I'm an old dog trying to learn new tricks. I have been learning Python and
using PyCharm IDE when I discovered Leo. I use Win 7 on a fast PC I
assembled myself. I have been a Cobol developer since the early 70's but
now more of a systems consultant for a huge state-funded system written in
Cobol. I have never used Linux or Emacs or Vim - just MS stuff mostly,
plus IBM mainframe editors, and EditPlus, a very nifty programming editor.
I was excited to find Leo, but after struggling with Leo for 2 days, here
are some questions/comments/complaints:
When is the Leo Editor for Dummies book coming out?
How can I have Leo re-open all the leo files I was last viewing when I
closed Leo? Shouldn't that be the default mode? Why is workbook.leo the
default?
I did find the Leo file directive and changed it in myleosettings to open
my own work file. Is that the only way to have a file automatically load?
In Tutorial Basics / Finding & replacing text:
"Ctrl-F and type "def" in the minibuffer."
I was confused because this is not the field named "Minibuffer" in the
Body, but the text entry box next to 'Find:'.
Is this is an Emacs term? Suggestion: define minibuffer at top of
tutorial for the many who have no idea what Emacs is.
When I press ctrl-F in the Body, the find minibuffer does not get the
cursor, so I need to click on that field?
Personal settings in myLeoSettings:
after changing a setting value, do I need to close and reopen Leo for
it to take effect, or is there a shortcut? 'Settings/Reload settings'
seems to have no effect.
"Creating external files with @file and @all" (
http://leoeditor.com/tutorial-basics.html#id15 )
There is no explanation for where the @all directive should be placed -
where does it go?
When creating a new leo file, Save brings up the master leo directory?
('Master' meaning the directory where Leo is installed.) How do I change
this default to use My Documents/Leo directory? Shouldn't a personal
directory be the default for new leo files? Same question for the 'Open'.
Using Leo as a PIM / Clones (http://leoeditor.com/tutorial-pim.html#id1 ):
Ctrl-` (clone-node) : I couldn't get this to work because I thought
that was a single quote.
It would be *very* helpful to explain that character is the Grave
Accent, a character I don't remember ever using. Ever.
Urls in the Body are not 'active' - I can't double-click and have the url
open in browser - is that normal?
I downloaded Python.leo from Sourceforge. When I open that in Leo, the log
says that the settings were read, but nothing is displayed in Outline or
Body. I was able to view Books and PyDoc from Sourceforge. Why is
Python.leo not displayed?
Finally, there is some mysterious key combination that makes the outline
disappear, and makes Leo unresponsive to any further file operation. This
has happened twice. What is going on with that? I have to use the Task
Manager to force Leo to close, and lose my updates.
There just seems so much to learn, and it seems like all the documentation
is written with a great deal of assumed prior knowledge. I despair of ever
mastering this, and that makes me sad because Leo is obviously a fantastic
piece of software. Maybe with a Leo for Dummies book...
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