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    13 \hypersetup{bookmarks, bookmarksopen,
    14   pdftitle={VYM - a tool for visual thinking },
    15   pdfauthor={Uwe Drechsel},    
    16   pdfsubject={map},
    17   pdfkeywords={map, tool},
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    26 \newcommand{\vym}{{\sc vym }}
    27 \newcommand{\ra}{$\longrightarrow$}
    28 \newcommand{\la}{$\longleftarrow$}
    29 \newcommand{\ua}{$\uparrow$}
    30 \newcommand{\da}{$\downarrow$}
    31 \newcommand{\key}[1]{[#1]}
    32 
    33 \begin{document}
    34 \title{
    35 	\includegraphics[width=8cm]{images/vym-logo-new.png}
    36 	\\
    37 VYM \\ -- \\View Your Mind\\ {\small Version 1.8.71}}
    38 \author{\textcopyright Uwe Drechsel  }
    39 
    40 
    41 \maketitle
    42 
    43 \newpage
    44 
    45 \tableofcontents
    46 
    47 \newpage
    48 
    49 \section{Introduction}
    50 \subsection{What is a \vym map?}
    51 A \vym map (in short words {\em map}) is a tree like structure:
    52 \begin{center}
    53 	\includegraphics[width=12cm]{images/example1.png}
    54 \end{center}
    55 Such maps can be drawn by hand on a paper or flip chart and help to
    56 structure your thoughts. While a tree like structure like above can be
    57 drawn manually \vym offers much more features to work with such maps.
    58 \vym is not another drawing software, but a tool to store and modify
    59 information in an intuitive way. For example you can reorder parts of
    60 the map by pressing a key or add various information like a complete
    61 email by a simple mouse click.
    62 
    63 Once you have finished collecting and organizing your ideas, you can
    64 easily generate for example a presentation in Open~Office based on a
    65 map.
    66 
    67 \subsection{Why should I use maps? Time, Space and your Brain.}
    68 \subsubsection*{Space}
    69 A map can concentrate a very complex content on little space e.g. a
    70 piece of paper. It helps to use both sides of your brain: the logical
    71 side and also your creative side (e.g. by using pictures, colors and
    72 keywords in a map, so called {\em anchors}).  It is a technique to
    73 organize the way you think: It can help you by developing, sorting and
    74 memorizing your thoughts. 
    75 
    76 \subsubsection*{Time}
    77 Because you just use keywords and drawings, it is much faster than good
    78 old fashioned notes. Your brain memorizes things by associating them to
    79 other things -- a map makes use of those connections and stimulates
    80 new asccociations. 
    81 
    82 
    83 \subsubsection*{Your Brain}
    84 In 1960 the Prof. {\sc Roger Sperry} discovered that both hemispheres
    85 of the human brain have different tasks (of course both of them
    86 basically {\em can} do the same): 
    87 \begin{center}
    88 \begin{tabular}{|p{5.5cm}|p{5.5cm}|} \hline
    89 	Left side & Right side \\ \hline
    90 	\begin{itemize}
    91 	   \item verbal speech and writing 
    92 	   \item numbers
    93 	   \item logical thinking
    94 	   \item analyzing and details
    95 	   \item science
    96 	   \item linear thinking
    97 	   \item concept of time
    98 	\end{itemize} &
    99 	\begin{itemize}
   100 		\item body language
   101 		\item visual thinking, day dreams
   102 		\item intuition and emotion
   103 		\item overview of things
   104 		\item creativity
   105 		\item art, music, dancing
   106 		\item non-linear thinking, connecting things
   107 		\item spatial awareness
   108 	\end{itemize}     \\ \hline
   109 \end{tabular}	
   110 \end{center}
   111 In our science oriented society we have learned to mainly rely on our
   112 left side of the brain, the "rational" one. In other cultures,
   113 especially like the native americans and other "old" cultures, the right
   114 side is much more important. Maps are just one way to stimulate the
   115 other side and make use of additional ressources we all have.
   116 
   117 
   118 \subsection{Where could I use a map?}
   119 Here are some examples, how you can use those maps
   120 \begin{itemize}
   121     \item to prepare articles, papers, books, talks, \ldots
   122     \item to sort complex data
   123     \item to memorize facts, persons, vocabulary, \ldots
   124     \item to sort emails, files and bookmarks on your computer
   125     \item to moderate conferences
   126 \end{itemize}
   127 
   128 \subsection{What you shouldn't do with a map...}
   129 A map drawn by somebody shows the way the author thinks. There is
   130 no right or wrong in the way it is drawn, so there is no way to criticize
   131 it. "It is, what it is" ({\sc F.~Lehmann}).
   132 
   133 %\section{Tutorials}
   134 %TODO
   135 
   136 \subsection{Internet Ressources} 
   137 A good starting point to learn more about maps in general is Wikipedia:
   138 \begin{itemize}
   139 	\item English: 
   140 		\href{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map}{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind\_map}
   141 	\item German: 
   142 		\href{http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindmap}{http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindmap}
   143 \end{itemize}
   144 
   145 
   146 
   147 
   148 \section{Concept of \vym}
   149 %TODO may add a general introduction here...
   150 \subsection{Windows: Mapeditor, Noteeditor, and more}
   151 \vym uses mainly two windows: an editor for the map itself and another one for
   152 notes, which are part of the map. Let's call them {\em mapeditor} and
   153 {\em noteeditor}: 
   154 \begin{center}
   155 	\includegraphics[width=8cm]{images/windows.png}
   156 \end{center}
   157 Usually you will work in the {\em mapeditor} by just adding new
   158 branches, moving around and reordering them. The various ways to do this
   159 will be explained in \ref{mapeditor}. You can store additional
   160 information e.g. the content of a email easily in a {\em branch}: Just
   161 type or copy\&paste it into the {\em noteeditor}. Working with notes is
   162 explained in \ref{noteeditor}
   163  
   164 Another window which can be toggled on or off is the {\em history
   165 window}. It can be used to see the latest actions performed on a map and
   166 also to undo and redo actions. Details are in \ref{historywindow}.
   167 
   168 \subsection{Menus and Context menus}
   169 On top of each window you find the menubar. The options you find there
   170 are similar to those you are used from other applications. Note that
   171 many (and even more) options are availabe via {\em context menus}. Those
   172 are available if you right-click onto an object in a map (on Mac~OS~X
   173 Command-Click).
   174 
   175 \subsection{Toolbars}
   176 The toolbars in the mainwindows give quick access to many functions and
   177 also visualize the state of an object. For example a part of of the map
   178 can be hidden when the map is exported into an Open~Office presentation.
   179 To show this the branch in the map will have a little cloud symbol,
   180 which is also "switched on" in the toolbar.
   181 
   182 Note that you can reposition all toolbars by simply grabbing them. For
   183 example you can move the flags-toolbar from its original horizontal
   184 position on top of the mapeditor to a vertical position on the right
   185 side. You can even detach it and make it "float" separate from the other
   186 windows. Or just insert it again at its original position.
   187 
   188 \subsection{Maps}
   189 The map itself has always a {\em mapcenter}.  The
   190 mapcenter has {\em branches} just like the trunk of a tree. Each branch
   191 in turn may have branches again.
   192 \begin{center}
   193 	\includegraphics[width=10cm]{images/branches.png}
   194 \end{center}
   195 We will call a branch directly connected to the mapcenter a {\em
   196 mainbranch}, because it determines the position of all its child
   197 branches.
