ToggleTab dialog was setting indent to 8 even if cancelled (since 1.2a1).
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
index 560e5e7..6b8ab63 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
@@ -1277,13 +1277,13 @@
"Toggle tabs",
"Turn tabs " + ("on", "off")[self.usetabs] +
"?\nIndent width " +
- ("will be", "remains at")[self.usetabs] + " 8.",
+ ("will be", "remains at")[self.usetabs] + " 8." +
+ "\n Note: a tab is always 8 columns",
parent=self.text):
self.usetabs = not self.usetabs
- # Try to prevent mixed tabs/spaces.
- # User must reset indent width manually after using tabs
- # if he insists on getting into trouble.
- self.indentwidth = 8
+ # Try to prevent inconsistent indentation.
+ # User must change indent width manually after using tabs.
+ self.indentwidth = 8
return "break"
# XXX this isn't bound to anything -- see tabwidth comments