Kurt B. Kaiser | b785518 | 2003-08-14 14:54:28 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | What's New in IDLE 1.0+? |
| 2 | =================================== |
| 3 | |
| 4 | *Release date: XX-XXX-2003* |
| 5 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 2303b1c | 2003-11-24 05:26:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 6 | - Keybindings with the Shift modifier now work correctly. So do bindings which |
| 7 | use the Space key. Limit unmodified user keybindings to the function keys. |
| 8 | Python Bug 775353, IDLEfork Bugs 755647, 761557 |
| 9 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 924f616 | 2003-11-19 04:52:32 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 10 | - After an exception, run.py was not setting the exception vector. Noam |
| 11 | Raphael suggested correcting this so pdb's postmortem pm() would work. |
| 12 | IDLEfork Patch 844675 |
| 13 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | c714d45 | 2003-11-24 03:23:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 14 | - IDLE now does not fail to save the file anymore if the Tk buffer is not a |
| 15 | Unicode string, yet eol_convention is. Python Bugs 774680, 788378 |
| 16 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | b785518 | 2003-08-14 14:54:28 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 17 | - IDLE didn't start correctly when Python was installed in "Program Files" on |
| 18 | W2K and XP. Python Bugs 780451, 784183 |
| 19 | |
| 20 | - config-main.def documentation incorrectly referred to idle- instead of |
| 21 | config- filenames. SF 782759 Also added note about .idlerc location. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 220fecf | 2003-07-27 03:24:19 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 24 | What's New in IDLE 1.0? |
| 25 | =================================== |
| 26 | |
| 27 | *Release date: 29-Jul-2003* |
| 28 | |
| 29 | - Added a banner to the shell discussimg warnings possibly raised by personal |
| 30 | firewall software. Added same comment to README.txt. |
| 31 | |
| 32 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 6145a62 | 2003-07-23 15:42:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 33 | What's New in IDLE 1.0 release candidate 2? |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 76bcb5c | 2003-06-14 02:51:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 34 | =================================== |
| 35 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 6145a62 | 2003-07-23 15:42:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 36 | *Release date: 24-Jul-2003* |
| 37 | |
| 38 | - Calltip error when docstring was None Python Bug 775541 |
| 39 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 220fecf | 2003-07-27 03:24:19 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 40 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 6145a62 | 2003-07-23 15:42:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 41 | What's New in IDLE 1.0 release candidate 1? |
| 42 | =================================== |
| 43 | |
| 44 | *Release date: 18-Jul-2003* |
Kurt B. Kaiser | cca9122 | 2003-07-16 03:10:43 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 45 | |
| 46 | - Updated extend.txt, help.txt, and config-extensions.def to correctly |
| 47 | reflect the current status of the configuration system. Python Bug 768469 |
| 48 | |
| 49 | - Fixed: Call Tip Trimming May Loop Forever. Python Patch 769142 (Daniels) |
| 50 | |
| 51 | - Replaced apply(f, args, kwds) with f(*args, **kwargs) to improve performance |
| 52 | Python Patch 768187 |
| 53 | |
| 54 | - Break or continue statements outside a loop were causing IDLE crash |
| 55 | Python Bug 767794 |
| 56 | |
| 57 | - Convert Unicode strings from readline to IOBinding.encoding. Also set |
| 58 | sys.std{in|out|err}.encoding, for both the local and the subprocess case. |
| 59 | SF IDLEfork patch 682347. |
| 60 | |
| 61 | |
| 62 | What's New in IDLE 1.0b2? |
| 63 | =================================== |
| 64 | |
| 65 | *Release date: 29-Jun-2003* |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 76bcb5c | 2003-06-14 02:51:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 66 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | c714d45 | 2003-11-24 03:23:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 67 | - Extend AboutDialog.ViewFile() to support file encodings. Make the CREDITS |
| 68 | file Latin-1. |
| 69 | |
| 70 | - Updated the About dialog to reflect re-integration into Python. Provide |
| 71 | buttons to display Python's NEWS, License, and Credits, plus additional |
| 72 | buttons for IDLE's README and NEWS. |
| 73 | |
| 74 | - TextViewer() now has a third parameter which allows inserting text into the |
| 75 | viewer instead of reading from a file. |
| 76 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 76bcb5c | 2003-06-14 02:51:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 77 | - (Created the .../Lib/idlelib directory in the Python CVS, which is a clone of |
| 78 | IDLEfork modified to install in the Python environment. The code in the |
| 79 | interrupt module has been moved to thread.interrupt_main(). ) |
| 80 | |
| 81 | - Printing the Shell window was failing if it was not saved first SF 748975 |
| 82 | |
| 83 | - When using the Search in Files dialog, if the user had a selection |
| 84 | highlighted in his Editor window, insert it into the dialog search field. |
| 85 | |
| 86 | - The Python Shell entry was disappearing from the Windows menu. |
| 87 | |
| 88 | - Update the Windows file list when a file name change occurs |
| 89 | |
| 90 | - Change to File / Open Module: always pop up the dialog, using the current |
| 91 | selection as the default value. This is easier to use habitually. |
| 92 | |
| 93 | - Avoided a problem with starting the subprocess when 'localhost' doesn't |
| 94 | resolve to the user's loopback interface. SF 747772 |
| 95 | |
| 96 | - Fixed an issue with highlighted errors never de-colorizing. SF 747677. Also |
| 97 | improved notification of Tabnanny Token Error. |
| 98 | |
| 99 | - File / New will by default save in the directory of the Edit window from |
| 100 | which it was initiated. SF 748973 Guido van Rossum patch. |
| 101 | |
Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 102 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 9a90e70 | 2003-04-25 17:48:08 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 103 | What's New in IDLEfork 0.9b1? |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 003091c | 2003-02-17 18:57:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 104 | =================================== |
| 105 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 76bcb5c | 2003-06-14 02:51:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 106 | *Release date: 02-Jun-2003* |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a00050f | 2003-05-08 20:26:55 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 107 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 5ddef75 | 2003-06-01 01:11:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 108 | - The current working directory of the execution environment (and shell |
| 109 | following completion of execution) is now that of the module being run. |
| 110 | |
| 111 | - Added the delete-exitfunc option to config-main.def. (This option is not |
| 112 | included in the Options dialog.) Setting this to True (the default) will |
| 113 | cause IDLE to not run sys.exitfunc/atexit when the subprocess exits. |
| 114 | |
| 115 | - IDLE now preserves the line ending codes when editing a file produced on |
| 116 | a different platform. SF 661759, SF 538584 |
| 117 | |
| 118 | - Reduced default editor font size to 10 point and increased window height |
| 119 | to provide a better initial impression on Windows. |
| 120 | |
| 121 | - Options / Fonts/Tabs / Set Base Editor Font: List box was not highlighting |
| 122 | the default font when first installed on Windows. SF 661676 |
| 123 | |
| 124 | - Added Autosave feature: when user runs code from edit window, if the file |
| 125 | has been modified IDLE will silently save it if Autosave is enabled. The |
| 126 | option is set in the Options dialog, and the default is to prompt the |
| 127 | user to save the file. SF 661318 Bruce Sherwood patch. |
| 128 | |
| 129 | - Improved the RESTART annotation in the shell window when the user restarts |
| 130 | the shell while it is generating output. Also improved annotation when user |
| 131 | repeatedly hammers the Ctrl-F6 restart. |
| 132 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a80d57c | 2003-05-17 03:15:48 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 133 | - Allow IDLE to run when not installed and cwd is not the IDLE directory |
| 134 | SF Patch 686254 "Run IDLEfork from any directory without set-up" - Raphael |
| 135 | |
| 136 | - When a module is run from an EditorWindow: if its directory is not in |
| 137 | sys.path, prepend it. This allows the module to import other modules in |
| 138 | the same directory. Do the same for a script run from the command line. |
| 139 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 5ddef75 | 2003-06-01 01:11:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 140 | - Correctly restart the subprocess if it is running user code and the user |
| 141 | attempts to run some other module or restarts the shell. Do the same if |
| 142 | the link is broken and it is possible to restart the subprocess and re- |
| 143 | connect to the GUI. SF RFE 661321. |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 7f38ec0 | 2003-05-15 03:19:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 144 | |
| 145 | - Improved exception reporting when running commands or scripts from the |
| 146 | command line. |
| 147 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a80d57c | 2003-05-17 03:15:48 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 148 | - Added a -n command line switch to start IDLE without the subprocess. |
| 149 | Removed the Shell menu when running in that mode. Updated help messages. |
| 150 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 7f38ec0 | 2003-05-15 03:19:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 151 | - Added a comment to the shell startup header to indicate when IDLE is not |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a80d57c | 2003-05-17 03:15:48 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 152 | using the subprocess. |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 7f38ec0 | 2003-05-15 03:19:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 153 | |
| 154 | - Restore the ability to run without the subprocess. This can be important for |
| 155 | some platforms or configurations. (Running without the subprocess allows the |
| 156 | debugger to trace through parts of IDLE itself, which may or may not be |
| 157 | desirable, depending on your point of view. In addition, the traditional |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 5ddef75 | 2003-06-01 01:11:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 158 | reload/import tricks must be use if user source code is changed.) This is |
| 159 | helpful for developing IDLE using IDLE, because one instance can be used to |
| 160 | edit the code and a separate instance run to test changes. (Multiple |
| 161 | concurrent IDLE instances with subprocesses is a future feature) |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 7f38ec0 | 2003-05-15 03:19:42 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 162 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 73414a2 | 2003-05-12 03:04:59 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 163 | - Improve the error message a user gets when saving a file with non-ASCII |
| 164 | characters and no source encoding is specified. Done by adding a dialog |
| 165 | 'EncodingMessage', which contains the line to add in a fixed-font entry |
| 166 | widget, and which has a button to add that line to the file automatically. |
| 167 | Also, add a configuration option 'EditorWindow/encoding', which has three |
| 168 | possible values: none, utf-8, and locale. None is the default: IDLE will show |
| 169 | this dialog when non-ASCII characters are encountered. utf-8 means that files |
| 170 | with non-ASCII characters are saved as utf-8-with-bom. locale means that |
| 171 | files are saved in the locale's encoding; the dialog is only displayed if the |
| 172 | source contains characters outside the locale's charset. SF 710733 - Loewis |
| 173 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a00050f | 2003-05-08 20:26:55 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 174 | - Improved I/O response by tweaking the wait parameter in various |
| 175 | calls to signal.signal(). |
| 176 | |
| 177 | - Implemented a threaded subprocess which allows interrupting a pass |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 73414a2 | 2003-05-12 03:04:59 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 178 | loop in user code using the 'interrupt' extension. User code runs |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 5ddef75 | 2003-06-01 01:11:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 179 | in MainThread, while the RPCServer is handled by SockThread. This is |
| 180 | necessary because Windows doesn't support signals. |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 003091c | 2003-02-17 18:57:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 181 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 94afd30 | 2003-03-12 20:52:00 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 182 | - Implemented the 'interrupt' extension module, which allows a subthread |
| 183 | to raise a KeyboardInterrupt in the main thread. |
| 184 | |
| 185 | - Attempting to save the shell raised an error related to saving |
| 186 | breakpoints, which are not implemented in the shell |
| 187 | |
| 188 | - Provide a correct message when 'exit' or 'quit' are entered at the |
| 189 | IDLE command prompt SF 695861 |
| 190 | |
| 191 | - Eliminate extra blank line in shell output caused by not flushing |
| 192 | stdout when user code ends with an unterminated print. SF 695861 |
| 193 | |
| 194 | - Moved responsibility for exception formatting (i.e. pruning IDLE internal |
| 195 | calls) out of rpc.py into the client and server. |
| 196 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 003091c | 2003-02-17 18:57:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 197 | - Exit IDLE cleanly even when doing subprocess I/O |
| 198 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 5ddef75 | 2003-06-01 01:11:14 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 199 | - Handle subprocess interrupt with an RPC message. |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 003091c | 2003-02-17 18:57:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 200 | |
| 201 | - Restart the subprocess if it terminates itself. (VPython programs do that) |
| 202 | |
| 203 | - Support subclassing of exceptions, including in the shell, by moving the |
| 204 | exception formatting to the subprocess. |
| 205 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 003091c | 2003-02-17 18:57:16 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 206 | |
| 207 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 208 | What's New in IDLEfork 0.9 Alpha 2? |
| 209 | =================================== |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 2cb5402 | 2002-12-31 18:12:04 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 210 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 7e17289 | 2003-01-27 02:40:20 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 211 | *Release date: 27-Jan-2003* |
| 212 | |
| 213 | - Updated INSTALL.txt to claify use of the python2 rpm. |
| 214 | |
| 215 | - Improved formatting in IDLE Help. |
| 216 | |
| 217 | - Run menu: Replace "Run Script" with "Run Module". |
| 218 | |
| 219 | - Code encountering an unhandled exception under the debugger now shows |
| 220 | the correct traceback, with IDLE internal levels pruned out. |
| 221 | |
| 222 | - If an exception occurs entirely in IDLE, don't prune the IDLE internal |
| 223 | modules from the traceback displayed. |
| 224 | |
| 225 | - Class Browser and Path Browser now use Alt-Key-2 for vertical zoom. |
| 226 | |
| 227 | - IDLE icons will now install correctly even when setup.py is run from the |
| 228 | build directory |
| 229 | |
| 230 | - Class Browser now compatible with Python2.3 version of pyclbr.py |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 2cb5402 | 2002-12-31 18:12:04 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 231 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 5ec186b | 2003-01-17 04:04:06 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 232 | - Left cursor move in presence of selected text now moves from left end |
| 233 | of the selection. |
| 234 | |
| 235 | - Add Meta keybindings to "IDLE Classic Windows" to handle reversed |
| 236 | Alt/Meta on some Linux distros. |
| 237 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 8e92bf7 | 2003-01-14 22:03:31 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 238 | - Change default: IDLE now starts with Python Shell. |
| 239 | |
| 240 | - Removed the File Path from the Additional Help Sources scrolled list. |
| 241 | |
| 242 | - Add capability to access Additional Help Sources on the web if the |
| 243 | Help File Path begins with //http or www. (Otherwise local path is |
| 244 | validated, as before.) |
| 245 | |
| 246 | - Additional Help Sources were not being posted on the Help menu in the |
| 247 | order entered. Implement sorting the list by [HelpFiles] 'option' |
| 248 | number. |
| 249 | |
| 250 | - Add Browse button to New Help Source dialog. Arrange to start in |
| 251 | Python/Doc if platform is Windows, otherwise start in current directory. |
| 252 | |
| 253 | - Put the Additional Help Sources directly on the Help menu instead of in |
| 254 | an Extra Help cascade menu. Rearrange the Help menu so the Additional |
| 255 | Help Sources come last. Update help.txt appropriately. |
| 256 | |
| 257 | - Fix Tk root pop-ups in configSectionNameDialog.py and configDialog.py |
| 258 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 259 | - Uniform capitalization in General tab of ConfigDialog, update the doc string. |
| 260 | |
| 261 | - Fix bug in ConfigDialog where SaveAllChangedConfig() was unexpectedly |
| 262 | deleting Additional Help Sources from the user's config file. |
| 263 | |
| 264 | - Make configHelpSourceEdit OK button the default and bind <Return> |
| 265 | |
| 266 | - Fix Tk root pop-ups in configHelpSourceEdit: error dialogs not attached |
| 267 | to parents. |
| 268 | |
| 269 | - Use os.startfile() to open both Additional Help and Python Help on the |
| 270 | Windows platform. The application associated with the file type will act as |
| 271 | the viewer. Windows help files (.chm) are now supported via the |
| 272 | Settings/General/Additional Help facility. |
| 273 | |
| 274 | - If Python Help files are installed locally on Linux, use them instead of |
