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I'm searching a Free/Opensource Linux software to easily create nice to view vertical timeline graphs.

What I want to achieve is something like this but with 3 or more vertical lines:

http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/diagrams/tcpopensimul.png

I've tryed XMind free but there isn't a template for this.

Any hints ?

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    I'm rushing to a meeting, so can't give much info - Google for graphviz message sequence and take it from there
    – Mawg
    Commented Mar 14, 2017 at 16:22

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Are you saying that you want to draw a Message Seuqence Chart?

Try MscGen

This script

# Fictional client-server protocol
msc {
 arcgradient = 8;

 a [label="Client"],b [label="Server"];

 a=>b [label="data1"];
 a-xb [label="data2"];
 a=>b [label="data3"];
 a<=b [label="ack1, nack2"];
 a=>b [label="data2", arcskip="1"];
 |||;
 a<=b [label="ack3"];
 |||;

produces this MSC

enter image description here

But, look into GraphViz too, as it can also produce many more kinds of charts.

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    Found also a plugin for my favorite text editor. Thanks!
    – sgargel
    Commented Mar 15, 2017 at 10:36
  • Great news! Thanks for sharing the plugin; that will help others in future (+1). Btw, I strongly urge you to look at Grpahviz too
    – Mawg
    Commented Mar 15, 2017 at 10:43

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