Re: pydia: get connection direction

[Hans Breuer <hans breuer org>]

At 03.08.2011 10:39, Martin Bretschneider wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use Dia with the Python plugin (pyida) downloaded following the instructions
> from http://dia-installer.de/howto/python_win32/ .
>
> I want to write an export filter that print the objects (like boxes) and the
> connection of these boxes into a XML file (see the attached Dia XML file).
> Export-object.py from the Dia's installation folder gives a good start, it also
> prints the connections but not the connection direction. In other words I do not
> now where the arrow of the connections points to

First thing would be to understand Dia's model of Handle and 
ConnectionPoint, explained in more detail in e.g. 
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/2008-July/msg00086.html even with 
PyDia sample ;)

The diagram accompaning pydiadoc.py might also help, please see:
http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Python

Finally there is at least on example in the Dia source tree, see:
http://git.gnome.org/browse/dia/tree/plug-ins/python/autolayoutforce.py

HTH,
        Hans

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