On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:06:17 -0800 (PST) Richard Andersen <[email protected]> wrote:
> It looks like a conference call on Thursday, 1/28 at 12 noon Pacific > will work best for those that I've heard from. > > Any and all are welcome and encouraged to join, just let me know. > I'll send out the logistical details via email to those who'd like to > join. Can't promise I'll make it but send me the details and I'll see what I'm up to then. Cheers -Terry > Thanks, > > -Richard > > On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 11:18:26 AM UTC-8, Richard Andersen > wrote: > > > > [continuation of prior thread "Looking to engage a Leo expert in a > > paid project" with new thread subject] > > > > Thanks to Jake, Rob, Terry, Edward, Jon, and Don, for expressing > > interest in taking Leo further in the direction of being an optimum > > personal organizer. Several of you have used Ecco Pro regularly for > > years and like elements of it, such as... > > > > - outline centric interface > > - elegant node manipulation > > - rich context (parent nodes presented in certain views) > > - robust search > > - robust tag / metadata handling > > - integrated contact file > > - integrated calendar > > > > ... and struggle with some of the other aspects of a 23 year old > > program (history here --> http://eccopro.com/history/arabesque/) > > which still amazes most of us who have used it. > > > > - challenges exporting formatted outlines > > - challenges moving nodes around from file to file > > - lack of some modern capabilities (e.g. hoisting) without some > > additional code / config > > - difficulties handling node headers and bodies simultaneously > > (without some additional code / config) > > > > The goal of this project, as of now, is not to replace Ecco Pro per > > se, but rather to inform a direction for Leo in the area of > > personal organizer (a purpose for which, out of the box, Leo is > > very well-suited). Having spoken with a few of you, there is > > interest in getting together and discussing what can be done, and > > which ones of us could take on various sub-projects (design, dev, > > testing, doc, etc.). It appears that quite a bit could be done in a > > few weeks, so this doesn't need to be a massive, long-term project. > > > > I'd like to see how many can make a call this Wed or Thurs. I can > > set up a conf bridge. I'll also demo how I'm using nodetags.py + > > quicksearch.py with really good results. Perhaps others can share > > some of the techniques they use as well. > > > > Please let me know if you're interested in joining and how your > > calendar looks for those days or, alternatively, next week. > > > > -Richard -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
