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Re: [Visualpython-users] Mac IDLE fix
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From: Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...> - 2009-01-08 17:48:02
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I've verified that the Visual 5.01 works with the latest MacPython 2.5.4, and I've changed the Visual 5 download pages for Mac and Windows to reference the recent 2.5.4 release instead of 2.5.2. However, when I install MacPython 2.5.4, overwriting 2.5.2 but leaving the Visual 5.01 files in place, Visual hangs (like the problem sometimes seen with Visual 5.01 when running for the first time on a Mac). Reinstalling Visual 5.01 cures the problem. Strange. Bruce Sherwood Joe Heafner wrote: > Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:26:09 -0500 > From: Bruce Sherwood <Bru...@nc... > <mailto:Bru...@nc...>> > Subject: [Visualpython-users] Mac IDLE fix > To: vpusers <vis...@li... > <mailto:vis...@li...>> > Message-ID: <496...@nc... > <mailto:496...@nc...>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > The version of IDLE that comes with Python on the Mac is defective. In > particular, it does not offer a menu option to configure IDLE. If you > would like to have a larger font size, to have your file automatically > saved when you run (if you changed it), the ability to be able to make a > change and re-run your program without being interrupted by being asked > whether to save the file, and to have the Visual help available on the > IDLE help menu, download the file idlerc.zip and unzip it in your home > folder (e.g. /Users/tom). Depending on your Finder settings, you may not > see the resulting folder ".idlerc", but it will be used by IDLE (in a > Terminal you can see it if you execute "ls -a"). > > > Seems to work fine for me. I've installed the new Mac VPython on all 12 > of my MacBooks at work and we'll start using it tomorrow. Will applying > MacPython 2.5.x updates break Visual? For some time, I was under the > impression that my VPython installed via Fink was using Python 2.6 but I > was mistaken. Now I've no idea what package caused Python 2.6 to be > installed under Fink, but I can't remove it because something else > depends on it. Funny... > > Joe > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It is the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Visualpython-users mailing list > Vis...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/visualpython-users |
