Specifically, with the link between sheet files and shapes, the
Flowchart sheet refers to a Box which is a programmed diaObject, but I
cannot see in the sheet file or the shapes dir how Dia knows that it
should be the programmed diaObject.

Thanks,
Adam

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Hans Breuer <[email protected]> wrote:
> At 03.06.2009 20:08, Adam Chasen wrote:
>>
>> I know that I can modify the default fonts by double clicking on the
>> object in the sheet view, but is there a way to change the application
>> wide default (currently sans for me)? When double-clicking to modify
>> it only modifies it for my local user in .dia defaults file.
>>
> The only way to modify the default font would be changing the code in
> lib/attributes.c. But even than this is not used "application wide", but
> only for objects not providing there own default.
>
>> Also, I modified the Flowchart sheet svg object .shape files to use my
>> color palette for fill and stroke, but there are a few elements which
>> are listed as "Porgrammed DiaObject" that I cannot figure out where to
>> modify. I would like a consistent fill and stroke color if possible.
>>
> The whole directory objects/ is full of implmentations of "Programmed
> Objects". If they initialize their defaults with attributes_get_background()
> and attributes_get_foreground() their default can be changed with the color
> selector in the toolbox.
>
> But if you modified the default object specifc by double-clicking that one
> would be used. Delete ~/.dia/defaults.dia to get rid of all objec specific
> defaults.
>
>> I also had a hard time discovering the connection between the .sheet
>> and the .shape files. How are they connected?
>>
> Like files and directories.
>
>> This is a great program, keep up the good work. It is the best diagram
>> tool I have used that supports defined connection points.
>>
> Thanks ;)
>
>        Hans
>
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