diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index e613524..c91a57b 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
   user configuration of source encoding; all according to
   PEP 3120.
 
+- Issue #3549: On MacOS the preferences menu was not present
+
+- Issue #2665: On Windows, an IDLE installation upgraded from an old version
+  would not start if a custom theme was defined.
+
 
 What's New in IDLE 3.0a3?
 =========================
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
index 76cccf0..7bfd2ca 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/help.txt
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@
 	Configure IDLE -- Open a configuration dialog.  Fonts, indentation,
                           keybindings, and color themes may be altered.
                           Startup Preferences may be set, and Additional Help
-                          Souces can be specified.
+                          Sources can be specified.
+			  
+			  On MacOS X this menu is not present, use
+			  menu 'IDLE -> Preferences...' instead.
 	---
 	Code Context --	  Open a pane at the top of the edit window which
 			  shows the block context of the section of code
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/macosxSupport.py b/Lib/idlelib/macosxSupport.py
index 5e249e2..9f92b6c 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/macosxSupport.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/macosxSupport.py
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@
 
     ###check if Tk version >= 8.4.14; if so, use hard-coded showprefs binding
     tkversion = root.tk.eval('info patchlevel')
-    if tkversion >= '8.4.14':
+    # Note: we cannot check if the string tkversion >= '8.4.14', because
+    # the string '8.4.7' is greater than the string '8.4.14'.
+    if tuple(map(int, tkversion.split('.'))) >= (8, 4, 14):
         Bindings.menudefs[0] =  ('application', [
                 ('About IDLE', '<<about-idle>>'),
                 None,