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IDLEfork NEWS
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(For a more detailed change log, see the file ChangeLog.)
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IDLEfork 0.8.1 (22 JUL 2001)
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New tarball released as a result of the 'revitalisation' of the IDLEfork
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project.
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This release requires python 2.1 or better. Compatability with earlier
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versions of python (especially ancient ones like 1.5x) is no longer
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a priority in IDLEfork development.
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This release is based on a merging of the earlier IDLE fork work with
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current cvs IDLE (post IDLE version 0.8), with some minor additional
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coding by Kurt B. Kaiser and Stephen M. Gava.
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This release is basically functional but also contains some known
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breakages, particularly with running things from the shell window. Also
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the debugger is not working, but I believe this was the case with the
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previous IDLE fork release (0.7.1) as well.
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This release is being made now to mark the point at which IDLEfork is
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launching into a new stage of development.
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IDLEfork CVS will now be branched to enable further development and
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exploration of the two "execution in a remote process" patches submitted
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by David Scherer (David's is currently in IDLEfork) and GvR, while
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stabilisation and development of less heavyweight improvements (like
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user customisation) can continue on the trunk.
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IDLE fork 0.7.1 (15 AUG 2000)
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First project tarball released.
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This was the first release of IDLE fork, which at this stage was a
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combination of IDLE 0.5 and the VPython idle fork, with additional
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changes coded by David Scherer, Peter Schneider-Kamp and
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Nicholas Riley.
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original IDLE NEWS.txt :
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========================
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New in IDLE 0.5 (2/15/2000)
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Tons of stuff, much of it contributed by Tim Peters and Mark Hammond:
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- Status bar, displaying current line/column (Moshe Zadka).
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- Better stack viewer, using tree widget. (XXX Only used by Stack
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Viewer menu, not by the debugger.)
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- Format paragraph now recognizes Python block comments and reformats
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them correctly (MH)
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- New version of pyclbr.py parses top-level functions and understands
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much more of Python's syntax; this is reflected in the class and path
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browsers (TP)
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- Much better auto-indent; knows how to indent the insides of
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multi-line statements (TP)
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- Call tip window pops up when you type the name of a known function
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followed by an open parenthesis. Hit ESC or click elsewhere in the
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window to close the tip window (MH)
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- Comment out region now inserts ## to make it stand out more (TP)
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- New path and class browsers based on a tree widget that looks
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familiar to Windows users
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- Reworked script running commands to be more intuitive: I/O now
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always goes to the *Python Shell* window, and raw_input() works
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correctly. You use F5 to import/reload a module: this adds the module
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name to the __main__ namespace. You use Control-F5 to run a script:
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this runs the script *in* the __main__ namespace. The latter also
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sets sys.argv[] to the script name
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New in IDLE 0.4 (4/7/99)
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Most important change: a new menu entry "File -> Path browser", shows
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a 4-column hierarchical browser which lets you browse sys.path,
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directories, modules, and classes. Yes, it's a superset of the Class
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browser menu entry. There's also a new internal module,
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MultiScrolledLists.py, which provides the framework for this dialog.
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New in IDLE 0.3 (2/17/99)
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Most important changes:
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- Enabled support for running a module, with or without the debugger.
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Output goes to a new window. Pressing F5 in a module is effectively a
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reload of that module; Control-F5 loads it under the debugger.
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- Re-enable tearing off the Windows menu, and make a torn-off Windows
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menu update itself whenever a window is opened or closed.
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- Menu items can now be have a checkbox (when the menu label starts
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with "!"); use this for the Debugger and "Auto-open stack viewer"
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(was: JIT stack viewer) menu items.
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- Added a Quit button to the Debugger API.
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- The current directory is explicitly inserted into sys.path.
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- Fix the debugger (when using Python 1.5.2b2) to use canonical
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filenames for breakpoints, so these actually work. (There's still a
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lot of work to be done to the management of breakpoints in the
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debugger though.)
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- Closing a window that is still colorizing now actually works.
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- Allow dragging of the separator between the two list boxes in the
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class browser.
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- Bind ESC to "close window" of the debugger, stack viewer and class
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browser. It removes the selection highlighting in regular text
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windows. (These are standard Windows conventions.)
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New in IDLE 0.2 (1/8/99)
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Lots of changes; here are the highlights:
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General:
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- You can now write and configure your own IDLE extension modules; see
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extend.txt.
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File menu:
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The command to open the Python shell window is now in the File menu.
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Edit menu:
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New Find dialog with more options; replace dialog; find in files dialog.
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Commands to tabify or untabify a region.
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Command to format a paragraph.
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Debug menu:
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JIT (Just-In-Time) stack viewer toggle -- if set, the stack viewer
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automaticall pops up when you get a traceback.
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Windows menu:
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Zoom height -- make the window full height.
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Help menu:
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The help text now show up in a regular window so you can search and
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even edit it if you like.
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IDLE 0.1 was distributed with the Python 1.5.2b1 release on 12/22/98.
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======================================================================
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