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Is there a way to hide task information or tags in MindManager 2020 with a single button?

krsto e. shared this question 12 months ago
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I understand that the default method requires multiple clicks through the View menu to hide either task info or tags. Additionally, does MindManager 2020 support customizations that might allow creating a one-button solution for this, possibly through macros or add-ins?


thank you.

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Nick D.
MindManager Expert
● 12 months ago

A macro could potentially do this with

Document.Filter.SetViewFilter(mmViewFilterFlags.mmViewFilterFlagHideTaskInformation)

This has been available since MindManager 5, so should work in MindManager 20.

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René W.
Power User
● 12 months ago

I don't know from which version this works. Right mouse button > Branch information >

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krsto e.
Power User
● 12 months ago

thx but in mm2020 there is nothing above option.

but anyway, thx for reply.

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Nick D.
MindManager Expert
● 12 months ago

A macro could potentially do this with

Document.Filter.SetViewFilter(mmViewFilterFlags.mmViewFilterFlagHideTaskInformation)

This has been available since MindManager 5, so should work in MindManager 20.

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krsto e.
Power User
● 12 months ago

thank you, you saved my day!


the code is here:

github


i finished within 5 minutes this time.

as i am using cursor IDE + git for versioning.

in cursor IDE, i asked what api documents it want, then i simply tag it and it verified all the syntax/implementations.


i dont know how to export chats in cursor yet, however i copied most of it's replies into the README,

so others could know how easy it is now and how hallucinations(fake APIs) could now be deal with.


thanks

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krsto e.
Power User
● 12 months ago

i also wanna make one to toggle tag/textlabels, however cursor say the api say cant...



Looking at the MmViewFilterFlags enumeration from the documentation you shared earlier, there's an important note in the "Remarks" section: This enumeration does not include several of the items available in the View > Show/Hide menu, the display of which cannot be controlled through the ViewFilter." data-section-index="4" style="border-radius: 4px; margin: 2px 0px !important; padding: 4px; position: relative; scroll-margin-bottom: 40px; scroll-margin-top: 40px;">


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Unfortunately, this means we cannot create a similar macro to toggle tags using the ViewFilter approach because tag visibility is not exposed through the API's view filter flags.


You have a few options:


  • Use the UI automation approach (not recommended, less reliable)


  • Check if there's a different API method specifically for tags


  • Submit a feature request to MindManager to add tag visibility control to the API


    • Would you like me to:


  • Look for alternative API methods for tag control?


  • Or help you submit a feature request to MindManager?


    • MindManager_TextLabel.md

    File


    MindManager_TextLabels.md

    File


    it seems textlabel is indeep tag. see what can we do?


    Looking at the documentation for TextLabel/TextLabels objects, we need more information about their methods and properties. However, if TextLabels represent tags, we might be able to work with them.


    Let me check a few things:


  • Are these TextLabels part of the Topic object?


  • Do they have visibility properties?


  • Can we access them through the Document object?


    • Could you share the MindManager_TextLabel_members.html or MindManager_TextLabels_members.html documentation? This would show us:


  • What methods are available


  • If there's a visibility property we can toggle


  • How to properly access and modify them


    • From what I see so far, TextLabels appear to be a collection, which suggests we might be able to work with them, but I need to see the available methods and properties to determine if we can toggle their visibility programmatically.


    Would you please share the members documentation for either TextLabel or TextLabels?


    MindManager_TextLabel.md

    File


    MindManager_TextLabels.md

    File


    MindManager_TextLabel_members....

    File


    MindManager_TextLabels_members...

    File


    here?


    After reviewing the TextLabel and TextLabels documentation, I can see that while we can manipulate tags (TextLabels), there's no direct visibility control method. The available methods are:


  • TextLabel object methods:


  • Delete


  • Properties: GroupId, IsValid, Name


  • TextLabels collection methods:


  • AddTextLabel


  • RemoveTextLabel


  • RemoveAll


  • ContainsTextLabel


  • GetTextLabel


  • etc.


    • Unfortunately, this confirms what the earlier documentation stated - tag visibility cannot be controlled through the API. The TextLabels API is designed for:


  • Adding/removing tags


  • Managing tag content


  • Organizing tags in groups


    • But there's no visibility toggle functionality exposed through the API. This means we cannot create a macro similar to the task info toggle for tags.


    The only potential workarounds would be:


  • UI automation (not recommended)


  • Temporarily removing and re-adding tags (not recommended, would lose tag data)


  • Submit a feature request to MindManager to add tag visibility control to the API


    • Would you like to explore any of these alternatives?

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    Nick D.
    MindManager Expert
    ● 12 months ago

    These gaps in the API are known issues - hence the remark in the documentation. You could add a suggestion to this forum so that it is more visible to product management.

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