1) You want to toggle the object snap and see how that works. 2) Groups are nice for freezing a number of entities together for moving and copying, but you have to un-group to scale the parts inside the group., then group again when finished.
I would differ with Alejandro on Inkscape. It is a very nice program for vector drawing and has some nice features not yet in Dia such as transparency, and gradients. It is well worth learning about. But, Dia is better for diagramming. Inkscape has no implementation of sheets of shapes. Dia is simpler, and faster. I would also recommend GIMP as another very useful open source program for image manipulation. On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Phil Fisher <phil.fis...@ipaccess.com>wrote: > Hi > I am new to dia but very familiar with the use of such software in general. > However, I am have found the following _possible_ issues using 0.97 (and > yes I am aware that 0.97.2 exists but for various reasons its immediate use > is not possible here). Can someone indicate what I might be doing wrong or > whether there is a genuine issue? > > 1) when creating a line from the toolbox, once added onto diagram, I tried > to edit it (by changing its size - length - and its position). I selected > the object and green and red handles appear one at each end. When I try to > pick up the handle and move it, first the handle jumps to the centre of the > nearest object (a box here) and then second time, both handles coalesce to > one and I cannot do anything. How do I do normal things with this object > (line)? > > 2) when I create a grouped object, it is not possible to re-size that > object no matter what aspect ratio property it is. Is this a restriction > (since I can re-size a box)? > > TIA > > Environment details: Windows XP Pro SP3, dia V0.97, 3GB RAM, Pentium 4 > CPU 2.8Gz, installed from MSI package, running as a non-admin user under an > AD domain login. > > -- > Phil Fisher > > > > > > This message contains confidential information and may be privileged. If > you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete the > message immediately. > > ip.access Ltd, registration number 3400157, Building 2020, > Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, Cambridge CB23 6DW, United Kingdom > _______________________________________________ > dia-list mailing list > dia-list@gnome.org > https://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. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk michael.e.r...@gmail.com <michael.e.r...@gmail.com>
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