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Subject: Re: How to select a layer?
From: Michael Ross <michael.e.ross () gmail ! com>
Date: 2013-04-04 1:17:07
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You ARE telling them because they are on this list all the time. There is
a more formal way to do submit an idea using bugzilla, but I have never
done that.
This being open source software, you can code the change yourself, or you
can try to make a case for a change so someone else will do it.
This being a volunteer effort, you do have to make the case though, because
everyone else using Dia and contributing to it, has so far gotten by
without what you are asking for (not to be snotty or anything, this just
reality). If they had felt it to be a high priority, they would have
already fixed it.
Anyway, I will second you wish. I have reached for the edge of the layers
sidebar many times to try and expand it.
You can run Dia without the integrated work space. Then it is possible to
expand the layers dialog then.
Presumably, since have this desire, you are running Dia with the
-integrated switch, try running it without. See how you like it. the
toolbox will come up separate from t he Canvas and ctrl-L gets you a
separate layers window that has variable size.
"C:\Program Files\Dia\bin\diaw.exe"
versus
"C:\Program Files\Dia\bin\diaw.exe" -integrated
Mike
On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Steve Litt <slitt@troubleshooters.com>wrote:
> Thanks Michael,
>
> Confirmed, Ctrl+L toggles the layer list. As far as I can tell, that
> can't be done from the menu. How do I tell the authors of the
> documentation about this?
>
> By the way, the layer list isn't wide enough to show both the layer
> names and the eyeballs. I can't find any way to change its width. Does
> anyone know how to change the width of the layer list?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/
> Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Apr 2013 19:59:54 -0400
> Michael Ross <michael.e.ross@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Layer school:
> >
> > ctrl-L = layer control sidebar
> >
> > + = add a layer
> >
> > pick on it and it turns blue and it is the active layer.
> >
> > dbl-clickit and you get to name it
> >
> > pick on the left side of it and the eyeball shows it all
> >
> > In between the eye and the name lives or hides the connection points!
> >
> > Enjoy.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Steve Litt
> > <slitt@troubleshooters.com>wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm using dia-normal 0.97.2 on Xubuntu 12.10, and had this same
> > > problem with dia-gnome 0.97.2.
> > >
> > > How do I select a layer? The help facility in "10.2.2 Selecting
> > > Layers" says "A layer is said as being activated when it is
> > > selected in the Layers dialog." The trouble is, it doesn't tell me
> > > how to get to the Layers dialog. The Dialogs menu option presents
> > > only "Python Console". The Layers menu option doesn't contain
> > > anything called "Layers" or "Layers dialog", it contains only "Add
> > > layer" and "rename layer".
> > >
> > > I added a layer, and now that layer is permanently selected, and I
> > > can't get back to put more stuff in the original layer. Could
> > > somebody please tell me how to access the Layers Dialog, or else to
> > > select a layer without it?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > SteveT
> > >
> > > Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/
> > > Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > dia-list mailing list
> > > dia-list@gnome.org
> > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list
> > > FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq
> > > Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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>
>
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<div dir="ltr">You ARE telling them because they are on this list all the time. \
There is a more formal way to do submit an idea using bugzilla, but I have never done \
that.<div><br></div><div>This being open source software, you can code the change \
yourself, or you can try to make a case for a change so someone else will do it.<div>
<br></div><div>This being a volunteer effort, you do have to make the case though, \
because everyone else using Dia and contributing to it, has so far gotten by without \
what you are asking for (not to be snotty or anything, this just reality). If they \
had felt it to be a high priority, they would have already fixed it.</div>
<div><br></div><div style>Anyway, I will second you wish. I have reached for the \
edge of the layers sidebar many times to try and expand it.</div><div \
style><br></div><div style>You can run Dia without the integrated work space. Then \
