Mostly flowcharts, org-chart type stuff. We don't have a line of documentation around here, a big change from Premier where EVERYTHING is documented (except SQL table structures lol).
I played a little bit with Dia, wasn't thrilled but I was under the gun time-wise and may not have given it enough time. Inkscape looks like a neat graphics program, a little more than I need for charting though. I'll take another look at Dia later this week. Visio is a beast so I'm not expecting to find a full-featured replacement. I've found that trying to chart some of the (not-so-wonderfully-written) existing code I'm working with is a big help in understanding it (so I can re-write it). Thanks for the tips, Lou -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 10:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Another Alternative to Open Office On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Lou Syracuse <[email protected]> wrote: > What I need is a good alternative to Visio. > > I would LOVE to use it, but my company won't buy it and the IT Director > won't let me use the MSDN license for it so it sits unused. And I can't > afford a license for it on my own... > > Lou Not a one-to-one drop-in replacement, but I've had success with OpenOffice.org's Draw program for the simpler diagrams and Dia and Inkscape for more sophisticated stuff. Be aware that Visio is like an elephant; a very different beast depending on your perspective. It does flow charts, org charts, network discovery and mapping, business rule processing, etc. It has its own proprietary format, which even Visio has trouble reading at times. The XML version of its format is somewhat more compatible, but it's been catch-as-catch-can with interoperability with it, too. So, what is it you'd like to do with Visio? -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/02ba01cbc178$523d3390$f6b79ab0$@com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
