[issue25225] Idle doc: redo Syntax Colors section

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[issue25225] Idle doc: redo Syntax Colors section

Mark Roseman added the comment: I'd suggest that there is no reason to include the list of what elements can be coloured, as it's there in the dialog for anyone who wants to muck with it. Just the first paragraph (two sentences) would be sufficient I think. Even dropping it from the document

[issue25225] Idle doc: redo Syntax Colors section

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 36095aa6dd5e by Terry Jan Reedy in branch '2.7': Issue #25225: add revised .html. https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/36095aa6dd5e New changeset a43d79b2434c by Terry Jan Reedy in branch '3.4': Issue #25225: add revised .html.

[issue25225] Idle doc: redo Syntax Colors section

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: I decided to keep a further condensed subsection. I think there is a bit of extra info, and we may need or want to say more after other changes, such as for #7949, and the addition of a dark theme. The reference manual documents our current promises.

[issue25225] Idle doc: redo Syntax Colors section

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 2f6aa20c05b3 by Terry Jan Reedy in branch '2.7': Issue #25225: Condense and rewrite Idle doc section on text colors. https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/2f6aa20c05b3 New changeset f5502ff7ae2d by Terry Jan Reedy in branch '3.4': Issue #25225:

[issue25225] Idle doc: redo Syntax Colors section

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Current: 3. Syntax colors The coloring is applied in a background “thread,” so you may occasionally see uncolorized text. To change the color scheme, edit the [Colors] section in config.txt. Python syntax colors: Keywords orange Strings

[issue25225] Idle doc: redo Syntax Colors section

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Possible alternative, with additions and corrections: 3. Syntax colors The coloring is applied in a background “thread,” so you may occasionally see uncolorized text. To change the color scheme, edit the [Colors] section in config.txt.

[issue25225] Idle doc: redo Syntax Colors section

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: The alternative above matches the format of help.txt, except that the latter has the colors lined up. The excessive addition of whitespace here was an argument against replacing help.txt with help.html (#16893). I consider the proposed condensation to be

[issue25225] Idle doc: redo Syntax Colors section

New submission from Terry J. Reedy: I plan to make the following changes to the Syntax colors section: * Change name to Text and syntax colors, as not all colors are code-syntax related. * Make it a subsection of the previous Editing and navigation section, which is about editor and shell