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From: wildatheartx <wil...@gm...> - 2001-02-17 14:40:17
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The new version 2.0Preview is out. |
From: wildatheartx <wil...@gm...> - 2001-02-11 16:27:13
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Because of distribution problems (version 2.0 approximately doubles version 1.2) we have to delay the preview version approximately 5 days. Nice week. In Version 2 there will be web spidering and activation of files, as well as a professional homepage, to which we all look forward. Sundance |
From: wildatheartx <wil...@gm...> - 2001-02-04 20:10:01
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See in the Patches section of the download page. Instructions are to find in the archives of mak...@li... Cheers Richard |
From: Jared R. <ja...@wo...> - 2001-02-01 01:22:14
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[Citation date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 03:30:05 +0100] >>>>> wildatheartx == wildatheartx <wil...@gm...> wildatheartx> Documentation is improved (+Installation wildatheartx> documentation) wildatheartx> Please test this version intensively... Fantastic; I untarred it into a directory (on Windows), doubleclicked each *.bat, and each started flawlessly. This is the first I've seen the app running in a long time and it looks very nice; colorful, good icons, Some initial thoughts (all purely IMHO). - When I add a new node (click on canvas, select 'text'), it'd be nice to be able to immediately start typing the text. It appears that editing is only possible when the node has focus, and immediately after the add, the cursor ends up off of the node, so you can't edit. - The order of items that comes up when you click on the canvas (image, dictionary, text, vocab, etc) seems a little odd. My initial usage was primarily 'text' nodes, and I'd guess that most people use text nodes more than any other. My conclusion is that 'text' should be the first option, so I don't have to scroll down every time. - The roll-over text for the 'move' function should read 'click and drag to move the node'. First time, I went ahead and 'clicked' and nothing happened. I tried a couple of different options before I held the click, so it's not immediately obvious. - When I add a Vocabulary node, just to play around, it's narrow enough that the header widgets (delete, move, etc) don't all render above the node. It appears to be trying to center the toolbar, but that means that I can't reach the leftmost 'delete' widget and I can't figure out another way to delete this test node! I'd suggest that the toolbar might be better rendered flush-left, but with no right-hand limit; if the toolbar is wider than the node, it should still all render when you roll over it. Ah, I just found the 'see/hide the full node' widget, which actually expands the node in question so the 'delete node' icon is visible. - Once I bring up the 'add node' box ("image, dictionary, text, ..."), I can't really get rid of it, it seems. The usual convention is that you click once on a canvas to bring something like this up, but if you then click elsewhere on the canvas without selecting an item, it goes away. Yours renders again in the new place. It'd probably be straightforward to change the semantics of a click on the canvas to mean "toggle pop up". - The leftmost two rollover icons say "click first on this button, and then the corresponding button on the target node". To do what? The "bubble" text should probably mention the function. - In the "layout properties" menu, decrease is spelled "decrease". Is "ancle" supposed to be "angle"? - I'd love to have more keyboard equivalents. - Where's the documentation for the file format? I have some old mindmap files I'd like to try to convert to mak format. - Using the arrows on the scrollbars (instead of sliding the bar itself) moves the canvas incredibly slowly (one pixel at a time?). Maybe it should jump 10 or 20 pixels at a time instead. - The package directory structure is a little weird. Initially, a user wants to look in 'docs' for documentation. All that they find there is another directory with developer docs. They might think to try 'html' or 'public' next, but they might not. It's also not clear what the difference in 'html' docs versus 'public' docs are. I know 'html' is the web site, but why isn't features.txt there instead? Specifically related to documentation structure, you mention that there is installation documentation with this version, but I haven't found it yet! I know you're working with some people on the documentation and website and I support that. But thought I'd mention my current 'new user' mindset to help you sort that out. My recommendation? Use only the single 'docs' subdirectory, include a README (with install docs) at the root level, and include everything else worth mentioning on the website (which should also be the user manual). - I'd suggest using consistent lowercase capitalization among your non-code files. In the public directory, for instance, some stuff is lowercase, some uppercase, and some mixed. I think they'd all work fine as lowercase, even the images, except for key highlighted files such as README (no .txt on that, but it should be one level up from here anyway). BTW, I have all this "I recommend" and "I suggest" language. I hope I don't come off as "high and mighty". I have a huge amount of respect for the effort required to actively develop a piece of software like this. It's fantastic and I recognize that the vast majority of what I've said thus far are very minor "nitpicky" things at best. I suspect you can interpret them for what they are and will pick and choose which minor things are worth hassling about. I hope that as I use the program more, I can offer more substantive comments and maybe eventually contribute to the codebase. We originally hooked up because you solicited me as a freemind user. I think I can that you've got freemind beat. More active development, nicer looking rendering, more flexible data structure, more flexible layout, and better plug-in architecture. Congrats. -- ja...@wo... "We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in place of reality." - Daniel J. Boorstin |
From: wildatheartx <wil...@gm...> - 2001-01-30 02:13:26
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Documentation is improved (+Installation documentation) Please test this version intensively, we made a lot of internal changements, which will boost the development of future versions. This includes a plugin architecture and a listener model. Have fun and don't expect too much from this release, because it includes (only) major internal enhancements, with the targets, that the mak looks as close as possible like before :) Cheers |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2001-01-21 17:17:08
