Product Analysis: LeoVue
Overview:
LeoVue is an open-source Leo Outlining Editor that allows users to create tree-based websites. With LeoVue, users can create content items in the form of text, markdown, or HTML using Vue components. The platform also enables users to load content from websites or files, including other .leo files. LeoVue’s live site with docs provides a cross-platform desktop program for creating outlined content.
Features:
- Live Site with Docs: LeoVue offers a live site with docs feature, allowing users to create outlined content using the LeoLeoVue program.
- LeoOutline Formats: Users can view outlines in various formats, including inline, with LeoVue.
- LeoVue Components in Content: LeoVue allows content in nodes to contain Vue components or CSV data, and renders the Vue components accordingly.
- Nested Presentations: Users can create nested presentations using LeoVue, utilizing the Reveal.js library. Content can be nested, and content items can be shared across multiple presentations.
- Menu Items and Linked Scroll: LeoVue enables users to create menu items that can point to a single content item or combine menu items into scrolling pages.
- Summary Nodes: LeoVue offers directives for creating summary nodes that summarize content found in other nodes. Users can also customize their own summary directives.
- Kanban: LeoVue allows users to organize to-do lists and projects in Leo outlines. The @kanban directive can be used to create a Kanban board from a node, with the next level node becoming the columns of the board.
- Mermaid Flowchart: LeoVue supports the creation and display of Mermaid diagrams, such as flowcharts and Gantt charts. Users can use the @mermaid directive to create flowcharts from nodes under the directive node. Additional options for sizing, styling, and navigation are available.
Installation:
To install LeoVue, you can follow these steps:
- Install a web server on your server or run it locally using
http-server. - For a quick start using LeoVue from a CDN, you can refer to the example repo here.
Summary:
LeoVue is a powerful tool for creating tree-based websites and outlined content. It offers features such as live site with docs, various outline formats, support for Vue components and CSV data in content, nested presentations, menu items with linked scroll, summary nodes, Kanban boards, and Mermaid flowchart support. With LeoVue, users can effectively organize their content and create interactive and visually appealing websites.