Drawing & Visualization Tool

[justforkicks]

From a completeness of stack perspective, OpenGoo should consider an equivalent of Microsoft Visio. Such a tool will allow users to visualize, explore, and communicate complex information "visually". Check this article for a list of free online drawing tools:-

http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2008/05/16/online-drawing-tools-free-online-painting-sketching-tools/

There are also very high end Open Source drawing solutions such as Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/). But Inkscape is perhaps way too high-end and more suited for graphics designers rather than casual office users who need an simpler drawing and flowcharting tool. Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com/) is a great example of such a web based solution. If other members have come across any Open Source equivalent (or AJAX drawing component) that we can easily integrate into OpenGoo, please lets discuss.

[conrado]

Yes. Personally I'm more concerned with a flow charting tool than a "paint killer". That said, adding any of this would be a great contribution.

[justforkicks]

Hi Conrado,

I agree that a diagram tool is way more important than a "Painting" tool. I came across a couple of AJAX based diagramming tools. Check it out:-

http://www.websequencediagrams.com/
http://smoot.sourceforge.net/

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JFK

[JPJ]

i'm agree with justforkicks....i have try the smooth maybe your team can use the smoot as a base for develop the diagram module.

[JPJ]

hello....

maybe your team can see aDraw V 2.00 for drawing

[justforkicks]

Hmm, we can use Ajaxio (http://jameslab.moveable.com/ajaxio/) as a starting point. It is pure AJAX and works well. Currently Ajaxio only suports boxes, but we can look at including stencils for other popular diagram types (Flowcharts, UML, etc).

[gea_jani]

I'd like to support this idea!