Sebastian, This is open source. The features exist because someone that wanted it created it. So, you are the person who wants this most right now - you are welcome to code what you want.
If using an existing shape that has the function doesn't suit you, then I can't offer anything better - I am not a developer, so you must politely request a developer's assistance. Your best bet is to become familiar with all the random shapes to learn what is available. I think there is a way to make a sheet of favorite shapes, but I have not done it. On Aug 12, 2015 5:27 AM, "Sebastian" <smaud...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 8/10/2015 8:00 AM, dia-list-requ...@gnome.org wrote: > >> Send dia-list mailing list submissions to >> dia-list@gnome.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> dia-list-requ...@gnome.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> dia-list-ow...@gnome.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of dia-list digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Want to resize Boxes on text update (Sebastian Audet) >> 2. Re: Want to resize Boxes on text update (Michael Ross) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 17:00:38 -0400 >> From: Sebastian Audet <smaud...@gmail.com> >> To: dia-list@gnome.org >> Subject: Re: Want to resize Boxes on text update >> Message-ID: >> <CAB8WYtoJc0zPG8=G7= >> wi2kcnbjlywycpspacb5utdsug__k...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> Jim, >> >> I understand your concern, however my use case is specific - when you >> tag a piece of text to the center of the box, it automatically stays >> centered with the box already. The problem is that the box doesn't >> resize e.g. if you make the text larger, and it would be nice to have >> some way of doing this automatically. >> >> I would think most users who anchor text to boxes would want something >> like this to happen, even if you put a label on the top or bottom of >> the box. I could see a case where you might not want to do this for >> the top/bottom, and even an artistic case where you might want text >> not to influence the box size even when its inside the box, and for >> this reason I was already thinking there would be someway to turn this >> off or on by default and on a case by case basis. >> >> Also I would not want the box to 'shrink' to the text, although I >> suppose that could be another feature. I would implement that >> separately. I would only want the box to 'grow' as the text became >> longer. >> >> Is there something I'm missing that is giving you cause for concern? >> >> Regards, >> Sebastian >> >> On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 8:00 AM, <dia-list-requ...@gnome.org> wrote: >> >>> Send dia-list mailing list submissions to >>> dia-list@gnome.org >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> dia-list-requ...@gnome.org >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> dia-list-ow...@gnome.org >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of dia-list digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Re: Want to resize Boxes on text update (Jim Clark) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 07:33:48 -0500 >>> From: "Jim Clark" <jclar...@us.ibm.com> >>> To: discussions about usage and development of dia >>> <dia-list@gnome.org> >>> Subject: Re: Want to resize Boxes on text update >>> Message-ID: <201508061234.t76cy2rl031...@d03av05.boulder.ibm.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>> >>> >>> Hi Sebastian-- >>> >>> I'm not sure just what you are asking here, and I am sure not making any >>> changes anywhere. I am a user only, >>> >>> BUT--I would not want boxes to resize after editing text. (Or ever) I >>> want >>> them to be the same size always. Whether full of text or only one word. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim Clark >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Sebastian Audet <smaud...@gmail.com> >>> To: dia-list@gnome.org >>> Date: 08/06/2015 03:49 AM >>> Subject: Want to resize Boxes on text update >>> Sent by: "dia-list" <dia-list-boun...@gnome.org> >>> >>> >>> >>> First of all, I really like dia, in my opinion this is the best and most >>> versatile tool out there for drawing things, fast. >>> >>> That said, there are a few rough edges. >>> >>> Is anyone working on making the boxes resize after a text edit? >>> >>> I'm working on a patch to get this done at the moment, but wanted to >>> check >>> to see if anyone was doing something similar, or if there is a bugtracker >>> or something somewhere. >>> >>> Sebastian_______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: < >>> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/attachments/20150806/2729d4b1/attachment.html >>> > >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >>> Name: ecblank.gif >>> Type: image/gif >>> Size: 45 bytes >>> Desc: not available >>> URL: < >>> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/attachments/20150806/2729d4b1/attachment.gif >>> > >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >>> Name: graycol.gif >>> Type: image/gif >>> Size: 105 bytes >>> Desc: not available >>> URL: < >>> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/attachments/20150806/2729d4b1/attachment-0001.gif >>> > >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Subject: Digest Footer >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dia-list mailing list >>> dia-list@gnome.org >>> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> End of dia-list Digest, Vol 136, Issue 2 >>> **************************************** >>> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 20:36:09 -0400 >> From: Michael Ross <michael.e.r...