Re: Double 'shapes' in shape files

[Andrey Repin <anrdaemon freemail ru>]

Greetings, dunn!

> If this is more of an svg question and not something particular to Dia, 
> just let me know please!

> All through the sample files, the shapes have xml like this, with two 
> calls to ellipses, rectangles, circles:

> <svg:svg>
>    <svg:ellipse style="fill: default" cx="5" cy="5" rx="7" ry="7"/>
>    <svg:ellipse style="fill: none; fill-opacity:0; stroke-width: 0.1; 
> stroke: #000000" cx="5" cy="5" rx="7" ry="7"/>
> </svg:svg>

> ...but I get the same effect with just one call and a thicker 
> stroke-width like this:

> <svg:svg>
>    <svg:ellipse style="fill: default; stroke-width:1" cx="5" cy="5" 
> rx="7" ry="7"/>
> </svg>

> I really don't even see how the sample files get a thick line from this, 
> since stroke-width:0.1 gives a hairline and the radii are the same in 
> both the calls.

> Is there a reason to make shapes the first way as opposed to the second?

This is a deficiency of Dia's shape exporter.
I'm either make shapes by hands (if shape is simple enough, or if I need
precise results), or proof-read and cleanup the shape after export (if shape
is a complex/compound object).


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WBR,
Andrey Repin (anrdaemon freemail ru) 27.07.2014, <12:41>

Sorry for my terrible english...