2011/12/9 Jean-François Bilodeau <jfbilodeau [ at ] chronogears [ dot ] com> > I second that + openclipart.org to complement inkscape. > > J-F > I think InkScape is awesome. After a few false starts, I never really learned Illustrator, and I'm an SVG expert, so take it as a subjective opinion when I say I think that InkScape is a lot easier to use than Illustrator. Unlike The GIMP vs Photoshop. Photoshop is awesome. (I know how to use that) But The GIMP is good enough for anything I want. InkScape has the advantage of using an open XML format, it's dynamic. You can animate it and access it through the DOM. I use it for things like air traffic displays for live radar, that work in any of the major browsers. (Free client) Currently working on a CAD system for use as an ATC (Air Traffic Control) adaptation tool. i.e. configuring ATC systems. I think InkScape is a much better answer to vector graphics than is Illlustrator. (Did I forget to mention Powderpoint? No, I didn't forget.) The problem with SVG is that there aren't enough tools to cover the endless solutions it could be used for. But for straight up presentation, (again) InkScape is awesome. I haven't used the dynamic features of InkScape (user events, animation) because I tend to write my own solutions for those things. If you use it, and try out the dynamic features, I'd like to hear about your experience / frustrations / successes. Plus, as JF says, there is quite a bit of good SVG clip-art released to the commons at Open Clipart. > > On 2011-12-09, at 12:16, Rick wrote: > > > http://inkscape.org/ > > > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca > >wrote: > > > >> > >> i'm aware of the standard drawing tools (dia, kivio) but have never > >> had need of any sophisticated diagrams until now. here's an example > >> of something that's as complicated as i'll need to get: > >> > >> http://www.miun.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_3627/cf_7/Omni_od_small.jpg > >> > >> anyone out there doing stuff like that? and with what? thanks. > >> > >> rday > >> > >> -- > >> > >> ======================================================================== > >> Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA > >> http://crashcourse.ca > >> > >> Twitter: > http://twitter.com/rpjday > >> LinkedIn: > http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday > >> ======================================================================== > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Linux mailing list > >> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > >> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > *If the bible proves the existence of God, then Superman comics prove the > > existence of Superman.* > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux mailing list > > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > > -- *If the bible proves the existence of God, then Superman comics prove the existence of Superman.*
