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Here we collect a list of asked questions and answers related to free mind mapping software FreeMind. Help if you can (see To edit this FAQ). If you're searching for an answer to your question, why don't you just press Ctrl + F in your browser? This is not a place to ask questions. If you have a question that you want to ask, see Support. InstallationHow do I download the Java Runtime Environment needed to run FreeMind.To download JRE for Windows, go to Download on Sun, go to the section Download J2SE v 1.4. ... and now choose the column JRE, not SDK. The installation file of JRE has approximately 15 MB. I start FreeMind but nothing happensFirst of all, we assume that you are working under Windows. Now, please start freemind.bat in the installation directory. You'll probably get: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java/util/logging/Logger at freemind.main.FreeMind.getLogger(FreeMind.java:643) at freemind.main.FreeMind.<init>(FreeMind.java:109) at freemind.main.FreeMind.main(FreeMind.java:647) The answer to this behaviour is that you've got Java1.3 or lower installed, and this version of java is found (try java -version on the commandline to verify this). Most likely, you've installed Oracle. Change JAVA_HOME and the PATH variables to point to your actual java (1.4 or 5.0). This can be done as follows: Goto Settings -> System -> search for Environment Variables and change or create the values accordingly. Another reason Freemind won't start or will give you the effect of having the icon in the Windows taskbar but nothing else is when you install Freemind in a folder that starts with a "!" (exclamation mark); just install it in a different folder. (See http://www.cogmios.nl/java-apps-like-eclipse-or-freemind-do-not-run-in-folders-starting-with-a-20070407.html) I start FreeMind but nothing happens TRY THIS FIRSTFirst, check that Java is installed; Then go to Program Files\Freemind\Lib and double-click on the "Freemind.jar" file (which is an executable Jar file). Alternatively, try to start Freemind from the freemind.bat file. The command.com will open along with Freemind. Just close down Freemind (command.com will close also) and then start Freemind from the Start Menu or from freemind.exe I have no idea why this works but it did for me. Another reason why Freemind won't start is if you hava JDK installed and JAVA_HOME points to JDK instead of JRE. If you point JAVA_HOME environment variable to the JRE home then Freemind.exe starts up fine. If the above doesn't work make sure you have the path to java in your PATH variable. The format is the following: JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jre6 PATH=C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin; Your PATH will surely include more things. I start FreeMind and can create a map but can not save itThe most obvious indication is that you click on open/save/save as and nothing happens. What is happening is that the file browser window is failing to open. There are two fixes; Either change JAVA_HOME to point to a JRE rather than a JDK or edit the Freemind.bat file to use the absolute path to the correct java and start Freemind with the bat file. It will be something like "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\java" instead of just java. Note the use of quote marks and that your java path may not be the same as the example. I start FreeMind but nothing happens on MacOS X LeopardI launch FreeMind 0.8.1 on MacOS X 10.5 (Leopard), the FreeMind welcome image appears and after few moments, FreeMind quit after a pop up window "Cannot lunch Java application (Uncaught exception in main method: Java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space)".
Thanks SO MUCH for this! I was going NUTS trying to get this to happen! Not a tecchie by any means! Angie] This issue might be related to the problem met by OpenOffice users on Leopard. Apple seems to have replaced "Apple Computer, Inc." by "Apple, Inc." in the Java string. The JRE is thus not recognized anymore on Leopard, and Java fails. (Web Reference) Hope this issue will be fixed in the next FreeMind release. Temporary Solution : It is possible de launch FreeMind via FreeMind.app > Content > Resources > Java > lib > freemind.jar I suggest to place an alias in the Dock, for a more friendly access to FreeMind I was able to get FreeMind 0.9.0 beta 20 to launch on Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Leopard) by editing the Info.plist JVMVersion string to read 1.6 instead of 1.4+. For the record, when I run java -version it reports java version "1.5.0_16".
