Issue 404444: [IDLE] auto indent/parentheses (original) (raw)

This issue has been migrated to GitHub: https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/34014

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Created on 2001-02-26 23:46 by cdoutri, last changed 2022-04-10 16:03 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (7)
msg53088 - (view)	Author: Charles Doutriaux (cdoutri)	Date: 2001-02-26 23:46
It'd be really nice to have an automatic indent of a line when using the "TAB" key anywhere on the line, this feature exist in the python emacs mode and is REALLY nice and a total time-saver. Also, having the possibility to see which parentheses/brackets you're closing while typing (as in a lot of editors) would be really nice
msg53089 - (view)	Author: Tim Peters (tim.peters) *	Date: 2001-03-17 19:55
Logged In: YES user_id=31435 Added to PEP 42 and marked Later/Closed. Assigned to Barry in the hopes that he can clarify the TAB business (I don't understand what this is asking for -- doesn't a TAB key act like a TAB key in Emacs? maybe I always rebound it in my Emacs days).
msg53090 - (view)	Author: Barry A. Warsaw (barry) *	Date: 2001-03-18 16:32
Logged In: YES user_id=12800 Thomas explained it nicely in a followup to the PEP 42 checkin. Included here for completeness. "The TAB comment is pretty easy to explain: the user wants IDLE to re-indent the *current* line whenever he presses TAB, regardless of where his cursor is at that moment." Indeed, this is how python-mode (and most language editing modes) in Emacs works. You typically have to type ^Q TAB to get a real tab character inserted. Assigning to Guido since he's the most enthusiastic IDLE hacker, but moving it to Feature Requests and re-opening.
msg53091 - (view)	Author: Tim Peters (tim.peters) *	Date: 2001-03-18 19:32
Logged In: YES user_id=31435 Hmm. SF threw us another curve ball here: the new "Data Type" value "Feature Requests" has only "None" as a possible value for "Assigned To". The intro text in PEP 42 doesn't know about this either ...
msg53092 - (view)	Author: Tim Peters (tim.peters) *	Date: 2001-12-10 17:47
Logged In: YES user_id=31435 Chagned Category to IDLE.
msg53093 - (view)	Author: Tal Einat (taleinat) *	Date: 2006-12-09 16:58
The Parentheses/Bracket feature is already addressed by the ParenMatch extension. I agree that an "auto-indent-line" function would be very time-saving.
msg81806 - (view)	Author: Daniel Diniz (ajaksu2) *	Date: 2009-02-12 19:28
Auto-indent and parenthesis matching already work, Tab triggers auto-completion, but indention can be increased/decreased with Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [