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On windows CHM is a very good option.
Is there anything other then delivering a static set of HTML pages and using a primitive call to a webbrowser (which is even a problem itself on linux). And it would not offer any kind of fulltext searching, separated bookmarks and even the simple fact of not opening a new tab for each help call.
The Gnome yelp program is what is used for GTK/Gnome applications. It supports a number of formats, but not CHM directly. They have started to define their own markup, named Mallard. But I don't know what is the status of that.
I'd still recommend static HTML as the best option (and of course man pages!). For example you can use Sphinx to write beautiful documentation with a full-text search support!
There are CHM viewers available on Linux though frankly as a Linux user I'd prefer to get static HTML pages.
Some examples are chmsee and kchmviewer.
Afaik there is no universal system. Depending on your desktop system (gnome/kde) there might be helpsystems, but they are usually based on loose files and use full-blown browsers. (usually webkit based)
For Lazarus a CHM based helpsystem and embedded browser was created, including CHM write support.
The reasons to avoid loose static html were mostly:
the 60000 lemma static documentation took too long to install on lighter systems or systems with specialist filesystems.
CHM removes slack and adds compression.
we also support non posix and OS X systems, and little filesystem related problems (charsets/encoding, separators, path depth etc) and case insenstive filesystems on *nix caused a lot of grief. The CHM based help solved that, allowing for one set of routines to access helpdata on all systems.
indexing and toc are Btree based, and can be easily merged runtime from independently produced help sets. In general integrating independently produced helpfiles is a underappreciated aspect of helpfiles in general, while key to open platforms.
native fulltext search.
An own viewer also has the ability to take advantage of extra features on top of the base system.
I'm not mentioning the Lazarus system in the hope you adapt it, since it is at the moment too much a development system (SDK) oriented system, the viewer is not even available as a separate package. I mainly mention it to illustrate the problems of loose html.
I haven't investigate KDE/Gnome/Eclipse what they use as helpsystem for a while though. If I would have to restart from scratch, that's where I would look first.
If I had to create something myself quickly, I would use zipped static html, and a single gziped file with metadata/indexes and the lightest browser (Konquerer?) I could find. Not ideal, not like Windows, but apparently the best Linux can offer.
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I am perfectly aware that "SO is not a place to ask for a tool" so I did my own search and did find a few tools, but, since I need a few specific features - I do believe that combined expertise and experience of SO users could be very useful to what I am looking for. Which is: a library to be able to build/display on a Web page a flow chart similar to this:
As I mentioned I've seen jsPlumb and a few others, but it takes too much time to research individual features of each, so I hope someone who has experience could suggest the best choice. The features I am looking for:
Browser support IE8+, Chrome, FF
Ability to add/edit/delete chart items on the fly either visually or programmaticaly
Ability to update backend (ASP.NET/SQL Server) with chart data
Ability to have flexible connectors (like from Button 3 to State 1 in the example above)
Ability to load chart data and have items auto-arrange into default/optimal layout
Possible library to have a non-free/commercial option (this is a stupid one, but this is what the business side is asking for, they're wary of free products)
I'll possible get quite a few downvotes for this question, but I am willing to chance it, hoping that someone could suggest a good flowcharting library that fits my needs.
As naughty as your question is, mxGraph is the only diagramming library with full IE8- support (down to IE 6). And that's with full functionality, try draw.io on IE 8.
1) Yes, and Opera, Safari, iOS 5+, Android 4+, Windows 8 touch, ChromeOS.
2) Yes
3) We have a full graph model implementation on the server in .NET, it's easier to integrate that a JavaScript only solution.
4) Yes
5) Yes
6) Yes
And yes, I work on the product.
Let's see how yFiles for HTML compares:
Browser support IE9+, Chrome, FF, (and more) (IE8 is a no-go, since HTML-5 is required and IE8 simply does not support that level, neither on the visualization, nor on the Javascript level).
