Re: [docbook-apps] Visio 2003 vector graphics in docbook

[Sean Wheller <sean@inwords.co.za>]

On Monday 29 January 2007 09:54, Dave Pawson wrote:
> Chris Chiasson wrote:
> > As Jirka Kosek mentioned, the arrow heads on my Visio SVGs don't show
> > up in other programs. As a result, I used Visio -> WMF -> EPS ->
> > PDF...
> >
> > That is why I want to know what good alternatives there are in terms
> > of programs designed for flow charting that can export correct SVGs.
> > Inkscape, Graphviz, and Graph::Easy don't cut it.
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> $$$?
> Adobe illustrator is a GP drawing package,
> but I doubt it's designed for flowcharting.
> http://www.svgi.org/ for svg implementations.

Kivio, part of the KOffice suite is not bad for that task. First Kivio 
documents are XML, second the SVG export filter is not bad. I think this is 
because it uses the Karbon14 filter, also part of the KOffce suite.

Hope this helps,

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