FreeMind cannot detect new version of Java. What can I do?Let us assume that you have installed a new version of Java, and still, FreeMind complains about having old version of Java. This may occur especially if you installed SDK rather than JRE. SDK stands for software development kit and contains much more than you need to run FreeMind; you only need the runtime environment. It is important that the new version of java is in your path. To check it out on Microsoft Windows, run command ``cmd" using Windows-key + R, followed by ``java -version". You should get something like java version "1.4.2_03" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_03-b02) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_03-b02, mixed mode) where the particular version number is not important as long as it is at least 1.4.0. Additionally, it may be helpful to start freemind.bat and see what messages come. NOTE: If you have an Oracle database product installed on your computer, check the Oracle Installer to see what version of Java was installed with the database. Versions of Oracle 8, 8i, and later install JRE 1.3.1 and modify the startup path for Windows to ensure the database can start using this JRE. This installation WILL cause FreeMind to report the older version of Java, even if you install the new version (the .ini file for Oracle points Windows to the JRE 1.3.1 directory, places that in memory, and causes the fault). You can modify the .ini file to point Oracle to the newer JRE. If you don't want to change the Oracle settings: just create a batch file in the FreeMind folder with the following entry "Path-to-your-new-java-runtimes-bin/java.exe -jar lib/freemind.jar" and use that to start freemind. Is there an IRC for freemind devs/usersUploading to gallery gives incorrect file ext. or file corruption message but the file is fineWhat do I do? Which Java virtual machines does FreeMind actually work with?FreeMind works with the virtual machines from Sun, from the version 1.4.0 and higher. FreeMind has been reported to run on the JDK 1.4.2 from Blackdown. FreeMind also works on Linux with Sun Microsystems 64bit JDK version 1.5.0. There are known issues with official release 0.8.0 of Freemind and Java 6.
Stick to Java 5 (alias 1.5.x) (see bug report) Possible cause and work-around for problem of Preferences dialog: extended desktop (second monitor). If you extend your desktop on to a second monitor and use FreeMind on that monitor, when you close (save?) the Preferences dialog, its dialog is saved to the extended desktop location. The next time you use FreeMind without using the 2nd monitor, the Preferences dialog will not be visible. I had this problem and was able to correct it by moving the dialog back to the main monitor and saving again (note that the virtual position of the 2nd monitor relative to the main monitor is important for finding the dialog again). -RyanC, 7-Apr-08 What is a mirror?A mirror is one of the SourceForge sites from which you can download FreeMind. To download FreeMind, choose any mirror; you would prefer a mirror geographically closer to the place where you live. If you experience problems with one mirror, try another. I run 'freemind.bat' and get an error messageIf you get Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: java/util/logging/Logger
at freemind.main.FreeMind.getLogger<FreeMind.java:643>at
freemind.main.FreeMind.<init<FreeMind.java:109>
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then the Java Virtual Machine found on your system is of version 1.3 or below. Try java -version to verify this. This happens, when you install Oracle for instance. Please, make sure, that your latest Java Virtual Machine is found when you type "java -version" by deinstalling java1.3 for example. USB Portable FreeMindJust add the following Java option in the freemind.bat or freemind.sh and everything is contained on the USB stick: -Duser.home=.[\<subdirectory, if needed>] As an example see the new content of my BAT-file, which looks like: @echo off java -Duser.home=. -cp lib\freemind.jar;lib\commons-lang-2.0.jar;lib\forms-1.0.5.jar;lib\jibx\jibx-run.jar;lib\jibx\xpp3.jar;lib\bindings.jar freemind.main.FreeMindStarter This lets FM create and use the subfolder .freemind in the location of the freemind.bat. As we know, USB flash drives support only limited number of writes. It means that reliability of such device drops down as time advances. Freemind, by default, saves your open maps every minute to .freemind dir which is in this case on the flash drive. If you aren't too paranoid you can avoid this by setting autosave dir to tmp dir of your OS. Freemind will automatically delete autosaves on exit so your precious data won't be left on a host machine. Go to Tools->Preferences->Path to automatic saves and set it to 'default'. Freemind will understand this on Windows probably as c:\windows\temp, Linux - /tmp or /var/tmp. That's it and have fun! What if the command.com window opened by FreeMind.bat annoys me?You can force the window not to show by having the batch file not to hold the handle to the java runtime. Effectively the command prompt is displaying command line output from java application, FreeMind, while waiting for the application to terminate before it closes. You can solve this by using javaw to suppress the command line output and forcing the command prompt to start a new process for java. Try editing the FreeMind.bat to change java -cp lib\freemind.jar;... with START "" javaw. The line becomes something like START "" javaw -cp lib\freemind.jar;... If that approach does not successfully hide the window, try this approach: 1. Copy the following script to a text file, 2. Modify the java directory ("C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_13\bin\java") to match the location of yours, 3. Save the file with a .vbs extension (i.e. FreeMind.vbs), and 4. Double-click the file. Dim objShell
TroubleshootingBefore you start asking questions on the forum, it's a good idea to check if your problem is not already described, together with a resolution:
