bpo-24310: Document IDLE settings dialog font tab sample (GH-12007)
(cherry picked from commit d610116a2e48b55788b62e11f2e6956af06b3de0)
Co-authored-by: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
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home directory. Problems caused by bad user configuration files are solved
by editing or deleting one or more of the files in .idlerc.
+On the Font tab, see the text sample for the effect of font face and size
+on multiple characters in multiple languages. Edit the sample to add
+other characters of personal interest. Use the sample to select
+monospaced fonts. If particular characters have problems in Shell or an
+editor, add them to the top of the sample and try changing first size
+and then font.
+
On the Highlights and Keys tab, select a built-in or custom color theme
and key set. To use a newer built-in color theme or key set with older
IDLEs, save it as a new custom theme or key set and it well be accessible