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| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/idlelib/config-highlight.def | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/idlelib/help.txt | 51 |
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: |