Comments on: Mind42: Collaborative Mind Mapping http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping Cleaning up the web with Ajax Thu, 17 May 2012 07:43:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: David Tucker http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping/comment-page-1#comment-255323 David Tucker Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:55:31 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=2461#comment-255323 Just for everyone's information - you can override the "right-click" menu in Flash / Flex - most people just don't bother to do it. I respectfully disagree with the reasoning but forth by "Bono" in a previous comment. Yes, it is true that Flex / Apollo / Silverlight do those things well, and it is also true that Flash has been overused in the past. However, if a project can utilize some of the great features in Flash / Flex specifically, why not? And on a side note: The entire AIR (formerly Apollo) development cycle can be either of Flash / Flex or HTML / Javascript. Adobe did a great job with that one. Just for everyone’s information – you can override the “right-click” menu in Flash / Flex – most people just don’t bother to do it. I respectfully disagree with the reasoning but forth by “Bono” in a previous comment.

Yes, it is true that Flex / Apollo / Silverlight do those things well, and it is also true that Flash has been overused in the past. However, if a project can utilize some of the great features in Flash / Flex specifically, why not?

And on a side note: The entire AIR (formerly Apollo) development cycle can be either of Flash / Flex or HTML / Javascript. Adobe did a great job with that one.

]]> By: mare http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping/comment-page-1#comment-251287 mare Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:58:01 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=2461#comment-251287 "some people don’t like making a product which a right click on it pops up a menu about another company"... heheh.. so sinful, those people. some company was good enough to make a quality product and you're using it for free - well, guess i'd show some respect and allow their name in the right-click-bottom-of-the-list-left-click popup. there's so many open source projects that oblige you to mention their name when using their products in your own. fair enough.... “some people don’t like making a product which a right click on it pops up a menu about another company”… heheh.. so sinful, those people. some company was good enough to make a quality product and you’re using it for free – well, guess i’d show some respect and allow their name in the right-click-bottom-of-the-list-left-click popup. there’s so many open source projects that oblige you to mention their name when using their products in your own. fair enough….

]]> By: PohEe.com http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping/comment-page-1#comment-251252 PohEe.com Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:05:47 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=2461#comment-251252 how good is it compare to mindomo? anybody try both of these ? how good is it compare to mindomo? anybody try both of these ?

]]> By: dejagothic http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping/comment-page-1#comment-251248 dejagothic Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:58:18 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=2461#comment-251248 good work though..but the mail function seems not working good work though..but the mail function seems not working

]]> By: Stefan Schuster http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping/comment-page-1#comment-251243 Stefan Schuster Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:22:18 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=2461#comment-251243 Actually the credits for min42 should belong to the whole IRIAN.at mind42 team, not only to me. I only was in luck to contribute this showcase article :) Actually the credits for min42 should belong to the whole IRIAN.at mind42 team, not only to me. I only was in luck to contribute this showcase article :)

]]> By: Nick http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping/comment-page-1#comment-251237 Nick Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:17:34 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=2461#comment-251237 There's another Flex free one out there with a pretty cool UI and a nice features set: MindMeister (www.mindmeister.com). Pure AJAX as well which I personally prefer, although it'll be interesting to see what the Flex vs. Silverlight score is in a few months time ... There’s another Flex free one out there with a pretty cool UI and a nice features set: MindMeister (www.mindmeister.com). Pure AJAX as well which I personally prefer, although it’ll be interesting to see what the Flex vs. Silverlight score is in a few months time …

]]> By: BillyG http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping/comment-page-1#comment-251233 BillyG Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:39:17 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=2461#comment-251233 "but I still don’t understand why people don’t use Flex" - proprietary aside, not everybody knows Flex as fast as apparently you do “but I still don’t understand why people don’t use Flex” – proprietary aside, not everybody knows Flex as fast as apparently you do

]]> By: David http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping/comment-page-1#comment-251227 David Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:08:36 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=2461#comment-251227 Hello Garth, Several companies do use Flex for this sort of thing. Mindomo is very nice. (http://www.mindomo.com/) and also Bubble-mind (http://www.bubble-mind.com/). I haven't tried the later yet, but both are built with Flex. This is obviously a hot category these days for start-ups leveraging richer UI technologies :) -David Hello Garth,

Several companies do use Flex for this sort of thing. Mindomo is very nice. (http://www.mindomo.com/) and also Bubble-mind (http://www.bubble-mind.com/). I haven’t tried the later yet, but both are built with Flex.

This is obviously a hot category these days for start-ups leveraging richer UI technologies :)

-David

]]> By: Bono http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping/comment-page-1#comment-251226 Bono Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:08:29 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=2461#comment-251226 Yes you are missing a lot. The short answer is some people don't like making a product which a right click on it pops up a menu about another company. What if Adobe decides to render a monkey face on the right click menu in the next release of Flash player? I really don't care if it allows adding HTML as well, hell , could they stop people from writing HTML?! I bet they would if they could. Avoid Flex and Apollo and SilverLight and such unless 1)You do multimedia 2) you work for them. Yes you are missing a lot.
The short answer is some people don’t like making a product which a right click on it pops up a menu about another company. What if Adobe decides to render a monkey face on the right click menu in the next release of Flash player? I really don’t care if it allows adding HTML as well, hell , could they stop people from writing HTML?! I bet they would if they could.

Avoid Flex and Apollo and SilverLight and such unless 1)You do multimedia 2) you work for them.

]]> By: Garth http://ajaxian.com/archives/mind42-collaborative-mind-mapping/comment-page-1#comment-251224 Garth Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:59:20 +0000 http://ajaxian.com/?p=2461#comment-251224 Nice showcase and all but I still don't understand why people don't use Flex for this sort of thing. Don't get me wrong, it looks and behaves well, but I would have tackled this development with Flex and saved a few cycles. Am I missing something? Nice showcase and all but I still don’t understand why people don’t use Flex for this sort of thing. Don’t get me wrong, it looks and behaves well, but I would have tackled this development with Flex and saved a few cycles. Am I missing something?

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