On 22 Jan 2002, Gérard Milmeister wrote: > Hi, > > First, thanks for the great software!
Thank you! > I have a few issues: > 1. Zigzaglines (for example the UML inheritance lines) only work > in one direction, that is arrows point only upwards or downwards. > However I would like to be able to connect sideways to class objects. This is a known problem, but with no simple solution. There is a work-around in the FAQ (http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/faq.html). > 2. There are not enough anchor points on class objects. It is sometimes > clearer if one could connect to different points on the bottom of class > objects. This is also answered in the FAQ. > 3. Properties in class objects are always in Courier font. Frankly I > detest Courier, and I would like to set fonts globally. That's a problem in the implementation of the Class object. It's one of the most complicated objects in Dia, and therefore hasn't been updated as much as the other objects. > 4. The alignment operations seem to be broken. When I select several > objects stacked one above the other and do Align Vertical Equal > Distance, this is done, but the order of the objects change. I know this problem, and it has irked me in the past. Basically, the ordering becomes the reverse of the order of selection. Rather silly, really. I shall take a look at this. > Also when I do Align Center on two objects, this also works, but BOTH > objects change position. I would rather like that e.g. the first object > is fixed, and the second object changes position relative to the first > one. Selecting the right place to align them around isn't an obvious decision. You may want them centered around their common center (as it is now), around their topmost/leftmost member (for align horizontal/vertical) as you suggest, or even around the first object selected. All three make sense. > 5. How do I export a diagram e.g. to ps such that I know that fonts will > be e.g. 12pt. There isn't really any way to do that now. We are severely missing a better measurement unit selection scheme. You've pointed out a number of known problems in Dia, that we'd love to fix. If you can help, that would be heartily welcome. -Lars -- Lars Clausen (http://shasta.cs.uiuc.edu/~lrclause)| Hċrdgrim of Numenor "I do not agree with a word that you say, but I |---------------------------- will defend to the death your right to say it." | Where are we going, and --Evelyn Beatrice Hall paraphrasing Voltaire | what's with the handbasket? _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list
