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diff --git a/Doc/library/idle.rst b/Doc/library/idle.rst index 384d2bf..449e54f 100644 --- a/Doc/library/idle.rst +++ b/Doc/library/idle.rst @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Go to Line Show Completions Open a scrollable list allowing selection of keywords and attributes. See - Completions in the Tips sections below. + :ref:`Completions <completions>` in the Editing and navigation section below. Expand Word Expand a prefix you have typed to match a full word in the same window; @@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ Expand Word Show call tip After an unclosed parenthesis for a function, open a small window with - function parameter hints. + function parameter hints. See :ref:`Calltips <calltips>` in the + Editing and navigation section below. Show surrounding parens Highlight the surrounding parenthesis. @@ -278,8 +279,8 @@ Configure IDLE Code Context (toggle)(Editor Window only) Open a pane at the top of the edit window which shows the block context - of the code which has scrolled above the top of the window. Clicking a - line in this pane exposes that line at the top of the editor. + of the code which has scrolled above the top of the window. See + :ref:`Code Context <code-context>` in the Editing and Navigation section below. Window menu (Shell and Editor) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -310,8 +311,8 @@ Turtle Demo Run the turtledemo module with example Python code and turtle drawings. Additional help sources may be added here with the Configure IDLE dialog under -the General tab. See the "Help sources" subsection below for more -on Help menu choices. +the General tab. See the :ref:`Help sources <help-sources>` subsection below +for more on Help menu choices. .. index:: single: Cut @@ -359,6 +360,8 @@ Squeeze the code above and the prompt below down to a 'Squeezed text' label. +.. _editing-and-navigation: + Editing and navigation ---------------------- @@ -431,6 +434,9 @@ are restricted to four spaces due to Tcl/Tk limitations. See also the indent/dedent region commands in the edit menu. + +.. _completions: + Completions ^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -475,6 +481,8 @@ much can be found by default, e.g. the re module. If you don't like the ACW popping up unbidden, simply make the delay longer or disable the extension. +.. _calltips: + Calltips ^^^^^^^^ @@ -503,6 +511,25 @@ In an editor, import statements have no effect until one runs the file. One might want to run a file after writing the import statements at the top, or immediately run an existing file before editing. +.. _code-context: + +Code Context +^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +Within an editor window containing Python code, code context can be toggled +in order to show or hide a pane at the top of the window. When shown, this +pane freezes the opening lines for block code, such as those beginning with +``class``, ``def``, or ``if`` keywords, that would have otherwise scrolled +out of view. The size of the pane will be expanded and contracted as needed +to show the all current levels of context, up to the maximum number of +lines defined in the Configure IDLE dialog (which defaults to 15). If there +are no current context lines and the feature is toggled on, a single blank +line will display. Clicking on a line in the context pane will move that +line to the top of the editor. + +The text and background colors for the context pane can be configured under +the Highlights tab in the Configure IDLE dialog. + Python Shell window ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -768,6 +795,8 @@ with the default subprocess if at all possible. Help and preferences -------------------- +.. _help-sources: + Help sources ^^^^^^^^^^^^ |