Drawing diagrams quickly

2012-07-10 Thread David Piepgrass
I have always wanted to make a note-taking program myself, but don't have the time. Unfortunately no one appears to have the same UI idea as me, so let me share it with you. What I really, really want to have is a "all common tasks" tool, something that can draw the four most common shapes + te

Re: Dia layout drawing

2012-07-10 Thread Steffen Macke
Hi Mike, On 09.07.2012 20:20, Mike Cola wrote: I have been testing the Dia app for layout drawings such as floor plans and was wondering if its possible to set and display dimensions of lines as well as set a specified scale for the entire drawing? Besides the explanations that Alejandro has

Re: Dia layout drawing

2012-07-10 Thread Alejandro Imass
Basically yes, but if you need a lot of precision you should evaluate a more CAD-style solution, though Dia is pretty decent once you lear to use it. Open File->Page Setup And the first thing is to decide the paper size and for your application you probably want to select the horizontal layout as

Dia layout drawing

2012-07-10 Thread Mike Cola
I have been testing the Dia app for layout drawings such as floor plans and was wondering if its possible to set and display dimensions of lines as well as set a specified scale for the entire drawing? Thanks Mike This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of t