Re: Can-parent shape info and function

[Hans Breuer <hans breuer org>]

At 12.02.2013 13:24, Robert Åevč Ãk (DIA) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried to make use of the new can-parent element submitted by Hans
> Breuer in rev b27a03ffe36e94f1a492cf817e9d25d5f37f1040  .
>
> I'd like to use this feature to create shapes for a workflow-kind-of
> project LogHarvester, which is configured through XML. I'd use dia
> together with XSL to allow graphical configuration for the workflow.
>
> The important part is that I need shapes contained within shapes, kind of
> like the UML package does allow other packages to be placed in it. This
> is then represented in the sheet XML as
>
> <dia:childnode parent="O*"/>
>
> I'd like to avoid coding if possible and try to use the .shape XML first
> and I found this recent addition of can-parent element in shape_info.c,
> which I though was precisely what I need, but alas it doesn't work for
> me. All I tried was adding the can-parent element to a copy of the
> perfect square shape. All is fine except that it doesn't play the role
> of the parent - ie, the can-parent element is ignored.
>
>    <can-parent />
>
> I have updated from GIT to the most recent version and I have checked
> that the change b27a03ffe36e94f1a492cf817e9d25d5f37f1040 is indeed
> included in the updated source. I have recompiled and run the new binary.
>
> Is it possible I missed something or is this supposed to work at all?
From your description I can not point out what is going wrong. Still the 
feature works for me as intended so maybe you mixed up something.

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