On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Matt Wilkie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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).
Can such an easy-to-trigger toggle be implemented in Leo? This would imply switching on the fly, without restarting the program. -- 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.
