On 13 Jun 1999, Lars R.Clausen wrote:
> >> Other basic layer-specific features I'd like to see are:
> >> * the ability to hide entires layers for display and for EPS export
> > Possible.
>
> Except that the bounding box isn't correctly calculated for EPS... I
> thought this patch would help, but it doesn't seem so. What did I miss?
>
> Index: lib/diagramdata.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/gnome/dia/lib/diagramdata.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.6
> diff -c -b -B -r1.6 diagramdata.c
> *** lib/diagramdata.c 1999/05/18 20:03:35 1.6
> --- lib/diagramdata.c 1999/06/13 18:12:25
> ***************
> *** 225,231 ****
> --- 225,233 ----
> new_extents = layer->extents;
> for (i=1;i<data->layers->len;i++) {
> layer = (Layer *) g_ptr_array_index(data->layers, i);
> + if (layer->visible) {
> rectangle_union(&new_extents, &layer->extents);
> + }
> }
>
> changed = ( (new_extents.left != extents->left) ||
I'll look into this later, i'm doing undo now. Remind me later if i
forget it.
> >> * the ability to change an object's layer without having to cut & paste
> > I can dig that. It's easy to implement to.
>
> Is it? What happens to connections that object might have? Brutally cut?
> Unless both objects are transferred at the same time, I suppose.
Yes. There is a function object_copy_list() that makes a copy of a list
of objects, and breaks all external connections, but keeps the internal.
/ Alex