   198 
   199 The mapcenter and the branches all have a {\em heading}. This is the
   200 text you see in the mapeditor. Usually it should just be one or a few
   201 words, so that one can easily keep track of the whole map.
   202 
   203 
   204 In the toolbar above the mapeditor you see various symbols.
   205 \begin{center}
   206 	\includegraphics[width=8cm]{images/default-flags.png}
   207 \end{center}
   208 These are called {\em flags} and can be used to mark branches in the
   209 map, e.g. if something is important or questionable. 
   210 There are also more flags set by \vym automatically to show additional
   211 information, e.g. when a  exists for a  particular branch.
   212 
   213 By default some of these flags are set exclusively e.g. when the 
   214 "thumb-up" flag is set, then the "thumb down" is unset and vice
   215 versa. You can change this default behaviour in the settings menu.
   216 
   217 %TODO add info about toolbars e.g. undo/redo, ...
   218 %TODO or reference to advanced editing undo/redo
   219 
   220 \section{Mapeditor} \label {mapeditor}
   221 \subsection{Start a new map}
   222 After \vym is started two windows will open: the mapeditor and the
   223 noteditor. Usually you will work in both windows, but at the moment we
   224 will just need the mapeditor. 
   225 
   226 Select the mapcenter "New map" in the middle of the mapeditor by
   227 left-clicking with the mouse. It will turn yellow to show that is
   228 selected. There are several ways to add a new branch to the center:
   229 \begin{itemize}
   230 	\item Using the mouse: Open the context meny by clicking with the
   231 	right mouse button (CTRL-Click on Mac) onto the
   232 	mapcenter and choose Add \ra Add as child
   233 	\item Press \key{Ins} or \key{A}
   234 \end{itemize}
   235 A new branch will appear and you will be able to type the heading of the
   236 branch. Finish adding the new branch by pressing \key{Enter}.
   237 %tipp
   238 Sometimes it comes handy to add a new branch above or below the current
   239 one. Use \key{Ins} together with \key{Shift} or \key{Ctrl}. It is also
   240 possible to add a branch in such a way, that the current selection
   241 becomes the child of the new branch, which is like inserting it {\em
   242 before} the selection. This can be done using the context menu.
   243 
   244 \subsection{Navigate through a map}
   245 \subsubsection*{Select branches}
   246 To select branches you can use the left button of your mouse or also the
   247 arrow keys. Depending on the {\em orientation} of a branch type
   248 \key{\la} or \key{\ra} to get nearer to the mapcenter or deeper
   249 down into the branches. Within a set of branches, let's call them a 
   250 {\em subtree}, you can use \key{\ua} and \key{\da} to go up and down. You can
   251 also use \key{Pos1} and \key{End} to select the first and last branch.
   252 
   253 
   254 \subsubsection*{Zoom a map}
   255 While adding more and more branches the size of the map may become
   256 bigger than the mapeditor window. You can use the scrollbars on the
   257 right and the bottom of your mapeditor window to scroll, but it is
   258 easier to just scroll using the left mouse button: Click onto the {\em
   259 canvas} itself, the empty space somewhere between the branches. The
   260 mouse pointer will change from an arrow to a hand, now move the visible
   261 part of the map to show the desired part.
   262 
   263 If you select branches using the arrow keys, the map will scroll
   264 to ensure that the selected branch is always visible.
   265 
   266 Working with huge maps, the {\em zoom}-function comes in handy: You can
   267 use 
   268 \begin{itemize}
   269 	\item from the menu View \ra Zoom
   270 	\item the toolbar buttons 
   271 		\begin{center}
   272 			\includegraphics[width=3cm]{images/zoom-buttons.png}
   273 		\end{center}	
   274 \end{itemize}	
   275 The crossed magnifying lens resets the zoomed view to its original size.
   276 
   277 
   278 \subsubsection*{Find Function} \label{findwindow}
   279 With huge maps there is the need to have a
   280 find function. Choose Edit \ra Find to open the Find Window:
   281 \begin{center}
   282 	\includegraphics[width=6cm]{images/find-window.png}
   283 \end{center}	
   284 The text you enter here will be searched in all the headings and also in
   285 notes. Everytime you press the "Find"-button it will look for the next
   286 occurence, which then will be selected automatically. If the search
   287 fails, there will appear a short message "Nothing found" or a few
   288 seconds in the {\em statusbar} on the bottom of the mapeditor.
   289 
   290 \subsubsection*{Keep the overview -- scroll a part of the map}
   291 A very big subtree of a map e.g. a branch with hundreds of childs makes
   292 it very hard to keep an overview over the whole map. You can hide all
   293 the childs of a branch by {\em scrolling} it -- this function is also
   294 often called {\em folding}. Think of the whole subtree as painted onto a
   295 big newspaper. You can scroll the paper to a small roll, leaving just
   296 the headline readable.
   297 
   298 To scroll or unscroll a branch and its childs, press the
   299 \begin{itemize}
   300 	\item \key{Scroll} key or  \key{S}
   301 	\item press the middle-mouse button or
   302 	\item choose the little scroll from the toolbar.
   303 \end{itemize}
   304 If you select parts of a scrolled branch e.g. using the find function or
   305 by using the arrow-keys, it will unscroll temporary. This is shown as a
   306 scroll with a little hour glass. If the temporary unscrolled part is not
   307 longer needed, it will be hidden again automatically. It is also
   308 possible to unscroll all branches using "Edit\ra Unscroll all scrolled
   309 branches".
   310 
   311 You can also hide parts of the map while exporting it e.g. to a webpage
   312 or a presentation, see \ref{hideexport} for details.
   313 
   314 \subsection{Modify and move branches}
   315 \subsubsection*{Modify the heading}
   316 You can edit the heading by selecting the branch and then
   317 \begin{itemize}
   318 	\item pressing \key{Enter}
   319 	\item double-clicking with left mouse.
   320 \end{itemize}
   321 Just type the new heading (or edit the old one) and press \key{Enter}.
   322 
   323 \subsubsection*{Move a branch}
   324 The easiest way to move a branch is to select it with left-mouse and
   325 drag it to the destination while keeping the mouse button pressed.
   326 Depending on the branch  it will be
   327 \begin{itemize}
   328 	\item moved to the destination or
   329 	\item {\em linked} to a new {\em parent} (mapcenter or branch)
   330 \end{itemize}
   331 If you drag the branch over another one or over the mapcenter, you will
   332 notice that the  link connecting it to the old parent will be changed to
   333 lead to the  new parent which is now under your mousepointer. 
   334 If you release the button now, the branch will be relinked.
   335 
   336 If you release the button in the middle of nowhere, the result will
   337 depend on the type of branch you are releasing:
   338 \begin{itemize}
   339 	\item A mainbranch is directly connected to the mapcenter.
   340 		It will stay on its new position.
   341 	\item An ordinary branch will "jump" back to its original position.	
   342 \end{itemize}
   343 Thus you can easily rearrange the layout of the mainbranches to avoid
   344 overlapping of their subtrees.
