Free diagramming tool

newbpcpfolder · Post by **newbpcpfolder** » August 25th, 2010, 1:08 pm

I still use Word 2003.the best.

PhillipORigami · September 20th, 2010, 11:58 pm

This will sound embarrasing...... I cant open inkscape. i have it downloaded and all that but all that comes up is some stupid program called X11 and this wierd term thing in x11 and inkscape doesnt open.

newbpcpfolder · Post by **newbpcpfolder** » September 21st, 2010, 2:49 am

interesting problem. Inkscape is an SVG software i.e. Scalable Vector Graphics Software. Maybe your system doesn't support the software?

PhillipORigami · Post by **PhillipORigami** » September 29th, 2010, 9:25 pm

Ive done it once, i just forgot how
im a computer noob, i dont understand what any of those terms mean, but im good at figuring things out if it isnt this.

origamimasterjared · September 29th, 2010, 9:48 pm

It opens in X11. X11 is not some stupid program, but an environment that will allow you to run some programs, such as Inkscape. It does take a couple minutes for it to open. Other than that info I can't say much. Maybe Inkscape has a troubleshooting/FAQ guide online that can help.

PhillipORigami · Post by **PhillipORigami** » September 29th, 2010, 9:52 pm

DavidW · Post by **DavidW** » September 30th, 2010, 12:44 pm

Phillip, are you using linux? If so, on the distro that you're using there should be an official forum and a bug report you can use either one to trouble shoot the problem.

Shanti · Post by **Shanti** » January 15th, 2011, 2:15 pm

Hi everyone

I also have a problem opening Inkscape. Every time I try to open it I get an error message:
[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak- ... 0645_n.jpg[/img]
[img]http://l13.sphotos.l3.fbcdn.net/hphotos ... 1164_n.jpg[/img]
Phillip, did you find a solution to your problem?
Has anyone had the same problem opening Inkscape? Can anyone help me please?
Shanti

FlareglooM · Post by **FlareglooM** » January 15th, 2011, 8:45 pm

Shanti I had the same problem, so I decided to use the Portable Version of Inkscape instead. It works for me, even though it decides to lag and crash after a couple of hours. So if the Portable Version works for you too, keep in mind to save once in a while, if the same problems occur for you too

joshuaorigami · Post by **joshuaorigami** » January 15th, 2011, 9:29 pm

Shanti wrote:Hi everyone
I also have a problem opening Inkscape. Every time I try to open it I get an error message:
[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak- ... 0645_n.jpg[/img]
[img]http://l13.sphotos.l3.fbcdn.net/hphotos ... 1164_n.jpg[/img]
Phillip, did you find a solution to your problem?
Has anyone had the same problem opening Inkscape? Can anyone help me please?
Shanti

I also had this message. When i re-start my computer and try opening it again, it works fine.

Shanti · Post by **Shanti** » January 23rd, 2011, 8:31 pm

Thank you Joshua and FlareglooM
It's working ok now.
What is the portable version?
Shanti

FlareglooM · Post by **FlareglooM** » January 23rd, 2011, 9:38 pm

Portable version is basically that the program is located in one map. This way you can put it on a USB flash drive for example and run it from the USB.

Can also be found on this page: http://inkscape.org/download/?lang=en

Shanti · Post by **Shanti** » January 24th, 2011, 2:52 pm

Thank you FlareglooM

Computers are complicated

Shanti

Dybkjær · Post by **Dybkjær** » January 29th, 2011, 3:45 pm

Another great thing about Inkscape is that it uses SVG. This format is a standard (http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/) supported by most modern browsers though not all features are supported by all browsers.

See e.g. http://papirfoldning.dk/images/projekte ... e_03_d.svg
which is linked to from http://papirfoldning.dk/da/projekter/drager01.html

natively viewable in IE8, 9, Opera, Safari, Chrome, Firefox.
Together with being vector graphics this means it deploys and scales very well.
I strongly consider using it for web publication instead of formats like pdf or png.

Shanti · Post by **Shanti** » January 29th, 2011, 7:25 pm

Thank you Dybkjær
I will have a look. Computers are so complicated for me that I don't understand what you are saying because of the terminology that I am not familiar with.
I am still learning Inkscape and haven't been able to draw my diagrams yet

(I can draw a sqaure but after that I'm stuck

)
Shanti

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