[instaviz-users] Fwd: Documentation???

[Jon Schull]

Graphviz
Exports to everything

Jon Schull      jon.schull at rit.edu    cell: 585-738-6696
Associate Professor         Rochester Institute of Technology




> From: Luc Nocente <ln at norpix.com>
> Reply-To: "instaviz-users at pixelglow.com" <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:13:22 -0500
> To: "instaviz-users at pixelglow.com" <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
> Subject: Re: [instaviz-users] Fwd: Documentation???
> 
> What I meant is how do we convert it to a diagram? What third party software
> works to convert the file into a jpg or  bmp format.
> 
>  
> Luc Nocente
> NorPix, Inc
> email:   ln at norpix.com
> Tel: 514-824-2517
> 1751 Richardson, suite 6117
> Montreal, Canada
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: instaviz-users-bounces at pixelglow.com
> [mailto:instaviz-users-bounces at pixelglow.com] On Behalf Of Jon Schull
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:42 PM
> To: instaviz-users at pixelglow.com
> Subject: Re: [instaviz-users] Fwd: Documentation???
> 
> You will find it in "my files" when you log in to box.net
> 
> Jon Schull      jon.schull at rit.edu    cell: 585-738-6696
> Associate Professor         Rochester Institute of Technology
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> From: Luc Nocente <ln at norpix.com>
>> Reply-To: "instaviz-users at pixelglow.com" <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
>> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:38:20 -0500
>> To: "instaviz-users at pixelglow.com" <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
>> Subject: Re: [instaviz-users] Fwd: Documentation???
>> 
>> How do we access the exported file into www.box.net after export?
>> 
>>  
>> Luc Nocente
>> NorPix, Inc
>> email:   ln at norpix.com
>> Tel: 514-824-2517
>> 1751 Richardson, suite 6117
>> Montreal, Canada
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: instaviz-users-bounces at pixelglow.com
>> [mailto:instaviz-users-bounces at pixelglow.com] On Behalf Of Richard Stahlhut
>> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 8:55 PM
>> To: Instaviz Users
>> Subject: Re: [instaviz-users] Fwd: Documentation???
>> 
>> How about this:
>> 
>> create very simple documentation in the form of several graphs -- one
>> per major topic.  Since you can annotate edges, this should be do-
>> able, even if a bit clunky for this purpose.
>> 
>> they are just graphs, so they are listed as graphs at the start up
>> screen, like any other graph, and can be deleted whenever the user
>> doesn't need them anymore.  of course, they can also accidentally
>> change them too.    So not the optimal solution, maybe, but you could
>> implement it fast.
>> 
>> the open source mind mapping tool FreeMind does something like this.
>> 
>> - Rick
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 15, 2008, at 8:36 PM, Daniel Sachs wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On Dec 15, 2008, at 6:47 PM, Glen Low wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I wanted to make Instaviz a discoverable app. Both my 9 year-old
>>>> daughter and my wife picked it up within minutes and without too
>>>> much training. Obviously it needs documentation but I suspect it's
>>>> primarily for the harder-to-discover functions like delete and
>>>> export and/or to get past the initial shock of a blank screen --
>>>> then comes the question of how to insert this help without
>>>> complicating the interface.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I have an idea... there's room for a ? icon on the right side of the
>>> title bar when you're editing a graph.
>>> 
>>> If selected, you could put up a page in the form:
>>> 
>>> How do I?
>>> 
>>> * Draw a shape
>>> * Delete a shape
>>> * ... other things that people may not know how to do
>>> 
>>> Why...
>>> * Does my graph layout change when I connect nodes?
>>> * Do my diamonds always come out as squares?
>>> * ... other things that may potentially confuse people
>>> 
>>> When the buttons are tapped, put up a page that has a little FAQ-type
>>> entry on how to do it / why Instaviz works in that way.
>>> 
>>> There's room for a ? icon in the Settings pages too, where you could
>>> put a little blurb about what the various settings actually mean.
>>> 
>>> I think that having a ? icon that leads to a page of frequently asked
>>> questions is both unobtrusive and absolutely discoverable.
>>> 
>>> dan
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> | Daniel Grobe Sachs      <dgsachs at nekito.net> |
>>> | The time is gone, the song is over, thought  |
>>> |        I'd something more to say...          |
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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