On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Largo84 <[email protected]> wrote:
I'm quite rusty when it comes to programming code and writing scripts (my
> last actual programming was 20 years ago in Pascal, never learned Python).
>
Pascal might have been called state-of-the-art in programming simplicity
back in the day. However, you should understand *very clearly* that python
is almost infinitely easier to learn and use than Pascal.
I wouldn't even know where to start writing a script to go through an
> outline and replace all instances of a block of text with an updated
> version of same
> .
>
As with any learning, you start at the beginning. Take *safe* baby steps.
I never write a script that changes an outline in one go. At first, the
script tells me what it *would* replace, and where. When I am satisfied
that all is well, I make sure everything is backed up first ;-) Only then
do I run the script so it alters nodes.
It's so easy to traverse Leo outlines:
for p in c.all_nodes():
<< do something with p>>
In particular, p.b is the node's body, and p.h is the headline. You can
use either p.b or p.h as a setter or getter, but do *not* change p itself.
That's enough hints. Dive into Leo's scripting docs!
So for me (at least for now), I will continue to rely on clones until and
> unless I can find a better alternative. Having said that, I always need to
> be aware of situations where clones can 'bite' (cross-files and @auto... as
> I mentioned in another post). Regards,
>
Python is way too good a language to ignore. Don't be afraid of it.
EKR
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