diff --git a/python/console/console_editor.py b/python/console/console_editor.py
index deb287a4652..837423772b3 100644
--- a/python/console/console_editor.py
+++ b/python/console/console_editor.py
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ class Editor(QsciScintilla):
         self.parent = parent
         ## recent modification time
         self.mtime = 0
+        self.opening = ['(', '{', '[', "'", '"']
+        self.closing = [')', '}', ']', "'", '"']
+
         self.settings = QSettings()
 
         # Enable non-ascii chars for editor
@@ -114,10 +117,13 @@ class Editor(QsciScintilla):
         self.setMinimumHeight(120)
         #self.setMinimumWidth(300)
 
+        self.setBraceMatching(QsciScintilla.SloppyBraceMatch)
+        self.setMatchedBraceBackgroundColor(QColor("#c6c6c6"))
+
         # Folding
         self.setFolding(QsciScintilla.PlainFoldStyle)
         self.setFoldMarginColors(QColor("#f4f4f4"),QColor("#f4f4f4"))
-        #self.setWrapMode(QsciScintilla.WrapCharacter)
+        #self.setWrapMode(QsciScintilla.WrapWord)
 
         ## Edge Mode
         self.setEdgeMode(QsciScintilla.EdgeLine)
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ class Editor(QsciScintilla):
         #self.setWrapMode(QsciScintilla.WrapCharacter)
         self.setWhitespaceVisibility(QsciScintilla.WsVisibleAfterIndent)
         #self.SendScintilla(QsciScintilla.SCI_SETHSCROLLBAR, 0)
+        self.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarAsNeeded)
 
         self.settingsEditor()
 
@@ -552,6 +559,14 @@ class Editor(QsciScintilla):
         self.ensureLineVisible(linenr)
         self.setFocus()
 
+    def keyPressEvent(self, e):
+        t = unicode(e.text())
+        ## Close bracket automatically
+        if t in self.opening:
+            i = self.opening.index(t)
+            self.insert(self.closing[i])
+        QsciScintilla.keyPressEvent(self, e)
+
     def focusInEvent(self, e):
         pathfile = self.parent.path
         if pathfile:
diff --git a/python/console/console_output.py b/python/console/console_output.py
index 162a2f23782..1e4f6148578 100644
--- a/python/console/console_output.py
+++ b/python/console/console_output.py
@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ class writeOut:
             self.sO.SendScintilla(QsciScintilla.SCI_SETSTYLING, len(m), 1)
         else:
             self.sO.append(m)
-        self.move_cursor_to_end()
 
         if self.out:
             self.out.write(m)
 
+        self.move_cursor_to_end()
+
     def move_cursor_to_end(self):
         """Move cursor to end of text"""
         line, index = self.get_end_pos()
diff --git a/python/console/console_sci.py b/python/console/console_sci.py
index 9de40baf622..872af396716 100644
--- a/python/console/console_sci.py
+++ b/python/console/console_sci.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ class ShellScintilla(QsciScintilla, code.InteractiveInterpreter):
 
         self.parent = parent
 
+        self.opening = ['(', '{', '[', "'", '"']
+        self.closing = [')', '}', ']', "'", '"']
+
         self.settings = QSettings()
 
         # Enable non-ascii chars for editor
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ class ShellScintilla(QsciScintilla, code.InteractiveInterpreter):
         # Brace matching: enable for a brace immediately before or after
         # the current position
         self.setBraceMatching(QsciScintilla.SloppyBraceMatch)
+        self.setMatchedBraceBackgroundColor(QColor("#c6c6c6"))
 
         # Current line visible with special background color
         self.setCaretWidth(2)
@@ -387,6 +391,11 @@ class ShellScintilla(QsciScintilla, code.InteractiveInterpreter):
             self.showNext()
         ## TODO: press event for auto-completion file directory
         else:
+            t = unicode(e.text())
+            ## Close bracket automatically
+            if t in self.opening:
+                i = self.opening.index(t)
+                self.insert(self.closing[i])
             QsciScintilla.keyPressEvent(self, e)
 
     def contextMenuEvent(self, e):