Software for creating writing project dashboard with links to files

Posted by Dr Andus
Jun 2, 2013 at 11:39 AM

Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>A few more thoughts about your search for the perfect dashboard.

Thanks Steve, I really appreciate the detailed breakdown. It puts TheBrain in new light for me. In the past I was a bit too quick to judge and thought it was a bit gimmicky, as I was usually comparing it to ConnectedText or other outliners and mind mappers.

For me the issue is that I want to retain a lot of control over where items are appearing on the screen, so I can also use spatial memory for finding things. (Obviously in a Freeplane map the nodes stay exactly where I put them.) I can now see that the expanded view does give some options for that, though I’m wondering how easy or convenient it might be to use that as a default mode on an on-going basis.

In any case, I will check out TheBrain once more, as I might ease up on some of my criteria, if the dashboard functionality compensates with some other features.