Dia has difficulty for me to prepare the graph. Recently I have to prepare the (mathematical) graph. Thus, I still prefer Dia rather than Calligra Flow. Yet, input control for Calligra Flow is also different from GIMP or Inkscape. The advantages of Calligra Flow comparing to LibreOffice Draw, Calligra Flow provides the flowchart elements, UML elements, and other elements just like Dia. However, they are not perfectly compatible. Calligra FlowĬalligra Flow can save the file as ODG format, which is also the same format as LibreOffice Draw. It causes the difficulty to edit the text. When editing text item, the text cannot be highlighted or copied. Some of the drawback in Dia is text editing. However, I previously experienced the problem of rendering SVG in LibreOffice, thus I seldom export as the SVG format. It is preferable to export as vector image such as SVG. The best solution is to export the diagram to the raster image (such as PNG), then insert the image in LibreOffice. However, the problem is the integration with the LibreOffice. It can be used to draw the maps, CISCO network, UML, etc. Therefore, I have looked for the alternative solutions. However, in LibreOffice, zooming can work with the Ctrl+Scroll wheel, but not dragging the view. ![]() I get used to the way of controlling the image editor such as GIMP and Inkscape, that is, dragging the view with the middle mouse button, zooming by scrolling the scroll wheel together with Ctrl key, and right-click for the context menu. The next thing is the keyboard/mouse control differences. ![]() ![]() This is because, preparing the graph or diagram, using a paper layout is not convenient, because I have to make sure that my flowchart is within the paper. Since my primary office suite is LibreOffice, I frankly admit that drawing tool in LibreOffice is not satisfying to complete my work. If using Microsoft Office, it provides drawing tool for preparing flowchart. Flowchart is most frequently used as I am a programmer (though not as my career).
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