On Sat, 4 Mar 2006, Robert G. Brown wrote: > On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Eric Thibodeau wrote: > > > The environment context: > > I work only under linux, so no windows alternative ( like I'd get any > > :P ).
Ironically, Dia, which you propose, also runs under Windows ;) > I fully appreciate this;-) > > > Some of the tools that come in mind: > > xfig > > inkscape > > oodraw (OpenOffice) > > odipodi > > You might look into dia. dia is an "object oriented" xfig-like tool > that provides you with a palette of prebuilt active "objects" for doing > the kind of graphical design you are referring to. For example, there > are palettes for electrical and chemical engineering, for logic, for > networking (it's a Cool Tool for putting together a pretty picture with > a graphical representation of a beowulf cluster, although it's rackmount > workstations have a strange identifiable similarity to sun pizza boxes > with a little diamond logo and everything:-), and so on. In particular, > though, there is a flow-chart palette, with the usual conditional > diamonds, parallelogram boxes, rectangular boxes, etc. I've used it a > few times for REALLY complex tasks, although I solve most mundane > problems in flow in my head with no flow chart (in clear violation of > what I was taught in CPS 1 back in 1974, sigh). Actually, I know Dia quite a bit but a "brain fart" made me forget to list it. Amongst interesting features, it includes tha bility to convert UML directly to code (yes I've used it...just a little, promise!). Another tool I might have forgotten to mention is kivio (the KDe version of Visio)...this one might be worth a look. > I have never tried to add to or alter its palettes (a tempting idea if > you have an object-graphic application in mind that you want to chart) > but I'd guess that it isn't too difficult, especially if you use an > existing set as a template. Hmmm...I'll definately reflect on this approach, making templates for these "timeline" graphical objects... > rgb > Thanks for your feedback, greatly appreciated (at least I know I'm on a known pathway ;) ET _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
