1 What's New in IDLE 0.9b1+?
2 ===================================
4 *Release date: XX-XXX-2003*
6 - (Created the .../Lib/idlelib directory in the Python CVS, which is a clone of
7 IDLEfork modified to install in the Python environment. The code in the
8 interrupt module has been moved to thread.interrupt_main(). )
10 - Printing the Shell window was failing if it was not saved first SF 748975
12 - When using the Search in Files dialog, if the user had a selection
13 highlighted in his Editor window, insert it into the dialog search field.
15 - The Python Shell entry was disappearing from the Windows menu.
17 - Update the Windows file list when a file name change occurs
19 - Change to File / Open Module: always pop up the dialog, using the current
20 selection as the default value. This is easier to use habitually.
22 - Avoided a problem with starting the subprocess when 'localhost' doesn't
23 resolve to the user's loopback interface. SF 747772
25 - Fixed an issue with highlighted errors never de-colorizing. SF 747677. Also
26 improved notification of Tabnanny Token Error.
28 - File / New will by default save in the directory of the Edit window from
29 which it was initiated. SF 748973 Guido van Rossum patch.
32 What's New in IDLEfork 0.9b1?
33 ===================================
35 *Release date: 02-Jun-2003*
37 - The current working directory of the execution environment (and shell
38 following completion of execution) is now that of the module being run.
40 - Added the delete-exitfunc option to config-main.def. (This option is not
41 included in the Options dialog.) Setting this to True (the default) will
42 cause IDLE to not run sys.exitfunc/atexit when the subprocess exits.
44 - IDLE now preserves the line ending codes when editing a file produced on
45 a different platform. SF 661759, SF 538584
47 - Reduced default editor font size to 10 point and increased window height
48 to provide a better initial impression on Windows.
50 - Options / Fonts/Tabs / Set Base Editor Font: List box was not highlighting
51 the default font when first installed on Windows. SF 661676
53 - Added Autosave feature: when user runs code from edit window, if the file
54 has been modified IDLE will silently save it if Autosave is enabled. The
55 option is set in the Options dialog, and the default is to prompt the
56 user to save the file. SF 661318 Bruce Sherwood patch.
58 - Improved the RESTART annotation in the shell window when the user restarts
59 the shell while it is generating output. Also improved annotation when user
60 repeatedly hammers the Ctrl-F6 restart.
62 - Allow IDLE to run when not installed and cwd is not the IDLE directory
63 SF Patch 686254 "Run IDLEfork from any directory without set-up" - Raphael
65 - When a module is run from an EditorWindow: if its directory is not in
66 sys.path, prepend it. This allows the module to import other modules in
67 the same directory. Do the same for a script run from the command line.
69 - Correctly restart the subprocess if it is running user code and the user
70 attempts to run some other module or restarts the shell. Do the same if
71 the link is broken and it is possible to restart the subprocess and re-
72 connect to the GUI. SF RFE 661321.
74 - Improved exception reporting when running commands or scripts from the
77 - Added a -n command line switch to start IDLE without the subprocess.
78 Removed the Shell menu when running in that mode. Updated help messages.
80 - Added a comment to the shell startup header to indicate when IDLE is not
83 - Restore the ability to run without the subprocess. This can be important for
84 some platforms or configurations. (Running without the subprocess allows the
85 debugger to trace through parts of IDLE itself, which may or may not be
86 desirable, depending on your point of view. In addition, the traditional
87 reload/import tricks must be use if user source code is changed.) This is
88 helpful for developing IDLE using IDLE, because one instance can be used to
89 edit the code and a separate instance run to test changes. (Multiple
90 concurrent IDLE instances with subprocesses is a future feature)
92 - Improve the error message a user gets when saving a file with non-ASCII
93 characters and no source encoding is specified. Done by adding a dialog
94 'EncodingMessage', which contains the line to add in a fixed-font entry
95 widget, and which has a button to add that line to the file automatically.
96 Also, add a configuration option 'EditorWindow/encoding', which has three
97 possible values: none, utf-8, and locale. None is the default: IDLE will show
98 this dialog when non-ASCII characters are encountered. utf-8 means that files
99 with non-ASCII characters are saved as utf-8-with-bom. locale means that
100 files are saved in the locale's encoding; the dialog is only displayed if the
101 source contains characters outside the locale's charset. SF 710733 - Loewis
103 - Improved I/O response by tweaking the wait parameter in various
104 calls to signal.signal().
106 - Implemented a threaded subprocess which allows interrupting a pass
107 loop in user code using the 'interrupt' extension. User code runs
108 in MainThread, while the RPCServer is handled by SockThread. This is
109 necessary because Windows doesn't support signals.
111 - Implemented the 'interrupt' extension module, which allows a subthread
112 to raise a KeyboardInterrupt in the main thread.
114 - Attempting to save the shell raised an error related to saving
115 breakpoints, which are not implemented in the shell
117 - Provide a correct message when 'exit' or 'quit' are entered at the
118 IDLE command prompt SF 695861
120 - Eliminate extra blank line in shell output caused by not flushing
121 stdout when user code ends with an unterminated print. SF 695861
123 - Moved responsibility for exception formatting (i.e. pruning IDLE internal
124 calls) out of rpc.py into the client and server.
