On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 09:46:56PM +0100, Hans Breuer wrote: > At 11.01.2011 19:23, Chris G wrote: > >After I export a diagram as a .shape file and then add it into one of > >my collections of shapes (using the Sheets and Objects window) then > >whenever I open dia I get an warning pop-up box saying:- > > > > Several object-types were named diagrams - xw. > > Only first one will be used. > > Some things might not work as expected. > > > >(of course the xw changes according to what I have called the shape) > > > >Am I doing something wrong when I export the shape or is there something > >wrong with dia's handling of shape export? > > > Probably the former, i.e. if you export your shape file to Dia's > standard shape search path and again "import" it to Dia via Shapes > and Object dialog you'll end up with two version leading to the > above message. > I'll check things out, maybe I should store the .shape file in /tmp when I export it and then bring it in from there.
> >While I'm at it I have yet to be able to export a shape that actually > >works as intended, the .png file doesn't show the shape properly and the > >shape often seems to lose its colour properties and so on. It all seems > >a bit flakey. > > > Sounds like you are expecting too much. > > 1) with any non trivial shape it is usually necessary to edit the > created PNG to make it detectable with 22x22 pixels. > OK, that's not incredibly important as it's only what shows in the shape selection window isn't it. > 2) you are expected to edit the generated shape file for best results. > E.g. if by "losing it's color properties" you mean losing the > ability to modify the shape colors in the diagram you should adapt > the concrete colors in the shape file with symbolic names, see: > > http://git.gnome.org/browse/dia/tree/doc/custom-shapes#n143 > Well what happens with my simple "two lines and an arc" shape is that it often is totally invisible when I try and use it so it's either transparent or white even though the diagram I stored as a shape was three black lines. The .png file shows up as a white line too. I'll go and try all this out, thank you! -- Chris Green _______________________________________________ dia-list mailing list dia-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia
