[Python-Dev] Removing IDLE from the standard library (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Thu Jul 15 14:13:50 CEST 2010

On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Oleg Broytman <phd at phd.pp.ru> wrote:

Sorry for being a wet blanket but vim implements tabbed windows even in console (text) mode. (-:

Oh, I know vim and emacs are actually incredibly powerful once you learn how to use them. I'm just a child of the GUI generation and believe UIs should be readily discoverable in accordance with http://xkcd.com/627/. I've tried to apply that technique to both applications in the past and failed miserably (although I will admit I haven't had the inclination to even try to use either of them for years now). Neither really strikes me as just a text editor, but more a way of life ;)

Anyway, to bring this back on topic...

Neither Kate nor Notepad++ allow you to easily move documents between windows (you have to open them explicitly in the second window). I had never noticed the lack until I explicitly checked for it after Stephen's last email. I suspect whether you consider this a must have feature or not depends greatly on your personal workflow when coding. If IDLE were to adopt a tabbed view without easy migration between separate windows, it would have plenty of company.

Cheers, Nick.

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