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DIA is a cross-platform open-source diagramming tool.

DIA is an open-source diagramming tool, inspired by Visio.

It currently has special objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and many other diagrams. It is also possible to add support for new shapes by writing simple XML files, using a subset of SVG to draw the shape.

Dia available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux from: http://dia-installer.de

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Using Visio (Dia) to Map Out Algorithms

I was just wondering how many experienced programers out there actually map out their process or algorithms in a program like MS Visio or Gnome Dia? I am trying to code some complex PHP for my website and just seem to be missing something. Is a…
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yum don't see libEMF when Installing dia on CentOS 7.0

I'm installing dia on CentOS 7.0. Command: [root@localhost dima]# yum install dia Error message: Error: Package: 1:dia-0.97.2-1.el6.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge) Requires: libEMF.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 1:dia-0.97.2-1.el6.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge) …
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Dia Sequence Diagram Loop

How would you represent a loop in a Dia Sequence Diagram. Ideally I would like to be able to make edits to the items inside the loop areas so a standard box or large package don't seem to allow edits underneath. Any ideas?
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Dia : the diagram editor : limits on box objects?

As in title , I try to develop as few schemes for hte 3d graphics enigne -- ogre3d ; problem is the big picture scheme the class Ogre::Root requires quite many arrows descending from it. The model of joining boxes with relational arrows is they can…
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Copy Shapes in Flowchart from Dia to Excel

Could we copy Shapes in Flowchart from Dia to Excel or Word to edit them? and how to do that. Thanks so much.
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Dia default visibility

Is there a way to set the default visibility for attributes and methods in the Dia-Editor? I find myself doing a lot of clicking to change the visibility of attributes to private. Setting the default visibility to private is also a more sane default…
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Dia command line not working on OSX

I've got a problem with using Dia from the command line on OSX 10.7.4. I downloaded and installed the OSX dmg from http://dia-installer.de/download/macosx.html I've been using it to create graphics for a paper and absolutely love it. I'm using a…
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Dia export not satisfactory

I'm using Dia for modeling UML diagrams, but the export to png or eps doesn't make me happy. Many lines aren't straight anymore for certain zoom levels! Is this a problem of the viewer (in this case gwenview)? Do I something wrong when I set the…
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A substitute for Visio for E-R modelling

I need to submit a college project proposal for a dbms on airline reservation systems along with the E-R diagram. Microsoft Visio is unaffordable so I tried using Dia v0.97.2. Its easy to use but I can't figure out a way to get the diagram on a…
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GNOME Dia UI layout

I'm starting to use Dia as a Linux diagramming solution. I'm using 0.97 (which comes with Ubuntu Oneiric). I saw images of its user interface (UI) showing the whole application with tabs instead of the classic GIMP UI (Main window and one window per…
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dia: in Chen's Notation, what are dot-bordered atts and what are multivalue atts for?

I'm looking at , and I feel like I know what's going on until I see "PlayersIn" and "Foliage". Foliage is a double-line-bordered attribute because it is multivalued. What does that mean? How does it look in an actual database query? I don't know…
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is there a fix for aur packages installed from the software manager?

I'm trying to install the package dia that it's in Aur from the software manager in manjaro. For some reason, the building of the package fails. I really don't have an idea what is happening... I saw that sometimes the package depends on the old…
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Problem with adjusting the box line width

For some reason, even if I set the line width of the boxes to the minimum (0.00cm), it still stays very bold when exported to pdf. I've been searching for a solution but to no avail. screenshot of flowchart in dia screenshot of flowchart in pdf
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ER DIAGRAM Drawing

ok so here is the case study I got A student is enrolled in a subject during a semester and a year (e.g. John Smith is enrolled in the subject Python Programming in semester 1 in 2016). Students’ information is stored at the time when they enroll.…
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Block Dia Diagram Editor from saving backup copies of files

Dia Diagram Editor always saves backup files in .dia~ file. Is there any way to turn this off. It is very anoying, I have to manually delete these files each time I save a change to my diagram. I went through preferences, but found noting that…
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