[instaviz-users] Fwd: Documentation???

[Glen Low]

Luc, All

Two separate issues here.

1.	When you export to box.net, Instaviz often just exports the .gv  
file and not the .pdf preview file. This is the cause of the network  
error some users were reporting, apparently it bit the Omnifocus  
people as well. I've put a fix in for 1.1, including support for  
box.net as one of the export options so you don't have to type "www.box.net/dav 
". See, I'm here to make your life easier :-)

2.	Once you have the .gv file you can run it through Graphviz (www.graphviz.org 
) and it will export to pretty much any format, see Jon's reply. Of  
course if you have the PDF you can do the same with it.

On 16/12/2008, at 1:13 PM, Luc Nocente wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> -----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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Cheers, Glen Low


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