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=FAQ Freeplane 1.1.x=
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=FAQ Freeplane 1.2.x and 1.3.x=
  
* '''[[Troubleshooting]]'''.
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== What's the "Freeplane user directory"? ==
* '''User directory:''' The location of the Freeplane user directory can be found by in invoking the menu item Help->About. It's <tt>~/.freeplane</tt> on Linux and <tt>%USERPROFILE%\.freeplane</tt> on Windows.
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The Freeplane user directory can be found by invoking the menu item Tools->Open user directory. It's location is the directory <tt>1.2.x</tt> respectively <tt>1.3.x</tt> in <tt>%APPDATA%\Freeplane</tt> (Windows) respectively <tt>~/.freeplane/</tt> (Linux, Mac). It contains all user settings: options in <tt>auto.properties</tt>, scripts, [[Data_recognition_and_data_formats][configuration of data recognition]], ...
* '''Log file.''' Mainly for advanced features like Scripting you need to know where the log file is located. Find it in the [[#Where is the "user directory"?|user directory]]. It's named <tt>log.0</tt> in most cases. If you have more than one Freeplane instance opened then it might have the name <tt>log.1</tt> or even <tt>log.0.1</tt>. The most recently changed file matching the pattern <tt>log.*</tt> will be the one you are looking for.
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== Where's the log file? ==
 
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Sometimes you need to know where the log file is located, e.g. if you write [[Scripting][scripts]] or [http://sourceforge.net/apps/mantisbt/freeplane/ reporting bugs]. Find it in Freeplane's "user directory" (see above). It's named <tt>log.0</tt> in most cases. If you have more than one Freeplane instance opened then it might have the name <tt>log.1</tt> or even <tt>log.0.1</tt>. The most recently changed file matching the pattern <tt>log.*</tt> will be the one you are looking for.
Note that test versions for the coming 1.2 versions under Windows have a different user directory than the 1.1 series.
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== How to replace the splash screen==
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Find directory resources in the freeplane installation directory,
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create directory images in it and put your file named Freeplane_splash.png there.
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== Weird problems ==
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See if you find help on the [[Troubleshooting]] page. Otherwise ask in the [http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/freeplane/viewforum.php?f=1 Open discussion forum].
  
 
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=FAQ Freeplane 1.2.x=
 
See the FAQ in the documentation in Freeplane's Help and the index on the right.
 
If you want the most recent version, use the [http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/doc/1.2.x/freeplane.mm#ID_1040911735 FAQ in the online documentation]. In addition new FAQ's will be described below until they are integrated in the (online) documentation.
 
 
 
== How to replace a splash screen==
 
Find directory resources in the freeplane installation directory,
 
create directory images in it and put your file named Freeplane_splash.png there.
 
  
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Documentation]]

Revision as of 00:00, 26 April 2013

Answers to questions are to be found on different places, depending on the Freeplane version.


General

Are there books about Freeplane?

Yes, but only in French and German:

Books about Freeplane's anchestor FreeMind might be interesting as well:

And of course there are a lot of books on Mindmapping in general.

What made it worth forking from Freemind?

See the article on the Freeplane/FreeMind relationship.


FAQ Freeplane 1.2.x and 1.3.x

What's the "Freeplane user directory"?

The Freeplane user directory can be found by invoking the menu item Tools->Open user directory. It's location is the directory 1.2.x respectively 1.3.x in %APPDATA%\Freeplane (Windows) respectively ~/.freeplane/ (Linux, Mac). It contains all user settings: options in auto.properties, scripts, [[Data_recognition_and_data_formats][configuration of data recognition]], ...

Where's the log file?

Sometimes you need to know where the log file is located, e.g. if you write [[Scripting][scripts]] or reporting bugs. Find it in Freeplane's "user directory" (see above). It's named log.0 in most cases. If you have more than one Freeplane instance opened then it might have the name log.1 or even log.0.1. The most recently changed file matching the pattern log.* will be the one you are looking for.

How to replace the splash screen

Find directory resources in the freeplane installation directory, create directory images in it and put your file named Freeplane_splash.png there.

Weird problems

See if you find help on the Troubleshooting page. Otherwise ask in the Open discussion forum.