1 (For a more detailed change log, see the file ChangeLog.)
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5 New in IDLE 0.5 (2/15/2000)
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8 Tons of stuff, much of it contributed by Tim Peters and Mark Hammond:
10 - Status bar, displaying current line/column (Moshe Zadka).
12 - Better stack viewer, using tree widget. (XXX Only used by Stack
13 Viewer menu, not by the debugger.)
15 - Format paragraph now recognizes Python block comments and reformats
18 - New version of pyclbr.py parses top-level functions and understands
19 much more of Python's syntax; this is reflected in the class and path
22 - Much better auto-indent; knows how to indent the insides of
23 multi-line statements (TP)
25 - Call tip window pops up when you type the name of a known function
26 followed by an open parenthesis. Hit ESC or click elsewhere in the
27 window to close the tip window (MH)
29 - Comment out region now inserts ## to make it stand out more (TP)
31 - New path and class browsers based on a tree widget that looks
32 familiar to Windows users
34 - Reworked script running commands to be more intuitive: I/O now
35 always goes to the *Python Shell* window, and raw_input() works
36 correctly. You use F5 to import/reload a module: this adds the module
37 name to the __main__ namespace. You use Control-F5 to run a script:
38 this runs the script *in* the __main__ namespace. The latter also
39 sets sys.argv[] to the script name
41 New in IDLE 0.4 (4/7/99)
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44 Most important change: a new menu entry "File -> Path browser", shows
45 a 4-column hierarchical browser which lets you browse sys.path,
46 directories, modules, and classes. Yes, it's a superset of the Class
47 browser menu entry. There's also a new internal module,
48 MultiScrolledLists.py, which provides the framework for this dialog.
50 New in IDLE 0.3 (2/17/99)
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53 Most important changes:
55 - Enabled support for running a module, with or without the debugger.
56 Output goes to a new window. Pressing F5 in a module is effectively a
57 reload of that module; Control-F5 loads it under the debugger.
59 - Re-enable tearing off the Windows menu, and make a torn-off Windows
60 menu update itself whenever a window is opened or closed.
62 - Menu items can now be have a checkbox (when the menu label starts
63 with "!"); use this for the Debugger and "Auto-open stack viewer"
64 (was: JIT stack viewer) menu items.
66 - Added a Quit button to the Debugger API.
68 - The current directory is explicitly inserted into sys.path.
70 - Fix the debugger (when using Python 1.5.2b2) to use canonical
71 filenames for breakpoints, so these actually work. (There's still a
72 lot of work to be done to the management of breakpoints in the
75 - Closing a window that is still colorizing now actually works.
77 - Allow dragging of the separator between the two list boxes in the
80 - Bind ESC to "close window" of the debugger, stack viewer and class
81 browser. It removes the selection highlighting in regular text
82 windows. (These are standard Windows conventions.)
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86 New in IDLE 0.2 (1/8/99)
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89 Lots of changes; here are the highlights:
93 - You can now write and configure your own IDLE extension modules; see
99 The command to open the Python shell window is now in the File menu.
104 New Find dialog with more options; replace dialog; find in files dialog.
106 Commands to tabify or untabify a region.
108 Command to format a paragraph.
113 JIT (Just-In-Time) stack viewer toggle -- if set, the stack viewer
114 automaticall pops up when you get a traceback.
118 Zoom height -- make the window full height.
123 The help text now show up in a regular window so you can search and
124 even edit it if you like.
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128 IDLE 0.1 was distributed with the Python 1.5.2b1 release on 12/22/98.
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