Re: Proportional line width, precise anchor points

At 5:02 PM -0400 8/4/09, Sean Ahern wrote:
>I would like to reproduce this graph (or something like it) in OmniGraffle:
>
>http://www.scientificcomputing.com/uploadedImages/Images/0907/sc090727h_lg%282%29.jpg
>
>I'm not sure I can.  The biggest problem has to do with the 
>proportional spacing of the lines and how they attach to the boxes. 
>While I have manually entered the lines thickness, I don't see any 
>way to get them to attach to their end boxes so that their 
>thicknesses is taken in account with their attachment.
>
>For example, look at the "Coal" box on the left.  There is a fat 
>line going to "Electricity Generation" and a thin line going to 
>"Industrial".  Those two lines should be spaced on the "Coal" box so 
>that the little line attaches under the big line.
>
>Anchors would be a way to do this, but I don't see an method other 
>than manually clicking the box to attach a magnet.  That's imprecise 
>and would be a real headache when trying to do the "Electricity 
>Generation" box, for instance.
>
>Any thoughts?



This doesn't help you but line magnets (as opposed to point magnets) 
are what is called for here.  They are a feature that I've been 
asking for for years.

Ken P.