Re: Can one easily add connection points to shapes?

[Thomas Harding <tom thomas-harding name>]

Le 14 janvier 2018 04:39:53 GMT+01:00, Andrey Repin <anrdaemon yandex ru> a écrit :
> Greetings, Chris Green!
>
> > Can one add connection points to shapes using the GUI or does one
> need
> > to edit the shape to do it?  I want a rectangle with more than one
> > connection point on each side.

Shape is "a rectangle"

> It needs manual edition of the shape, but it's not hard enough to be
> afraid
> of.
> If you show us a shape and explain connection points you want to add,
> we can
> show you a step-by-step example so you can do it yourself for other
> shapes.

That works with "custom shapes", which are defined by a xml "dia" file format (which encapsulate a subset of 
svg 1.1 xml - scalable vector graphics).

"Dynamic" shapes are defined programmatically, and that's the case of "standard box".

So, for that purpose, you should stat from "Assorted forms / perfect square" where you'll change 
"aspectratio" element "type" attribute from "fixed" to "free".
(copy from /usr/share/dia/shapes/Assorted/ the .shape file, note the png file is for ui and could mess you).


IMHO that's definitely not practical.

If you are nessed up with mathematics, you could also " snap to grid " a polyline, with convenient connection 
points as "physical" ones, then export it as something.shape.

That's an heavy process too.

In both case use File / shape & sheets menu to record it (create a sheet first). Everything will be recorded 
in your $HOME/.dia.

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That would be great to have a "shape" design mode, but any advanced user with C capability have already his 
own workarounds ^^


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