MindMap Diagram Support!

[aadrian]

Hi,

Please add MindMap Diagram Support too :) .

Something compact like FreePlane https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeplane/ is producing: http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/File:FreeplaneWiki.jpg would be very useful.

Thanks in advance.

[lindoman]

OK, so I was trying to create a more interesting example right now, but came across another limitation. I wanted to render the following: but I was breaking my own "tree in reverse" rule over on the merge to "3" on the right side, leaving 2.3 orphaned.

Correctly, I should do something like this:

which could be coded like this:

@startmindmap
* 1
** 2.1
** 2.2
>*3
start left
** 2.1L
** 2.2L
** 2.3L
*** 3.1L
*** 3.2L
*** 3.3L
<** 4L
@endmindmap

unless of course there were a way to explicitly state that a node could be "orphaned" in a merge. Hmmm... this all feels like it is getting too complicated again!!!

But I like the idea of trying to merge thoughts together in a mind map...! It's the kind of thing we can all do on paper, and in our heads easily enough... like coming to a conclusion from a number of different, but related thoughts...

[ghost]

Would it be possible to make vertical mind maps?

Actually, I use the MindMap feature to draw trees when debugging (lisp) programs, and it is a HUUUGE help. The only thing that bothers me is that the trees are horizontally aligned. Which is fine if a datum in every node is short. (actually even look better this way), but not as good if the data are long strings.

Anyway, thanks for your awesome work. PlantUML is such a great help.

[aadrian]

Would it be possible to make vertical mind maps?

@lockywolf could you give a visual example?

[ghost]

@aadrian

[aadrian]

@lockywolf what about http://plantuml.com/wbs-diagram ?

[ghost]

@aadrian can it grow up?

[hallvard]

Could we support more ad-hoc links across branches, e.g use "a long sentence" as id to assign an identifier (id in this case) to a node and then allow links ala other diagrams at the end, e.g --> id

[b0g3r]

It sounds strange, but plantuml 2019.11 and neither beta version doesn't support coloring nodes/edges for mindmaps.

For example

@startmindmap
*[#Orange] Teamlead Roadmap
**[#FFBBAA] ABC
***[#FFBBCC]_ Resource Manager
@endmindmap

Now generates image like this:

Unfortunately, I don't read and write on Java well, and couldn't find code which responsible about color, only this piece: https://github.com/plantuml/plantuml/blob/82b570d0f0907ce1e99412594f5a6ff583631d20/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/mindmap/MindMapDiagram.java#L137-L139

Any ideas about how to add color support to mindmaps? 🤔

P.S. Also I found a strange blog post about emacs plantuml plugin and there coloring described as an implemented feature

[arnaudroques]

Thanks for the feedback. It sounds like a regression : we are going to investigate. We'll post a message here when this will be fixed.

[arnaudroques]

The color regression is fixed in last release V1.2019.12

[b0g3r]

How to change edge width in mindmap? Also what about each edge color?

I tried style feature:

style mindmapDiagram && arrow {
    LineThickness 1.0
}

But it doesn't work both on 2019.12 and beta :(

[s-kramer]

Would you consider giving an option to write the text on the edges between the nodes instead of the nodes? Also, in V1.2019.11, the maximumWidth parameter doesn't work for box-less nodes

[nicph]

Hi

I was trying to style an entire branch of a mindmap, using the "descendant" pseudo selector like described in http://wiki.plantuml.net/site/style-evolution , but that doesn't seem to work with mindmaps (planuml 1.2020.01)

@startmindmap
<style>
mindmapDiagram {
  .myStyle * {
    BackGroundColor lightblue
    LineColor lightblue
  }
}
</style>
* root
** node 1 <<myStyle>>
*** subNode 1
*** subNode 2
**** subSubNode

** node 2
@endmindmap

Here is what i get :

And what i expected :

Am I missing something ?

By the way, is there any way to style the edge between two given node ? for example here between root and node 1, idealy with a dynamic selectors ?

[NielsKruse]

Hi, I am trying to, somehow, style the non-boxed nodes in a mindmap (the ones with underscores, i.e. "**_" - I'm not even sure if they have a specific name), but haven't found anything. They remain black. I tried various styles tag entries and skinparams. Is that even possible?

[lrosenthol]

Maybe I am missing this, but I can't seem to add a note to a node in a mindmap. I want to put some comments/notes to the right/left of the nodes like I can in other types of diagrams. Thanks for all the great work so far!!

[kishcs]

This can be an inspiration. Miro Mindmap

[sxiii]

Greetings dear developers and vibrant community!

I am trying to use mindmap option to build a dark-themed mindmap. For this, I need the *_ ("no-box") objects to have FontColor white. However, when I am trying to describe a class with this fontcolor, it does not work.

P.S. I don't care if the whole text in document will be painted in white - it's okay for me. I just want a solution for dark-themed mindmaps. Here's an example code:

Example code

--- ``` @startmindmap skinparam defaultFontSize 18 skinparam defaultFontName Ubuntu skinparam dpi 300 skinparam backgroundColor #302934 * Lessons by Den <> ** OS-agnostic package management ***_ Flatpak <> ***_ SNAP Packages <> ***_ AppImages <> @endmindmap ``` ---

That's the resulting image:

Direct link to the example

So I want the "Flatpak" and other "leaves" to be white font.

Thanks for your help!

[arnaudroques]

@sxiii Thanks for the report. This is indeed a bug which is fixed in last beta http://beta.plantuml.net/plantuml.jar

[sxiii]

Oh thank you @arnaudroques this is really fixed and works! For those who want to use the older version meanwhile, I just found a temporary fix for this issue. It's not pretty but it works - just color a text you need like that:

+++_ <font color="white">SNAP Packages

And it ensures that the text will be white. The problem with this solution is, obviously, that you have to type it in each and every row. I don't know if it can be build as a class and used everywhere. But better just use the beta as @arnaudroques suggested and you'll be all good! Resulting image with beta

[stefan-m-lenz]

Would it be possible to add a heading to a node in the mindmap? For me this is one of the most important features of a mindmap that I have a heading and further content in the node.

[user1095108]

I want a top-down mind-map, please.

[kk6mrp]

But I like the idea of trying to merge thoughts together in a mind map...! It's the kind of thing we can all do on paper, and in our heads easily enough... like coming to a conclusion from a number of different, but related thoughts...

This would be awesome! I've been making a water flow diagram for work and the Mindmap style works super well for mapping out water flow. The only issue is that I can't merge water sources back together again as they would in a drainage system.

[johny-tee]

Have you tried "top to bottom direction"? Works for me.

@startmindmap

top to bottom direction

* Debian
** Ubuntu
*** Linux Mint
*** Kubuntu
*** Lubuntu
*** KDE Neon
** LMDE
** SolydXK
** SteamOS
** Raspbian with a very long name
*** <s>Raspmbc</s> => OSMC
*** <s>Raspyfi</s> => Volumio
@endmindmap

[ghost]

Seemingly, can be closed?

Although, maybe support for four-directional diagrams could make PlantUML even more perfect...

But that is perfectionism really.