I thought you are developer. :) Thank you for trying to help. Karel
> No need for me to look at it as I am not a developer. I am just trying to > help find an existing method that can do what you want, and maybe clarify > the desired function. Perhaps Steffan or Hans will like to see the video. > > If you have explored the function of ellipses and lines then you know what > can be done and what cannot. > > Now you have to try to make a sufficient case to get the enhancement coded - > or learn to do that yourself. If you are the only person who ever wanted > this, then you may find that developing it yourself is best. > > Sorry, > > Mike > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Kaminar <kami...@seznam.cz> wrote: > > > > Regarding your discussion of blocks, do you mean a group? > > > > No, I don't mean group. I mean only select some objects with mouse. > > I captured video of this problem in Dia. If you agree, I can send you this > > video on your private email. Video length is 3.7MB. Zipped with 7zip video > > length is 2MB. > > > > Karel > > > > > > > > I recall some odd behavior with lines and groups, as if Dia remembered > > the > > > old location after a move. I have stopped using the anti-aliasing since > > > then, I can't think of why else this has stopped being a problem. > > > > > > I don't think I can reproduce the trouble. > > > > > > When a line is in a group it becomes static. > > > > > > Karel said: > > > > > > The line is snapped to center as long as mouse button is pressed, but > > after > > > release mouse button the line skip from circle center to border > > regardless > > > of snap option (this is not due to the line is not visible, because in my > > > try circle background was off). > > > > > > > > > This is the same behavior I was referring to. When you are placing the > > line > > > on the circle it shows the whole line, but when you release it the part > > of > > > the line from the border to the center is invisible. If you move the > > circle > > > the line clearly is attached at the center, it moves around > > > the circumference rather than being attached to a connection point on the > > > circumference. This is nice if you want to put some text of other item > > > inside the circle, and not see the ray behind it. > > > > > > You are asking for a behavior that is common in a CAD program where lines > > > are snapped to the center and remain visible. > > > > > > There are 8 attachment points on the border of an ellipse or circle where > > > the major and minor axes are located. You can attach a line to them and > > to > > > the center, and it will remain visible. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Kaminar <kami...@seznam.cz> wrote: > > > > > > > > It never hurts to mention which version of Dia you are using and the > > OS. > > > > > > > > I tried it in Dia 0.97.1 in Ubuntu 10.04. But described behaviour I > > > > observed in previous Dia version too. > > > > > > > > > With object snap turned on. > > > > > If you create an ellipse and set it to be a circle, and turn the back > > > > ground > > > > > off, > > > > > then draw a line to it, the line will snap to the center, but the > > line > > > > is > > > > > not visible within the circle. > > > > > > > > The line is snapped to center as long as mouse button is pressed, but > > after > > > > release mouse button the line skip from circle center to border > > regardless > > > > of snap option (this is not due to the line is not visible, because in > > my > > > > try circle background was off). > > > > > > > > > If you want to draw a line that is a visible ray from the center of > > the > > > > > circle, > > > > > Dia does not do this with snapping and connection, > > > > > thus when you move the circle the visible ray is left behind. > > > > > > > > I didn't mind moving only circle alone. I have minded the moving of > > > > selected block, which covers circle and line together. After moving > > circle > > > > and line together, the line point skips from center to border of > > circle. It > > > > seems like unwanted behaviour, because it changes objects inside > > selected > > > > block after move. > > > > > > > > Karel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain > > > happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? > > > *Dalai Lama * > > > > > > To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. > > > Thomas A. > > > Edison<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> > > > > > > A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. > > > *Warren Buffet* > > > > > > Michael E. 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