Re: Adding objects to Dia

[Lars Clausen <lars raeder dk>]

On Sat, 2006-07-29 at 14:51 +0200, Leon Mintz wrote:
> Hi.
> I was trying to do as suggested. Dia does open both plain svg and
> inkscape svg files. However, I've encountered several difficulties:
> 1. When I open my SVGs in Dia, it comes out in a way that doesn't let
> me resize it. When I export it as a shape file and try to add it to a
> sheet, Dia crashes. 

Which version of Dia is this with?  With 0.95.1, I can open all the
svg's in that zip file and they all allow resizing.

> 2. How do I set a mid-point?

By adding a connectionpoint with attribute main="yes".

> 3. Is there any non-textual way to set connection points?

No.

> 4. In a sheet, is it necessary to add all left-to-right and
> right-to-left and up-down and down-up images, or can Dia handle those
> 90deg rotations itself? (see Circuit sheet for example) 

Dia can't handle 90degree rotations yet, only left-right and up-down
flips.

> 5. Only B&W shapes? Can we take SVGs from wikimedia commons?

Not only B&W, just most shapes are that way.  Check out the Cisco
shapes.files.

> Nick, Lars: Please write me any suggestions or corrections.