Crash report / feature request

[Martin Gisser <martin gisser argovision de>]

Hello,

I´m new to Dia & this list.  I´d like to use Dia for DB documentation, 
and later perhaps even integrate it into our project.
However I found 2 minor hooks that renders it almost useless:

1) I´d like to start with a diagram generated by postgresql_autodoc.pl ( 
http://www.rbt.ca/autodoc/ ).  The script generates various outpu 
formats, including 2 styles of dia diagrams:  They use UML - class 
objects connected by UML - Constraint lines, resp. by UML - Dependency 
lines.  postgresql_autodoc.pl places everything into the l.u. canvas 
corner, and I have to arrange things by hand.  That´s not the problem - 
but it causes my first problem:  The UML - Constraint variant looks 
ugly, since the lines have no zig-zag. The UML - Dependency variant 
makes /Dia crash/ as soon as I start dragging things apart. (0.92 & 
0.93-pre3. I can send sample .dia files to illustrate.)

2) I´d like to insert text from non-hand-typed other source. Under 
Linux, I use the middle mouse button for such purpose. Please note that 
this is extremely practical and a long-time standard use of the middle 
mouse button (no need for Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V).  Nowadays, folks put that 
microsofty scroll-wheel on this button (which feels like having a wheel 
on the trigger of your Kalashnikow AK47 text-firing gun...). And the Dia 
programmers jumped the bandwagon & did some other scroll-bar Ersatz...

Perhaps there´s a way to fix 1) by changing postgresql_autodoc.pl. I´d 
love to try that - if I could find some documentation of the Dia´s xml 
format.

For now, I paste my text into the .dia xml.  That´s ridiculous, of 
course, and my coworkers won´t like to do that.

/Feature request/:
Is there any chance for having a text-entry field (middle-mouse-button 
capable!) in the Standard - Text property box soon?  In some months I 
might find time&resources to try that myself . But please don´t wait for 
that.


Cheers,
    Martin