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Posted by MadaboutDana
Jun 30, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Just stumbled across a rather smart little outliner application for Mac (totally random discovery!). Although it’s nothing particularly special, it does have one interesting peculiarity: it doesn’t just do vertical outlines, it also does horizontal ones. Okay, so does other stuff (notably OmniOutliner with its columns), but Tree doesn’t exactly have columns, you can literally work sideways (rather than up and down) when creating (OPML-compatible) outlines. Clever.
More details at: http://www.topoftree.jp/en/tree/
If I actually had a Mac, I’d definitely be CRIMPing this one. Fortunately I haven’t (yet!).
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jul 4, 2011 at 10:56 AM
It is coincidental that you mention Tree as I’m supposed to be working on a review for Mac Appstorm. I say supposed to be, because I haven’t had the time to get to it over the past few weeks, but I hope to submit it soon. I’ll post here when (and if) it is published on the site.
Steve
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jul 18, 2011 at 01:17 PM
FWIW, my review of Tree is now posted at Mac Appstorm. If you’re interested, you can find it here:
http://mac.appstorm.net/quick-look/productivity-quick-look/tree-a-new-dimension-in-outlining/
Steve Z.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jul 19, 2011 at 05:34 AM
There is at least one Windows program that includes sideways hierarchies, namely B-Liner http://www.varatek.com/ (no longer developed). I add it here for reference mainly.
However, the same effect can be accomplished in Treesheets (Mac and Linux versions also available). See the first screenshot http://www.treesheets.com/docs/screenshots.html It’s a question of how you choose to develop sub-cells.
Also, some mindmapping programs, e.g. MindGenius, will give you the option to expand the map sideways (rather than towards all directions).
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jul 19, 2011 at 10:55 AM
From my experience, Tree is unmatched for the ability to mix-and-match how the outline/diagram is displayed. In this screenshot, I’ve got the Moons of Mars expanded horizontally, and the Moon of the Earth displayed in standard outline hierarchy. I’ve folded some topics, displayed inline text with another.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/155244/Tree%20Screenshot.jpg
The question really is, how useful is this flexibility. I’m still trying to figure that out and I suppose the answer will be different for each of us.
Steve Z.