IDLE: More code_context improvements
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Description
Continuation of #77791. Below is https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/77791#issuecomment-1093786893 with done items removed. Items need to be checked or decided on if still relevant. New items should continue with next new number on original.
Docs:
- D3
Menu
- M4: Shortcut for CC? (new)
Code Context Display
- C1. Add vertical scrollbar if lines > maxlines (12).
- C2. Add horizontal scrollbar if add to text (13).
- C3: Make 'Show' show the context for the current top visible line (new).
- C5
Internal Changes
- I3
External Changes
- E2. Navigate by blocks in editor (14).
- E4. Max context lines = 0 is treated as infinity. For depth 0, "self.info[-self.context_depth:]" is whole slice. I don't remember if this is intended (if one does not want context, don't toggle it on), but it is not documented in settings help or doc section. In any case,
offset = max(1, lines - self.context_depth) - 1fails with depth 0. - E5. test_codecontext is affected by user customization, but should not be.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with issue #77791 and its linked comment, then inspect IDLE's code context display, menu, and editor entry points. Run or read test_codecontext and review the settings help and documentation references. Done means each listed item is checked or decided, with the documented behavior and affected tests aligned.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100