Re: question: how to add shapes/sheet to DIA for Windows

2007-06-18 Thread Todd Marshall
I'd like to use this to add shapes for UML. I tried exporting '.shape' and add it to 'sheets and objects', then move to a sheet using dialog. The shape lost editing and connection points. How do we preserve properties like connection points? todd. On 6/2/07, Thomas Harding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: question: how to add shapes/sheet to DIA for Windows

2007-06-18 Thread Todd Marshall
I was starting by taking the Aggregation shape and filling it black instead of white, needing 'Composition'. Are the UML shapes in a dll or something? they're not in 'shapes' but there is a sheet for UML. thanks! Todd. On 6/18/07, Steffen Macke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > I'd like to u

hello

2007-11-26 Thread Todd Marshall
First of all I would like to get my email sending to this list, so this is a test! Second - Question - Dia does NOT have copy paste on the Win32 version, cannot paste text into the diagrams? thanks Todd. ___ Dia-list mailing list Dia-list@gnome.org http:/

Re: Pasting text into dia diagrams. Was: Re: hello

2007-11-27 Thread Todd Marshall
out keyboard focus, namely a shortcut that > doesn't get > handled and should dripple through to the diagram keyboard handler to issue > a paste > of what is inside a dia copy buffer. > > > 2007/11/26, Todd Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > First of all I wo

poly line etc

2007-11-28 Thread Todd Marshall
how do you create a polyline say two segments with a down arrow (one sideways one down) like in a flowchart branch sideways then down? I first was using ZigZag but when connecting to a box a downward arrow switched to sideways. thanks Todd. ___ Dia-list m

Re: poly line etc

2007-11-29 Thread Todd Marshall
NEAT! need a manual todd. On Nov 28, 2007 3:01 PM, Steffen Macke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Todd, > > > I first was using ZigZag but when connecting to a box a downward arrow > > switched to sideways. > > Could you try to delete a segment in your ZigZag line? Depending on your Dia > config

ZigZag Line

2007-11-30 Thread Todd Marshall
Somehow I can get the ZigZag line to be what I want. But I don't know how I do it. Just two segments with an arrow at one end (used for flowchart) ---> | | | or | | | V Somehow I have to Add Segments and Delete Segments to get a double that stays correct. probably could create some kind

no way to select text?

2007-11-30 Thread Todd Marshall
Hi, Just to be clear, there is no way to Select text in objects? (..Ctl-Shift-V does Paste. Is there Copy?) If not, This does not seem hard to just put in. (like the other text stuff) Personal Humble Opinion: I don't see a need to make alot of changes to the way it works now. (I like it!) Small c

Stretching grouped objects

2008-01-09 Thread Todd Marshall
Hello! How do I stretch a grouped set of objects. (very simple, a group of polygons). Thanks! Todd. ___ Dia-list mailing list Dia-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq Main page at http://live.

Re: Stretching grouped objects

2008-01-09 Thread Todd Marshall
Even in Inkscape the > vector capabilities only let you work on canned shapes like rectangles and > elipse/circles, lines and arcs - not on groups of these together. GIMP has > some interesting transformation capabilities. I sometimes transform > misshapen scans which is sort of wha

Re: Stretching grouped objects

2008-01-09 Thread Todd Marshall
Except that different objects have different handles and position properties I was just thinking about simple rectangles. sorry todd. On Jan 9, 2008 10:48 AM, Todd Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It Should be easy to implement as all it means is applying the same > change of

Re: Stretching grouped objects

2008-01-09 Thread Todd Marshall
uldn't wade through that spec to get the necessary background. > > > > On Jan 9, 2008 10:48 AM, Todd Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It Should be easy to implement as all it means is applying the same > > change of position and stretch to more than 1 obj

underscore text and Draw Foreground On/Off

2008-01-09 Thread Todd Marshall
I'd like to request being able to underscore text and also since there is Background On and Off, I'd like to have Foreground On and Off, which would help in positioning items using shapes that are not output to the final print or export. sound OK? Todd. (I'll enter bug reports, is it ok to ask abo

Re: Dia on Vista

2008-01-10 Thread Todd Marshall
the win32 installer seems ok from here: http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?groupname=dia-installer&filename=dia-setup-0.96.1-7.exe&use_mirror=easynews which is linked to from Dia for windows here http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Download i'm setting up a new vista machine soon (in a few da

using diagrams in microsoft word

2008-01-10 Thread Todd Marshall
My procedure for using Dia in Word documents: 1) Create Diagrams and Export to .wmf Note that problems with text can cause right side of text to become cut off. .wmf export of text results in text that is larger than the text shown on the screen. 2) In Word, menu-select / Insert / Picture / F