I read with great interest the plea for help to remain in Linux instead of returning to Windows. One of the major concerns I have on this issue is the use of programmes like Wine and other emulators. If using these programmes I feel in some way that it is a form of cheating on oneself. Are we in Linux or are we in Windows? When do we actually cross the line? Even with all the tweaking that I may have to do to get a stubborn programme to work with Linux, I like using it and feel comfortable using it. Regarding Office programmes, yes there are more options in the Microsoft Office version, but as a person who has learnt Technical Writing, I would say that most people do not use even half of these options; they can easily get away with using Open Office. Likewise with other programmes that may need some tweaking. Sometimes I have to use work arounds to get the job done - don't think that this isn't the case with Windows either. If someone is happy with Linux then it's for him. Moshe --- On Wed, 25/3/09, Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: I don't want to do it under Windows ; please help To: "Dan Shimshoni" <danshi...@gmail.com> Cc: "linux-il" <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il> Date: Wednesday, 25 March, 2009, 12:29 AM Have you looked at Inkscape? It's a rather incredible vector drawing program. I found it pretty easy to pick up, and I have no drawing program experience. You have great control over every single parameter, and there is a great online tutorial. Dan Shimshoni wrote: > Hello, > Please help me to stay with Linux and not > go back to Windows... > I had stopped using windows about two years ago; > though I have a dual boot , I almost did not > boot into windows in the recent two years. > I am very satisfied with Linux. Everything > that I had in Windows I could get in Linux. > But: > now, I had to prepare some diagrams. I tried > with the "dia" tool. I created a diagram and > converted it to png. The result is reasonable. > However,... > I need to draw some arrows in an angle and > I need to add some text **parallel** to these lines. This means that > the text should not be > vertical or horizontal, but in an anlge (30 or 45). > And it seems that this is **not** possible in dia. > > Does any one know a tool with which it can be done? > > To be more specific, what I need to do as something > like what is depicted here (and can be done with > visio): > http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1087425&seqNum=21 > > please look at figure 3.44 > > I really do **not** want to use visio for it; not unbder windows and > not under some virtual machine > emulating windows and not under wine. > > Any ideas ? Is there such a tool in Linux. > > I want to stress that the final diagrams shold be > in *.png. > > Rgs, > DanS > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
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