BTW [Edward], isn't this documentation, from
https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/customizing.html#simple-settings-nodes,
incorrect - or am I misunderstanding something?
"""
Simple settings nodes have headlines of the form @<type> name = val. These
settings set the value of name to val, with the indicated type:
"""
ISTM that the headlines are of the form
@type val
or can you actually write
@path = <some path>
etc? I can find no examples of this...
On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 10:55:16 PM UTC jkn wrote:
> I think I have an earlier version of this snippet from you somewhere - I
> was going to take a look at it for this purpose. So thanks!
>
> J^n
>
>
> On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 10:42:32 PM UTC tbp1...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> I've been using an "images" subdirectory under the location of the
>> outline, or under the @path location if you use one. It would make backup
>> or sharing easier than some random location in the file system. The script
>> could check for its existence and create it if needed.
>>
>> Here's how I get the path of the node or it's @path into the clipboard:
>>
>> """Copy the effective path of the current node to the clipboard.
>>
>> This command honors @path directives.
>> """
>> from pathlib import Path
>>
>> pth = Path(c.fullPath(p))
>> if pth.exists():
>> if pth.is_file():
>> direc = pth.parent
>> else:
>> direc = pth
>> else:
>> direc = Path(g.scanAllAtPathDirectives(c, p))
>>
>> if direc:
>> normdir = str(direc.resolve())
>> g.app.gui.replaceClipboardWith(normdir)
>> else:
>> g.es(f"Path {direc} doesn't exist")
>>
>> BTW, I have this script linked to a button, which is very convenient
>> sometimes.
>> On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 6:30:21 PM UTC-4 jkn wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Thomas
>>> not sure what an undoer would do here? maybe delete the file? There
>>> is no leo-relevant action here (yet)
>>>
>>> I'm well aware I don't *need* the main(), but I prefer to write this
>>> way. Same as with bash scripts etc. It helps for future modularity, I find.
>>> Of course, 'YAGNI', but still. f course you are right that main() could be
>>> more descriptive, this is only a POC.
>>>
>>> The tricky bit is deciding where to store the clipboard files. Obsidian
>>> has a special action when you click on inserted 'snippet' images; it just
>>> stores the filename in the 'body', and uses its knowledge of where the
>>> snippets are located when you do the equivalent of CTRL-click on the URL
>>>
>>> Linking the location of the 'snippets' to the leo file and/or node is an
>>> interesting challenge...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 10:09:59 PM UTC tbp1...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Looks pretty straightforward. Perhaps you'll want to make it undoable
>>>> (so far as Leo is concerned). As a matter of Python programming, defining
>>>> a main() function here isn't needed. If you are only going to use it as a
>>>> script, then you don't need a function at all. Just unindent those lines
>>>> of
>>>> code (and delete the "main()" line) and they will run when the script
>>>> runs. No need to call main() at all. If you want that clipboard part of
>>>> the block to run and if it succeeds then insert the markdown text into a
>>>> node, then the function shouldn't be called "main" but something more
>>>> descriptive.
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-4 jkn wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> OK, here is a simple demonstration of part of the feature I am
>>>>> interested in.
>>>>>
>>>>> When run with an image in the (global) clipboard, it saves this to a
>>>>> local timestamped file (under ~/tmp), and indicates how a markdown
>>>>> reference to that file could be inserted.
>>>>>
>>>>> There's plenty more needed but this is the QClipboard part, I think.
>>>>>
>>>>> import os
>>>>> import time
>>>>>
>>>>> def unique_png_fname():
>>>>> """ return a unique (timestamped) filename to use
>>>>> """
>>>>> FORMAT="%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S.png"
>>>>> return time.strftime(FORMAT)
>>>>>
>>>>> def link_string_md(fname):
>>>>> """ get markdown format to insert a filename
>>>>> """
>>>>> return "![[%s]]" % fname
>>>>>
>>>>> def main():
>>>>> # get clipboard contents - default mode is global clipboard
>>>>> cb = g.app.gui.qtApp.clipboard()
>>>>> # is it in image format?
>>>>> img = cb.image()
>>>>> if not img.isNull():
>>>>> basefiledir = os.path.expanduser("~/tmp")
>>>>> fqfilepath = os.path.join(basefiledir, unique_png_fname())
>>>>> img.save(fqfilepath, "PNG")
>>>>> g.es("wrote clipboard to:", fqfilepath)
>>>>> g.es("could insert:", link_string_md(fqfilepath))
>>>>> else:
>>>>> g.es("clipboard not in image format")
>>>>>
>>>>> main()
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Monday, March 11, 2024 at 8:23:42 PM UTC jkn wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Doh! should have read the documentation better.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> you have to test for a 'null image' using eg. img.isnull()
>>>>>>
>>>>>> on with my trivial experiments...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Monday, March 11, 2024 at 8:10:03 PM UTC jkn wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Has anyone played much with class QClipboard? I did a couple of
>>>>>>> trivial experiments but I must be misunderstanding something.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> for instance, QClipboard.image() returns a non-null value even if
>>>>>>> the clipboard does not contain an image.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> J^n
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Monday, March 11, 2024 at 4:33:23 PM UTC tbp1...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It turns out that to get the relative path conversion w have to
>>>>>>>> remove any quotation marks around the path before running
>>>>>>>> os.relpath(). So
>>>>>>>> the script becomes:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> """Insert RsT code at cursor to display an image.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The path to the image file will come from a file dialog.
>>>>>>>> This action is undoable.
>>>>>>>> """
>>>>>>>> PATH = g.app.gui.runOpenFileDialog(c,
>>>>>>>> title="Import File",
>>>>>>>> filetypes=[("All files", "*"),],
>>>>>>>> defaultextension=".*",
>>>>>>>> multiple=False)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> if PATH:
>>>>>>>> from os.path import relpath
>>>>>>>> PATH = PATH.replace('"', '').replace("'", '')
>>>>>>>> PATH = relpath(PATH)
>>>>>>>> PATH = PATH.replace('\\', '/')
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> IMAGE_TEMPLATE = f'''
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> .. figure:: {PATH}
>>>>>>>> :scale: 50%
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> '''
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> w = c.frame.body.wrapper
>>>>>>>> p = c.p
>>>>>>>> s = p.b
>>>>>>>> u = c.undoer
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> start, _ = w.getSelectionRange()
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> undoType = 'insert-rst-image-code'
>>>>>>>> undoData = u.beforeChangeNodeContents(p)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> head, tail = s[:start], s[start:]
>>>>>>>> p.b = head + IMAGE_TEMPLATE + tail
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> c.setChanged()
>>>>>>>> p.setDirty()
>>>>>>>> u.afterChangeNodeContents(p, undoType, undoData)
>>>>>>>> c.redraw()
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2:04:19 PM UTC-5 Thomas Passin wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We can't directly insert an image into a standard Leo node because
>>>>>>>>> they are text-only. I find this very annoying sometimes, especially
>>>>>>>>> when I
>>>>>>>>> am writing a note and want to include an image.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But we can do the next best thing - insert an ReStructuredText
>>>>>>>>> (RsT) instruction to display an image so that we can view it with the
>>>>>>>>> viewrendered3 plugin (VR3). The instruction is short and easy, but
>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>> still annoying to type and I usually forget the exact details. I have
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> button that toggles VR3 on and off so that it's easy to view an
>>>>>>>>> embedded
>>>>>>>>> image once the RsT instruction is there. An embedding command would
>>>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>>> embedding with Leo as easy as embedding an image in a word processor.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Aha, this is Leo, let's write a script!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Here is a script that pops up a file dialog and inserts a relative
>>>>>>>>> path to the chosen file. There are several small variations which I
>>>>>>>>> discuss after the code.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> """Insert RsT code at cursor to display an image.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The path to the image file will come from a file dialog.
>>>>>>>>> This action is undoable.
>>>>>>>>> """
>>>>>>>>> PATH = g.app.gui.runOpenFileDialog(c,
>>>>>>>>> title="Import File",
>>>>>>>>> filetypes=[("All files", "*"),],
>>>>>>>>> defaultextension=".*",
>>>>>>>>> multiple=False)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> if PATH:
>>>>>>>>> from os.path import relpath
>>>>>>>>> PATH = relpath(PATH)
>>>>>>>>> PATH = PATH.replace('\\', '/').replace('"', '').replace("'",
>>>>>>>>> '')
>>>>>>>>> IMAGE_TEMPLATE = f'''
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> .. figure:: {PATH}
>>>>>>>>> :scale: 50%
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> '''
>>>>>>>>> w = c.frame.body.wrapper
>>>>>>>>> p = c.p
>>>>>>>>> s = p.b
>>>>>>>>> u = c.undoer
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> start, _ = w.getSelectionRange()
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> undoType = 'insert-rst-image-code'
>>>>>>>>> undoData = u.beforeChangeNodeContents(p)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> head, tail = s[:start], s[start:]
>>>>>>>>> p.b = head + IMAGE_TEMPLATE + tail
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> c.setChanged()
>>>>>>>>> p.setDirty()
>>>>>>>>> u.afterChangeNodeContents(p, undoType, undoData)
>>>>>>>>> c.redraw()
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Variations:
>>>>>>>>> 1. If you want an absolute path instead of a relative path,
>>>>>>>>> delete the lines
>>>>>>>>> from os.path import relpath
>>>>>>>>> PATH = relpath(PATH)
>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2. If you want to get the path from the clipboard instead of a
>>>>>>>>> file dialog, replace the lines
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> PATH = g.app.gui.runOpenFileDialog(c,
>>>>>>>>> title="Import File",
>>>>>>>>> filetypes=[("All files", "*"),],
>>>>>>>>> defaultextension=".*",
>>>>>>>>> multiple=False)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> with the line
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> PATH = g.app.gui.getTextFromClipboard()
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 3. If you want the embedded image to be full width instead of 50%,
>>>>>>>>> delete the line
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> :scale: 50%
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 4. You can make this work with Markdown or Asciidoc by using their
>>>>>>>>> embedding instruction in the TEMPLATE instead of the RsT one.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have added the command to my own local menu. VR3 can open in a
>>>>>>>>> tab in the log pane; the command for toggling in a tab is
>>>>>>>>> *vr3-toggle-tab. * I usually like opening it in the log pane
>>>>>>>>> instead of in its own separate pane.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you would like to create a local menu of your own and don't
>>>>>>>>> know how, it's easy. Just ask and I'll show what to add to
>>>>>>>>> myLeoSettings,leo.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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