Temporary fix to work around #1057.

Basically it reverts the effect of  #956 and goes back to a static list
for the 'all magics' menu.  I tried to mark very clearly the new code
so we can disable it once a proper fix for  #1057 is committed, but we
can't have a broken qt console in master.

IPython/frontend/qt/console/mainwindow.py

@@ -1,906 +1,957 b''
 """The Qt MainWindow for the QtConsole
 
 This is a tabbed pseudo-terminal of IPython sessions, with a menu bar for
 common actions.
 
 Authors:
 
 * Evan Patterson
 * Min RK
 * Erik Tollerud
 * Fernando Perez
 * Bussonnier Matthias
 * Thomas Kluyver
 
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # stdlib imports
 import sys
 import re
 import webbrowser
 from threading import Thread
 
 # System library imports
 from IPython.external.qt import QtGui,QtCore
 
 def background(f):
     """call a function in a simple thread, to prevent blocking"""
     t = Thread(target=f)
     t.start()
     return t
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'object' interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def __init__(self, app,
                     confirm_exit=True,
                     new_frontend_factory=None, slave_frontend_factory=None,
                 ):
         """ Create a tabbed MainWindow for managing IPython FrontendWidgets
         
         Parameters
         ----------
         
         app : reference to QApplication parent
         confirm_exit : bool, optional
             Whether we should prompt on close of tabs
         new_frontend_factory : callable
             A callable that returns a new IPythonWidget instance, attached to
             its own running kernel.
         slave_frontend_factory : callable
             A callable that takes an existing IPythonWidget, and  returns a new 
             IPythonWidget instance, attached to the same kernel.
         """
 
         super(MainWindow, self).__init__()
         self._kernel_counter = 0
         self._app = app
         self.confirm_exit = confirm_exit
         self.new_frontend_factory = new_frontend_factory
         self.slave_frontend_factory = slave_frontend_factory
 
         self.tab_widget = QtGui.QTabWidget(self)
         self.tab_widget.setDocumentMode(True)
         self.tab_widget.setTabsClosable(True)
         self.tab_widget.tabCloseRequested[int].connect(self.close_tab)
 
         self.setCentralWidget(self.tab_widget)
         # hide tab bar at first, since we have no tabs:
         self.tab_widget.tabBar().setVisible(False)
         # prevent focus in tab bar
         self.tab_widget.setFocusPolicy(QtCore.Qt.NoFocus)
 
     def update_tab_bar_visibility(self):
         """ update visibility of the tabBar depending of the number of tab
 
         0 or 1 tab, tabBar hidden
         2+ tabs, tabBar visible
 
         send a self.close if number of tab ==0
 
         need to be called explicitely, or be connected to tabInserted/tabRemoved
         """
         if self.tab_widget.count() <= 1:
             self.tab_widget.tabBar().setVisible(False)
         else:
             self.tab_widget.tabBar().setVisible(True)
         if self.tab_widget.count()==0 :
             self.close()
 
     @property
     def next_kernel_id(self):
         """constantly increasing counter for kernel IDs"""
         c = self._kernel_counter
         self._kernel_counter += 1
         return c
 
     @property
     def active_frontend(self):
         return self.tab_widget.currentWidget()
     
     def create_tab_with_new_frontend(self):
         """create a new frontend and attach it to a new tab"""
         widget = self.new_frontend_factory()
         self.add_tab_with_frontend(widget)
     
     def create_tab_with_current_kernel(self):
         """create a new frontend attached to the same kernel as the current tab"""
         current_widget = self.tab_widget.currentWidget()
         current_widget_index = self.tab_widget.indexOf(current_widget)
         current_widget_name = self.tab_widget.tabText(current_widget_index)
         widget = self.slave_frontend_factory(current_widget)
         if 'slave' in current_widget_name:
             # don't keep stacking slaves
             name = current_widget_name
         else:
             name = '(%s) slave' % current_widget_name
         self.add_tab_with_frontend(widget,name=name)
 
     def close_tab(self,current_tab):
         """ Called when you need to try to close a tab.
 
         It takes the number of the tab to be closed as argument, or a referece
         to the wiget insite this tab
         """
 
         # let's be sure "tab" and "closing widget are respectivey the index of the tab to close
         # and a reference to the trontend to close
         if type(current_tab) is not int :
             current_tab = self.tab_widget.indexOf(current_tab)
         closing_widget=self.tab_widget.widget(current_tab)
 
 
         # when trying to be closed, widget might re-send a request to be closed again, but will
         # be deleted when event will be processed. So need to check that widget still exist and
         # skip if not. One example of this is when 'exit' is send in a slave tab. 'exit' will be
         # re-send by this fonction on the master widget, which ask all slaves widget to exit
         if closing_widget==None:
             return
 
         #get a list of all slave widgets on the same kernel.
         slave_tabs = self.find_slave_widgets(closing_widget)
 
         keepkernel = None #Use the prompt by default
         if hasattr(closing_widget,'_keep_kernel_on_exit'): #set by exit magic
             keepkernel = closing_widget._keep_kernel_on_exit
             # If signal sent by exit magic (_keep_kernel_on_exit, exist and not None)
             # we set local slave tabs._hidden to True to avoid prompting for kernel
             # restart when they get the signal. and then "forward" the 'exit'
             # to the main window
             if keepkernel is not None:
                 for tab in slave_tabs:
                     tab._hidden = True
                 if closing_widget in slave_tabs:
                     try :
                         self.find_master_tab(closing_widget).execute('exit')
                     except AttributeError:
                         self.log.info("Master already closed or not local, closing only current tab")
                         self.tab_widget.removeTab(current_tab)
                     self.update_tab_bar_visibility()
                     return
 
