diff -r c3943fbd0e74 -r 30a4b721cffd tex/vym.tex --- a/tex/vym.tex Tue Mar 07 11:32:02 2006 +0000 +++ b/tex/vym.tex Wed Mar 15 13:53:53 2006 +0000 @@ -138,10 +138,12 @@ \href{http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindmap}{http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindmap} \end{itemize} -\subsection{Concept of \vym: Maps, branches, mapeditor and noteeditor} + + +\section{Concept of \vym} %TODO may add a general introduction here... - +\subsection{Windows: mapeditor and noteeditor} \vym uses two windows: an editor for the map itself and another one for notes, which are part of the map. Let's call them {\em mapeditor} and {\em noteeditor}: @@ -155,6 +157,27 @@ type or copy\&paste it into the {\em noteeditor}. Working with notes is explained in \ref{noteeditor} +\subsection{Menus and Context menus} +On top of each window you find the menubar. The options you find there +are similar to those you are used from other applications. Note that +many (and even more) options are availabe via {\em context menus}. Those +are available if you right-click onto an object in a map (on Mac~OS~X +Command-Click). + +\subsection{Toolbars} +The toolbars in the mainwindows give quick access to many functions and +also visualize the state of an object. For example a part of of the map +can be hidden when the map is exported into an Open~Office presentation. +To show this the branch in the map will have a little cloud symbol, +which is also "switched on" in the toolbar. + +Note that you can reposition all toolbars by simply grabbing them. For +example you can move the flags-toolbar from its original horizontal +position on top of the mapeditor to a vertical position on the right +side. You can even detach it and make it "float" separate from the other +windows. Or just insert it again at its original position. + +\subsection{Maps} The map itself has always a {\em mapcenter}. The mapcenter has {\em branches} just like the trunk of a tree. Each branch in turn may have branches again.