stroplog

Paperwallah,
 
Here is a process that you can use to get a perfect 1/4 circle curve with the exact radius you want. It’s a little long winded but it is still good to know.
 
1. Using the circle tool draw a circle of any good size holding down the shift key to keep it circular.
2. Select the “Move Tool” and highlight the circle.
3. Go to the tool bar area and select “Convert to Curves”.
4. Now grab the “Node Tool” and click on the circle to highlight it.
5. Click on the 12:00 node and select “Action: Break Curve”.
6. Repeat this process on the 3:00 node. This effectively makes the upper right quarter of the circle an independent separate arc segment.
7. Deselect the entire circle so no nodes are highlighted then click on the upper right section and you will only see two node selected.
8. With those two nodes selected and still using the node tool drag a rectangle around the entire upper right section to select both the 12:00 and the 3:00 node.
9. Now placing the node tool cursor on one the of the two highlighted nodes you can drag that section away as an individual arc without it reshaping.
 
Now for setting the radius you want.
 
1. Select the “Move Tool” and highlight the arc.
2. Look in the “Transform” area at the bottom right and notice the W: (width) and the H: (height) values.
3. Simply enter into both fields the exact radius you want and you are done.
 
You now have a perfect arc segment with an exact radius. You can duplicate it, flip it, rotate it or whatever you need to do.
 
Although this seems like a rather complicated procedure I just timed my self doing exactly the above and did it all in 26.43 seconds.
 
The main idea here is two fold. One to get a perfect 1/4 arc and the second to learn a little about using the “Action: Break Curve” and also to show how to move an entire object by any one node.
 
A nice (maybe byproduct of AD) is that once you have a path selected with the node tool you can then drag a selection rectangle completely around that path and select every node on the path at one time, without it selecting any other object, but that you can also drag it by any node without modifying the shape of the path. This lets you snap a single node to any other object.
 
Hope this is helpful if not long winded (something I am known for).
 
Max
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Well that explains why I was getting frustrated. 😛

No need two double an object. Just...
create a shape object (e.g. rounded rectangle)  convert to curves convert to text frame Now you can enter / edit / format the text AND select the appropriate nodes to move them all together. Can also be created in APhoto.
It's rather the selection which appears cumbersome here, since both objects have to be selected first with the Move Tool + then certain nodes with the Node Tool before moving. However, I wouldn't even think of expecting typical flowchart features from an image editor app like APhoto.

You can do all that (if I understand correctly). Use the Node Tool or the Point Transform Tool.
@stroplog
If everything is in nodes you can do it. Just make sure the connecting node of the curve is also selected. Use "Transform Mode" in Node Tool context toolbar.
Of course that means your text will no longer be editable..... but you did ask for workarounds. Certainly nothing like the diagram connector tool in Inkscape.

I would also like the option to export .bmp!! I use AP to develop automation graphics for industrial process control systems and several of the industrial displays (e.g. automation direct) will only accept bmp as a file source. I get by converting with paintbrush, but would love to eliminate the extra step.  

You might also have missed that if you want, in the Photo persona you can use View > Customize Toolbar... to add any of the 5 boolean geometry operations or the 5 button geometry group to the toolbar as buttons. You may have to scroll down in the customize window to see those buttons.

Thanks, the provided link is actually the exact information needed. I must have missed it.

This would be a must feature for us - as we deal with a lot of diagrams on top of existing PDF files. Any idea when this feature may be coming?