On Sun, 16 Feb 2003, Robert Ruby II wrote: > Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 15:24:15 -0500 > From: Robert Ruby II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Everything worked like the FAQ said but... > > > Excellent program and FAQ thnx! > > I am not a programmer so pardon my ignorance. I'm using RedHat 8.0 (with > Gnome & whatever defaults RH loads during istall), so far it isn't buggy, > except for this. > > After using .90 to create a shape, > I "exported" as ".shape" > I got a dialog for the png creation and said "OK" to that. > > I saw the files in my "/dia/shapes" directory > > I used the dia .90 "shapes/sheets" editor to add the shapes to my "network" > sheet > > After "apply"ing the change I saw the icons in my "network" sheet > > I could even include them in my drawings > > AFTER shutting down dia and restarting I got a warning message for each of > the shapes I had created saying there were "several" of each one and only > the first would be used.
open the .shape files in a text editor you will see a field, with automatically added values <name>Some folder - some filename <name> Change it. You will also have to change the corresponding <name></name> in the .sheet file. If you accidentally choose names that are already used by Dia then you will get the above error message. > I started getting nervous, thinking I had messed up somewhere. I re-read > the FAQ a couple of times, downloaded the file on creating shapes/objects > (doc/custom-shapes). <snip> I applaud your dilligence. You dont need to try so hard, i dont mind answering questions and mostly the other people on the list dont either. > 2nd - How do I get my network sheet working again (all the other sheets work i think this might be a seperate problem. > fine). Even the warning at the startup was just a hassle (click click click > click). Or how can I just reset everything and not create any of my own > shapes (I'd rather not use this option ;-) You can reset everything by completely removing the ".dia" folder. > as keywords and didn't see mention of the "Sheets" having caused th started > adding shapes, and everything is fine except the sheet I put MY shapes into. might be something in bugzilla, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/ http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=dia > Again, I'm not a programmer, so try not to blow me away with your answer, that wont stop me from trying to convince you to help out ;) > this should be pretty cut and dry. A couple of files to delete, maybe > changing a "Sheet" or "Shape" file right? > > Any help would be appreciated dearly. No problem Later Alan PS ill be on irc.gnome.org #dia for the next hour or so if my explanation was not clear and you need more help. _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list FAQ at http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/faq.html Main page at http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia
