AW: Scaling multiply Objects to same size

["DEWI - N. Zacharias" <N Zacharias dewi de>]

Hi Mike,

thanks for this quick reply !

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> Von: Michael Ross [mailto:michael e ross gmail com]
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 4. September 2013 17:12
> An: discussions about usage and development of dia
> Betreff: Re: Scaling multiply Objects to same size
>
> Hi Norbert,
>
> I am not quite sure whether you mean "object" to be what we call shapes,
> or groups of entities (shapes and tools), or the just the tools, like
> ellipse, text and rectangle.  There is a lot of variety and the shapes
> have come into being over many years, so there is a certain lack of
> uniformity in their properties.

Oops, Ok I thought that the "Objects" are similar to the Xfig objects.
Which means regarding scaling there is no difference because every object has a "bounding box"

> The Dia methods also have more freeform qualities than a CAD system, for
> example.  It is sometimes hard to get exactly what you want without
> creating your own personal shapes.  Dia is, if nothing else, very open
> and flexible.  Sometimes this is less efficient.

That's  true for almost everything in live ;-)

> When I seek a uniformity of scale for shapes (created by many different
> volunteers for differing purposes and with different opinions about how
> they should be) I will use copy and paste to get multiple instances of
> an exact appearance.  I may even group an individual shape ti prevent
> inadvertently changing the size of it.

In this special case it was the "decision" object from flow chart. This object changes its size regarding to 
its text.
But if you have some more of this it looks much nicer if they have the same size.

> With the tools, like Text for instance, if you double click on the tool
> icon, you will get a window that is the default properties.  If you set
> the font to be 48pts there, then the next time you call for text it will
> be 48pts.  This will persist into the next session of Dia.

That is not the problem. It would be nice if every object has its own "bounding box" (as mentioned above) for 
which its height and width can be set using the property editor. (like XFig)

> Please, ask further question and be a little more specific.  Exact
> examples are good to make sure the right issue is addressed.

I tell my colleagues this all the time so shame on me. I promise to be more specific next time. :)

Thanks again

Norbert
> Mike
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> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 4:36 AM, DEWI - N. Zacharias
> <N Zacharias dewi de> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm new to Dia and it looks good at the first glance. But there is one
> issue which bothers me.
> I have some objects and I want to set them to the same size which is the
> size of the biggest object.
> At the moment I only able to do this by select object by object and
> scale them manually.
> Also it is not possible to enter the size in the property editor (like
> in xfig)
>
> It would be very helpful if someone can show me how to scale the
> selected objects at once (like using the align menue) If this is not
> possible at the moment please take this as a feature request.
>
> Thanks and have a good time
> Norbert
>
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