Hello Edward & Thomas, [email protected] schrieb am Montag, 14. Oktober 2024 um 14:59:06 UTC+2:
On Monday, October 14, 2024 at 8:43:41 AM UTC-4 Edward K. Ream wrote: On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 7:02 AM Viktor Ransmayr <[email protected]> wrote: > Something is awkward with the current state of the new layout system ( at least in my Fedora Linux VM ;-) ... I'm not sure it's worth delaying 6.8.2 but OTOH I don't see a compelling need to get 6.8.2 out. My feeling is that the 6.8.1 layout system is in there intact and the new layout commands are optional for the user. They are more convenient and don't require a reload of the outline so they bring value. The initial-split-orientation is likely to be very confusing for users. It even confuses me. Are both the main and secondary splitters going to have their orientation changed? if not, which one? And how many users are even going to know what a splitter is, let alone which widgets are in which splitters, and what the "orientation" indicates? In addition, changing the splitter orientations is only going to confuse and muddle the starting orientation. It will only be useful for a few of them. I think that if we want layouts with different orientations, we should just create them and offer them to the user, for those layouts it makes sense for. Do you want to delay 6.8.2 until we do that? You would have to create them for the 6.8.1 layouts, and I would have to create them for the new system. I also think we should devise as way for the user to know what they will be getting if they change the default layout. With the new layouts, at least it's easy enough to switch between them until one finds one he likes. To add a bit more context from my side: * The "@string initial-split-orientation = horizontal" is not a new - but - a quite old configuration setting. * --> I believe at least 4 to 5 years old. - In my Fedora VM I have it as a 'left-over' defined in the "myLeoSettings" outline, while in my Debian VM it is taken (w/o any explicit action on my side) from the "leoSettings" outline I also believe that we should not forget the ~ layout & theming ~ experience offered to first-time Leo users in their 'workbook' outline. This is something, that I plan to look at next (w/o waiting for any changes to the current layout system implementation) ... With kind regards, Viktor -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/d3b0d82b-ba57-4671-8906-fc5d6c4b11f7n%40googlegroups.com.
