Re: Maybe I'm missing something

["Michael Ross" <michael e ross gmail com>]

I second all that.  That is the basic use for a jog.  I will take
whatever else you all can come up with and be eternally grateful.

mike

On 5/23/06, Jim Clark <jclark00 us ibm com> wrote:
> Sorry I was opaque.
>
>  The gist of my request is this. When I place objects in a diagram, I want
> them aligned in particular ways. I can use the alignment tools, but those
> are not always what I need. I want text to all appear on the same line, for
> instance, underneath the boxes they describe. I would like to select the
> text and use the arrow key to move it up one pixel.
>
>  Or I have a box that is one pixel off from where I want it. The mouse is a
> very sloppy way to grab and place it, just not accurate enough controls--I
> would like to have it selected and then use the arrow key to move it. GIMP
> has this functionality, which is why I often perform final alignment of my
> images in GIMP.
>
>  dia is a wonderful tool-- I am the guy in IBM who got a group of people
> worldwide using it for official diagrams. But this would be a nice feature
> for those of us who are nit-picky about object placement. As the other guy
> said, let me fine-tune the placement and then I will get the attached lines
> in place.
>
>  Thanks-
>
>  Jim Clark
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