[ubuntu-za] some interesting software

[Bill Cairns]

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 11:13 AM, William Walter
Kinghorn<williamk at dut.ac.za> wrote:
> Hi Vijay,
>
> I was asked the other day for mind mapping software, by one of the Lecturers here, FreeMind, was one of the suggestions

I have used FreeMind and it is a good product. But I actually prefer
XMind - a bit more intuitive and perhaps a bit closer to Mind Manager
in its interface.

Both XMind and FreeMind are in the repositories.

>
> People know about Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus, they can also try Xara LX, the package name in the repos is xaralx
>
> description in the repos :
>
> Heavyweight vector graphics, illustration and DTP Program
>
> Xara LX is a very versatile and mature piece of graphics
>  software, tailored for web, print and publishing. Xtreme
> combines advanced and powerful vector illustration with
> integrated photo manipulation and DTP features. Saving and, due
> to the XaraDraw 2D rendering library, are fast enough to not
> interrupt the work flow.
>
> After 15 years of development, Xara Xtreme offers a very slick,
> easy-to-use and easy-to-learn approach. It can import and export
> to a large number of formats, including SVG, EPS, PNG, GIF,
> JPEG, PDF, PostScript, Adobe Illustrator, Adope Photoshop and,
> via plug-ins, even more.
>
> William
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> From: ubuntu-za-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [ubuntu-za-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of David Robert Lewis [ethnopunk at telkomsa.net]
> Sent: 07 August 2009 21:43
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] some interesting software
>
> Tiddlywiki is great.
>
> You could also try Wiki on a Stick WoaS ie stickwiki
>
> Personally, I find Zim to be the best wiki/notebook combo, and
> presumably Mono free alternative to Tomboy Notes.
>
> Vijay Makanjee wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Thought I would share some info on software that I've been playing
>> around with for note taking and mindmapping.
>>
>> I found FreeMind excellent for mindmapping of ideas and strategy.
>>
>> Also found Tiddlywiki useful for note taking.
>>
>> Both appear to be written in some form of java and are opensource tools.
>>
>> Vijay
>>
>>
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