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I'd pay $50 to have this workflow fully integrated and working with my editor (emacs; I'd also take VSCode or something else that's not vim). apt-get install a few things, and it works.
That's conveying value-add, not suggesting someone should do it for that amount (which is to say I'd gladly pay, but I can't imagine it's worth doing for that amount, or that there's a reasonably way to find and collect $$$ from more people like me).
Can someone recommend me an Ubuntu friendly application that’s one step up from MS Paint? I find Inkscape and GIMP far too heavy and tedious for my needs: I work remote and just want to doodle on a screenshot.
Can someone recommend me an Ubuntu friendly application that’s one step up from MS Paint? I find Inkscape and GIMP far too heavy and tedious for my needs: I work remote and just want to doodle on a screenshot.
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What I'd like to see is a constraint solver, where e.g. you can fix distances, angles, projections, etc. Also missing is Path->Calligraphic stroke conversion, arguably the most important tool for cartoon drawing.
Having experimented a bit in the space i think constraint solvers are actually a little overhyped for 2d drawing. I find just being able to do math and rendering the drawing from text to be enough.
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Having experimented a bit in the space i think constraint solvers are actually a little overhyped for 2d drawing. I find just being able to do math and rendering the drawing from text to be enough.
Ok. How about a way to enter LaTeX expressions in-place?
These look excellent. On the other hand, I still make an embarrassing amount of technical figures using powerpoint built in shapes.
Try https://excalidraw.com/ - it's SUPER NICE for these simple "shape" diagrams.
These look excellent. On the other hand, I still make an embarrassing amount of technical figures using powerpoint built in shapes.
If it works, it works.
It is always better to choose a tool where you're least likely to run into a dead-end street.
I love the idea of tools like these to be able to easily and programmatically draw diagrams, but eventually it gets thrown into a powerpoint, where then it is locked behind some tool and arcane DSL that only I know. So when my boss who doesn't care about the tools inevitable wants to move the arrow up an inch or make the box green instead of blue, I have to go back to do it. Meaning I give up on using these tools so I don't end up a fulltime diagram engineer.
Anyone know of a tool that is close to inkscape/graphviz, but has an "export back to powerpoint" feature?