Talk:Asked questions

Here are poorly consolidated, not so relevant or not yet answered questions.

Answered

Linking trees

Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 22:51:58 +0200

Is there a way to associate a whole subtree from another part in the map? For instance, I am trying to create topics of programming knowledge and find that "Patterns" would fall under "C++", "JAVA" and "General programming techniques". I just want to make sure that what gets changed under one subtree gets propagated to the other instances. (the same user later) The answer to the above "Linking Trees" is (teaches me to read the friendly manual first) is to be found in the article.

Custom CSS in HTML Export?

Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 14:48:11 +0200

Can I configure the html export so that it includes a link to a CSS? So I don't have always to change the exported html page. Re: No. Currently, you can't configure the html export so that it includes a link to CSS or CSS itself.

Platforms

Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 08:21:49 +0200

As a Java based an hopefully crossflatform application, is it theoretically possible to run on Mac not OS X? What are the problems? Re: It's just that nobody reported running FreeMind on other OS of Mac than Mac OS X. I am ignorant on Mac's operating systems anyway.

Re: Platforms

The old Macs are in effect a differen operating system and Apple is nolonger updating it. The old macs do not have Java 1.4+ and will never get it. Solution, old mac user upgrade to OSX and then run FreeMind, which works very well on OSX 10.3.3 Java 1.4.2

What does antialias mean ?

What does "antialias" mean in FreeMind Preferences? Answer: To antialias means to make fonts or curves look smooth by drawing additional pixels with in-between color. See also wikipedia on "antialiasing":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antialiasing.

On linking nodes with OpenOffice1.1.1. under Linux2.4

Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:51:23 +0200

Hello, under W2K, I can link nodes with external documents without any problem. Under Linux I didn't figure out a way of doing the same. A 2003 post by Daniel stated that, at this time, there was no other possiblity under Linux but launching Mozilla whatever file extension or mime type was associated in the link. Is there a way now ? (2004/06/07)

Self answer, found in a forum : Unlike Windows, Linux does not have a core facility that launches applications based on a file's MIMEtype. Such capabilities exist in various places - such as in the file managers for the desktops - but I know of no command you could reliably use in all Linux environments to launch an application from a file." One possible solution might be to launch the file in Netscape itself, with the AppletContext.showDocument() method. Netscape would presumably "show" the document in some way that makes sense for the document's MIMEtype." ____

Well well, if starting an application based on the mime type seems difficult in Linux, it may exist another way. Sorry for the presumable childish question : is it possible to use Mozilla for issuing a shell like commande, like "../program/swriter toto.sxw" ? Or anything else that would open the linked openoffice file from a node and letting not only view (a html save as would do it) but actually edit? Thank you for your attention. JFD PS If there is no elegant workaround, I'll copy the full text paths in the text nodes and later copy to the openOffice url locator for editing / viewing.

W2K, OpenOffice1.1.1 (upgrade), and broken file links

Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 20:10:53 +0200

Since upgrading my OpenOffice from 1.1.0 to 1.1.1 a link to a spreadsheet no longer works. I've tried re-doing the link to no avail. No other problems noted with the OO or freemind; what now?

stand alone browser

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 02:21:54 +0200

load it all in one folder with relative links and burn... tell us what happens

Email Links from FreeMind

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:12:30 +0200

How do I paste in an email link? I can paste in a link to a message, but it doesn't seem to work like the example on the Documentation

W2K, OpenOffice1.1.1 (upgrade), and broken file links

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:51:26 +0200 In-reply-to: <20040609201053+0200@freemind.freezope.org>

Regarding this problem of mine -- might it help to reinstall FreeMind?

Are more languages available?

Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 01:08:44 +0200

Is German or French available? Re: Change the language in user.properties.

.deb install

Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 22:57:33 +0200

hello, how do I install freemind[bla].deb on my debian system? I did not find any answers about what to do after downloading the dot deb file on this page :(

.deb install

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:42:04 +0200 In-reply-to: <20040620225733+0200@freemind.freezope.org>

I tried the following and it worked (Debian/sarge):

$ dpkg -i freemind.deb

Cheers, Christophe.

