1DIA(1)                                                                  DIA(1)
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NAME

6       dia - a diagram drawing program
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SYNOPSIS

9       dia [-c] [--credits] [-e OUTPUT] [--export=OUTPUT] [-h] [--help] [-n]
10           [--nosplash] [-s WxH] [--size=WxH] [-t FORMAT] [--filter=FORMAT]
11           [-v] [--version] [file ...]
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DESCRIPTION

14       Dia is used to create diagrams. Dia has a number of basic tools, like
15       lines and boxes but can also dynamically load sheets. A sheet is a
16       collection of tools that are used in a certain type of diagram.
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18       Most diagram objects in Dia has handles. Lines can be connected to
19       these handles and this way graph structures can be formed. When objects
20       are moved or resized the connections will follow the objects.
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22       Diagrams drawn in Dia can be exported PostScript.
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OPTIONS

25       Dia accepts the following options:
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27       -c --credits
28              Display credits list and exit.
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30       -e OUTPUT --export=OUTPUT
31              Export loaded file to OUTPUT and exit.
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33       -h --help
34              Display a list of all commandline options.
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36       -n --nosplash
37              Do not show the splash screen.
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39       -s WxH --size=WxH
40              Export loaded file in decimal given width and/or height. It is
41              allowed to only select width or height. E.g.  --size=520x
42              exports an image that is 520 pixels wide, while --size=x900
43              exports an image of 900 pixels height.
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46              This option is currently only implemented for the PNG export
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49       -t FORMAT --export-to-format=FORMAT
50              Export loaded file in FORMAT and exit. Format are described
51              below.
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53       -v --version
54              Display dia version and exit.
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EXPORT FORMATS

57       The following export formats are supported by dia.
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59       ·  cgm (Computer Graphics Metafile, ISO 8632)
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61       ·  dia (Native dia diagram)
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63       ·  dxf (Drawing Interchange File)
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65       ·  eps or epsi or eps-builtin or eps-pango (Encapsulated PostScript)
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67          The format specifications eps, epsi, and eps-pango all use the font
68          renderer of the Pango library, while eps-builtin uses a dia specific
69          font renderer. If you have problems with Pango rendering, e.g.
70          Unicode, try eps-builtin instead.
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72       ·  fig (XFig format)
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74       ·  mp (TeX MetaPost macros)
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76       ·  plt or hpgl (HP Graphics Language)
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78       ·  png (Portable Network Graphics)
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80       ·  shape (Dia shape file)
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82       ·  svg (Scalable Vector Graphics)
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84       ·  tex (TeX PSTricks macros)
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86       ·  wpg (WordPerfect Graphics)
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88       ·  wmf (Windows MetaFile)
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FILES

91       dia creates a directory .dia in the user's home, which contains
92       different files to store user preferences. To reset dia to it's default
93       behaviour, just remove the respective file:
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95       ·  defaults.dia: contains default values for elements (XML format).
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97       ·  diarc: keeps dia preferences (ASCII).
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99       ·  history: keeps the list of last edited diagrams (ASCII).
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101       ·  menurc: contains an automated accelerator map dump (Lisp).
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103       ·  persistence: contains GUI information, e.g. open windows (XML).
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105       ·  pluginrc: the list of loaded plugins (XML).
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SEE ALSO

108       [1]Pango
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110       X (1)
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113       Copyright 1999 Alexander Larsson.
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115       Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
116       documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
117       provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
118       both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
119       supporting documentation.
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AUTHORS

122       Alexander Larsson
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124       This manual was written by Fredrik Hallenberg.
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AUTHOR

127       Fredrik Hallenberg <hallon@lysator.liu.se>, W. Borgert
128       <debacle@debian.org>.
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REFERENCES

131       1. Pango
132          http://www.pango.org/
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136                                  1999-07-03                            DIA(1)
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