This is a community experiment to provide Mindjet/Corel with insight into a priority product backlog list of bug fix and enhancements for MindManager for Mac v11.n.n that will cause MindManager for Mac users to stay the course with Mindjet/Corel.
Many high lifetime value Mindjet customers contributed to these painful conversations:
Any other guidance?
Cheers, John
Many high lifetime value Mindjet customers contributed to these painful conversations:
- macOS Mojave and MindManager 10
- Mindmanager 10.6.125 crashing after upgrading to macOS Mojave
- macOS 10.14 Mojave and Mind Manager 11
- MindManager 10 Mac crashes when I start typing
- Mac OS Mojave
Any other guidance?
Cheers, John
Posted 5 months ago
Mindjet Mindmanager v11.2.117 on Apple macos (OSX) mojave 10.14.2
Situation: Cursor UP/DOWN stops working and randomly starts for a time then stops
Task:
- On map create / edit the Cursor UP/DOWN keys are NOT working and randomly starts for a time then stop.
Action:
Result:
Impact:
Can still use MindManager albeit with clicking around the map with the mouse.Suggested Priority: MEDIUM
POST UPDATE
ERRATA !!! PLEASE DON'T INSTALL THIS !!! WHEN YOU DO A FIND MINDMANAGER v11.2.120 CRASHES
FIXED
David Walsh Mindjet support kindly wrote to me and you will delighted to know a Mindjet update fixes the MindManager for Mac v11 screen rendering issue and cursor up/down issue from my very brief testing YOU NEED A VALID LICENCE KEY of course but you can download it here https://www.google.com/url?q=https://download.mindjet.com/Mac/Mindjet_MindManager_Mac_11.2.120.dmg&a...
ERRATA !!! PLEASE DON'T INSTALL THIS !!! WHEN YOU DO A FIND MINDMANAGER v11.2.120 CRASHES
FIXED
David Walsh Mindjet support kindly wrote to me and you will delighted to know a Mindjet update fixes the MindManager for Mac v11 screen rendering issue and cursor up/down issue from my very brief testing YOU NEED A VALID LICENCE KEY of course but you can download it here https://www.google.com/url?q=https://download.mindjet.com/Mac/Mindjet_MindManager_Mac_11.2.120.dmg&a...
(Edited)
When is Mindmanager on Mac on the same level as for Windows? I know for Mac it is cheaper, but I have no problem paying more when it gets to the same level.
(Edited)
POST UPDATE
ERRATA !!! PLEASE DON'T INSTALL THIS !!! WHEN YOU DO A FIND MINDMANAGER v11.2.120 CRASHES
Hi FrSu,
See above comments for the patch for the fixed issues.
But yes, a lot less powerful functionality in MindManager for Mac than is available in MindManager for Windows agreed.
Please start a new reply in this thread on the functionality you want to see and describe how it will help you. I'm sure Corel?Mindjet would find this helpful to prioritise their backlog. We can then vote on these in the same way product development and leadership at Corel/Mindjet will vote internally on any MindManager roadmap product enhancements.
KR, John
ERRATA !!! PLEASE DON'T INSTALL THIS !!! WHEN YOU DO A FIND MINDMANAGER v11.2.120 CRASHES
Hi FrSu,
See above comments for the patch for the fixed issues.
But yes, a lot less powerful functionality in MindManager for Mac than is available in MindManager for Windows agreed.
Please start a new reply in this thread on the functionality you want to see and describe how it will help you. I'm sure Corel?Mindjet would find this helpful to prioritise their backlog. We can then vote on these in the same way product development and leadership at Corel/Mindjet will vote internally on any MindManager roadmap product enhancements.
KR, John
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PLEASE PLEASE zip all your MindManager mind maps to an archive as a backup before installing anything. You have been warned.
I have auto version backups running on my laptop so was able to restore my maps to last night.
OK I have just spent time this morning running through every available menu option to see what other bugs were missed by the Mindjet testers and to also try and explain for myself the app crash in MindManager for MAC v11.2.120 when you FIND.
Conclusion is (yet to be verified by Mindjet) the app crash when you FIND seems to only occur when you have created a map using the CONCEPT MAP template.
So to state the obvious don't create maps with the wonderful useful CONCEPT MAP template as I love to do ... until Mindjet release a further patch.
For the community & Mindjet support here is my short list of MindManager for MAC v11.2.120 bugs (10jan19)
ISSUES USING MENU OPTIONS WERE AS FOLLOWS
- FIND NEXT causes app crash when creating a map using the CONCEPT template / map. Reproduce by create a new map (or edit existing map) with template CONCEPT and hit key sequence to FIND the app crashes.
- Insert calendar event does not do anything.
- Insert reminder does not do anything.
- Format topic lines does not do anything
**NEW 10-JAN-19 13:59 GMT
- shorthand key sequence View Details Show 2 Levels does not work have to use menu sequence instead
I'm going to try and continue moving forward and using the above patched MindManager for MAC v11.2.120 which fixed the screen rendering but PLEASE Mindjet release a further patch to MindManager for MAC v11.2.120 and please update the community when you do so? Many thanks in advance David Walsh.
Hope that's useful please heed warnings to backup your maps.
Now to get on with my day LOL
Cheers, John
I have auto version backups running on my laptop so was able to restore my maps to last night.
