On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 9:21 AM, vitalije <vitali...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wander Edward, what are your thoughts of idea that at least for projects > using Leo for development it would be advised not to keep external files in > repository, but instead just to keep nodes as separate text files, named > after gnx with the content that consist of headline as first line followed > by content of body. > I don't like that idea at all. Imo, this would greatly reduce Leo's values as an IDE. > Additionally in repository should be kept special file (named after Leo > document but with extension `.tree`. This file can contain simple > representation of tree. Every line starts with number specifying level of > node and followed by the gnx (and optionally headline for readability). Leo > can have a command to recreate outline from those pieces and also to export > pieces in folder. > It's not totally out of the question, but I don't think it will work. Long experience makes me leery of attempts to keep files in sync. The recent problems with caching are an example. > A developer (that doesn't use Leo) interested in such project would have > to download script which can create all external files defined by Leo > outline and use those files for whatever purpose he/she likes. If however > the developer wishes to contribute then another script can parse external > files and adjust node files. > All these ideas are way, way too heroic. Devs typically track files, not weird Leo-like things. We must not go there. When I said that that #501 <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/issues/501> was worth any amount of work, I meant any amount of *encapsulated, localized* work. I am likely to reject proposals that complicate users' typical work flow, or change how devs use git. Edward -- 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 leo-editor+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to leo-editor@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
