[lug] Mindmapping with Freemind / Java problems

Maxwell Spangler maxlists at maxwellspangler.com
Sun Apr 18 16:36:41 MDT 2010


Today I'm experimenting with Freemind
(http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) to do mind
mapping diagrams of various things and while it shows promise, I see
deficiencies and have a few problems.

1) Does anybody else work with mindmapping (preferably on Linux) and
want to recommend a tool?

I'm sure I could produce the same end product diagrams with Visio (or
OpenOffice after some pain and suffering) but after working with
Freemind it makes me believe that mind mapping is more about the process
and activity than the end diagram it produces.  So the tool used is very
important because it either facilitates the process well or hinders your
productivity.

So if others have suggestions, I'd love to try them.

2) Because Freemind is running in Java, I've got some Freemind+Java
related problems on my Fedora 12 system.  I don't do much Java so I'm
not familiar with how to diagnose and resolve them.  Freemind's
complaint when I try to do something as simple as Tools -> Preferences
is shown below my .sig:

Thanks,

-- 
Maxwell Spangler
========================================================================
        Linux, Unix and Database Administration
        Currently: Boulder, Colorado
        LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellspangler

        
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
com/jgoodies/forms/layout/FormLayout
	at
freemind.preferences.layout.OptionPanel.buildPanel(OptionPanel.java:175)
	at freemind.controller.Controller
$PropertyAction.actionPerformed(Controller.java:1191)
	at
javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2012)
	at javax.swing.AbstractButton
$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2335)
	at
javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:404)
	at
javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:259)
	at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(AbstractButton.java:374)
	at
javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(BasicMenuItemUI.java:1688)
	at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI
$Handler.mouseReleased(BasicMenuItemUI.java:1732)
	at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6108)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3267)
	at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5873)
	at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2105)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4469)
	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2163)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4295)
	at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4461)
	at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4125)
	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4055)
	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2149)
	at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2478)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4295)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:604)
	at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:275)
	at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:200)
	at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:190)
	at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:185)
	at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:177)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:138)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
com.jgoodies.forms.layout.FormLayout
	at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:217)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:205)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:319)
	at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:294)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:264)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:332)
	... 29 more


-- 
Maxwell Spangler
========================================================================
        Linux, Unix and Database Administration
        Currently: Boulder, Colorado
        LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellspangler

        




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