VDX Import bug (was Re: Upcoming Dia 0.97.3 bug-fix-only)

[Hans Breuer <hans breuer org>]

At 10.03.2014 21:34, Dumitru Ursu wrote:
> On 03/10/2014 10:28 PM, Dumitru Ursu wrote:
> > >
> > Microsoft® Visio® 2010 Step by Step Practice Files
> > <http://examples.oreilly.com/9780735648876-files/>  <- Visio import
> > doesn't work with these files. (it complains about a tag)
> /home/dimon/HR Process Map_start.vsd:1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<'
> �ࡱ�
> ^
>
> This is the error. I guess .vsd is a binary format, while .vsx is a
> xml-based one.  Is Dia able to read those?
Indeed Dia only supports the XML dialect of Visio diagram format (VDX).
I've never checked VSX - the Visio Stencil XML. But at least Dia should not 
crash on them ;)

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