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==adding new shapes==

[http://dia-installer.de/howto/create_shape/index.html.en#fig_png_export_options How to add a new shape to Dia]

'''Adding a shape to a sheet'''

Once you have created a shape, you can add it to a sheet.

Select File → Sheets and Objects from the menu to open the Sheets and Objects dialog

==issue - shape icons are cropped==

root cause - size of the image it too large. can there be a separate icon/thumbnail image?

===example shape SVG file===

A typical shape file may look something like this:

[http://dia-installer.de/doc/en/custom-shapes-chapter.html]

connections for linking other objects are set in the connections section

<source lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<shape xmlns="http://www.daa.com.au/~james/dia-shape-ns"
xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<name>Circuit with identifiers - NPN Transistor</name>
<icon>npn.xpm</icon>
<connections>
<point x="0" y="0"/>
<point x="6" y="-4"/>
<point x="6" y="4"/>
</connections>

<aspectratio type="fixed"/>

<textbox x1="4" y1="-3" x2="12" y2="3" />

<svg:svg>
<svg:line x1="0" y1="0" x2="3" y2="0" />
<svg:line x1="3" y1="-3" x2="3" y2="3" />
<svg:line x1="3" y1="-2" x2="6" y2="-4" />
<svg:line x1="3" y1="2" x2="6" y2="4" />

<svg:polyline points="5,4 6,4 5.6154,3.0769" />
</svg:svg>
</shape>
</source>

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