Re: select/copy/paste/delete when editing text and UML widgets

[Todd Chambery <chambery dev gmail com>]

Thanks for the tips.  I also discovered that text can be deleted using 
ctrl-delete (or shift-delete) while typing.

Todd

Lars Clausen wrote:
> Todd Chambery sagde:
>   
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've been using Dia a lot recently, and am learning to really like it.
> > I haven't found a non-commercial program similar to Visio with all the
> > features Dia offers.  That said, I have noticed a few "inconveniences":
> >
> > 1. When editing text, select/copy/paste don't work, and the delete key
> > deletes the object.  Given the amount of text in any drawing, it's
> > tedious to have to retype everything.  Not having a delete key just
> > makes that task all the more difficult.
> >     
>
> You can copy the entire text of an object with "Copy Text", and similarly
> insert text with "Insert Text", but you cannot currently do subselections
> -- the right way to get that to work would be using a GtkEntryWidget for
> text input instead of the horrible kludge we have now.  THe current
> "highlighting" of text being edited is a step on the way.  It marks what
> would be replaced with a proper widget, but you have probably noticed that
> it's not fully congruent with the actual text editing yet.
>
> The delete key - same problem, the text input is a hack.  Backspace does
> work, though.
>
>   
> > 2. UML fonts and line thickness.  I've seen some comments in the archive
> > about this from a few years back, but the use of non-resizable monospace
> > fonts and thick lines make the UML tool unsuitable for all but personal
> > use.  Since I don't need the diagrams for generation, I'm using nested
> > boxes and text, but it would be much nicer to use the dedicated tools
> > (especially when defining associations).
> >     
>
> You can set the fonts to other sizes and non-monospaced, but yes, the line
> thickness should be editable.
>
> -Lars
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