Importing Visio .vsd into Linux program?

[James R. Van Zandt]

Ted Roche <tedroche at tedroche.com> wrote:
>   I was exploring the possibility that Visio could produce an
>   interoperable format document, as I'll always push for an Open
>   tool and an Open format when feasible. ... I have converted
>   (one-way) Visio documents for my own use to OpenOffice.org Draw
>   format by exporting to EPS, EMF/WMF and/or DXF. I was hoping for a
>   two-way translation but that doesn't seem practical.  Visio's SVG
>   export is badly broken, with non-standard extensions that make it
>   useless for anything but import back into Visio.

I suggest you make a package of test files for the Inkscape developers
- e.g. an SVG file exported by Visio that does not use the
non-standard extension, a similar one that does use the extension, and
an export in some other file format so one can see what it's supposed
to look like.  They might eventually be able/willing to come up with a
more capable import or translation tool.

             - Jim Van Zandt