If this doesn't help, then sample the following information (under Windows, check the specific pages for other OS's) and create a Help forum topic (if you're not sure) or bug tracker item (if you're quite sure that it's a bug in FreeMind) with it:
C:\Users\lostuser>java -version java version "1.5.0_15" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_15-b04) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_15-b04, mixed mode, sharing)
UsingTo add a new conceptA new concept is referred to as a "node." Use the "Insert" key on PCs to add a new node. MAC users need to set a different key. Nodes are not limited to just concepts. They can also include sentences, paragraphs or even short articles. Is there an undo feature in FreeMind?Starting with FreeMind 0.8, there is an undo and redo feature. If you are using 0.7, then use the following tips to prevent data loss:
=== How much memory do I need? === Keywords: RAM. Experience shows that 64 MB is not sufficient, while 128 MB is already enough, provided that you do not run another Java application. Correct me if I'm wrong. I am using FreeMind on Windows 95 + 128 MB without any problems. Running FreeMind 0.8RC5 on Windows 95 with 64 MB and Java 1.4.0 is possible and the response time is in acceptable limits. -- Stefano 02:01, 11 Jul 2005 (PDT) Running FreeMind 0.7.1 on Debian Linux and Java 1.4.2.03 (j2sdk1.4) with my Omnibook 800 laptop (78 MB RAM, P166) just fine. I haven't tried any big projects with it yet, but so far it's very responsive. --Kyle 09:14, 30 Jan 2006 (PST) To move a node to the other side of root or re-arrange nodesDrag the node onto root and you see one half of root getting gray. Move the node to the other half and this half gets gray. Just drop the node on the side you want to have it. As of version 0.9.0 you can also use Ctrl + ← and Ctrl + → to move a node in the desired direction (not only to change the side with respect to root, try it out; Ctrl + ↑ and Ctrl + ↓ do work as well). For Mac users, it's Command+← and Command+→ respectively. If you want to rearrange the nodes on your map using your mouse, you should not move the nodes around using the small "handle" appearing when your pointer hovers over the node, but you should grab the node itself, move it around and see how it throws a shadow upon the place it'll land once you release the mouse button. If you've already messed up your map, select the culprit nodes and reset their position using the menu Format → Reset Position. The "handle" will only move around the node without changing its position in relation to the other nodes. To create a graphical link
You have your link. Alternatively, drag'n drop holding right mouse button. To remove a graphical link
(Left-clicking on a graphical link does nothing) To remove a local link
To add user icons to FreeMindCurrently, adding user Icons is not possible. BUT you can add an inline images to any node. Use the following code example: <html><img src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/pics/me.jpg"> in a FreeMind node. This should also work with local files using "file://" instead of "http://". However if you want to change the source code there is a way to add your own icons. You have to modify the “freemind.jar” file. (By default you can find it under “C:\Program Files\FreeMind\lib”) You can modify a .jar file easily with WinRAR. If you have WinRAR installed on your computer just right click the file you want to modify and choose Open With WinRAR.
To open links in only one browser window, rather than several.To our knowledge this is not possible at the moment. Firefox (old) allows this option. From the menu, select 1) Tools > Options > 2) Click Advanced 3) Toggle Tabbed Browsing 4) Select to open links from other apps in ...a new tab in the most recent window. Firefox (1.5.0.12) allows this option. From the menu, select 1) Edit > Preferences > 2) Click Tabs 3) Select to open links from other apps in ...a new tab in the most recent window.
To open external web links in a new tabs in Firefox follow this tip (works both for Linux and Windows). You have to add a line in your user.js file and install Tabbrowser extensions. === Is it difficult to provide FreeMind with Java Webstart?=== Well, it's not that easy. Joerg Mueller succeeded in doing just that and has sent his source code to Daniel Polansky, who did not succeed in getting it running; he did not consider that a high priority. What is important is that Microsoft Windows users have a convenient installer, and the users of the other operating systems are already used to not so convenient methods; the installation is pretty straightforward anyway. To create PDF out of FreeMind's mind mapTo create pdf out of FreeMind's mind map, you've got several options.
To create Encapsulated PostScript (eps, epsi) out of FreeMind's mind map (for LaTex)
To convert mind maps between FreeMind and MindManagerWho is the development team of FreeMind?Daniel Polansky: the director of FreeMind is Daniel Polansky, i.e. me. The label ``director" is not quite appropriate; ``parliament" would be better. I test new versions, give advice, sometimes act in the name of FreeMind, forbid versions to be released because of insufficient quality, and approve them when they're ready. Also, I set up barriers for new directions. The main actor on the scene is Christian Foltin. We use the label ``code master" to denote his role, and also ``manager". He does most of the work and decides which code changes are acceptable what concerns the quality of code. He takes care of mergers. Also, he coordinates the developers. An important developer is Dimitri Polivaev. To have brainstorm-like mode similar to one found in MindManager.Did you notice you can hit Enter and Shift-Enter to create sibling nodes? It is not exactly the behavior of brainstorm mode of MindManager, but still close to it. What operating systems does FreeMind successfully run on?
Keywords: platforms. Is there a PDA-Version, e.g. for Palm or Pocket PC?On PDA, you can use FreeMindPDA. It uses cross-platform SuperWaba Open Source SDK. However, it does not use mind map view, but rather plain tree view; it is not a proper FreeMind version in that sense. See also FreeMind and PDA. There is also an iPhone version of FreeMind available wich (payed version) does have abillity to add icons etc, but does not fully support drag and drop facilities. What is the largest size mindmap I can edit with FreeMind?In principle, there are no built-in limits. Practically, the maximum reported size is 11 MB at a map with 22,000 nodes; after exporting to HTML and pasting to Microsoft Word, the very same content had 15.6 MB, with 1500 pages. For a better practical estimation, experimental tests are needed, as the maximum given so far is only a lower bound on practical limits. I've been appending daily notes to a single mind-map file continually for many months on a 3 GHz Pentium 4 with 2 GB RAM running windowsXP. The file has grown to about half a megabyte, 420K, and there is a noticable difference in Freemind's responsiveness dealing with it, but it still works for me. How can I keep FreeMind from opening the last file from the last session?One way is to disable the changing of the file "auto.properties" (which is in the same folder as user.properties). Be aware that the menu "Edit -> Preferences" will not change anything any more than! Another way is to change the auto.properties on the fly during startup. Copy the next lines of code into a batch-file and put this into the same directory as freemind.exe. This batchfile will add an extra line to the auto.properties file. In fact, it does the same as the above, but it still enables you to change the properties. @echo off echo onStartIfNotSpecified= >> "%USERPROFILE%\.freemind\auto.properties" call .\freemind.exe To change the fill color on bubbles.There's an icon for it at the main toolbar. Additionally, you can find it in the popup menu at Node > Style > Cloud color. To remove a cloudPress Ctrl+Shift+B to toggle clouds. To search in FreeMindKeywords: find. Press Ctrl + F. For finding next occurrence, press Ctrl + G. Searching is restricted to the descendants of the node selected when pressing Ctrl + F. The search is a breadth-first search, first finding occurrences in the nodes closer to the starting node. ===To move nodes around=== To move them up and down, use ctrl + up and down arrows. To move them wherever you want, use drag'n drop with mouse. Keywords: move around, reorganize. What does antialias mean in FreeMind preferences?To antialias means to make fonts or curves look smooth by drawing additional pixels with in-between color. See also wikipedia on antialiasing. By default, FreeMind antialiases edges only. FreeMind can also antialias text, but with the current state of the technology, it does not look good enough. At least, new Java RE 1.5.0 has better antialiasing of text than Java RE 1.4.x. Also, it is possible to set the whole application to antialiasing, including the menus and editing box; by using the command line option What kind of encryption is used?
Reminders don't work when I start a map. The PDF-Export is not present. What's happening?There, the plugins (not only the PDF/SVG one) appear only if you start FreeMind from the directory where it has been installed. Especially if you start FreeMind by double-clicking on a FreeMind file (.mm file), this is not the case. So, use your icon and choose open to open your file. Customizing FreeMindHow do I add a new keyboard shortcutTo add a new keyboard shortcut, say for "Change node background color", open the file mindmap_menus.xml (in freemind.jar) and search for "background", say. You'll find <menu_action field="nodeColor" key_ref="keystroke_node_color"/> <menu_action field="nodeColorBlend" key_ref="keystroke_node_color_blend"/> <menu_action field="nodeBackgroundColor"/> <menu_action field="removeNodeBackgroundColor"/> </menu_category> Here, you add a new keyboard ref attribute like: <menu_action field="nodeColor" key_ref="keystroke_node_color"/> <menu_action field="nodeColorBlend" key_ref="keystroke_node_color_blend"/> <menu_action field="nodeBackgroundColor" key_ref="keystroke_node_background_color"/> <menu_action field="removeNodeBackgroundColor"/> </menu_category> Open the file freemind.properties and add a line like # keystroke_node_color = alt F keystroke_node_color_blend = alt B keystroke_edge_color = alt E keystroke_node_background_color=alt N But you have to search for free keys... To set expert settingsMost of expert settings are stored in the user.properties file. To use another browserIf you want to use another browser, edit the user.properties file and change the following property according to your operation system: default_browser_command_windows_nt default_browser_command_windows_9x default_browser_command_mac default_browser_command_other_os You have to write something like default_browser_command_windows_nt = C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe "{0}"