         kernel_manager = closing_widget.kernel_manager
 
         if keepkernel is None and not closing_widget._confirm_exit:
             # don't prompt, just terminate the kernel if we own it
             # or leave it alone if we don't
             keepkernel = closing_widget._existing
         if keepkernel is None: #show prompt
             if kernel_manager and kernel_manager.channels_running:
                 title = self.window().windowTitle()
                 cancel = QtGui.QMessageBox.Cancel
                 okay = QtGui.QMessageBox.Ok
                 if closing_widget._may_close:
                     msg = "You are closing the tab : "+'"'+self.tab_widget.tabText(current_tab)+'"'
                     info = "Would you like to quit the Kernel and close all attached Consoles as well?"
                     justthis = QtGui.QPushButton("&No, just this Tab", self)
                     justthis.setShortcut('N')
                     closeall = QtGui.QPushButton("&Yes, close all", self)
                     closeall.setShortcut('Y')
                     box = QtGui.QMessageBox(QtGui.QMessageBox.Question,
                                             title, msg)
                     box.setInformativeText(info)
                     box.addButton(cancel)
                     box.addButton(justthis, QtGui.QMessageBox.NoRole)
                     box.addButton(closeall, QtGui.QMessageBox.YesRole)
                     box.setDefaultButton(closeall)
                     box.setEscapeButton(cancel)
                     pixmap = QtGui.QPixmap(self._app.icon.pixmap(QtCore.QSize(64,64)))
                     box.setIconPixmap(pixmap)
                     reply = box.exec_()
                     if reply == 1: # close All
                         for slave in slave_tabs:
                             background(slave.kernel_manager.stop_channels)
                             self.tab_widget.removeTab(self.tab_widget.indexOf(slave))
                         closing_widget.execute("exit")
                         self.tab_widget.removeTab(current_tab)
                         background(kernel_manager.stop_channels)
                     elif reply == 0: # close Console
                         if not closing_widget._existing:
                             # Have kernel: don't quit, just close the tab
                             closing_widget.execute("exit True")
                         self.tab_widget.removeTab(current_tab)
                         background(kernel_manager.stop_channels)
                 else:
                     reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, title,
                         "Are you sure you want to close this Console?"+
                         "\nThe Kernel and other Consoles will remain active.",
                         okay|cancel,
                         defaultButton=okay
                         )
                     if reply == okay:
                         self.tab_widget.removeTab(current_tab)
         elif keepkernel: #close console but leave kernel running (no prompt)
             self.tab_widget.removeTab(current_tab)
             background(kernel_manager.stop_channels)
         else: #close console and kernel (no prompt)
             self.tab_widget.removeTab(current_tab)
             if kernel_manager and kernel_manager.channels_running:
                 for slave in slave_tabs:
                     background(slave.kernel_manager.stop_channels)
                     self.tab_widget.removeTab(self.tab_widget.indexOf(slave))
                 kernel_manager.shutdown_kernel()
                 background(kernel_manager.stop_channels)
         
         self.update_tab_bar_visibility()
 
     def add_tab_with_frontend(self,frontend,name=None):
         """ insert a tab with a given frontend in the tab bar, and give it a name
 
         """
         if not name:
             name = 'kernel %i' % self.next_kernel_id
         self.tab_widget.addTab(frontend,name)
         self.update_tab_bar_visibility()
         self.make_frontend_visible(frontend)
         frontend.exit_requested.connect(self.close_tab)
 
     def next_tab(self):
         self.tab_widget.setCurrentIndex((self.tab_widget.currentIndex()+1))
 
     def prev_tab(self):
         self.tab_widget.setCurrentIndex((self.tab_widget.currentIndex()-1))
 
     def make_frontend_visible(self,frontend):
         widget_index=self.tab_widget.indexOf(frontend)
         if widget_index > 0 :
             self.tab_widget.setCurrentIndex(widget_index)
 
     def find_master_tab(self,tab,as_list=False):
         """
         Try to return the frontend that own the kernel attached to the given widget/tab.
 
             Only find frontend owed by the current application. Selection
             based on port of the kernel, might be inacurate if several kernel
             on different ip use same port number.
 
             This fonction does the conversion tabNumber/widget if needed.
             Might return None if no master widget (non local kernel)
             Will crash IPython if more than 1 masterWidget
 
             When asList set to True, always return a list of widget(s) owning
             the kernel. The list might be empty or containing several Widget.
         """
 
         #convert from/to int/richIpythonWidget if needed
         if isinstance(tab, int):
             tab = self.tab_widget.widget(tab)
         km=tab.kernel_manager
 
         #build list of all widgets
         widget_list = [self.tab_widget.widget(i) for i in range(self.tab_widget.count())]
 
         # widget that are candidate to be the owner of the kernel does have all the same port of the curent widget
         # And should have a _may_close attribute
         filtered_widget_list = [ widget for widget in widget_list if
                                 widget.kernel_manager.connection_file == km.connection_file and
                                 hasattr(widget,'_may_close') ]
         # the master widget is the one that may close the kernel
         master_widget= [ widget for widget in filtered_widget_list if widget._may_close]
         if as_list:
             return master_widget
         assert(len(master_widget)<=1 )
         if len(master_widget)==0:
             return None
 
         return master_widget[0]
 
     def find_slave_widgets(self,tab):
         """return all the frontends that do not own the kernel attached to the given widget/tab.
 
             Only find frontends owned by the current application. Selection
             based on connection file of the kernel.
 
             This function does the conversion tabNumber/widget if needed.
         """
         #convert from/to int/richIpythonWidget if needed
         if isinstance(tab, int):
             tab = self.tab_widget.widget(tab)
         km=tab.kernel_manager
 
         #build list of all widgets
         widget_list = [self.tab_widget.widget(i) for i in range(self.tab_widget.count())]
 
         # widget that are candidate not to be the owner of the kernel does have all the same port of the curent widget
         filtered_widget_list = ( widget for widget in widget_list if
                                 widget.kernel_manager.connection_file == km.connection_file)
         # Get a list of all widget owning the same kernel and removed it from
         # the previous cadidate. (better using sets ?)
         master_widget_list = self.find_master_tab(tab, as_list=True)
         slave_list = [widget for widget in filtered_widget_list if widget not in master_widget_list]
 
         return slave_list
 
     # Populate the menu bar with common actions and shortcuts
     def add_menu_action(self, menu, action, defer_shortcut=False):
         """Add action to menu as well as self
         
         So that when the menu bar is invisible, its actions are still available.
         
         If defer_shortcut is True, set the shortcut context to widget-only,
         where it will avoid conflict with shortcuts already bound to the
         widgets themselves.
         """
         menu.addAction(action)
         self.addAction(action)
 
         if defer_shortcut:
             action.setShortcutContext(QtCore.Qt.WidgetShortcut)
     
     def init_menu_bar(self):
         #create menu in the order they should appear in the menu bar
         self.init_file_menu()
         self.init_edit_menu()
         self.init_view_menu()
         self.init_kernel_menu()
         self.init_magic_menu()
         self.init_window_menu()
         self.init_help_menu()
     
     def init_file_menu(self):
         self.file_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("&File")
         
         self.new_kernel_tab_act = QtGui.QAction("New Tab with &New kernel",
             self,
             shortcut="Ctrl+T",
             triggered=self.create_tab_with_new_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.file_menu, self.new_kernel_tab_act)
 
         self.slave_kernel_tab_act = QtGui.QAction("New Tab with Sa&me kernel",
             self,
             shortcut="Ctrl+Shift+T",
             triggered=self.create_tab_with_current_kernel)
         self.add_menu_action(self.file_menu, self.slave_kernel_tab_act)
         
         self.file_menu.addSeparator()
 
         self.close_action=QtGui.QAction("&Close Tab",
             self,
             shortcut=QtGui.QKeySequence.Close,
             triggered=self.close_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.file_menu, self.close_action)
 
         self.export_action=QtGui.QAction("&Save to HTML/XHTML",
             self,
             shortcut=QtGui.QKeySequence.Save,
             triggered=self.export_action_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.file_menu, self.export_action, True)
 
         self.file_menu.addSeparator()
         
         printkey = QtGui.QKeySequence(QtGui.QKeySequence.Print)
         if printkey.matches("Ctrl+P") and sys.platform != 'darwin':
             # Only override the default if there is a collision.
             # Qt ctrl = cmd on OSX, so the match gets a false positive on OSX.
             printkey = "Ctrl+Shift+P"
         self.print_action = QtGui.QAction("&Print",
             self,
             shortcut=printkey,
             triggered=self.print_action_active_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.file_menu, self.print_action, True)
         
         if sys.platform != 'darwin':
             # OSX always has Quit in the Application menu, only add it
             # to the File menu elsewhere.
 
             self.file_menu.addSeparator()
 
             self.quit_action = QtGui.QAction("&Quit",
                 self,
                 shortcut=QtGui.QKeySequence.Quit,
                 triggered=self.close,
             )
             self.add_menu_action(self.file_menu, self.quit_action)
 
     
     def init_edit_menu(self):
         self.edit_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("&Edit")
         
         self.undo_action = QtGui.QAction("&Undo",
             self,
             shortcut=QtGui.QKeySequence.Undo,
             statusTip="Undo last action if possible",
             triggered=self.undo_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.edit_menu, self.undo_action)
 
         self.redo_action = QtGui.QAction("&Redo",
             self,
             shortcut=QtGui.QKeySequence.Redo,
             statusTip="Redo last action if possible",
             triggered=self.redo_active_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.edit_menu, self.redo_action)
 
         self.edit_menu.addSeparator()
 
         self.cut_action = QtGui.QAction("&Cut",
             self,
             shortcut=QtGui.QKeySequence.Cut,
             triggered=self.cut_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.edit_menu, self.cut_action, True)
 
         self.copy_action = QtGui.QAction("&Copy",
             self,
             shortcut=QtGui.QKeySequence.Copy,
             triggered=self.copy_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.edit_menu, self.copy_action, True)
 
         self.copy_raw_action = QtGui.QAction("Copy (&Raw Text)",
             self,
             shortcut="Ctrl+Shift+C",
             triggered=self.copy_raw_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.edit_menu, self.copy_raw_action, True)
 
         self.paste_action = QtGui.QAction("&Paste",
             self,
             shortcut=QtGui.QKeySequence.Paste,
             triggered=self.paste_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.edit_menu, self.paste_action, True)
 
         self.edit_menu.addSeparator()
         
         selectall = QtGui.QKeySequence(QtGui.QKeySequence.SelectAll)
         if selectall.matches("Ctrl+A") and sys.platform != 'darwin':
             # Only override the default if there is a collision.
             # Qt ctrl = cmd on OSX, so the match gets a false positive on OSX.
             selectall = "Ctrl+Shift+A"
         self.select_all_action = QtGui.QAction("Select &All",
             self,
             shortcut=selectall,
             triggered=self.select_all_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.edit_menu, self.select_all_action, True)
 
     
     def init_view_menu(self):
         self.view_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("&View")
 
         if sys.platform != 'darwin':
             # disable on OSX, where there is always a menu bar
             self.toggle_menu_bar_act = QtGui.QAction("Toggle &Menu Bar",
                 self,
                 shortcut="Ctrl+Shift+M",
                 statusTip="Toggle visibility of menubar",
                 triggered=self.toggle_menu_bar)
             self.add_menu_action(self.view_menu, self.toggle_menu_bar_act)
         
         fs_key = "Ctrl+Meta+F" if sys.platform == 'darwin' else "F11"
         self.full_screen_act = QtGui.QAction("&Full Screen",
             self,
             shortcut=fs_key,
             statusTip="Toggle between Fullscreen and Normal Size",
             triggered=self.toggleFullScreen)
         self.add_menu_action(self.view_menu, self.full_screen_act)
 
         self.view_menu.addSeparator()
 
         self.increase_font_size = QtGui.QAction("Zoom &In",
             self,
             shortcut=QtGui.QKeySequence.ZoomIn,
             triggered=self.increase_font_size_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.view_menu, self.increase_font_size, True)
 
         self.decrease_font_size = QtGui.QAction("Zoom &Out",
             self,
             shortcut=QtGui.QKeySequence.ZoomOut,
             triggered=self.decrease_font_size_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.view_menu, self.decrease_font_size, True)
 
         self.reset_font_size = QtGui.QAction("Zoom &Reset",
             self,
             shortcut="Ctrl+0",
             triggered=self.reset_font_size_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.view_menu, self.reset_font_size, True)
 
         self.view_menu.addSeparator()
 
         self.clear_action = QtGui.QAction("&Clear Screen",
             self,
             shortcut='Ctrl+L',
             statusTip="Clear the console",
             triggered=self.clear_magic_active_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.view_menu, self.clear_action)
     
     def init_kernel_menu(self):
         self.kernel_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("&Kernel")
         # Qt on OSX maps Ctrl to Cmd, and Meta to Ctrl
         # keep the signal shortcuts to ctrl, rather than 
         # platform-default like we do elsewhere.
 
         ctrl = "Meta" if sys.platform == 'darwin' else "Ctrl"
 
         self.interrupt_kernel_action = QtGui.QAction("Interrupt current Kernel",
             self,
             triggered=self.interrupt_kernel_active_frontend,
             shortcut=ctrl+"+C",
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.kernel_menu, self.interrupt_kernel_action)
 
         self.restart_kernel_action = QtGui.QAction("Restart current Kernel",
             self,
             triggered=self.restart_kernel_active_frontend,
             shortcut=ctrl+"+.",
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.kernel_menu, self.restart_kernel_action)
 
         self.kernel_menu.addSeparator()
 
     def _make_dynamic_magic(self,magic):
         """Return a function `fun` that will execute `magic` on active frontend.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         magic : string
             string that will be executed as is when the returned function is called
 
         Returns
         -------
         fun : function
             function with no parameters, when called will execute `magic` on the
             current active frontend at call time
 
         See Also
         --------
         populate_all_magic_menu : generate the "All Magics..." menu
 
         Notes
         -----
         `fun` execute `magic` an active frontend at the moment it is triggerd,
         not the active frontend at the moment it has been created.
 
