Greetings, Jim Holstein!
> Hi
> I am an experienced VISIO and new DIA user.
> I am quite impressed with your DIA software - fine work!
>
>
> After using Diaw.exe for a few weeks I have 2 questions on v0.97.2:
>
>
> [1] I am trying to COPY some objects from layer 1 to a new layer
Greetings, Benjamin Cooper via dia-list!
> I have installed Ver. 0.97.2 on my Windows 10 laptop for evaluation
> purposes. The Help topics are in .chm file format which I cannot open.
Define "cannot open" please?
> Please advise?
Win10 should open CHM natively.
If it requires unblocking, you ma
Greetings, Baddesleyvia dia-list!
> I have recently started using Dia and I like it a lot (I’ve used Visio in
> the past), but it does seem to have a lot of bugs. There are a lot of
> improvements that could be made as well, some I have listed below:
>
> 1. When I open a saved diagram, it is
Greetings, Wes Weber via dia-list!
> Is there a way to add/delete connection points from an object?
Yes, although you would have to create your own object to do that.
The connection points are defined in the .shape file, in section.
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Andrey Repin
Wednesday, November 14, 2
Greetings, Alejandro Imass!
> IMHO maybe a fork is required to take DIA to the next level and separate it
> from GNOME even if you decide to keep using GTK and move to 3 or whatever.
> More than the actual graphics library I would look into taking the things
> that are really valuable from the cur
Greetings, Eduard Nicodei via dia-list!
> The reason why I have used Dia in the past is that I could not find any
> other solution for the following requirements:
> - be fully offline (draw.io & co fail this - plus I'm not trusting them with
> any work-sensitive material!)
> - is free, open sou
Greetings, Alejandro Imass!
> Just for reference:
> https://blogs.gnome.org/desrt/2016/08/17/a-quick-look-at-using-jsx-in-gnome/
> So why not think in this direction or node-gtk or something along these
> lines and get some fresh blood in here.
> Not so "shit" now, eh?
I was forced to sw
Greetings, Alejandro Imass!
> No reason at all. Just thought that since the effort is relatively big to
> modernize DIA to GTK 3 it would be worthwhile to at least discuss it.
> Moreover, I think a future Web-based interface to DIA (even if not the
> primary/native one) will be important for the l
Greetings, Steve Litt!
> What's wrong with Dia just the way it is? It works. It's exportable
> into Inkscape for conversion to SVG.
"It works" is the most you can say about it.
When you start to actually USE it, you immediately discover different small
annoyances, the more - the deeper you dive.
Greetings, Philip Troy!
>
> Make it easier to add more connection points so that diagram objects can be
> better lined up
wat
>
> Make it possible to control the size of an object
Already possible. May be except procedurally generated objects, I did not work
with these yet.
>
> Make it
Greetings, Philip Troy!
> I have run into issues with dia in the past where the resulting diagrams
> look "funny" because I cannot make connections between objects where I want
> the connections to be.
If these were procedurally generated objects, I can understand it.
For static shapes, you can a
Greetings, Eduard Nicodei via dia-list!
> Just wanted to give a quick update on the meson build port:
> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/dia/merge_requests/14
Thanks!
> I've tested it on Windows 10 with MSYS,
...
> The Windows build caused some problems, but I've ported all plug-ins,
> including
Greetings, Peter Hallewell!
> I have recently downloaded diaw.exe 0.97.2, onto a Windows 10 laptop. I’ve
> created a flowchart and have exported this to WMF file.
Do you have a special requirements for it being a low-use, mostly unknown to
the wide audience, underspecified WMF file?
Why not use J
Greetings, Bernard TREMBLAY!
> Hi,
> I had sent previously once this message, but I think that my account
> was not validated yet.
>
> This is quite identical, I have just added one new problem found
> yesterday.
>
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/2019-February/msg000
Greetings, John Bale via dia-list!
> Hello,
> As a user of both visio and dia I would like if I may, to provide some
> comments that may prove helpful.
> (1) The single biggest drawback of dia is the limited number of connection
> points on key shapes.
You can add as many connection points,
Greetings, rhkramer--- via dia-list!
