[Idle-dev] IDLE Bugs

[Andrew Wells]

I'd like to preface this email with the statement that I absolutely love
IDLE. I started learning python a few days ago and IDLE is a great tool for
that great language.
I've got three bugs to report, and each of them pertains to the
autocomplete function. For reference, I'm using a new MacBook Pro and the
new OS X El Capitan. Upon opening, IDLE prints:
Python 3.5.1 (v3.5.1:37a07cee5969 ...)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
The first bug is not too important. When two IDLE windows are open, the
autocomplete reference box appears on the shell window, whether or not I am
currently typing in the shell or the text editing window. As I said,
trivial.
The second is trivial and quite irritating. I'm used to being able to click
on the autocomplete in order to accept it (i.e. I'm typing random.rand and
click on the highlighted "randint" which appears below). I've come to
realize that IDLE does not support this, which is perfectly acceptable.
However, when I click on it (which I do accidentally out of habit) the
cursor disappears entirely and I cannot regain focus... at least until I
click some kind of button. My current method of escape is to highlight
(which I can still do), right click, and choose "Go to file/line". IDLE
informs me that "The line you point at isn't valid..." and after choosing
"Ok" my cursor is restored.
The last is more serious but easy to avoid. I have a secondary monitor
which I connect to my laptop via HDMI. With a little experimentation, I've
discovered that IDLE crashes when it tries to display the autocorrect
reference box in the second monitor.
I hope these bug reports will help you to discover the source of the
problems as you continue developing IDLE. Thank you for the effort you've
dedicated to making IDLE what it is today.

Andrew
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