On 2/2/2011 5:45 PM, Douglas S. Blank wrote:
[snip]
I've stopped using IDLE, so I don't know if some of these issues have
been addressed in the latest versions, but here are some things that
were issues:
* needs a stable interface for plugins (it seemed like each version
changed slightly and our extensions kept breaking)
* more hooks for plugins
* needed a way to run the code in editor window without restarting the
shell (some code has start-up code that should not have to be re-run
each time you want to load the program)
* control+p and alt+p (print and previous) were too similar and I kept
printing the entire history
* allow one to select a printer before printing
* ability to clear the shell window
* allow IDLE to startup with either shell or editor
* Don't show the weird, scary message about Personal Firewall
subprocessing and loopbacks. That is not a good way to introduce
people to computing!
* Allow more than one idle to be run at same time
* command-line history persistent between sessions
* some weird cursor positions in shell. home should take you to a
place after prompt, not before.
* cutting and pasting from shell to window could remove the >>> prompts
* menu items not intuitive for beginners
* more options with a context-sensitive right-mouse-click
IDLE is very nice, but it could be developed into a finally-tuned
product.
Good luck!
-Doug
That looks like a good list. Another good goal would be to make it so
less people say "Don't use IDLE" and decrease the general dislike. A bit
of a lofty goal, but they must have good reasons to not use idle,
otherwise they wouldn't say that...right? ;-)
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