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- What's New in IDLE 1.0.1?
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- *Release date: 23-Sep-2003*
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- - IDLE didn't start correctly when Python was installed in "Program Files" on
- W2K and XP. Python Bugs 780451, 784183
-
- - config-main.def documentation incorrectly referred to idle- instead of
- config- filenames. SF 782759 Also added note about .idlerc location.
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- What's New in IDLE 1.0?
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-
- *Release date: 29-Jul-2003*
-
- - Added a banner to the shell discussimg warnings possibly raised by personal
- firewall software. Added same comment to README.txt.
-
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- What's New in IDLE 1.0 release candidate 2?
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-
- *Release date: 24-Jul-2003*
-
- - Calltip error when docstring was None Python Bug 775541
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- What's New in IDLE 1.0 release candidate 1?
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-
- *Release date: 18-Jul-2003*
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- - Updated extend.txt, help.txt, and config-extensions.def to correctly
- reflect the current status of the configuration system. Python Bug 768469
-
- - Fixed: Call Tip Trimming May Loop Forever. Python Patch 769142 (Daniels)
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- - Replaced apply(f, args, kwds) with f(*args, **kwargs) to improve performance
- Python Patch 768187
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- - Break or continue statements outside a loop were causing IDLE crash
- Python Bug 767794
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- - Convert Unicode strings from readline to IOBinding.encoding. Also set
- sys.std{in|out|err}.encoding, for both the local and the subprocess case.
- SF IDLEfork patch 682347.
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- What's New in IDLE 1.0b2?
- ===================================
-
- *Release date: 29-Jun-2003*
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- - (Created the .../Lib/idlelib directory in the Python CVS, which is a clone of
- IDLEfork modified to install in the Python environment. The code in the
- interrupt module has been moved to thread.interrupt_main(). )
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- - Printing the Shell window was failing if it was not saved first SF 748975
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- - When using the Search in Files dialog, if the user had a selection
- highlighted in his Editor window, insert it into the dialog search field.
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- - The Python Shell entry was disappearing from the Windows menu.
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- - Update the Windows file list when a file name change occurs
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- - Change to File / Open Module: always pop up the dialog, using the current
- selection as the default value. This is easier to use habitually.
-
- - Avoided a problem with starting the subprocess when 'localhost' doesn't
- resolve to the user's loopback interface. SF 747772
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- - Fixed an issue with highlighted errors never de-colorizing. SF 747677. Also
- improved notification of Tabnanny Token Error.
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- - File / New will by default save in the directory of the Edit window from
- which it was initiated. SF 748973 Guido van Rossum patch.
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- What's New in IDLEfork 0.9b1?
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- *Release date: 02-Jun-2003*
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- - The current working directory of the execution environment (and shell
- following completion of execution) is now that of the module being run.
-
- - Added the delete-exitfunc option to config-main.def. (This option is not
- included in the Options dialog.) Setting this to True (the default) will
- cause IDLE to not run sys.exitfunc/atexit when the subprocess exits.
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- - IDLE now preserves the line ending codes when editing a file produced on
- a different platform. SF 661759, SF 538584
-
- - Reduced default editor font size to 10 point and increased window height
- to provide a better initial impression on Windows.
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- - Options / Fonts/Tabs / Set Base Editor Font: List box was not highlighting
- the default font when first installed on Windows. SF 661676
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- - Added Autosave feature: when user runs code from edit window, if the file
- has been modified IDLE will silently save it if Autosave is enabled. The
- option is set in the Options dialog, and the default is to prompt the
- user to save the file. SF 661318 Bruce Sherwood patch.
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- - Improved the RESTART annotation in the shell window when the user restarts
- the shell while it is generating output. Also improved annotation when user
- repeatedly hammers the Ctrl-F6 restart.
-
- - Allow IDLE to run when not installed and cwd is not the IDLE directory
- SF Patch 686254 "Run IDLEfork from any directory without set-up" - Raphael
-
- - When a module is run from an EditorWindow: if its directory is not in
- sys.path, prepend it. This allows the module to import other modules in
- the same directory. Do the same for a script run from the command line.
-
- - Correctly restart the subprocess if it is running user code and the user
- attempts to run some other module or restarts the shell. Do the same if
- the link is broken and it is possible to restart the subprocess and re-
- connect to the GUI. SF RFE 661321.
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- - Improved exception reporting when running commands or scripts from the
- command line.
-
- - Added a -n command line switch to start IDLE without the subprocess.
- Removed the Shell menu when running in that mode. Updated help messages.
-
- - Added a comment to the shell startup header to indicate when IDLE is not
- using the subprocess.
-
- - Restore the ability to run without the subprocess. This can be important for
- some platforms or configurations. (Running without the subprocess allows the
- debugger to trace through parts of IDLE itself, which may or may not be
- desirable, depending on your point of view. In addition, the traditional
- reload/import tricks must be use if user source code is changed.) This is
- helpful for developing IDLE using IDLE, because one instance can be used to
- edit the code and a separate instance run to test changes. (Multiple
- concurrent IDLE instances with subprocesses is a future feature)
-
- - Improve the error message a user gets when saving a file with non-ASCII
- characters and no source encoding is specified. Done by adding a dialog
- 'EncodingMessage', which contains the line to add in a fixed-font entry
- widget, and which has a button to add that line to the file automatically.
- Also, add a configuration option 'EditorWindow/encoding', which has three
- possible values: none, utf-8, and locale. None is the default: IDLE will show
- this dialog when non-ASCII characters are encountered. utf-8 means that files
- with non-ASCII characters are saved as utf-8-with-bom. locale means that
- files are saved in the locale's encoding; the dialog is only displayed if the
- source contains characters outside the locale's charset. SF 710733 - Loewis
-
- - Improved I/O response by tweaking the wait parameter in various
- calls to signal.signal().
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- - Implemented a threaded subprocess which allows interrupting a pass
- loop in user code using the 'interrupt' extension. User code runs
- in MainThread, while the RPCServer is handled by SockThread. This is
- necessary because Windows doesn't support signals.
-
- - Implemented the 'interrupt' extension module, which allows a subthread
- to raise a KeyboardInterrupt in the main thread.
-
- - Attempting to save the shell raised an error related to saving
- breakpoints, which are not implemented in the shell
-
- - Provide a correct message when 'exit' or 'quit' are entered at the
- IDLE command prompt SF 695861
-
- - Eliminate extra blank line in shell output caused by not flushing
- stdout when user code ends with an unterminated print. SF 695861
-
- - Moved responsibility for exception formatting (i.e. pruning IDLE internal
- calls) out of rpc.py into the client and server.
-
- - Exit IDLE cleanly even when doing subprocess I/O
-
- - Handle subprocess interrupt with an RPC message.
-
- - Restart the subprocess if it terminates itself. (VPython programs do that)
-
- - Support subclassing of exceptions, including in the shell, by moving the
- exception formatting to the subprocess.
-
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- What's New in IDLEfork 0.9 Alpha 2?
- ===================================
-
- *Release date: 27-Jan-2003*
-
- - Updated INSTALL.txt to claify use of the python2 rpm.
-
- - Improved formatting in IDLE Help.
-
- - Run menu: Replace "Run Script" with "Run Module".
-
- - Code encountering an unhandled exception under the debugger now shows
- the correct traceback, with IDLE internal levels pruned out.
-
- - If an exception occurs entirely in IDLE, don't prune the IDLE internal
- modules from the traceback displayed.
-
- - Class Browser and Path Browser now use Alt-Key-2 for vertical zoom.
-
- - IDLE icons will now install correctly even when setup.py is run from the
- build directory
-
- - Class Browser now compatible with Python2.3 version of pyclbr.py
-
- - Left cursor move in presence of selected text now moves from left end
- of the selection.
