ANN: leo.py 3.0 outliing editor

Edward K. Ream edream@tds.net
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 22:30:49 GMT


leo.py 3.0 is now available at:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/

The highlights of 3.0:
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- Support for many user options stored in leoConfig.txt, including
  options for fonts in all panes and colors for syntax coloring.
- Support for .leo files with XML types like "ISO-8859-1".
  By default, Leo writes files compatible with all previous versions.
- New Color and Font pickers, fully connected to user options.
- New Toggle Split Direction command, under control of user options.
- Autoscrolling in the outline pane.
- Windows open at the position in which they were saved.
- The size and position of new windows can be controlled with user options.
- Eliminated drawing problems while opening files.
- Improved syntax coloring for @comment plain.
- The Convert All Blanks and Convert All Tabs commands are now undoable.
- Leo warns and aborts if Python 2.2 or above is not running.
- The usual bug fixes and minor improvements.

leo.py requires Python 2.2 and tcl/tk 8.3 or above.

What is Leo?
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 - A programmer's editor, an outlining editor and a flexible browser.
 - A literate programming tool, compatible with noweb and CWEB.
 - A data organizer and project manager. Leo provides multiple views
   of projects within a single outline.
 - Fully scriptable using Python. Leo saves its files in XML format.
 - Portable. leo.py is 100% pure Python.
 - Open Software, distributed under the Python License.

Links:
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Leo:      http://personalpages.tds.net/~edream/front.html
Home:     http://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/
Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3458
CVS:      http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=3458

Edward K. Ream
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Edward K. Ream   email:  edream@tds.net
Leo: Literate Editor with Outlines
Leo: http://personalpages.tds.net/~edream/front.html
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