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Appologies if this has been covered:

Great product, BUT:

1) I'm envious of the nice shading of shapes in OmniGraffle (not of
anything else in OmniGraffle). Any plans to upgrade shading?
I'm using 5.5.0.1 --- maybe already done?

2) My primary mode of use is to save pdf's for input into LaTeX docs. So
I want the area set only as large as the graphics. I see that option in the
Doc Properties (adjust to drawing contents), and that indeed does it. But then
if you add items outside the box, you are drawing on gray space until you
reset. How about give us the nice big white page to draw on and then invoke
this option only as you save your pdf (This is how it's done in OmniGraffle).

many thanks,

--dde

dde Wrote:Appologies if this has been covered:

Great product, BUT:

1) I'm envious of the nice shading of shapes in OmniGraffle (not of
anything else in OmniGraffle). Any plans to upgrade shading?
I'm using 5.5.0.1 --- maybe already done?

2) My primary mode of use is to save pdf's for input into LaTeX docs. So
I want the area set only as large as the graphics. I see that option in the
Doc Properties (adjust to drawing contents), and that indeed does it. But then
if you add items outside the box, you are drawing on gray space until you
reset. How about give us the nice big white page to draw on and then invoke
this option only as you save your pdf (This is how it's done in OmniGraffle).

many thanks,

--dde

dde,
1. Pattern fills in the current version are the same, but in version VI we also added: transparency, soft shadow & texture fill that makes objects more attractive ;)
2. it's interesting idea, we'll add it to the wishlist of ConceptDraw VII