There is a very rich API that can be used to programmatically change any aspect of the model and view. The default editing capabilities allow for all standard edit operations, custom ones can easily be added.
yFiles for HTML 1.1 comes as a pure client side application, so currently server connectivity needs to be added by the programmer. Since the library is server-agnostic it can be made to work with any server technology - samples included in the package.
Flexible connectors are in fact the default: Any number of bends and labels can be added to connectors, which connect to two ports. Both types of items can be configured and customized to a very high degree.
An outstanding feature of the library are the versatile automatic layout algorithms. In general it is not possible to get "optimal" layouts, but the (heuristic, at least most of them) algorithms are considered "best-of-breed".
The library is a commercial library, only.
Whether the library actually fits your needs depends on a lot of factors. Unless (1) is a blocker for you, I think yFiles might be a good candidate. You can try it by evaluating it from its homepage.
I recreated your sample in the online editor and used the following simple code configuration to create an automatic layout:
var ihl = new yfiles.hierarchic.IncrementalHierarchicLayouter()
ihl.automaticEdgeGrouping = true
ihl.backloopRouting = true
ihl.layoutOrientation = yfiles.layout.LayoutOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT
ihl.integratedEdgeLabeling = true
// animate and apply the layout
graphControl.morphLayout(ihl, yfiles.system.TimeSpan.fromSeconds(1), null)
This is what I got:
Note: You did not ask for a plugin-free solution, but I answered your question as if you did. If plugins like Flash, Silverlight, or Applets are acceptable, then the sibling yFiles products for the respective platforms might also be an option. They work on all browsers that support those plugins, so even the oldest IE versions are supported.
Disclaimer: I work for the company who creates that library, however I do not represent my employer here at SO/SE. My thoughts, comments, and posts are my own.
GenMyModel is now supporting flowchart diagramming:
You could view and fork this sample here
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I started learning FORTRAN and need graphic library to plot output
As I'm not familiar with FORTRAN environment, I wanted to ask for recommendation
I'm used to matplotlib, and preferably looking for something similar. Similar in means of available features, and workflow concepts
Searching through Synaptic it seems like PGPLOT is the way to go
PS I know I could wrap FORTRAN code in Python in different ways
I've used PGPLOT, dislin and PLPLOT. In this era I'd use dislin or PLPLOT. PGPLOT was last updated in 2001 and only has a FORTRAN 77 interface, which can be used with Fortran 90/95/2003 but the compiler won't be able to check that your calls have the correct arguments. The other two have Fortran 95 interfaces. Of dislin and PLPLOT, I think dislin to be better documented. dislin also provides widgets for GUI input. dislin is free for some uses; for business uses one is supposed to purchase a license. PLPLOT is open source under the LGPL.
Yes, PGPLOT is an option.
You may also want to look into PLplot: http://plplot.sourceforge.net/
DISLIN - supports several platforms and languages (python included).
Have you considered using VisIt or similar software? VisIt can visualise very large datasets and has a mechanism for in-situ visualization with the libsim library. See this presentation for a nice introduction to in-situ visualization with VisIt: http://calcul.math.cnrs.fr/Documents/Ecoles/Data-2011/CouplageSimulationVisualization.pdf.
See here for the libsim api.
Finally, a few additional notes.
While you sate
I'm used to matplotlib, and preferably looking for something similar.
Similar in means of available features, and workflow concepts
using libsimwould be quite different, but it is very powerful.
and
Right now just general graphic package to plot intermediate data
products. If I do well then perhaps I'll look for package that handles
large data sets. But if I get there I'll probably know what to use
till then.
Rather than write a solution now and then change it to deal with large data sets, why not just write a scalable solution now?
Not familiar with FORTRAN plotting but in most languages a quick way to do easy-to-program static graphics is not to use a library at all but to find that language's equivalent of the C "system()" call, find a program that will do the plotting and write the equivalent of:
1. Write plot data to file.
2. Do system call running plot program with data file argument.
3. [Optional] Delete plot data file.
This gives your program the full functionality of the plot program with minimal programming. The plot data and plot program are likely to be in the disk cache so it's all in memory. It's also easily debugged.
People underestimate the system() call - it gives access to a vast array of functionality including scripting. Some would say it's not efficient or "pure" but the user won't care and it will often drastically reduce the amount of programming necessary. Don't reinvent the wheel.
You can use:
PLplot: http://plplot.sourceforge.net/
gtk-fortran. It is a GTK / Fortran binding which offers also an interface to PLplot: https://github.com/vmagnin/gtk-fortran/wiki
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I wish to learn a new programming language but there are so many out there! So thought I'd ask here if there are any that correspond with what I wrote in this list that you might know of:
Making applications with GUI
That would preferably run on any system, preferably Windows (I run Windows 7)
That would not need a hardcore IDE and hopefully no compiling
That is not incredibly advanced (Hard syntax paired with OOP etc.)
That does not need any 'platform' or 'component' installed to work (can be opened with a click, say an .exe file or any other file type)
I already know:
HTML, JavaScript and PHP
Thanks in advance for your input.
I'd recommend Python to anyone.
You seem to have some mutually exclusive options here.
For example, no compiling and opening an .exe. An exe file is generated via compilation.
IMHO, Qt probably best suits your needs. It runs on just about everything, doesn't need an IDE (though qtcreator is a fantastic one, I suggest trying it before you choose not to use an IDE) and is easy to learn and well documented.
If you want compile-less then you'll need to use the python or other scripting language bindings too it.
I would suggest C-sharp / F-sharp combination with WPF thrown into that to get GUI's going...
It a pretty rough learning curve but the combinations are endless...
A couple things to certainly look into:
PRISM
M-V-VM ( Model , View, Viewmodel)
If you are interested in an other back-end persistancy try going into object databases, such a great new world opened up for me when I discovered all the things you can do with that... ( DB4O is my preferred one at this moment.. it has loads of info and a very active community )
It is only limited by your imagination ;)
This is one of those questions of having 10000 people going to an Ice cream shop and then choosing which flavour they want. So far I have worked with Delphi and C#, I am doing SQL, Asp.net and javascript, well, basically!
The answer should be somewhat simple. Go check out which programming language fits your needs, and is in great demand in the working world. If you want to program websites for companies, then PHP, ASP.NET and the older HTML is for you. As far as I know, flash is also coding.#
Another way to look at this question is not only the availability of the language you seek, but its future, if it will become obsolete or the coding language of the century.All coding is the same, but some are more rigorous in certain tasks (like C# and delphi are good languages to build forms applications to handle tasks for data manipulation, integration and whatnot.)
The answer to this question is to explore! What is Your flavour? Sitting in front of a desk doing CRUD operations and staring into a gui which has countless buttons and textb
oxes, but real in-depth code, or to start into a rich gui with XML based code?
I recommend HTML5+Javascript.
You can use Canvas or SVG for
graphic.
It works depending on the browser. So
any OS or system can use it.
Javascript and HTML can be edited in
any thing for example: notepad.
You can write your JS using OOP.
How to open a HTML file? just
double-click on it.
Have fun :)
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I'm looking for a diagramming program that can help in designing software, right from the high-level requirements down to the low-level classes and functions.
I've seen a lot of UML programs, but they don't let you design at multiple levels of detail in the same map, like if you could "zoom in" and design the details of a part.
Do programs exist that help in such designing? Programs that let you design at the high-level and low-level on the same map?
Most of the UML products from large vendors will let you do what you want. "Rational Rose" and "Enterprise Architect" are just two examples that I have used. They both let you mix component, package and class level information in the same view. Both of them provide a way to specify requirements as part of the meta-data to a class and I believe, functions too.