   345 There is another convenient way to move branches, especially if you want
   346 to {\em reorder} a subtree: You can move a branch up or down in a
   347 subtree by
   348 \begin{itemize}
   349 	\item pressing \key{\ua} and \key {\da}
   350 	\item selecting Edit \ra Move branch
   351 	\item clicking on the toolbar buttons:
   352 		\begin{center}
   353 			\includegraphics[width=1.5cm]{images/move-buttons.png}
   354 		\end{center}	
   355 \end{itemize}
   356 %tipp
   357 There is yet another way to move branches: If you press \key{Shift} or
   358 \key{Ctrl} while moving with the mouse, the branch will be added above
   359 or below the one the mouse pointer is over. This helps also to reorder a
   360 map.
   361 
   362 \subsection{The right side of your brain - colors and images}
   363 \subsubsection*{Change color of a heading}
   364 You can also use colors to put more information into a map, e.g. use
   365 red, green and more colors to prioritize tasks. Again you can
   366 \begin{itemize}
   367 	\item use the menu and choose e.g Format \rq Set Color
   368 	\item use the toolbar
   369 		\begin{center}
   370 			\includegraphics[width=3cm]{images/color-buttons.png}
   371 		\end{center}	
   372 \end{itemize}
   373 The first button (black in the graphic above) shows the actual color.
   374 Clicking on it let's you choose another color. You can also "pick"
   375 another color by selecting a branch with the desired color and using the
   376 "pick color" button. Both of the buttons showing a bucket actually put
   377 the current color to the selected branch. While the first one just
   378 colors the heading of the selection, the last one also colors all the
   379 childs of the selected branch.
   380 
   381 %tipp
   382 A very useful function is the "copy color" using the mouse: Select the
   383 branch which should get the new color, then press \key{Ctrl} and
   384 simultanously click with left-mouse on another branch to copy its color
   385 to the first one. Here the childs of the selection also will get the new
   386 color, if you just want to color the selection itself, additionally
   387 press \key{Shift}.
   388 
   389 \subsubsection*{Use flags}
   390 \vym provides various flags. You see them in the toolbar on top of the
   391 mapeditor window. (Note: Like all toolbars you can also move them to the
   392 left or the right side of the window or even detach them. Just grab the
   393 very left "dotted" part of the toolbar with your left-mouse button.) 
   394 \begin{center}
   395 	\includegraphics[width=8cm]{images/default-flags.png}
   396 \end{center}
   397 If you have a branch selected, you can set any number of flags by
   398 clicking them in the toolbar. The toolbar buttons change their state and
   399 always reflect the flags set in the selected branch.
   400 
   401 Presently \vym uses two kinds of flags: {\em System Flags} and {\em
   402 Standard Flags}. The standard flags are those shown in the toolbar.
   403 System flags are set by \vym to indicate e.g. that there is additional
   404 information in a note (more on this in \ref{noteeditor}). Later versions
   405 of \vym may have another kind of flags, which may be edited by the user.
   406 
   407 \subsubsection*{Images}
   408 The easiest way to add an image to a branch is by dragging it e.g. from a
   409 webbrowser to the mapeditor while a branch is selected there.
   410 
   411 You can also add a image to a branch by opening the context menu of the
   412 branch choose "Add Image". A
   413 dialog window lets you choose the image to load. 
   414 \footnote{Supported image types are: PNG, BMP, XBM, XPM and PNM. It may
   415 	also support JPEG, MNG and GIF, if specially configured during
   416 	compilation (as done when \vym is part of SUSE LINUX).}
   417 While an image is selected in the dialog, you can see a preview of the
   418 image. It is also possible to select multiple images.	
   419 
   420 You can position the image anywhere you want, just drag it with left
   421 mouse. To relink it to another branch, press \key{Shift} while moving
   422 it. To delete it, press \key{Del}. 
   423 
   424 If you right-click onto an image, a context menu will open which let's
   425 you first choose one of several image formats. Then a file dialog opens
   426 to save the image. Hint: This is used to "export" the image, it will be
   427 saved anyway in the map itself! You can also cut and
   428 copy images, but it is not possible to add objects to an image\footnote{
   429 	Images are regarded as "extra feature". It would make working with
   430 	the map much more complex if e.g. images could be linked to images.}
   431 
   432 The option \lq{\bf Use for export} \rq controls the output of exports
   433 e.g. to HTML: If set to no, the image won't appear in the {\em text}
   434 part of the output. This is useful for large images or if images are
   435 used as a kind of frame e.g. the famous cloud symbol around a part of
   436 the map. Those shouldn't appear in the middle of the text.
   437 
   438 At the moment image support is preliminary: Images will be saved
   439 together with all the other data of a map in the {\tt .vym}-file.
   440 Later versions will include more functionality like resizing the images,
   441 changing its z-value (put it into background) etc.
   442 
   443 \subsubsection*{Frames}
   444 A frame can be added to a branch by clicking with the
   445 right-mouse button.  A context menu will open, where you can choose the
   446 frame. At the moment just a rectangle resp. "No Frame" will be offered,
   447 nevertheless you can use images as frames. Have a look at the demo map
   448 {\tt todo.vym} as an example, where the mapcenter is a cloud. You can
   449 use an external drawing program like {\tt gimp} to create an image,
   450 preferable with an transparency channel, so that you can design frames
   451 which don't use a rectangular borderline, just like the cloud.
   452 
   453 
   454 \subsection{Background design}
   455 The design of the background of a map and also of the links connecting
   456 various parts of the map can be changed by
   457 \begin{itemize}
   458 	\item Selecting Format from the menu
   459 	\item Right clicking onto the canvas, which will open a context menu
   460 \end{itemize}
   461 
   462 \subsubsection*{Background color}
   463 The color is set (and also displayed) as "Set background color".
   464 
   465 \subsubsection*{Link color}
   466 Links connecting branches can be colored in one of the following ways:
   467 \begin{itemize}
   468 	\item use the color of the heading of the branch the links is
   469 	\item use {\em one} color for all links. The default color is blue.
   470 	leading to.
   471 \end{itemize}
   472 The latter can be set with "Set link color". Check or uncheck the "Use
   473 color of heading for link" option to choose one of the two designs for
   474 your map.
   475 
   476 \subsubsection*{Link style}
   477 \vym offers four different styles for the appearences of links:
   478 \begin{itemize}
   479 	\item Line
   480 	\item Parabel
   481 	\item Thick Line
   482 	\item Thick Parabel
   483 \end{itemize}
   484 The "thick" styles only draw links starting at mapcenter thick, the rest
   485 of the map is always painted "thin".
   486 
   487 
   488 \subsection{Links to other documents and webpages}
   489 \vym supports two kind of external links:
   490 \begin{itemize}
   491 	\item Document, which will be opened in an external webbrowser
   492 	\item \vym map, which will be opened in \vym itself
   493 \end{itemize}
   494 In addition to the external links there also internal ones, leading from one
   495 branch in a map toanother one. Those are called {\em XLinks} and are explained
   496 in section~\ref{xlinks}.
   497 
   498 \subsubsection*{Webbrowser}
   499 Modern Webbrowsers like {\tt konqueror} are able to display various
   500 types of files, both local or in the internet. To enter the URL of
   501 any document, right-click  onto a branch or use the Edit Menu
   502 and choose "Edit URL". Enter the path to your document (or copy and
   503 paste it from your browser). Examples for valid paths are:
   504 \begin{verbatim}
   505 	http://www.insilmaril.de/vym/index.html
   506 	file:/usr/share/doc/packages/vym/doc/vym.pdf
   507 \end{verbatim}
   508 If an URL was entered, a little globe will appear in the branch. By
   509 clicking on the globe in the toolbar or the context menu an external
   510 browser\footnote{
   511 	The browser can be changed in the Settings Menu.}
   512 will be started.