         This function is mostly used to create the "All Magics..." Menu at run time.
         """
         # need to level nested function  to be sure to past magic
         # on active frontend **at run time**.
         def inner_dynamic_magic():
             self.active_frontend.execute(magic)
         inner_dynamic_magic.__name__ = "dynamics_magic_s"
         return inner_dynamic_magic
 
     def populate_all_magic_menu(self, listofmagic=None):
         """Clean "All Magics..." menu and repopulate it with `listofmagic`
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         listofmagic : string,
             repr() of a list of strings, send back by the kernel
 
         Notes
         -----
         `listofmagic`is a repr() of list because it is fed with the result of
         a 'user_expression'
         """
         alm_magic_menu = self.all_magic_menu
         alm_magic_menu.clear()
 
         # list of protected magic that don't like to be called without argument
         # append '?' to the end to print the docstring when called from the menu
         protected_magic = set(["more","less","load_ext","pycat","loadpy","save"])
         magics=re.findall('\w+', listofmagic)
         for magic in magics:
             if magic in protected_magic:
                 pmagic = '%s%s%s'%('%',magic,'?')
             else:
                 pmagic = '%s%s'%('%',magic)
             xaction = QtGui.QAction(pmagic,
                 self,
                 triggered=self._make_dynamic_magic(pmagic)
                 )
             alm_magic_menu.addAction(xaction)
 
     def update_all_magic_menu(self):
         """ Update the list on magic in the "All Magics..." Menu
 
         Request the kernel with the list of availlable magic and populate the
         menu with the list received back
 
         """
         # first define a callback which will get the list of all magic and put it in the menu.
         self.active_frontend._silent_exec_callback('get_ipython().lsmagic()', self.populate_all_magic_menu)
 
     def init_magic_menu(self):
         self.magic_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("&Magic")
         self.all_magic_menu = self.magic_menu.addMenu("&All Magics")
 
         # This action should usually not appear as it will be cleared when menu
         # is updated at first kernel response. Though, it is necessary when
         # connecting through X-forwarding, as in this case, the menu is not
         # auto updated, SO DO NOT DELETE.
-        self.pop = QtGui.QAction("&Update All Magic Menu ",
-            self, triggered=self.update_all_magic_menu)
-        self.add_menu_action(self.all_magic_menu, self.pop)
+
+        ########################################################################
+        ## TEMPORARILY DISABLED - see #1057 for details.  Uncomment this
+        ## section when a proper fix is found
+        
+        ## self.pop = QtGui.QAction("&Update All Magic Menu ",
+        ##     self, triggered=self.update_all_magic_menu)
+        ## self.add_menu_action(self.all_magic_menu, self.pop)
+
+        ## END TEMPORARY FIX
+        ########################################################################
 
         self.reset_action = QtGui.QAction("&Reset",
             self,
             statusTip="Clear all varible from workspace",
             triggered=self.reset_magic_active_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.magic_menu, self.reset_action)
 
         self.history_action = QtGui.QAction("&History",
             self,
             statusTip="show command history",
             triggered=self.history_magic_active_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.magic_menu, self.history_action)
 
         self.save_action = QtGui.QAction("E&xport History ",
             self,
             statusTip="Export History as Python File",
             triggered=self.save_magic_active_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.magic_menu, self.save_action)
 
         self.who_action = QtGui.QAction("&Who",
             self,
             statusTip="List interactive variable",
             triggered=self.who_magic_active_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.magic_menu, self.who_action)
 
         self.who_ls_action = QtGui.QAction("Wh&o ls",
             self,
             statusTip="Return a list of interactive variable",
             triggered=self.who_ls_magic_active_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.magic_menu, self.who_ls_action)
 
         self.whos_action = QtGui.QAction("Who&s",
             self,
             statusTip="List interactive variable with detail",
             triggered=self.whos_magic_active_frontend)
         self.add_menu_action(self.magic_menu, self.whos_action)
 
+
+        ########################################################################
+        ## TEMPORARILY ADDED BACK - see #1057 for details.  The magic menu is
+        ## supposed to be dynamic, but the mechanism merged in #1057 has a race
+        ## condition that locks up the console very often.  We're putting back
+        ## the static list temporarily/ Remove this code when a proper fix is
+        ## found.
+        
+        # allmagics submenu.
+        
+        # for now this is just a copy and paste, but we should get this
+        # dynamically
+        magiclist = ["%alias", "%autocall", "%automagic", "%bookmark", "%cd",
+        "%clear", "%colors", "%debug", "%dhist", "%dirs", "%doctest_mode",
+        "%ed", "%edit", "%env", "%gui", "%guiref", "%hist", "%history",
+        "%install_default_config", "%install_profiles", "%less", "%load_ext",
+        "%loadpy", "%logoff", "%logon", "%logstart", "%logstate", "%logstop",
+        "%lsmagic", "%macro", "%magic", "%man", "%more", "%notebook", "%page",
+        "%pastebin", "%pdb", "%pdef", "%pdoc", "%pfile", "%pinfo", "%pinfo2",
+        "%popd", "%pprint", "%precision", "%profile", "%prun", "%psearch",
+        "%psource", "%pushd", "%pwd", "%pycat", "%pylab", "%quickref",
+        "%recall", "%rehashx", "%reload_ext", "%rep", "%rerun", "%reset",
+        "%reset_selective", "%run", "%save", "%sc", "%sx", "%tb", "%time",
+        "%timeit", "%unalias", "%unload_ext", "%who", "%who_ls", "%whos",
+        "%xdel", "%xmode"]
+
+        def make_dynamic_magic(i):
+                def inner_dynamic_magic():
+                    self.active_frontend.execute(i)
+                inner_dynamic_magic.__name__ = "dynamics_magic_%s" % i
+                return inner_dynamic_magic
+
+        for magic in magiclist:
+            xaction = QtGui.QAction(magic,
+                self,
+                triggered=make_dynamic_magic(magic)
+                )
+            self.all_magic_menu.addAction(xaction)
+
+        ## END TEMPORARY FIX
+        ########################################################################
+
+
     def init_window_menu(self):
         self.window_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("&Window")
         if sys.platform == 'darwin':
             # add min/maximize actions to OSX, which lacks default bindings.
             self.minimizeAct = QtGui.QAction("Mini&mize",
                 self,
                 shortcut="Ctrl+m",
                 statusTip="Minimize the window/Restore Normal Size",
                 triggered=self.toggleMinimized)
             # maximize is called 'Zoom' on OSX for some reason
             self.maximizeAct = QtGui.QAction("&Zoom",
                 self,
                 shortcut="Ctrl+Shift+M",
                 statusTip="Maximize the window/Restore Normal Size",
                 triggered=self.toggleMaximized)
 
             self.add_menu_action(self.window_menu, self.minimizeAct)
             self.add_menu_action(self.window_menu, self.maximizeAct)
             self.window_menu.addSeparator()
 
         prev_key = "Ctrl+Shift+Left" if sys.platform == 'darwin' else "Ctrl+PgUp"
         self.prev_tab_act = QtGui.QAction("Pre&vious Tab",
             self,
             shortcut=prev_key,
             statusTip="Select previous tab",
             triggered=self.prev_tab)
         self.add_menu_action(self.window_menu, self.prev_tab_act)
 
         next_key = "Ctrl+Shift+Right" if sys.platform == 'darwin' else "Ctrl+PgDown"
         self.next_tab_act = QtGui.QAction("Ne&xt Tab",
             self,
             shortcut=next_key,
             statusTip="Select next tab",
             triggered=self.next_tab)
         self.add_menu_action(self.window_menu, self.next_tab_act)
     
     def init_help_menu(self):
         # please keep the Help menu in Mac Os even if empty. It will
         # automatically contain a search field to search inside menus and
         # please keep it spelled in English, as long as Qt Doesn't support
         # a QAction.MenuRole like HelpMenuRole otherwise it will loose
         # this search field fonctionality
 
         self.help_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("&Help")
         
 
         # Help Menu
 
         self.intro_active_frontend_action = QtGui.QAction("&Intro to IPython",
             self,
             triggered=self.intro_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.help_menu, self.intro_active_frontend_action)
 
         self.quickref_active_frontend_action = QtGui.QAction("IPython &Cheat Sheet",
             self,
             triggered=self.quickref_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.help_menu, self.quickref_active_frontend_action)
 
         self.guiref_active_frontend_action = QtGui.QAction("&Qt Console",
             self,
             triggered=self.guiref_active_frontend
             )
         self.add_menu_action(self.help_menu, self.guiref_active_frontend_action)
 
         self.onlineHelpAct = QtGui.QAction("Open Online &Help",
             self,
             triggered=self._open_online_help)
         self.add_menu_action(self.help_menu, self.onlineHelpAct)
 
     # minimize/maximize/fullscreen actions:
 
     def toggle_menu_bar(self):
         menu_bar = self.menuBar()
         if menu_bar.isVisible():
             menu_bar.setVisible(False)
         else:
             menu_bar.setVisible(True)
 
     def toggleMinimized(self):
         if not self.isMinimized():
             self.showMinimized()
         else:
             self.showNormal()
 
     def _open_online_help(self):
         filename="http://ipython.org/ipython-doc/stable/index.html"
         webbrowser.open(filename, new=1, autoraise=True)
 
     def toggleMaximized(self):
         if not self.isMaximized():
             self.showMaximized()
         else:
             self.showNormal()
 
     # Min/Max imizing while in full screen give a bug
     # when going out of full screen, at least on OSX
     def toggleFullScreen(self):
         if not self.isFullScreen():
             self.showFullScreen()
             if sys.platform == 'darwin':
                 self.maximizeAct.setEnabled(False)
                 self.minimizeAct.setEnabled(False)
         else:
             self.showNormal()
             if sys.platform == 'darwin':
                 self.maximizeAct.setEnabled(True)
                 self.minimizeAct.setEnabled(True)
 
     def close_active_frontend(self):
         self.close_tab(self.active_frontend)
 
     def restart_kernel_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.request_restart_kernel()
 
     def interrupt_kernel_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.request_interrupt_kernel()
 
     def cut_active_frontend(self):
         widget = self.active_frontend
         if widget.can_cut():
             widget.cut()
 
     def copy_active_frontend(self):
         widget = self.active_frontend
         if widget.can_copy():
             widget.copy()
 
     def copy_raw_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend._copy_raw_action.trigger()
 
     def paste_active_frontend(self):
         widget = self.active_frontend
         if widget.can_paste():
             widget.paste()
 
     def undo_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.undo()
 
     def redo_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.redo()
 
     def reset_magic_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.execute("%reset")
 
     def history_magic_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.execute("%history")
 
     def save_magic_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.save_magic()
 
     def clear_magic_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.execute("%clear")
 
     def who_magic_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.execute("%who")
 
     def who_ls_magic_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.execute("%who_ls")
 
     def whos_magic_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.execute("%whos")
 
     def print_action_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.print_action.trigger()
 
     def export_action_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.export_action.trigger()
 
     def select_all_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.select_all_action.trigger()
 
     def increase_font_size_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.increase_font_size.trigger()
 
     def decrease_font_size_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.decrease_font_size.trigger()
 
     def reset_font_size_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.reset_font_size.trigger()
 
     def guiref_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.execute("%guiref")
 
     def intro_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.execute("?")
 
