font/tabs  config dialog page now reads its data from the config file
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/config-main.def b/Lib/idlelib/config-main.def
index 47a2e52..bfdbfa1 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/config-main.def
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/config-main.def
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #     ~/.idlerc/idle-extensions.cfg      the user extension config file
 #     ~/.idlerc/idle-highlight.cfg       the user highlighting config file
 #     ~/.idlerc/idle-keys.cfg            the user keybinding config file
-# XXX what about Windows?
 #
 # Any options the user saves through the config dialog will be saved to
 # the relevant user config file. Reverting any general setting to the 
@@ -29,8 +28,25 @@
 
 [General]
 run-in-separate-process= 1
+help-browser= ""
+
+[HelpFiles]
+idle="IDLE _Help",""
+python="_Python Documentation",""
+#additional help sources
+1=
+2=
+3=
+4=
+5=
+6=
+7=
+8=
+9=
+10=
 
 [EditorWindow]
+editor-on-startup= 0
 width= 80
 height= 24
 font= courier
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
index 5b3c47d..ff29ee5 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
         self.bind('<Alt-k>',self.ChangePageBinding)
         self.bind('<Alt-g>',self.ChangePageBinding)
         #self.LoadOptMenuHighlightTarget()
+        
+        self.LoadConfigs()
+        
         self.wait_window()
         
     def Cancel(self):
@@ -121,8 +124,11 @@
             self.frameHighlightSample.update() #redraw after dialog
             self.labelTestSample.update()
 
-    def SetFontSample(self,event):
-        self.newFont.config(size=self.fontSize.get(),weight=NORMAL,
+    def SetFontSampleBinding(self,event):
+        self.SetFontSample()
+        
+    def SetFontSample(self):
+        self.editFont.config(size=self.fontSize.get(),weight=NORMAL,
             family=self.listFontName.get(self.listFontName.curselection()[0]))
     
     def CreateWidgets(self):
@@ -179,7 +185,7 @@
         self.spaceNum=IntVar()
         self.tabCols=IntVar()
         self.indentType=IntVar() 
-        self.newFont=tkFont.Font(self,('courier',12,'normal'))
+        self.editFont=tkFont.Font(self,('courier',12,'normal'))
         ##widget creation
         #body frame
         frame=Frame(self.framePages,borderwidth=2,relief=RAISED)
@@ -194,21 +200,21 @@
                 text='Font :')
         self.listFontName=Listbox(frameFontName,height=5,takefocus=FALSE,
                 exportselection=FALSE)
-        self.listFontName.bind('<<ListboxSelect>>',self.SetFontSample)
+        self.listFontName.bind('<<ListboxSelect>>',self.SetFontSampleBinding)
         scrollFont=Scrollbar(frameFontName)
-        self.LoadFontList()
+        #self.LoadFontList()
         scrollFont.config(command=self.listFontName.yview)
         self.listFontName.config(yscrollcommand=scrollFont.set)
         labelFontSizeTitle=Label(frameFontSize,text='Size :')
         sizes=('10','11','12','13','14','16','18','20','22')
         args=(frameFontSize,self.fontSize)+sizes
-        keyArgs={'command':self.SetFontSample}
+        keyArgs={'command':self.SetFontSampleBinding}
         optFontSize=apply(OptionMenu,args,keyArgs)
         #optFontSize.bind('<<MenuSelect>>',self.SetFontSample)
         frameFontSample=Frame(frameFont,relief=SOLID,borderwidth=1)
         self.labelFontSample=Label(frameFontSample,
                 text='AaBbCcDdEe\nFfGgHhIiJjK\n1234567890\n#:+=(){}[]',
-                justify=LEFT,font=self.newFont)
+                justify=LEFT,font=self.editFont)
         #frameIndent
         labelIndentTitle=Label(frameIndent,text='Set Indentation Defaults')
         frameIndentType=Frame(frameIndent)
@@ -216,9 +222,9 @@
         labelIndentTypeTitle=Label(frameIndentType,
                 text='Choose indentation type :')
         radioUseSpaces=Radiobutton(frameIndentType,variable=self.indentType,
-            value=0,text='Tab key inserts spaces')
+            value=1,text='Tab key inserts spaces')
         radioUseTabs=Radiobutton(frameIndentType,variable=self.indentType,
-            value=1,text='Tab key inserts tabs')
+            value=0,text='Tab key inserts tabs')
         labelIndentSizeTitle=Label(frameIndentSize,
                 text='Choose indentation size :')
         labelSpaceNumTitle=Label(frameIndentSize,justify=LEFT,
@@ -503,15 +509,36 @@
 
