[ubuntu-uk] help please

[Michael Douglas]

Rob Beard wrote:
> JONATHAN TAYLOR wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>> as a newbie I'm in the process of switching over to Ubuntu, and as I 
>> run a small business I use MS Visio for my site plans . My question is 
>> what is the equivalent in Ubuntu? Also I've  just bought a Wacom 
>> Bamboo pad, and I've seen lots of posts on here on using it, so any 
>> help with installing the bamboo or using it would be really appreciated.
>> Thanks all.
>> Jon
>>
>>     
> Hi Jon,
>
> Not sure if this will help at all... http://www.osalt.com/visio
>
> I've not really used Visio that much, but I believe Dia which is 
> mentioned on the link above may offer some of the same sort of features.
>
> It may also be possible to run Visio on Ubuntu using either Crossover 
> Office [1] or Wine [2] although compatibility may vary depending on 
> which version you're running.  CrossOver Office is a commercial app 
> although it's fairly cheap (IIRC about £20 to £30) and it does have a 
> free 30 day trial available so you can test compatibility and Wine is 
> free anyway.
>
> Anyway, hope this helps and good luck, we're a generally friendly bunch 
> here so if you get stuck I'm sure you'll get one or maybe 20 replies 
> within a few minutes :-)
>
> Rob
>
>
> [1] This is the compatibility list for Visio on CrossOver Office: 
> http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/search?name=visio&search=app
> [2] This is the compatibility list for Visio on Wine: 
> http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=119
>
>   
I can highly reccomend Dia.

Give it a go before checking out the alternative options listed above, 
as YMMV, but Dia is a concrete program which I have gladly reccomended 
many a time.

-- Michael