As I wrote earlier, I don't see log messages for reading any files except
the ones read for their settings. I think that's fine because after reading
settings, if the subsequent read for content failed to produce a tab
labeled with the file name, it would also fail to create a log pane so
there would be no log message at all.
For all outlines except the first to be opened, I get no log messages about
reading LeoSettings.leo, myLeoSettings.leo, or the theme. This makes me
think they don't get read again. For example, I opened Leo with two
outlines on the command line. For the first (the workbook), I got this in
the log:
home: C:\Users\Tom
leo-editor: C:\Tom\git\leo-editor
load: C:\Tom\git\leo-editor\leo\core
config: C:\Tom\git\leo-editor\leo\config
reading settings in C:\Tom\git\leo-editor\leo\config\leoSettings.leo
reading settings in C:\Users\Tom\.leo\myLeoSettings.leo
reading settings in C:\Users\Tom\.leo\themes\tbp_dark.leo
reading settings in C:\Users\Tom\.leo\workbook.leo
For the second one, which contains no settings, I didn't get any log
message about opening an outline. However, if I open the same file from
the *File/Open Recent Files* menu, I do get a message:
reading settings in C:\tom\git\gf4-project\gf4\gf4.leo
On Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 11:33:37 AM UTC-5 Edward K. Ream wrote:
> On Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 3:50:11 AM UTC-6 jkn wrote:
>
> ... One might expect logs like: (leaving EKR comments in)
>
>
> reading settings in C:\Users\Dev\ekr.leo # My local file, read only for
> its settings.
> ...
> reading C:\Users\Dev\ekr.leo # My local file, read for its entire content.
>
> But sheesh, I appreciate this is all small beer...
>
>
> Yes, it's small beer, but the question deserves a satisfactory answer.
> However, the details are subtle.
>
> First, let me point out that every file is read independently of all
> others (iirc). For example, if (on the command line) I do:
>
> > leo a.leo b.leo
>
> Then Leo re-reads all settings files. It almost has to do this, except
> maybe for leoSettings.leo. But I don't know this for sure. It's only a
> guess.
>
> Second, the title of each *tab* of Leo's window tells what local file Leo
> read to create the tab. In our example, the tabs' titles will start with
> a.leo and b.leo, with a further indication of where each .leo file resides.
> So there is no particular reason for Leo to announce (in the log) which
> local file Leo is reading, or has read. It wouldn't be *wrong* to make an
> entry in the Log, but at present Leo doesn't.
>
> In short, I think Leo is reporting enough. But I can see that careful
> readers of Leo's log might have questions. I'm going to think further about
> this question.
>
> Edward
>
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