   513 \begin{center}
   514 	\includegraphics[width=0.5cm]{images/flag-url.png}
   515 \end{center}
   516 For more information on working with bookmarks and webbrowsers see
   517 section \ref{bookmarks}.
   518 
   519 
   520 \subsubsection*{\vym map}
   521 To link to to another map right click on a branch or choose "Edit \ra
   522 Enter \vym link". A file dialog opens where you can choose the map. A
   523 branch with a link is marked with 
   524 \begin{center}
   525 	\includegraphics[width=0.5cm]{images/flag-vymlink.png}
   526 \end{center}
   527 Clicking this flag in the toolbar or in the context menu of a branch
   528 will open the map in another tab (see \ref{tabs} for working with
   529 multiple maps). To delete an existing link, just press the "Cancel"
   530 button.
   531 
   532 Technical note: Internally \vym uses absolute paths, to avoid opening
   533 several tabs containing the same map. When a map is saved, this path is
   534 converted to a relative one (e.g. {\tt /home/user/vym.map} might become
   535 {\tt ./vym.map}. This makes it fairly easy to use multiple maps on
   536 different computers or export them to HTML in future.
   537 
   538 \subsection{Multiple maps} \label{tabs}
   539 You can work on multiple maps at the same time. Each new map is opened
   540 in another {\em tab}. The available tabs are shown just above the
   541 mapeditor. You can use the normal cut/copy/paste functions to
   542 copy data from one map to another.
   543 
   544 %todo
   545 
   546 %TODO
   547 %\subsubsection{Menus}
   548 %\subsubsection{Keyboard shortcuts}
   549 
   550 % Settings
   551 % Images
   552 % Copy & Paste
   553 % Working with tabs (multiple maps)
   554 % Exporting
   555 % Scrolling
   556 
   557 \section{Noteeditor} \label {noteeditor}
   558 If you want to save more text in a branch e.g. a complete email, a
   559 cooking recipe, or the whole source code of a software project, you can
   560 use the noteeditor. 
   561 \begin{center}
   562 	\includegraphics[width=8cm]{images/noteeditor.png}
   563 \end{center}
   564 This editor displays text associated to a branch selected in the
   565 mapeditor. To visualize that there maybe is no text yet, the noteeditor
   566 shows different background colors depending on its state:
   567 
   568 \subsection{States}
   569 Before you can type or paste text into it, you have
   570 to select a branch in the mapeditor. Note that the background color
   571 of the noteeditor indicates its state:
   572 \begin{itemize}
   573 	\item black: no branch selected
   574 	\item grey: no text entered yet
   575 	\item white: text is already available
   576 \end{itemize}	
   577 To show you in the mapeditor itself that there is a note with more
   578 information for a particular branch, a little note flag will appear next
   579 to the heading of the branch. See the lower branch on the right side:
   580 \begin{center}
   581 	\includegraphics[width=8cm]{images/branches-flags.png}
   582 \end{center}
   583 
   584 \subsection{Import and export notes}
   585 The note is always saved automatically within the \vym map itself.
   586 Nevertheless sometimes it is nice to import a note from an external file
   587 or write it. Use "Map\ra~Import" and "Map\ra~Export" to do so. 
   588 
   589 \subsection{Edit and print note}
   590 Editing works like in any simple texteditor, including undo and redo
   591 functions. You can delete the complete note by clicking the
   592 trashcan. Only the note itself is printed by clicking the printer icon.
   593 
   594 When pasting into the editor using the X11 copy\&paste mechanism, the
   595 editor will create a paragraph for each new line. Usually this is not
   596 wanted, so there you can convert all paragraphs into linebreaks by using
   597 Edit~\ra~Remove~Paragraphs or \key{ALT-X}.
   598 
   599 \subsection{RichText: Colors, paragraphs and formatted text}
   600 \vym supports formatted text (QT Rich Text) in the noteeditor since
   601 version 1.4.7.  Colors and text attributes (e.g. italic, bold) can be
   602 set with the buttons above the text.  The text itself is divided in
   603 paragraphs. For each paragraph the format can be set (e.g. centered,
   604 right). A paragraph is ended when a \key{Return} is entered. If you just
   605 want to begin a new line, press \key{CTRL-Return}.
   606 
   607 \subsection{Fonts and how to quickly switch them}
   608 The noteeditor is ment to be used for simple notes, not really as full
   609 featured text editor. Because of many requests \vym supports now
   610 formatted text in the noteeditor\footnote{
   611 	\vym uses the QRichtText format, which is basically a subset of the
   612 	formatting provided in HTML.}
   613 Two default fonts are supported which can be set in the Settings menu.
   614 One is a fixed width font, the other has variable width. The fixed font
   615 is usually used for emails, source code etc.\ while the variable font is
   616 used for simple notes, where one doesn't need fixed character widths.
   617 Both fonts can easily switched using the following symbol from the
   618 toolbar:
   619 \begin{center}
   620 	\includegraphics[width=0.5cm]{images/formatfixedfont.png}
   621 \end{center}
   622 In the Settings menu both fonts can be set and also which font should be
   623 used for default. 
   624 
   625 Additionally to the default fonts any font installed on your system can
   626 be used. Please note, that the chosen font also will be used for HTML
   627 exports, so you should only use fonts which are available generally.
   628 
   629 \subsection{Find text}
   630 The noteeditor itself has no Find function, use Find in the mapeditor,
   631 which will also search all notes (see \ref{findwindow}).
   632 
   633 \subsection{Paste text into note editor}
   634 Often you will paste text into the editor from another application e.g.
   635 an email. Normally \vym will generate a new paragraph for each new line.
   636 This usually is not what you want, so you can choose from the menu
   637 
   638 \section{Hello world}
   639 This section is about how \vym can interact with other applications.
   640 Many applications meanwhile can read and write their data using XML, the
   641 eXtensible Markup Language. \vym also uses XML to save its maps, see
   642 \ref{fileformat} for a more detailed description. 
   643 
   644 So if your an application understands XML, chances are good that someone
   645 could write import/export filters for \vym. Volunteers are always
   646 welcome ;-)
   647 
   648 \subsection{Import} \label{import}
   649 
   650 \subsubsection*{KDE Bookmarks}
   651 The integrated bookmark editor in KDE is somewhat limited, so why not
   652 use \vym to maintain the bookmark mess? To create a new map containing
   653 your current KDE bookmarks just choose
   654 \begin{itemize}
   655 	\item Map \ra Import\ra KDE Bookmarks
   656 \end{itemize}
   657 
   658 \subsubsection*{Mind Manager}
   659 \vym has currently a very basic import filter to convert maps created by
   660 {\em Mind Manager}\footnote{Mind Manager is a professional software by
   661 Mindjet. Both names are registered trademarks by Mindjet. For more
   662 information see their website at
   663 \href{http://mindjet.de}{http://mindjet.de}} into \vym maps. Notes and
   664 pictures are not converted at the moment. You can import files with
   665 \begin{itemize}
   666 	\item Map \ra Import\ra Mind Manager
   667 \end{itemize}
   668 
   669 
   670 \subsubsection*{Directory structure}
   671 \vym can read a directory structure. This is mainly for
   672 testing \vym e.g. to easily create huge maps used for benchmarks (yes,
   673 there is still room to optimize \vym ;-)
   674 
   675 
   676 
   677 
   678 \subsection{Export}  \label{export}
   679 \label{hideexport}
   680 Often you don't want to export the whole map, but just parts of it. For
   681 example you may have additional info you want to talk about in a
   682 presentation, while those parts should not be visible to the audience.
   683 To achieve this you can "hide" parts of the map during exports by
   684 setting the "hide in export" flag.
   685 \begin{center}
   686 	\includegraphics[width=0.5cm]{images/flag-hideexport.png}
   687 \end{center}
   688 You can toggle this flag in the toolbar or by pressing \key{H}.
   689 Note that there is a global option in the settings menu to toggle the
   690 use of this flag. By default the flag is enabled.
   691 
   692 \subsubsection*{Open Office}
   693 Open Office beginning with version~2 uses the so called "Open Office
   694 Document Format", which can be written by \vym. The options are
   695 currently limited, but it possible to export presentations which can be
   696 opened in Open Office Impress. By selecting
   697 \begin{itemize}
   698 	\item Map  \ra Export\ra Open Office
   699 \end{itemize}
   700 you get a file dialogue where you can choose the output file and the
   701 file type:
   702 \begin{center}
   703 	\includegraphics[width=12cm]{images/export-oo.png}
   704 \end{center}
   705 The file types represent various templates, which can be created with
   706 some manual work from an existing Open Office document. The structure of
   707 \vym map is then inserted into a template. 
   708 There are some limitations at the moment:
   709 \begin{itemize}
   710 	\item \vym can't take care of page lengths, so you have to check and
   711 	probably reedit in Open Office to avoid text running over the end of
   712 	a page
   713 	\item Images and flags are not used at the moment
   714 	\item Notes are just written as plain text, without RichText
   715 \end{itemize}
   716 Some of the templates make use of {\em sections} e.g. insert the
   717 headings of mainbranches as chapters for sections into the presentation.
   718 
   719 \subsubsection*{Image}
   720 \vym supports all image formats which are natively supported by the
   721 QT~toolkit:
   722 BMP, JPEG, PBM, PGM, PNG, PPN, XPM, and XBM.
   723 For use in websites and for sending images by email PNG is a good
   724 recommodation regarding quality and size of the image. \vym uses QTs
   725 default options for compressing the images.
   726 
   727 \subsubsection*{ASCII}
   728 Exporting an image as text is somewhat experimental at the moment. Later
   729 this will probably done using stylesheets. So the output may change in
   730 future versions of \vym.
   731 
   732 \subsubsection*{\LaTeX}
   733 \vym can generate an input file for \LaTeX. Currently this is considered
   734 as experimental, there are no options (yet). 
   735 By selecting
   736 \begin{itemize}
   737 	\item Map  \ra Export\ra \LaTeX 
   738 \end{itemize}
   739 you will be asked in a file dialog for the name of the output file. This
   740 file should be included in a \LaTeX document using command  
   741 \begin{verbatim}
   742 	\include{inputfile.tex}
   743 \end{verbatim}
   744 
   745 \subsubsection*{KDE Bookmarks}
   746 \vym will overwrite the KDE bookmarks file and then try to notify
   747 running konquerors via DCOP of the changed file. \vym does not create a
   748 backup!
   749 \begin{itemize}
   750 	\item Map \ra Export \ra KDE Bookmarks
   751 \end{itemize}
   752 
   753 
   754 \subsubsection*{XHTML (Webpages)}
   755 
   756 This is the format you want to use to create a webpage. For an example
   757 have a look at the \vym homepage: 
   758 \href{http://www.InSilmaril.de/vym}{www.InSilmaril.de/vym}
   759 
   760 Some explanation how this works: 
   761 Before a map is exported as XHTML, it will be first written as XML into a
   762 directory (see \ref{xmlexport}). Then the external program {\tt
   763 xsltproc}\footnote{On SUSE Linux {\tt xsltproc} is installed by
   764 default.}
   765 will be called to process the XML file and generate HTML code.
   766 A dialog allows to set various options:
   767 \begin{itemize}
   768 	\item {\bf Include image:} If set, \vym will creat an image map at
   769 	the top of the HTML output. Clicking on a branch in the map will
   770 	jump to the corresponding section in the output.
   771 
   772 	\item {\bf Colored headings:}
   773 	If set to yes, \vym will color the headings in the text part  with the
   774 	same colors like in the map.
   775 	\item {\bf Show Warnings:}
   776 	If set to yes, \vym will ask before overwriting data.
   777 	\item {\bf Show output:}
   778 	This is useful mainly for debugging. It will show how the processing of
   779 	the XML file works by calling the external {\tt xsltproc}.
   780 \end{itemize}
   781 Additionally the paths to the CSS and XSL stylesheets can be set. By
   782 default on SUSE~Linux they will be in {\tt /usr/share/vym/styles}.
   783 
   784 
   785 \subsubsection*{XML} \label{xmlexport}
   786 The map is written into a directory both as an image and as XML. The
   787 directory is set in a file dialog. If the directory is not empty, you
   788 will be questioned if you risk to overwrite its contents.
   789 
   790 It is possible to export different maps into the same directory. Each
   791 file generated will have the map's name as prefix, e.g. {\tt todo.vym}
   792 becomes {\tt todo.xml}, {\tt todo.png}, {\tt todo-image-1.png} and so
   793 on. This is useful if e.g. for a website several combined maps have to
   794 be stored in the same directory.
   795 
   796 \subsubsection*{Export a part of a map}
   797 Select a branch you want to export together with its childs, then open
   798 the context menu and choose {\em Save Selection}. This will create a
   799 file with the postfix {\tt .vyp}, which is an abbreviation for \lq vym
   800 part\rq.
   801 
   802 
   803 \section{Advanced Editing}
   804 
   805 \subsection{Changing the history: Undo and Redo}
   806 %FIXME
   807 
   808 \subsection{Macros} \label{macros}
   809 Macros have been added to \vym in version~1.9.0. Each function key
   810 \key{F1} to \key{F12} holds a macro, which is executed on the current
   811 selection if the key is pressed. The default macros change the color of
   812 a subtree or set the frame of a branch:
   813 \begin{center}
   814 	\includegraphics[width=8cm]{images/macros.png}
   815 \end{center}
   816 Each macro is a \vym script, which is executed when the associated key
   817 is pressed. The default location of the scripts can be changed in the
   818 Settings menu. More information on using scripts in \vym is found in
   819 appendix~\ref{scripts}.
   820 
   821 \subsection{How to deal with Bookmarks} \label{bookmarks}
   822 \subsubsection*{Open new tabs instead of new windows}
   823 If you use konqueror as browser, \vym will remember the konqueror which
   824 was opened first by \vym. You can also press \key{Ctrl} and click to
   825 open the link in a new tab then.
   826 
   827 \vym can also open a new tab in Mozilla or Firefox using the remote
   828 command\footnote{\href{http://www.mozilla.org/unix/remote.html}{http://www.mozilla.org/unix/remote.html}}
   829 of these.
   830 
   831 \subsubsection*{Drag and Drop}
   832 If you want to keep bookmarks in a map, select a branch where you want
   833 to add the bookmark, then simply drag the URL from your browser to the
   834 map. Also you could use an existing heading as URL: Right click onto the
   835 branch and select "Use heading for URL".
   836 
   837 
   838 \subsubsection*{Directly access bookmark lists of a browser}
   839 Please see the sections \ref{import} and \ref{export} about
   840 Import and Export filters.
   841 
   842 \subsubsection*{Special URLs}
   843 \vym can turn an existing heading of a branch into an URL. Currently
   844 this works for Bugentries in the Novell Bugtracking system: Open the
   845 context menu of a branch (usually by right-clicking it) and select
   846 \begin{itemize}
   847 	\item Create URL to Bugzilla
   848 \end{itemize}
   849 The URL will be build from the number in the heading.
   850 
   851 \subsection{Including images into a branch} 
   852 The default setting of an image is to float "freely". They can be
   853 positioned everywhere, but they might end up in the same place as other
   854 parts of the map.
   855 
   856 The solution is to include them "into" a branch. This can be done via
   857 the context menu of their parent branch:
   858 \begin{itemize}
   859 	\item Include images horizontally
   860 	\item Include images vertically
   861 \end{itemize}
   862 The image ist still positioned relatively to its parent branch, but the
   863 heading and border of the branch adapt to the floating image, see below: 
   864 \begin{center}
   865 	\includegraphics[width=11cm]{images/includeImages.png}
   866 \end{center}
   867 
   868 \subsection{Modifier Modes} 
   869 Modifiers are for example the \key{Shift}- or the \key{Alt}-keys. When
   870 pressed while doing actions with the mouse, they will cause \vym to use
   871 a "modified" action. E.g. you can move branches with mouse. If
   872 \key{Ctrl} or \key{Alt}is pressed while releasing the branch, it will be
   873 added above/below the target, not as child of the target.
   874 
   875 Without a modifier pressed, the first click on a branch just selects
   876 it. For the behaviour of the \key{Ctrl} modifier there are several
   877 options, which can be set from the modifier toolbar:
   878 \begin{center}
   879 	\includegraphics[width=3cm]{images/modmodes.png}
   880 \end{center}
   881 The default  is to copy the color from the clicked branch to the already
   882 selected branch. In the toolbar shown above the default modifier is
   883 selected, namely to copy the color of a branch. The second modifier
   884 let's you easily copy a whole branch with a single click. The third
   885 modifier lets you create {\em xLinks}, which will be explained in the
   886 next section.
   887 
   888 \subsection{Hide links of unselected objects}
   889 Sometimes it would be useful to position a branch freely, just like a
   890 mainbranch or an image. Though this is not possible (yet) for all
   891 branches, you can use a mainbranch and hide its connecting link to the
   892 mapcenter. This can be used e.g. for legends or a collection of vymLinks
   893 pointing to other maps:
   894 \begin{center}
   895 	\includegraphics[width=9cm]{images/hiddenlink.png}
   896 \end{center}
   897 Change hiding of the links in the property window (opened in context
   898 menu or with \key{CTRL-I} on the "links"-tab.
   899 
   900 
   901 \subsection{XLinks} \label{xlinks}
   902 So far all the data in the \vym map has been treelike. Using xLinks you
   903 can link one branch to any other, just like attaching a rope between two
   904 branches in a real tree. This is especially useful in complex maps,
   905 where you want to have crossreferences which don't fit on the same
   906 visible area, which fits on your screen. The following example, which is
   907 part of the \vym package, still fits on one screen, but shows how data
   908 can be crosslinked. In the graphics there is a link from a task (prepare
   909 a presentation) to general information:
   910 \begin{center}
   911 	\includegraphics[width=12cm]{images/xlink.png}
   912 \end{center}
   913 Note that a xLink which points to a branch that is not visible (because
   914 it is scrolled), is just show as a little horizontal arrow. In the
   915 screenshot above have a look at the \lq Tuesday\rq\ branch.
   916 
   917 \subsubsection*{Create a xLink}
   918 Choose the link mode from the modifier toolbar (by clicking or pressing
   919 \key{L}). Select the branch, where the xLink should start. Press the
   920 modifier key \key{Ctrl} and simultanously click on the branch where the
   921 link should end. (The link is already drawn before you release the mouse
   922 key). If you release the mouse over a branch the xLink becomes
   923 permanent.
   924 
   925 \subsubsection*{Modify or delete a xLink}
   926 Open the context menu of a branch and select \lq Edit xLink\rq. A
   927 submenu contains all the xLinks of the branch (if there are any). They
   928 are named like the branches, where they end. Choose one and
   929 the xLink dialogue opens, where you can set color, width and also delete
   930 the xLink.
   931 
   932 \subsubsection*{Follow a xLink}
   933 In a complext \vym map it sometimes comes handy to jump to the other end
   934 of a xLink. You can do this by opening the context menu of the branch
   935 and clicking on \lq Goto xLink\rq and selecting the xLink you want to
   936 follow.
   937 
   938 
   939 
   940 \subsection{Adding and removing branches}
   941 The context menu of a branch shows some more ways to add and delete data
   942 e.g. you can delete a branch while keeping its childs. The childs become
   943 linked to the parent of the previously removed branch.
   944 Similar branches can be inserted into existing maps. For keyboard
   945 shortcuts also have a look at the context menu.
   946 
   947 \subsection{Adding a whole map or a part of a map}
   948 Select a branch where you want to add a previously saved map ({\tt .vym})or a part
   949 of a map ({\tt .vyp}) , then open
   950 the context menu and choose {\em Add \ra Import}. For the import you can
   951 choose between {\em Import Add} and {\em Import Replace}: The imported
   952 data will be added after the selection resp. replace the selection.
   953 
   954 \label{historywindow}
   955 
   956 \section{\vym on Mac OS X}
   957 \subsection{Overview}
   958 Basically there are two ways to run \vym on Macs:
   959 \subsubsection*{QT Mac Edition:}
   960 	\vym here provides the well known Mac look and feel.  \vym is
   961 	available as zipped Mac OS X application. It has been compiled and
   962 	tested in Mac~OS~10.3, but should also work on Tiger. It is using
   963 	the Mac version of Trolltechs QT library.  
   964 \subsubsection*{X11}
   965 	\vym can also be run using the Linux version, but then menus and
   966 	handling will also be those of the Linux version e.g. The menu bar
   967 	will look different. 
   968 
   969 \subsection	{Contextmenu and special keys}
   970 Most Macs unfortunatly just have a single mouse button. In order to show
   971 the context menu which usually would be opened with the right mouse
   972 button, you can click while pressing the \key{kommand}-key.
   973 
   974 Especially on Laptops some of the keys usually used on PC keyboards seem
   975 to be missing. The QT-Mac Edition of \vym has its own keyboard
   976 shortcuts. To find the shortcuts just have a look at all the menu
   977 entries, the shortcut is visible next to an entry. Toolbar buttons also
   978 may have shortcuts, just position the mouse pointer over a button and
   979 wait for the little help window to appear. 
   980 
   981 \subsection {Viewing external links}
   982 \vym on Mac uses the system call {\tt /usr/bin/open} to view links.
   983 Mac~OS determines automatically if the link is a pdf or www page and
   984 opens the right browser.
