Adobe Illustrator equivalent for Ubuntu

[Kipton Moravec]

On Mon, 2011-07-18 at 13:11 -0400, Jesse Palser wrote:
> On 07/18/2011 01:09 PM, Kipton Moravec wrote:
> > I am looking for a program to let me design front panels for electronic
> > boxes.
> >
> > I need to be able to place circles and shapes for cutouts at precise X Y
> > coordinate positions, and place text and graphics in precise locations
> > relative to the cutouts and overall size and shapes.
> >
> > If it outputs in a vector format as opposed to dot-matrix format that
> > would be even better.
> >
> > Is there such a thing, or am I just dreaming?
> >
> > Kip
> >
> Hi,
> 
> Look for program called "Scribus" in Ubuntu Software Center.
> Hope its what you need.
> Good luck!
> 
> Jesse "JeZ+Lee"
> 16BitSoft
> Video Game Design Studio
> www.16BitSoft.com
> 

I am looking at it. It does not look like it supports .IA format. It
looks like it works in points (unless there is a option to work in
inches or mils.)

Thanks,

Kip