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On 1/11/2016 8:51 PM, jfong@ms4.hinet.net wrote:
> Terry Reedy at 2016/1/12 UTC+8 5:22:35AM wrote:
>> IDLE has an optional 'code context' feature that shows header lines that
>> have scrolled up off the top of the screen.  This would let you see
>> which class you are in,
>
> Thanks, Terry. It's just what I am looking for:-)
> By the way, do you know how to open file in a new tab, instead of in a separate window, in the IDLE editor?

Revamping IDLE to 1. use ttk widgets and 2. become a modern single 
window app with multiple panes, including a tabbed editor pane, is a 
goal for 2016.


-- 
Terry Jan Reedy