Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

On 16 November 2010 20:12, Benjamin Horst <bhorst@mac.com> wrote:

> On Nov 15, 2010, at 8:22 AM, RGB ES wrote:
> > 2010/11/15 Ian Lynch <ianrlynch@gmail.com>:
> > > The point is that for me Inkscape is more usable and if there was an
> option
> > > to replace Draw with it in LO/OOo I'd take that option. Clumsy
> > > non-multi-tasking dialogues are just one of many issues. I guess if a
> long
> > > time supporter of OOo like me is saying this many others would too, so
> > > rather than trying to justify Draw's shortcomings we need to work out
> how to
> > > prioritise improvements to Draw and learn from applications that do it
> > > better.
> > > --
> > > Ian
> >
> > I use Draw only for simply diagrams, for complex stuff I use Inkscape
> > or (maybe, I'm starting the tests with it) karbon14.
>
> The main shortcoming of Inkscape is for Mac users, where it requires the
> X11 windowing system. It's workable, but awkward, and not widely understood
> by mainstream users.


Think this has lost the plot :-) The argument was not necessarily to replace
Draw with Inkscape but to learn from it.


> -Ben
>
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