@gmail.com> >> To: discussions about usage and development of dia >> <dia-list@gnome.org> >> Subject: Re: Want to resize Boxes on text update >> Message-ID: >> < >> cannqeo+ouuasyjtspmivwsgbkld94ybocy8cwxse1ovvyds...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Sebastian, >> >> If you use the box (named Process/Auxiliary Operation) in the Flowchart >> palette, it has this expanding to fit the text feature you desire. You >> can >> investigate many pre existing shapes in the palette sheets to learn how to >> code this stuff. The basic tools are what they are - useful building >> blocks. >> > > Mike, that's all well and good, however I don't feel that I should have to > resort to special shapes in a random flowchart palette. I'll take a look at > the palette to get code ideas, however I feel that this is missing > functionality from the core of the program. Not just for resizing boxes, > but to better control text grouping and shape resizing. > > That is I'm saying, this should really be a basic building block of the > program. > >> >> Mike >> >> On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Sebastian Audet <smaud...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Jim, >>> >>> I understand your concern, however my use case is specific - when you >>> tag a piece of text to the center of the box, it automatically stays >>> centered with the box already. The problem is that the box doesn't >>> resize e.g. if you make the text larger, and it would be nice to have >>> some way of doing this automatically. >>> >>> I would think most users who anchor text to boxes would want something >>> like this to happen, even if you put a label on the top or bottom of >>> the box. I could see a case where you might not want to do this for >>> the top/bottom, and even an artistic case where you might want text >>> not to influence the box size even when its inside the box, and for >>> this reason I was already thinking there would be someway to turn this >>> off or on by default and on a case by case basis. >>> >>> Also I would not want the box to 'shrink' to the text, although I >>> suppose that could be another feature. I would implement that >>> separately. I would only want the box to 'grow' as the text became >>> longer. >>> >>> Is there something I'm missing that is giving you cause for concern? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sebastian >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 8:00 AM, <dia-list-requ...@gnome.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Send dia-list mailing list submissions to >>>> dia-list@gnome.org >>>> >>>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>>> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list >>>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>>> dia-list-requ...@gnome.org >>>> >>>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>>> dia-list-ow...@gnome.org >>>> >>>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>>> than "Re: Contents of dia-list digest..." >>>> >>>> >>>> Today's Topics: >>>> >>>> 1. Re: Want to resize Boxes on text update (Jim Clark) >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Message: 1 >>>> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 07:33:48 -0500 >>>> From: "Jim Clark" <jclar...@us.ibm.com> >>>> To: discussions about usage and development of dia >>>> <dia-list@gnome.org> >>>> Subject: Re: Want to resize Boxes on text update >>>> Message-ID: <201508061234.t76cy2rl031...@d03av05.boulder.ibm.com> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Sebastian-- >>>> >>>> I'm not sure just what you are asking here, and I am sure not making any >>>> changes anywhere. I am a user only, >>>> >>>> BUT--I would not want boxes to resize after editing text. (Or ever) I >>>> >>> want >>> >>>> them to be the same size always. Whether full of text or only one word. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Jim Clark >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Sebastian Audet <smaud...@gmail.com> >>>> To: dia-list@gnome.org >>>> Date: 08/06/2015 03:49 AM >>>> Subject: Want to resize Boxes on text update >>>> Sent by: "dia-list" <dia-list-boun...@gnome.org> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> First of all, I really like dia, in my opinion this is the best and most >>>> versatile tool out there for drawing things, fast. >>>> >>>> That said, there are a few rough edges. >>>> >>>> Is anyone working on making the boxes resize after a text edit? >>>> >>>> I'm working on a patch to get this done at the moment, but wanted to >>>> >>> check >>> >>>> to see if anyone was doing something similar, or if there is a >>>> bugtracker >>>> or something somewhere. >>>> >>>> Sebastian_______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>>> URL: < >>>> >>> >>> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/attachments/20150806/2729d4b1/attachment.html >>> >>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >>>> Name: ecblank.gif >>>> Type: image/gif >>>> Size: 45 bytes >>>> Desc: not available >>>> URL: < >>>> >>> >>> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/attachments/20150806/2729d4b1/attachment.gif >>> >>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >>>> Name: graycol.gif >>>> Type: image/gif >>>> Size: 105 bytes >>>> Desc: not available >>>> URL: < >>>> >>> >>> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/attachments/20150806/2729d4b1/attachment-0001.gif >>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Subject: Digest Footer >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> dia-list mailing list >>>> dia-list@gnome.org >>>> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> End of dia-list Digest, Vol 136, Issue 2 >>>> **************************************** >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > >
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