The "Clone" terminology used in Leo is also used in some 2d and 3d graphical design software among others, in the same manner: A 'live' reference to an object that will change in real-time...
Just thought I'd make this fact known to people reading this thread :) On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 6:20:59 PM UTC-4, tfer wrote: > > >>> I've never had a problem with the term as used in Leo. To me, it > conveys 1) that a (clone) node looks different from another because it > appears in a different place, but 2) if you look closer, it's exactly the > same inside. > > I'm not saying that the term that the term should be abandoned, just that > it should have the points that you see, mentioned more explicitly in the > documentation. Personally, my understanding of cloning from biology lead > me astray. > > "Clone" is as term of art, it's just that it's meaning in Leo is more > specialized than it is in general usage. > > I've had trouble in the past trying to get my point across to Edward, I > suspect that in part, this is due to different thinking styles, I tend to > see thinks visually, coming up with a mental model, and elaborating on that > so it has all the behavior of the system I'm modeling. > > Leo sucks me in every time I come back for a visit, (it's a pleasant side > trip each time), currently, I've been pulled towards a review of the > documentation. Going round and round with Sphinx trying to get a PDF > rendering as I find that easiest to review. > > In a week or so, I'd like to do some teleconferencing with Edward, (not > Zoom, but something with the ability to share computer screens), so I can > do a show and tell on some of the stuff in Leo I'm working on. > Tom > > -- 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/237e8f7d-f9b2-4138-9809-e4ebffdf41ad%40googlegroups.com.
