On Wed, 25 May 1994, Scot E. Wilcoxon wrote:
> > As I don't have a copy of visio, no visio files, and there are no public
> > specs for the file format (I hear the format is intentionally obfuscated
> > as well), I probably won't work on this.
> >
> > However, I don't want to stop others working on this. If you do take on
> > this project, there is a few thousand dollars you could collect from:
> > http://visar.csustan.edu/bazaar/bazaar_catoffers.html#graphics
>
> Well, if the judge forces Microsoft to make its interfaces public,
> then we'll have to make sure to pay the reward to Microsoft. :-)
>
Except that they probably won't be working on a free software port, which
I think is what is required to get the money.
If anyone is interested in writing import filters, you may want to look at
the unfinished DXF import filter that Steffen Macke has been working
on. It currently only does straight lines.
To test it, just compile the latest CVS and try loading the test file:
dia plug-ins/dxf/test.dxf
As it uses the properties interfaces, it does not need to know about the
internal layout of the standard drawing objects in dia.
James.
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