Re: invisible connector points

[Michael Ross <michael e ross gmail com>]

Hi vwf,

You can place the connection point shape (from the Electric sheet) and change its size to be large or smaller than the line itself, but you can't have many of them and change their size wholesale (there is probably a programmatic way to do this, but not built in).

These can have multiple lines attached to them and you can move the connection point and the lines will follow.

Alternately, you can make more use of the zig-zag and polylines which have corners.  But as you have noticed simple straight lines cannot be connected together.  

The small connection points (diagonal cross with settable visibility) are part of the shapes themselves and obviously cannot be used with a simple and generally movable line.  You can attach lines to connection points, but not lines to lines.  Sorry.

I think there might be a way to change the size of the Electric Connection Points as a class, but I am not up to figuring that out. Maybe there could be two classes, the original and a class with an identifier that allows their size to be toggled.  It is an interesting idea, and I would probably use it myself, if it existed.

Mike

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Andrey Repin <anrdaemon freemail ru> wrote:

Greetings, vwf!

> For some complex wiring I would like to have "invisible connector
> points", points that I can use to connect lines, cleary visable within
> dia but hidden in the exported graphics file. Are these avaiable or can
> these be made?

Connector points are not related to the shape visuals. Absolutely.
And they are clearly visible inside Dia. The little diagonal crosses, mind
you.


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Andrey Repin (anrdaemon freemail ru) 22.01.2013, <16:36>

Sorry for my terrible english...

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