Hi Ian, On Oct 22, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Ian wrote: > On Fri, 2010-10-22 at 13:05 +0200, Krabina Bernhard wrote: >>> So should't LibreOffice drop >>> the >>> Draw module and work instead toward a full integration with Inkscape? >> >> I don't think so, as Inkscape ist something for professional users. > > Inkscape is no more difficult to learn than Draw. Primary school > children can use it so I don't see why we would not use it because it is > "too professional. In the closed source world it might have therefore > been more expensive but to us it is simply a matter of choosing the best > set of tools. > >> For the purpose of a draw replacement/integration point I would have a look >> at dia: http://projects.gnome.org/dia/ > > Only if the general consensus is that dia is better than Inkscape and > Draw. Seems to me a better strategy for the Open Source world to focus > efforts on the best vector engine that supports svg and add facilities > to that to meet differing needs.
Sorry that I haven't been involved in this discussion to this point, but Draw has the major advantage of a native interface on Mac OS X, which Dia and Inkscape do not (I think both require X11, though I haven't checked lately). Now, if the vector engine of Dia or Inkscape can be married to the front-end of LibreOffice, that could be great. I frequently use Draw for website wireframes but sometimes run against limitations that make the workflow more difficult than it could be. -Ben Benjamin Horst [email protected] 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
