Re: Wishlist

[Gérard Milmeister <gemi bluewin ch>]

On Tue, 2002-01-22 at 18:19, Lars Clausen wrote:
> On 22 Jan 2002, Gérard Milmeister wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > First, thanks for the great software!
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> > I have a few issues:
> > 1. Zigzaglines (for example the UML inheritance lines) only work
> > in one direction, that is arrows point only upwards or downwards.
> > However I would like to be able to connect sideways to class objects.
> 
> This is a known problem, but with no simple solution.  There is a
> work-around in the FAQ (http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/faq.html).
> 
> > 2. There are not enough anchor points on class objects. It is sometimes
> > clearer if one could connect to different points on the bottom of class
> > objects.
> 
> This is also answered in the FAQ.
> 
> > 3. Properties in class objects are always in Courier font. Frankly I
> > detest Courier, and I would like to set fonts globally.
> 
> That's a problem in the implementation of the Class object.  It's one of
> the most complicated objects in Dia, and therefore hasn't been updated as
> much as the other objects.
> 
> > 4. The alignment operations seem to be broken. When I select several
> > objects stacked one above the other and do Align Vertical Equal
> > Distance, this is done, but the order of the objects change. 
> 
> I know this problem, and it has irked me in the past.  Basically, the
> ordering becomes the reverse of the order of selection.  Rather silly,
> really.  I shall take a look at this.
> 
> > Also when I do Align Center on two objects, this also works, but BOTH
> > objects change position. I would rather like that e.g. the first object
> > is fixed, and the second object changes position relative to the first
> > one.
> 
> Selecting the right place to align them around isn't an obvious decision.
> You may want them centered around their common center (as it is now),
> around their topmost/leftmost member (for align horizontal/vertical) as you
> suggest, or even around the first object selected.  All three make sense.
> 
> > 5. How do I export a diagram e.g. to ps such that I know that fonts will
> > be e.g. 12pt.
> 
> There isn't really any way to do that now.  We are severely missing a
> better measurement unit selection scheme.
> 
> You've pointed out a number of known problems in Dia, that we'd love to
> fix.  If you can help, that would be heartily welcome.
> 

Thanks for the tips! I should have looked more into the FAQ.
However the font issue really disturbs me.

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Gérard Milmeister
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