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[Alan G Isaac <aisaac american edu>]

Hi.  I am completely new to Dia, but
it seems great so far.  (I am using
the Windows binary.)

I understand this is a user-to-user list.
Please let me know if basic questions are
inappropriate for this list.

In other drawing programs I have used, one
can force a line to vertical or horizontal
by holding down the shift key while drawing.
This is very useful since otherwise completely
horizontal or vertical lines are hard to draw.

Similarly, in other programs, holding down the
shift key forces ellipses to draw perfect circles, which
is useful for the same reason.

How is this done in Dia?

Thanks,
Alan Isaac