Best tool to create a simple diagram?

[nrickert]

I need to create a simple diagram - basically, a small binary tree with labels on the nodes. I would probably posting that as a graphic illustration for a forum or blog post (but not at these forums).

Looking at KDE menus, "gimp", "mtPaint", "LibreOffice draw" and "Inkscape" look as if they might be possibilities.

When it comes to drawing, I'm am all thumbs (hopelessly incompetent). So what do you folk suggest as an easy way to get the job done.

[DenverD]

On 06/24/2011 08:06 PM, nrickert wrote:
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> I need to create a simple diagram

Dia <http://projects.gnome.org/dia/> is like windows Viso, if you know
that....simple to make a "small binary tree with labels on the
nodes"...i would call it a decision diagriam..

it installs easily via YaST, from the standard repos..

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[john_hudson]

xfig - if you can cope with the 1980s interface - will do it very easily and will export to many formats. If you want to develop it later, Inkscape will import .fig files directly. So you won't lose your handiwork.

[martin_helm]

Personally I prefer tools where you don't use the mouse for drawing
diagrams, so I add just to be complete graphviz
http://www.graphviz.org/
it uses a simple description language.
graphviz is available in the openSUSE repositories.

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[mortenb123]

The gtk app dia

# zypper install dia

I've been using dia for years, it is no visio, but it gets the job done.

Dia is great for scripting layout. like automated Database schemas

[nrickert]

Thanks, everybody. That gives me some places to start.

I seem to have "dia" installed, though I'm not sure what package group brought it in. I have just installed xfig, and I may give that a try, too. And if I have problems, I can try another of the selections.

The HELP button for dia was no use. It said that KDE help was not available. And on the one system where I have gnome installed, dia does not show up. But the web documentation should be adequate.