Re: Problem creating custom shapes with editable text

[Martin Wunderlich <martin_wu gmx net>]

Thanks a lot, Eric. This helps a bit. I have compared your XML to the code form my shape and noticed that the 
<textbox> node is not included in my shape. Instead, it is using an svg:text element, which apparently is not 
recognised correctly by Dia. If I enter the textbox node into my XML, I can enter text into the shape 
alright, except that I don't know how to specify the formatting or the default text. 

Is this documented anywhere? I tried here, but couldn't find anything on the required additional options for 
the textbox element: http://git.gnome.org/browse/dia/tree/doc/custom-shapes

Cheers, 

Martin
 
 
Am 30.09.2012 um 22:49 schrieb Marchand Eric:

> Le 30/09/2012 22:04, Martin Wunderlich a écrit :
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been trying to create custom shapes where the user can enter text (see my other postings about the 
> > recipe diagrams). However, editing text doesn't work once those custom shapes are added to a doc.
> > So, I have cut it down to the essential to find out where the error might be. Here is what I did:
> > - Create a new diagram with one shape from the flow chart collection (rectangle with text).
> > - Save the diagram as diagram.
> > - Export as shape.
> > - Create new folder in the directory .dia/shapes/ called "Test"
> > - Save exported shape PNG and XML in this directory.
> > - Create new sheet called "Test".
> > - Edit the sheet's XML to reference the custom shape in the "Test" directory.
> > - Restart Dia.
> >
> > Now, when you drag the test shape onto the drawing area, you can see the shape, but not text is editable.
> > Could anyone please tell me why?! I am also attaching the test shapes.
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Martin
> Hi,
> I don't know if I understand correctly your problem, but here is a shape where the user can enter text.
>
> eric
>
> **************************
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <shape xmlns="http://www.daa.com.au/~james/dia-shape-ns"; xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";>
>  <name>Test - Test</name>
>  <icon>Test.png</icon>
>  <connections>
>    <point x="0" y="1"/>
>        <point x="1" y="0"/>
>        <point x="1" y="2"/>
>        <point x="2" y="1"/>
>  </connections>
>  <aspectratio type="fixed"/>
>    <default-width>2</default-width>
>    <textbox resize="no" x1="0" y1="0" x2="2" y2="2"/>
>  <svg:svg>
>        <svg:circle cx="1" cy="1" r="1"/>
>  </svg:svg>
> </shape>
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