Update for release.
Modified Files:
INSTALL.txt NEWS.txt idlever.py
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 07904a3..e1c6fc7 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,26 @@
What's New in IDLEfork 0.9 Alpha 2?
===================================
-*Release date: XX-XXX-2003*
+*Release date: 27-Jan-2003*
+
+- Updated INSTALL.txt to claify use of the python2 rpm.
+
+- Improved formatting in IDLE Help.
+
+- Run menu: Replace "Run Script" with "Run Module".
+
+- Code encountering an unhandled exception under the debugger now shows
+ the correct traceback, with IDLE internal levels pruned out.
+
+- If an exception occurs entirely in IDLE, don't prune the IDLE internal
+ modules from the traceback displayed.
+
+- Class Browser and Path Browser now use Alt-Key-2 for vertical zoom.
+
+- IDLE icons will now install correctly even when setup.py is run from the
+ build directory
+
+- Class Browser now compatible with Python2.3 version of pyclbr.py
- Left cursor move in presence of selected text now moves from left end
of the selection.
@@ -68,14 +87,14 @@
- Rearrange the Shell menu to put Stack Viewer entries adjacent.
- Add the ability to restart the subprocess interpreter from the shell window;
- add an associated menu entry "Shell/Restart". Update help.
+ add an associated menu entry "Shell/Restart" with binding Control-F6. Update
+ IDLE help.
- Upon a restart, annotate the shell window with a "restart boundary". Add a
- shell window menu "Shell/View Restart" and hotkey to jump to the most recent
- restart boundary.
+ shell window menu "Shell/View Restart" with binding F6 to jump to the most
+ recent restart boundary.
-- Change the shell window menu "Debug" to "Shell"; change "Settings" to
- "Options".
+- Add Shell menu to Python Shell; change "Settings" to "Options".
- Remove incorrect comment in setup.py: IDLEfork is now installed as a package.
@@ -90,9 +109,10 @@
+ Can't kill a tight loop in the Windows version: Insert a
``print "*",`` in an outer loop or use the Task Manager to kill.
- + Printing under Linux may be problematic.
- + The debugger is pretty slow.
- + RPC stack levels are not being pruned from debugger tracebacks.
+ + Typing two Control-C in close succession when the subprocess is busy can
+ cause IDLE to lose communication with the subprocess. Please type one
+ only and wait for the exception to complete.
+ + Printing under some versions of Linux may be problematic.
What's New in IDLEfork 0.9 Alpha 1?