Thanks for confirming. Do you mind submitting a bug report? Otherwise I'll do it, sign up to bugzilla etc.
Thanks, Erwin On 20 May 2010 15:49, Michael Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I can confirm that. I am using Win 7 and Dia 0.97.1 > > I got Dia to exit by picking on the window X in the upper right then > tabbing to select the <exit without save> button and hitting enter. Trying > again I got the window to die with picking the X this time. This is not > dependable. > > I can also delete the ellipse with a ctrl-z combo, but it is still stuck. > > The windows 7 task bar will let me close the window. > > I tried the T for text keystroke and that also caused the same lockup. > > What hangs seems to be the cursor for stretching the ellipse. Keystrokes > still work, the rulers are showing cursor position, but the cursor won't > shake loose of the four pointed arrow. > > Mike > > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Erwin Coumans <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I just downloaded and tried to use the Windows version of Dia. Within a >> few minutes of using it, the Dia GUI became unresponsive/locked up. >> >> It is very easy to reproduce: >> >> 1) Select the 'Ellipse' drawing tool (or press the E key) >> 2) Starting drawing an Ellipse by pressing the Left Mouse button, but >> don't release the Left Mouse button yet >> 3) Select the Arc drawing tool by pressing the A key using the keyboard >> (while keeping the mouse button pressed!) >> >> now the GUI becomes unresponsive and locks up. There seems no interaction >> possible anymore, except for killing the program using the task manager. >> >> I couldn't find this issue in the bug tracker, is it a known issue? >> >> Secondly, a common convention is to lock an ellipse into a sphere (scale X >> == scale Y), when holding the SHIFT key while drawing the ellipse. Is this a >> planned feature, or is there an alternative? >> (MS Paint or Google Documents Drawing does this for example. This is how I >> got into the lockup, I pressed the A key by accident, above the shift key) >> >> Thanks, >> Erwin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> > > > -- > Michael E. Ross > NC Solar Center Test Laboratory > ================================= > (919) 585-5118 best > (919) 513-0418 desk > [email protected] > [email protected] > ============================= > > > NC Solar Center : www.ncsc.ncsu.edu > Professional Directory : www.greenprofessionals.org > > "The information in this email is provided by the NC Solar Center at NCSU > as a public service. The Solar Center strives to provide accurate > information, but does not warrant or represent the accuracy, usefulness or > reliability of this information. For specific advice, we always recommend > that you consult with a professional in the appropriate profession for your > needs." Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the > North Carolina Public Record Law NCGS, Ch 132 and may be disclosed to third > parties > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > >
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