Shishir Ramam wrote: > > My usecase - > - Use Dia (with some custom shapes) to draw a diagram. > - use Python plugin to generate some data based on the diagram. > - Export the diagram to PDF for review. > > There are a few aspects of this simple usecase that can improve - > 1. A shape's default size and attributes are not controllable. > They are typically too big to fit a substantial diagram on a page. > 2. When exporting #1 requires all kinds of scaling to make the diagram > fit. > 3. I've not managed to successfully position the exported image in > the center of the page. If you want to quickly generate PDF documents you can use this virtual printer: http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php
You just need to remember to change the scale of your diagram so it fits into one page (note that there are page lines to help in this quest ;)). Regards, Nux. _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia
