On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:52:35 +0000, Martin Gleadow wrote
> loli wrote:
> >
> >
> >>From time to time a question about connecting lines appears at the list
> >
> > I think I found a very easy way to get it done by using the standard
> > ellipse as a conection point: The ellipse can be made as small as you
want
> > so nothng extra can be seen.
> > I think it works all right.
> > I attach a diagram and its correponding .png with the intention to show
how
> > to join two lines:
> > First, (inferior part of diagram), showing a big ellipse to join the
lines.
> >
> > After they are really connected, the ellipse is made to decrease in size
> > until we see just a green dot.
> >
> > Now, as usual, we can break the connection by dragging one of the lines
> > (without touching any of its control points). And change the shape size
or
> > position of lines moving (for this example) its free end point.
> >
> > The central part of diagram looks like a polyline; but it is formed by
two
> > lines joined with an ellipse.
> >
> >
> > The upper part looks like just a line but again it is formed by two
lines
> > joined with an ellipse
>
> That sounds like it will work, but doesn't seem a very elegant
> solution. In addition, when I zoomed in as close as I could then
> tried to further minimise the ellipse Dia crashed on my repeatedly
> (0.94, installed via apt on Ubuntu)
>
I did not print the diagram to see its quality in paper. Sorry it is not
good enough.
> I see 2 options here:
>
> 1) allow the creation of arbitrary zero size connection points which
> can be added to the diagram for this purpose
(this I tried to get with the ellipse...)
>
> 2) Allow the end of a line to act as a connection point.
Handles and connection points are very different in behabior;
Perhaps lines could have each ending being switchable between handle or
connection point; but this seems quit a change and probably would need lots
of programming.
>
> MG.
>
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