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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 10:11:01 +0800
From: Andrew Lowe <250520E@curtin.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Programm for Floor Plans
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On 5/03/2013 8:52 AM, Andrey Moshbear wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Silvio Siefke <siefke_listen@web.de> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> know someone a program for draw floor plans? I has use normal Visio for
>> it, but unter Linux?
>
> Have you tried app-office/dia ?
>
>
	My two cents on dia: ugly, klunky, non intuitive, simple tasks are 
nearly, if not totally impossible to perform. I teach 1st year 
Engineering students and I recommend they look at Draftsight. It's not 
in portage, but is an easy install. It's also multiplatform, Linux, Win 
& Mac.

	Regards,
		Andrew