Edge Diagrammer v.6.42 (build 2111) released 2016-08-16
EDGE Diagrammer is an old-style simple diagramming tool. With its relatively outdated resources performs an essential job but accurate and useful for those who have few needs (otherwise it is better to use more complex programs like EDraw Max !)
EDGE lets you define "styles" using hundreds of predefined drag-and-drop shapes and arrowheads. Save your styles in diagram templates to establish your own diagramming methods. EDGE Diagrammer comes with complete flowcharting templates, network diagramming templates, block diagrams, org charts, and more to get you started.
The program's workspace is especially designed for your ease, comfort, productivity, and enjoyment. Simple but old-style powerful toolbars and menus keep the most frequent tasks handy. Objects most common to a specific type of diagram are available with one click from the style bar on the left of the screen. And the screen itself shows you just what you need, exactly as it will print.
EDGE Diagrammer can create flowcharts and similar diagrams with minimal effort. As you draw your diagram, EDGE Diagrammer connects lines to figures and attaches labels to lines. It remembers these relationships and adjusts automatically when you move objects around. It can also adjust the size of a shape when you add text to it.
Includes pre-defined shapes and symbols organized in the Figure Symbol Gallery and several pre-defined diagram templates.
Support image raster (PNG, JPG, BMP, TIF, GIF) and vector format (WMF, EMF)
While direct PDF output is not supported, you can produce PDF files using a PDF printer driver.
OS: Win XP or later
Home: http://www.pacestar.com/edge/index.html
Download trial: http://www.pacestar.com/trial/edtrial.exe
Extension (template) pack: http://www.pacestar.com/trial/edep1.exe ; http://www.pacestar.com/trial/edepnet.exe
Trial limitations and restrictions: The trial is for 30 days evaluation only. While it contains all functions and features of the full version, it will not allow you to create large complex diagrams, plus it will add a tiny note on printed output that will not appear on the full version.
Med (If you are interested in regularly using software, buy it to support the manufacturer):
changelog:
- Version 6.42 (build 2111) 8/16/16 - Minor upgrade
o Minor changes to graphics.
o Technical improvements.
o Support console option for single-user environments.
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- Version 6.41 (build 2110) 4/28/16 - Periodic upgrade
o Minor changes to graphics.
o Technical and performance improvements.
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- Version 6.39 (build 2107) 1/16/16 - Minor upgrade
o Superficial fixes.
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- Version 6.38 (build 2106) 11/15/15 - Minor upgrade
o Superficial fixes.
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- Version 6.37 (build 2105) 10/20/15 - Minor upgrade
o Superficial UI fixes and corrections.
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- Version 6.36 (build 2101) 07/08/15 - Minor upgrade
o Superficial UI fixes and corrections.
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- Version 6.35 (build 2100) 04/06/15 - Minor upgrade
o Minor compatibility and performance improvements.
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- Version 6.34 (build 2098) 12/22/14 - Bug fixes
o Fixed a bug involving landscape printing with 11x17 paper (Ledger/Tabloid)
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- Version 6.33 (build 2093) 08/12/14 - Maintenance Release
o Installer improvements.
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- Version 6.32 (build 2092) 04/24/14 - Technical fixes and compatibility
o Various compatibility improvements and minor fixes.
o Technical improvements for future groundwork.
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- Version 6.31 (build 2091) 12/18/13 - Bug fixes and compatibility
o Fixed a bug that caused connector junction dots not to display consistently.
o Fixed a bug that caused free-form connector mode not to work in one case.
o Fixed a compatibility issue with Windows 7&8 and control key recognition.
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- Version 6.30 (build 2090 12/02/13 - Minor feature
o Added 90 degree rotations for some simple symbols.
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- Version 6.29 (build 2074) 11/10/13 - Isolated bug fix
o Fixed a bug that caused logic symbols to draw incorrectly.
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- Version 6.28 (build 2072) 07/02/13 - Compatibility and bug fixes
o Improved compatibility and minor fixes.
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- Version 6.28 (build 2072) 07/02/13 - Compatibility and bug fixes
o Improved compatibility and minor fixes.
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- Version 6.27 (build 2070) 05/15/13 - Compatibility and bug fixes
o Improved compatibility with newer Windows and fixed bugs that were caused by incompatibilities.
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- Version 6.26 (build 2060) 09/01/12 - Minor Bug Fixes
o Fixed a bug which caused connector jumps to not show on sheets other than the first.
o Added a feature to change the order of sheets (right click on sheet tab)
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- Version 6.25 (build 2050) 05/07/12 - Minor Bug Fixes
o Fixed a variety of minor bugs and updated for new systems.
o Fixed issues affecting stability on 64-bit systems.
o Fixed a bug that prevented DEL key function while editing sheet names.
o Fixed a bug that caused some copy/pasted or duplicated connectors to shift in position relative to other pasted objects when pasted into the same sheet and layer from which they were copied.
o Clicking off sheet edit accepts change to edited sheet name (like Enter) rather than discarding it.
o Added prompt before saving changes to current diagram when following a hyper link.
