Sean Wolfe added the comment:
successfully tested on Linux in 2014
Hello folks, FYI I also installed this patch on Lubuntu linux in 2014 on a
series of computers at a lab where I mentor. I don't have the documentation for
those specific tests, but I did follow the outline above, and i
Sean Wolfe added the comment:
Windows 7 patch test successful:
https://bugs.python.org/issue2704
* install python 2.7.8 fresh on W7
* check idle terminal functionality
--> should not show terminal changes from 2704:
- up arrows move cursor
- typing out of focus has no effect
- clicking ab
Sean Wolfe added the comment:
I did a couple tests and the shift-tab and tab work pretty much as expected.
There's a small quirk for a single-line edit:
* place cursor on beginning of line
* tab forward
--> the text indents as expected
* shift-tab
--> the entire line is highligh
Sean Wolfe added the comment:
installation steps for me:
* apply PyShell.py patch (I had to do some bits manually)
* add Terminal.py to idlelib directory
* add changes to config-extensions.def as detailed in Terminal.py comments
This was in the osx 10.9 system python directories, so there was
Sean Wolfe added the comment:
I just tried this out on osx 10.9.0 and python 2.7.5 :
* cursor persisting on the input line works
* up/down history works
This is much better! A big irritation gone for me and makes things much easier
for beginners IMO -- one less thing to get surprised by
Sean Wolfe added the comment:
fwiw, I like the configuration option. I tend to set idle to editor only, but
the configuration option is useful to me.
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