On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Thomas Kocourek <tko...@gmail.com> wrote: > DIA is a great program. But after using it, I have noted two ares where > there is need for improvement. > > 1) When DIA saves out the information in the native format, layer > information is lost. I would like to see the native DIA format support > saving layers just like the GIMP program. That way, if I save a works in > progress, I can reload it and edit the layers as necessary. > > 2) DIA automatically opens a saved file in a "best fit" mode. If I have a > works in progress and want to expand the canvas, my only option is to resize > by zooming to a smaller scale and adding the new layer. Eventually, that > scheme will run out of steam because the objects will become too small to > properly manipulate. I would like to see a "expand canvas" option which > would retain the current zoom level, but add more canvas accessible by the > scroll bars. Plus, one should be given the option of specifying which > direction to expand into. >
Not sure if I fully understand this particular limitation you are referring to in point #2. Some objects are able to scale and some not (e.g. UML) so you can just scale the page by using File->Page Setup and look at the scale field. When you reduce it (e.g. 40) it will allow for more non-scalable objects to fit on the sheets. We've been using this mechanism for years and our diagrams scale quite well by reducing the scale mentioned above. -- Alejandro Imass > > _______________________________________________ > dia-list mailing list > dia-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list > FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq > Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia > > _______________________________________________ dia-list mailing list dia-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia
