Leo 4.9 final is now available here.
Leo is a text editor, data organizer, project manager and much more.
The highlights of Leo 4.9
- Leo uses the Qt gui everywhere, including plugins.
- Completed Leo's autocompleter.
- The rendering pane displays movies, html, svg images, etc.
- Nodes may contain multiple @language directives.
- Leo highlights URL's everywhere. Ctrl-click opens them in your web browser.
- Leo uses an @file node's extension to compute the default @language.
- Unified extract and import commands.
- New commands to manage uA's (user attributes).
- Added xml namespaces to .leo files.
- Fixed many bugs, some important, most minor.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Leo 4.9 b4 released
Leo 4.9 b4 is now available here. Leo is a text editor, data organizer, project manager and much more.
For more details, see this announcement at the leo-editor google group.
There are no remaining major items on Leo's to-do list, and no known bugs in Leo. Unless serious problems are reported, expect Leo 4.9 rc1 this Friday, June 17 and 4.9 final on Tuesday, June 21.
Edward
For more details, see this announcement at the leo-editor google group.
There are no remaining major items on Leo's to-do list, and no known bugs in Leo. Unless serious problems are reported, expect Leo 4.9 rc1 this Friday, June 17 and 4.9 final on Tuesday, June 21.
Edward
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Leo 4.9 b2 released
Leo 4.9 beta 2 is now available
here.
Leo is a text editor, data organizer, project manager and much more.
The highlights of Leo 4.9
- Leo no longer supports the Tk gui:
the Qt gui now does everything Tk did.
- Many fit-and-finish bugs fixed.
- Completed Leo's autocompleter.
- A new rendering pane displays movies,
html, svg images, etc.
- The scrolledmessage plugin uses the rendering pane.
- Nodes may contain multiple @language directives.
- Leo highlights URL's everywhere. Ctrl-clicking
a URL opens it in your web browser.
- Leo uses an @file node's extension by default if
there is no @language directive in effect.
- Unified extract and import commands.
- Multiple @language directives per node.
- Plain up/down arrow keys in headline-editing
mode select a new node.
- New commands to manage uA's.
- Added namespaces to .leo files.
Links
Leo
Forum
Download
Quotes
here.
Leo is a text editor, data organizer, project manager and much more.
The highlights of Leo 4.9
- Leo no longer supports the Tk gui:
the Qt gui now does everything Tk did.
- Many fit-and-finish bugs fixed.
- Completed Leo's autocompleter.
- A new rendering pane displays movies,
html, svg images, etc.
- The scrolledmessage plugin uses the rendering pane.
- Nodes may contain multiple @language directives.
- Leo highlights URL's everywhere. Ctrl-clicking
a URL opens it in your web browser.
- Leo uses an @file node's extension by default if
there is no @language directive in effect.
- Unified extract and import commands.
- Multiple @language directives per node.
- Plain up/down arrow keys in headline-editing
mode select a new node.
- New commands to manage uA's.
- Added namespaces to .leo files.
Links
Leo
Forum
Download
Quotes
Thursday, March 10, 2011
It's time to recall all Wisconsin Republicans
This piece from the Washington post summarizes the situation well.
I have the following to add. For years now the ultra-right wing in America has perfected the techniques of the big lie: say something often enough and some (enough?) people will believe it:
- Global warming is a hoax.
- Obama is a Muslim and is not a US Citizen.
- America has the world's best health care.
- American Muslims are terrorists.
- The US Military is severely underfunded.
- Scott Walker is telling the truth.
- It's about fiscal responsibility, not about busting unions.
- Citizens for Prosperity has the interests of ordinary people at heart.
- Fox News is fair and objective.
But shameless lies and propaganda is risky. There comes a time when the lies are exposed and the liars lose all credibility. Think Soviet-era Eastern Europe: only a fool would believe what the Communist Party had to say about any subject. The Koch brothers, Scott Walker and the Republican Party have about as much credibility today in Wisconsin.
Many recall petition drives will succeed. True, American's have a notoriously short memory, but here the vital political interest of labor unions are at stake. They will not forget, lose focus or become discouraged. Once the petition drives succeed, the recall election themselves will become acutely embarrassing to the Republicans. It's one thing to use stonewall tactics in the Capitol; the same tactics will be suicide in an election.
The Republicans have acted shamelessly in Wisconsin. They will soon be called to account.
I have the following to add. For years now the ultra-right wing in America has perfected the techniques of the big lie: say something often enough and some (enough?) people will believe it:
- Global warming is a hoax.
- Obama is a Muslim and is not a US Citizen.
- America has the world's best health care.
- American Muslims are terrorists.
- The US Military is severely underfunded.
- Scott Walker is telling the truth.
- It's about fiscal responsibility, not about busting unions.
- Citizens for Prosperity has the interests of ordinary people at heart.
- Fox News is fair and objective.
But shameless lies and propaganda is risky. There comes a time when the lies are exposed and the liars lose all credibility. Think Soviet-era Eastern Europe: only a fool would believe what the Communist Party had to say about any subject. The Koch brothers, Scott Walker and the Republican Party have about as much credibility today in Wisconsin.
Many recall petition drives will succeed. True, American's have a notoriously short memory, but here the vital political interest of labor unions are at stake. They will not forget, lose focus or become discouraged. Once the petition drives succeed, the recall election themselves will become acutely embarrassing to the Republicans. It's one thing to use stonewall tactics in the Capitol; the same tactics will be suicide in an election.
The Republicans have acted shamelessly in Wisconsin. They will soon be called to account.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Pentagon Labyrinth
I am a major contributor to the Straus Military Reform Project, a creation of my friend Phil Straus. This project has just released an important e-book, The Pentagon Labyrinth which you may download at no charge. As stated on the web site, you are encouraged to repost this on other sites.
This book consists of 10 essays by military analysts with 400+ years of cumulative experience in the field. Each essay is worth reading. Especially recommended:
Essay 1: Why is the Handbook Necessary.
Essay 7: Follow the Money. Shows how the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Complex has suborned the American political process.
Essay 8: Evaluating Weapons. Shows how incredibly expensive weapons "systems" are/will be almost completely useless.
Anybody truly serious about cutting waste from the budget must confront these essays head on, and then start reforming America's out-of-control military-industrial-congressional waste and fraud machine.
Edward
This book consists of 10 essays by military analysts with 400+ years of cumulative experience in the field. Each essay is worth reading. Especially recommended:
Essay 1: Why is the Handbook Necessary.
Essay 7: Follow the Money. Shows how the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Complex has suborned the American political process.
Essay 8: Evaluating Weapons. Shows how incredibly expensive weapons "systems" are/will be almost completely useless.
Anybody truly serious about cutting waste from the budget must confront these essays head on, and then start reforming America's out-of-control military-industrial-congressional waste and fraud machine.
Edward
Friday, November 26, 2010
Announcing Leo 4.8 final
Leo 4.8 final is now available here.
Leo is a text editor, data organizer, project manager and much more. Look here for more information.
The highlights of Leo 4.8
Leo now uses the simplest possible sentinel lines in external files. External files with sentinels now look like Emacs org-mode files.
Leo Qt gui now supports Drag and Drop. This was one of the most frequently requested features.
Improved abbreviation commands. You now define abbreviations in Leo settings nodes, not external files.
@url nodes may contain url's in body text. This allows headlines to contain summaries: very useful.
Leo now uses PyEnchant to check spelling.
Leo can now open multiple files from the command line.
Leo's ancient Tangle and Untangle commands are now deprecated. This will help newbies how to learn Leo.
Leo now shows "Resurrected" and "Recovered" nodes. These protect data and show how data have changed. These fix several long-standing data-related problems.
A new "screenshots" plugin for creating slide shows with Leo. I used this plugin to create Leo's introductory slide shows.
A better installer.
Many bug fixes.
Links
Leo
Forum
Download
Quotes
Leo is a text editor, data organizer, project manager and much more. Look here for more information.
The highlights of Leo 4.8
Leo now uses the simplest possible sentinel lines in external files. External files with sentinels now look like Emacs org-mode files.
Leo Qt gui now supports Drag and Drop. This was one of the most frequently requested features.
Improved abbreviation commands. You now define abbreviations in Leo settings nodes, not external files.
@url nodes may contain url's in body text. This allows headlines to contain summaries: very useful.
Leo now uses PyEnchant to check spelling.
Leo can now open multiple files from the command line.
Leo's ancient Tangle and Untangle commands are now deprecated. This will help newbies how to learn Leo.
Leo now shows "Resurrected" and "Recovered" nodes. These protect data and show how data have changed. These fix several long-standing data-related problems.
A new "screenshots" plugin for creating slide shows with Leo. I used this plugin to create Leo's introductory slide shows.
A better installer.
Many bug fixes.
Links
Leo
Forum
Download
Quotes
Monday, November 22, 2010
Science-based education
From an obituary of Georges Charpak (1924-2010) appearing in Science, 29 October, 2010:
"A team formed under the aegis of the French Academy, and it soon defined a strategy and tactics. The strategy was founded on a single priority: to use science to support the child's mental development. This meant inculcating a taste for questioning, a sense of observation, intellectual rigor, practice with reasoning, modesty in the face of facts, an ability to distinguish between true and false, and an attachment to logical and precise language."
Presumably these values, and values they are, are deeply troubling to some. How else to explain the anti-science attitudes so distressingly prevalent in the United States these days.
Edward
"A team formed under the aegis of the French Academy, and it soon defined a strategy and tactics. The strategy was founded on a single priority: to use science to support the child's mental development. This meant inculcating a taste for questioning, a sense of observation, intellectual rigor, practice with reasoning, modesty in the face of facts, an ability to distinguish between true and false, and an attachment to logical and precise language."
Presumably these values, and values they are, are deeply troubling to some. How else to explain the anti-science attitudes so distressingly prevalent in the United States these days.
Edward
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