Vector Drawing Program - Xfig to the Rescue

For years, I looked for a good drawing program for Linux to create figures for articles, but each one I tried seemed to be missing some feature I wanted. For some reason, though, I always avoided Xfig. Its interface looked so clunky and the learning curve seemed so high. Then a few weeks ago while revising an article, I tried it out of desperation. Well, Xfig is great. It does everything I want and a number of things that I didn't even know I wanted, but that now I can't imagine living (or at least drawing) without. So if you're looking for a good Linux based drawing program give it a try.