I am trying to export a diagram to a format I can load into a wiki tool called 'confluence'. The resolution of any export format or even the .dia save file is so small, that when I insert the imag...

Other than (1) using bezier curves or (2) using the keyboard curly brace and increasing the font, is there a way to draw curly braces in Dia, and if so what is it? The reason for not using the two...

I'm using the Dia diagram editor to create an UML for a project, and I want to add a class into a package. This can be easily done when the class is created, then the class and the package are boun...

In Dia, by default (at least on Debian Wheezy out of the box) the lines representing the associations between two classes are not straight but follow the grid. Is there a way to make the associatio...

How can I create a vertical arrow with text (in vertical position) in Dia? Creating an arrow without text it trivial obviously, but I couldn't figure out how to make the text vertical. Or if you c...

I just started using Dia. I'm trying to build a sequence diagram. I would like to represent self-calls. How does one do that in Dia? I can't figure it out. Thanks.

Does anyone know how to represent an if statement on a sequence diagram in DIA?

I want to make sequence diagram by using UML diagram set in Dia. Can I modify or lengthen the rectangle of the lifeline? When I extend it, only the dashed line that extends.

I am having a .png file listing some workflows and I need to edit it and add new workflows to it using Dia. Is there an option to import .png file and make it editable in dia ? If not any other opt...

I haven't been able to import an SVG shape into Dia. It is expecting a .shape format (see http://dia-installer.de/howto/create_shape/index.html) One solution is to export the Dia figure as SVG and...

What's a good workflow (usage procedure) for creating a UML Sequence diagram in Dia?