it is possible to expand the layers dialog then.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Presumably, since have this desire, you are running \
Dia with the -integrated switch, try running it without. See how you like it. the \
toolbox will come up separate from t he Canvas and ctrl-L gets you a separate layers \
window that has variable size.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>"C:\Program \
Files\Dia\bin\diaw.exe"<br></div><div style>versus</div><div \
style>"C:\Program Files\Dia\bin\diaw.exe" -integrated<br></div><div \
style><br></div><div style> Mike</div>
</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 2, \
2013 at 8:28 PM, Steve Litt <span dir="ltr"><<a \
href="mailto:slitt@troubleshooters.com" \
target="_blank">slitt@troubleshooters.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex">Thanks Michael,<br> <br>
Confirmed, Ctrl+L toggles the layer list. As far as I can tell, that<br>
can't be done from the menu. How do I tell the authors of the<br>
documentation about this?<br>
<br>
By the way, the layer list isn't wide enough to show both the layer<br>
names and the eyeballs. I can't find any way to change its width. Does<br>
anyone know how to change the width of the layer list?<br>
<br>
Thanks again,<br>
<div class="im HOEnZb"><br>
SteveT<br>
<br>
Steve Litt * <a href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/" \
target="_blank">http://www.troubleshooters.com/</a><br> Troubleshooting Training * \
Human Performance<br> <br>
<br>
</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Tue, 2 Apr 2013 19:59:54 -0400<br>
Michael Ross <<a href="mailto:michael.e.ross@gmail.com">michael.e.ross@gmail.com</a>> \
wrote:<br> <br>
> Layer school:<br>
><br>
> ctrl-L = layer control sidebar<br>
><br>
> + = add a layer<br>
><br>
> pick on it and it turns blue and it is the active layer.<br>
><br>
> dbl-clickit and you get to name it<br>
><br>
> pick on the left side of it and the eyeball shows it all<br>
><br>
> In between the eye and the name lives or hides the connection points!<br>
><br>
> Enjoy.<br>
><br>
> Mike<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Steve Litt<br>
> <<a href="mailto:slitt@troubleshooters.com">slitt@troubleshooters.com</a>>wrote:<br>
><br>
> > Hi all,<br>
> ><br>
> > I'm using dia-normal 0.97.2 on Xubuntu 12.10, and had this same<br>
> > problem with dia-gnome 0.97.2.<br>
> ><br>
> > How do I select a layer? The help facility in "10.2.2 Selecting<br>
> > Layers" says "A layer is said as being activated when it is<br>
> > selected in the Layers dialog." The trouble is, it doesn't tell \
me<br> > > how to get to the Layers dialog. The Dialogs menu option \
presents<br> > > only "Python Console". The Layers menu option \
doesn't contain<br> > > anything called "Layers" or "Layers \
dialog", it contains only "Add<br> > > layer" and "rename \
layer".<br> > ><br>
> > I added a layer, and now that layer is permanently selected, and I<br>
> > can't get back to put more stuff in the original layer. Could<br>
> > somebody please tell me how to access the Layers Dialog, or else to<br>
> > select a layer without it?<br>
> ><br>
> > Thanks,<br>
> ><br>
> > SteveT<br>
> ><br>
> > Steve Litt * <a href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/" \
target="_blank">http://www.troubleshooters.com/</a><br> > > Troubleshooting \
Training * Human Performance<br> > > \
_______________________________________________<br> > > dia-list mailing \
list<br> > > <a href="mailto:dia-list@gnome.org">dia-list@gnome.org</a><br>
> > <a href="https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list" \
target="_blank">https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list</a><br> > > \
FAQ at <a href="http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq" \
target="_blank">http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq</a><br> > > Main page at <a \
href="http://live.gnome.org/Dia" target="_blank">http://live.gnome.org/Dia</a><br> \
> ><br> > ><br>
><br>
><br>
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<br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><font \
size="1">Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain \
happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? <br><font \
color="#000099"><b>Dalai Lama </b></font></font><div>
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style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">To invent, you need \
a good imagination and a pile of junk.</span></div>
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style="font-weight:bold"><a \
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Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><br></font></div><div>Michael E. Ross</div><div><span \
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