-
- - Add Meta keybindings to "IDLE Classic Windows" to handle reversed
- Alt/Meta on some Linux distros.
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- - Change default: IDLE now starts with Python Shell.
-
- - Removed the File Path from the Additional Help Sources scrolled list.
-
- - Add capability to access Additional Help Sources on the web if the
- Help File Path begins with //http or www. (Otherwise local path is
- validated, as before.)
-
- - Additional Help Sources were not being posted on the Help menu in the
- order entered. Implement sorting the list by [HelpFiles] 'option'
- number.
-
- - Add Browse button to New Help Source dialog. Arrange to start in
- Python/Doc if platform is Windows, otherwise start in current directory.
-
- - Put the Additional Help Sources directly on the Help menu instead of in
- an Extra Help cascade menu. Rearrange the Help menu so the Additional
- Help Sources come last. Update help.txt appropriately.
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- - Fix Tk root pop-ups in configSectionNameDialog.py and configDialog.py
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- - Uniform capitalization in General tab of ConfigDialog, update the doc string.
-
- - Fix bug in ConfigDialog where SaveAllChangedConfig() was unexpectedly
- deleting Additional Help Sources from the user's config file.
-
- - Make configHelpSourceEdit OK button the default and bind <Return>
-
- - Fix Tk root pop-ups in configHelpSourceEdit: error dialogs not attached
- to parents.
-
- - Use os.startfile() to open both Additional Help and Python Help on the
- Windows platform. The application associated with the file type will act as
- the viewer. Windows help files (.chm) are now supported via the
- Settings/General/Additional Help facility.
-
- - If Python Help files are installed locally on Linux, use them instead of
- accessing python.org.
-
- - Make the methods for finding the Python help docs more robust, and make
- them work in the installed configuration, also.
-
- - On the Save Before Run dialog, make the OK button the default. One
- less mouse action!
-
- - Add a method: EditorWindow.get_geometry() for future use in implementing
- window location persistence.
-
- - Removed the "Help/Advice" menu entry. Thanks, David! We'll remember!
-
- - Change the "Classic Windows" theme's paste key to be <ctrl-v>.
-
- - Rearrange the Shell menu to put Stack Viewer entries adjacent.
-
- - Add the ability to restart the subprocess interpreter from the shell window;
- add an associated menu entry "Shell/Restart" with binding Control-F6. Update
- IDLE help.
-
- - Upon a restart, annotate the shell window with a "restart boundary". Add a
- shell window menu "Shell/View Restart" with binding F6 to jump to the most
- recent restart boundary.
-
- - Add Shell menu to Python Shell; change "Settings" to "Options".
-
- - Remove incorrect comment in setup.py: IDLEfork is now installed as a package.
-
- - Add INSTALL.txt, HISTORY.txt, NEWS.txt to installed configuration.
-
- - In installer text, fix reference to Visual Python, should be VPython.
- Properly credit David Scherer.
-
- - Modified idle, idle.py, idle.pyw to improve exception handling.
-
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- What's New in IDLEfork 0.9 Alpha 1?
- ===================================
-
- *Release date: 31-Dec-2002*
-
- - First release of major new functionality. For further details refer to
- Idle-dev and/or the Sourceforge CVS.
-
- - Adapted to the Mac platform.
-
- - Overhauled the IDLE startup options and revised the idle -h help message,
- which provides details of command line usage.
-
- - Multiple bug fixes and usability enhancements.
-
- - Introduced the new RPC implementation, which includes a debugger. The output
- of user code is to the shell, and the shell may be used to inspect the
- environment after the run has finished. (In version 0.8.1 the shell
- environment was separate from the environment of the user code.)
-
- - Introduced the configuration GUI and a new About dialog.
-
- - Removed David Scherer's Remote Procedure Call code and replaced with Guido
- van Rossum's. GvR code has support for the IDLE debugger and uses the shell
- to inspect the environment of code Run from an Edit window. Files removed:
- ExecBinding.py, loader.py, protocol.py, Remote.py, spawn.py
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