| 275 | accessing python.org. |
| 276 | |
| 277 | - Make the methods for finding the Python help docs more robust, and make |
| 278 | them work in the installed configuration, also. |
| 279 | |
| 280 | - On the Save Before Run dialog, make the OK button the default. One |
| 281 | less mouse action! |
| 282 | |
| 283 | - Add a method: EditorWindow.get_geometry() for future use in implementing |
| 284 | window location persistence. |
| 285 | |
| 286 | - Removed the "Help/Advice" menu entry. Thanks, David! We'll remember! |
| 287 | |
| 288 | - Change the "Classic Windows" theme's paste key to be <ctrl-v>. |
| 289 | |
| 290 | - Rearrange the Shell menu to put Stack Viewer entries adjacent. |
| 291 | |
| 292 | - Add the ability to restart the subprocess interpreter from the shell window; |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 7e17289 | 2003-01-27 02:40:20 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 293 | add an associated menu entry "Shell/Restart" with binding Control-F6. Update |
| 294 | IDLE help. |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 295 | |
| 296 | - Upon a restart, annotate the shell window with a "restart boundary". Add a |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 7e17289 | 2003-01-27 02:40:20 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 297 | shell window menu "Shell/View Restart" with binding F6 to jump to the most |
| 298 | recent restart boundary. |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 299 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | 7e17289 | 2003-01-27 02:40:20 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 300 | - Add Shell menu to Python Shell; change "Settings" to "Options". |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 301 | |
| 302 | - Remove incorrect comment in setup.py: IDLEfork is now installed as a package. |
| 303 | |
| 304 | - Add INSTALL.txt, HISTORY.txt, NEWS.txt to installed configuration. |
| 305 | |
| 306 | - In installer text, fix reference to Visual Python, should be VPython. |
| 307 | Properly credit David Scherer. |
| 308 | |
| 309 | - Modified idle, idle.py, idle.pyw to improve exception handling. |
| 310 | |
Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 311 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 312 | What's New in IDLEfork 0.9 Alpha 1? |
| 313 | =================================== |
Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 314 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 315 | *Release date: 31-Dec-2002* |
Steven M. Gava | 88ff736 | 2001-07-21 09:50:55 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 316 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 317 | - First release of major new functionality. For further details refer to |
| 318 | Idle-dev and/or the Sourceforge CVS. |
Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 319 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 320 | - Adapted to the Mac platform. |
Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 321 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 322 | - Overhauled the IDLE startup options and revised the idle -h help message, |
| 323 | which provides details of command line usage. |
Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 324 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 325 | - Multiple bug fixes and usability enhancements. |
| 326 | |
| 327 | - Introduced the new RPC implementation, which includes a debugger. The output |
| 328 | of user code is to the shell, and the shell may be used to inspect the |
| 329 | environment after the run has finished. (In version 0.8.1 the shell |
| 330 | environment was separate from the environment of the user code.) |
| 331 | |
| 332 | - Introduced the configuration GUI and a new About dialog. |
| 333 | |
| 334 | - Removed David Scherer's Remote Procedure Call code and replaced with Guido |
| 335 | van Rossum's. GvR code has support for the IDLE debugger and uses the shell |
| 336 | to inspect the environment of code Run from an Edit window. Files removed: |
| 337 | ExecBinding.py, loader.py, protocol.py, Remote.py, spawn.py |
Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 338 | |
Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 339 | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 340 | Refer to HISTORY.txt for additional information on earlier releases. |
| 341 | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
David Scherer | 7aced17 | 2000-08-15 01:13:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 342 | |
| 343 | |
David Scherer | 7aced17 | 2000-08-15 01:13:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 344 | |
| 345 | |
David Scherer | 7aced17 | 2000-08-15 01:13:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 346 | |