     def quickref_active_frontend(self):
         self.active_frontend.execute("%quickref")
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # QWidget interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         """ Forward the close event to every tabs contained by the windows
         """
         if self.tab_widget.count() == 0:
             # no tabs, just close
             event.accept()
             return
         # Do Not loop on the widget count as it change while closing
         title = self.window().windowTitle()
         cancel = QtGui.QMessageBox.Cancel
         okay = QtGui.QMessageBox.Ok
         
         if self.confirm_exit:
             if self.tab_widget.count() > 1:
                 msg = "Close all tabs, stop all kernels, and Quit?"
             else:
                 msg = "Close console, stop kernel, and Quit?"
             info = "Kernels not started here (e.g. notebooks) will be left alone."
             closeall = QtGui.QPushButton("&Yes, quit everything", self)
             closeall.setShortcut('Y')
             box = QtGui.QMessageBox(QtGui.QMessageBox.Question,
                                     title, msg)
             box.setInformativeText(info)
             box.addButton(cancel)
             box.addButton(closeall, QtGui.QMessageBox.YesRole)
             box.setDefaultButton(closeall)
             box.setEscapeButton(cancel)
             pixmap = QtGui.QPixmap(self._app.icon.pixmap(QtCore.QSize(64,64)))
             box.setIconPixmap(pixmap)
             reply = box.exec_()
         else:
             reply = okay
         
         if reply == cancel:
             event.ignore()
             return
         if reply == okay:
             while self.tab_widget.count() >= 1:
                 # prevent further confirmations:
                 widget = self.active_frontend
                 widget._confirm_exit = False
                 self.close_tab(widget)
             event.accept()
 

IPython/frontend/qt/console/qtconsoleapp.py

@@ -1,552 +1,559 b''
 """ A minimal application using the Qt console-style IPython frontend.
 
 This is not a complete console app, as subprocess will not be able to receive
 input, there is no real readline support, among other limitations.
 
 Authors:
 
 * Evan Patterson
 * Min RK
 * Erik Tollerud
 * Fernando Perez
 * Bussonnier Matthias
 * Thomas Kluyver
 
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # stdlib imports
 import json
 import os
 import signal
 import sys
 import uuid
 
 # System library imports
 from IPython.external.qt import QtGui
 
 # Local imports
 from IPython.config.application import boolean_flag, catch_config_error
 from IPython.core.application import BaseIPythonApplication
 from IPython.core.profiledir import ProfileDir
 from IPython.lib.kernel import tunnel_to_kernel, find_connection_file
 from IPython.frontend.qt.console.frontend_widget import FrontendWidget
 from IPython.frontend.qt.console.ipython_widget import IPythonWidget
 from IPython.frontend.qt.console.rich_ipython_widget import RichIPythonWidget
 from IPython.frontend.qt.console import styles
 from IPython.frontend.qt.console.mainwindow import MainWindow
 from IPython.frontend.qt.kernelmanager import QtKernelManager
 from IPython.utils.path import filefind
 from IPython.utils.py3compat import str_to_bytes
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import (
     Dict, List, Unicode, Integer, CaselessStrEnum, CBool, Any
 )
 from IPython.zmq.ipkernel import (
     flags as ipkernel_flags,
     aliases as ipkernel_aliases,
     IPKernelApp
 )
 from IPython.zmq.session import Session, default_secure
 from IPython.zmq.zmqshell import ZMQInteractiveShell
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Network Constants
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 from IPython.utils.localinterfaces import LOCALHOST, LOCAL_IPS
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Globals
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 _examples = """
 ipython qtconsole                 # start the qtconsole
 ipython qtconsole --pylab=inline  # start with pylab in inline plotting mode
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Aliases and Flags
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 flags = dict(ipkernel_flags)
 qt_flags = {
     'existing' : ({'IPythonQtConsoleApp' : {'existing' : 'kernel*.json'}},
             "Connect to an existing kernel. If no argument specified, guess most recent"),
     'pure' : ({'IPythonQtConsoleApp' : {'pure' : True}},
             "Use a pure Python kernel instead of an IPython kernel."),
     'plain' : ({'ConsoleWidget' : {'kind' : 'plain'}},
             "Disable rich text support."),
 }
 qt_flags.update(boolean_flag(
     'gui-completion', 'ConsoleWidget.gui_completion',
     "use a GUI widget for tab completion",
     "use plaintext output for completion"
 ))
 qt_flags.update(boolean_flag(
     'confirm-exit', 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.confirm_exit',
     """Set to display confirmation dialog on exit. You can always use 'exit' or 'quit',
        to force a direct exit without any confirmation.
     """,
     """Don't prompt the user when exiting. This will terminate the kernel
        if it is owned by the frontend, and leave it alive if it is external.
     """
 ))
 flags.update(qt_flags)
 
 aliases = dict(ipkernel_aliases)
 
 qt_aliases = dict(
     hb = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.hb_port',
     shell = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.shell_port',
     iopub = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.iopub_port',
     stdin = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.stdin_port',
     ip = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.ip',
     existing = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.existing',
     f = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.connection_file',
 
     style = 'IPythonWidget.syntax_style',
     stylesheet = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.stylesheet',
     colors = 'ZMQInteractiveShell.colors',
 
     editor = 'IPythonWidget.editor',
     paging = 'ConsoleWidget.paging',
     ssh = 'IPythonQtConsoleApp.sshserver',
 )
 aliases.update(qt_aliases)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # IPythonQtConsole
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 class IPythonQtConsoleApp(BaseIPythonApplication):
     name = 'ipython-qtconsole'
     default_config_file_name='ipython_config.py'
 
     description = """
         The IPython QtConsole.
         
         This launches a Console-style application using Qt.  It is not a full
         console, in that launched terminal subprocesses will not be able to accept
         input.
         
         The QtConsole supports various extra features beyond the Terminal IPython
         shell, such as inline plotting with matplotlib, via:
         
             ipython qtconsole --pylab=inline
         
         as well as saving your session as HTML, and printing the output.
         
     """
     examples = _examples
 
     classes = [IPKernelApp, IPythonWidget, ZMQInteractiveShell, ProfileDir, Session]
     flags = Dict(flags)
     aliases = Dict(aliases)
 
     kernel_argv = List(Unicode)
 
     # create requested profiles by default, if they don't exist:
     auto_create = CBool(True)
     # connection info:
     ip = Unicode(LOCALHOST, config=True,
         help="""Set the kernel\'s IP address [default localhost].
         If the IP address is something other than localhost, then
         Consoles on other machines will be able to connect
         to the Kernel, so be careful!"""
     )
     
     sshserver = Unicode('', config=True,
         help="""The SSH server to use to connect to the kernel.""")
     sshkey = Unicode('', config=True,
         help="""Path to the ssh key to use for logging in to the ssh server.""")
     
     hb_port = Integer(0, config=True,
         help="set the heartbeat port [default: random]")
     shell_port = Integer(0, config=True,
         help="set the shell (XREP) port [default: random]")
     iopub_port = Integer(0, config=True,
         help="set the iopub (PUB) port [default: random]")
     stdin_port = Integer(0, config=True,
         help="set the stdin (XREQ) port [default: random]")
     connection_file = Unicode('', config=True,
         help="""JSON file in which to store connection info [default: kernel-<pid>.json]
 
