Hi again Ron... Thanks for the tip, Compedium is really what I was looking for.. what a great piece of software :)
Marcelo. On 10/12/06, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Ron, thanks for the reply and the suggestion! Compedium seems very interesting indeed! Downloading it right now :D Cheers, Marcelo. On 10/12/06, Ron Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you are using Mindmanager, you will probably like Compendium. It > includes support for transclusion which allows a map of multiple > dimensions to be created easily. This eliminates the need for all of the > arrows in MindManager. > > It is FREE and easy to install (can use your existing JVM but includes > one in the install if you do not have JAVA installed) and runs on > Windows, Linux and Mac. > It can use MySQL as its database or you can use the built-in database. > You can use both at once and convert from one to the other very > painlessly. > > It can produce HTML output but because of the multi-dimensional nature > of the maps that can be produced, it does not include output to linear > documents (MS-Word for example) > > You can extend it with your own notation if you have some ideas about > visual representation. > > If you go to www.compendiuminstitute.org , you will find examples and > the > download. > > Ron > > Marcelo de Moraes Serpa wrote: > > Ok, this may be a silly question, but I would really like to know your > > opinions on how you handle project documentation workflow. > > > > * What artifacts/tools and or file formats do you use to document your > > project? > > > > - I've got a personal journal where I keep several random thoughts on > a > > day-to-day basis. Ok, this is not intrinsically related to the > > project, but > > random project annotations eventually go there. > > > > - I've got a Enterprise Architect 6 Desktop Edition. I know enough of > > UML to > > draw class, sequence and state diagrams. However, this tool has more > > features than I need, and I feel this overwhelms-me... but I'm trying > to > > figure out the best way I could use it to document my application. > > > > - I also use MindManager. MindMaps have been kind of useful to me some > > > time > > ago to visualize complex infomation, so, I thought I could use it to > > somehow > > document aspects of the project or organize the documentation... it's > not > > clear yet... > > > > - Also, I have a simple GTD system implemented on papers and physical > > containers. This helps me keeping track of next actions and other > > projects I > > have. Part of this sytem is implemented on my personal journal (the > > in-basket, and random-thoughts that are later processed into projects > and > > actions). > > > > My project and all the files related (including the documentation) is > > stored > > on a SVN repository. I've created a bath script which copies a rar > file > > backup of the SVN rep. > > > > The fact that I'm using SVN made me think of using plain text files > for > > documentation format.. however, I'm not sure here too.. :/ > > > > Any thoughts would be really apreaciated! > > > > Marcelo. > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com >
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