On 21/06/12 02:16, Roger Serwy wrote:
I could write a patch to allow ps2 prompts if there's any serious interest.
I would love that.
This is one of the most common issues I get from users of my web
tutorial. At least one email per month from beginners confused by IDLEs
indentation. If they
On 06/21/2012 03:39 AM, Alan Gauld wrote:
On 21/06/12 02:16, Roger Serwy wrote:
I could write a patch to allow ps2 prompts if there's any serious
interest.
I would love that.
This is one of the most common issues I get from users of my web
tutorial. At least one email per month from beginne
On 6/21/2012 1:08 PM, Roger Serwy wrote:
Does allowing the cursor to leave the prompt considered a benefit or a
detriment for teaching beginners? The last system I remember using that
allowed for the cursor to leave the prompt was a line-number BASIC from
the 1980's. I haven't used any interacti
On 06/21/2012 04:10 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 6/21/2012 1:08 PM, Roger Serwy wrote:
Does allowing the cursor to leave the prompt considered a benefit or a
detriment for teaching beginners? The last system I remember using that
allowed for the cursor to leave the prompt was a line-number BASIC f
On 22/06/12 00:22, Roger Serwy wrote:
I'm not suggesting an implementation of Window's CP behavior, as I find
it too limited as well. On Linux, up/down arrows at the command prompt
cycle through the command history.
FWIW the windows prompt does the same thing once you switch off
the "DOS compa
