#2364 Toggle view/hide for icons, connectors, links
Hi,
I'm formalizing feature request to the already existent thread: https://sourceforge.net/p/freeplane/discussion/758437/thread/5b2daa38/
For many Freeplane items you can already toggle view/hide:
- notes and attributes icons
- notes and attributes content
- node detail content
Having in mind overall Freeplane usage, but also presenting the map to an audience, including through the new Freeplane presentation mode (v1.6), other items would also benefit from toggle view/hide, as described below and showed in this snapshot: http://i.imgur.com/ZNIaK6n.png
a) icons from "icons tool bar": in 90% of my maps they are exclusively for my internal control developing the map. When presenting to an audience, most of the time I duplicate the map, remove all icons (the batch removal makes the job easier), then present it. If I could simply toggle view/hide "icons" the map duplication would be avoided, and it would be easier to track just a single map for both knowledge management + presentation purposes when needed.
b) connectors: they are resources I should use often, but because of map aesthetics are messed easily with too many connectors, I tend to avoid using connectors when the purpose of the map is for presentation. Actually, "connectors" can't be removed in batch as "icons", otherwise I would use them more. Anyway, toggle view/hide "connectors" would bring the same benefits discussed above, including the maintenance of a single map for knowledge + presentation. Freeplane has already the feature "hide single end connectors", which doesn't intent to hide connectors completely. Then the suggestion for toggling view/hide connectors is to full hide connectors.
c) links (local and external): overall, links cause less problems in terms of the map aesthetics. Anyway, for presenting, not always I will use the links and when a node has the link "icon", it raises in the audience "what is it for", "what is going to happen with nodes having arrows". Overall, allowing to toggle view/hide for links would bring consistence together the other elements of Freeplane that can have view/hide toggled. As for connectors, links can't be removed in batch too, what makes tougher to remove them from map for presentation when links aren't needed and will just distract the audience.
In short, the suggestions for toggle view/hide refers to (a) icons, (b) connectors, (c) links. This would be a great achievement already.
Additionally, if Freeplane allowed to batch remove connectors and links (as it already performs for most of elements), the flexibility to work with Freeplane maps for knowledge management and presentation in a single map would achieve higher levels yet.
Thanks for considering it,
Carlos_Cadu
Options to hide icons and connectors
Version 1.6.1_21
Thanks for implemented feature!
Already using. Quite handy.