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How to generate a dynamic Freemind map?

You may find useful to get a local outline of a site, and to browse it interactively.

The beauty of Freemind is that it comes with some XML-based file format, and this gives software developers a nice opportunity to integrate mind mapping in regular web content management.

As an integrated content management system, YACS is natively able to generate a map that reflects one branch of the content tree, or the full site map.

Actually, any authenticated member of a YACS community is allowed to fetch a dynamic map from a section page.



After download, the file can be browsed with Freemind locally. As shown by the image attached below, this is a comprehensive outline, with several styles to make it more visual. Content is not reproduced in the file, and you will have to click on links to actually access web pages at the server.