... To change languageLydia language= ja language = ja Don't forget to remove the # character. Restart FreeMind and you have changed the language to German. See also the list of available languages. To set a different key for new child node on Mac computersNOTE: The latest version of Freemind now sets the "tab" key as the default key for inserting a new node on a mac. Unfortunately, this is not documented in an obvious place. If you right or control click on a node you see a menu that does tell you the Tab shortcut for creating a child node but this is easily missed. In a manner similar to changing the language, replace #keystroke_add_child = INSERT with keystroke_add_child = control shift ENTER in the file user.properties. Pay attention that you write the key code ENTER in capital letters. N.B. Setting the ADD CHILD MAC is not enough, ADD CHILD must also be set (at least with Beta 9 on Leopard) This can also be done via the Freemind GUI by selecting Tools/Preferences/Keystrokes instead of editing the properties file. The command ("Apple") key can be referred to as "meta" in these keystroke sequences - in case you were wondering. There is no shortcut to insert a note. Why?There is no shortcut on purpose, as this action does not come with undo. If you want to have this shortcut, you can download the sources, patch NodeNote.xml such that it contains a key_stroke="alt N" in the first lines as here:
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Using physical styles (or patterns)Physical styles and patterns are the same and can be compared to "styles" in a text writer: you define a set of styling attributes, give this set a name, and can then assign the style or pattern to different nodes in the same way. The patterns are defined in the file patterns.xml placed in the FreeMind user directory. In Windows, that file is C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\.freemind\patterns.xml; under Linux, it's ~/.freemind/patterns.xml. The generic format of this file is the following: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <patterns> <pattern name="Pattern1"> [...pattern properties...] </pattern> <pattern name="Pattern2"> [...pattern properties...] </pattern> [...more patterns...] </patterns> As you can see from above, you need to give each pattern a unique name, and then you need to assign pattern properties. Each pattern property is of the form <pattern_property_name value="property_value"/>, or <pattern_property_name/>, and each property stands for a different format parameter. Where the property is listed without value attribute, the corresponding format is reset to its default value. The following property names are possible:
Allowed valuesFor colors, the format of the value is "#RRGGBB", where RR, GG, BB are the hexadecimal values of the red, green, blue components of a color, e.g. "#B3B95C".
Example(s)An example of a pattern is therefore: <pattern name="Blue with edges and icon"> <pattern_node_background_color/> <pattern_node_color value="#000099"/> <pattern_node_style/> <pattern_icon value="flag"/> <pattern_edge_color value="#009999"/> <pattern_edge_style/> <pattern_edge_width value="4"/> </pattern> This information and more can be discovered by opening any .mm file in a text or XML editor. You can usually search for the text in an element to find the example of what you want to learn how to do.
= Can one make a script to run filters according to the attributes of selected nodesI'm looking for a way to run filters more intuitively by making the filter by way of clicking on the attributes and icons in nodes on the mind map. Is this possible. Or i guess more simply to make a script that will run a selected filter (However this would be time consuming to do that for many nodes) Any suggestions? Mind maps on web pages with FreeMind's appletTo get FreeMind's applet working.If you experience problems viewing a mind map published by someone else, the most common problem is that you have to use Java >= 1.4 in your browser. Check this using the "About plugins" section of your browser (or a similar place). If you have Java >= 1.4 installed and still experiencing problems check out Internet Explorer's settings by selecting Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Java and make sure ``Use Java2" is enabled. To present your mind map on the webUse FreeMind's browser applet. The following document (thanks to Bob) explains what to do to have a complete testing environment for your applet. Quick Java Applet instructions if you are already a code wiz<APPLET CODE="freemind.main.FreeMindApplet.class" ARCHIVE="freemindbrowser.jar" WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT="80%"> <PARAM NAME="type" VALUE="application/x-java-applet;version=1.4"> <PARAM NAME="scriptable" VALUE="false"> <PARAM NAME="toolbarVisible" VALUE="true"> <\!-- ^ this has no effect on my pc --> <PARAM NAME="modes" VALUE="freemind.modes.browsemode.BrowseMode"> <PARAM NAME="browsemode_initial_map" VALUE="http://www.osde.info/osde.mm"> <\!-- ^ Put the FULL path to your map here --> <param NAME="initial_mode" VALUE="Browse"> <param NAME="selection_method" VALUE="selection_method_direct"> </APPLET> In some cases, it may be necessary to set the ARCHIVE property to also use the Full Path to the .jar file. In the above example, the initial APPLET element would appear as: <APPLET CODE="freemind.main.FreeMindApplet.class" ARCHIVE="http://www.exmaple.com/freemindbrowser.jar" WIDTH="100%" HEIGHT="80%"> The most recent version of above source and freemindbrowser.jar are contained in the freemindbrowser.zip-Archive, which you can get from the sourceforge-site. To view the toolbar automatically after the applet startsIt is necessary to edit the html starter of the applet and change the corresponding property. That is, set toolbarVisible=true. More precisely, add a tag <PARAM NAME="toolbarVisible" VALUE="true"> to freemindbrowser.html or whatever name you have changed the file to. Is there a list of names and values and functions of all params for the applet?No. Theoretically, all parameters found in user.properties can be used as parameters of the applet.
