Re: [Visualpython-users] can't bring up VPython help

[Bruce S. <bas...@un...>]

The standard VPython installer for Windows already configures IDLE in 
this way (by overwriting one of the configuration files). Open the Help 
menu (instead of pressing F1) and you should see  Visual listed as a choice.

Here is the relevant note from the Windows download page at vpython.org:

Note to experienced users of IDLE: The VPython installer overwrites 
Lib\idlelib\config-main.def to add the Visual reference manual to the 
Help menu, and to make the defaults editor-on-startup= 1 and autosave= 
1, as these have proved to be appropriate for most new users of VPython. 
You may wish to edit the file to reset these parameters to zero, or use 
the Options menu to reconfigure these options, or save a copy of the 
file before installing VPython and restore it afterwards.

Bruce Sherwood

Jonathan Brandmeyer wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-01-17 at 14:23, Joe Heafner wrote:
> 
>>Hi.
>>
>>My classes are using Python23 and VPython under Windows2000. In the new 
>>IDLE, pressing F1 only brings up general Python help and not the 
>>VPython reference docs. I suspsect this problem is related to the 
>>permissions issue that plagues our setup. When I installed the latest 
>>VPython last semester, it would only run if the user had administrative 
>>privileges. Our "IT" techs cobbled together a solution that works 
>>around the usual desktop icon and apparently other things like where 
>>students can save programs by default. Any suggestions?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Joe Heafner -- Astronomy/Physics Instructor
> 
> 
> You can add additional documentation sources manually, by going to the
> Options menu, selecting Configure Idle..., On the "general" tab, there
> is a pane on the bottom where you can add additional documentation
> sources.  Just add the path to .../site-packages/visual/docs/index.html
> 
> Worse comes to worse, you could point it at the docs posted on
> www.vpython.org.
> 
> HTH,
> -Jonathan Brandmeyer
> 
> 
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