Run selection (F9) changes focus to Python interpreter, but ex-Matlab users expect the focus to remain on the editor #1627
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From yuvalha...@gmail.com on 2013-11-19T17:31:58Z The same applies to the "Run cell" command (Ctrl+Enter). |
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From ccordoba12 on 2014-02-07T08:53:48Z Thanks for reporting. I'll try to fix it in our next release. Labels: MS-v2.3 Cat-Editor |
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From sylvain....@gmail.com on 2014-03-01T20:40:31Z PR https://bitbucket.org/spyder-ide/spyderlib/pull-request/26/solves-1627/diff |
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From sebastia...@gmail.com on 2014-03-02T05:15:22Z _Please_ do not change this. This will mess up thing for everyone who used spyder before, this will result in accidetially adding charcters. Thanks |
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From contrebasse on 2014-03-03T01:32:54Z While I understand the concern about both behaviors, adding an option for this seems to be overkill. |
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From yuvalha...@gmail.com on 2014-03-04T20:08:09Z I don't think that typed characters appearing the script makes this option more "error prone". Scripts that are used with "Run selection" or block mode editing would typically be main-level scripts used similarly to the console anyway, and accidentally typing there is no more dangerous than accidentally typing in the console. |
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From ajl...@gmail.com on 2014-03-07T08:09:33Z I can see that changing the behaviour would upset the current users as much as the current behaviour upsets users coming from Matlab. While this is a small thing and it may seem like overkill to add an option for it, I strongly feel that we should make the migration from Matlab as painless as possible. That is in the interest of all Python users out there. In fact I would go as far as suggesting a new configuration option for Matlab-like shortcuts, very much like Excel used to have shortcuts for Lotus. PS: I can program in Python just as well as in Matlab, and I have pushed people around me towards Python but I have faced tremendous resistance. I believe Spyder can help people do the leap. Cheers |
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From ccordoba12 on 2014-03-10T11:04:02Z That's right, I also think we should provide an option for this behavior. I'll take a look at Sylvain's PR to see if he implemented it already. |
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From y1t2y...@gmail.com on 2014-03-11T05:41:23Z I found that "Ctrl + Shift + E" brings back the focus to the Editor. I can live with this for now but would really want to see an option added to configure the default behavior to be like in MATLAB. |
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From sylvain....@gmail.com on 2014-03-11T16:47:50Z @-Carlos, the PR just leaves the focus on the editor in the case of Crtl+Enter (like it is already the case for Shift+Enter). No option added, not handling the F9-execute selection case as there was a disagreement on this one. Indeed, for the execute selection, it would make sense to add an option... PS: checkout the PR on the highlighting of the current cell. I recall you mentioned this feature in the past. Let me know what you think. Cheers. |
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From sylvain....@gmail.com on 2014-03-11T16:47:55Z @-Carlos, the PR just leaves the focus on the editor in the case of Crtl+Enter (like it is already the case for Shift+Enter). No option added, not handling the F9-execute selection case as there was a disagreement on this one. Indeed, for the execute selection, it would make sense to add an option... PS: checkout the PR on the highlighting of the current cell. I recall you mentioned this feature in the past. Let me know what you think. Cheers. |
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From ccordoba12 on 2014-05-04T14:45:47Z Labels: -MS-v2.3 MS-v2.3.1 |
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From ccordoba12 on 2014-08-17T08:53:17Z This issue was closed by revision dc55fafd9941 . Status: Fixed |
From ajl...@gmail.com on 2013-11-01T07:53:28Z
Run selection (F9) changes focus to Python interpreter, but ex-Matlab users expect the focus to remain on the editor.
As a (reluctant) Matlab user myself, I think Matlab's behaviour makes more sense when you are doing interactive work and manually execution your code bit by bit.
So I would propose either changing Spyder's F9 behaviour, or better yet, exposing the new behaviour it as an option.
I'm using Spyder 2.3.0dev6 through WinPython-64bit-3.3.2.3.
Thanks
Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/issues/detail?id=1627
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