Name
dia — a diagram drawing program
Synopsis
dia [
-c
] [
--credits
] [
-e
] [
OUTPUT
--export=
] [
OUTPUT
-L
] [
LAYER,LAYER,...
--show-layers=
] [
LAYER,LAYER,...
-h
] [
--help
] [
-n
] [
--nosplash
] [
-s
] [
WxH
--size=
] [
WxH
-t
] [
FORMAT
--filter=
] [
FORMAT
-v
] [
--version
] [file ...]
Description
Dia is used to create diagrams. Dia has a number of basic tools, like lines and boxes but can also dynamically load sheets. A sheet is a collection of tools that are used in a certain type of diagram.
Most diagram objects in Dia have connection points. Lines can be connected to these connection points and this way graph structures can be formed. When objects are moved or resized the connections will follow the objects.
Diagrams drawn in Dia can be exported as PostScript.
Options
Dia accepts the following options:
-
-c--credits Display credits list and exit.
-
-eOUTPUT--export=OUTPUT Export loaded file to OUTPUT and exit.
-
-h--help Display a list of all commandline options.
-
-n--nosplash Do not show the splash screen.
-
-sWxH--size=WxH Export loaded file in decimal given width and/or height. It is allowed to only select width or height. E.g.
--size=exports an image that is 520 pixels wide, while520x--size=exports an image of 900 pixels height.x900![[Note]](images/note.png)
Note This option is currently only implemented for the PNG export filter.
-
-LLAYER,LAYER,...--show-layers=LAYER,LAYER,... Only include specified layers when exporting. Layers can be specified either as a layer name, the layer number or a numeric range X-Y of layers. --show-layers=background,2-5 shows the layer named background and layers 2-5, --show-layers=2- shows layers 2 and up.
-
-tFORMAT--export-to-format=FORMAT Export loaded file in FORMAT and exit. Format are described below.
-
-v--version Display dia version and exit.
Export Formats
The following export formats are supported by dia.
cgm(Computer Graphics Metafile, ISO 8632)dia(Native dia diagram)dxf(Drawing Interchange File)epsoreps-builtinoreps-pango(Encapsulated PostScript)The format specifications
epsandeps-pangoboth use the font renderer of the Pango library, whileeps-builtinuses a dia specific font renderer. If you have problems with Pango rendering, e.g. Unicode, tryeps-builtininstead.fig(XFig format)mp(TeX MetaPost macros)pltorhpgl(HP Graphics Language)png(Portable Network Graphics)shape(Dia Shape File)svg(Scalable Vector Graphics)tex(TeX PSTricks macros)wpg(WordPerfect Graphics)wmf(Windows MetaFile)
Files
dia creates a directory
.dia in the user's home, which contains
different files to store user preferences. To reset
dia to it's default behaviour, just remove
the respective file:
defaults.dia: contains default values for elements (XML format).diarc: keeps dia preferences (ASCII).history: keeps the list of last edited diagrams (ASCII).menurc: contains an automated accelerator map dump (Lisp).persistence: contains GUI information, e.g. open windows (XML).pluginrc: the list of loaded plugins (XML).
Copyright
Copyright 1999 Alexander Larsson.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.