On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Edward K. Ream <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Jul 8, 9:58 am, "Kent Tenney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From the inside of Leo looking out, chunking is tiresome trivia. >> Coming from the outside and investigating Leo, where a first >> impression can make or break the deal, chunking is a big deal. > >> I bet that the shadow work will lead to what I would see as a >> wonderful solution, a button which when clicked, toggled the >> current @auto (@shadow ?) node between slurped and chunked. > > At last, after several days, I understand what you are saying. Kent, > it's truly remarkable how often this happens :-)
Thanks, Edward, that means a lot. While riding that wave, I'll propose another controversy, renaming @auto-shadow as @file, making slurped the default. Again, I picture a prospective Leo user beginning with the question:: What will Leo do to my files?, what are the consequences of associating one of my files with a Leo node? I think the answer should be, Leo does _nothing_ to my file, doesn't opine on how it should be displayed, doesn't inject sentinels, nothing. It just provides rich scripting/organizing capability. OK, it creates .leo directories, like bzr or svn, that's ok. Once hooked, the user can investigate the iceberg below, and all the other directives, such as the @file-sent (previously @file) > I think the > What you are saying, I think, is that while chunking is a user > preference, @auto doesn't give you the option of expressing this > preference. This is a perfectly valid objection. True, using @auto > to read an entire file into a single node seems, shall we say > "eccentric", to me, but now the shoe is on the other foot: I am > objecting to your preferences, which we all know is a no-no. > > In short, @auto and @shadow should give the user to option (possibly > on a file-by-file basis) of importing to a single node. > > Edward > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