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- Version 6.24 (build 2046) 07/20/10 - Minor Bug Fixes
o Fixed a bug that caused mistaken reports of invalid grid spacing in diagram properties, and incorrect interval settings.
o Fixed a bug that preventing seting of shadows in New Diagram Wizard.
o Fixed a bug that prevented the creation of .BAK files when auto-backup was enabled.
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- Version 6.23 (build 2045) 07/02/10 - Minor Bug Fix and Feature
o Fixed a bug that caused copied connectors to detach from figures when the figures were in front of the connectors.
o Added text fields to reflect the sheet name and number.
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- Version 6.22 (build 2044) 05/12/10 - Minor Bug Fixes
o Fixed a bug that caused a crash in some cases when deleting a sheet containing existing object. Not completely fixed in 6.21.
o Fixed a bug in the previous release that caused double scroll bars to appear.
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- Version 6.21 (build 2043) 04/11/10 - Minor Release
o Fixed a bug that caused a crash in some cases when deleting a sheet containing existing object.
o Various minor bugs.
o Various technical improvements.
o Improved text find to work better with multi-sheet diagrams.
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- Version 6.20 (build 2040) 08/10/09 - New Feature Release
o Diagrams can now contain multiple sheets. A sheet is like a page, though each sheet may itself be divided into multiple 'pages' for printing purposes. Currently each sheet is an extension of the diagram and therefore shares the same diagram properties and styles.
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- Version 6.13 (build 2032) 06/24/09 - Minor Improvements
o New Copy Properties features.
o Fixed a bug that affected dragging an arc end off a full loop arc with Keep Shape stretch method.
o Fixed a bug that affected how self-transitions retain position when the base figure resizes.
o Fixed a bug in connection point mode that prevented connection points from being placed on edges or centers of figures interactively with grid snap enabled and figure not aligned or sized perfectly to grid when.
o Fixed a bug that caused screen relics when scrolling upwards with certain screen size designations.
o Fixed a bug that caused margins depicted on screen to appear radically different at different zoom levels.
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- Version 6.12 (build 2032) 05/27/09 - Minor Improvements
o Multiple arc stretch methods.
o Support for closed arcs (loops), free and to/from a connection point on a figure. Includes support for snap, align, space evenly, and so on.
o Improved self-transitions using arcs.
o Set consistent self-transition size per diagram
o Field text now updates immediately when changed. For example if field text displays the current file name, it is updated when the file is Saved As another name without any need to refesh the display.
o Fixed a bug that prevented proper Undo when moving connection points on figures.
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- Version 6.11 (build 2031) 04/20/09 - Minor Improvements
o Minor performance and functional improvements were added.
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- Version 6.10 (build 2030) 03/12/09 - New Feature
o A new type of curved connector, a simple arc, has been added.
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- Version 6.09 (build 2026) 02/05/09 - Minor Bug Fixes
o For consistency, right-click now exits connect mode as it does for most other modes, returning to select mode. There remains one exception which involves right-clicking on a specific state symbol, in which a context menu is created for the purpose of adding self-references for certain diagram types.
o When editing text in text mode, key combinations involving Ctrl+SHIFT that extended the current selection (such as Ctrl+SHIFT End, Ctrl+SHIFT Home, and Ctrl+SHIFT arrow) were not functioning.
o When saving as HTML, memo text appearing in pop-up balloons did not display the proper character for extended characters in some languages. For example, the problem was reported involving memo text containing the 'ä' character in Swedish text. The problem involved the incorrect mapping of characters with extended codes (>128) to their UTF-8 web text unicode equivalents for use by the Title or Java tooltips.
o When editing text in text mode, it was possible for the range of selected text to be highlighted incorrectly, making it appear as though the wrong range text was selected. Due to the nature of the bug, the circumstances of the problem varied unpredictably but seemed to be most common when the selection was confined to a single line of text.
o When editing text in text mode, there was a case where changing a text attribute for a range of selected text (such as Bold or Italic) did not always work properly.
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- Version 6.08 (build 2025) 12/08/08 - Minor New Feature and Minor Bug Fixes
o Reapply Styles A feature has been added to allow the original style attibutes of an object to be restored.
o When copying figure styles within the styles screen, the original figure style connection points and text margins were not copied to the new style.
o When changing a figure's style (using the properties screen), the figure's text margins were not being updated properly.
o When using search with extended characters in certain languages (codes beyond 0x80) a crash could occur if Match Case was not checked.
