Re: Rulers and object annotations

[Hans Breuer <hans breuer org>]

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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