> Sure - if you have Python installed as well as a compiled version of Dia's > Python bindings (pydia) as well as Gtk+ Python binding (pygtk). > > The latter is only required to run Dia Python plug-ins with GUI like > group_props.py. Other stuff implemented in Python like diasvg(_import).py > or codegen.py will work without pygtk.
Ok, I'll hack on that for a while... > Fixing the Metapost plug-in would first require to reproduce the issue on > a developers machine. One step in that direction would be a complete bug > report including all the necessary files and steps description to reproduce > and understand the bug : > > - sample diagram > - sample integration in Latex (command line, tex 'container' file) > - suggested (manually modified) .mp output of Dia > > Even better would be a thorough analysis of the transfer function for the > text size. It may be just a linear scale, but it also may depend on the > diagram size, the TeX environment or something completely different ... Ok, I'll work on putting together a simple example as well as an analysis of what I think is going on. First, a simple question. What the heck does the font size in Dia mean? Visually, a font size (cmr10) of 0.30 looks to be about 10pt on screen in Dia. It comes out about 18pt in LaTeX through MetaPost. Also, I think the positioning issue is as simple as positioning the text using the wrong vertical reference point (text baseline vs. text box center.) I would really like a font size that could be deterministically controlled. Set it to 10pt, have it come out 10pt. Where 72pt is known to be 1 inch high. A font size of 0.30 doesn't mean much to me.... > Being able to compile Dia should be enough: > http://dia-installer.sourceforge.net/compiling.php Thats a bit of a handful, I'll see if I can make progress on getting all that pulled together. > Not really. But if the info requested above would be available I may be > interested enough to look into it. Thanks. Hopefully I can provide some helpful input. Rob _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list FAQ at http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/faq.html Main page at http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia
