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bpo-33820: Update idlelib subsection of What's New 3.6 (GH-7589)
(cherry picked from commit e226eb7) Co-authored-by: Terry Jan Reedy <[email protected]>
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Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst

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easier to use, with better APIs and docstrings explaining them. Additional
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useful information will be added to idlelib when available.
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New in 3.6.2:
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Multiple fixes for autocompletion. (Contributed by Louie Lu in :issue:`15786`.)
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New in 3.6.3:
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Module Browser (on the File menu, formerly called Class Browser),
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now displays nested functions and classes in addition to top-level
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functions and classes.
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(Contributed by Guilherme Polo, Cheryl Sabella, and Terry Jan Reedy
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in :issue:`1612262`.)
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The IDLE features formerly implemented as extensions have been reimplemented
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as normal features. Their settings have been moved from the Extensions tab
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to other dialog tabs.
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(Contributed by Charles Wohlganger and Terry Jan Reedy in :issue:`27099`.)
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The Settings dialog (Options, Configure IDLE) has been partly rewritten
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to improve both appearance and function.
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(Contributed by Cheryl Sabella and Terry Jan Reedy in multiple issues.)
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New in 3.6.4:
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The font sample now includes a selection of non-Latin characters so that
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users can better see the effect of selecting a particular font.
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(Contributed by Terry Jan Reedy in :issue:`13802`.)
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The sample can be edited to include other characters.
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(Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`31860`.)
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New in 3.6.6:
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Editor code context option revised. Box displays all context lines up to
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maxlines. Clicking on a context line jumps the editor to that line. Context
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colors for custom themes is added to Highlights tab of Settings dialog.
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(Contributed by Cheryl Sabella and Terry Jan Reedy in :issue:`33642`,
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:issue:`33768`, and :issue:`33679`,
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