On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 23:04:50 +0000 (GMT), Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For example would it be nice to include a name > > field in the router symbol. Can you point me in the right direction or > > Would it be nice? Personally, I dont think so. > > Why include it in the Shape? Why not just add text labels where needed > rather than inflicting an unecessary text box on users who dont > need it?
Shapes with properties create diagrams with structure. Unless you can associate the text label with the shape, nothing reading the diagram file can discern the relationship. I think of Dia as a visual representation system for a tree of XML data. The fatter the nodes in that tree, the more information the diagram represents. > (i reserve the right to completely change my opinion on this later) When do you want to start? ;) N.B. SVG provides for some text information (one field IIRC). --jkl _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list FAQ at http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/faq.html Main page at http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia
