Vector drawing programs for Linux?

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Vector drawing programs for Linux?

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I'm looking for a vector drawing program (not a bitmap converter) for Red Hat Linux. Hopefully one that supports a tablet and can export as an eps. Any suggestions?

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Post by 2ner »

I've heard linux people say this is good.

http://www.sodipodi.com/
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Post by jorgy »

I'd have to second the recommendation for sodipodi, and also add:

http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia

Dia is more oriented towards technical diagrams, but is my replacement for "xfig". Also, inkscape is very promising:

http://www.inkscape.org/
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Post by spasmodic_cheese »

sodipodi is probably best from what i've found when using linux...
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Post by myles »

I'll second jorgy - Inkscape (a Sodipodi offshoot, I think) looks worth investigating, although I know the URL as http://inkscape.sourceforge.net/ - same site, different entry door :)

Another possibility, perhaps less feature-rich but maybe still worth a look, is Skencil (formerly Sketch) - http://www.skencil.org/, which re-directs you to http://www.nongnu.org/skencil/index.html

There is also a commercial vector program, Artstream, available at http://www.mediascape.com/artstream-linux.html

Apart from the export formats, Moho can also function to some extent as a vector drawing program. :D

Regards, Myles.
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Post by spasmodic_cheese »

inkscape is being developed with SVG standards as being a main focus, sodipodi is being developed with a full featured vector illustration application in mind.
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Post by myles »

spasmodic_cheese wrote:inkscape is being developed with SVG standards as being a main focus, sodipodi is being developed with a full featured vector illustration application in mind.
Ah! Thanks for that - I wasn't aware of the two different goals.

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Post by totoroben »

?? I had the impression that inkscape was also going toward full featured vector application... did you look at the roadmap plans for both?? they look really similar to me.
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Post by 7feet »

Sure, full featured, but inkscape is focusing on being totally compliant with the SVG standards, whereas many apps support for SVG is more lipservice, and don't give consistent results, or leave out a lot of the functionality in the standard.

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