[issue22726] Idle: add help to config dialogs

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[issue22726] Idle: add help to config dialogs

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: I rewrote the common section to explain what the button do. I did not modify the extensions dialog because I want to finish #24782. #22707 may add more. -- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed versions: +Python 3

[issue22726] Idle: add help to config dialogs

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset fd41b05b8227 by Terry Jan Reedy in branch '2.7': Issue #22726: Re-activate config dialog help button with some content about https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/fd41b05b8227 New changeset 01f83efcc44b by Terry Jan Reedy in branch '3.4': Issue #22726:

[issue22726] Idle: add help to config dialogs

Mark Roseman added the comment: I'm not against online help, but I feel that what's there wouldn't be helpful to someone using IDLE. Once this would be extended to per-tab, what are the problem areas that people really need help with? Also keeping in mind we're going to be replacing this di

[issue22726] Idle: add help to config dialogs

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: This patch does two things: 1. restore the Help button and make it display something; 2. lower case the method names. The latter is a separate issue, best done in a new file. What is needed for #25313 is tab-specific text. Also, now that Config Extenstion us

[issue22726] Idle: add help to config dialogs

New submission from Terry J. Reedy: At one time, ConfigDialog was given a do-nothing Help button. It was diabled a couple of years ago. This patch restores it for both config dialogs, displaying a text appropriate for both. There are separate functions in anticipation of dialog-specific con