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author | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 1998-10-13 17:32:27 (GMT) |
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committer | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 1998-10-13 17:32:27 (GMT) |
commit | ca5619cc5bff225950c499a9d529cb9f44c37ebf (patch) | |
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diff --git a/Tools/idle/help.txt b/Tools/idle/help.txt index 6dbf2fa..8732e87 100644 --- a/Tools/idle/help.txt +++ b/Tools/idle/help.txt @@ -1,49 +1,61 @@ -Windows and files: - - ^X ^N creates new empty text editor window - ^X ^C closes all windows - Alt-F4 or ^X ^0 (that's control-x-control-zero) closes current window - ^X ^D opens a file from dialog box - ^X ^S saves to current file - ^X ^W saves to file from dialog box - ^X w save a copy to file from dialog box - -Navigation: - +File menu: + + New window -- create a new editing window + Open file... -- open an existing file from a dialog box + Open module... -- asks for a module name, finds it on sys.path, + and opens it; if there's a selection, it's the module name + Class browser... -- open a class browser for the current module + --- + Save -- save the current window to its associated file + Save As... -- save to a new file from a dialog box + Save Copy As... -- save to a new file without changing window name + --- + Close -- close current window; asks to save if unsaved + Exit -- close all windows; asks to save unsaved windows + +Edit menu: + + Undo -- Undo last change to current window (max 1000 changes) + Redo -- Redo last undone change to current window + --- + Cut -- Copy selection into system-wide clipboard; then delete selection + Copy -- Copy selection into system-wide clipboard + Paste -- Insert system-wide clipboard into window + --- + Find... -- Search (case sensitive, Perl regular expression) + Find next -- Repeat last search + Fine same -- Search for the string in the selection + Go to line -- Ask for a line number and show that line + --- + Dedent region -- Shift selected lines left 4 spaces + Indent region -- Shift selected lines right 4 spaces + Comment out region -- Insert ## in front of selected lines + Uncomment region -- Remove leading # or ## from selected lines + +Windows menu: + + Contains the names of all open windows. The Python Shell + entry at the top will recreate the shell window if it has + been closed. + +Debug menu (in the Python Shell window only): + + Go to line from traceback -- look around the insert point for a + filename and linenumber, open the file, and show the line + Open stack viewer -- show the stack traceback of the last exception + +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 bindings may also work, e.g. ^A/^E - -Searching: all searches are forward from the cursor without -wrap-around, case sensitive, Perl-style regular expression matches - - ^S without a selection opens search dialog box - ^S with a selection searches for selected text - ^U ^S repeats last search - Alt-G opens dialog box to go to a specific line + Some Emacs bindings may also work, e.g. ^F/^B/^P/^N/^A/^E -Editing: - - Backspace deletes left of cursor, Delete right of cursor - Cut and paste use platform's conventions - ^[ or Alt-[ left-shifts (dedents) the current line or selection - ^] or Alt-] right-shifts (indents) the current line or selection - Alt-/ expands last word you type (like Emacs dabbrev) - -Undo: - - ^Z undoes last change; repeat to undo more - Alt-Z redoes last undone change; repeat to redo more - -Console window: +Python Shell window: ^C interrupts executing command - ^D sends end-of-file; closes console if typed at >>> prompt - - If you get a traceback, right-click on any line listing a - filename and line number and select "Go to line from - traceback" to open that file and go to the indicated line + ^D sends end-of-file; closes window if typed at >>> prompt Python syntax colors: the coloring is applied in a background thread |