====FreeMind and its use in Wikka====

>>**See also:**
~-[[ThirdPartyInfo | Third-party software bundled with Wikka]]
~-[[http://www.wikkawiki.org/FreeMindSandBox | Test page for FreeMind support]]
>>//FreeMind is a premier free [[MindMapping | mind-mapping software]] written in Java.// --- (quote from the [[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page | FreeMind Homepage]])
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{{image src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7a/MindmapExample.png" alt="Mindmap example" title="Mindmap example from WikiPedia showing multiple-level grouping"}}

FreeMind maps can be included in Wikka pages.  
__Note:__  Java 1.4.X must be installed to view maps.

===Adding mindmaps in Wikka pages===

There are two options for including mindmaps:

==1. Linking to a Freemind map==
>>**See Wikka in action:** 
~-""<a href="http://docs.wikkawiki.org/WikkaInAction#hn_8._Linking_to_a_mindmap">Linking to a mindmap</a>"" {{image url="images/action/qt.gif" alt="quicktime icon" title="Wikka clips"}}
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Place a link to a FreeMind map on a wiki page, for example:
	##""http://yourdomain.com/freemind/freemind.mm""##
	No special formatting is necessary.
See: [[http://www.wikkawiki.org/MindMapRecentChanges | Inline Map Example]].
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==2. Embedding a Freemind map==
>>**See Wikka in action:** 
~-""<a href="http://docs.wikkawiki.org/WikkaInAction#hn_9._Embedding_a_mindmap">Embedding a mindmap</a>"" {{image url="images/action/qt.gif" alt="quicktime icon" title="Wikka clips"}}
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Paste the FreeMind data directly into a wiki page:
	- Open a FreeMind file with a text editor.
	- Select all, and copy the data.
	- Browse to your Wikka site and paste the Freemind data into a page.
See [[http://www.wikkawiki.org/EmbeddedMapExample | Embedded Map Example]].

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''The next stage of development will be to plan for actions that generate FreeMind data''

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Not directly related to Wikka, but visit ""FreeMind"" [[http://www.wikkawiki.org/FreeMindKeyboardShortcuts | keyboard shortcuts]] for a list of keyboard shortcuts that can be used when editing maps.
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===Impact===

FreeMind integration has become one of the most appreciated features of Wikka by adepts of [[MindMapping | mindmapping techniques]] (see [[http://www.wikkawiki.org/IndependentWikkaReviews | Independent Wikka Reviews]]). 
Wikka's code has been implemented by other [[WikiEngine | wiki engines]] like [[http://www.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Blog/Freemind | Xwiki]].

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