Re: First Month of Using Leo

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 06:16:28 -0500 "Edward K. Ream" wrote: > > So far I've only really had success with simple abbreviations to > > quickly add TODO and various :tag: to Org Mode tasks. For instance, > > this one makes adding tasks a little easier to enter into a node > > header:

Re: Terry, please explain how provided widgets get a parent

On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:39:12 -0500 "Edward K. Ream" wrote: > On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 2:17 PM Terry Brown > wrote: > > > Without a parent I don't understand how the Turtle widget will ever > > > become visible. > > > > Who told you parents are essential? Probably your parents... :-) > > Hehe.

Re: leo_cloud coolness and gotchas

> I had not thought of that. On non-Windows OSes you can usually use > symlinks, like ~/.leo/cloud/dropbox -> /mnt/usr1/home/fred/DropBox or > whatever. So all the leo_cloud nodes would use ~/.leo/cloud/dropbox > but what the link points to could vary by machine. Doesn't work on > Windows

Re: Simple install procedure for major linux distros do not work.

On Friday, July 6, 2018 at 5:27:03 PM UTC-7, Robert Cholette wrote: > > {...} to get icons and file-association as opposed to the "run from git > sources" method. > Not a ready made solution but might contribute to one: today I found Shortcutter ,

Sunday reading: packaging and nested data structures

Seeking to deepen my understanding of the fractured python packaging world and how to apply the best, or at least the parts I can wrap my head around, led me to an excellent birds-eye view

Re: My future with Leo

Edward: Also appreciate the glimpse. Also a bit of a younger perspective, as I'm barely in my twenties. Recent discussions convince me that Leo is in excellent hands with Terry > and Vitalije. This is reassuring. Leo is likely to thrive after I am gone. > It has also been upsetting. I am no

Re: How to change working directory for git-diff command

That works great thanks! On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 9:21 AM Edward K. Ream wrote: > On Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 10:26:17 AM UTC-5, Paul Dumais wrote: > > How is git-diff generally used? When I launch leo, current working >> directory is set as my home directory, but I wan to use the git-diff

Re: @pyplot *can* render into the VR pane

On Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 8:50:46 AM UTC-5, Edward K. Ream wrote: > > > This code is too brittle: > > g.app.permanentScriptDict['animate_decay'] = animation > Actually, it's pretty good. I now use the following: g.app.permanentScriptDict['pyplot_animations'] = animation # or list of

Re: @pyplot *can* render into the VR pane

On Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 8:35:25 AM UTC-5, Edward K. Ream wrote: > @pyplot nodes start with @pyplot in the headline. The rest of the headline is comments. > These nodes should contain matplotlib scripts that create figures or animations. Like this: Some of the issues covered in this

Re: @pyplot *can* render into the VR pane

On Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 8:35:25 AM UTC-5, Edward K. Ream wrote: Make sure to save a reference to animations, so they will continue to work. > This code is too brittle: g.app.permanentScriptDict['animate_decay'] = animation Do something like this instead: # Retain a reference to

@pyplot *can* render into the VR pane

This will be pre-writing for an entry in Leo's scripting miscellany . It documents features that Leo has had for a long time, but which I misunderstood myself until a few days ago. Recent changes to the code add some protections, but have not

Re: How to change working directory for git-diff command

On Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 10:26:17 AM UTC-5, Paul Dumais wrote: How is git-diff generally used? When I launch leo, current working > directory is set as my home directory, but I wan to use the git-diff > command on a particular directory. But git-diff seems to only work on the > current

Re: My future with Leo

Edward I appreciate this glimpse into your bigger world. A switch of focus to living in the light has been on my mind too. It's all too easy to snipe and gripe from the sidelines -- there are so many broken things and foolish people! (I include myself in both sets) -- and thereby fritter away