Eric, I have one large functional block diagram of a process where I wish that connections could be maintained between layers. I thought about, but did not make large scale copies as you suggest. Too time consuming to make changes.
I do segregate the various categories of the related item, such as I may have a notes on a layer overlaying components into which I might put purchasing information - part numbers, vendor, failure notes, installation notes, etc. But wherever there are lines attached to shapes, I have to leave them on a layer together. Mike On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 11:23 AM, eric englert <eric_engl...@hotmail.com>wrote: > Hi there. > > Thanks for the response. Yes moving to a different layer breaks the > connections. Also making copies won't really help. My goal was to have a > dynamic chart that I could turn on and off the complexity as needed. I'll > have to see if I can reproduce the all the boxes and multiple layers and > interconnect at each layer of complexity. Then some how link all the boxes > to move in sync. It's not pretty but maybe that will work. Or maybe some > how changing the color of a group of connections to the background. I'll > keep trying. > > Regards, > Eric > > > ------------------------------ > From: michael.e.r...@gmail.com > Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:30:41 -0400 > Subject: Re: hiding connections > To: dia-list@gnome.org > > > You can move them to another layer. Select the items, hit ctrl-X activate > the layer you want to put them on and hit ctrl-V. I don't know if the > connections are maintained - probably not. You could turn them off > though. This would be useful for exporting parsed views. > > You could also get back with undo's. > > Another way is to create temporary sparse views is to copy the whole DIa > to another location or file (ctrl-C, ctrl-V), Then delete the parts you > don't want to see. > > > > > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 4:53 PM, eric englert <eric_engl...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Hi there. > Great tool! > > 1. Is there a way to selectively hide some of the lines/connections > between objects? It would be nice to hide some complexity or even show > different scenarios on the same diagram by switching layers or some other > feature. Layers do not work for this as you need both the boxes and lines > on the same layer. > > > Thanks, > Eric > > _______________________________________________ > 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> > > > > _______________________________________________ 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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