On Thu, 6 Aug 2015 17:28:13 -0700 (PDT) john lunzer <[email protected]> wrote:
> This would be glorious. I also thought there might be a relatively > simple way of simply changing the appearance and I also thought that > using icons might be part of the answer! I'm super interested to see > what you come up with! Ok, funny, I have proof of concept in my working version of Leo, so trying to do some other work my tree looks like the attached, the "12 " is just an illusion, it's not there when you edit the headlines. It was simpler to add than to remove text for editing. Cheers -Terry > On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 4:04:12 PM UTC-4, Terry Brown wrote: > > > > On Thu, 6 Aug 2015 12:25:40 -0700 (PDT) > > john lunzer <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > > > > Directives in node headers cause a great deal of visual clutter, > > > making it more difficult to navigate expansive trees filled > > > primarily with @clean/@file/@edit nodes. > > > > I agree completely, rather than seeing: > > > > @clean /home/tbrown/projects/pyth| > > @edit /home/tbrown/misc/maps_and_| > > @nosent /home/tbrown/projects/rec| > > > > I'd like to see > > > > 𝓒 …/somecode.py > > 𝓔 …/file.js > > 𝓝 …/someelse.txt > > > > i.e. icons for the directive and path hiding / compression. > > Maybe even the …/ is too much :-) > > > > I think this can be done without changing Leo internals or adding > > aliases like @c for @clean etc. Basically you'd see the regular > > text when you edit a node headline, and the succinct version > > otherwise. > > > > In the past I've said I'm tired of hearing myself say I'll try > > things like this and then not getting to them... I think now I'm > > getting to the point of saying I'm tired of hearing myself say I'm > > tired of hearing myself say... :-) > > > > But I think if this can be done it has to be by just changing the > > appearance of the nodes when they're not being edited, and having > > the user edit the whole regular `@clean /home/tbrown/projects/...` > > text. Otherwise the changes to Leo internals would be a huge task. > > > > So, I'll try and have a quick hack along those lines. > > > > Cheers -Terry > > > > > I suggest creating aliases for the directives @clean/@file/@edit > > > which would obviously be @c/@f/@e . > > > > > > I think you can tell just by comparing the two on one line just > > > how much single letter aliases cuts down on visual clutter. > > > > > > I know @c is in use already but as per the documentation that > > > usage is for body only and this would be for headline only. > > > > > > Please let me know what you think of this proposal. I think this > > > enhancement would truly change the ease by which directive heavy > > > trees, making Leo much more visually appealing. > > > > > > -- 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.
