Simple flow diagram (or similar) editor for web pages wanted

[Chris G]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 01:28:42PM +0200, Mark Widdicombe wrote:
>    On 15 June 2011 13:02, Chris G <[1]cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> 
>      I want to create some simple flow diagrams to show on web pages.
> 
>      These are not software flowcharts, they are just diagrams to show the
>      flow of a process.  Basically I just want to have a line going down the
>      page on which I can place symbols/shapes and I want to be able to
>      annotate the line and the symbols/shapes with text boxes.
> 
>      I can't find anything like this at all, there are a few UML editors but
>      these will add constraints and requirements that I don't want.
> 
>      Any ideas anyone?
> 
>    Have a look at Dia.
> 
I know and use Dia extensively, it's excellent, but it's nowhere near
what I'm after for these flow diagrams.  I want something much closer to
editing a Wiki where getting the information in is the main object of
the exercise and prettiness and layout are secondary.

If I used Dia I would be lost in the intricacies of moving boxes around
and attaching text to boxes/lines, etc.

I could *almost* get what I want with simple text:-

  Start here    This is the start
    via
    via
    via [A bit of text about via]
    via
    via
  The next      Some description about 'the next'
    v2
    v2
    v2
    v2
  The End


See what I mean (will only work sensibly in fixed width typefaces)? 
Just adding some simple lines and boxes to the above is all I need
really.   The real thing I need is a way to turn that row of 'via' into
a line with a description, apart from that just lumps of text is nearly
good enough.

-- 
Chris Green