Re: pasting of dia file on a MS office application
- From: Michael Ross <michael e ross gmail com>
- To: discussions about usage and development of dia <dia-list gnome org>
- Subject: Re: pasting of dia file on a MS office application
- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:48:24 -0400
Rodrigo,
I think it is more proper to say that YOU have no need to use screen dumps. You presume a lot to say that I or anyone else does not.
I mentioned the method because the supplicant wanted a cut-and-paste method, not an export method. I understand why that is attractive, there are practical complications to the export of Dia that screen dumps solve to some extent.
I have been using Dia for a long time and I find this method more efficient for my needs, particularly if I need to format the diagram for printing in other software. Or as may be, several different formats for printing the same diagram in other software plural.
I never need printed output from Dia, and I rarely need an export of it, maybe if the diagram is to be a tranparent ovelay for Inkscape or something. The finished product is always within some other software and the diagram is usually a small part of it. Therefore, I prefer a true WYSIWYG.
Hitting ctrl-print screen to generate a dump for Picasa is less picks in the long run because I immediately get a photo editor, I do not have to pick a file name or a location unless I need it. So this method is very efficient. The same would be true if there was a Windows compliant cut and paste.
Perhaps the quality of an export is better quality, but this has not been an issue for me, and is not likely an issue for many people in this time of high resolution displays. I can put much more onscreen and in higher resolution than I would ever care to see printed, or placed in a letter sized document. For example a screen dump of the screen I am looking at is over 5MB. Zoomed in to 400% this screen dump is still very legible though it is not fine lined. I have ample capability from screen dumps and I suspect many would feel the same.
Regards,
m
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Rodrigo Ferreira de Souza
<rodfersou gmail com> wrote:
Mike,
There is no need to use an screen dump since DIA can export the file with an image format. Generally, the quality is better using DIA exporter. Then you can insert the image at office or openoffice documents.
Regards,
RodrigoOn Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Michael Ross
<michael e ross gmail com> wrote:
If I take your desire to be like the Windows Paste function, I do not believe there is direct way to do this (Crtl-C, Ctrl-V).
However you can send the screen bitmap to the clipboard by using the Print Screen button of a Windows OS PC. This screen dump can be added to a presentation by many means. I use Open Office, not PP, so I have assume the function is similar, but it may not be....
To add this screen dump to a slide in an OO Presentation, I Insert an OLE Object, Further Objects, Bitmap Image, in the Picture Editor that comes up I Paste the clipboard image. The object in the presentation can then be manipulated within the slide.
I actually use Google Picasa more often for screen captured images than the clipboard, but the clipboard is always present on a Windows OS PC. In this case I press Ctrl-Print Screen and Picasa (if it was running previously) brings the screen bitmap directly into its Screen Capture folder in My Documents, My Pictures, Picasa. I then use Picasa to crop or otherwise doctor the image before saving. Then in OO Presntation I would Insert the imagea as a Picture File. For more indepth image management I would use Inkscape or Gimp then likewise Insert the image as a Picture File.
You can of course use native functions of Dia to create output (via Export) for Insert-ion to PP as a Picture File. I think a png format works well for this, but I again I am only able to use Open Office for testing this. PP and OO have similarities. I do screen dumps because they are by nature WYSIWYG; by this manner I am not surprised as I may be using the numerous export methods.
Mike
Good day... I just would like to ask if there is a ny way to paste a drawing from dia to a power point (microsoft)? thanks and more power.
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