Sounds exciting Tal... thanks for your help! -----Original Message----- From: idle-dev-bounces+sean=ticketweb....@python.org [mailto:idle-dev-bounces+sean=ticketweb....@python.org] On Behalf Of Tal Einat Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 12:28 PM To: idle-dev Subject: [Idle-dev] IDLE-Spoon
Hi, I'd like to announce the revival of the IDLE-Spoon project! IDLE-Spoon is now hosted at BitBucket: http://bitbucket.org/taleinat/idle-spoon/ This means that downloading, being notified of changes, reporting bugs and suggesting features are all very easy to do, not to mention forking the code yourself for some hacking. My hope is that some people who use IDLE regularly will adopt IDLE-Spoon and help report bugs and suggest improvements. This will allow submitting well-tested patches back to main-stream IDLE. == New Features == * compatible with Python versions 2.3 to 2.6 (should work with 2.7 too, untested) * enhanced search mechanism with incremental search * out-of-the-box inclusion of the Squeezer extension (with improvements) * case-insensitive auto-completion * configuration dialog for extensions * call-tips allow opening a function/method/class's argument list and doc-string in a separate viewing window == What is IDLE-Spoon? == IDLE-spoon aims to revive the development of IDLE, which has been stagnant in recent years. The main goals are to fix usability issues, to improve friendliness and ease of use, and to add key productivity enhancing features. These will be done only in ways which will not compromise IDLE's simplicity and clean interface, so that it will continue to be useful for learning and teaching. Additionally, compatibility with Python versions 2.3 and above is maintained. IDLE-spoon is currently not compatible with Python3.0. Another major reason for forking from the main version is to allow a faster commit process, which will hopefully allow a wider user-base to test new features and provide feedback. == Important Notes == * the latest version has only been tested by myself * IDLE-Spoon does not yet work with Python 3 _______________________________________________ IDLE-dev mailing list IDLE-dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/idle-dev CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately by telephone. _______________________________________________ IDLE-dev mailing list IDLE-dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/idle-dev
