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Someone needs to make a multi-OS clone of omniGraffle. I paid €179 for omniGraffle, I’d pay for a multi-OS alternative.

nine_k 4y ago
Does omniGraffle accept text input? Because one of the points of GraphViz is text input, which can be easily source-controlled, diffed, machine-generated, etc.
- leejoramo 4y ago
  Yes Omnigraffle accepted Graphviz files. But uses its own excellent layout engine and allows you to adjust the layout by hand. If you include integration with OmniOutliner, you also get Graffle can also use a wide variety of text based outline file formats. https://support.omnigroup.com/doc-assets//OmniGraffle-Mac/OmniGraffle-Mac-v7.0.0.1/en/EPUB/xhtml/0301_import.xhtml https://support.omnigroup.com/doc-assets//OmniGraffle-Mac/Om...
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  - taeric 4y ago
    Amusingly, graphviz had dotty way back in the day so that you could adjust by hand. Now, it looks like they have gvedit. I haven't tried that one. That said, the ability to "fix" the location of some items by providing it in the dot file is a feature most folks seem to ignore. Or not know exists.
egwor 4y ago
I objected to how often I had to upgrade the version and pay for very minor fixes.
- Arcanum-XIII 4y ago
  I bought it 5 years ago and haven't given them a dime since, and got a lot of new feature since (scripting!). I'd love to have more library, but that's another issue :)
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flarg 4y ago
Draw.io
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- rad_gruchalski 4y ago
  Not really. Draw.io is browser only. I like my diagramming tool offline.
  - 0bit 4y ago
    There is an offline version: https://www.diagrams.net https://www.diagrams.net (they had to change their name from draw.io recently). There is a download button right on the main page.
    - yencabulator 4y ago
      Which looks to be an Electron app, so there's a browser engine doing the rendering. Can I save a diagrams.net/drawio-desktop drawing into a file, and convert that file into an SVG in a lightweight batch job?
      - flarg 4y ago
        Yes
    - rad_gruchalski 4y ago
      That's awesome. Thank you.

Does omniGraffle accept text input? Because one of the points of GraphViz is text input, which can be easily source-controlled, diffed, machine-generated, etc.

leejoramo 4y ago
Yes Omnigraffle accepted Graphviz files. But uses its own excellent layout engine and allows you to adjust the layout by hand. If you include integration with OmniOutliner, you also get Graffle can also use a wide variety of text based outline file formats. https://support.omnigroup.com/doc-assets//OmniGraffle-Mac/OmniGraffle-Mac-v7.0.0.1/en/EPUB/xhtml/0301_import.xhtml https://support.omnigroup.com/doc-assets//OmniGraffle-Mac/Om...
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- taeric 4y ago
  Amusingly, graphviz had dotty way back in the day so that you could adjust by hand. Now, it looks like they have gvedit. I haven't tried that one. That said, the ability to "fix" the location of some items by providing it in the dot file is a feature most folks seem to ignore. Or not know exists.

egwor 4y ago

I objected to how often I had to upgrade the version and pay for very minor fixes.

Arcanum-XIII 4y ago
I bought it 5 years ago and haven't given them a dime since, and got a lot of new feature since (scripting!). I'd love to have more library, but that's another issue :)
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flarg 4y ago

Draw.io

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rad_gruchalski 4y ago
Not really. Draw.io is browser only. I like my diagramming tool offline.
- 0bit 4y ago
  There is an offline version: https://www.diagrams.net https://www.diagrams.net (they had to change their name from draw.io recently). There is a download button right on the main page.
  - yencabulator 4y ago
    Which looks to be an Electron app, so there's a browser engine doing the rendering. Can I save a diagrams.net/drawio-desktop drawing into a file, and convert that file into an SVG in a lightweight batch job?
    - flarg 4y ago
      Yes
  - rad_gruchalski 4y ago
    That's awesome. Thank you.