changeset:   101861:6c469b50e198
branch:      2.7
parent:      101851:c6c55d1eadc4
user:        Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
date:        Sat Jun 11 02:06:18 2016 -0400
files:       Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_editmenu.py
description:
Issue #5124: Paste with selection should always replace.
This is how paste work on Windows, Mac, modern Linux apps, and ttk widgets.
The exception was X11 tk widgets.  Original patch by Serhiy Storchake.


diff -r c6c55d1eadc4 -r 6c469b50e198 Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py	Fri Jun 10 18:22:25 2016 +0200
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py	Sat Jun 11 02:06:18 2016 -0400
@@ -1408,6 +1408,17 @@
         self.shell.close()
 
 
+def fix_x11_paste(root):
+    "Make paste replace selection on x11.  See issue #5124."
+    if root._windowingsystem == 'x11':
+        for cls in 'Text', 'Entry', 'Spinbox':
+            root.bind_class(
+                cls,
+                '<<Paste>>',
+                'catch {%W delete sel.first sel.last}\n' +
+                        root.bind_class(cls, '<<Paste>>'))
+
+
 usage_msg = """\
 
 USAGE: idle  [-deins] [-t title] [file]*
@@ -1537,8 +1548,10 @@
                                     'editor-on-startup', type='bool')
     enable_edit = enable_edit or edit_start
     enable_shell = enable_shell or not enable_edit
+
     # start editor and/or shell windows:
     root = Tk(className="Idle")
+    root.withdraw()
 
     # set application icon
     icondir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'Icons')
@@ -1553,7 +1566,7 @@
         root.tk.call('wm', 'iconphoto', str(root), "-default", *icons)
 
     fixwordbreaks(root)
-    root.withdraw()
+    fix_x11_paste(root)
     flist = PyShellFileList(root)
     macosxSupport.setupApp(root, flist)
 
diff -r c6c55d1eadc4 -r 6c469b50e198 Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_editmenu.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_editmenu.py	Sat Jun 11 02:06:18 2016 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+'''Test (selected) IDLE Edit menu items.
+
+Edit modules have their own test files files
+'''
+from test.test_support import requires
+requires('gui')
+import Tkinter as tk
+import unittest
+from idlelib import PyShell
+
+class PasteTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    '''Test pasting into widgets that allow pasting.
+
+    On X11, replacing selections requires tk fix.
+    '''
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.root = root = tk.Tk()
+        PyShell.fix_x11_paste(root)
+        cls.text = tk.Text(root)
+        cls.entry = tk.Entry(root)
+        cls.spin = tk.Spinbox(root)
+        root.clipboard_clear()
+        root.clipboard_append('two')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        del cls.text, cls.entry, cls.spin
+        cls.root.clipboard_clear()
+        cls.root.update_idletasks()
+        cls.root.update()
+        cls.root.destroy()
+        del cls.root
+
+    def test_paste_text_no_selection(self):
+        "Test pasting into text without a selection."
+        text = self.text
+        tag, ans = '', 'onetwo\n'
+        text.delete('1.0', 'end')
+        text.insert('1.0', 'one', tag)
+        text.event_generate('<<Paste>>')
+        self.assertEqual(text.get('1.0', 'end'), ans)
+
+    def test_paste_text_selection(self):
+        "Test pasting into text with a selection."
+        text = self.text
+        tag, ans = 'sel', 'two\n'
+        text.delete('1.0', 'end')
+        text.insert('1.0', 'one', tag)
+        text.event_generate('<<Paste>>')
+        self.assertEqual(text.get('1.0', 'end'), ans)
+
+    def test_paste_entry_no_selection(self):
+        "Test pasting into an entry without a selection."
+        # On 3.6, generated <<Paste>> fails without empty select range
+        # for 'no selection'.  Live widget works fine.
+        entry = self.entry
+        end, ans = 0, 'onetwo'
+        entry.delete(0, 'end')
+        entry.insert(0, 'one')
+        entry.select_range(0, end)  # see note
+        entry.event_generate('<<Paste>>')
+        self.assertEqual(entry.get(), ans)
+
+    def test_paste_entry_selection(self):
+        "Test pasting into an entry with a selection."
+        entry = self.entry
+        end, ans = 'end', 'two'
+        entry.delete(0, 'end')
+        entry.insert(0, 'one')
+        entry.select_range(0, end)
+        entry.event_generate('<<Paste>>')
+        self.assertEqual(entry.get(), ans)
+
+    def test_paste_spin_no_selection(self):
+        "Test pasting into a spinbox without a selection."
+        # See note above for entry.
+        spin = self.spin
+        end, ans = 0, 'onetwo'
+        spin.delete(0, 'end')
+        spin.insert(0, 'one')
+        spin.selection('range', 0, end)  # see note
+        spin.event_generate('<<Paste>>')
+        self.assertEqual(spin.get(), ans)
+
+    def test_paste_spin_selection(self):
+        "Test pasting into a spinbox with a selection."
+        spin = self.spin
+        end, ans = 'end', 'two'
+        spin.delete(0, 'end')
+        spin.insert(0, 'one')
+        spin.selection('range', 0, end)
+        spin.event_generate('<<Paste>>')
+        self.assertEqual(spin.get(), ans)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main(verbosity=2)