> The introduction of a beginners mode will provide a gentler approach for > the newbies, making Leo look nicer and more approachable.
I think this is a smashing good idea. My favourite means of using vim is via Cream (http://cream.sourceforge.net/), which is a set of custom config and settings files around the core. Cream has all the power of vim under the hood, but presents in a manner that is less jarring for those coming from non-programming text editor background -- most keyboard shortcuts work as expected and there are menu items for things like changing fonts, colour schemes and dozens of other settings for which the usual method is "edit your vimrc file and add ...". Cream has an "Expert Mode toggle" which allows one to switch between regular text editor mode and full fledged vim just by slapping Escape. This means I can easily escape back to "dumb" mode when I get out of depth or just want the familiarity of a regular ol' editor (no restart necessary, just switch modes and carry on). My only real complaint with Cream is that it makes startup time slower than stock gvim. However since it uses 125 configuration files weighing in at 1.5mb (all text) that's understandable, and perhaps gives a hint to the scale a "Leo beginners mode configuration" project might entail. I think it would be easier in Leo, but maybe that's just my bias speaking. ;-) -matt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
