Re: How to change page size to selection size <SOLVED WITH WORKAROUND>

[Steve Litt <slitt troubleshooters com>]

On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:43:02 +0200
Hans Breuer <hans breuer org> wrote:

> At 10.04.2013 20:48, Steve Litt wrote:
> > On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:31:43 -0500
> > Steve Litt<slitt troubleshooters com>  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > In previous dia versions, within dia I've been able to set the page
> > > size of a drawing to a selection of all objects on the drawing.
> > > Then, a simple export to svg would give the exact sized graphic in
> > > svg form, ready to put on a website. The new dia version I just
> > > installed has no random resizing capability, restricting the user
> > > to a predefined list of page sizes.
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > As you know, previous Dia versions had a "size to selection" button
> > for page size, but current versinos got rid of that feature.[...]
>
> You said that before and apparently are not aware of my answer:
> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/dia-list/2013-February/msg00031.html
>
> It does not become more true by prefixing that statetment with "As
> you know". At least I am not aware of any "size to selection" button
> having been available in Dia in the last twelve years.
> Please be more specific what you did before - especially how - and
> what is not working anymore in which version.


I'll tell you what Hans,

I'll go to the not inconsiderable trouble of:

1) Find a spare computer
2) Find a copy of Ubuntu 10.04 or whatever
3) Take a complete set of screenshots of the facility to size the page
   to selection
4) Make the screenshots available to the list

I'll do all that if you promise to put back the functionality that the
screenshots reveal.

SteveT