OK I have just spent time this morning running through every available menu option to see what other bugs were missed by the Mindjet testers and to also try and explain for myself the app crash in MindManager for MAC v11.2.120 when you FIND.
Conclusion is (yet to be verified by Mindjet) the app crash when you FIND seems to only occur when you have created a map using the CONCEPT MAP template.
So to state the obvious don't create maps with the wonderful useful CONCEPT MAP template as I love to do ... until Mindjet release a further patch.
For the community & Mindjet support here is my short list of MindManager for MAC v11.2.120 bugs (10jan19)
ISSUES USING MENU OPTIONS WERE AS FOLLOWS
- FIND NEXT causes app crash when creating a map using the CONCEPT template / map. Reproduce by create a new map (or edit existing map) with template CONCEPT and hit key sequence to FIND the app crashes.
- Insert calendar event does not do anything.
- Insert reminder does not do anything.
- Format topic lines does not do anything
**NEW 10-JAN-19 13:59 GMT
- shorthand key sequence View Details Show 2 Levels does not work have to use menu sequence instead
I'm going to try and continue moving forward and using the above patched MindManager for MAC v11.2.120 which fixed the screen rendering but PLEASE Mindjet release a further patch to MindManager for MAC v11.2.120 and please update the community when you do so? Many thanks in advance David Walsh.
Hope that's useful please heed warnings to backup your maps.
Now to get on with my day LOL
Cheers, John
(Edited)
I am completely lost now. Will not use Mindmanager on my Mac and will NOT update anything! When can I use Mindmanager on my Mac safely again?
Hi FrSu,
Had several email conversations with the Mindjet head of quality assurance over night.
He confirmed if you use FIND in a mindmap created with the CONTEXT template then you get an app crash but he mentioned this is now fixed in MM for mac v12.
Solution don't use the CONTEXT template to create maps until MM v12. Migrate your existing maps that uses the CONTEXT template via select All + copy + paste into a map that does not use the CONTEXT template.
***** I suspect there will be an upgrade fee for MindManager for mac v12.
The other items I reported above:
- Insert calendar event does not do anything.
- Insert reminder does not do anything.
Were because I did not allow MindManager in Systems Preferences + Security & Privacy to have access to the macos calendar app. After I allowed permission it worked .... but I have complained to quality assurance it seems very laggy on my powerful macbook pro.
I did not get any feedback on
- Format topic lines does not do anything
So basically to continue using MM for mac
1. backup your mind maps via a zip archive - this is good practice anyway
2. Do a clean install if you are using the patch that fixes the screen rendering issue https://www.google.com/url?q=https://download.mindjet.com/Mac/Mindjet_MindManager_Mac_11.2.120.dmg&a...
I hope that gets you working.
Open a ticket with support for anything further/specific?
KR, John
Had several email conversations with the Mindjet head of quality assurance over night.
He confirmed if you use FIND in a mindmap created with the CONTEXT template then you get an app crash but he mentioned this is now fixed in MM for mac v12.
Solution don't use the CONTEXT template to create maps until MM v12. Migrate your existing maps that uses the CONTEXT template via select All + copy + paste into a map that does not use the CONTEXT template.
***** I suspect there will be an upgrade fee for MindManager for mac v12.
The other items I reported above:
- Insert calendar event does not do anything.
- Insert reminder does not do anything.
Were because I did not allow MindManager in Systems Preferences + Security & Privacy to have access to the macos calendar app. After I allowed permission it worked .... but I have complained to quality assurance it seems very laggy on my powerful macbook pro.
I did not get any feedback on
- Format topic lines does not do anything
So basically to continue using MM for mac
1. backup your mind maps via a zip archive - this is good practice anyway
2. Do a clean install if you are using the patch that fixes the screen rendering issue https://www.google.com/url?q=https://download.mindjet.com/Mac/Mindjet_MindManager_Mac_11.2.120.dmg&a...
I hope that gets you working.
Open a ticket with support for anything further/specific?
KR, John
MindmapFan
MindmapFan
Impact: Cannot really use MindManager as all the time the speed of thought and flow of thought is interrupted when you need to move around the map.
Suggested Priority: HIGHTom Brückner
https://community.mindjet.com/mindjet/topics/terrible-rendering-problems-with-mm-11-on-macos-high-si...
For me, this is a show-stopper and I cannot understand that Mindjet delivered the software in this unusable state.
MindmapFan
ERRATA !!! PLEASE DON'T INSTALL THIS !!! WHEN YOU DO A FIND MINDMANAGER v11.2.120 CRASHES
Hi Tom Brückner, Thomas Plaut, Rob R, FrSu, Ary Velstra, Expert Trainer, Jule Hintzbergen, wodecki, Paul Myers, cesar castresana, Khaled Alwassia, Jon Keevil, Johanna Van Doorn,
cc David Walsh Marian Kocmanek
Dear fellow mind mappers,
C O O L !! Yay Corel/Mindjet are listening to loyal customers.
David Walsh Mindjet support kindly wrote to me and you will delighted to know a Mindjet update fixes the MindManager for Mac v11 screen rendering issue and cursor up/down issue from my very brief testing YOU NEED A VALID LICENCE KEY of course but you can download it here https://www.google.com/url?q=https://download.mindjet.com/Mac/Mindjet_MindManager_Mac_11.2.120.dmg&a...
I have asked for better communication by Mindjet/Corel of when Mindmanager fixes/patches are released so watch this space I guess.
Cheers, John