Hyperlinks
From FreeMind
FreeMind supports having one hyperlink per node, linking to web pages, mail addresses, and to local files.
Implementation
Making hyperlinks work fine on all the supported platforms including Microsoft Windows, Max OS X and Linux is technically tricky, requiring dedicated code for each group of platforms.
| Class | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FreeMind | openDocument | |
| Tools | urlGetFile | A heuristic workaround. |
| Tools | fileToUrl | Converts a file to URL, working around Java issues. |
Cases
| Type | Case | Example Path | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local file | Unix path | "/folder/some more/file" | |
| Local file | Windows drive path | "C:\Users\User Joe\file" | |
| Local file | Windows network path | "\\hostname\folder\file" | Following is broken in 0.9.0 beta 18. |
Protocols
Users are requesting that FreeMind supports various protocols that are currently unsupported. These include the following:
- "onenote://"[1] -- for Microsoft OneNote
- "mid://"[2] -- for messages
- "notes://"[3] -- for Lotus Notes
- "svn://"[4]
- "outlook://"[5]
Tracker items
- URLs of local files - spaces
- Error opening files from network PCs in Windows
- RFE: Customisable hyperlink protocols (like Firefox)
