketchWeave logo in the top-left corner, open another project, or close the tab, and your lock is released — your last edits are flushed first, then the next person can take it. There's no "unlock" button to remember; leaving is the release.
If your lock is lost
If the heartbeat can't be maintained — say you go offline — your session drops to read-only, so you can't make edits that wouldn't save. Reopen the project when you're back to take the lock again.
Edit with confidence
One editor at a time means no one overwrites anyone — and everyone can see who's in the set.