Crash report / feature request



Hello,

I´m new to Dia & this list. I´d like to use Dia for DB documentation, and later perhaps even integrate it into our project.
However I found 2 minor hooks that renders it almost useless:

1) I´d like to start with a diagram generated by postgresql_autodoc.pl ( http://www.rbt.ca/autodoc/ ). The script generates various outpu formats, including 2 styles of dia diagrams: They use UML - class objects connected by UML - Constraint lines, resp. by UML - Dependency lines. postgresql_autodoc.pl places everything into the l.u. canvas corner, and I have to arrange things by hand. That´s not the problem - but it causes my first problem: The UML - Constraint variant looks ugly, since the lines have no zig-zag. The UML - Dependency variant makes /Dia crash/ as soon as I start dragging things apart. (0.92 & 0.93-pre3. I can send sample .dia files to illustrate.)

2) I´d like to insert text from non-hand-typed other source. Under Linux, I use the middle mouse button for such purpose. Please note that this is extremely practical and a long-time standard use of the middle mouse button (no need for Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V). Nowadays, folks put that microsofty scroll-wheel on this button (which feels like having a wheel on the trigger of your Kalashnikow AK47 text-firing gun...). And the Dia programmers jumped the bandwagon & did some other scroll-bar Ersatz...

Perhaps there´s a way to fix 1) by changing postgresql_autodoc.pl. I´d love to try that - if I could find some documentation of the Dia´s xml format.

For now, I paste my text into the .dia xml. That´s ridiculous, of course, and my coworkers won´t like to do that.

/Feature request/:
Is there any chance for having a text-entry field (middle-mouse-button capable!) in the Standard - Text property box soon? In some months I might find time&resources to try that myself . But please don´t wait for that.


Cheers,
   Martin








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