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diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt index 67e6e71..dfba6c0 100644 --- a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt +++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt @@ -1,29 +1,32 @@ -[See end for tips.] +[See end for ** TIPS ] Click on the dotted line at the top of a menu to "tear it off": a separate window containing the menu is created. -File menu: +File Menu: - New window -- create a new editing window + New Window -- create a new editing window Open... -- open an existing file - Open module... -- open an existing module (searches sys.path) - Class browser -- show classes and methods in current file - Path browser -- show sys.path directories, modules, classes - and methods + Recent Files... -- open a list of recent files + Open Module... -- open an existing module (searches sys.path) + Class Browser -- show classes and methods in current file + Path Browser -- show sys.path directories, modules, classes + and methods --- Save -- save current window to the associated file (unsaved windows have a * before and after the window title) Save As... -- save current window to new file, which becomes - the associated file + the associated file Save Copy As... -- save current window to different file - without changing the associated file + without changing the associated file + --- + Print Window -- print the current window --- Close -- close current window (asks to save if unsaved) Exit -- close all windows and quit IDLE (asks to save if unsaved) -Edit menu: +Edit Menu: Undo -- Undo last change to current window (max 1000 changes) Redo -- Redo last undone change to current window @@ -34,41 +37,70 @@ Edit menu: Select All -- Select the entire contents of the edit buffer --- Find... -- Open a search dialog box with many options - Find again -- Repeat last search - Find selection -- Search for the string in the selection + Find Again -- Repeat last search + Find Selection -- Search for the string in the selection Find in Files... -- Open a search dialog box for searching files Replace... -- Open a search-and-replace dialog box - Go to line -- Ask for a line number and show that line - --- - Indent region -- Shift selected lines right 4 spaces - Dedent region -- Shift selected lines left 4 spaces - 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 - Untabify region -- Turn *all* tabs into the right number of spaces - Expand word -- Expand the word you have typed to match another - word in the same buffer; repeat to get a different expansion + Go to Line -- Ask for a line number and show that line + Expand Word -- Expand the word you have typed to match another + word in the same buffer; repeat to get a different + expansion + +Format Menu (only in Edit window): + + Indent Region -- Shift selected lines right 4 spaces + Dedent Region -- Shift selected lines left 4 spaces + 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 + 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 paragraph + +Run Menu (only in Edit window): + + Python Shell -- Open or wake up the Python shell window --- - Import module -- Import or reload the current module - Run script -- Execute the current file in the __main__ namespace + Check Module -- Run a syntax check on the module + Run Script -- Execute the current file in the __main__ namespace + +Settings Menu: -Windows menu: + Configure IDLE -- Open a configuration dialog. Fonts, indentation, + keybindings, and color themes may be altered. + Startup preferences may be set. + --- + Revert to Default Settings -- Restore original settings - Zoom Height -- toggles the window between normal size (24x80) +Windows Menu: + + Zoom Height -- toggles the window between configured size and maximum height. --- The rest of this menu lists the names of all open windows; select one to bring it to the foreground (deiconifying it if necessary). -Debug menu (in the Python Shell window only): +Debug Menu (in the Python Shell window only): + + Go to File/Line -- look around the insert point for a filename + and linenumber, open the file, and show the line + Stack Viewer -- show the stack traceback of the last exception + Debugger (toggle) -- Run commands in the shell under the debugger + Auto-open Stack Viewer (toggle) -- Open stack viewer on traceback + +Help Menu: + + IDLE Help -- Display this file + Python Documentation -- Access local Python documentation, if + installed. Otherwise access python.org. + Advice -- Emergency Only! + IDLE Readme -- Background discussion and change details + --- + About IDLE --- Version, copyright, license, credits - Go to file/line -- 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 - Debugger toggle -- Run commands in the shell under the debugger - JIT Stack viewer toggle -- Open stack viewer on traceback +** TIPS +======== Basic editing and navigation: @@ -76,7 +108,8 @@ Basic editing and navigation: 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. ^B/^P/^A/^E/^D/^L + Some Emacs or standard Windows bindings may work. + Keybindings are selected in the Settings Dialog, look there. Automatic indentation: @@ -84,9 +117,9 @@ Automatic indentation: 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 1-4 spaces (in the - Python Shell window one tab). See also the indent/dedent - region commands in the edit menu. + spaces if they are there. Tab inserts spaces (in the + Python Shell window one tab), number depends on Indent Width + See also the indent/dedent region commands in the edit menu. Python Shell window: @@ -104,17 +137,16 @@ Syntax colors: The coloring is applied in a background "thread", so you may occasionally see uncolorized text. To change the color - scheme, edit the [Colors] section in config.txt (or add a - [Colors] section to ~/.idle). + scheme, use the Settings/Highlighting dialog. - Python syntax colors: + Python default syntax colors: Keywords orange Strings green Comments red Definitions blue - Shell colors: + Shell default colors: Console output brown stdout blue @@ -123,43 +155,9 @@ Syntax colors: Other preferences: - To change the font open config-[win/unix/mac].txt and - change - - font-name: courier new - font-size: 10 - - to, for example: - - font-name: courier new bold - font-size: 14 - - Note: a GUI based configuration screen will be provided - in the future. - - To change keyboard bindings, edit Bindings.py + The font preferences, keybinding, and startup preferences can + be changed using the Settings dialog. Command line usage: - - idle.py [-c command] [-d] [-e] [-s] [-t title] [arg] ... - - -c command run this command - -d enable debugger - -e edit mode; arguments are files to be edited - -s run $IDLESTARTUP or $PYTHONSTARTUP first - -t title set title of shell window - - If there are arguments: - - If -e is used, arguments are files opened for editing and - sys.argv reflects the arguments passed to IDLE itself. - - Otherwise, if -c is used, all arguments are placed in - sys.argv[1:...], with sys.argv[0] set to '-c'. - - Otherwise, if neither -e nor -c is used, the first - argument is a script which is executed with the remaining - arguments in sys.argv[1:...] and sys.argv[0] set to the - script name. If the script name is '-', no script is - executed but an interactive Python session is started; the - arguments are still available in sys.argv. + + Enter idle -h at the command prompt to get a usage message. |