[instaviz-users] Instaviz, but on computers

[Roberto Ordóñez]

First of all, sorry about that last, unnecessarily lengthy post about
adding some gestures.  I snipped the top part of the digest, but
forgot to snip the bottom!  :(

> I do educational research in poor K-12 schools, and they don't have the
> funds to buy the dozens of copies of "Inspiration" - which is the only
> comparable cross-platform software on the market.
>
> Here's my dream software: A cross-platform open-source program that uses the
> .dot language, but is easy enough for normal users.
>
> Is there a "Firefox/Thunderbird/Gimp" equivalent for graphs?

Without knowing a bit more about your needs, it's hard to recommend
anything.  However, I'll take a wild guess and suggest some products
you may want to check out:

http://dia-installer.de/index_en.html (and the non-Windows versions of
Dia, all of which can export to .dot format, though I haven't tried
this myself)
http://www.gliffy.com/ (lives in the cloud, limited free version)
http://www.mindmeister.com/ (also SaaS, specific to mind mapping; not
free, but decent academic pricing)

Please share the rest of your findings with the group if you find a
tool to fit your needs, Roger!

RO