If there is necessary to write vertical text from top to bottom (e.g. some asian languages) or language needs to be written from right to left (e.g. hebrew) then there would be very useful to have option change text direction in node. Also there would be in program preferences to add this option as default and then there is not needed change each node separately. This would be useful if FreeMind is used by such a people, who's language is written from top to bottom by direction left->right, from top to bottom by direction right->left, from bottom to top by direction left->right, from bottom to top by direction right->left and turning that text upside down or opposite of regular writing direction.
There are two directions: one is sentence direction and second is how multiple sentences are written.
Perhaps can be text copied from other apps, e.g.:
http://www.echoofeden.com/digest/slaveofone/2007/02/14/writing-hebrew-in-openoffice-under-linux/
But it seems like copying text from office will paste it as regular text and such a rotating in office unfortunately doesn't have effect in FreeMind.
There are also some web services, which seems to be even work in FreeMind:
http://www.cheesygames.com/upside-down-text
http://www.fliptext.info/
E.g. if there would be create some exercises for school or any educational purposes and would write right answers in another direction and small font that pupils will not read them before solving question themselves, this feature would be useful. Additionally those nations, who's language requires other directions as we usually in latin world use.
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And if there is rotation and/or flip text feature, then by checking answers there can be e.g. flip and rotate text back to normal to see teacher's version after pupils are answered. This could be done e.g. using also some keyboard shortcut and FreeMind would take that flip and rotate as folding action, which are remembered.
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I mean flip function, it means there can be flip text vertically, horizontally or both in additional to change writing direction.
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some other examples:
http://www.sunnyneo.com/upsidedowntext.php - here can be text also reversed.
http://www.revfad.com/flip.html
http://www.en.fliptext.net/
Some advices for java code solutions:
http://johndyer.name/post/2008/04/Stupid-JavaScript-Tricks-Totally-Unobtrusive-Upside-Down-Text.aspx
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/3712
But yes - reverse option is also useful. This can be solved with using two function - writing from left to right and reverse and also from top to bottom and reverse. Reverse can be added also to flip function - people can flip something and also reverse at te same time...