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- Release notes for MacPython 1.5a3
+ Release notes for MacPython 1.5a4
---------------------------------
Here are the mac-specific changes since MacPython 1.4, with end-user-visible
changes near the top and API changes and other things that are developer-only
more to the bottom. Changes marked with a [*] are new changes, since
-1.5a2. And, of course, all Guido's 1.5a3 changes are incorporated.
+1.5a3. And, of course, all Guido's 1.5a4 changes are incorporated.
-- Installation is now through an installer [*]
+- Balloon help in set-preferences dialog and EditPythonPrefs [*]
+- An interface to the Help Maganer has been added [*]
+- New modules "preferences" and "pythonprefs" which allow access to
+ Python preferences and implements a general preference-handling
+ framework. New EditPythonPrefs uses this. [*]
+- Applescript suite modules are now in a separate Mac:Lib:scripting
+ folder [*]
+- Most modules now export their type objects [*]
+- MacOS.SysBeep() and MacOS.GetTicks() added [*]
+- sys.prefix and sys.exec_prefix are now set correctly [*]
+- Installation is now through an installer
- mkapplet and MkPluginAliases have been renamed to BuildApplet and
- ConfigurePython [*]
+ ConfigurePython
- Applescript classes and properties are now exported by suites. Very
- sketchy documentation added to applescript.html [*]
-- Tkinter now uses tcl/tk 8.0 [*]
-- imports should be faster due to caching path information [*]
-- Generated suites now live in Mac:Lib:scripting [*]
-- Added zlib module [*]
-- Tkinter setfilehandler() did not work for sockets, fixed [*]
+ sketchy documentation added to applescript.html
+- Tkinter now uses tcl/tk 8.0
+- imports should be faster due to caching path information
+- Generated suites now live in Mac:Lib:scripting
+- Added zlib module
+- Tkinter setfilehandler() did not work for sockets, fixed
- "Delay console window" option didn't work, fixed. Also check out the
- quietconsole.py module [*]
+ quietconsole.py module
- Menu bar is restored (if needed) when keeping console open after
- exit [*]
+ exit
- Influencing command-. and event processing (formerly MacOS.SetYield
- and MacOS.SetScheduleTimes) has been changed, see the manual [*]
+ and MacOS.SetScheduleTimes) has been changed, see the manual
- FrameWork (or your own windowing code) can use asynchronous
- callbacks to keep user interface responsive during long computations [*]
+ callbacks to keep user interface responsive during long computations
- Module to interface to Internet Config added
- Module calldll added that allows calling of arbitrary C routines
from MacOS toolboxes
@@ -57,8 +67,9 @@ more to the bottom. Changes marked with a [*] are new changes, since
- img: better error handling for truncated images and such
- img: imgop.unpack() can unpack formats with multiple pixels per byte
-- We now use CW Pro 1, with multitarget projects and such goodies [*]
-- fixed xx plugin project for cfm68k [*]
+- build numbers work and are maintained in macbuildno.h by fullbuild.py [*]
+- We now use CW Pro 1, with multitarget projects and such goodies
+- fixed xx plugin project for cfm68k
- All files updated to new Py_ naming convention
- Toolbox modules regenerated from new Universal Headers
- nfullpath() merged into PyMac_GetFullPath()