.deb install and dependences

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:39:49 +0200

freemind Debian package needs j2re1.4 or java2-runtime packages that are not in Debian archives. How can I find them ? Thanks for your answer.

URL nodes

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 18:09:59 +0200

Can you have nodes that are URLs? (later the same user) I am sorry - Ctrl K does what I wanted. (great tool by the way!)

Difference between FreeMind and Buzan mind-maps?

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:52:56 +0200

Why do you say that FreeMind isn't really like Buzan-style mind-maps? Simon Re: We have several reasons for warning users that FreeMind does not comply fully with Buzan's wishes. Firstly, the graphical possibilities are limited. The look of the main branches is basically the same as the look of secondary branches. The positioning of the main branches is not flexible, unlike in MindManager. Secondly, the support for pictures is inferior. We do not support pictures embedded directly in the mind map, i.e. the picture files are stored outside the mind maps. And when you try to edit a picture, your favorite bitmap editor is not opened. Summed up, it is possible to work with pictures, but not seamless. Our main point is to keep as many as possible of the statements we make on the web pages traceable. We don't want to create a gap between expectations created by our presentation texts and by the actual user experience. Dan of FreeMind

To open links in only one browser window, rather than several

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 04:13:40 +0200

Depends on the internet browser you are using. With Mozilla Firefox with TabBrowser Extension you can customize Mozilla to work with one window only, open new links in separated Tabs.

To set background picture

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 04:43:57 +0200

Hmm - can you specify a picture to be used as the background and not a color per se? Re: No, it's not possible.

Multi-line nodes overlap others

Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:10:19 +0200

Multi-line nodes overlap with other nodes, making the others difficult to see and access. How can I stop this happening? Re: This is a known error; only the children of the root suffer from this.

Installation won't pick up j2se1.4

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 22:05:43 +0200

I'm trying to install freemind-0.7.1-2.noarch.rpm on Sun's Java Desktop 2.0 (which is essentially SuSE with some interface changes. I get the following messages:

# rpm -i freemind-0.7.1-2.noarch.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
java_runtime >= 1.4 is needed by freemind-0.7.1-2

However, as you can see, I have TWO j2re's >= 1.4:

j2re-1.4.2_04-fcs
j2re-1.4.2_05-fcs

java is in the path:

# which java
/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_05/bin/java
# java -fullversion
java full version "1.4.2_05-b04"

And just for good measure, I've set the JAVA_HOME variable:

# printenv JAVA_HOME
/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_05

What is the secret handshake, here?!?

Whatever your problem is, the plain binary distribution of FreeMind (in contrast to RPM packaging) should work for you. --?? Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:06:38 +0200

I have just installed FreeMind RPM and had the same problem. As I was sure my j2re was OK, I just made a 'rpm -i --nodeps'. Freemind is working fine.

Is there any support for import/export from MindMapper? If not are there any clever hacks to do most of the work? --?? Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 22:52:31 +0200

re: installation won't pick up j2se1.4

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 06:56:57 +0200

history of install:

3827  sudo rpm -i --nodeps freemind-0.7.1-2.noarch.rpm
3828  ls
3829  whereis freemind
3830  updatedb
3831  sudo updatedb
3832  freemind/
3833  ls
3834  sudo freemind

/usr/bin/freemind: line 30: java: command not found

fc1

re: installation won't pick up j2se1.4

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:46:15 +0200

I'm not nearly as successful as you. I just installed the jre but it's not coming up when I run which java... How did you set your path? dgd goes looking

Deleting Nodes

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:24:32 +0200

Is there a way to invoke the deletion of a node with a keyboard combination rather than the right click menus. Althought this is a personal preference anyway, as someone who suffers with RSI, I try to avoid as much mouse activity as possible. Many thanks Re: Press Ctrl + X to delete a node with keyboard.

line-break

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:31:41 +0200

Is it possible to have a line-break in a node? Found it myself already. Great tool BTW.

