Hi!

I have just started using Dia and have some questions (which I have found no answer 
for in help, faq or maillist) and improvement-suggestions. I first installed 0.89pre1 
(Windows) but it crashes to often to be usable because of a copy & paste bug (which I 
have reported and later found out already has been fixed). I now run 0.88-2. Generally 
I find Dia to be a very nice tool.

Why is there no connection point at the end of a simple line?

I find lines to behave rather strange when it comes to connections. If I draw a line 
between two boxes (or any other non line object I guess) I can move the boxes and the 
line will follow. If however I move the line it is no longer connected and moves 
separately from the connected objects. If I draw two connected lines in a T shape and 
then move the horizontal line the connected vertical line will follow. If however I 
move the vertical line it is no longer connected and moves separately.

Would it not be more intuitive to let a line behave like any other object? If you need 
to detatch a connected line then do so explisitly (ie. with midle or right mouse click 
and choose detatch).

If you have turned on "snap to grid" and draw a line from a an objects connection 
point which happens to be outside the grid then you can not make the line horizontal 
(or vertical) without turning off "snap to grid" or change the grid resolution. I find 
this to be to much work. Could it be an idea to allow the line (or an object) to snap 
to the extention of the connection point?

Arne



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