Em 20/11/2021 21:43, Steve Litt escreveu:

Hi all,

My next book (almost complete) is about constructing Mental Models. I
recommend Inkscape for those using Linux. The book has an appendix on
using Inkscape. I'm looking to just cover things most important and
often used in drawing diagrams with boxes, text and lines. 

In the cheatsheet portion, I have:

Esc:�Unselect
s:�Enter�Select�Mode
t:�Text
Ctrl+D:�Duplicate�Object
Shift+Ctrl+F:�Edit�Object's�Visible�Properties:
Shift+Ctrl+A:�Align�And�Distribute�Objects:

In the Tips section, I have:
* How to make all the toolbars visible
* Turn off all snapping (Shift+5)
* Turning off changing an object's stroke width with changes of object
  size
* F12 to toggle visibility of dialog boxes
* Use 12 to 14 point fonts for labels
* Don't use Inkscape connectors for interaction lines
	- They don't work right
	- Use lines or Bezier curves instead
* Don't use multiline text: Use 1 text object per line instead
	- Multiline text isn't part of SVG
	- Multiline text often and unpredictably screws up in Inkscape

I also have a short section on how to create and manipulate Beziers
(paths).

This appendix isn't meant to teach Inkscape or be an Inkscape
reference. It's merely a guide to most useful Inkscape tactics for
diagram drawing, and warnings to stay away from landmines.

Can anybody think of very important tactics to use for creating
box-and-line diagrams for Inkscape?

Do you know about https://openclipart.org/ ? It is a site where many many cliparts are available. But what can be more important for you, is that all of them are *also* available in SVG. I just did a search there for "diagram", and i found 968 cliparts! I checked a few of them, and they can be used to make several kinds of diagrams, have useful parts for them, or maybe even be used as inspiration.

The search i mentioned is here: openclipart.org ... query=diagram

The license in Openclipart is public domain, basically. So, use it as you need. But i suggest one thing: contribute to its collection, and suggest your readers and/or future readers doing it too.

Best regards,

Dedeco