Issue #15853: Prevent IDLE crash on OS X when opening Preferences menu
with certain versions of Tk 8.5. Initial patch by Kevin Walzer.
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 818ff14..080f98e 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
- Issue #14018: Update checks for unstable system Tcl/Tk versions on OS X
to include versions shipped with OS X 10.7 and 10.8 in addition to 10.6.
+- Issue #15853: Prevent IDLE crash on OS X when opening Preferences menu
+ with certain versions of Tk 8.5. Initial patch by Kevin Walzer.
+
What's New in IDLE 2.7.3?
=========================
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
index 11aac9e..9884d5e 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
@@ -832,10 +832,9 @@
fontWeight=tkFont.BOLD
else:
fontWeight=tkFont.NORMAL
- size=self.fontSize.get()
- self.editFont.config(size=size,
- weight=fontWeight,family=fontName)
- self.textHighlightSample.configure(font=(fontName, size, fontWeight))
+ newFont = (fontName, self.fontSize.get(), fontWeight)
+ self.labelFontSample.config(font=newFont)
+ self.textHighlightSample.configure(font=newFont)
def SetHighlightTarget(self):
if self.highlightTarget.get()=='Cursor': #bg not possible