1. Make builtin foreground Royal Purple instead of Barney Purple.

2. Touch up help.txt

M config-highlight.def
M help.txt

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/config-highlight.def b/Lib/idlelib/config-highlight.def
index f7eca5c670c2ca1a81351d8e687926ffe26e8f3a..7d20f782407776aa251a2aa4125e4697ece112f0 100644 (file)
--- a/Lib/idlelib/config-highlight.def
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/config-highlight.def
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ normal-foreground= #000000
 normal-background= #ffffff
 keyword-foreground= #ff7700
 keyword-background= #ffffff
-builtin-foreground= #ca00ca
+builtin-foreground= #900090
 builtin-background= #ffffff
 comment-foreground= #dd0000
 comment-background= #ffffff
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ hit-foreground= #ffffff
 hit-background= #000000
 error-foreground= #000000
 error-background= #ff7777
-#cursor (only foreground can be set)
+#cursor (only foreground can be set, restart IDLE)
 cursor-foreground= black
 #shell window
 stdout-foreground= blue
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ normal-foreground= #000000
 normal-background= #ffffff
 keyword-foreground= #ff7700
 keyword-background= #ffffff
-builtin-foreground= #ca00ca
+builtin-foreground= #900090
 builtin-background= #ffffff
 comment-foreground= #dd0000
 comment-background= #ffffff
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ hit-foreground= #ffffff
 hit-background= #000000
 error-foreground= #000000
 error-background= #ff7777
-#cursor (only foreground can be set)
+#cursor (only foreground can be set, restart IDLE)
 cursor-foreground= black
 #shell window
 stdout-foreground= blue

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
index 96cedb801230097c17d36c12a220f9ebb1dc4532..9af8e0d8d6ae34a5f2bae0a02b3e412ecbaa19fc 100644 (file)
--- a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Format Menu (only in Edit window):
        Comment Out Region  -- Insert ## in front of selected lines
        Uncomment Region    -- Remove leading # or ## from selected lines
        Tabify Region       -- Turns *leading* stretches of spaces into tabs
+               (Note: We recommend using 4 space blocks to indent Python code.)
        Untabify Region     -- Turn *all* tabs into the right number of spaces
        New Indent Width... -- Open dialog to change indent width
        Format Paragraph    -- Reformat the current blank-line-separated
@@ -117,9 +118,9 @@ Help Menu:
 
 Additional Help Sources:
 
-       Windows users can Google on pythlp.chm and zopeshelf.chm to access help
-       files in the Windows help format.  The Additional Help Sources feature
-       of the configuration GUI supports .chm, along with any other filetypes
+       Windows users can Google on zopeshelf.chm to access Zope help files in
+       the Windows help format.  The Additional Help Sources feature of the
+       configuration GUI supports .chm, along with any other filetypes
        supported by your browser.  Supply a Menu Item title, and enter the
        location in the Help File Path slot of the New Help Source dialog.  Use
        http:// and/or www. to identify external URLs, or download the file and
@@ -131,48 +132,52 @@ Additional Help Sources:
 
 Basic editing and navigation:
 
-       Backspace deletes to the left; DEL deletes to the right
-       Arrow keys and Page Up/Down to move around
-       Home/End go to begin/end of line
-       Control-Home/End go to begin/end of file
-       Some Emacs or standard Windows bindings may work.
+       Backspace deletes to the left; DEL deletes to the right.
+       Arrow keys and Page Up/Down move around.
+       Control-left/right Arrow moves by words in a strange but useful way.
+       Home/End go to begin/end of line.
+       Control-Home/End go to begin/end of file.
+       Some useful Emacs bindings (Control-a, Control-e, Control-k, etc.)
+               are inherited from Tcl/Tk.
+       Standard Windows bindings may work on that platform.
        Keybindings are selected in the Settings Dialog, look there.
 
 Automatic indentation:
 
-       After a block-opening statement, the next line is indented by
-       4 spaces (in the Python Shell window by one tab).  After
-       certain keywords (break, return etc.) the next line is
-       dedented.  In leading indentation, Backspace deletes up to 4
-       spaces if they are there.  Tab inserts spaces (in the
-       Python Shell window one tab), number depends on Indent Width.
-       (N.B. Currently tabs are restricted to four spaces due to Tcl/Tk
-       issues.)
+       After a block-opening statement, the next line is indented by 4 spaces
+       (in the Python Shell window by one tab).  After certain keywords
+       (break, return etc.) the next line is dedented.  In leading
+       indentation, Backspace deletes up to 4 spaces if they are there.  Tab
+       inserts spaces (in the Python Shell window one tab), number depends on
+       Indent Width.  (N.B. Currently tabs are restricted to four spaces due
+       to Tcl/Tk issues.)
 
         See also the indent/dedent region commands in the edit menu.
 
 Python Shell window:
 
-       Control-c interrupts executing command
+       Control-c interrupts executing command.
        Control-d sends end-of-file; closes window if typed at >>> prompt
+               (this is Control-z on Windows).
 
     Command history:
 
-       Alt-p retrieves previous command matching what you have typed
-       Alt-n retrieves next
+       Alt-p retrieves previous command matching what you have typed.
+       Alt-n retrieves next.
              (These are Control-p, Control-n on the Mac)      
-       Return while cursor is on a previous command retrieves that command
-       Expand word is also useful to reduce typing
+       Return while cursor is on a previous command retrieves that command.
+       Expand word is also useful to reduce typing.
 
     Syntax colors:
 
        The coloring is applied in a background "thread", so you may
        occasionally see uncolorized text.  To change the color
-       scheme, use the Settings/Highlighting dialog.
+       scheme, use the Configure IDLE / Highlighting dialog.
 
     Python default syntax colors:
 
        Keywords        orange
+       Builtins        royal purple
        Strings         green
        Comments        red
        Definitions     blue
@@ -181,7 +186,7 @@ Python Shell window:
 
        Console output  brown
        stdout          blue
-       stderr          dark green
+       stderr          red
        stdin           black
 
 Other preferences: