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[Jaap Karssenberg <jaap.karssenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

P.P.S, Another way around is to make a plugin that will actually call that
website as the editor for an inserted image ...


On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Jaap Karssenberg <
jaap.karssenberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Jaap Karssenberg <
> jaap.karssenberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 1:34 AM, chembiomed@xxxxxxxxx <
>> chembiomed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>  the problem with what you suggest, is that the charts wont be able to
>>> be changed dynamically by the user
>>> embedding a static image, doesnt provide any ability to
>>> update/correct/alter the content of the chart, from within the wiki, which
>>> is what wikis are for
>>>
>>
>> Well, it would be really easy to write a plugin that opens the image with
>> application that has created it. Very similar to what we do with the
>> equation editor. Equations are also images, but when you edit them, the
>> related latex file is opened.
>>
>>
> P.S. if you use an editor that saves SVG images, e.g. Inkscape (which is
> not optimized for flowcharts, but can do them as well), you can simply
> insert the images and use the "Open With" menu item to open again with the
> editor of choice.
>
> Quick search on freecode.com doesn't show up much tools for this. Maybe
> there is a niche for a simple SVG editor that is optimized for flowcharts
> and similar diagrams ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jaap
>
>