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Would like to second yed. I've been told that it feels a bit non-native outside Windows, but it's so fast to make diagrams with it, it's nuts. It has some weir
by skrebbel 7y ago
Would like to second yed. I've been told that it feels a bit non-native outside Windows, but it's so fast to make diagrams with it, it's nuts.
It has some weird defaults though, eg the "create node on click" is weird. Turn that off :-)
It has lovely alignment features, making it super easy to make clear diagrams. It doesn't align things to a grid, but to surrounding nodes/edges in a really nice way. Try putting two nodes besides one another, and then a third one next to it. It'll auto-align the spacing so the three boxes are evenly spaced.
- ygra 7y ago(yWorks employee and developer (though not on yEd) here.) Thanks for the kind words. One note: yEd does have grid snapping (look for the grid-like icon in the toolbar or View > Grid). Personally, though, I rarely need the grid, as the normal snapping features work rather well for quickly making things line up or the same size. Also, automatic layout takes care of many alignment needs :-) There's also Tools > Snap to Grid for a one-time grid snapping operation of everything (or a selection). Didn't even know that one existed until now.
- skrebbel 7y agoWell aware, but like you said,you don't need the grid because the gridless snapping generally works even better. Compliment the team for a great app! Inventing great UX isn't trivial and you guys aced it.