[Novalug] Open source visio file viewer

Kevin Dwyer kevin at pheared.net
Tue Feb 20 07:12:27 EST 2007


On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 11:00:40PM -0500, Nick Danger wrote:
> Jay Hart wrote:
> > I'm looking for a open source viewer that I can use to preview visio files.
> >   
> 
> I know of nothing close to Visio under open source at the moment. I
> actually run it under Crossover Office.

There are open alternatives.  Dia, xfig, kivio are some.  Visio has some
better pictures packed with it, and I think it tends to do routing
better.  Although I think I've edited far larger diagrams with xfig
which would have caused visio to buckle.

-kpd



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