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== Pippy Design Idea 2011-03-10 ==
== Old - Pippy Design Idea 2011-03-10 ==


=== Usage ===
=== Usage ===
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Partial list of changes to bring Pippy existing source to a state consistent with the design above:
Partial list of changes to bring Pippy existing source to a state consistent with the design above:
*remove the examples tree widget from the main screen, provide it only as an "open an example bundle" function, this will permit the GtkSourceView widget to be full screen width,
*remove the examples tree widget from the main screen, provide it only as an "open an example bundle" function, this will permit the GtkSourceView widget to be full screen width,
*remove the output window from the main screen, provide it only when a program is run, and only if the program generates stdout or reads from stdin,
*remove the output window from the main screen, provide it only when a program is run, and only if the program generates stdout or reads from stdin, this will permit the GtkSourceView widget to be nearly the full height available,
*provide multiple GtkSourceView widgets, once for each file in each module,
*provide multiple GtkSourceView widgets, once for each file in each module, within gtk.Notebook within gtk.Notebook,
**the outermost tabs will be module names,
**the outermost tabs will be module names,
**the innermost tabs will be file names within each module,
**the innermost tabs will be file names within each module,
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*when a module is selected, provide an export button that creates a sugar journal entry for a distutils source distribution package, for sharing,
*when a module is selected, provide an export button that creates a sugar journal entry for a distutils source distribution package, for sharing,
*provide a way to import pure python module or distutils source distribution package from journal into the current Pippy instance, using the object chooser, successful import will add to the modules displayed,
*provide a way to import pure python module or distutils source distribution package from journal into the current Pippy instance, using the object chooser, successful import will add to the modules displayed,
*on execution of a module, allow import of all other currently displayed modules, modules included with Pippy (such as the existing pippy module), and system modules.
*on execution of a module, allow import of all other currently displayed modules, modules included with Pippy (such as the existing pippy module), and system modules,
*convert the examples to either pure python module or package form.


=== Alternative ===
=== Alternative ===