MacFlow 3.x

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What is MacFlow 3.x?

MacFlow is a graphical flowcharting app for Macintosh.  It uses vectorial objects to compose its documents, much like MacDraw.  You can easily draw lines and arrows to define your schema flow by simply clicking the mouse on a symbol and dragging it to any other symbol.  MacFlow is quite complete with open/save, printing support, nested charts, full fonts support, shadows, arrow styles, border color, fill color, etc...


MacFlow began life as a flowchart tool for programmers, but the latest version is so versatile, it can be used to create a wide variety of more general business diagrams, including decision trees and project-schedule charts.

In the computer world, flowcharts are diagrams that represent the complex internal logic of large software systems. Early versions of MacFlow used only specialized flowchart symbols that had meaning to programmers but not to average users. However, the latest version of MacFlow lets you create custom symbols, making it a good choice for creating graphic representations of business plans and strategies as well as flowcharts.

You create a MacFlow diagram by selecting a symbol from the Symbol palette and dragging h to the document work space. After you've labeled the symbol you drag in another symbol and connect the two with an arrow. What distinguishes MacFlow from all-purpose drawing programs is its abi1ity to remember which objects arrows are attached to — they remain attached even when you change their position in the diagram.

MacFlow charts can represent complex interrelationships among objects, because the charts are hierarchical. Such charts can collapse and expand to show various levels of detail so the program is well suited to the creation of hypertext like documents. Top-level chart objects work like buttons in HyperCard; Double-clicking on them reveals the underlying detail You can also link external programs to symbols and run them by clicking on the symbols.

MacFlow’s background text and graphics are also similar to HyperCard's. You can paste icons into a chart and create two free-standing text fields per chart — an excellent way to incorporate logos, names of document authors, or sensitivity labels such as CONFIDENTIAL.

Symbolic Building Blocks

Symbols are the building blocks of MacFlow charts and diagrams, and the program has expanded capabilities that go far beyond the original ANSI (American National Standards Institute) flowchart variety of diamonds and quadrangles. You can create custom icons with MacFlow's symbol editor, which lets you paste any paint or PICT image into a diagram. You can further customize your symbols from within MacFlow by resizing them and setting the default size and the number of connections per side.

MacFlow includes a full complement of tools for making complex charts attractive and easy to understand. In addition to color support, it provides a Bezier tool for creating curved lines, shadow differentiation for objects that include underlying notes, and varied line widths and arrowhead selections. Reduced and enlarged views, grid/snap commands, and alignment tools make document preparation easy.

To add more information to the flowchart, you can attach comments to any symbol. Each comment can contain up to a page of text. MacFlow headings, a standard chart element, work like any document heading, denoting the filename, date, and time on every page of a document. MacFlow also lets you extract segments of flowcharts to create chart libraries.

The Bottom Line

MacFlow, once a single-task tool, steps beyond programmer productivity into the realm of business communication with version 3.5. Unlike previous versions, which limited you to programming symbols, version 3.5 lets you create and edit a host of multipurpose symbols for your charts, using graphics imported from other programs. Additional tools, such as Bezier curves and varied line widths and arrowhead selections, help you optimize the effectiveness of your charts for communicating plans and ideas. If you need to brainstorm a marketing strategy, document a procedure, draw a decision tree, or define a program's logic, MacFlow 3.5 is an excellent companion.

Rasmus, Daniel W. (July 1991). MacFlow. MacUser. (pgs. 76, 78).


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Architecture


Motorola 68K



System Requirements

From Mac OS 5.0 up to Mac OS 9.2





Compatibility notes

Architecture: 68K

At least 768KB of free RAM

Mac OS 5.x - Mac OS 9.2.2

Note: MacFlow supports up to 64 colors, altough be warned that all colors will be wrong if your monitor is set to anything higher than 256 colors (8-bits mode).

 


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