Another update on the menu bug: if I switch to another program and back, the menus work.
Joe On Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 4:54:30 PM UTC-4, Joe Orr wrote: > > Update on this: > > 1. I deleted the 22GB Qt folder and leo still runs. > 2. I found that the menus don't work when opening the program or clicking > on pretty much anything, but if I close the macbook and open it again, they > start to work. > > Two issues: > 1. The menus don't work - bug. > 2. Installing is pretty much broken for anyone but Python programmers. > a. In recent years anytime I've had to install on Windows and tried the > setup.exe install, it fails. Had to use the Quick Install of 5.3 from > Sourceforge. > b. Installing on Mac by following instructions on install page is not > realistic for most users. For example, "pip install leo" doesn't work. (pip > command doesn't work without setup, and then after installing pip more > error messages). > > Joe > > On Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 3:04:33 PM UTC-4, Joe Orr wrote: >> >> I've been unable to spend time on Leo much this year. Hoping to get back >> into it soon. >> >> Just got a new Mac and was unable to install Leo after 2 hours of trying. >> >> This isn't surprising, I always have trouble installing it. On Windows I >> just use the 5.3 Quick Install, was never able to get it to work from >> source. >> >> I am able to run Leo, it opens the default file. However, the menus don't >> work. Any ideas what the issue is? >> >> I think the number one issue facing getting more users to use Leo is how >> hard it is to install. I think it is only really installable for python >> developers who already have all the dependencies. >> >> I installed Anaconda first, no luck. I didn't keep a log of all of the >> twists and turns of trying to install it. At one point I installed with pip >> and got errors, something about wrong version of Qt (my version is more >> recent). >> >> I installed Qt separately, not clear if that is necessary. The Qt folder >> takes 22 GB. I'd like to delete that. >> >> Version 6.0. >> >> Someone who knows the code needs to do a fresh install and find out what >> exactly is needed for an install and update the installation page. The >> Quick Install for Windows approach is best, in that case there isn't any >> "install SIP from sources" steps, you just download a folder and run. Leo >> is never going to see widespread adoption with this kind of installation >> procedure. >> >> -Joe Orr >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/46982aa6-ff2e-4dfa-9308-cd2da55ae2f3%40googlegroups.com.
