Re: Creating an Object Connector

[Lars Clausen <lars raeder dk>]

On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 00:07, David Harmon wrote:
> Hello,
>     I've just spent quite a while searching the
> mailing list archives for an answer to this question.
>
>     How do you create a custom shape to connect
> objects, like the UML "Implements"?  All I need is a
> line with an empty circle on the end and a line with a
> filled circle on the end.  Creating these shapes by
> either exporting a dia diagram or manually writing the
> svg shapes results in a "static" shape, i.e. can't be
> manipulating (besides resizing).  I need it to be
> allowed to move in any direction.
>
>     To sum up if I'm not making any sense, my question
> is simply how would I go about making something like
> "UML - Implements" in my custom sheet?

Right now, you have to make a programmed object for that, can't do it
with a shape.  There's some info on doing programmed objects on the Dia
TWiki http://faemalia.org/wiki/view/Technical/DiaEditor

-Lars