Re: feature request: horizontal/vertical lines

[Christian Ridderström <christian ridderstrom gmail com>]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008, Sameer Sahasrabuddhe wrote:

> I think this is a general problem, not just limited to UML objects.

I agree. I've had similar issues while drawing block diagrams. Typically I 
use zig-zag lines.  The workaround that works somewhat for me is to snap 
the line to the centre of the block, and make it so that the block is 
above the line.

> Consider two boxes of the same size one below the other, with two 
> connectors on each side, i.e., each side is divided into three equal 
> parts by the connectors. If you want to connect the left connector on 
> the bottom of the top box, and the right connector on the top of the 
> bottom box, alignment is of no help. As a work around, what I do in this 
> case is create small anchor objects that I can align vertically, and 
> then either delete them or hide them somehow.

I've used this approach as well, but I found it to be more work than 
snapping to the centre. Typically I'd use a line that I try to make 
invisible by setting it's colour to that of the foreground. I give the 
line the appropriate nmber of anchors, duplicate the line and snap the 
lines to the respective objects.

regards,
/Christian

PS. Is there a place to upload examples illustrating things like this?

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