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- Version 6.07 (build 2024) 11/04/08 - Bug Fixes
o Fixes a bug in which changing a figure's style reset the internal figure margin rather than using the margin of the style (if bound) or keeping the current margin (if unbound).
o Fixes a bug in which copying an existing style did not copy it's connection points to the new style.
o Fixes some very minor graphics issues.
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- Version 6.06 (build 2023) 09/10/08 - New Text Features
o This version was originally released as build 2022 on 09/08/08. That build contained a bug preventing proper editing of text using the Text tab of the properties screen. This build fixes that bug.
o Text Edit Context Menu While editing text (in Text mode), right-click now launches a context menu for easy access to commands like Cut, Copy, Paste, and so on, including the new Undo, Redo, and Insert Field commands (see below).
o Text Fields Simple text fields can now be added to figure or label text. A text field is a string of text that reflects information about the diagram. Fields available in this version include file name, creation time, and last save time. Multiple formats are supported for each. Fields can be inserted into text by placing the text caret and choosing Insert Field from the main Edit menu or from the right click menu.
o Text Edit Undo/Redo In earlier versions, figure and label text edits could only be undone in whole, reverting to the full text prior to any editing. Now individual text edits can be undone one at a time as is customary in word processing applications. While editing text in text mode, Undo is available from the Edit menu, from the right click context menu, or by the Ctrl-Z shortcut key sequence. Redo is also available in text mode as well (menu or Ctrl-Y). Note that Redo is currently only available for text editing while in text mode - it's not yet supported throughout the program.
o Text Style "All Caps" A range of text can now be given an All Caps style which forces the text to be displayed in all capital letters (if possible). The All Caps style works similar to Bold or Italics. By default, it is available only in the context (right-click) menu, but you can add a custom toolbar button if you prefer. The main usage is to provide a way to force inserted text fields to be all capital letters.
o Fixed a very minor bug in which page margin could be dragged and changed by accident when behind a diagram object.
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- Version 6.05 (build 2021) 08/27/08 - Minor Bug Fixes
o A minor 'bug' has been fixed in which a different registered clipboard format was used by each of our different products. This meant that copying data in editable form would not work between products. Such copies would occur as graphic images which were not editable. The issue had a simple work-around by opening a diagram created with a different product in a separate window, then copying within the same product. All products now use an identical clipboard format for greater compatibility.
o A bug has been fixed in which large imported graphics such as JPG or PNG files which are typically used for background images could not be reloaded once saved. An improvement has also been made so that large imported graphics (over 50k) are stored in their native compressed format (JPG or PNG) rather than being expanded for the more complex processing afforded to smaller graphics which are more typically used for figure shapes rather than backgrounds. This results in better performance and much smaller diagram files. The trade-off is slightly slower drawing performance. And more significantly, for large imported JPG and PNG files, certain processing options are no longer available. These include adding transparency around the edges and cleaning up of the background color of JPG files. Fitted bounds capability is thus lost for large JPG graphics, but not for large PNGs containing transparency. Color tinting capability is retained for both formats. For complete flexibility the file size threshold of 50K will become configurable with the next release.
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- Version 6.04 (build 2020) 08/05/08 - Minor update
o This version was originally released as build 2019 on 08/01/08. If you downloaded that version, please replace it with this update. Build 2019 contained a serious incompatibility with XP in which the Save As screen did not function properly, causing an "Unsupported Operation" message.
o The background layer is now drawn behind the grid, page boundaries, and margins.
o Holding down the Alt key while doing a lasso selection in Normal view now selects objects on all layers.
o Copy copies only the selected foreground objects. Background layer objects are not copied unless also selected.
o The export screen now contains a "Background" option under the following conditions (1) foreground objects are selected (2) background objects are NOT selected (3) "Selected" option is chosen in the export file selection screen. When the background option is checked, the exported graphic will include the cropped background image behind the selected foreground objects. However, the exported image will remain cropped to the bounds of the selection rectangle, rather than being extended to include the entire background if the background is larger than the selection. See user guide or online help for further description.
o Copy now adds a bitmap to the clipboard.
o When editing a diagram embedded in another document, the view is now automatically adjusted to fit the embedded objects and the unnecessary page boundaries and margins are suppressed.
o Exported metafiles (EMF and WMF) are now properly sized.
o A bug has been fixed that caused certain text to appear in the wrong place when exporting to enhanced metafiles, or copying using OLE.
o A series of mostly minor bugs has been fixed that affected the appearance of metafile images used for exporting and displaying OLE embedded images when pasting diagrams into external documents.
o A bug has been fixed that caused some distortion of certain bitmap images imported or copied into diagrams, particularly those created by newer versions of MS Paint.
o A bug has been fixed that caused a crash when selecting a new font from within the New Diagram Wizard.
o A minor bug has been fixed in the Save As screen that caused the filename extension not to match the selected output format when a graphics format (not EDG) was selected.
