Question on Python 3 shell restarting

[Benjamin Kaplan]

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Franck Ditter <franck at ditter.org> wrote:
> In article
> <19745339.1683.1333981625966.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums at yncc41>,
>  Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > How may I get a fresh Python shell with Idle 3.2 ?
>> Open the configuration panel (Options -> Configure IDLE).
>> Look in the "Keys" tab for the shortcut to "restart-shell"
>
> Fine, thanks, but WHY isn't it in a menu (e.g. Debug) ?
> Moreover, I see :
>
>    restart-shell - <Control-Key-F6>
>
> Hum, but when I press, Ctl-F6, nothing happens !!??!! F6 gives me char.
> (MacOS-X Lion, France, Idle 3.3.0a2)
>
> I tried to replace "restart-shell " with F6 (which does nothing except displaying a
> strange character inside a square), but that was refused "already in use"...
>
>    franck
>
> P.S. There is no "configuration panel (Options -> Configure IDLE)",
> only a Preferences menu with a "Key" tab on MacOS-X. May I suggest to the
> Python Idle 3 team to test their software on a Mac ? Please :-)


IDLE is tested on the Mac. But Mac OS X has very different design
guidelines from programs on other systems. The Preferences menu is
pretty much required to be under the Program Name menu, for example.
And all the keyboard shortcuts that use Ctrl on Windows and Linux use
Command on Mac OS X. If you don't specify Mac, we're going to give you
the options that work on Windows and Linux.