MindFuser 1.0 by jeff.peters@bigfoot.com                     26 Mar 2000
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MindFuser is a ColdFusion custom tag designed as a complement to the
FuseMinder concept.  As its name implies, MindFuser reads a two-tier Fusebox
application's files and generates a Fuseminder-compatible outline file.
This tag was created at the request of several Fuseminder fans.  

Syntax:
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  <cf_MindFuser OutlineFile="myOutline.txt">

Optional Arguments:
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  appName - a string indicating the name of the application.
            Defaults to the current directory.
            
  author - a string indicating the author; usually an e-mail address.  
           Defaults to "fuseboxer@somewhere.com".
           
  outlineFile - a string indicating the name of the outline file you'd like
                to produce.  Defaults to appName & "Outline.txt" )

  verbose  - a boolean value indicating whether to produce progress
             information during the process.  Defaults to TRUE.  Set this
             to FALSE if you want to use MindFuser as a custom tag with
             no visible output.
             
  indenter - a string indicating the characters you wish to use to indent your
             outline levels.  Defaults to two spaces "  ".


Typical Use
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The grand idea behind MindFuser was to allow the rapid creation of a mind map 
for an existing Fusebox app by importing the MindFuser-generated outline into a 
mind mapping program.  At present, neither Visual Mind nor Mind Mapper + offer 
strong import capabilities, even though both will readily export to a text file. 
I am waiting for feedback from both companies before pursuing a more advanced 
modification of MindFuser that will produce directly importable outlines.  If 
you're interested in seeing this happen, feel free to encourage Norcan 
(www.visual-mind.com) and the Bosley Group (www.mindmapper.com) to pursue strong 
import capabilities.


Demonstration
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The easiest way to see MindFuser in action is to download Fuseminder, use 
it to generate the sample application included, then run MindFuser to create
a new outline file from that application.  Obviously, this is not the sequence
in which you'd normally use these two tools, but it's a quick way to catch 
up with what they're about.
             
Have fun!
- Jeff Peters
jeff.peters@bigfoot.com
jeff@grokfusebox.com