Re: I must be doing something(s) wrong

[Alexander <RittervomNie web de>]

David Ross schrieb:
>       * zoom - 100% magnification is about half of actual size.

Actual size of what? Having 1600x1400 on a 15" screen causes small objects, 
too :-)
>       * grid - Have not found a combination of settings that are easy to
>         work with for object sizing and layout. Stable granularity at
>         different zoom levels.
Again, settings to do what? Snap-to-grid-granularity? Try 
Object->Align[vertical/horizontal]
>       * Connection points - are not visible most of the time, have not
>         been able to easily connect, add or delete. visibility is part
>         of the problem, but positioning the pointer directly on then
>         hasn't worked.
Connection points are little crosses on the object's borderline. Drop the 
arrow/line on such a cross->connected. To add new connection points (to 
some figures)->object's context menu->"add connection point"
>       * garbled views - view images seem unstable. Objects change for no
>         apparent reason (size, text). Refresh usually clears it up. This
>         can indicate that a crash is immenient.
Sometimes I have thicker outlines/borders but I also never used images and 
never hat changes which I didn't cause. On Windows or RedHat?
> So far I have mainly worked with shape sets included in the
> distribution. The collection has a lot of good stuff. The models I am
> trying to develop are large and complex. Graphical layout, format, etc.
> is essential for an effective presentation. The inability to adjust
> format options is frustrating.
Less is more. I never presented a diagram containing more than 10 objects. 
Depends on personal preferences, I'm quite normal and can keep only 7 facts 
in mind :-) What options do you miss, font style/size/type, thickness of 
lines? Use the object's context menus, configuration files (mentioned in 
online help).
> I have successfully used Visio in the past. This may be preventing me
> from seeing what should be obvious.
Think so, doesn't really matter :-)

> Thanks for taking the time to read this long tale of woe and for any
> help.
Was an honour to me :-)