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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 186934] Make adding tie shapes more intuitive
From:       <boud () valdyas ! org>
Date:       2009-03-24 12:44:39
Message-ID: 20090324124439.D041E156D3 () immanuel ! kde ! org
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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186934


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--- Comment #2 from  <boud valdyas org>  2009-03-24 13:44:38 ---
The unintuitive part isn't having to select a connection shape and drag it onto
the canvas -- the world's most intuitive diagramming application, omnigraffle,
does exactly that: select a connection shape, drag it on the canvas, grab one
end, connect it, grab the other end, connect it.

The thing is: this system is designed for a situation where you have more than
connection shape. It looks weird because we currently have only one connection
shape instead of a rich set of connection shapes; but compared to having a
connection tool that allows you to connect two shapes & then select a
connection shape from something, it's much more usable. 

What's wrong in koffice (apart from not having enough connection shapes) is
that you need to double-click the shape so the path tool gets activated. Adding
a connection tool would just mean that you need to select that tool. I think
the default tool should allow the user to drag the endpoints to the right
place. Additionally, we need much richer feedback for connection hotspots.

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