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- Version 6.04 (build 2018) 07/10/08 - Minor update
o Background Layer A background layer capability is now available for diagram objects. By adding objects to the background layer, they appear behind your diagram but do not interfere with any editing you do in the foreground.
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- Version 6.03 (build 2016) 06/27/08 - Minor update
o Tools Options Screen The interface to this screen changed from tabbed format to tree format in order to better categorize options controls, make room for more descriptive graphics, and prepare for additions in upcoming releases.
o The default color palette included a duplicate color. Cyan and Aqua were equivalent in accordance with the X11 specification. This was both wasteful and confusing as either color would appear as Cyan when later reviewed. Aqua has now been re-defined to represent an appropriate new shade of the same color.
o The Page Set-up screen was limiting page dimensions to 32 inches square unnecessarily. Some large format printers support larger page sizes that were being handled improperly. A design limit of about 64 inches (but not 32) was required, and has been set as the new limit.
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- Version 6.02 (build 2014) 05/01/08 - Minor update
o Interactive margins adjustments: Page margins can now be adjusted with the mouse in addition to using the Page Setup screen.
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- Version 6.01 (build 2012) 03/30/08 - International and Bug Fixes
o Fixed a bug that caused controls to be shifted improperly in style screens when you change tabs.
o Font script display for international users: An option has been added to control which font scripts (character sets) are included in the font family control in the toolbar and in property screens. By default, only fonts for the local language script are displayed. However, in some countries where diagrams can consist of a mixture of scripts, it's convenient to show all scripts, or to show those of a particular script. The new option is available in the (undocumented) Support Console for now, which is accessible from the system menu at the extreme upper left corner of the program.
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- Version 6.00 (build 2011) 02/11/08 - Major Release
o (Build 2011 03/20/08) Fixed an important bug for users in countries that rely on non-Western font scripts. The character set for figure and label fonts was not loaded correctly in version 6.0. Prior to this fix, loading and resaving a diagram would convert its character sets to Western, requiring them to be set back manually if resaved.
o (Build 2010 03/17/08) Fixed bug: Ctrl-E to center text, restored Ctrl-C for copy
o (Build 2004 02/22/08) Fixed uninstall issue. If you had trouble uninstalling v6.0, simply re-install the latest version, then uninstall.
o New User Interface: Improved Windows Vista compatibility and support for Vista and XP visual styles and custom themes.
o Memo Tips: Custom data in the form of text memos can now be attached to any figure or label. The memo displays you hover over the object with the mouse. When saving a diagram as a web page, memo tips can be included with similar functionality.
o Color Palettes: A number of new color palettes are included for a wider variety of convenient color selections.
o Tool Tips: Tool tip help is now available when hovering the mouse over styles, drop menus, color selections and so on.
o Property Apply: Object properties can now be applied from the properties screen without terminating the screen. The same is true for diagram properties and options. These screens also remember their positions from one invocation to another.
o Shortcut Keys: Some key shortcuts have been added for more convenient and standardized text editing. For example, Ctrl-B can be used as a shortcut to Bold text, Ctrl-I to italicize text, Ctrl-L to left-justify text, and so on. These function in the same manner as other leading software packages.
o Copy/Paste Fill: The Fill properties screen now contains a simple feature to copy all of the fill properties from any object or style to another. In prior versions, only the solid fill color was easy to duplicate from one object to another. Now all the possible combinations of gradient options can be easily copied and pasted as easily from one object or style to another.
o Import/Export: Graphics import and export have been improved, as reflected in both the Export feature and the Save as HTML feature. Bitmap formats such as BMP and JPG have been improved and better standardized, and PNG output has been both corrected and improved. The Export screen now contains a preview control and checkbox to select the entire diagram or only selected objects. Export is now also available using the SaveAs command. Import support for the outdated and less popular PCX format has been discontinued.
o Font Previews: Font family controls now support sample text previews.
o Text wrap and figure size constraints have been improved and some related bugs fixed.
o Fixed raster output to avoid edge effects created by scaling and interpolation.
o Import support for the outdated and less popular PCX graphics format has been discontinued.
o As of version 6.0, this product no longer supports Windows versions for which Microsoft has announced it is discontinuing support. This includes Windows 95 and earlier operating systems, and Windows 98 in part. Support for Windows 98 is still included but with lower testing and support priority.