On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Stefan Seefeld wrote:
> I'm trying to write a new shape. Therefor I copied
> an existing one and changed only the types to make
> it a different shape. I add a pixmap for it and set
> the name to something differently.
> However, it doesn't show up in the list of available
> shapes. I'm sure it is loaded, since replacing the
> shape name by an existing one triggers a warning
> about the symbol being found twice.
Yes, the object is loaded, but not in any sheet. You need to create a
sheet file (or use an existing one) and place your object there.
> I think it would be a good idea to put somewhere a
> general HOWTO which explains how to write new shapes.
Some day... (Actually, I'm not much of a documenter myself. I guess that
shows.)
/ alex
