From d610116a2e48b55788b62e11f2e6956af06b3de0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Terry Jan Reedy Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:04:53 -0500 Subject: bpo-24310: Document IDLE settings dialog font tab sample (GH-12007) --- Doc/library/idle.rst | 7 +++++++ Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt | 2 ++ Lib/idlelib/help.html | 8 +++++++- Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-02-23-22-31-20.bpo-24310.j_vJQl.rst | 1 + 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-02-23-22-31-20.bpo-24310.j_vJQl.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/idle.rst b/Doc/library/idle.rst index 8290039..8ef9e2e 100644 --- a/Doc/library/idle.rst +++ b/Doc/library/idle.rst @@ -852,6 +852,13 @@ Non-default user settings are saved in a .idlerc directory in the user's home directory. Problems caused by bad user configuration files are solved by editing or deleting one or more of the files in .idlerc. +On the Font tab, see the text sample for the effect of font face and size +on multiple characters in multiple languages. Edit the sample to add +other characters of personal interest. Use the sample to select +monospaced fonts. If particular characters have problems in Shell or an +editor, add them to the top of the sample and try changing first size +and then font. + On the Highlights and Keys tab, select a built-in or custom color theme and key set. To use a newer built-in color theme or key set with older IDLEs, save it as a new custom theme or key set and it well be accessible diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt index 5d30fb3..715b013 100644 --- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt +++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Released on 2019-10-20? ====================================== +bpo-24310: Document settings dialog font tab sample. + bpo-35689: Add docstrings and tests for colorizer. bpo-35833: Revise IDLE doc for control codes sent to Shell. diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/help.html b/Lib/idlelib/help.html index 374159f..b654ab7 100644 --- a/Lib/idlelib/help.html +++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.html @@ -788,6 +788,12 @@ changed via Configure IDLE on the Option menu. Non-default user settings are saved in a .idlerc directory in the user’s home directory. Problems caused by bad user configuration files are solved by editing or deleting one or more of the files in .idlerc.

+

On the Font tab, see the text sample for the effect of font face and size +on multiple characters in multiple languages. Edit the sample to add +other characters of personal interest. Use the sample to select +monospaced fonts. If particular characters have problems in Shell or an +editor, add them to the top of the sample and try changing first size +and then font.

On the Highlights and Keys tab, select a built-in or custom color theme and key set. To use a newer built-in color theme or key set with older IDLEs, save it as a new custom theme or key set and it well be accessible @@ -937,7 +943,7 @@ also used for testing.



- Last updated on Feb 08, 2019. + Last updated on Feb 23, 2019. Found a bug?
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-02-23-22-31-20.bpo-24310.j_vJQl.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-02-23-22-31-20.bpo-24310.j_vJQl.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..12ac990 --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-02-23-22-31-20.bpo-24310.j_vJQl.rst @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +IDLE -- Document settings dialog font tab sample. -- cgit v0.12