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authorTerry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>2015-10-14 02:03:51 (GMT)
committerTerry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>2015-10-14 02:03:51 (GMT)
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Issue #24782: Finish converting the Configure Extension dialog into a new
tab in the IDLE Preferences dialog. Code patch by Mark Roseman.
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@@ -252,17 +252,16 @@ Options menu (Shell and Editor)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Configure IDLE
- Open a configuration dialog. Fonts, indentation, keybindings, and color
- themes may be altered. Startup Preferences may be set, and additional
- help sources can be specified. Non-default user setting are saved in a
- .idlerc directory in the user's home directory. Problems caused by bad user
- configuration files are solved by editing or deleting one or more of the
- files in .idlerc. On OS X, open the configuration dialog by selecting
- Preferences in the application menu.
-
-Configure Extensions
- Open a configuration dialog for setting preferences for extensions
- (discussed below). See note above about the location of user settings.
+ Open a configuration dialog and change preferences for the following:
+ fonts, indentation, keybindings, text color themes, startup windows and
+ size, additional help sources, and extensions (see below). On OS X,
+ open the configuration dialog by selecting Preferences in the application
+ menu. To use a new built-in color theme (IDLE Dark) with older IDLEs,
+ save it as a new custom theme.
+
+ Non-default user settings are saved in a .idlerc directory in the user's
+ home directory. Problems caused by bad user configuration files are solved
+ by editing or deleting one or more of the files in .idlerc.
Code Context (toggle)(Editor Window only)
Open a pane at the top of the edit window which shows the block context