> Good Hints, python.exe instead of pythonw.exe at least is able to open > files from inside Leo. >
That's curious. Other than console messages I thought there was zero functional difference between the two. I think there is something else at play here. > This Leo 4.10-final installer installs a leo which in its default > configuration IS NOT ABLE TO OPEN FILES on win7 using python3 [1] > Works for me, Win7 x64, Py & Qt 3.2 (32bit). Not a virgin machine though so it doesn't rule out that I've another dependency or something satisfied from something outside what the installer does. FIX SUGGESTION: > - remove 'Looking for the latest version? Download LeoSetup-4.10- > final.exe (4.3 MB)' from > http://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/files/Leo/4.10%20final/ > or - better - just remove the installer. Its not 'final'. Its > broken. > - in > http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/installing.html#installing-leo-on-windows > replace target of link 'Leo’s download page' with > http://www.greygreen.org/leo/ > - in leo-editor-latest.zip add a windows-friendly-batch called > launchLeo.bat in folder where launchLeo.py resides. > Final does lag far enough behind the development builds, which have been 90% stable for me thus far (a couple years), that this idea has merit. Fixing the stable build installer & release system comes up from time to time but no one with the skills has volunteered to do the work (those that do, don't have "the itch", the dev releases are easy enough). - at > http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/installing.html#installing-leo-on-windows > add the text: > 4. to register *.leo files with Leo: > run launchLeo.py > in Leo, create a file C:\myCode.leo > close Leo > in Explorer, click the C:\myCode.leo > as program to open select the topmost launchLeo.bat in the Leo > directory. > if clicking *.leo files still does not work, then python is not > on your PATH. In that case open that launchLeo.bat and set the correct > path to your python.exe > The existing Step 6 of the Installing Leo On Windows link you noted is simpler. I don't see what this longer procedure corrects. > > 5. to give *.leo files an icon: > (gosh, i forgot how to do that on windose7, can anyone help > out?) > For a registry approach: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/771689/how-can-i-set-an-icon-for-my-own-file-extension Interactively: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-500 cheers, -matt -- 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.
