Re: Grafcet and other improvement

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Alexis MARTINI wrote:

> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:50:47 +0200
> From: Alexis MARTINI <alexis.martini@wanadoo.fr>
> Reply-To: dia-list@gnome.org
> To: dia-list@gnome.org
> Subject: Grafcet and other improvement
>
> Hello, I am very interesting in using DIA in business. In fact I am an
> ingenieur in automation and so I used a lot GRAFCET, LADDER and SADT. If
> you need more knowledg on this ask me.

Great, thank you for the generous offer.

> But to use it in business, DIA must have some fue improvement, the
> first, and for me the more important: a cartridge surounding the
> différent pages, with some information which could be configured by
> user, and automated

I am not sure what you mean by cartridge?

> - description, same for all pages

I have in mind to add a Properties Dialog where you would be able to set
things like Description, Subject, Author, Creation Date.

The standard for doing this in XML is called Dublin Core.  I would first
add this to the XML then add it to the front end.
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103483

> - page number/ total pages
> - date of creation
> - business number (formated depending of the abits of the firm), same
> for all pages
> - Client
> ....

These could probably be covered by extra property pairs (name, value)
added by the user.

> I thing it is good to don't see the cartridge all the time, to have it
> just before printing, in prevue. So it wont split the drawing when
> making it .

There are already lines on the Graph indicating the page edges.

> Things in advanced, and keep going on this good job!!

sorry I have to catch a bus,
hopefully some one eles on the list will try to answer your questions or
maybe I will try again tomorrow.


Sincerely

Alan Horkan
http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/