Re: Center the entire diagram

[Michael Ross <michael e ross gmail com>]

It is possible to interpret the question in multiple ways...

If no shapes or primitives are selected, you can zoom to the extents of the Diagram using Zoom - Best Fit. (Screen Icon is a magnifying glass with a dashed box inside.)  This centers the entire diagram.  

Best Fit also centers any selection, a single shape, a collection of shapes picked using Shift-Control-Left Click, or a selection window created by Left Click + drag, or group or selection of groups.

There is a function common in some graphical systems the center on any pick point on the screen sot of like an fast Pan, but Dia does NOT do this.

You can however Pan the screen depending on the settings of your mouse buttons.  

I am able to Pan the Dia by holding the middle button down and rolling my trackball.  My middle button/wheel must be set to "Generic Button" to do this.  When I press the middle button my cursor becomes a small fisted hand and the screen will track it as if I have grabbed the screen to move it.

It is possible there are other functions of the buttons that I have not discovered.

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:33 AM, Octavio Alvarez <alvarezp alvarezp ods org> wrote:

On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 12:11:27 -0700, Zorgh <zorgh koysevox org> wrote:

How can I centre the entire diagram ?

http://imgur.com/93XPP.jpg

In the Page Setup dialog, I selected Fit 1 by 1 and changed paper size's value from A4 to A3.

I know this isn't the answer you are looking for, but, AFAIK, Dia can't
do that.

You may hack around this limitation by tuning the margins in the Page Setup
dialog (which will only work for 1-page diagramas, like in your case).

You can also export it as a high-quality PNG and import it in your favorite
text editor and give it borders, headers, footers, notes, etc.

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