Is it possible to change or edit the map through an applet?No. There is no applet for editing mind maps; only for viewing. My document isn't opened by the appletThe URL of the document *must* end with .mm. If it doesn't the document opens in a new browser window. The trick I use is to append a dummy parameter like in this example: http://myserver/mypath/mydoc?e=.mm This trick is specially useful for dynamic documents. (this is an opinion only. Some people, like Garito, thinks in another way) Java Applet for XHTMLThe same Freemind Browser can be used but instead of using the 'applet' element, the 'object' element can be used instead. Using Shayne Steele's approach, the following code can be used for placing a file called Textbook.mm that is located in http://example.com/freemind/ (along with the freemindbrowser.jar file): <!--[if !IE]-->
<object classid="java:freemind.main.FreeMindApplet.class"
type="application/x-java-applet"
archive="http://example.com/freemind/freemindbrowser.jar"
width="450" height="300">
<param name="scriptable" value="false" />
<param name="modes" value="freemind.modes.browsemode.BrowseMode" />
<param name="browsemode_initial_map" value="http://example.com/freemind/Textbook.mm" />
<param name="initial_mode" value="Browse" />
<param name="selection_method" value="selection_method_direct" />
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height="300" width="450">
<param name="code" value="freemind.main.FreeMindApplet" />
<param name="archive" value="http://example.com/freemind/freemindbrowser.jar" />
<param name="scriptable" value="false" />
<param name="modes" value="freemind.modes.browsemode.BrowseMode" />
<param name="browsemode_initial_map" value="http://example.com/freemind/Textbook.mm" />
<param name="initial_mode" value="Browse" />
<param name="selection_method" value="selection_method_direct" />
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It works and it is valid markup. If placing in an HTML file, use '>' instead of ' />' for the param element ending. Workarounds in FreeMindFreeMind behaves strange or crashes. What can I do?First try reinstalling both Java (mostly the latest version is best) and Freemind. Often this solves problems. One of the problems solved in this way was: My computer crashes, or more precisely locks, when I click on a link in FreeMind, using J2RE 1.4.2_03 on Windows 98. Reinstalling helped. In retrospect, I think what broke it was that I renamed the J2RE directory to something easier to write in the bat file path statement. Broke it. When I drag files into the FreeMind window, FreeMind slows down or I get a mind map of the file systemThis is a bug which is a least present on FreeMind 7.2 beta and lower on Windows. I only know of a workaround for this: Go to the user.properties and delete ",freemind.modes.filemode.FileMode". This disables the file mode of FreeMind. Changing the key bindings in user.properties does not workIt seems that capitalization IS important in the keybindings. I wrote "enter" and it didn't work. I changed it to "ENTER" and it worked! (FreeMind 7.2 beta) FreeMind fails to work with or, cannot export large mapsWhen FreeMind fails to work with big maps, you may do the following. Assign more memory to the Java virtual machine as a workaround by editing the launching script. Edit Beware that exporting may still take a while. For instance, it may take 11 minutes to export a mind map with 740 nodes to JPEG. On OS X:
Edit the Info.plist file Plugins not found when FreeMind 0.8 starts by double-clicking a FreeMind mind mapThe following Microsoft Windows laucher fixes the problem that plugins were not found when FreeMind was started by double-clicking a FreeMind mind map. Download the patch with fixed Windows launcher, and replace Freemind.exe found in C:\Program Files\FreeMind with the one found in the patch, given you are in Windows. Backing up the original Freemind.exe is advisable. Freemind 0.9.0RC4 can't quit without savingI try to quit without saving (respond "No" to question) and it just goes back to map. Ended task with Task Manager on Windows and got same prompt and goes back to map again. Ending task a second time with Task Manager finally kills the program. Using HTML in long nodesWhat HTML tags does FreeMind support?FreeMind supports basic HTML in its nodes. For HTML to take effect, a node must start with "<html>". What HTML is supported depends on the Java virtual machine. Among others, users have reported the following uses: <html><p style="background-color:yellow">the node text</p> <html><p align="center">the node <br> text</p> To embed, or more precisely link, images into FreeMind.You can link images into FreeMind using context menu of a node, accessed using right click (on MAC OS X Panther use Control click). Or type the following: <html><img src="image.jpg"></html> where image.jpg is the reference to an image. To put the contents of a Microsoft Word document into FreeMind.