   985 
   986 
   987 \begin{appendix}
   988 
   989 \section{\vym initialization process and configuration}
   990 \subsection{Configuration file}
   991 On startup \vym will look for a configuration for user specific settings
   992 like window positions, toolbars etc. If this file does not already
   993 exist, it will be created. The file is located in the users home
   994 directory. The exact position depends on the platform:
   995 \begin{center}
   996 \begin{tabular}{cl}
   997 	{\bf Platform}	& {\bf Configuration file} \\ \hline
   998 	Linux		& {\tt $\sim$/.config/InSilmaril/vym.conf  } \\
   999 	Mac OS X	& {\tt /Users/NAME/Library/Preferences/com.insilmaril.vym.plist  } \\
  1000 \end{tabular}
  1001 \end{center}
  1002 The file can be edited manually, or on Mac~OS~X with Property List
  1003 Editor (installed with xtools).
  1004 
  1005 \subsection{Path to ressources}
  1006 \vym will try to find its ressources (images, stylesheets, filters,
  1007 etc.) in the following places:
  1008 \begin{enumerate}
  1009 	\item Path given by the environment variable {\tt VYMHOME}.
  1010 	\item If called with the local option (see \ref{options} below),
  1011 	      \vym will look for its data in the current directory.
  1012 	\item {\tt /usr/share/vym}
  1013 	\item {\tt /usr/local/share/vym}
  1014 \end{enumerate}
  1015 
  1016 \subsection{Command line options} \label{options}
  1017 \vym has the following options:
  1018 \begin{center}
  1019 \begin{tabular}{cccp{8cm}}\\ 
  1020 \bf Option	& \bf Comment & \bf Argument & \bf Description \\ \hline
  1021 v & version &			& Show version ov \vym\\
  1022 l & local	&			& Use local paths to stylesheets, translations, icons, 
  1023                           etc. instead of system paths. Useful for testing\\
  1024 h & help	&			& Show help\\
  1025 r & run 	& filename	& Run script\\
  1026 q & quit	&			& Quit immediatly after startup. Useful for benchmarks.\\
  1027 \end{tabular}
  1028 \end{center}
  1029 You can also give several filenames at the commandline to let \vym open
  1030 several maps at once.
  1031  
  1032 
  1033  \section{Scripts} \label{scripts}
  1034  %FIXME
  1035 
  1036 
  1037 
  1038 
  1039 
  1040 \section{Contributing to \vym}
  1041 So far I'd say I have written 98\% of the code on my own. No surprise,
  1042 that \vym exactly fits my own needs. Nevertheless I would like to
  1043 encourage all users of  \vym to contribute. Maybe not only with feature
  1044 requests, but also with code, new import/export filters, translations
  1045 etc. In this appendix I'll try to show how easy it is to expand the
  1046 things you can do already with \vym. I really look forward to hear from
  1047 you!
  1048 
  1049 \subsection{Getting help}
  1050 
  1051 \subsubsection*{Frequently asked questions}
  1052 Please refer to the FAQ available on the \vym website:
  1053 \begin{center}
  1054 \href{http://www.InSilmaril.de/vym/faq.html}{http://www.InSilmaril.de/vym/faq.html}
  1055 \end{center}
  1056 
  1057 \subsubsection*{Mailinglists}
  1058 There are two mailinglists: {\tt vym-forum} is the \vym users forum to
  1059 discuss various questions, while {\tt vym-devel} is intended for people
  1060 interested in contributing to \vym. You can view the archives and
  1061 subscribe at
  1062 \begin{center}
  1063 \href{https://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=127802}{https://sourceforge.net/mail/?group\_id=127802}
  1064 \end{center}
  1065 
  1066 \subsubsection*{Contacting the author}\label{author}
  1067 Especially for support questions please try the mailinglists first. If
  1068 everything else fails you can contact the Uwe Drechsel at
  1069 \begin{center}
  1070 \href{mailto:vym@InSilmaril.de}{vym@InSilmaril.de}
  1071 \end{center}
  1072 
  1073 
  1074 
  1075 \subsection{How to report bugs}
  1076 Though Sourceforge has its own bugreporting system, I'd rather prefer if
  1077 you contact me directly (see \ref{author}) or even better: You can file
  1078 a bugreport in Bugzilla, the bugtracking system of openSUSE:
  1079 \begin{center}
  1080 \href{http://en.opensuse.org/Submit_a_bug}{http://en.opensuse.org/Submit\_a\_bug}
  1081 \end{center}
  1082 I build \vym regulary for openSUSE, so you may report it against a
  1083 recent version there, even if you  use another Operating System.
  1084 Please don't forget to tell 
  1085 \begin{itemize}
  1086 	\item the exact steps needed to reproduce the bug
  1087 	\item the version and build date of \vym (see the Help \ra About
  1088 	\vym)
  1089 	\item hardware and Operating System
  1090 \end{itemize}
  1091 
  1092 \subsection{Compiling from the sources}
  1093 \subsubsection{Getting the sources} \label{getsources}
  1094 You find the latest version of \vym at the project site:
  1095 \begin{center}
  1096 \href{https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/}{https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/}
  1097 \end{center}
  1098 There you can check them out of the source repository (CVS):\\
  1099 
  1100 \begin{verbatim}
  1101 cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/vym checkout code
  1102 \end{verbatim}
  1103 
  1104 \subsubsection{The Qt toolkit}
  1105 Qt is C++ toolkit for multiplatform GUI and application development. It
  1106 provides single-source portability across MS~Windows, Mac~OS~X, Linux
  1107 ans all major commercial Unix variants. Qt is also available for
  1108 embedded devices. Qt is a Trolltech product. For more information see 
  1109 \begin{center}
  1110 \href{http://www.trolltech.com/qt/}{www.trolltech.com/qt} 
  1111 \end{center}
  1112 
  1113 
  1114 \subsubsection{Compiling \vym }
  1115 Make sure you have installed your Qt environment properly, see the Qt
  1116 documentation for details. You need to have the Qt command {\tt qmake}
  1117 in your {\tt PATH}-environment, then run
  1118 \begin{verbatim}
  1119 qmake
  1120 make  
  1121 make install
  1122 \end{verbatim}
  1123 The last command {\tt make install} needs root-permissions. Of course it
  1124 may be omitted, if you just want to test \vym.
  1125 
  1126 %\subsubsection*{Compiling \vym on Macs}
  1127 %FIXME
  1128 
  1129 \subsection{\vym file format} \label{fileformat}
  1130 \vym maps usually have the postfix "{\tt .vym}" and represent a
  1131 compressed archive of data. If you want to have a
  1132 closer look into the data structure map called "mapname.vym", 
  1133 just uncompress the map manually using
  1134 \begin{verbatim}
  1135 	unzip mapname.vym
  1136 \end{verbatim}
  1137 This will create directories named {\tt images} and {\tt flags} in your
  1138 current directory and also the map itself, usually named {\tt
  1139 mapname.xml}.
  1140 The XML structure of \vym is pretty self explaining, just have a look at
  1141 {\tt mapname.xml}.
  1142 
  1143 This XML file can be loaded directly into \vym, it does not have to be
  1144 compressed. If you want to compress all the data yourself, use
  1145 \begin{verbatim}
  1146 	zip -r mapname.vym .
  1147 \end{verbatim}
  1148 to compress all data in your current directory.
  1149 
  1150 \subsection{New features}
  1151 There are lots of features which might find their way into \vym.
  1152 Together with \vym you should have received a directory with several
  1153 maps e.g. on SUSE~LINUX this is
  1154 \begin{center}
  1155 	{\tt /usr/share/doc/packages/vym/demos}
  1156 \end{center}
  1157 where you find the map {\tt todo.vym}. It lists quite a lot of things to
  1158 be done in future. If you have more ideas, contact the development team
  1159 at
  1160 {\tt vym-devel@lists.sourceforge.net}.
