If I overshoot my page size, I just change the scale until it fits in the bounds I defined in Page Setup and the applied margins.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com>wrote: > On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:31:43 -0500 > Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > In previous dia versions, within dia I've been able to set the page > > size of a drawing to a selection of all objects on the drawing. Then, > > a simple export to svg would give the exact sized graphic in svg form, > > ready to put on a website. The new dia version I just installed has no > > random resizing capability, restricting the user to a predefined list > > of page sizes. > > > Hi all, > > As you know, previous Dia versions had a "size to selection" button for > page size, but current versinos got rid of that feature. So here's how > I worked around it... > > What I do is draw my diagram, making certain the upper left corner of > my drawing is very near 0,0. Then I find a canned shape (typically > either Letter landscape or Letter portrait that approximately the same > size as the drawing, as evidenced by the heavier grid lines at 8.5 > and 11 or whatever. I set the margins very small, like 0.1cm, and then > I adjust the scaling factor so the drawing completely fits inside the > paper size. This produces a ddrawing that's correctly sized. > > SteveT > > > > > > After installing Ubuntu 12.10, I installed dia from Ubuntu's package > > manager: > > > > =================== > > slitt@mydesk:~$ dia -v > > Dia version 0.97.2, compiled 19:25:35 Apr 30 2012 > > slitt@mydesk:~$ > > =================== > > > > Is the resize page to selection somewhere in the menu system other > > than File->Page_setup? Is there some way to get my dia to resize page > > to selection? I'm sure I'm not the only one who misses this feature. > > How are the rest of you getting along without it? > > > > Without this feature I'd need to re-edit my dia diagram with Inkscape, > > which is an inconvenience I'd really like to forego. > > > > Thanks > > > > SteveT > > > > Steve Litt > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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