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DESCRIPTION
OmniGraffle helps you draw beautiful diagrams, family trees, flow charts, org charts, layouts, and (mathematically speaking) any other directed or non-directed graphs. We've had people use Graffle to plan plotlines for a story, make an overview of an operating system, show the evolution of computers, and even show how diseases can spread in a closed population. If you want to organize your thoughts, your projects, or even your friends graphically using boxes and lines, OmniGraffle is your tool.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 5.0.1b1:
  • Operating System Requirements
    • OmniGraffle 5.0.1 beta 1 requires Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or later in order to run.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Tracking input field in the Text Inspector now accepts commas as well as periods.
    • You can no longer rename layers in the Action Inspector.
    • Fixed the disk image window position.
    • Fixed an issue with the Browse Action Tool if the sidebar had focus.
    • Custom data set on objects now exports to Visio XML, likewise we now import Visio's metadata.
    • Using hotkeys to switch tools no longer destroys the previous tool's stickiness.
    • IBTool support is now in place.
    • Fixed some line connectivity issues in Visio import.
    • Double-clicking a layer thumbnail will now make it the active layer.
    • Line labels were losing their background color on Visio import.
    • Fixed a bug where copied and pasted PDFs would rasterize when their opacity was changed.
    • Non-printing layers no longer have their objects' bounds calculated in an "All Objects" export.
    • AppleScript support for subgraphs.
    • AppleScript support for connecting shapes.
    • We now reset installed stencil state for Graffletopia search results if the file is installed then uninstalled.
    • We made the autosave document read-only to prevent accidently modifying it instead of the original on crash recovery.
    • Fixed a bug where copying as AppleScript from a shape whose points were made editable yielded AppleScript that resulted in an invariant failure.
    • Fixed some scrolling and resizing issues for the Stencil Window.
    • Connecting shapes weren't paying attention to the grid or Shift-constraint, they now behave more nicely.
    • Fixed a bug where EPS exports were unusable if there was a gradient fill.
    • Re-ordered items in the Fonts stencil, and locked the background boxes.
    • Template chooser now geos away when a document is opened.
    • EOModeld files will now import again.
    • Fixed a bug where setting page orientation in the Canvas Size Inspector had no effect.
    • Fixed some image loading errors.
    • Workspace names will now survive a quit and re-launch.
    • We now remove Quick Look previews when anonymizing and sending feedback.
    • The Style Brush will now work on shared layers.
    • Whenever possible, we now preserve legacy print scale settings.
    • Fixed a bug with the Fill portion of the Ruler Accessory View inspector.
    • Fixed a bug where OmniGraffle couldn't open an uncompressed OmniOutliner 3 file.
    • Template Chooser previews now include shared layers.
    • Buttons below the canvas sidebar drop off sooner.
    • Fixed a bug where OmniGraffle would throw away all of your changes if you close the second window open on a stencil.
    • It's easier to permanently delete legacy master canvases that turned into shared layers.
    • Fixed a Visio import issue where extra line or carriage returns were being added to shape labels.
    • The Selected Lines: Custom Length setting in the Diagram Layout Inspector is now really working as intended.
    • Fixed a bug where shadows of line hops would remain when the hopped line was moved.
    • Fixed an issue where gradient fills would go solid when the slider was at the end.
    • Notes now exporting to Outliner properly.
    • When "Print canvas on one printer sheet" is set, magic is performed on the page number variable.
    • Favorite line styles now will keep the basic arrow line ending.
    • Fixed a bug with page number variables not printing out correctly if they were on a shared layer.
    • Autoscroll now works in the Outline Editor.
    • Fixed a bug where lines without a midpoint would not connect to the proper magnet.
    • Fixed a weird page orientation/canvas size/page break bug.
    • Collapsed subgraphs now get anonymized when sending feedback.
    • Shift-Return now should create an item before the selected item instead of after it in the Outline Editor.
    • Help tags in the Ruler Accessory View inspector got some capitalization love.
    • Fixed an issue where clicking or tabbing out of the canvas width or height field deselected "Auto-adjust canvas size" even if you didn't make a change.
    • Locked objects offer their style to the Canvas Style section of the drawing tools, new shapes created with such are no longer locked.
    • You can drag style chits onto objects on shared layers now.
    • Fixed a bug where holding down Option when creating a line prohibited the creation of midpoints.
  • Crashers
    • Fixed an exception when using connecting shapes and orthogonal lines.
    • Fixed a crash when reverting to the last save and the Layer List View was visible.
    • Fixed a hang when opening files that had zero size empty shapes within.
    • Fixed a crash with actions on objects that jumped to non-existent canvases.
    • Fixed some ColorSync and Color Space crashes.
    • Fixed a Stencil Window related crash.
    • Killed a zombie crasher. Stupid zombies.
    • Addressed a crash having to do with the Ruler Accessory View inspectors.
    • Fixed an "Illegal Seek" error when opening Visio files.
    • Fixed a printing crash.
    • Fixed an error when opening certain Visio stencils.
    • Caught an exception when searching Graffletopia from the Stencil Window.
  • Localizations
    • Fixed the Simplified Chinese translation of the "Flat" diagram style title.
    • Removed Quick Look previews from localized resource folders.
    • Addressed quite a few Japanese localization issues, this is still ongoing and Chinese is next.
    • Fixed the Diagram Layout Inspector in German.
    • Fixed the localized spelling of Hungary and Ukraine on the world map stencils.
    • Fixed some French translations.
    • Removed the GUI Design stencil from the Japanese localization.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:The Omni Group
Downloads:42,189
  - Version d/l:308
Business:Applications
License:Demo
Date:09 May 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$99.95
OmniGraffle User Reviews (16 posts)Write A Review
Mar 17 2008
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ARTWILSON22  I was looking for a Visio-type program for the Mac and was very excited to find OmniGraffle. The program appears to be an excellent solution for Mac users needing diagramming tool.

However, don't be fooled. After one hour of pleasant use, I needed a curly bracket/brace {} stencil. For the next hour I scoured the entire program looking for this basic stencil to no avail. This is one of the most basic of tools in Visio and is even easy to find in PowerPoint. A simple web search indicates that users have complained about this on OmniGraffle's own blog since 2006.

Thanks, OmniGraffle for including a country map of Botswana but for leaving out a bracket. 1 star for the wasted time caused by the idiocy of this omission.  (Version 5.0)

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Sep 15 2005
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ANONYMOUS  Haven't used OG since v2, but just downloaded and subsequently bought v4.

So far, it seems to rock.  (Version 4.0)

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Sep 15 2005

ANONYMOUS  I own a copy of OmniGraffle 3. If I read the 'what's new' list I find mostly bug fixes, which should be made available also to old customers. Now, if I want a fix for the bugs I also need a new license.

It looks like Microsoft has taught a good lesson to many small software houses. I have also learnt a lesson and I doubt I will buy anything more from a small software house.   (Version 4.0)

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Sep 14 2005

TOURNESOL  I really don't like the new layout. When I first tried OmniGraffle 3 I instantly understood the app. Very intuitive. The same cannot be said with version 4. The new tools layout puzzled me for a long time until I quit the app. I will not upgrade! Sadly! Omnigraffle 3 was perfect, why this big change?!  (Version 4.0)

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