Re: Improving Idle (was Re: Python 3 ...)

2014-07-20 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 19/07/2014 21:45, Terry Reedy wrote: If you are talking about user processes, and we are talking about patching Idle, as opposed to Python or the OS (such as Windows), I disagree. If you are talking about the Idle process, then yes, I would prefer that once Idle starts, it run forever, and re

Re: Improving Idle (was Re: Python 3 ...)

2014-07-20 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 20/07/2014 02:42, Chris Angelico wrote: On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Rick Johnson wrote: Does the IDLE bug-tracker exist to *SOLVE* problems or to *PERPETUATE* them? Definitely the latter. If it weren't for that tracker, bugs would just quietly die on their own. The PSU has a roster f

Re: Improving Idle (was Re: Python 3 ...)

2014-07-19 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Rick Johnson wrote: > Does the IDLE bug-tracker exist to *SOLVE* problems or to > *PERPETUATE* them? Definitely the latter. If it weren't for that tracker, bugs would just quietly die on their own. The PSU has a roster for feeding the bugs, changing their litter,

Re: Improving Idle (was Re: Python 3 ...)

2014-07-19 Thread Rick Johnson
On Saturday, July 19, 2014 3:45:07 PM UTC-5, Terry Reedy wrote: > On 7/19/2014 12:29 PM, Rick Johnson wrote: > [2.7.2 and 3.2.2] are ancient versions from years ago that > no one should be running Idle on now. I have just downloaded and installed versions 2.7.8 and 3.4.1, and i am happy to report

Improving Idle (was Re: Python 3 ...)

2014-07-19 Thread Terry Reedy
On 7/19/2014 12:29 PM, Rick Johnson wrote: On Friday, July 18, 2014 8:21:36 PM UTC-5, Terry Reedy wrote: What ancient version, or oddball system are you using? For me, Win 7, both 2.7.8 and 3.4.1 "CONTROL+LEFT_ARROW" and the cursor is before the 'a' of [>>> abc]. The HOME key goes to the same p

Re: improving IDLE

2010-06-25 Thread Alan G Isaac
On 6/25/2010 1:24 PM, rantingrick wrote: the "if __name__ == '__main__' tests" use root.quit instead of root.destroy! On Jun 25, 12:46 pm, Alan G Isaac wrote: Did you open an issue?http://bugs.python.org/ On 6/25/2010 4:26 PM, rantingrick wrote: If *I* open an issue it will be ignored