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I'm building a family tree through LibreOffice Draw (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I didn't know that the connectors automatically draw lines from box to box! For years, I'd been seeking software that could do this. The line-connecting behavior is a bit weird and unpredictable, but it's still fun!

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You could also look into draw.io - for most things that people used to use LibreOffice Draw for, this might now be more convenient.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I like draw.io, but the killer feature I want is auto-layout. As soon as a flowchart gets a little complex, things get really fiddly. I wish I could hit 'auto-arrange' and it would do some approximation of a tidy layout.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

FYI : https://www.drawio.com/doc/faq/apply-layouts

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Oooh, this is promising... I'll check it out, if it's what I hope it is, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wait... can LibreOffice Draw do this?! I can't seem to find it if so. If not, do you have any ideas of programs that fan?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I'm not sure on either front- never used LibreOffice Draw. Visio does, but for me, it's not worth it.