It's not completely reliable, not all visual settings seem to be honoured all the time, but I note that when opening different .leo's with different font settings the different sizes take effect immediately (most recent one opened wins). This seems to point towards a "change without restarting" being possible.
On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Edward K. Ream <[email protected]> wrote: > In the previous thread I discussed four new files in Leo's leo/config > directory: leo10pt.leo, leo12pt.leo, leo14-12pt.leo and leo14pt.leo. > > These files are an example of an important technique, that belongs in a > Leo tips section. > > The idea is to use .leo files to test settings rather than to contain data. > > This is a surprisingly important technique, one that first occurred to me > last week. Indeed, it was an essential step in getting the vim-mode project > started. I created a file, called ekr-vim.leo, and a corresponding script > that launched it. This file contains @bool vim-mode = True. As a result, I > can test vim mode *safely*, without interfering with my normal work flow. > > In other words, these kinds of files limit the effects of > experimental/non-standard/risky settings to a single file. It's a great > technique to know. > > As the latest example, the files leo10pt.leo, leo12pt.leo, leo14-12pt.leo > and leo14pt.leo make it easy to compare different font settings. > > Edward > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
