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diff --git a/Doc/library/idle.rst b/Doc/library/idle.rst index ba0640db..3bf87c2 100644 --- a/Doc/library/idle.rst +++ b/Doc/library/idle.rst @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ About IDLE Display version, copyright, license, credits, and more. IDLE Help - Display a help file for IDLE detailing the menu options, basic editing and + Display this IDLE document, detailing the menu options, basic editing and navigation, and other tips. Python Docs @@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ 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. +the General tab. See the "Help sources" subsection below for more +on Help menu choices. .. index:: single: Cut @@ -693,15 +694,25 @@ with the default subprocess if at all possible. Help and preferences -------------------- -Additional help sources -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Help sources +^^^^^^^^^^^^ -IDLE includes a help menu entry called "Python Docs" that will open the -extensive sources of help, including tutorials, available at docs.python.org. -Selected URLs can be added or removed from the help menu at any time using the -Configure IDLE dialog. See the IDLE help option in the help menu of IDLE for -more information. +Help menu entry "IDLE Help" displays a formatted html version of the +IDLE chapter of the Library Reference. The result, in a read-only +tkinter text window, is close to what one sees in a web browser. +Navigate through the text with a mousewheel, +the scrollbar, or up and down arrow keys held down. +Or click the TOC (Table of Contents) button and select a section +header in the opened box. + +Help menu entry "Python Docs" opens the extensive sources of help, +including tutorials, available at docs.python.org/x.y, where 'x.y' +is the currently running Python version. If your system +has an off-line copy of the docs (this may be an installation option), +that will be opened instead. +Selected URLs can be added or removed from the help menu at any time using the +General tab of the Configure IDLE dialog . Setting preferences ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -711,7 +722,6 @@ changed via Configure IDLE on the Option menu. Keys can be user defined; IDLE ships with four built-in key sets. In addition, a user can create a custom key set in the Configure IDLE dialog under the keys tab. - Extensions ^^^^^^^^^^ |