--- a/README Thu Jan 14 18:35:52 2010 +0000
+++ b/README Fri Jan 15 11:40:20 2010 +0000
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-README for the eric4 IDE
+README for the eric5 IDE
Installation
- Installing eric4 is a simple process. Just execute the install.py script
+ Installing eric5 is a simple process. Just execute the install.py script
(type python install.py -h for some help). Please note that the installation
has to be performed using the administrators account (i.e. root on linux).
This installs a wrapper script in the standard executable directory
- (default: /usr/local/bin on linux) called eric4.
+ (default: /usr/local/bin on linux) called eric5.
If you want to uninstall the package just execute the uninstall script. This
gets rid of all installed files. In this case please send an email to the
below mentioned address and tell me your reason. This might give me a hint on
- how to improve eric4.
+ how to improve eric5.
If the required packages (Qt4, QScintilla2, sip and PyQt4) are not installed,
please get them and install them in the following order (order is important).
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@
5. Build and install QScintilla2 Python bindings
- 6. Install eric4
+ 6. Install eric5
If you want to use the interfaces to other supported software packages, you may
install them in any order and at any time.
Installation of translations
- Translations of the eric4 IDE are available as separate downloads. There
+ Translations of the eric5 IDE are available as separate downloads. There
are two ways to install them.
- The first possibility is to install them together with eric4. In order
+ The first possibility is to install them together with eric5. In order
to do that, simply extract the downloaded archives into the same place
- as the eric4 archive and follow the installation instructions above.
+ as the eric5 archive and follow the installation instructions above.
The second possibility is to install them separately. Extract the
downloaded archives and execute the install-i18n.py script (type
@@ -48,45 +48,45 @@
Running
- Just call up eric4, which will start the IDE. Use the "what is"-help
+ Just call up eric5, which will start the IDE. Use the "what is"-help
(arrow with ?) to get some help. Sorry, there is no documentation yet.
To start the unit test module in a standalone variant simply call up
- eric4-unittest. This will show the same dialog (though with a little bit less
- functionality) as if started from within eric4. The helpviewer can be
- started as a standalone program by executing the eric4-helpviewer script.
+ eric5-unittest. This will show the same dialog (though with a little bit less
+ functionality) as if started from within eric5. The helpviewer can be
+ started as a standalone program by executing the eric5-webbrowser script.
- Please note, the first time you start eric4 it will recognize, that it
+ Please note, the first time you start eric5 it will recognize, that it
hasn't been configured yet and will show the configuration dialog.
Please take your time and go through all the configuration items.
However, every configuration option has a meaningful default value.
Tray starter
- eric4 comes with a little utility called "eric4-tray". This embeds an icon
- in the system tray, which contains a context menu to start eric4 and all
- it's utilities. Double clicking this icon starts the eric4 IDE.
+ eric5 comes with a little utility called "eric5-tray". This embeds an icon
+ in the system tray, which contains a context menu to start eric5 and all
+ it's utilities. Double clicking this icon starts the eric5 IDE.
Autocompletion/Calltips
- eric4 provides an interface to the QScintilla auto-completion and calltips
+ eric5 provides an interface to the QScintilla auto-completion and calltips
functionality. QScintilla2 comes with API files for Python and itself. PyQt4
contains an API file as well. These are installed by default, if the correct
- installation order (see above) is followed. An API file for eric4 is
+ installation order (see above) is followed. An API file for eric5 is
installed in the same place.
- In order to use autocompletion and calltips in eric4 please configure these
+ In order to use autocompletion and calltips in eric5 please configure these
functions in the "Preferences Dialog" on the "Editor -> APIs",
"Editor -> Autocompletion" and "Editor -> Calltips" pages.
Remote Debugger
- In order to enable the remote debugger start eric4, open the preferences
+ In order to enable the remote debugger start eric5, open the preferences
dialog and configure the settings on the debugger pages.
The remote login must be possible without any further interaction (i.e.
no password prompt). If the remote setup differs from the local one you
must configure the Python interpreter and the Debug Client to be used
- in the Preferences dialog. eric4 includes two different versions of the
+ in the Preferences dialog. eric5 includes two different versions of the
debug client. DebugClient.py is the traditional debugger and
DebugClientThreads is a multithreading variant of the debug client.
Please copy all needed files to a place accessible through the Python path
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
Plugin System
- eric4 contains a plugin system, that is used to extend eric4's
- functionality. Some plugins are part of eric4. Additional plugins
+ eric5 contains a plugin system, that is used to extend eric5's
+ functionality. Some plugins are part of eric5. Additional plugins
are available via the Internet. Please use the built in plug-in
repository dialog to get a list of available (official) plugins
and to download them. For more details about the plug-in system
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
Interfaces to additional software packages
- At the moment eric4 provides interfaces to the following software
+ At the moment eric5 provides interfaces to the following software
packages.
Qt-Designer
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
Subversion
This is another version control system available from
<subversion.tigris.org>. It is meant to be the successor of CVS.
- Eric4 supports two different Subversion interfaces. One is using
+ eric5 supports two different Subversion interfaces. One is using
the svn command line tool, the other is using the PySvn Python
interface <pysvn.tigris.org>. The selection is done automatically
depending on the installed software. The PySvn interface is prefered.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
coverage.py
This is a tool to check Python code coverage. A slightly modified
- version is part of the eric4 distribution. The original version is
+ version is part of the eric5 distribution. The original version is
available from <www.nedbatchelder.com/code/modules/coverage.html>
tabnanny
@@ -167,36 +167,35 @@
Internationalization
- eric4 and it's tools are prepared to show the UI in different
+ eric5 and it's tools are prepared to show the UI in different
languages, which can be configured via the preferences dialog. The Qt and
QScintilla translations are searched in the translations directory given
in the preferences dialog (Qt page). If the translations cannot be found,
some part of the MMI might show English texts even if you have selected
- something else. If you are missing eric4 translations for your language
+ something else. If you are missing eric5 translations for your language
and are willing to volunteer for this work please send me an email naming
the country code and I will send you the respective Qt-Linguist file.
Window Layout
- eric4 provides different window layouts. In these layouts, the shell window
- and the file browser may be embedded or be separat windows. The first layout
- uses dock windows and the last one provides independant windows.
+ eric5 provides different window layouts. In these layouts, the shell window
+ and the file browser may be embedded or be separat windows.
Source code documentation
- eric4 has a built in source code documentation generator, which is
+ eric5 has a built in source code documentation generator, which is
usable via the commandline as well. For further details please see
- the file README-eric4-doc.txt
+ the file README-eric5-doc.txt
License
- eric4 (and the others) is released under the conditions of the GPL. See
+ eric5 (and the others) is released under the conditions of the GPL. See
separate license file for more details. Third party software included in
- eric4 is released under their respective license and contained in the
- eric4 distribution for convenience.
+ eric5 is released under their respective license and contained in the
+ eric5 distribution for convenience.
Bugs and other reports
Please send bug reports, feature requests or contributions to eric bugs address.
After the IDE is installed you can use the "Report Bug..." entry of the Help menu.
- This will send a message to <eric4-bugs@die-offenbachs.de>
+ This will send a message to <eric5-bugs@die-offenbachs.de>
