[instaviz-users] Instaviz export to Graphviz pointless?

[Glen Low]

Osbert

On 17/09/2009, at 7:10 PM, Osbert Lancaster wrote:

> I'm using Curio which can import OPML - do you plan to add OPML  
> export?
>
>>
>> I'm hoping at some stage to port Instaviz to the Mac, especially with
>> Snow Leopard's support for multi-touch. I'll keep you informed how it
>> goes.
>
> Cool - OPML export please!

The problem with OPML is it appears to be a purely hierarchical format  
i.e. topic, subtopic, subsubtopic etc. Imagine a branching tree like  
most mindmapping software. On the other hand, Instaviz is properly a  
diagramming app, which allows any topic to connect to any other topic.  
e.g. like Omnigraffle, Visio and so on.

So unless my initial skim of the OPML spec is wrong, I won't be able  
to export from Instaviz to the format.

On the other hand, I'm hoping to incorporate XPDL export in the next  
version or so. The format will allow export to business process tools  
such as iGrafx.




Cheers, Glen Low


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