Notes

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 15:59:14 +0200

Is there a way of attaching a note to a node? For example I want to provide more information on a specific node for review purposes without having to add the contents of my note as a separate child node because it is not part of the scheme at hand. Re: No. --Danielpolansky 05:25, 26 Sep 2004 (PDT)

Will FreeMind be part of ASQ and 3 and even 4 dimensional mapping?

See also ASQ.

I don't understand the question. FreeMind is an application while ASQ is a programming language. How can an application be a part of programming language? Whatever ASQ is, we at FreeMind don't make any commitment in ASQ's direction. --Danielpolansky 04:59, 26 Sep 2004 (PDT)

Is FreeMind suitable as a non relational XML database?

In a sense, FreeMind is a non relational XML database. But as I don't know how the term non relational XML database is used in general, I cannot answer that question properly. --Danielpolansky 04:59, 26 Sep 2004 (PDT)

Should non-linear books and N-psi-clopidieas be stored in FMXML?

Now I don't know what non-linear books and N-psi-clopidieas are, and don't have time to find out. FreeMind can certainly be used to store complete books. --Danielpolansky 04:59, 26 Sep 2004 (PDT)

Not Answered

stand alone browser

Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 20:05:27 +0200

is there a way to include and use the FreeMind browser applet on a CD-ROM. I want to use it to present my mindmap in a browser with links to documents included on the cd-rom and on the internet.

FreeMind doesn't work after installation

Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 15:31:14 +0200

I installed the latest Java and then FreeMind. I had a play with FreeMind and it crashed. I had to restart my WinXP machine. Since then, cannot run FreeMind. I have uninstalled FreeMind and Java. Then re-installed Java then FreeMind. If I double click or run the FreeMind exe I don't see a window appear, nothing in the taskbar or anything. Also, if I try open a page on your site, that needs Java then my IE window just closes. Shame, I was looking forward to trying FreeMind. Any ideas?

Hosting freemind on IIS

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 07:16:45 +0200

How to Host freemind on IIS

Provide links between nodes or link to a specific node in a different map

Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 19:54:05 +0200

Is there a way to establish a link from one node to another node, either in the same, or a different map?

Forked background colors

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 03:56:02 +0200

How, precisely, do you change the background color - not text - of the forked (not Cloud) style of the nodes?

To change fonts or more nodes at once

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:49:26 +0200

Is there a simple way of changing the fonts (or color, size, etc) of all nodes at once?

repository for easy distribution to education admins

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 06:04:34 +0200

It would be fantastic if resources were found to supply an rpm repository for the educators using apt-get or yum to maintain and update LTSP; LTSP supplies some 100,000+ students with computer services.

Easiest way to combine two maps?

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:07:23 +0200

What is the easiest way to combine two large maps into one, preferably preserving the first two? I'd like to run two separate sessions of Freemind with two different groups of people, then combine the results.

Creating Links textfile and Filechooser

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 16:26:13 +0200

I am trying to create a link in one mm that links to another mm file. This works okay if the target mm is in my home directory (in my case "P:\My Documents"), but if the target is in a subdirectory of home, I get a "New Mindmap".

Creating graphical links beyond the page borders

Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 17:42:31 +0200

When creating a graphical link and it's beyond the page borders...how do you scroll the screen while holding left mouse button + cntrl + shift. I can's find a way to scroll. Is it possible? Mouse scroll button does not function and neither does the side bar. Maybe I'm missing something.Any suggestions?

Viewing online, works in IE6 beautifully, no interation in Firefoc 0.9

Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:48:04 +0200

Having published a test map at http://www.kilobox.net/mindmaps/freemindbrowser.html I fid it works so well in IE6, right clicking functionality and (un)folding children, but there's no such interaction in Firefox 0.9. I've checked my java settings, but no idea, any help? email Wedgekin <at> gmail.com