Re: What do you want to do for Dia 0.97?

[Maciej Jaros <egil wp pl>]

Shishir Ramam wrote:
>  
> My usecase -
> - Use Dia (with some custom shapes) to draw a diagram.
> - use Python plugin to generate some data based on the diagram.
> - Export the diagram to PDF for review.
>
> There are a few aspects of this simple usecase that can improve - 
> 1. A shape's default size and attributes are not controllable.
>    They are typically too big to fit a substantial diagram on a page.
> 2. When exporting #1 requires all kinds of scaling to make the diagram 
> fit.
> 3. I've not managed to successfully position the exported image in 
>     the center of the page.
If you want to quickly generate PDF documents you can use this virtual 
printer:
http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php

You just need to remember to change the scale of your diagram so it fits 
into one page (note that there are page lines to help in this quest ;)).

Regards,
Nux.