[ubuntu-uk] Mindmapping (was Loading Fiesty into Mac mini)

[TheVeech]

On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 13:40 +0100, I C McNab wrote:
> TheVeech wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 07:29 +0100, I C McNab wrote:
> >> I noticed your mention of mindmapping.  What app do you use?
> >> 
> >> --
> >> Ian
> > 
> > Hi.  I've used:
> > 
> > Vym
> > http://www.insilmaril.de/vym/
> > 
> > Kdissert
> > http://freehackers.org/~tnagy/kdissert.html
> > 
> > and
> > Freemind
> > http://freehackers.org/~tnagy/kdissert.html
> > 
> > There's some other apps that look interesting, but these three seem to
> > be the major ones.  I've heard OO.org being recommended, too, but this
> > slows down the process.  I didn't rate Vym.  Kdissert I preferred out of
> > all of them, but I can't justify installing the KDE libraries for one or
> > two applications.  Freemind, I'm waiting for version 0.9.0, which will
> > hopefully work with java 6.
> > 
> > There is a GNOME app: Labyrinth, I think, but, IIRC, it's in a very
> > early stage of development.
> > 
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mind_Mapping_software
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> Thanks for all the info.  From what you say, sounds like there's nothing 
> quite like, say, MindManager (only on that other OS), then.  :-(
> 
> I'll follow up your recommendations.

No worries.

I've decided to give Vym another chance because I rely on mindpammping
quite a lot and because there was only one dependency (libqt3-mt) with
it.  You never know, I might get attached to it.  If not, there's bound
to be another solution around soon.