Practical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software

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10. Using Dia Diagram Editor

Steve Oualline¹  and Grace Oualline¹

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San Diego, California, USA

 

Humans are visual animals. They remember pictures a lot better than words. As such, it is useful to use diagrams to quickly display information. Thus, you need a good diagram editor.

The Dia Diagram Editor program is such an editor and is similar to Microsoft Visio .

Diagrams are used for things such as process flow (flowcharts), network layout, organization charts, and maps. In fact, one of the most famous diagrams is of the London Underground tube system. The diagram is considered one of ...