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Posted by Franz Grieser
Nov 6, 2018 at 09:02 PM
Xmind: It’s beyond me why they introduced a second mindmapping tool. Why not integrate everything in Xmind Pro?
What appeals to me: They say they developed Xmind Zen from scratch, no old code base. Because Xmind Pro is painfully slow on my Windows machines (that is version 6, 7 and 8).
Posted by Pierre Paul Landry
Nov 11, 2018 at 08:38 PM
Stephen Diamond wrote:
> The procedure described creates a printed outline with a topic/text distinction. But not, as far as I can tell, to actually compose the outline with that distinction showing. (That is, the equivalent of Word’s body text or Inspiration’s inline notes.
In case this help to see how to use IQ as a 1-pane outliner (with deep levels and hoist):
https://infoqubeim.com/drupal5/?q=node/3489
Pierre
Posted by Amontillado
Nov 11, 2018 at 10:18 PM
Alexander - Mindomo looks nice, but that does come at a price - $180 a year for the full blown version is a little high. If I lived in my mind map and used it as a direct revenue generator, giving presentations as a career, maybe.
The outline feature looks well integrated. I tend to use a mindmap as sort of an inventory of ideas, and an outline for sort of version-zero drafts, so I guess I don’t really need to have the two views on the same data. It would be nice, though.
Posted by Stephen Diamond
Nov 12, 2018 at 02:36 AM
This may provide what I need:
“2.1 Heading vs Normal Items
When using InfoQube as a writing tool, it is important to distinguish between Headings and paragraphs (i.e. actual content):
Use the H or N command buttons to toggle between the two states
(an item is either a heading or a normal text item, never both)
By default, all items are Headings
Adding an item after a paragraph (normal item) creates a new paragraph”
Is this new or did I miss it? Can “normal text items” be hidden? (If so, what did you mean by suggesting IQ didn’t have item folding?)
Can you tell me frankly what features that are found in some other powerful outline processors (such as, perhaps, folding) are _absent_ from IQ? Then I can decide whether I care about them.
Pierre Paul Landry wrote:
Stephen Diamond wrote:
>> The procedure described creates a printed outline with a topic/text
>distinction. But not, as far as I can tell, to actually compose the
>outline with that distinction showing. (That is, the equivalent of
>Word’s body text or Inspiration’s inline notes.
>
>In case this help to see how to use IQ as a 1-pane outliner (with deep
>levels and hoist):
>
>https://infoqubeim.com/drupal5/?q=node/3489
>
>Pierre
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Nov 12, 2018 at 07:27 AM
Mindomo is promoting the subscription model which, similarly to TheBrain, provides both online and offline (desktop) access. Here, unless you need collaboration, you don’t need to get the 180 rate; the 72 one should be fine. My company has the 180 which, per person, is an excellent deal.
If you don’t need online access, you can also go for the desktop license ‘classic’ (non-subscription based) purchase https://www.mindomo.com/desktop/pricing.htm
(By the way, you see USD, I see EUR, so you are getting a better deal at current exchange rates!)
Amontillado wrote:
>Alexander - Mindomo looks nice, but that does come at a price - $180 a
>year for the full blown version is a little high. If I lived in my mind
>map and used it as a direct revenue generator, giving presentations as a
>career, maybe.