Comments on: The power of good software http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower scratched tallies on the prison wall Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:35:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Senji http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower/comment-page-1#comment-671 Senji Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2005/02/17/softwarePower/#comment-671 <p>GraphVis is just cool; although it’s very tempting to build something so big that you can’t actually use the graph for anything worthwhile….</p> GraphVis is just cool; although it’s very tempting to build something so big that you can’t actually use the graph for anything worthwhile….

]]> By: OCB http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower/comment-page-1#comment-672 OCB Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2005/02/17/softwarePower/#comment-672 <p>Hmm, not convinced that GraphViz is a replacement for Visio – certainly not for most users anyway. Its an interesting question though, what is Linuxs’ Visio.</p> <p>In the past Ive given people OpenOffice draw. Is there anything else (apart from GraphViz)</p> Hmm, not convinced that GraphViz is a replacement for Visio – certainly not for most users anyway. Its an interesting question though, what is Linuxs’ Visio.

In the past Ive given people OpenOffice draw. Is there anything else (apart from GraphViz)

]]> By: sil http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower/comment-page-1#comment-673 sil Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2005/02/17/softwarePower/#comment-673 <p>Blimey, I’m not suggesting that people use GraphViz instead of Visio for everything. I am suggesting that people use GraphViz for things where it’s really good and Visio isn’t; the issue here is the “it’s got boxes and lines, therefore Visio must be the best tool” mindset. Same way that “it needs bold and italic, I’ll write a Word document and send that” rather than either <span class="caps">HTML</span> mail or (better) <span class="caps">HTML</span> mail <strong>and</strong> plain-text mail.</p> Blimey, I’m not suggesting that people use GraphViz instead of Visio for everything. I am suggesting that people use GraphViz for things where it’s really good and Visio isn’t; the issue here is the “it’s got boxes and lines, therefore Visio must be the best tool” mindset. Same way that “it needs bold and italic, I’ll write a Word document and send that” rather than either HTML mail or (better) HTML mail and plain-text mail.

]]> By: mrben http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower/comment-page-1#comment-674 mrben Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2005/02/17/softwarePower/#comment-674 <p>I’ve never used Visio, so don’t quote me on this, but I believe that <a href="http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/">Dia</a> is supposed to be a Visio-like app for Linux. <br><br><br /> HTH</p> I’ve never used Visio, so don’t quote me on this, but I believe that Dia is supposed to be a Visio-like app for Linux.

HTH

]]> By: OCB http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower/comment-page-1#comment-675 OCB Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2005/02/17/softwarePower/#comment-675 <p>I accept your argument up until <span class="caps">HTML</span> email but <span class="caps">HTML</span> email? Are you kidding ?? <span class="caps">HTML</span> email is wrong wrong wrong !</p> <p>Mr Benn, thanks I shall have a look at Diag – is that available as Win32?</p> I accept your argument up until HTML email but HTML email? Are you kidding ?? HTML email is wrong wrong wrong !

Mr Benn, thanks I shall have a look at Diag – is that available as Win32?

]]> By: sil http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower/comment-page-1#comment-676 sil Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2005/02/17/softwarePower/#comment-676 <p>Your baldness is clearly getting in the way of your reading ability :)</p> <p>I think <span class="caps">HTML</span> mail is a jolly good idea, as long as you put in a plain-text equivalent so that people without <span class="caps">HTML</span> reading ability can still read the mail…</p> Your baldness is clearly getting in the way of your reading ability :)

I think HTML mail is a jolly good idea, as long as you put in a plain-text equivalent so that people without HTML reading ability can still read the mail…

]]> By: OCB http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower/comment-page-1#comment-677 OCB Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2005/02/17/softwarePower/#comment-677 <p>I dont think so Mr Aq – <span class="caps">HTML</span> email with plain text also is just as bad, if not worse. Send the same information twice in every email?</p> I dont think so Mr Aq – HTML email with plain text also is just as bad, if not worse. Send the same information twice in every email?

]]> By: sil http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower/comment-page-1#comment-678 sil Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2005/02/17/softwarePower/#comment-678 <p>I think that formatting can add quite a lot to communication; not just bold and italics, but headings, embedded images, all that sort of thing. Therefore, I think that <span class="caps">HTML</span> mail is a good idea. However, I also think that people shouldn’t be <strong>obliged</strong> to understand <span class="caps">HTML</span> in order to read email. Therefore, sending the same information twice in every mail is not a perfect solution, but it’s the least of three evils, to my mind.</p> I think that formatting can add quite a lot to communication; not just bold and italics, but headings, embedded images, all that sort of thing. Therefore, I think that HTML mail is a good idea. However, I also think that people shouldn’t be obliged to understand HTML in order to read email. Therefore, sending the same information twice in every mail is not a perfect solution, but it’s the least of three evils, to my mind.

]]> By: N/A http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower/comment-page-1#comment-679 N/A Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2005/02/17/softwarePower/#comment-679 <p><span class="caps">OCB</span>: http://dia-installer.sourceforge.net/<br /> or if you just wanted to see what it looks like: http://hans.breuer.org/dia/screenshot.htm</p> OCB: http://dia-installer.sourceforge.net/
or if you just wanted to see what it looks like: http://hans.breuer.org/dia/screenshot.htm

]]> By: OCB http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2005/02/17/softwarePower/comment-page-1#comment-680 OCB Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.kryogenix.org/adpb/2005/02/17/softwarePower/#comment-680 <p>/“\<br /> \ / <span class="caps">ASCII </span>Ribbon Campaign<br /> <span class="caps">X </span> against <span class="caps">HTML</span> e-mail<br /> / \</p> /“\
\ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign
X against HTML e-mail
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