features

["Maiorana, Jason" <jmaiorana idirect net>]

I joined this list to ask about these features for Dia:

* beziergon:  in the middle click menu or anywhere else- there seems
	to be no way to convert a segment to a line (instead of a
curve).
	The usual symmetric, smooth and cusp commands are there- but
	there is no way to apply them to more than one node at a time.
	It would be nice to be able to apply such an change to a subset
	of the nodes in a path.

	I didnt see a way to convert a beziergon to a bezierline (and
	vice versa).

	There is no way to create rings (holes in a beziergon) For
	example there is no way to create a donut-like shape.

	The Filling options were limited. There are no Alpha, pattern,
	gradient, etc filling options. Also (this is the gnome color
	picker's fault- trying to pick a 0-255 rgb (value rather than a
	1-100 value) fails).

* scale:
	I saw no way to specify an arbitrary scale; For example if I
	wanted to make a map diagram it would be nice to have a mile
	scale and a distance finder tool.


Am I mistaken about the lack of these features? If not I was wondering
about the feasability of them, and their possible planned inclusion...