Have a look at the valuespace plug in, I think it does outline wide substitution. Not sure if the results are syntax agnostic. Cheers -Terry
On May 4, 2015 6:14:47 AM CDT, john lunzer <[email protected]> wrote: >I've been using Leo to help me organize hundreds of bash scripts. Some >scripts share common data. One might say my project (and my reason for >seeking out Leo) was to find a way to organize all these scripts. It's >been >a resounding success. > >I'd like to find a way to consolidate common pieces of data in a type >of >"global variables node" where I can change a value once and it is >applied >to all files/nodes which reference it. I've been doing this with >find/replace all but I find this cumbersome and it does not document >the >shared data. > >Could Leo have something like @int/@bool/@string/etc simple settings >types >but applicable to any node in an outline? > >Section references do what I'm talking about but in reverse. In a >section >reference you can reference blocks of code in a parent node and it will > >replace them if those section definition nodes are found as children. >My >proposal here is to have node which collects a type of node similar to >section definition nodes where those definitions could be referenced >anywhere in an outline (or suboutline) similarly to how simple settings > >nodes work. > >I guess I would call these "Global Project Variables" if defined at the >top >level. > >-- >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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout.
