RE: Sharp lines - Sub and super -scripts

[Panoutsopoulos, Basile (Computer Electronics and Graphics Tech)]

Michael,

I am sorry, I was not clear. I mean blurred by "not sharp".
I want to prepare schematic diagrams of electronic circuits and insert them 
into a document.
I just tried it. The *.png format looks better than the jpg.
The *.svg is not imported in a word document. (?)

Is there any future with the superscript and subscript?

Thank you,
Basile


From: dia-list-boun...@gnome.org [mailto:dia-list-boun...@gnome.org] On Behalf 
Of Michael Ross
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:21 PM
To: discussions about usage and development of dia
Subject: Re: Sharp lines - Sub and super -scripts

Basile,

Sharp can have more than one meaning in English.

Do you meant pointed on the ends?
This does not make sense because the lines are square on the ends unless an 
arrow is added.

Or do you me the long sides are anti-aliased or blurred?
If diagonal lines have blurry edges, there settings to change how a jpg is 
created, but I nave little experience.  You might try instead to make Cairo 
.png output. it seems to look better than the jpg.  You can call the jpg or png 
 up in some other program and change the color depth to only black and white, 
but it will still fail to have perfectly straight edges.

However, these export formats are pixel-ated images.  If you have diagonal line 
it has to be translated in some way that is not completely realistic.  ANY 
raster or pixilated image will fail to be "sharp" to some degree.

Dia is a vector graphics program and you may prefer to export it as some othe 
vector format like .svg.

What are you trying to do that the aliasing is a problem?



On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Panoutsopoulos, Basile (Computer Electronics 
and Graphics Tech) 
mailto:basile.panoutsopou...@ccsu.edu>> wrote:
Hello,

The lines of the objects (like resistors, inductors, etc.) are not sharp.
When I export a file to a  jpg image the lines are not sharp.
How I can make the lines sharp?


I need the subscripts and superscripts capability.
Is it in the plans?

Thanks you,
Basile


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Re: Sharp lines - Sub and super -scripts

[Michael Ross]

Basile,

I am not a developer, so I have no idea about super and sub function.
 There is a more official way to propose new features, again I am not very
helpful what that is.  I think it is to use the Dia Bugzilla.

It is possible to make ASCII characters in the regular test.  ASCII 178,
179, 185 are, respectively, superscript 2, 3, 1.   No subscripts.You
can also fake it by making whatever super or sub by making a text in a much
smaller font, arranging it where you want it and grouping the full size and
smaller text elements together.

>From an earlier list message:

You can either:
press and hold Ctrl+Shift, type u, type hexacode (e.g. 2661), release
Ctrl+Shift

or
press Ctrl+Shift+U, type hexacode, press Enter

The above methods are in a standard and work generally in Gnome, though
not in KDE.
They work in Dia and Thunderbird as well :)

Edheldil

The second method works for me.


Mike

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Panoutsopoulos, Basile (Computer
Electronics and Graphics Tech)  wrote:

> Michael,
>
> ** **
>
> I am sorry, I was not clear. I mean blurred by “not sharp”.
>
> I want to prepare schematic diagrams of electronic circuits and insert
> them into a document.
>
> I just tried it. The *.png format looks better than the jpg.
>
> The *.svg is not imported in a word document. (?)
>
> ** **
>
> Is there any future with the superscript and subscript?
>
> ** **
>
> Thank you,
>
> Basile
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* dia-list-boun...@gnome.org [mailto:dia-list-boun...@gnome.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Michael Ross
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:21 PM
> *To:* discussions about usage and development of dia
> *Subject:* Re: Sharp lines - Sub and super -scripts
>
> ** **
>
> Basile,
>
> ** **
>
> Sharp can have more than one meaning in English.  
>
> ** **
>
> Do you meant pointed on the ends?
>
> This does not make sense because the lines are square on the ends unless
> an arrow is added.
>
> ** **
>
> Or do you me the long sides are anti-aliased or blurred?
>
> If diagonal lines have blurry edges, there settings to change how a jpg is
> created, but I nave little experience.  You might try instead to make Cairo
> .png output. it seems to look better than the jpg.  You can call the jpg or
> png  up in some other program and change the color depth to only black and
> white, but it will still fail to have perfectly straight edges.
>
> ** **
>
> However, these export formats are pixel-ated images.  If you have diagonal
> line it has to be translated in some way that is not completely realistic.
>  ANY raster or pixilated image will fail to be "sharp" to some degree.
>
> ** **
>
> Dia is a vector graphics program and you may prefer to export it as some
> othe vector format like .svg.
>
> ** **
>
> What are you trying to do that the aliasing is a problem?
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Panoutsopoulos, Basile (Computer
> Electronics and Graphics Tech)  wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>  
>
> The lines of the objects (like resistors, inductors, etc.) are not sharp.*
> ***
>
> When I export a file to a  jpg image the lines are not sharp.
>
> How I can make the lines sharp?
>
>  
>
> 
>
> I need the subscripts and superscripts capability.
>
> Is it in the plans?
>
>  
>
> Thanks you,
>
> Basile
>
>  
>
>
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> 
>
>
>
> 
>
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>
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> 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
> *
>
> ** **
>
> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.
> *Warren Buffet*
>
> ** **
>
> Michael E. Ross
>
> (919) 550-2430 Land
>
> (919) 576-0824  Google
> Phone
>
> (919) 631-1451 Cell
> (919) 513-0418 Desk
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> michael.e.r...@gmail.com
>
>
>
> 
>
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happiness, or should I help others gain happiness?
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Re: Sharp lines - Sub and super -scripts

[Thomas Harding]

On 28/09/2012 15:55, Panoutsopoulos, Basile (Computer Electronics and 
Graphics Tech) wrote:


Michael,

I am sorry, I was not clear. I mean blurred by “not sharp”.

I want to prepare schematic diagrams of electronic circuits and insert 
them into a document.


I just tried it. The *.png format looks better than the jpg.

The *.svg is not imported in a word document. (?)

for word and other M$ stuff, simply use ".emf" / ".wmf" export, which 
are vector graphics.


There are also cairo/non cairo choices for both.

emf is more featured, but it seems having diagram size problems while 
importing (Dia v0.97 ? at workplace...).


regards,
TSFH


Is there any future with the superscript and subscript?


Can't answer to that. Anyone else?


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RE: Sharp lines - Sub and super -scripts

[David Friedman]

You can export from Dia as an Extended Metafile (.emf) and drop it 
into a Word doc.


- dhf
_


On Friday 28/09/2012 at 08:55, "Panoutsopoulos, Basile (Computer 
Electronics and Graphics Tech)"  wrote:



Michael,

I am sorry, I was not clear. I mean blurred by “not sharp”.
I want to prepare schematic diagrams of electronic circuits and insert 
them into a document.

I just tried it. The *.png format looks better than the jpg.
The *.svg is not imported in a word document. (?)

Is there any future with the superscript and subscript?

Thank you,
Basile





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