         This file will contain the IP, ports, and authentication key needed to connect
         clients to this kernel. By default, this file will be created in the security-dir
         of the current profile, but can be specified by absolute path.
         """)
     def _connection_file_default(self):
         return 'kernel-%i.json' % os.getpid()
 
     existing = Unicode('', config=True,
         help="""Connect to an already running kernel""")
 
     stylesheet = Unicode('', config=True,
         help="path to a custom CSS stylesheet")
 
     pure = CBool(False, config=True,
         help="Use a pure Python kernel instead of an IPython kernel.")
     plain = CBool(False, config=True,
         help="Use a plaintext widget instead of rich text (plain can't print/save).")
 
     def _pure_changed(self, name, old, new):
         kind = 'plain' if self.plain else 'rich'
         self.config.ConsoleWidget.kind = kind
         if self.pure:
             self.widget_factory = FrontendWidget
         elif self.plain:
             self.widget_factory = IPythonWidget
         else:
             self.widget_factory = RichIPythonWidget
 
     _plain_changed = _pure_changed
 
     confirm_exit = CBool(True, config=True,
         help="""
         Set to display confirmation dialog on exit. You can always use 'exit' or 'quit',
         to force a direct exit without any confirmation.""",
     )
     
     # the factory for creating a widget
     widget_factory = Any(RichIPythonWidget)
 
     def parse_command_line(self, argv=None):
         super(IPythonQtConsoleApp, self).parse_command_line(argv)
         if argv is None:
             argv = sys.argv[1:]
         self.kernel_argv = list(argv) # copy
         # kernel should inherit default config file from frontend
         self.kernel_argv.append("--KernelApp.parent_appname='%s'"%self.name)
         # Scrub frontend-specific flags
         swallow_next = False
         was_flag = False
         # copy again, in case some aliases have the same name as a flag
         # argv = list(self.kernel_argv)
         for a in argv:
             if swallow_next:
                 swallow_next = False
                 # last arg was an alias, remove the next one
                 # *unless* the last alias has a no-arg flag version, in which
                 # case, don't swallow the next arg if it's also a flag:
                 if not (was_flag and a.startswith('-')):
                     self.kernel_argv.remove(a)
                     continue
             if a.startswith('-'):
                 split = a.lstrip('-').split('=')
                 alias = split[0]
                 if alias in qt_aliases:
                     self.kernel_argv.remove(a)
                     if len(split) == 1:
                         # alias passed with arg via space
                         swallow_next = True
                         # could have been a flag that matches an alias, e.g. `existing`
                         # in which case, we might not swallow the next arg
                         was_flag = alias in qt_flags
                 elif alias in qt_flags:
                     # strip flag, but don't swallow next, as flags don't take args
                     self.kernel_argv.remove(a)
     
     def init_connection_file(self):
         """find the connection file, and load the info if found.
         
         The current working directory and the current profile's security
         directory will be searched for the file if it is not given by
         absolute path.
         
         When attempting to connect to an existing kernel and the `--existing`
         argument does not match an existing file, it will be interpreted as a
         fileglob, and the matching file in the current profile's security dir
         with the latest access time will be used.
         """
         if self.existing:
             try:
                 cf = find_connection_file(self.existing)
             except Exception:
                 self.log.critical("Could not find existing kernel connection file %s", self.existing)
                 self.exit(1)
             self.log.info("Connecting to existing kernel: %s" % cf)
             self.connection_file = cf
         # should load_connection_file only be used for existing?
         # as it is now, this allows reusing ports if an existing
         # file is requested
         try:
             self.load_connection_file()
         except Exception:
             self.log.error("Failed to load connection file: %r", self.connection_file, exc_info=True)
             self.exit(1)
     
     def load_connection_file(self):
         """load ip/port/hmac config from JSON connection file"""
         # this is identical to KernelApp.load_connection_file
         # perhaps it can be centralized somewhere?
         try:
             fname = filefind(self.connection_file, ['.', self.profile_dir.security_dir])
         except IOError:
             self.log.debug("Connection File not found: %s", self.connection_file)
             return
         self.log.debug(u"Loading connection file %s", fname)
         with open(fname) as f:
             s = f.read()
         cfg = json.loads(s)
         if self.ip == LOCALHOST and 'ip' in cfg:
             # not overridden by config or cl_args
             self.ip = cfg['ip']
         for channel in ('hb', 'shell', 'iopub', 'stdin'):
             name = channel + '_port'
             if getattr(self, name) == 0 and name in cfg:
                 # not overridden by config or cl_args
                 setattr(self, name, cfg[name])
         if 'key' in cfg:
             self.config.Session.key = str_to_bytes(cfg['key'])
     
     def init_ssh(self):
         """set up ssh tunnels, if needed."""
         if not self.sshserver and not self.sshkey:
             return
         
         if self.sshkey and not self.sshserver:
             # specifying just the key implies that we are connecting directly
             self.sshserver = self.ip
             self.ip = LOCALHOST
         
         # build connection dict for tunnels:
         info = dict(ip=self.ip,
                     shell_port=self.shell_port,
                     iopub_port=self.iopub_port,
                     stdin_port=self.stdin_port,
                     hb_port=self.hb_port
         )
         
         self.log.info("Forwarding connections to %s via %s"%(self.ip, self.sshserver))
         
         # tunnels return a new set of ports, which will be on localhost:
         self.ip = LOCALHOST
         try:
             newports = tunnel_to_kernel(info, self.sshserver, self.sshkey)
         except:
             # even catch KeyboardInterrupt
             self.log.error("Could not setup tunnels", exc_info=True)
             self.exit(1)
         
         self.shell_port, self.iopub_port, self.stdin_port, self.hb_port = newports
         
         cf = self.connection_file
         base,ext = os.path.splitext(cf)
         base = os.path.basename(base)
         self.connection_file = os.path.basename(base)+'-ssh'+ext
         self.log.critical("To connect another client via this tunnel, use:")
         self.log.critical("--existing %s" % self.connection_file)
     
     def _new_connection_file(self):
         return os.path.join(self.profile_dir.security_dir, 'kernel-%s.json' % uuid.uuid4())
 
     def init_kernel_manager(self):
         # Don't let Qt or ZMQ swallow KeyboardInterupts.
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
         sec = self.profile_dir.security_dir
         try:
             cf = filefind(self.connection_file, ['.', sec])
         except IOError:
             # file might not exist
             if self.connection_file == os.path.basename(self.connection_file):
                 # just shortname, put it in security dir
                 cf = os.path.join(sec, self.connection_file)
             else:
                 cf = self.connection_file
 
