You might take a look at www.mindomo.com for ideas......

Josh McDonald wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I'm about to start working on a program to display some XML data as a
> visual model. It requires various boxes-within-boxes and connecting
> lines. Before I go and do it all wrong, I have a few concerns and
> questions for anybody who's done this sort of thing before.
> 
> Should I be creating custom nested components, or just drawing on a big 
> canvas?
> If I'm using components, how will I layer the connecting lines above
> the other components?
> Is there an easily accessible universal x/y/z position system to
> access those details, or will I be going up various trees adding
> top/left offsets until I get to the Application object?
> Are there any examples or articles on doing this sort of thing I should 
> look at?
> 
> Any suggestions or pointers to similar projects would definitely be 
> appreciated!
> 
> Cheers,
> -Josh
> 
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