To have tables in FreeMindIf you have Microsoft Frontpage available, it is convenient to create and edit HTML content there and paste it to and from FreeMind. Beware that the html code has to start with <html>. This way, you can conveniently create tables using the drawing tools of Frontpage. You can create formatted text this way as well; in that case, beware to set <body width=600> or similar. However, FreeMind does not interpret all HTML; especially, it does not interpret inline CSS styling so you have to use hard formatting instead. If you want the table borders to have a nice two dimensional look rather than bevelled, start the HTML as follows. <html>
<head>
<style> td { border-style: solid } table { border-style: solid } </style>
</head>
Generating mind maps programmaticallyTo insert a newline into a nodeInsert <map version="0.7.1"> <node TEXT="New Mindmap"> <node TEXT="A
B
C
D" POSITION="right"/> </node> </map> To use unicode characters in the node textFreeMind understands and uses <map version="0.7.1"> <node TEXT="Areté"/> </map> FreeMind on Microsoft WindowsHow do I install a test version of FreeMind?Just unzip the package to the folder "C:\Program Files\FreeMind". That completes the "installation". You can start it by running freemind.exe (or freemind.bat if the exe does not exist). You can find test versions here. FreeMind does not seem to be affected by the things I edit in the user.properties. Why?See user.properties. FreeMind starts and reacts so slow. Why? How to resolve?This seems to be an effect of the connection between Java and MS DirectX. You can deactivate the usage of DirectX for Freemind by editing the Freemind.bat file in your FreeMind directory. Add the parameter -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true before the final expression freemind.main.FreeMind. Of course, now you have to use Freemind.bat to start the program instead of executing Freemind.exe. Do not forget to update file associations as well: Windows File Associations
SlickRunOn Windows, if the application launcher utility SlickRun is running at the same time as FreeMind, it causes FreeMind to (for some reason) respond very slowly. Possible workarounds:
File Operations are slowWith Java6 Update2 you will probably notice this bug. Sun is working on it. Perhaps, you can downgrade to Java6 Update1 or Java5 in the meantime. To create a screenshot of FreeMind and paste it into Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerpointTo take a screenshot of your whole windows screen into clipboard, press Ctrl + Print Screen. To take a screenshot of the active window only into clipboard, press Alt + Print Screen. Select your Word or Powerpoint document and press Ctrl + V. On German keyboard, the key PrintScreen has the label "Druck". However, such a screenshot also contains FreeMind's window frame, not just the map contents. In Microsoft Word and Microsoft Powerpoint, this can be solved by cropping the screenshot; the cropping tool can be found in Picture toolbar.. To export a map to Microsoft PowerpointThere's no elegant way to export a map to PowerPoint. One option is to take a screenshot, and paste it into Powerpoint. PowerPoint supports graphic file insertion, so another option is upgrading to a more recent version of FreeMind that supports JPEG export. One another solution is by using a Flash plugin: 1. Insert a control "Shockwave Flash Object" with the Control toolbar (go to display/toolbar/customise if not available). 2. Activate the propeties window by double clicking on the rectangle of the object 3. Click on the custom "property" 4. On the new opened window set the "movie URL" to the full path of the plugin (i.e: c:\path\visorFreemind.swf) 5. Set the "base URL" to the name of your freemind file (i.e.: index.mm) 6. Start your diaporama and you will see the cross inside the rectangle replaced by your freemind map
4. On the new opened window set the property "movie" to visorFreemind.swf?xml_path=index.mm. 5. Set the property "Play" to true. Set the property "EmbedMovie" to true. Save ppt file in the same location that visorFreemind.swf and index.mm
Or you can export to RTF using a XSLT like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <xsl:template match="/">{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252 {\fonttbl {\f1\fswiss\fcharset0\fprq0 Arial;} } {\colortbl; \red0\green0\blue0; } {\stylesheet {\s1\qc\f1\fs44\ppscheme-3\lang1110\level1 heading 1;} {\s2\li270\fi-270\f1\fs32\ppscheme-1\lang1110\level2 heading 2;} {\s3\li585\fi-225\f1\fs28\ppscheme-1\lang1110\level3 heading 3;} {\s4\li900\fi-180\f1\fs24\ppscheme-1\lang1110\level4 heading 4;} {\s5\li1260\fi-180\f1\fs20\ppscheme-1\lang1110\level5 heading 5;} {\s6\li1620\fi-180\f1\fs20\ppscheme-1\lang1110\level6 heading 6;} } <xsl:apply-templates /> } </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="node"> \pard\plain\ltrpar\s1\qc\f1\fs44\ppscheme-3\lang1110{\f1 <xsl:value-of select="@TEXT"/>\par} <xsl:for-each select="child::node"> \pard\plain\ltrpar\s2\li270\fi-270\f1\fs32\ppscheme-1\lang1110\li0\fi0\qc{\f1 <xsl:value-of select="@TEXT"/>\par} </xsl:for-each> <xsl:apply-templates select="node" /> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet> and then open it using PowerPoint. To export / import a map to Microsoft ProjectFreeMind on Mac OS XFreeMind is written in the Java language, which is great for development and deployment of cross-platform applications. Freemind uses the Swing graphical user interface toolkit, which can use different looks and feels in order to mimic visuals and behaviours proprietary to the target execution platforms.
