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		<title>Clipart for OpenOffice Draw</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The closest  to Visio in Linux is OpenOffice Draw. This is, going by the convention that a diagram tool is an integral part of an office or productivity suite. I have myself done two comprehensive SRS (System Requirement Specification) documents &#8211; about 50 pages in length and full of UI diagrams &#8211; using OpenOffice Draw. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The closest  to Visio in Linux is OpenOffice Draw. This is, going by the convention that a diagram tool is an integral part of an office or productivity suite.</p>
<p>I have myself done two comprehensive SRS (System Requirement Specification) documents &#8211; about 50 pages in length and full of UI diagrams &#8211; using OpenOffice Draw. The connectors, the basic shapes and  numerous the export options (or file formats) are all indispensable. But what was missing was a clipart of common shapes and elements.</p>
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<p>I myself made tini-mini ODG files (OpenOffice Draw files) for combo boxes, dialog boxes and scrollbars, and re-used them in my diagrams.</p>
<p>Then, discovered this link to <a href="http://www.lautman.net/mark/coo/index.html" target="_blank">Custom OO shapes</a>. Downloaded the .odg fies from this page and opened them in OpenOffice Draw Following is the screenshot of <a href="http://www.lautman.net/mark/coo/GUI_Elements.odg" target="_blank">basic UI</a> (user interface) elements like windows, dropdowns, frames, buttons, checkboxes etc.</p>
<div id="attachment_65" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.shekhargovindarajan.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/custom_oo_shapes.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-65" title="Custom OO Shapes" src="http://www.shekhargovindarajan.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/custom_oo_shapes-300x177.jpg" alt="Custom OO Shapes - GUI Elements and Controls" width="300" height="177" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Custom OO Shapes - GUI Elements and Controls</p></div>
<p>The way you can use them is:</p>
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<li>Open the downloaded .odg files in OpenOffice Draw</li>
<li>Select the shape/component/element</li>
<li>Copy and paste the shape in your own diagram</li>
<li>Edit the shape &#8211; for example, change the label of the button from &#8220;OK&#8221; to &#8220;DONE&#8221;</li>
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<p>Do not expect:</p>
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<li>A Visio like, always accessible, sidebar/menu links to the clipart.</li>
<li>Colorful shapes</li>
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