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I just found Topcased. It's free and does many of the same things as Rose & EA. I'm not sure about mixing different diagram types in one view, but you might want to give it a shot. I'm definitely going to investigate using it for my personal projects.
I recommend BOUML. It's a free UML modelling application, which:
has a great SVG export support, which is important, because viewing large graphs in vector format, which scales fast in e.g. Firefox, is very convenient (you can quickly switch between "birds eye" view and class detail view),
this can work as the "zoom" feature you're asking (I use such SVG exports my self, to be able to quickly overview relation of group of classes, and then zoom in into details of selected one),
is extremely fast (fastest UML tool ever created, check out benchmarks),
has rock solid C++, Java, PHP and others import support,
is multiplatform (Linux, Windows, other OSes),
is full featured, impressively intensively developed (look at development history, it's hard to believe that such fast progress is possible).
supports plugins, has modular architecture (this allows user contributions, looks like BOUML community is forming up)
The "zoom" feature you're asking can be obtained through SVG export. I use such exports my self in the way you're asking.
I've used Rational Rose and looks like it fits your needs.
You could try BOUML which, although it doesn't allow you to "zoom in", does cover all the aspects of UML, and allows you to view different parts of the design at once (in multiple windows). It is also free, which may or may not make it more desirable for you, and is quite cross platform.
First of all there are different diagrams for different things you want to express. During software design you dont only use UML, but also HTML sketches and things like that. So choose the right tool for the right task is my advice. Create a folder structure depending on your granularity, one for Frontend sketches (you can place it hiracially), one for class diagrams and so on. So try to establish a process that fullfils all your needs. Often the holy grail programm doenst exist or is not good, just because of the fact that it tries to satisfy to many customers.
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Can anyone recommend a good server-side PDF generation tool that would work in a Linux environment. I want easy as possible, pass it a XHTML file (with images) and have it generate a PDF from the rendered source.
I don't have a massive budget, but anything under $1000 should be alright.
Andrew
I used HTMLDoc about 8 years ago and it did a good job of turning HTML tables with some basic formatting into a decent PDF report. There also seems to be an open source version as well.
I sounds like FPDF might be of help...
Also, the creation of PDF documents is called "PDF printing". I believe that might help you find other resources.
You might want to take a look at FOP, which stands for Formatting Objects Processor. It can generate PDF files on linux since it is Java based. From their site:
Apache FOP (Formatting Objects Processor) is a print formatter driven
by XSL formatting objects (XSL-FO) and an output independent formatter.
It is a Java application that reads a formatting object (FO) tree
and renders the resulting pages to a specified output. Output formats
currently supported include PDF, PS, PCL, AFP, XML (area tree
representation), Print, AWT and PNG, and to a lesser extent, RTF and
TXT. The primary output target is PDF.
You can find it here
I did some searching, what about tbookdtd?
It's downloadable here but it hasn't been active since 2005. It appears to convert the xml to Latex, into PDF.
Have you investigated PHP's documentation? There's also PHP FAQ with a few different links. PHP primarily supports PDFlib.
I have recently came across dompdf which I have used to convert pages created in HTML into PDF documents. It uses PHP5 (assuming using PHP does not bother you). This is also assuming that you don't want to statically create HTML files on the file system and then convert them using some kind of command-line tool?
One problem I found with dompdf is that you don't get a whole lot of configuration options natively, but it is open-source and doesn't seem to be too large, so you could probably jury-rig something up pretty easily.
If you do have a budget take a look at the following OpenEdge. I know that they did excatly what you want for us. A linux based PDF generation system.
I'd ask what they can do for you. Val Cassidy is the persons name.
BTW: I'm not getting anything for this and I don't even work for bespoke company anymore nor for OpenEdge ...
You could take a look at using OpenOffice via the OpenOffice API to load your XHTML document and export a PDF version. There is a bit of a learning curve to using the OpenOffice API but it is very powerful and can be run in server mode on systems without any graphical interface. It performs well - we've used it on some internal projects.