Using a default Save/Open Directory for FreeMind on Mac OS XThis is a workaround that works for me. My biggest pain was navigating to my Maps directory with FreeMind everytime I wanted to save a new, or open an existing map. My Maps directory is ~/Documents/Maps. Here's the process to do so:
#!/bin/sh export HOME=$HOME/Documents/Maps logger "================= Running FreeMind with new home" exec /Applications/FreeMind.app/Contents/MacOS/JavaApplicationStub.real
FreeMind on Linux and other UNIX-like systemsGo to the specific page FreeMind on Linux. Misclanguage = ja Is FreeMind mind mapping software?The term mind mapping is related to british psychologist Tony Buzan. In Buzan's context, mind map is a tree with many colors, pictures and personal expression. FreeMind is not really mind mapping software in the sense of Tony Buzan, nevertheless, one would say that FreeMind belongs to the class of so called mind mapping software. Some of members of that class come pretty close to Buzan. Have a look at the site of first class commercial mind mapping software MindManager. You may also want to see examples of mind maps in Buzan's sense. To spell FreeMind correctly."FreeMind", with a capital M. Where can I find a quick reference list of default keyboard shortcuts for the Windows 0.7.1 version?Here is a list of shortcuts, grouped by function: File commands: New map - Ctrl+N Open map - Ctrl+O Save map - Ctrl+S Save as - Ctrl+A Print - Ctrl+P Close - Ctrl+W Quit - Ctrl+Q Previous map - Ctrl+LEFT Next Map - Ctrl+RIGHT Export file to HTML - Ctrl+E Export branch to HTML - Ctrl+H Export branch to new MM file - Alt+A Open first file in history - Ctrl+Shift+W Edit commands: Find - Ctrl+F Find next - Ctrl+G Cut - Ctrl+X Copy - Ctrl+C Copy single - Ctrl+Y Paste - Ctrl+V Mode commands: MindMap mode - Alt+1 Browse mode - Alt+2 File mode - Alt+3 Node formatting commands: Italicize - Ctrl+I Bold - Ctrl+B Cloud - Ctrl+Shift+B Change node color - Alt+C Blend node color - Alt+B Change node edge color - Alt+E Increase node font size - Ctrl+L decrease node font size - Ctrl+M Increase branch font size - Ctrl+Shift+L Decrease branch font size - Ctrl+Shift+M Node navigation commands: Go to root - ESCAPE Move up - UP Move down - DOWN Move left - LEFT Move right - RIGHT Follow link - Ctrl+ENTER Zoom out - Alt+UP Zoom in - Alt+DOWN New node commands: Add sibling node - ENTER Add child node - INSERT Add sibling before - Shift+ENTER Node editing commands: Edit selected node - F2 Edit long node - Alt+ENTER Join nodes - Ctrl+J Toggle folded - SPACE Toggle children folded - Ctrl+SPACE Set link by filechooser - Ctrl+Shift+K Set link by text entry - Ctrl+K Set image by filechooser - Alt+K Move node up - Ctrl+UP Move node down - Ctrl+DOWN To find the shortcuts in FreeMind, go into MindMap Mode, then "tools"-"preferences"-"keystrokes". To suggest new enhancements of FreeMindKeywords: additional features, additional functions. At FreeMind's project page, you can submit Requests for Enhancements (RFEs).
Where can I make a monetary donation to FreeMind?Currently, we do not accept any monetary donations. --Danielpolansky 00:32, 21 Nov 2005 (PST) This FAQI have a question not listed here, what should I do?Post new questions to FreeMind forums, including Help forum. FreeMind developers and helpers cannot guarantee that you will get help, but many users get help anyway. To edit this FAQEdit this page like any other wiki page (click edit or press alt-E). When adding a question to the talk page, imitate the format of already existing questions. Where can I practice editing pages on this Wiki?Click on this link and just hit the edit button on the lower right: Sandbox Questions not yet answeredPost new questions either to some of our forums or to the discussion page of this page. Is FreeMind also Working under SuSe Linux 9.3 or perhaps already a part of the package? Answer: Yes, please see the "FreeMind on Linux" page here in the wiki. |
