[Idle-dev] new idlefork package

[Kurt B. Kaiser]

kbk@shore.net (Kurt B. Kaiser) writes:

> "Bruce Sherwood" <basherwo@unity.ncsu.edu> writes:
> 
> > [Guido van Rossum]
> > > Now that all output goes to the Python Shell window, I'd like to
> > > see a delimiter in that window whenever the subprocess is
> > > restarted.  Otherwise it's not always clear from viewing that
> > > window what happened.
> > 
> > I too would like to see this. Maybe "-----------" or
> > "********". Often one will want to search backwards for the previous
> > delimiter to see the start of the run. Maybe given the high utility
> > of this, there should be a specific menu option (and key binding) to
> > back up to the most recent delimiter.
> 
> Implemented.  Also added ability to restart the subprocess from the
> Shell menu.  What's the Shell menu? It replaces the Debug menu because
> it's doing more now, and may do even more in the future.  And the 
> Options menu replaces Settings to avoid conflict with use of the
> alt-s key to select the Shell menu....

I've been having some second thoughts about this.  Probably there should
be a Shell menu /and/ a Debug menu.

So the shell window menu lineup would be:

File Edit Shell Debug Options Windows Help

The Shell menu would contain:  
        View Last Restart  F6
        Restart Shell

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KBK