IPython - problem with using US international keyboard input scheme on W2K

[Thomas Heller]

"Gary Bishop" <gb at cs.unc.edu> writes:

> Fernando Perez <fperez.net at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Claudio Grondi wrote:
>
>> > Considering what I found in the ipython mailing archives
>> > and the fact, that after the fix with displaying colors on
>> > bright backgrounds Gary had no time yet to get in touch
>> > with me about the code I have sent him, I suppose, that
>> > there will be no new releases addressing this problem
>> > soon, right?
>
> Folks, the code is OPEN SOURCE! It is right there at
> SourceForge. Anyone, anywhere, at any time is free to hack it,
> redistribute it, or ignore it.
>
> It works FINE FOR ME as it is. Furthermore, I know NOTHING about
> localization. Someone who NEEDS LOCALIZATION should FIX IT in a
> general way.
>
> Make your own version. Create a SourceForge project for it and you can
> be the developer. I wouldn't even care if you removed my name from it.
>
> I've received a patch or two for specific keyboards but I have no way
> to test them and no time or inclination to fool with it.
>
> The bottom line is, I write code for my own use. If others benefit
> that is great. If it doesn't do what you want, make your own
> version. If you want to distribute a new version, go for it.

Maybe it would make sense then to maintain the readline code in the ctypes
CVS repository, since it requires ctypes anyway?

Thomas