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Subject:Re: Guide to Visio for FrameMaker users? From:quills -at- airmail -dot- net To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:44:05 -0500
I must agree with Robert. Visio is being used like Word is being used,
as a tool it was not designed to be. Visio is a specialized tool for
flow chart and process charts.
It IS NOT a general drawing or graphics program. Just like using
Photoshop to make a line drawing is a stupid decision, using Visio for
line drawings or photo alteration is a stupid decision.
Not your decision, it seems, but none-the-less, one that shows a lack of
understanding of the tool.
Scott
Robert Lauriston wrote:
> Visio is not designed to draw a simple line. It's about the worst tool
> I can think of for one-off ad-hoc drawings.
>
> Use a drawing program that's intended for that sort of thing.
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Guy K. Haas <guy -at- hiskeyboard -dot- com> wrote:
>> Thanks, guys, but here's my situation:
>>
>> We have books in FrameMaker and are porting them across to DITA, to be
>> maintained in XMetaL. The graphics for our DITA world need to be rendered
>> in Visio.
>>
>> I'm recreating existing art -- art created in FrameMaker. ...
> ^
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