FreeMindPlugin

The FreeMindPlugin implements the %FREEMIND% tag to render FreeMind mindmaps in a Foswiki topic. It requires Adobe's flash player plugin to run from the browser. FreeMind is open-source, "free" graphical mind-mapping software written in Java.

Syntax

%FREEMIND{ mindMap="pathToMindMap.mm" <optional attributes>}

Attribute	Description	Required
mindMap	specify the mindmap (.mm file) to display	Yes
width	specify the display area width in pixels or percentage	No
height	specify the display area height in pixels or percentage	No

Example

%FREEMIND{ mindMap="%ATTACHURL%/Wiki.mm" width="200" height="200"}}%

This example uses %ATTACHURL% to locate a mindmap file attached to the same page.

If this plugin is installed, you will see the sample mindmap displayed via flash player.

Settings

FreeMindPlugin settings are stored as preferences variables. To reference a plugin setting, write %FreeMindPlugin_<setting>%, e.g. %FreeMindPlugin_SHORTDESCRIPTION%

• One line description, is shown in the TextFormattingRules topic:
  • Set FREEMIND_SHORTDESCRIPTION = one line description here
• Debug plugin: (See output in data/debug.txt)
  • Set FREEMIND_DEBUG = 0

Installation

Note: You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this plugin. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the plugin on the Foswiki server.

• Download the ZIP file from the Plugin Home (see below)
• Unzip FreeMindPlugin.zip in your Foswiki installation directory. Content:

File:	Description:
data/System/FreeMindPlugin.txt	Plugin topic
data/System/FreeMindPlugin.txt,v	Plugin topic repository
lib/Foswiki/Plugins/FreeMindPlugin.pm	Plugin Perl module
pub/System/FreeMindPlugin/swfobject.js	SWFobject, a flash player loader
pub/System/FreeMindPlugin/expressInstall.swf	Adobe flash player installer
pub/System/FreeMindPlugin/Wiki.mm	sample FreeMind mindmap
pub/System/FreeMindPlugin/visorFreemind.swf	Flash application to render mindmaps

• Configure the Plugin:
  • Foswiki 1.09 and up: run the configure script to enable the Plugin
  • Change the Plugin settings as needed
• If successful, the example mindmap on your local copy of topic FreeMindPlugin, will render in your browser.

Plugin Info

Author:	John Poplett
Copyright:	© 2007-2010, John Poplett
License:	GPL (GNU General Public License)
Version:	5770 (2009-12-11)
Release:	1.0
Change History:
21 Jan 2010:	Foswiki conversion
01 Dec 2008:	Initial version
CPAN Dependencies:	none
Other Dependencies:	JavaScript™ and Flash support in browser
Home:	http://foswiki.org/Extensions/FreeMindPluginDev
Support:	http://foswiki.org/Support/FreeMindPlugin

Related Topics: System.Plugins, DeveloperDocumentationCategory, AdminDocumentationCategory, PreferencesPlugin