Dia grid snapping

[Dumitru Ursu <dima ceata org>]

Hello,
I'm doing some UML diagrams in Dia, and while I'm very satisfied with 
the program itself,
I've runned into some issues.
The thing is, it's very hard to draw "straight" diagrams. I use grid 
snapping, but the diagram looks like hell.
Then I disable grid snapping, and I can come pretty close to what I 
need, but it's far from perfect.
http://storage8.static.itmages.com/i/13/0622/h_1371917042_8552590_2c8f9d65f8.png

One more thing is very annoying: object snapping. It doesn't work as 
supposed, it's very tricky to make
an arrow to snap in the place I want.

Since I'm writing this email (I'm so tired, it took some effort), I want 
to give an an improvement advice.
I used for some time yed Graph. It's a very interesting program
with some drawbacks - it's not free (as in freedom) an will never be , I 
sent an email.
- it's written in java

What is good in it, is the way you draw lines (usually arrows) - you 
drag on one object - then on the second
one you stop, and it will find the best route (avoiding crossing other 
objects).
2'nd use-case - you drag on the object, you click anywhere on canvas and 
it makes a corner, click on the canvas as much as you like, making 
corners, and the click on the second object. The path is there, fast and 
on the route of your choise.
3'rd use-case - you drag on the object, then stop dragging while on the 
same object, and it will make a loop. (very useful in flowcharting)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujMhxPJnJCw

It would be cool to have a feature like this in Dia. It makes you 
ultra-fast.
Thank you,

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Dumitru Ursu
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