> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lieven Govaerts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 9:16 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Feature freeze
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've used Dia for a short time, but stopped using it because
> I didn't find a
> way to import some drawings in StarOffice ( eps doesn't seem to work
> correctly? ). I'll get the new version as soon as you're releasing it.
>
> Personally I think that the size of the main window should be
> independent of
> the type of paper you want to use afterwards to print the
> diagram on. I've
> been using Rational Rose ( NT ) for two years now. In Rose,
> you just start
> drawing and if you want to print, you can scale the drawing
> to the size of
> paper you want to use, which, in my case, was A3.
> I guess that you should choose between:
> *) a complete dtp-like program with good diagramming, so you
> should be able
> to format a complete page, with headers, page numbers,...
> *) a good diagram program that can export the drawings to
> other programs
DIA is defenetly this kind of program.
> like presentation packages or wordprocessors.
> *) a good UML tool, which at the end, can generate C++; Java
> or whatever
> OO-code.
DIA doesn't support the backbone of UML (the metamodel) It will be quite hard to
generate code from it. That's why I started to isolate the canvas from DIA. The canvas
is very cool, also as stand alone widget (especially if you know *how* it works). My
intentions were (and still are, though I do not have that much of time) to create a
UML tool, which offers the things you mentioned.
> My personal opinion is that you ( or we if I find some time ) should
> concentrate
> on the second and third point. It would be great to have a
> code generation
> tool with Dia embedded in, something like Rose ( but better hope-
> fully ).
It will be, trust me.
> In that case, you don't have to worry about showing a page on
> screen with
> borders and stuff, just give the user to possibility to fit
> everything on one
> page
> or multiple pages ( like a poster ) and to export it to other
> programs.
>
> regards,
> Lieven Govaerts
> Ebitec nv
> Belgium.
>
regards,
Arjan
http://www.linuxstart.com/~arjan