  1161 
  1162 
  1163 \subsection{New languages support}
  1164 In order to add a new language to \vym you need 
  1165 the sources (see \ref{getsources}) and
  1166 an installation of Trolltechs QT. A part of QT are the development
  1167 tools, from those tools especially the translation tool "Linguist" is
  1168 needed. 
  1169 
  1170 In some Linux distributions the development tools are in an extra package, e.g. on SUSE LINUX you should have installed:
  1171 \begin{verbatim}
  1172     qt3-devel.rpm
  1173     qt3-devel-doc.rpm
  1174     qt3-devel-tools.rpm
  1175     qt3-man.rpm
  1176 \end{verbatim}
  1177 If you don't have QT in your system, you can get it from 
  1178 	\href{http://www.trolltech.com}{http://www.trolltech.com} Once you
  1179 	are able to compile vym yourself, you can translate the text in vym
  1180 	itself by performing the following steps:
  1181 \begin{itemize}
  1182 	\item Let's assume now your encoding is "NEW" instead of for example
  1183 	"de" for german or "en" for english
  1184 	
  1185 	\item Copy the file {\tt lang/vym\_en.ts} to l{\tt ang/vym\_NEW.ts} (The code
  1186 	itself contains the english version.)
  1187 		
  1188 	\item Add {\tt lang/vym\_NEW.ts} to the TRANSLATIONS section of vym.pro
  1189 
  1190 	\item Run Linguist on {\tt vym\_NEW.ts} and do the translation
  1191 
  1192 	\item Run {\tt lrelease} to create {\tt vym\_NEW.qm}
  1193 
  1194 	\item Do a make install to install the new vym and check your translation
  1195 \end{itemize}
  1196 
  1197 If you feel brave, you can also translate the manual. It is written in
  1198 LaTeX, you just have to change the file tex/vym.tex. (Linguist and QT
  1199 are not needed, but it is useful to know how to work with LaTeX and esp.
  1200 pdflatex to create the PDF.) 
  1201 
  1202 Please mail me every translation you have done. I can also give you a
  1203 developer access to the project, if you want to provide translations
  1204 regulary.  
  1205 
  1206 \subsection{New export/import filters}
  1207 \vym supports various kinds of filters. Data can be written directly,
  1208 inserted into templates or it can be written as XML data and then
  1209 processed by XSL transformations. 
  1210 
  1211 Most of the import/export functionality is available in the classes
  1212 ImportBase and ExportBase and subclasses. All of them can be found in
  1213 {\tt imports.h} and {\tt exports.h}.
  1214 
  1215 \subsubsection*{Direct import/export}
  1216 An example for a direct export is the XML export. This method touches
  1217 the implementation of nearly every object of \vym, so whenever possible
  1218 you should better use a XSL transformation instead.
  1219 
  1220 If you still want to know how it is done, start looking at 
  1221 {\tt MapEditor::saveToDir} in {\tt mapeditor.cpp}.
  1222 
  1223 \subsubsection*{Templates}
  1224 Templates have been introduced to export to opendoc format used e.g. by
  1225 Open~Office. While I read the spec ($>$ 500 pages) about the format\footnote{
  1226 \href{http://www.oasis-open.org/}{http://www.oasis-open.org/}}\ 
  1227 I had the feeling that I did not want to write the export from scratch. 
  1228 It would be too complex to adapt the styles to your own wishes, e.g. the
  1229 layout.
  1230 
  1231 Instead I analyzed existing Open~Office documents. I found out that
  1232 there are lots of redundant bits of information in a standard
  1233 presentation, for example each list item is contained in its own list.
  1234 In the end I came up with the default presentation style, which still
  1235 could be simplified, just in case you have free time\ldots
  1236 
  1237 The existing templates are still work in progress, before you spent too
  1238 much time developing your own style, please contact me.  Basically the
  1239 following steps are needed to build your own style:
  1240 \begin{enumerate}
  1241 	\item Create an example in Open Office. Use a title, authors name,
  1242 	page heading etc.\ which you can easily grep for in the output file.
  1243 	
  1244 	\item Unzip  the Open Office document into a directory.
  1245 
  1246 	\item The main file is called {\tt content.xml}. All data is in one
  1247 	single line. You can split the XML tags using the script {\tt
  1248 	scripts/niceXML}, which is part of the \vym distribution.
  1249 
  1250 	\item Copy the output of {\tt niceXML} to {\tt
  1251 	content-template.xml}.
  1252 
  1253 	\item Looking closer you will find lots of unused definitions, for
  1254 	example of styles. You can delete or simply ignore them.
  1255 
  1256 	\item Try to find your title, authors name. \vym will replace the
  1257 	following strings while exporting:
  1258 	\begin{center}
  1259 	\begin{tabular}{lp{4cm}}
  1260 		{\tt <!-- INSERT TITLE -->}		& title of map \\
  1261 		{\tt <!-- INSERT AUTHOR-->	}	& author \\
  1262 		{\tt <!-- INSERT COMMENT -->}	& comment \\
  1263 		{\tt <!-- INSERT PAGES-->}		& content of map \\
  1264 	\end{tabular}
  1265 	\end{center}
  1266 	The content itself is generated in a similar way by inserting lists
  1267 	into {\tt page-template}. Here the following substitutions are made:
  1268 	\begin{center}
  1269 	\begin{tabular}{lp{7cm}}
  1270 		{\tt <!-- INSERT PAGE HEADING-->}		& heading of a page
  1271 		(mainbranch or child of mainbranch, depending on the use of
  1272 		sections) \\
  1273 		{\tt <!-- INSERT LIST -->	}	& all childs of the branch above \\
  1274 	\end{tabular}
  1275 	\end{center}
  1276 \end{enumerate}
  1277 Currently images are exported and notes just will appear as text
  1278 without formatting and colors.
  1279 
  1280 
  1281 
  1282 
  1283 \subsubsection*{XSL Transformation}
  1284 \vym uses XSL transformations while exporting (e.g. XHTML) and importing
  1285 data (e.g. KDE bookmarks). There is a little code needed to provide the
  1286 GUI, the rest is done using the {\tt .xsl} stylesheet and calling the
  1287 {\tt xsltproc} processor, which is part of libxslt, the XSLT
  1288 C  library  for  GNOME. 
  1289 
  1290 \end{appendix}
  1291 \end{document}
  1292 
  1293 %TODO
  1294 %\subsubsection{Menus}
  1295 %\subsubsection{Keyboard shortcuts}
  1296 %Where does vym save its settings? -> ~/.qt/vymrc
  1297 
  1298 
  1299 % INDEX
  1300 % mapeditor
  1301 % noteditor
  1302 % branch
  1303 % mapcenter
  1304 % heading
  1305 % flag
  1306 % orientation 
  1307 % zoom
  1308 % orientation
  1309 % Toolbar
  1310 % Zoom
  1311 % Find
  1312 % statusbar
  1313 % link
  1314 % mainbranch
  1315 % subtree
  1316 % reorder
  1317 % scroll
  1318 % fold
  1319 % vymlink
  1320 % xlink
  1321 % modMode
  1322 % context menu
  1323 % Mac OS X
  1324 
  1325 
  1326 
  1327 \end{document}