Re: [IxDA Discuss] Open format between Visio and Omnigraffle?

2008-05-20 Thread Lain
Hello, Guys! I don't know about Mac.. but Visio... it really old programm. Try To Use Axure RP Pro 5 - it's really better. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29191

[IxDA Discuss] Open format between Visio and Omnigraffle?

2008-05-19 Thread Jonathan Abbett
After observing the list for a while, it's clear that our community is split between Visio users on PCs and Omnigraffle users on Macs. Is there a format common to both Visio and Omnigraffle with which we can publish stencils, templates, etc. so we don't have to duplicate our efforts?

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Open format between Visio and Omnigraffle?

2008-05-19 Thread Dan Brown
OmniGraffle 5 beautifully opened a Visio file for me the other day. Saved me 15 minutes of spinning up Parallels and MS Visio. Graffle also saves in Visio .xml format. Obviously, not a perfect solution, but it does address some cross-platform headaches. That said, I've never experimented with

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Open format between Visio and Omnigraffle?

2008-05-19 Thread Jeff Gimzek
I have had mixed results with the .vdx Visio XML standard. It is functional enough for basic files, but OmniGraffle masters are lost, so if multiple masters are important to your file, you have to save those out separate and bring them back in to Visio one by one. Visio - OnmiG is of

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Open format between Visio and Omnigraffle?

2008-05-19 Thread Jeff Stevenson
The Pro version of OmniGraffle 5 is supposed to have better Visio support (though I haven't tried it myself). Apparently, you can now open normal Visio files (.vsd) instead of just Visio's XML format. You can also import Visio stencils and templates. It's on this page, third feature from the top:

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Open format between Visio and Omnigraffle?

2008-05-19 Thread Michael
Talking about Visio. Does anyone know the interaction designer's nail gun? You can know make prototye with a sketchier look. This is real nice to play with. Love it! http://www.guuui.com/issues/02_07.php . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new