In article ,
Frogleg wrote:
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 05:00:29 GMT, "HH"
wrote:

My needs would not be very complex. If I understand correctly, a "drawing
program" sounds like what I might need. I'm not familiar with drawing
programs. Can you suggest one or two. Many thanks.

If you have a PC, one of the 'accessory' applications is 'Paint,'
which is *very* simple. You might try fooling around with it and see
if it will meet your needs. Paint Shop Pro is a full-featured graphics
program that's about $120 for the latest version.

An excellent alternative that gives most of the functionality of
Photoshop (though it *is* different) is GIMP (the GNU Image
Manipulation Program), and it is free at www.gimp.org.

For Visio-type symbol-based diagrams, take a look at Dia at
http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/

There is an installer for Windoze. Unfortunately, I don't think
a garden symbol style sheet has been created yet -- though you can
make and install one yourself if so inclined (and can donate it to
the general library).

billo