Re: Aspect ratio of newly put objects

["John B. Pormann" <jpormann ee duke edu>]

>   <aspectratio type="free"/>    Any aspect ratio is OK (the default)
>   <aspectratio type="fixed"/>   Fix the aspect ratio for this shape.
>   <aspectratio type="range" min="n" max="m"/>  Give a range of values."


It seems like if I add a text box, then the aspect ratio is always set by 
the text box -- I cannot manually stretch it.

I copied from Circuit/hresistor_de.shape:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<shape xmlns="http://www.daa.com.au/~james/dia-shape-ns";
       xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";>
  <name>Membrane Node</name>
  <description>A single membrane node</description>
  <icon>mem.xpm</icon>
  <connections>
    <point x="0" y="0"/>
    <point x="6" y="0"/>
  </connections>
  <aspectratio type="free" />
  <svg:svg width="3.0" height="0.5">
   <svg:line x1="0" y1="0" x2="1.5" y2="0" />
   <svg:rect x="1.5" y="-0.5" width="3" height="1" style="fill: default" /> 
   <svg:line x1="4.5" y1="0" x2="6" y2="0" />
  </svg:svg>
</shape>

This allows the free aspect ratio, but no text box.

If I add:

  <textbox x1="1.5" y1="-0.5" x2="4.5" y2="0.5" />

Then the aspect ratio is set by the size of the text string.


                                        John


(I'm using Dia 0.88.1 from RPM)