Commit bafef5ad authored by Terry Jan Reedy's avatar Terry Jan Reedy

Edit Menus section of Idle doc. Make menu entries match current Idle in order

and case.  Edit some of the explanatory sentences and end all with a period.
parent 9e466cf1
......@@ -29,136 +29,147 @@ IDLE has the following features:
Menus
-----
IDLE has two window types, the Shell window and the Editor window. It is
possible to have multiple editor windows simultaneously. IDLE's
menus dynamically change based on which window is currently selected. Each menu
documented below indicates which window type it is associated with. Click on
the dotted line at the top of a menu to "tear it off": a separate window
containing the menu is created (for Unix and Windows only).
IDLE has two main window types, the Shell window and the Editor window. It is
possible to have multiple editor windows simultaneously. Output windows, such
as used for Edit / Find in Files, are a subtype of edit window. They currently
have the same top menu as Editor windows but a different default title and
context menu.
IDLE's menus dynamically change based on which window is currently selected.
Each menu documented below indicates which window type it is associated with.
Click on the dotted line at the top of a menu to "tear it off": a separate
window containing the menu is created (for Unix and Windows only).
File menu (Shell and Editor)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
New file
Create a new file editing window
New File
Create a new file editing window.
Open...
Open an existing file
Open module...
Open an existing module (searches sys.path)
Open an existing file with an Open dialog.
Recent Files
Open a list of recent files
Open a list of recent files. Click one to open it.
Open Module...
Open an existing module (searches sys.path).
.. index::
single: Class browser
single: Path browser
Class browser
Show classes and methods in current file
Class Browser
Show functions, classes, and methods in the current Editor file in a
tree structure. In the shell, open a module first.
Path browser
Show sys.path directories, modules, classes and methods
Path Browser
Show sys.path directories, modules, functions, classes and methods in a
tree structure.
Save
Save current window to the associated file (unsaved windows have a
\* before and after the window title)
Save the current window to the associated file, if there is one. Windows
that have been changed since being opened or last saved have a \* before
and after the window title. If there is no associated file,
do Save As instead.
Save As...
Save current window to new file, which becomes the associated file
Save the current window with a Save As dialog. The file saved becomes the
new associated file for the window.
Save Copy As...
Save current window to different file without changing the associated file
Save the current window to different file without changing the associated
file.
Print Window
Print the current window
Print the current window to the default printer.
Close
Close current window (asks to save if unsaved)
Close the current window (ask to save if unsaved).
Exit
Close all windows and quit IDLE (asks to save if unsaved)
Close all windows and quit IDLE (ask to save unsaved windows).
Edit menu (Shell and Editor)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Undo
Undo last change to current window (a maximum of 1000 changes may be undone)
Undo the last change to the current window. A maximum of 1000 changes may
be undone.
Redo
Redo last undone change to current window
Redo the last undone change to the current window.
Cut
Copy selection into system-wide clipboard; then delete the selection
Copy selection into the system-wide clipboard; then delete the selection.
Copy
Copy selection into system-wide clipboard
Copy selection into the system-wide clipboard.
Paste
Insert system-wide clipboard into window
Insert contents of the system-wide clipboard into the current window.
The clipboard functions are also available in context menus.
Select All
Select the entire contents of the edit buffer
Select the entire contents of the current window.
Find...
Open a search dialog box with many options
Open a search dialog with many options
Find again
Repeat last search
Find Again
Repeat the last search, if there is one.
Find selection
Search for the string in the selection
Find Selection
Search for the currently selected string, if there is one.
Find in Files...
Open a search dialog box for searching files
Open a file search dialog. Put results in an new output window.
Replace...
Open a search-and-replace dialog box
Open a search-and-replace dialog.
Go to Line
Move cursor to the line number requested and make that line visible.
Go to line
Ask for a line number and show that line
Show Completions
Open a scrollable list allowing selection of keywords and attributes. See
Completions in the Tips sections below.
Expand word
Expand the word you have typed to match another word in the same buffer;
repeat to get a different expansion
Expand Word
Expand a prefix you have typed to match a full word in the same window;
repeat to get a different expansion.
Show call tip
After an unclosed parenthesis for a function, open a small window with
function parameter hints
function parameter hints.
Show surrounding parens
Highlight the surrounding parenthesis
Show Completions
Open a scroll window allowing selection keywords and attributes. See
Completions below.
Highlight the surrounding parenthesis.
Format menu (Editor window only)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Indent region
Shift selected lines right by the indent width (default 4 spaces)
Indent Region
Shift selected lines right by the indent width (default 4 spaces).
Dedent region
Shift selected lines left by the indent width (default 4 spaces)
Dedent Region
Shift selected lines left by the indent width (default 4 spaces).
Comment out region
Insert ## in front of selected lines
Comment Out Region
Insert ## in front of selected lines.
Uncomment region
Remove leading # or ## from selected lines
Uncomment Region
Remove leading # or ## from selected lines.
Tabify region
Turns *leading* stretches of spaces into tabs. (Note: We recommend using
Tabify Region
Turn *leading* stretches of spaces into tabs. (Note: We recommend using
4 space blocks to indent Python code.)
Untabify region
Turn *all* tabs into the correct number of spaces
Untabify Region
Turn *all* tabs into the correct number of spaces.
Toggle tabs
Toggle Tabs
Open a dialog to switch between indenting with spaces and tabs.
New Indent Width
......@@ -166,62 +177,67 @@ New Indent Width
community is 4 spaces.
Format Paragraph
Reformat the current blank-line-separated paragraph. All lines in the
paragraph will be formatted to less than 80 columns.
Reformat the current blank-line-delimited paragraph in comment block or
multiline string or selected line in a string. All lines in the
paragraph will be formatted to less than N columns, where N defaults to 72.
Strip trailing whitespace
Removes any space characters after the end of the last non-space character
Remove any space characters after the last non-space character of a line.
.. index::
single: Import module
single: Run script
Run menu (Editor window only)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Python Shell
Open or wake up the Python Shell window
Open or wake up the Python Shell window.
Check module
Check Module
Check the syntax of the module currently open in the Editor window. If the
module has not been saved IDLE will prompt the user to save the code.
module has not been saved IDLE will either prompt the user to save or
autosave, as selected in the General tab of the Idle Settings dialog. If
there is a syntax error, the approximate location is indicated in the
Editor window.
Run module
Restart the shell to clean the environment, then execute the currently
open module. If the module has not been saved IDLE will prompt the user
to save the code.
Run Module
Do Check Module (above). If no error, restart the shell to clean the
environment, then execute the module.
Shell menu (Shell window only)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
View Last Restart
Scroll the shell window to the last Shell restart
Scroll the shell window to the last Shell restart.
Restart Shell
Restart the shell to clean the environment
Restart the shell to clean the environment.
Debug menu (Shell window only)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Go to file/line
Look around the insert point for a filename and line number, open the file,
and show the line. Useful to view the source lines referenced in an
exception traceback. Available in the context menu of the Shell window.
Go to File/Line
Look on the current line. with the cursor, and the line above for a filename
and line number. If found, open the file if not already open, and show the
line. Use this to view source lines referenced in an exception traceback
and lines found by Find in Files. Also available in the context menu of
the Shell window and Output windows.
.. index::
single: debugger
single: stack viewer
Debugger (toggle)
This feature is not complete and considered experimental. Run commands in
the shell under the debugger
When actived, code entered in the Shell or run from an Editor will run
under the debugger. In the Editor, breakpoints can be set with the context
menu. This feature is still incomplete and somewhat experimental.
Stack viewer
Show the stack traceback of the last exception
Stack Viewer
Show the stack traceback of the last exception in a tree widget, with
access to locals and globals.
Auto-open Stack Viewer
Toggle automatically opening the stack viewer on unhandled exception
.. index::
single: stack viewer
single: debugger
Toggle automatically opening the stack viewer on an unhandled exception.
Options menu (Shell and Editor)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
......@@ -229,23 +245,26 @@ Options menu (Shell and Editor)
Configure IDLE
Open a configuration dialog. Fonts, indentation, keybindings, and color
themes may be altered. Startup Preferences may be set, and additional
help sources can be specified.
help sources can be specified. Non-default user setting are saved in a
.idlerc directory in the user's home directory. Problems caused by bad user
configuration files are solved by editing or deleting one or more of the
files in .idlerc.
Configure Extensions
Open a configuration dialog for setting preferences for extensions
(discussed below).
(discussed below). See note above about the location of user settings.
Code Context (toggle)(Editor Window only)
Open a pane at the top of the edit window which shows the block context
of the section of code which is scrolling off the top of the window.
of the code which has scrolled above the top of the window.
Windows menu (Shell and Editor)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Zoom Height
Toggles the window between normal size (40x80 initial setting) and maximum
height. The initial size is in the Configure IDLE dialog under the general
tab.
Toggles the window between normal size and maximum height. The initial size
defaults to 40 lines by 80 chars unless changed on the General tab of the
Configure IDLE dialog.
The rest of this menu lists the names of all open windows; select one to bring
it to the foreground (deiconifying it if necessary).
......@@ -254,16 +273,19 @@ Help menu (Shell and Editor)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
About IDLE
Version, copyright, license, credits
Display version, copyright, license, credits, and more.
IDLE Help
Display a help file for IDLE detailing the menu options, basic editing and
navigation, and other tips.
Python Docs
Access local Python documentation, if installed. Or will start a web browser
Access local Python documentation, if installed, or start a web browser
and open docs.python.org showing the latest Python documentation.
Turtle Demo
Run the turtledemo module with example python code and turtle drawings.
Additional help sources may be added here with the Configure IDLE dialog under
the General tab.
......@@ -275,39 +297,32 @@ the General tab.
single: Clear Breakpoint
single: breakpoints
Editor Window context menu
Context Menus
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
* Right-click in Editor window (Control-click on OS X)
Open a context menu by right-clicking in a window (Control-click on OS X).
Context menus have the standard clipboard functions also on the Edit menu.
Cut
Copy selection into system-wide clipboard; then delete selection
Copy selection into the system-wide clipboard; then delete the selection.
Copy
Copy selection into system-wide clipboard
Copy selection into the system-wide clipboard.
Paste
Insert system-wide clipboard into window
Insert contents of the system-wide clipboard into the current window.
Editor windows also have breakpoint functions. Lines with a breakpoint set are
specially marked. Breakpoints only have an effect when running under the
debugger. Breakpoints for a file are saved in the user's .idlerc directory.
Set Breakpoint
Sets a breakpoint. Breakpoints are only enabled when the debugger is open.
Set a breakpoint on the current line.
Clear Breakpoint
Clears the breakpoint on that line.
Clear the breakpoint on that line.
Shell Window context menu
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
* Right-click in Python Shell window (Control-click on OS X)
Cut
Copy selection into system-wide clipboard; then delete selection
Copy
Copy selection into system-wide clipboard
Paste
Insert system-wide clipboard into window
Shell and Output windows have the following.
Go to file/line
Same as in Debug menu.
......@@ -481,8 +496,8 @@ shell, or for executing import statements to import common modules.
In addition, ``Tk`` also loads a startup file if it is present. Note that the
Tk file is loaded unconditionally. This additional file is ``.Idle.py`` and is
looked for in the user's home directory. Statements in this file will be
executed in the Tk namespace, so this file is not useful for importing functions
to be used from IDLE's Python shell.
executed in the Tk namespace, so this file is not useful for importing
functions to be used from IDLE's Python shell.
Command line usage
......@@ -508,9 +523,9 @@ If there are arguments:
#. Otherwise, if neither ``-e`` nor ``-c`` is used, the first
argument is a script which is executed with the remaining arguments in
``sys.argv[1:...]`` and ``sys.argv[0]`` set to the script name. If the script
name is '-', no script is executed but an interactive Python session is started;
the arguments are still available in ``sys.argv``.
``sys.argv[1:...]`` and ``sys.argv[0]`` set to the script name. If the
script name is '-', no script is executed but an interactive Python session
is started; the arguments are still available in ``sys.argv``.
Running without a subprocess
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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