= A Mindmap Cheat Sheet for the Generic Views API =

I used this Mindmap to wrap my mind around Django's Generic Views as described in Adrian Holovaty's and Jacob Kaplan Moss's online [http://www.djangobook.com/en/beta/chapter09/ The Django Book (chapter 9)].  Now I use it as a reference.

Prerequisites:  Mindjet [http://www.mindjet.com/us/download/mindmanager_viewers/index.php?s=2 MindManager Viewer] (free) for OSX or Windows. 
 * Linux users: Check [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Import_and_export_to_other_applications#Direct_MindManager_X5_to_FreeMind_conversion this url] for a way to convert [http://www.mindjet.com/us/download/mindmanager_viewers/index.php?s=2 MindManager Viewer] files into [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page FreeMind's] file format.

As a teaser (for those who have never used a mindmap or without Mindmanager Viewer), I've attached a PDF snapshot of the cheatsheet largely collapsed.  (See under "Attachments", below.)  The snapshot shows the outline of Chapter 9 of The Django Book, with peeks at the APIs for "list_detail.object_list." and "date_based." without expanding into full detail.  The actual mindmap is "live" with expandable branches, like a visual outline.

For the full "live" reference mindmap, download a free Mindmanager Viewer and use it to explore the mindmap, Djeneric Views (Django).mmap.zip.  (See under "Attachments", below.)

Enjoy.


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The Mindsystems ThemeReader uses advanced thematic extraction technology to create a thematic signature of the documents major and minor themes. It them imports the information into a MindManager mind map. However, you can use the free MindManager Viewer to read the new thematic mind map of your document. You even get a Synopsis and Detailed Summary of the document right within the mind map. And you can locate any paragraph that has a theme in it simply by clicking on the Notes attachment to the theme node. 

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