Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:55:23 +0900
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From: Michael Glaesemann <grzm@myrealbox.com>
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On Monday, November 10, 2003, at 01:16 AM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> I don't mind including graphics, but there needs to be a maintenance 
> path.  SVG might be something to try.  You could even create a simpler 
> catalog description
> file in an ad-hoc XML format and then create the SVG automatically.

InDesign does have an SVG export option. I haven't done anything with 
it, and it's something I'll look into.

> By the way, when done well, pictures like the catalog layout, the 
> backend
> flow chart, or a graphical representation of a query plan also make 
> nice
> posters.

Now there's a thought. The docs might be pretty much taken care of, but 
when's your next presentation? :)


On Monday, November 10, 2003, at 06:08 AM, Josh Berkus wrote:
> OpenOffice.org draw is easy to use & understand and generates both PDF 
> and
> XML.  Not terribly sophisticated, but OSS and widely cross platform.   
> If you
> want a better drawing tool, try KDE's Kontour.
<snip/>
> I think Elein would be happy to host it on General Bits while we work 
> on
> re-inventing Techdocs.

Thanks for the offer. I'll let you know once I've updated the diagram 
to match what's in 7.4.

On Monday, November 10, 2003, at 11:53 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> My performance tuning PDF has a system table chart written using xfig 
> so
> it has almost infinite resolution:
>
> 	http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/performance.pdf
>
> It is the second to last slide.

Thanks, Josh and Bruce, for alternative apps. I'll take a look!

Michael
grzm myrealbox com