Re: [Vym-forum] Any Possibilities of a Brainstorming Mode?

[Uwe D. <uw...@su...>]

On Wed, Aug 17, gsl...@ya... wrote:

> What I am thinking of is a simulation of multiple roots. You may want
> to suggest a different way of brainstorming from the existing setup.
> My simulation ideas evolve as follows.
> 
> 1) Actual (unique) root being a very small (virtually invisible)
> point.
> 

Since a number of people already requested free positioning of branches,
I am thinking at least of a workaround which could also help with
multiple roots:

Having an optional "show link between branches only if branch is
selected" would allow mainbranches (the ones directly connected to the
mapcenter) freely positionable and looking like a mapcenter. For the
time being the childs still would be positioned left/right of this new
pseudo-mapcenter. What do you think?


> 2) A command to make a new pseudo-branch from the pseudo root with
> link color same as background, but with a visible text color. This
> would make the pseudo branches freely positionable on the canvass.
> 

see above ;-)


> Branches positioned off from the first level branches would be as
> normal, and branches would, of course, be freely movable (as at
> present). This would give a full simulation of a brainstorming canvass
> (as per kdissert), where ideas can be jotted down quickly and then
> reorganized with links.
> 
> In essence, having the ability to make text color different from the
> link color would provide most of this. I have experimented setting
> branch color the same as the background, but -- of course -- the text
> is only visible when that branch is highlighted.
> 

I am going to have more settings for each branch, it's just not on top
of the todo list right now. Setting color, font, widht etc. are some of
the features I am thinking of.

Best,

        Uwe 

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