Re: thanks for tedia2sql

[Lars Clausen <lrclause cs uiuc edu>]

On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Tim Ellis wrote:
> I've submitted two patches to the maintainers and, as far as I'm aware,
> the first was accepted but the second, which I feel is technically
> superior & which replaces the first patch, has not.
>
> In any case, current Dia CVS has an ability to use more connection points
> on the top & bottom... IF YOU RECOMPILE DIA FROM SOURCE.
>
> I've... begged?... the Dia maintainers to make more connection points on
> UML classes the standard behaviour and submitted the second patch to make
> sure this wouldn't harm legacy users of Dia. Getting more connection
> points is a FAQ, so I figure it can't be only me that wants it. The
> general consensus seems to be Dia will continue to have "8" connection
> points UNLESS YOU RECOMPILE.

Dammit, now you forced me to think:)  I knew there was a reason I didn't
apply the patch, but I thought it was just the ugliness of having to
recompile to get more CPs.  This morning I realized that the real problem
is that the diagrams become incompatible.  Two people with different # of
CPs compiled in couldn't read each others diagrams.  And the feature is
useless for people who don't compile their Dia.

The right way to solve this would be to up the version number for the UML
class save format, and allow a variable number of CPs there.  Then the
UML class object menu can allow adding & removing connection points.

-Lars

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