         # Create a KernelManager and start a kernel.
         self.kernel_manager = QtKernelManager(
                                 ip=self.ip,
                                 shell_port=self.shell_port,
                                 iopub_port=self.iopub_port,
                                 stdin_port=self.stdin_port,
                                 hb_port=self.hb_port,
                                 connection_file=cf,
                                 config=self.config,
         )
         # start the kernel
         if not self.existing:
             kwargs = dict(ipython=not self.pure)
             kwargs['extra_arguments'] = self.kernel_argv
             self.kernel_manager.start_kernel(**kwargs)
         elif self.sshserver:
             # ssh, write new connection file
             self.kernel_manager.write_connection_file()
         self.kernel_manager.start_channels()
 
     def new_frontend_master(self):
         """ Create and return new frontend attached to new kernel, launched on localhost.
         """
         ip = self.ip if self.ip in LOCAL_IPS else LOCALHOST
         kernel_manager = QtKernelManager(
                                 ip=ip,
                                 connection_file=self._new_connection_file(),
                                 config=self.config,
         )
         # start the kernel
         kwargs = dict(ipython=not self.pure)
         kwargs['extra_arguments'] = self.kernel_argv
         kernel_manager.start_kernel(**kwargs)
         kernel_manager.start_channels()
         widget = self.widget_factory(config=self.config,
                                    local_kernel=True)
         widget.kernel_manager = kernel_manager
         widget._existing = False
         widget._may_close = True
         widget._confirm_exit = self.confirm_exit
         return widget
 
     def new_frontend_slave(self, current_widget):
         """Create and return a new frontend attached to an existing kernel.
         
         Parameters
         ----------
         current_widget : IPythonWidget
             The IPythonWidget whose kernel this frontend is to share
         """
         kernel_manager = QtKernelManager(
                                 connection_file=current_widget.kernel_manager.connection_file,
                                 config = self.config,
         )
         kernel_manager.load_connection_file()
         kernel_manager.start_channels()
         widget = self.widget_factory(config=self.config,
                                 local_kernel=False)
         widget._existing = True
         widget._may_close = False
         widget._confirm_exit = False
         widget.kernel_manager = kernel_manager
         return widget
 
     def init_qt_elements(self):
         # Create the widget.
         self.app = QtGui.QApplication([])
 
         base_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
         icon_path = os.path.join(base_path, 'resources', 'icon', 'IPythonConsole.svg')
         self.app.icon = QtGui.QIcon(icon_path)
         QtGui.QApplication.setWindowIcon(self.app.icon)
 
         local_kernel = (not self.existing) or self.ip in LOCAL_IPS
         self.widget = self.widget_factory(config=self.config,
                                         local_kernel=local_kernel)
         self.widget._existing = self.existing
         self.widget._may_close = not self.existing
         self.widget._confirm_exit = self.confirm_exit
 
         self.widget.kernel_manager = self.kernel_manager
         self.window = MainWindow(self.app,
                                 confirm_exit=self.confirm_exit,
                                 new_frontend_factory=self.new_frontend_master,
                                 slave_frontend_factory=self.new_frontend_slave,
                                 )
         self.window.log = self.log
         self.window.add_tab_with_frontend(self.widget)
         self.window.init_menu_bar()
 
-        # we need to populate the 'Magic Menu' once the kernel has answer at least once
-        self.kernel_manager.shell_channel.first_reply.connect(self.window.pop.trigger)
+        # we need to populate the 'Magic Menu' once the kernel has answer at
+        # least once 
+
+        ########################################################################
+        ## TEMPORARILY DISABLED - see #1057 for details, uncomment the next
+        ## line when a proper fix is found:
+        ## self.kernel_manager.shell_channel.first_reply.connect(self.window.pop.trigger)
+        ## END TEMPORARY FIX
+        ########################################################################
 
         self.window.setWindowTitle('Python' if self.pure else 'IPython')
 
     def init_colors(self):
         """Configure the coloring of the widget"""
         # Note: This will be dramatically simplified when colors
         # are removed from the backend.
 
         if self.pure:
             # only IPythonWidget supports styling
             return
 
         # parse the colors arg down to current known labels
         try:
             colors = self.config.ZMQInteractiveShell.colors
         except AttributeError:
             colors = None
         try:
             style = self.config.IPythonWidget.syntax_style
         except AttributeError:
             style = None
 
         # find the value for colors:
         if colors:
             colors=colors.lower()
             if colors in ('lightbg', 'light'):
                 colors='lightbg'
             elif colors in ('dark', 'linux'):
                 colors='linux'
             else:
                 colors='nocolor'
         elif style:
             if style=='bw':
                 colors='nocolor'
             elif styles.dark_style(style):
                 colors='linux'
             else:
                 colors='lightbg'
         else:
             colors=None
 
         # Configure the style.
         widget = self.widget
         if style:
             widget.style_sheet = styles.sheet_from_template(style, colors)
             widget.syntax_style = style
             widget._syntax_style_changed()
             widget._style_sheet_changed()
         elif colors:
             # use a default style
             widget.set_default_style(colors=colors)
         else:
             # this is redundant for now, but allows the widget's
             # defaults to change
             widget.set_default_style()
 
         if self.stylesheet:
             # we got an expicit stylesheet
             if os.path.isfile(self.stylesheet):
                 with open(self.stylesheet) as f:
                     sheet = f.read()
                 widget.style_sheet = sheet
                 widget._style_sheet_changed()
             else:
                 raise IOError("Stylesheet %r not found."%self.stylesheet)
 
     @catch_config_error
     def initialize(self, argv=None):
         super(IPythonQtConsoleApp, self).initialize(argv)
         self.init_connection_file()
         default_secure(self.config)
         self.init_ssh()
         self.init_kernel_manager()
         self.init_qt_elements()
         self.init_colors()
 
     def start(self):
 
         # draw the window
         self.window.show()
 
         # Start the application main loop.
         self.app.exec_()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main entry point
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def main():
     app = IPythonQtConsoleApp()
     app.initialize()
     app.start()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()