[Python-announce] ANN: Leo 6.8.4 released

Leo https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/ 6.8.4 is now available on
GitHub <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/releases> and pypi
<https://pypi.org/project/leo/>.

Many thanks to all those who have contributed to this release!

Leo is an IDE, outliner and PIM
<https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/preface.html>.

*The highlights of Leo 6.8.4*

   - Improve the Rust importer.
   - Allow rest comments to be colored differently from @language
   <https://github.com/language> rest.
   - Support @language typst.
   - Several other improvements to syntax coloring.
   - Add the show-buttons-and-at-commands command.
   - Add the find-source-for-command command.
   - Add the beautify-script command.
   - The execute-script command beautifies c.p's tree if
   @bool beautify-python-code-on-write = True.
   - Remove the join-leo-irc command.
   - Scripts (including @command and @button scripts) may now return a
   value.
   - Replace c.scanAllDirectives with 7 seven new Commands getters.
   - Deprecate c.scanAllDirectives and 17 other directives-related
   functions.
   - Call g.deprecated in all deprecated functions to issue a deprecation
   warning.
   - Several significant code cleanups.
   - The usual minor bug fixes.

*Breaking change*

   - Syntax coloring for @language <https://github.com/language> rest may
   require a new setting in myLeoSettings.leo.
   See the What's new in Leo 6.8.4 for details.

*Links*

   - Install Leo <https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/installing.html>
   - 6.8.4 Issues
   <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A6.8.4+>
   - 6.8.4 Pull Requests
   <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/pulls?q=is%3Apr+milestone%3A6.8.4>
   - Documentation <https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/leo_toc.html>
   - Tutorials <https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/tutorial.html>
   - Video tutorials
   <https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/screencasts.html>
   - Forum <https://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor>
   - Leo on GitHub <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor>
   - LeoVue <https://github.com/kaleguy/leovue#leo-vue>
   - What people are saying about Leo
   <https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/testimonials.html>
   - More links <https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/leoLinks.html>

Edward
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Leo Editor: https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/ <http://leoeditor.com/>
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