Configure formatting for new nodes

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This is somewhat related to #104.

I came from FreeMind and am finding XMind much better, but I am a bit 
frustrated with XMind always choosing the default format for new nodes.  I was 
using FreeMind's auto-format feature which is nice, but a bit inflexible.  I 
like this because I don't have to worry so much about formatting and can 
concentrate on content.

When on a node and I hit enter to add a sibling, I expect the sibling to have 
the same format, but it goes to the default.  Since I imported from FreeMind 
with the auto-formatting enabled, each level in the tree is differently 
formatted.  But as I add new nodes in XMind, the formatting is not kept.  In 
FreeMind this is an option on how to format siblings, children, etc.

* Allow specifying the default format for new siblings/children of a node.  A 
choice of either explicitly, as "default", as "no formatting"  or "same as 
current node".

* Add pre-defined formats with hotkey support.  Freemind does this (although 
poorly IMHO) named "Physical Style"

* Related to the last point, add some sort of an auto-format like FreeMind has 
which allows each level to be formatted like Heading1-Heading5 in a document.  
It would be nice to be able to specify defined formats for each level in the 
config.

* Allow reformatting an entire document based on an auto-format like config.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by brect...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2010 at 4:33

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XMind does allow users change the default theme and even design your own 
themes. 
As for topic or line style, you can see some pre-setting style in the style 
view too. 

There are more details about how to apply theme/style to element, and how to 
design your owns. 

http://www.xmind.net/help/theme_and_style.html
and 
http://www.xmind.net/help/defaulttheme.html

Original comment by stephen0...@gmail.com on 21 Sep 2010 at 7:38

• Changed state: Done

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I see.  Much of what I am looking for appears to be in the pro version only (ie 
creating styles/themes).  However, there seems to be no support for hierarchy.  
That is, I want all level 2 nodes in the map to be style Foo.  When I apply a 
theme, this also does not change as the theme specifies.  For instance, I apply 
the "XMIND Business" theme, but this does not change the node styles as shown 
in the preview (ie yellowish rounded corner level 1, square level 2, etc).  
Instead all that really changes is the colors and line styles.  Perhaps this is 
because I have overridden the theme with a custom property on all the nodes (ie 
because I imported from freemind)?  However, I cannot seem to find a way to 
remove all properties from all nodes and go with the themed versions.  Is this 
possible to strip all individually applied properties so that only 
themes/styles are used?

Original comment by brect...@gmail.com on 21 Sep 2010 at 5:12