IDLE: New Feature?

[Steve]

<< Simplest specification:
<< one list for all 3 search boxes;
<< start fresh each session

I do not understand what this means...



Footnote:
The only time "incorrectly" is spelled incorrectly 
is when it is spelled "incorrectly".

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Subject: Re: IDLE: New Feature?

On 8/9/2020 7:39 PM, Steve wrote:
> Where would the conversation have to happen to get the forces-that-be 
> to install a pull-down/history menu for the Find option in IDLE?  To 
> have to retype the search option over and over when I am toggling 
> between two or more searches gets tiresome.  I would rather spend my 
> brain cells and bandwidth thinking about coding.
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Simplest specification:
one list for all 3 search boxes;
start fresh each session

If search boxes were non-modal, it might work to have two open for same
editor (not sure).

> Footnote:
> There's 99 bugs in the code, in the code.
> 99 bugs in the code.
> Take one down and patch it all around.
> Now there's 117 bugs in the code.

Argh!  I sometimes find a bug fixing a bug, but more often think of multiple
possible improvement when implementing one.

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Terry Jan Reedy

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