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Hi, there is a now an extra tar.gz file available with the fixed unix start scripts. With that no further class not found exceptions should appear under unix. For any further communications to this subject, or on other user relevant topics please subscribe and mail to the: mak...@li... Thank you Sundance -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Heinrich E. Seifert [mailto:he...@he...] Gesendet: Sonntag, 21. Januar 2001 14:16 An: sun...@us... Betreff: MindMap and Knowledgemanager - Support sorry, I did not found an other eMail address! On the Submit a Support Request I found after logging in and filling out there was no field for eMail but on submitting the request I got the error "no eMail" ?!?!? I am watching this project since short after available on Source Forge. Every time I tried to use it after downloading a new version I found that class libraries are missing (and more, dependig on version) Now after unpacking version 1.1 ./startMainView.sh Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/knowledgemanager/client/twodview/Display but there is no "org" directory (I have hoped that, depending on the filesize now, all missing parts will be there) the 2nd message I got after I unpacked all version I have (1st- second- forth-release, mak-1.0-Christm., mak-1.01, langpack-1.01, mak-1.02, -1.03, and now mak-1.1 ./startMainView.sh Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/knowledgemanager/client/twodview/Display after moving org and that stuff from the directory "executables" to the programm-root ./startMainView.sh Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/log4j/Layout but there is no "log4j" directory and the documentation is not very helpefull for me Well, I am not a java programmer nor a programmer at all. I am a consultant in IT & QM. May be You could give me some more information how to get the missing pices and how to start?!?! May be the missing parts are in the 3rd release I could not found? |:) regards Heinrich Seifert he...@he... |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2001-01-21 02:56:29
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Database and VocabularySource Retriever fixed. They are now critically approaching the Retriever specification. Some Frontend features and some help functions like Legend and Demo where integrated, but are now in it's preAlpha state. You'll see as well , that the parent shows the number of it's hidden childs now. Bugfixes and the Tutorial MAKMap was updated, and additionally an FAQ was added in there. Also the Homepage got a logo and some updates. Cheers PS: Send your comments and feedback to the mak...@li... list |
From: Viktors R. <Viktors@Rotanovs.com> - 2001-01-19 11:57:11
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Another idea ;) MindClone On Friday 19 January 2001 13:04, wil...@gm... wrote: > Hello, as we can't use forever the name mak, we wanted to find a new name. > We would be thankfull for suggestions. > > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > Mak-newversion mailing list > Mak...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mak-newversion -- Best Wishes, Viktors Rotanovs Riga, Latvia. Phone/Fax +371 7377-472 |
From: Viktors R. <Viktors@Rotanovs.com> - 2001-01-19 11:50:49
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I already sent this to Richard: knowXchange -- Best Wishes, Viktors Rotanovs Riga, Latvia. Phone/Fax +371 7377-472 |
From: Marcos A. R. <ma...@co...> - 2001-01-19 11:43:26
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My sugestion: MindMaster wil...@gm... wrote: > > Hello, as we can't use forever the name mak, we wanted to find a new name. > We would be thankfull for suggestions. > > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > Mak-newversion mailing list > Mak...@li... > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mak-newversion -- Marcos Aurélio Rodrigues ________________________________________ O tolo fala para dizer algo. O sabio fala por ter algo a dizer. El tonto habla por decir algo. El sabio habla porque tiene algo que decir. The fool talks because he has to say something. The sage talks because he has something to say. |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2001-01-19 10:48:54
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Hello, as we can't use forever the name mak, we wanted to find a new name. We would be thankfull for suggestions. Richard |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2001-01-10 02:41:13
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If you want to use this feature, you have at the beginning to resize the small little window in the upper left corner, to see what node you have to find. Just a few millimeters are sufficiant. Richard |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2001-01-09 21:28:45
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From: Richard K. <kru...@in...> - 2001-01-07 18:10:59
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mak1.02 see the tutorial mindmap --------------- doch muß die Seele sich der Hypothesen bedienen, wenn sie forscht; sie geht dabei nicht auf den Urgrund zurück, weil sie nicht über ihre Voraussetzungen hinausgehen kann (Platon - sechstes Buch) |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2001-01-05 14:39:38
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fixed Startup Bug, direct languages support, new database concept for languages (see concept), now you can learn any language, starting from any language. |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2000-12-25 22:37:07
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with wallchart printing and correct saving and loading. Also improvements in the vocabulary trainer. Happy Christmas Richard |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2000-12-17 02:01:01
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A snapshoot of current changes: Radial and Gradient Coloring for better learning. Making a "Screenshot" (jpeg image of the mindmap) Loading Storing Data / Layout MDI http://mak.sourceforge.net |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2000-12-10 21:35:05
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Sorry for the damaged download file, I fixed it now. See http://mak.sourceforge.net/ Thanks for any comments, change requests, improvement suggestions |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2000-12-09 19:50:34
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Release Candidate 3 is out. We also froze the XML Style. Enjoy it, take also a look at our concepts. Richard |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2000-12-04 01:16:09
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-------IMPORTANT: All documentation and roadmap stuff is in the directory: "public", of the current release download The following changes have been made since the last release candidate. Usability + Windows Startscript TextComponent Redesign Fontsize 10, transparent, no borders, cursor only appearing when pointing in text component Toolbar Redesign (only appearing, when pointed on element, transparent) Add Multiple Choice Test for Languages Better Database Table association algorithm Retriever Improvement (prototype, must be conceptuated) Table for current Lesson Information instead of List The following will be made definitely in the next: Frozen xml-Save format, saving and loading all nodes correctly |
From: <wil...@gm...> - 2000-11-29 21:08:04
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X Have fun....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The changes for the next version are the definite, ultimate end file format, to save, and restore your files and a new Interface for learning vocabularies. |