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authorKurt B. Kaiser <kbk@shore.net>2004-03-16 03:36:41 (GMT)
committerKurt B. Kaiser <kbk@shore.net>2004-03-16 03:36:41 (GMT)
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1. Make builtin foreground Royal Purple instead of Barney Purple.
2. Touch up help.txt M config-highlight.def M help.txt
Diffstat (limited to 'Lib')
-rw-r--r--Lib/idlelib/config-highlight.def8
-rw-r--r--Lib/idlelib/help.txt51
2 files changed, 32 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/config-highlight.def b/Lib/idlelib/config-highlight.def
index f7eca5c..7d20f78 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/config-highlight.def
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/config-highlight.def
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ normal-foreground= #000000
normal-background= #ffffff
keyword-foreground= #ff7700
keyword-background= #ffffff
-builtin-foreground= #ca00ca
+builtin-foreground= #900090
builtin-background= #ffffff
comment-foreground= #dd0000
comment-background= #ffffff
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ hit-foreground= #ffffff
hit-background= #000000
error-foreground= #000000
error-background= #ff7777
-#cursor (only foreground can be set)
+#cursor (only foreground can be set, restart IDLE)
cursor-foreground= black
#shell window
stdout-foreground= blue
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ normal-foreground= #000000
normal-background= #ffffff
keyword-foreground= #ff7700
keyword-background= #ffffff
-builtin-foreground= #ca00ca
+builtin-foreground= #900090
builtin-background= #ffffff
comment-foreground= #dd0000
comment-background= #ffffff
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ hit-foreground= #ffffff
hit-background= #000000
error-foreground= #000000
error-background= #ff7777
-#cursor (only foreground can be set)
+#cursor (only foreground can be set, restart IDLE)
cursor-foreground= black
#shell window
stdout-foreground= blue
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
index 96cedb8..9af8e0d 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Format Menu (only in Edit window):
Comment Out Region -- Insert ## in front of selected lines
Uncomment Region -- Remove leading # or ## from selected lines
Tabify Region -- Turns *leading* stretches of spaces into tabs
+ (Note: We recommend using 4 space blocks to indent Python code.)
Untabify Region -- Turn *all* tabs into the right number of spaces
New Indent Width... -- Open dialog to change indent width
Format Paragraph -- Reformat the current blank-line-separated
@@ -117,9 +118,9 @@ Help Menu:
Additional Help Sources:
- Windows users can Google on pythlp.chm and zopeshelf.chm to access help
- files in the Windows help format. The Additional Help Sources feature
- of the configuration GUI supports .chm, along with any other filetypes
+ Windows users can Google on zopeshelf.chm to access Zope help files in
+ the Windows help format. The Additional Help Sources feature of the
+ configuration GUI supports .chm, along with any other filetypes
supported by your browser. Supply a Menu Item title, and enter the
location in the Help File Path slot of the New Help Source dialog. Use
http:// and/or www. to identify external URLs, or download the file and
@@ -131,48 +132,52 @@ Additional Help Sources:
Basic editing and navigation:
- Backspace deletes to the left; DEL deletes to the right
- Arrow keys and Page Up/Down to move around
- Home/End go to begin/end of line
- Control-Home/End go to begin/end of file
- Some Emacs or standard Windows bindings may work.
+ Backspace deletes to the left; DEL deletes to the right.
+ Arrow keys and Page Up/Down move around.
+ Control-left/right Arrow moves by words in a strange but useful way.
+ Home/End go to begin/end of line.
+ Control-Home/End go to begin/end of file.
+ Some useful Emacs bindings (Control-a, Control-e, Control-k, etc.)
+ are inherited from Tcl/Tk.
+ Standard Windows bindings may work on that platform.
Keybindings are selected in the Settings Dialog, look there.
Automatic indentation:
- After a block-opening statement, the next line is indented by
- 4 spaces (in the Python Shell window by one tab). After
- certain keywords (break, return etc.) the next line is
- dedented. In leading indentation, Backspace deletes up to 4
- spaces if they are there. Tab inserts spaces (in the
- Python Shell window one tab), number depends on Indent Width.
- (N.B. Currently tabs are restricted to four spaces due to Tcl/Tk
- issues.)
+ After a block-opening statement, the next line is indented by 4 spaces
+ (in the Python Shell window by one tab). After certain keywords
+ (break, return etc.) the next line is dedented. In leading
+ indentation, Backspace deletes up to 4 spaces if they are there. Tab
+ inserts spaces (in the Python Shell window one tab), number depends on
+ Indent Width. (N.B. Currently tabs are restricted to four spaces due
+ to Tcl/Tk issues.)
See also the indent/dedent region commands in the edit menu.
Python Shell window:
- Control-c interrupts executing command
+ Control-c interrupts executing command.
Control-d sends end-of-file; closes window if typed at >>> prompt
+ (this is Control-z on Windows).
Command history:
- Alt-p retrieves previous command matching what you have typed
- Alt-n retrieves next
+ Alt-p retrieves previous command matching what you have typed.
+ Alt-n retrieves next.
(These are Control-p, Control-n on the Mac)
- Return while cursor is on a previous command retrieves that command
- Expand word is also useful to reduce typing
+ Return while cursor is on a previous command retrieves that command.
+ Expand word is also useful to reduce typing.
Syntax colors:
The coloring is applied in a background "thread", so you may
occasionally see uncolorized text. To change the color
- scheme, use the Settings/Highlighting dialog.
+ scheme, use the Configure IDLE / Highlighting dialog.
Python default syntax colors:
Keywords orange
+ Builtins royal purple
Strings green
Comments red
Definitions blue
@@ -181,7 +186,7 @@ Python Shell window:
Console output brown
stdout blue
- stderr dark green
+ stderr red
stdin black
Other preferences: