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authorTerry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>2019-02-23 23:04:53 -0500
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2019-02-23 23:04:53 -0500
commitd610116a2e48b55788b62e11f2e6956af06b3de0 (patch)
tree8264dbc71fca508544e5fe522729c767a0fa082b
parentabe5922743f62e130c4dad2f637274c38d6b1e8b (diff)
downloadcpython-git-d610116a2e48b55788b62e11f2e6956af06b3de0.tar.gz
bpo-24310: Document IDLE settings dialog font tab sample (GH-12007)
-rw-r--r--Doc/library/idle.rst7
-rw-r--r--Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt2
-rw-r--r--Lib/idlelib/help.html8
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-02-23-22-31-20.bpo-24310.j_vJQl.rst1
4 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/idle.rst b/Doc/library/idle.rst
index 8290039c96..8ef9e2eed5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/idle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/idle.rst
@@ -852,6 +852,13 @@ Non-default user settings are saved in a .idlerc directory in the user's
home directory. Problems caused by bad user configuration files are solved
by editing or deleting one or more of the files in .idlerc.
+On the Font tab, see the text sample for the effect of font face and size
+on multiple characters in multiple languages. Edit the sample to add
+other characters of personal interest. Use the sample to select
+monospaced fonts. If particular characters have problems in Shell or an
+editor, add them to the top of the sample and try changing first size
+and then font.
+
On the Highlights and Keys tab, select a built-in or custom color theme
and key set. To use a newer built-in color theme or key set with older
IDLEs, save it as a new custom theme or key set and it well be accessible
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 5d30fb3d96..715b013e11 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Released on 2019-10-20?
======================================
+bpo-24310: Document settings dialog font tab sample.
+
bpo-35689: Add docstrings and tests for colorizer.
bpo-35833: Revise IDLE doc for control codes sent to Shell.
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/help.html b/Lib/idlelib/help.html
index 374159f807..b654ab7f2c 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/help.html
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.html
@@ -788,6 +788,12 @@ changed via Configure IDLE on the Option menu.
Non-default user settings are saved in a .idlerc directory in the user’s
home directory. Problems caused by bad user configuration files are solved
by editing or deleting one or more of the files in .idlerc.</p>
+<p>On the Font tab, see the text sample for the effect of font face and size
+on multiple characters in multiple languages. Edit the sample to add
+other characters of personal interest. Use the sample to select
+monospaced fonts. If particular characters have problems in Shell or an
+editor, add them to the top of the sample and try changing first size
+and then font.</p>
<p>On the Highlights and Keys tab, select a built-in or custom color theme
and key set. To use a newer built-in color theme or key set with older
IDLEs, save it as a new custom theme or key set and it well be accessible
@@ -937,7 +943,7 @@ also used for testing.</p>
<br />
<br />
- Last updated on Feb 08, 2019.
+ Last updated on Feb 23, 2019.
<a href="https://docs.python.org/3/bugs.html">Found a bug</a>?
<br />
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-02-23-22-31-20.bpo-24310.j_vJQl.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-02-23-22-31-20.bpo-24310.j_vJQl.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12ac99022a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-02-23-22-31-20.bpo-24310.j_vJQl.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+IDLE -- Document settings dialog font tab sample.