126 - Exit IDLE cleanly even when doing subprocess I/O
128 - Handle subprocess interrupt with an RPC message.
130 - Restart the subprocess if it terminates itself. (VPython programs do that)
132 - Support subclassing of exceptions, including in the shell, by moving the
133 exception formatting to the subprocess.
137 What's New in IDLEfork 0.9 Alpha 2?
138 ===================================
140 *Release date: 27-Jan-2003*
142 - Updated INSTALL.txt to claify use of the python2 rpm.
144 - Improved formatting in IDLE Help.
146 - Run menu: Replace "Run Script" with "Run Module".
148 - Code encountering an unhandled exception under the debugger now shows
149 the correct traceback, with IDLE internal levels pruned out.
151 - If an exception occurs entirely in IDLE, don't prune the IDLE internal
152 modules from the traceback displayed.
154 - Class Browser and Path Browser now use Alt-Key-2 for vertical zoom.
156 - IDLE icons will now install correctly even when setup.py is run from the
159 - Class Browser now compatible with Python2.3 version of pyclbr.py
161 - Left cursor move in presence of selected text now moves from left end
164 - Add Meta keybindings to "IDLE Classic Windows" to handle reversed
165 Alt/Meta on some Linux distros.
167 - Change default: IDLE now starts with Python Shell.
169 - Removed the File Path from the Additional Help Sources scrolled list.
171 - Add capability to access Additional Help Sources on the web if the
172 Help File Path begins with //http or www. (Otherwise local path is
173 validated, as before.)
175 - Additional Help Sources were not being posted on the Help menu in the
176 order entered. Implement sorting the list by [HelpFiles] 'option'
179 - Add Browse button to New Help Source dialog. Arrange to start in
180 Python/Doc if platform is Windows, otherwise start in current directory.
182 - Put the Additional Help Sources directly on the Help menu instead of in
183 an Extra Help cascade menu. Rearrange the Help menu so the Additional
184 Help Sources come last. Update help.txt appropriately.
186 - Fix Tk root pop-ups in configSectionNameDialog.py and configDialog.py
188 - Uniform capitalization in General tab of ConfigDialog, update the doc string.
190 - Fix bug in ConfigDialog where SaveAllChangedConfig() was unexpectedly
191 deleting Additional Help Sources from the user's config file.
193 - Make configHelpSourceEdit OK button the default and bind <Return>
195 - Fix Tk root pop-ups in configHelpSourceEdit: error dialogs not attached
198 - Use os.startfile() to open both Additional Help and Python Help on the
199 Windows platform. The application associated with the file type will act as
200 the viewer. Windows help files (.chm) are now supported via the
201 Settings/General/Additional Help facility.
203 - If Python Help files are installed locally on Linux, use them instead of
204 accessing python.org.
206 - Make the methods for finding the Python help docs more robust, and make
207 them work in the installed configuration, also.
209 - On the Save Before Run dialog, make the OK button the default. One
212 - Add a method: EditorWindow.get_geometry() for future use in implementing
213 window location persistence.
215 - Removed the "Help/Advice" menu entry. Thanks, David! We'll remember!
217 - Change the "Classic Windows" theme's paste key to be <ctrl-v>.
219 - Rearrange the Shell menu to put Stack Viewer entries adjacent.
221 - Add the ability to restart the subprocess interpreter from the shell window;
222 add an associated menu entry "Shell/Restart" with binding Control-F6. Update
225 - Upon a restart, annotate the shell window with a "restart boundary". Add a
226 shell window menu "Shell/View Restart" with binding F6 to jump to the most
227 recent restart boundary.
229 - Add Shell menu to Python Shell; change "Settings" to "Options".
231 - Remove incorrect comment in setup.py: IDLEfork is now installed as a package.
233 - Add INSTALL.txt, HISTORY.txt, NEWS.txt to installed configuration.
235 - In installer text, fix reference to Visual Python, should be VPython.
236 Properly credit David Scherer.
238 - Modified idle, idle.py, idle.pyw to improve exception handling.
241 What's New in IDLEfork 0.9 Alpha 1?
242 ===================================
244 *Release date: 31-Dec-2002*
246 - First release of major new functionality. For further details refer to
247 Idle-dev and/or the Sourceforge CVS.
249 - Adapted to the Mac platform.
251 - Overhauled the IDLE startup options and revised the idle -h help message,
252 which provides details of command line usage.
254 - Multiple bug fixes and usability enhancements.
256 - Introduced the new RPC implementation, which includes a debugger. The output
257 of user code is to the shell, and the shell may be used to inspect the
258 environment after the run has finished. (In version 0.8.1 the shell
259 environment was separate from the environment of the user code.)
261 - Introduced the configuration GUI and a new About dialog.
263 - Removed David Scherer's Remote Procedure Call code and replaced with Guido
264 van Rossum's. GvR code has support for the IDLE debugger and uses the shell
265 to inspect the environment of code Run from an Edit window. Files removed:
266 ExecBinding.py, loader.py, protocol.py, Remote.py, spawn.py
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269 Refer to HISTORY.txt for additional information on earlier releases.
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