[issue30521] IDLE: Add navigate bar and replace current goto dialog

2017-06-06 Thread Louie Lu
Louie Lu added the comment: I agree with what you says that the prefix of ":" and "@" may confuse beginners when using "goto line" function. I survey some editor, that visual studio and sublime use this kind of navigate bar, but visual studio will show up "go to line xx" when user type the

[issue30521] IDLE: Add navigate bar and replace current goto dialog

2017-06-05 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: What problem are you trying to solve with this idea and patch? A popup go to line box is standard enough for editors that beginners have no problem with it. That asked, I read the sublime-text doc on the go-anywhere bar. While it is a cute idea, I think

[issue30521] IDLE: Add navigate bar and replace current goto dialog

2017-05-31 Thread Louie Lu
Changes by Louie Lu : -- pull_requests: +1960 ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list

[issue30521] IDLE: Add navigate bar and replace current goto dialog

2017-05-31 Thread Louie Lu
New submission from Louie Lu: Propose a sublime-like navigate bar to replace current goto dialog. Navigate bar current support two different mode: prefix ':' for goto line, and prefix '@' for goto symbol. When user use shortcut Ctrl+G to open goto line, it will prompt out a navigate bar on