Features to try in Vue 3.0 Beta 1 Release - August 14, 2009

  • Menu reorganization and revised short-cut keys for a better user experience
  • Expand and collapse node content (View-> Collapse Node)
  • Resizing of images controlled at individual node level (No longer a global choice in Preferences. Now at: Format-> Image)
  • Multiple dataset functions, including the joining of datasets to create map associations.
  • Enhanced layout options for large datasets/maps.
  • Modified pruning function to address circular maps.
  • Summary of map statistics (Windows -> Map Info)
  • Resources/OSIDs have now been moved to our local server.
  • The addition of a VUE plug-in for use with Zotero (2.0 beta only)
  • Thanks to all of our volunteer translators, VUE now includes language interfaces for English, French, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, German, Chinese, Greek, and Portuguese!

Features to try in VUE Preview Release 4 (VUE 2.3.1) - May 6, 2009

  • Map Based Searching - execute queries based on map nodes and see the results in your map
  • Extended Node Architecture - you can now collapse compound nodes
  • Data Persistence - Imported data persists across sessions and edits to the source dataset


Features to try in VUE 3.0 Preview Release 3

  • Layers - we have completed this feature
  • Rich Text - drag to any size and paint at any zoom level


Features to try in VUE 3.0 Preview Release 2

  • Layers - separate your nodes and links into multiple layers. Show, hide, and reorder layers.
  • Data Import - import data sets into VUE and build a visual representation
  • VUE Applet - load VUE directly into a web browser


Upcoming Features in VUE 3.0:

The VUE team is currently working of a new set of features. Here is a quick (and partial) overview. Expected release of VUE 3 is Fall 2009.


Layers

Map creators will be able to organize nodes, links and content on separate layers.


Data Import and Visualization

In our early prototype (summer 2008), only spreadsheet tables are supported. But our goal is to support the following:

 

* Zotero
* Spreadsheet table
* RSS feeds
* RDF
* SEASR ??
* OSID Search Results
* Connectivity Matrix
* File system
* Zotero Server
* Vocabulary
* Key List
* Ontology

* Beyond scope: Word Documents


VUE Applet

We are currently working on a VUE applet to make VUE's basic functionality available in a web browser.

 

Zotero Integration

Zotero datasets will be imported into VUE to vizualise relationships. A VUE extension will also be available to visualize Zotero datasets in a web browser.

Text Tool

Enhance and unify how the text tool functions.