[issue24776] Improve Fonts/Tabs UX for IDLE
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: I agree. Cntl/Cmd +/- font sizing works in turtledemo within sensible limits. The code could be copied. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24776 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue24776] Improve Fonts/Tabs UX for IDLE
Mark Roseman added the comment: Agree about the font resizing menu items/shortcuts... your original #17642 remains open for this -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24776 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue24776] Improve Fonts/Tabs UX for IDLE
Raymond Hettinger added the comment: FWIW, I would also like a pair of hotkeys, Cmd + and Cmd - to increase and decrease the font (this would greatly improve usability for font size changes). There is good precedent for this in other editors and terminal programs. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24776 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue24776] Improve Fonts/Tabs UX for IDLE
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: The side-by-side part I obviously like, but I think we need to keep 'Base Editor Font' since this and only this is affected by the selection. I think there should be an option to increase the 'other' font used for everything else. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24776 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue24776] Improve Fonts/Tabs UX for IDLE
Mark Roseman added the comment: What do you think of the layout in cfg_font_layout.png? (before/after) -- Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file40105/cfg_font_layout.png ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24776 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue24776] Improve Fonts/Tabs UX for IDLE
New submission from Raymond Hettinger: A recurring issue with students using IDLE is the user interface for the fonts and tabs preference settings. * The default setting of 4 space tabs is a good default, but the giant slider cries out to be moved (usually when people are intending to increase their font size). A slider was not a good choice. It should use something like what is currently used for font size. * On the other hand, the font size would benefit from have a slider. * I don't know if anything can be done to improve the selection of the font face. The scrolling menu of choices worked great back when we only had a handful of choices but it had grown problematic with a large number of choices. It is a bit of a struggle to select Menlo on a Mac if you already know what you want. -- assignee: terry.reedy components: IDLE messages: 247829 nosy: rhettinger, terry.reedy priority: low severity: normal stage: needs patch status: open title: Improve Fonts/Tabs UX for IDLE type: enhancement versions: Python 3.6 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24776 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue24776] Improve Fonts/Tabs UX for IDLE
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: I agree that this tab needs an overhall. Existing issues would be part of this: 17642 Font resizing hot keys (not sure about this) 14440 Use multiple alphabets in example (definitely) Other ideas that I remember: * Enlarge dialog box as needed (it already expands horizontally with big fonts). * Put indent box across top with unobtrusive spinbox or pulldown box to right. * For font names, use the same sort of listbox as used with completions, where one can type initial chars of name in entry box and selection bar moves down to first entry that matches. * Put example box to right of selection box. -- nosy: +markroseman versions: +Python 3.5 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24776 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
