Re: Dia: Why is it so hard to do simple things? dia-list Digest, Vol 89, Issue 7

2011-09-08 Thread Tech Support Department
@ Andreas Spindler, Friend, I understand and share in your frustration. As far as I can understand it, the majority of the free and open source software (FOSS) community is just creating software to serve their own needs. That others may use it is besides the point. Their web site's existence

Re: Dia: Why is it so hard to do simple things?

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Ross
Hi Andreas, The blue lines in your image are page breaks. They represent the area that will print on one page given the margins you have set. If you draw all within the page break lines it will print on one page. If you draw across a page break line Dia will put the drawing on the printed pages

Re: Dia: Why is it so hard to do simple things?

2011-09-08 Thread Paul Chavent
I don't know wich dia version you use. But, (1) for aligning object i often use object->align (2) for making a text (if you use) "T" bigger, double click then increase the font size (or change its type...). (3) for different font for different class, i think that's because you check "abstract

Re: Dia: Why is it so hard to do simple things?

2011-09-08 Thread Pierre-Louis Bonicoli
On 08/09/2011 13:49, Andreas Spindler wrote: > > Hello, > > just a quick note. I started to use Dia on Windows. As an exercise I tried to > create an UML diagram. > After five minutes I had five boxes of different sizes, different font sizes. Hi ! just a quick response :) As an experienced p

Re: Non-transparent background for custom shapes - possible?

2011-09-08 Thread Hans Breuer
Hi Andrey, At 29.08.2011 18:11, Andrey Repin wrote: Greetings, All. I'm trying to create some custom shapes to automate my diagram creation, but I'm unable to find a way to have field span outside element boundaries and maintain it's readability at the same time, as it is possible with simple t

Re: Dia: Why is it so hard to do simple things? dia-list Digest, Vol 89, Issue 7

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Ross
It is worth noting that many people like this software and work productively with it who did not write it. Questions about how to use Dia almost always get answered in fairly short time. But, the only mechanism for getting ones wishes met regarding new features, is to make a good case for the wor

Re: Dia: Why is it so hard to do simple things?

2011-09-08 Thread Octavio Alvarez
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:49:28 -0700, Andreas Spindler wrote: How can I get this diagram to be printed on one page, with equally sized boxes and the same font size? I don't know about the UML sheets, as I mostly do network diagrams, but I usually set it to Fit:1x1 in Page Setup. I then export i

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2011-09-08 Thread Michael Scheepers
Hi, a question from a dia user perspective: Earlier this year I put together a Network diagram using the standard dia install on SUSE. I've predominantly used Visio for this purpose for some time, however I was really impressed with dia and based on my experience in this instance, resolved that di

Can I set a default for the text font and size?

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Ross
Can I set a default for the text font and size? -- 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

Re: Can I set a default for the text font and size?

2011-09-08 Thread Pierre-Louis Bonicoli
On 09/09/2011 01:53, Michael Ross wrote: > Can I set a default for the text font and size? For each object type you can choose the default settings, it's explained here: http://dia-installer.de/doc/en/objects-chapter.html#default-properties Pierre-Louis

Re: Can I set a default for the text font and size?

2011-09-08 Thread Michael Ross
Thanks! That works very well. I apologize for not looking that up myself. Having used Dia for a long time, I have no habit of looking at the user guide - it was so sparse when I began. M On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Pierre-Louis Bonicoli < pierre-louis.bonic...@gmx.fr> wrote: > On 09/09/20