allow connectors to attach to group elements
Bug #172235 reported by
Dolf3
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkscape |
Confirmed
|
Wishlist
|
Nick Paul | ||
Bug Description
Currently, connectors attach to the center points of groups. Allowing them
to attach to the centers of group elements instead would make graph objects
with ports possible, leading to a vast step towards the capabilities of
diagramming software like Dia and Visio (whose editing interfaces are
completely brain-damaged, each in its own regard, leaving much room for
improvement).
| Changed in inkscape: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| tags: | added: connectors |
Revision history for this message
| Charlie Tesch (ctesch) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in inkscape: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Nick Paul (dickfitswell69) |
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I attempted to get around this by attaching connectors to ungrouped "ports" (small circles) and then grouping the ports with their associated objects. This works except that the connectors don't get redrawn when the objects are dragged. (See my Bug #1156977 .)
The connections are actually maintained though because if you save the drawing (with moved objects and "disconnected" connectors) and then reload it the connectors are drawn correctly.