Is it worth it?

Posted by mbe
Sep 7, 2007 at 02:19 PM

Mindmanager 7: Press F4 for a true hoist/unhoist—corresponds to “Show Branch Alone” one the View ribbon
Use brainstorm mode for single return addition of new entries.
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Stephen R. Diamond wrote:
>I checked out the latest MindManager. Perhaps I missed it, but I didn’t see a true
>hoist. The mind mapping programs usually seem to have a feature called “cut to
>separate mind map.” This stands in for hoist, but lacks the speed and preservation of
>both views.
> >I really don’t like Mind Manager. It has that extra keypress to enter
>data. It has a lot of features, while lacking some I think are much more important (such
>as customizable shortcut keys). Plus, it has the most expensive add-ons I have ever
>seen. Anyone with CRIMP would be well-advised to eschew MindManager, because the
>add-on temptation would suck one dry.
> >I use a mind mapper as an outliner. I think an
>outliner should be both powerful and transparent, but MindManager lacks
>transparency. There are so many controls that they create a constant temptation to
>embellish at the expense of productive work.