On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Lieven Govaerts wrote:
> 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.
There might be some problem with the generated eps. I'm not an expert on
postscript. Can you try the latest cvs version to see if this problem
still exists? I've done some postscript changes.
> *) a good diagram program that can export the drawings to other programs
> like presentation packages or wordprocessors.
This is definatly what i had in mind when designing Dia. But there is no
reason to not include some simple direct-printing features. Especially
when they are so easy to add (most of the eps code can be reused).
> 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 ).
Dia will never have any "good" code generation. Far to much of the
UML model is missing. Dia contains only the "visual" parts, not the
structural.
> 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.
I first did the EPS exporting stuff, but a lot of people have been
requesting printing capabilities, and some even coded it. I see no reason
Dia can't do both.
/ Alex
