Re: Rulers and object annotations



At 02.09.2010 07:03, paul hermeneutic gmail com wrote:
These are basic questions.  I searched the Dia help and the web and
could not find anything.

I would like to display the rulers around the diagram surface borders
in inches.  I set File>  Preferences>  User Interface tab>  Length
unit: to "Inch".  However, the rulers still appear to display in
centimeters.  I created a new drawing and they still display in cm.
The help does not say anything about ever being able to display in
other units.

There is an old feature request, but until now no one was interested enough to do some more coding. I'm not either, but just attached an initial attempt to https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133644

What is the meaning and purpose of File>  Preferences>  User Interface
tab>  Length unit:?
It is just used for edit controls at the moment (basically added to support font sizes in points).

Is it possible for the rulers to display in units
other than cm?

Not without some extra work.

When I use a Network object such as Storage or Computer, using Tools>
Edit text (F2) allows an annotation label to be edited below the
object.  However, if I use a UNIX workstation, switch, or router
object, there does not appear to be a label that can be edited.  Is
this correct?  What decides if an object has a label or not?

The implmentation of the shape object. Some are editable in the diagram, some text can be set via property dialog and many objects do not have text support at all.

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