> I'm planning to make a new stand for my monitor (to get it as close to my desk
> as possible to relieve my neck ;-). The existing stand leans forward by about
> 1.5 degrees. I need to cut an angle brace to support the upright with that
> 1.5 degree forward
Greetings, Sunah Yu!
> Hello, I am trying to draw a process flowsheet with Dia.
> I want to draw shapes which you can see in attached image.
> But I don't find any of them and even nothing similar to them in shapes
> documentation[1].
> Does somebody of you know how can I solve this problem?
Do y
Greetings, Sunah Yu!
> Hello Andrey, thank you for helping me.
> Best Wishes,
> Sunah
> On 6/9/19 6:44 PM, Andrey Repin via dia-list wrote:
>> Greetings, Sunah Yu!
>>
>>> Hello, I am trying to draw a process flowsheet with Dia.
>>> I want to draw
Greetings, Sunah Yu!
> I've managed to import the "Test sheet" you provided me and can see it
> in Dia. Unfortunately I have never created SVG files so I can barely
> imagine how to proceed.
> 1. Do I use Dia itself to create the shape I need or an external program
> (like Inkscape which is, as f
Greetings, Ralph Tindell via dia-list!
> I have I tried a fresh install of Dia on my iMac and have a recurring
> problem. First of all, XQuartz 2.7.11 is installed. Secondly, the folder
> /Applications/Dia.app/Contents/MacOS is empty, which seems weird to me.
> Finally, when I execute /Applicat
Greetings, Liel Fridman via dia-list!
> As some of you may know, I'm working on the PDF import plugin.
> The glib API supports rendering to a cairo context, which I don't know how
> to get, and whether it's available in Dia. I also found the import renderer,
> but it is not intended to be used for
Greetings, Pizzacoca!
> Yes I mean relative.
> I tried to work with the custom shape by following these pages
> file:///usr/share/doc/dia/html/fr/ch11s05.html
> But apparently I do not understand how it work. Do I have to create a
> custom shape for each image then try to import it in a main .dia
Greetings, Pizzacoca!
> I am including images from a single folder in my .dia.
> I also want to share that folder with the .dia in it with others ( tar vfcz )
> But the absolute path make some job to redefine the .dia after each
> import. (we do not use the dame folders)
If images are in [a subd
Greetings, Alejandro Imass!
> Is it too crazy to take the core values of DIA and think about a
> collaborative and/or Web-based version?
You can't run web-based version locally on your system.
Not to mention, all the limitations of such a version.
> Lucidcharts is very rapidly spreading and ther
Greetings, Michael Sinclair!
> Hello all that this may concern,
> I am trying to flip or mirror selected objects over an axis (such as a
> vertical axis). Is this possible using this program?
No, but it is quite easy to create a new object from the one you desire.
> My internet research is not
Greetings, s_re...@gmx.de!
> Which UML-Standard does DIA use?
It doe snot "use" anything per se, it may model their available UML shapes per
some unknown standard.
If you are missing out, you can model any shapes you want, literally.
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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Greetings, AMOSAF Archives via dia-list!
> My question probably should have been is how can I
> print to one page
File - Page setup. Look for "Scaling" option.
Change it until your entire diagram fit to a single canvas.
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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Friday, July 17, 2020 22:53:46
Sorry
Greetings, Horst Michels via dia-list!
> The size of icons, letters, pointer are very small and hardly readable. How
> can I set them to become readable?
Check your X server settings, if you mean the Dia *interface*.
Else - zoom in the worksheet.
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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Tuesday, Se
Greetings, Zander Brown!
> We only support meson (since maintaining multiple build systems is asking for
> trouble imo) but
> meson can be used with VS -
> https://mesonbuild.com/Using-with-Visual-Studio.html - so you
> could give that a go.
> If it works it would be great to get it running in C
Greetings, Zander Brown!
>> I would prefer Cygwin.
>> Even with the downsides of the platform, this may be a easier
>> building experience.
> Your free to use whatever you want, but Mark asked about Visual Studio
> and MSYS2 is run in CI so is known to work (well it at least builds)
Makes sense.
Greetings, Olav Vitters via dia-list!
> Dear subscribers,
> Please cc me on replies.
CC whom? The list is set in such a way that it blanks the original sender.
And no, I don't have a habit of "replying to all" in public mailing lists.
I reply to the list, if you CBA to subscribe, I can't be any
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