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Undo in MaxThink - a workaround
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Posted by Derek Cornish
Dec 1, 2007 at 11:13 PM
> Stephen, you must be joking.
What is the interval you set the backup in MT?
For myself, I use versioned backups set to backup every few minutes whenever I am doing serious drafting (e.g. by using Caddais BackupOnDemand’s real-time mode) with MS-Word or Grandview. NoteTab Pro has its own built-in versioning backup system which I use in a similar way.
Whether this short time-interval is feasible or sensible depends on the type of software programs one is using and the task at hand. I find it very useful when drafting, but less important when outlining. For example, I used Grandview for years without once using its “Undo last delete” feature - and that was ages before I had a versioning backup system in place. (Nice to have it now though.)
Of course versioning isn’t a substitute for a multiple delete feature - which Word and NoteTab Pro in any case have - but it’s a good alternative on critical tasks when software has no adequate “undo”.
By the same token, an “undo” feature is no substitute for frequent versioning backups. But that’s another story.
Derek
Derek
Posted by letsemoir
Nov 8, 2010 at 09:28 PM
You may have misunderstood the true function of UNDO feature in MaxThink or rather, have grown fixated on the functions of undo from other softwares.
UNDO tries to stimulate empirical style of thinking (the trial-and-error/experimental approach) in the users’ minds by alternating between ‘previous’ and ‘reverse’. Hence, you can only undo 1-2 levels backwards.
The user alternates and reverses the action till the mind identifies the value of the action. Value may not be apparent from the information itself, but external. Looks simple on-screen but the magic is formed in the mind.
eg Top universities
Stanford
Harvard
UC Berkeley
Move ‘UC Berkeley’ before Stanford. Undo the action. Reverses the undo. It functions like a joggle till you grasp the value. UNDO in MaxThink is not meant to only correct a mistake.
LOCK is another interesting function. A few topics is locked by the topic cursor and moves along as up/down arrows keys are pressed. The action rearranges the structure of the outline/level rapidly (rubber-band) and allows the user to identify different arrangements, experimenting with values and/or relationships of the information in the outline/level.
Posted by letsemoir
Nov 8, 2010 at 09:44 PM
Some information on the author of MaxThink: Neil Larson
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