Rob Beard wrote: > JONATHAN TAYLOR wrote: > >> Hi all, >> as a newbie I'm in the process of switching over to Ubuntu, and as I >> run a small business I use MS Visio for my site plans . My question is >> what is the equivalent in Ubuntu? Also I've just bought a Wacom >> Bamboo pad, and I've seen lots of posts on here on using it, so any >> help with installing the bamboo or using it would be really appreciated. >> Thanks all. >> Jon >> >> > Hi Jon, > > Not sure if this will help at all... http://www.osalt.com/visio > > I've not really used Visio that much, but I believe Dia which is > mentioned on the link above may offer some of the same sort of features. > > It may also be possible to run Visio on Ubuntu using either Crossover > Office [1] or Wine [2] although compatibility may vary depending on > which version you're running. CrossOver Office is a commercial app > although it's fairly cheap (IIRC about £20 to £30) and it does have a > free 30 day trial available so you can test compatibility and Wine is > free anyway. > > Anyway, hope this helps and good luck, we're a generally friendly bunch > here so if you get stuck I'm sure you'll get one or maybe 20 replies > within a few minutes :-) > > Rob > > > [1] This is the compatibility list for Visio on CrossOver Office: > http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/search?name=visio&search=app > [2] This is the compatibility list for Visio on Wine: > http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=119 > > I can highly reccomend Dia.
Give it a go before checking out the alternative options listed above, as YMMV, but Dia is a concrete program which I have gladly reccomended many a time. -- Michael -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
