[Idle-dev] Re-imagining IDLE [was: Re: idle-dev posts being held in moderation?]

[Terry Reedy]

On 12/26/2014 7:11 PM, Sean Felipe Wolfe wrote:

> it. As I recall, a lot of these fixes are actually code complete but
> just need verification and inclusion in the next Python version. For
> example, making the shell more terminal-like, eg. having an
> out-of-focus keystroke take you to the >>> prompt and begin typing --
> this fix is actually done for a while but just hasn't been included. I
> actually applied the patch manually myself and it's working well.

I presume you are referring to
http://bugs.python.org/issue2704

The problem with this issue is that there are multiple sub-issues and no 
consensus on making the changes.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy