Simple line connections

[Arne Christian Hårseth <arnechaa online no>]

Hi!

I have just started using Dia and have some questions (which I have found no answer for in help, faq or maillist) and improvement-suggestions. I first installed 0.89pre1 (Windows) but it crashes to often to be usable because of a copy & paste bug (which I have reported and later found out already has been fixed). I now run 0.88-2. Generally I find Dia to be a very nice tool.

Why is there no connection point at the end of a simple line?

I find lines to behave rather strange when it comes to connections. If I draw a line between two boxes (or any other non line object I guess) I can move the boxes and the line will follow. If however I move the line it is no longer connected and moves separately from the connected objects. If I draw two connected lines in a T shape and then move the horizontal line the connected vertical line will follow. If however I move the vertical line it is no longer connected and moves separately.

Would it not be more intuitive to let a line behave like any other object? If you need to detatch a connected line then do so explisitly (ie. with midle or right mouse click and choose detatch).

If you have turned on "snap to grid" and draw a line from a an objects connection point which happens to be outside the grid then you can not make the line horizontal (or vertical) without turning off "snap to grid" or change the grid resolution. I find this to be to much work. Could it be an idea to allow the line (or an object) to snap to the extention of the connection point?

Arne