James Henstridge wrote:
>
> I don't know if it will ever be possible to do proper SVG import in dia.
> The SVG spec is quite expressive, so it would be difficult to get an
> import filter that would work on all SVG files.
>
> Also, most dia diagrams are at a slightly higher level. The SVG export
> filter looses a lot of information in the conversion (that is, semantic
> information -- not rendering info).
>
> There are a few other apps being developed that aim at being SVG editors
> (it sounds like you are looking for a program more like corel draw).
> There is gill (currently only available from the GNOME CVS tree), and one
> called sodi podi (I think that is the name).
Thanks for your information. I discovered that I had to switch off option
'compressed saving'; then XML appears in a dia DTD. Wonderful!
Now I need just two other things:
- how to shadow a diagram (a rectangle)? StarOffice has a 'shadow button'
which does this nicely. And this looks immediately as if it was 3-d.
- how to define own libraries? I'm developing a new box model, so I need
boxes and special lines.
/Uwe
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