Hello,
This is rather new for me, posting on a list trough email. So if I do something wrong, please correct me.
I've been a Windows user for years, but I made the switch to linux a year ago. After some test ofcource.
Most of my that I used had good natives in Linux, photoshop -> gimp (did took some time, but was worth the effort) and office.
But I am a frequent user of Visio, I used to make landscape drawings of networks and now on school business diagrams.
Inkscape was just it for making vector logo's and lay-outs, but I am realy missing Visio support. If this would get implemented in Inkscape it will be definitely a true winner.
I can't code myself, I realy want to help. I did post a question on Launchpad, but they told me to do a post here. Link: https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/93150 School is a time consuming hobby, but I want to help where I can.
Thanks for reading, Paul
On 12/7/09, Paul den Hertog wrote:
I can't code myself, I realy want to help. I did post a question on Launchpad, but they told me to do a post here. Link: https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/93150 School is a time consuming hobby, but I want to help where I can.
Paul,
This is more than just understandable.
There was some work done with regards to reverse engineering binary file formats from Visio, but the result isn't currently available. Dia actually can import VDX files (XML based Visio files from Office 2003) and export SVG, so you can use Dia as a roundabout to some extent.
My feeling (which is not necessarily correct) is that these days we try to delegate importing/exporting of esoteric file formats to UniConvertor (for Inkscape Visio is rather esoteric, IMO). And it was UC teams that worked on RE of Visio file formats. So you probably have more chances there. For Inkscape adding a new file format supported by UC is a matter of writing a small .inx file.
Alexandre
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Paul den Hertog