> - The dialogs that ask for the Leo ID now tells why Leo needs it. I think this refers to this new line in tkGui.py and qtGui.py that says:
>Leo uses this id to uniquely identify nodes. OK, that's more than I knew before, and I have no objection to putting in the ID, but why does Leo need to "uniquely identify nodes"? To put it another way, what would "break" if there was no Leo ID? For example, "Leo uses this id to uniquely identify nodes. Without it, Leo would have no idea how to find a node in relation to others [??? if that's the reason ???], anarchy would ensue spontaneously across the planet, giving cats the opening they've been waiting for -- for Global Domination." :DDDDD On Jul 31, 9:49 am, "Edward K. Ream" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jul 29, 11:28 am, "Edward K. Ream" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > As a first-time Leo user who has not installed other Python programs, > > > I wanted to share my experience following the steps at these two links > > > in hopes they could be updated to make it easier for other people: > > > Many thanks for these detailed comments. I rely almost completely on > > newbies to point out where the first instructions are poor. I'll fix > > these immediately. > > The following changes are on the trunk, and also on Leo's web site: > > - In home page, added link to Install page, just above the Beginner's > Guide. > > - Added more explicit instructions for installing Tk and Qt. > > - In step 6 of the Windows install steps, the "assoc .leo=LeoFile" is > on a line by itself. > > - Updated home page to indicate that Leo requires Python and PyQt. > I also revised and simplified the introduction in other ways. > Ditto for description of Leo on SourceForge. > > - Changed "%1" to "%*" throughout the installation instructions. > > - Made batch files given in Installing Leo and Running Leo the same. > > - The dialogs that ask for the Leo ID now tells why Leo needs it. > > - Just before raising the dialog that asks for the Leo ID, Leo > attempts > to create the Qt Qui first, and then the Tk Gui if Qt does not > exist. > This should make it much less likely that a prompt for the id > will be sent to the console. > > I have not updated the readme.txt file saying that the installer does > not install Qt or Tk. > At present, the installer is not very useful. I may just kill the > installer. > > My hope is that these changes will make Leo more accessible for > newbies. > > 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.
