On Mon, 5 Aug 2013 16:07:14 +0200 dufriz <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the clarification. > >From what you wrote, I take it that no form of rich text support (whether > Microsoft's RTF or otherwise) is going to be added *natively* to Leo (i.e. > excluding plugins). > Of course, this is your choice as developers, but allow me to point out > that this limits considerably the chances of Leo to compete with other > applications such as Notecase and the like. > > What I would love to see is a *native* implementation of some form of rich > text (at the very least: font colors, sizes, italic, etc - that is, the > basics) within Leo. Only then would I be willing to adopt Leo as my main > production tool. > Having the export tools (to HTML and to RTF) are not good enough, because > what I need is to be able to *see* the projected outcome visually on the > screen, while I am working on it.
Just a note that the `view rendered` plugin is a real time presentation of the final output of rst, md, etc. But authoring is still in rst etc. I think what you're looking for could be added to Leo quite simple *if* there's a PyQt compatible Qt rich text editor out there somewhere, we just haven't found one yet. Cheers -Terry > I think the question ultimately boils down to: do we want to keep Leo as a > strictly (or 'mostly') programmer's tool, or should we be also looking at > at wider range of uses, such as information storage (PIM and the like) and > text production tool? > > >From what I understand, Leo has the potential of serving a wide range of > purposes, and it is a pity to see its power restrained. > Just adding some (native) support for rich text, in whichever form, will be > a great improvement. > > I only hope that the developer does not fail to see how crucial is the > point I am making, as it may determine the future success or failure of Leo. > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Edward K. Ream <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Edward K. Ream <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > I'll update the opening words of the docstring to emphasize that the > > plugin can render both markdown and rST > > . > > > > Done at rev 5852. > > > > EKR > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > > Google Groups "leo-editor" group. > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/leo-editor/uTjcqREs8qQ/unsubscribe. > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > [email protected]. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