         return frame
 
-    def LoadFontList(self):
+    def LoadFontCfg(self):
+        ##base editor font selection list
         fonts=list(tkFont.families(self))
         fonts.sort()
         for font in fonts:
             self.listFontName.insert(END,font)
-        currentFontIndex=fonts.index('courier')
-        self.listFontName.see(currentFontIndex)
-        self.listFontName.select_set(currentFontIndex)
-        self.fontSize.set('12')
+        configuredFont=idleConf.GetDefault('main','EditorWindow','font',
+                default='courier')
+        if configuredFont in fonts:
+            currentFontIndex=fonts.index(configuredFont)
+            self.listFontName.see(currentFontIndex)
+            self.listFontName.select_set(currentFontIndex)
+        ##font size dropdown
+        fontSize=idleConf.GetDefault('main','EditorWindow','font-size',default='12')
+        self.fontSize.set(fontSize)
+        ##font sample 
+        self.SetFontSample()
+    
+    def LoadTabCfg(self):
+        ##indent type radibuttons
+        spaceIndent=idleConf.GetDefault('main','Indent','use-spaces',
+                default=1,type='bool')
+        self.indentType.set(spaceIndent)
+        ##indent sizes
+        spaceNum=idleConf.GetDefault('main','Indent','num-spaces',
+                default=4,type='int')
+        tabCols=idleConf.GetDefault('main','Indent','tab-cols',
+                default=4,type='int')
+        self.spaceNum.set(spaceNum)
+        self.tabCols.set(tabCols)
     
     #def LoadOptionMenu(self, optMenu, optList, optVar, optVal=None, 
     #            command=None):
@@ -562,7 +589,23 @@
         elif optList:
             optVar.set(optList[0])
 
+    def LoadConfigs(self):
+        """
+        load configuration from default and user config files and populate
+        the widgets on the config dialog pages.
+        """
+        ### fonts / tabs page
+        self.LoadFontCfg()        
+        self.LoadTabCfg()        
+        ### highlighting page
+        ### keys page
+        ### help page
+        ### general page
+        
     def SaveConfigs(self):
+        """
+        save configuration changes to user config files.
+        """
         pass
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py b/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
index 86bc004..26bb459 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configHandler.py
@@ -21,29 +21,31 @@
         self.file=cfgFile
         ConfigParser.__init__(self,defaults=cfgDefaults)
     
-    def GetInt(self, section, option):
-        """
-        Get an option value as an integer
-        """
-        return self.Get(section, option, type='int')
-
-    def GetBool(self, section, option):
-        """
-        Get an option value as a boolean
-        """
-        return self.Get(section, option, type='bool')
+#     def GetInt(self, section, option, *kw):
+#         """
+#         Get an option value as an integer
+#         """
+#         return self.Get(section, option, type='int', *kw)
+# 
+#     def GetBool(self, section, option, **kw):
+#         """
+#         Get an option value as a boolean
+#         """
+#         return self.Get(section, option, type='bool', *kw)
         
-    def Get(self, section, option, raw=0, vars=None, default=None, 
-            type=None):
+#    def Get(self, section, option, raw=0, vars=None, default=None, 
+#            type=None):
+    def Get(self, section, option, default=None, type=None):
         """
         Get an option value for given section/option or return default.
         If type is specified, return as type.
         """
-        if type=='bool': getVal=self.getbool
+        if type=='bool': getVal=self.getboolean
         elif type=='int': getVal=self.getint
         else: getVal=self.get
         if self.has_option(section,option):
-            return getVal(section, option, raw, vars)
+            #return getVal(section, option, raw, vars)
+            return getVal(section, option)
         else:
             return default
 
@@ -136,6 +138,23 @@
             self.defaultCfg[cfgType]=IdleConfParser(defCfgFiles[cfgType])
             self.userCfg[cfgType]=IdleUserConfParser(usrCfgFiles[cfgType])
     
+    def GetDefault(self, configType, section, option, default=None, type=None):
+        """
+        Get an option value for given config type and given general 
+        configuration section/option or return a default. If type is specified,
+        return as type. Firstly the user configuration is checked, with a 
+        fallback to the default configuration, and a final 'catch all' 
+        fallback to a useable passed-in default if the option isn't present in 
+        either the user or the default configuration.
+        configType must be one of ('main','extensions','highlight','keys')
+        """
+        if self.userCfg[configType].has_option(section,option):
+            return self.userCfg[configType].Get(section, option, type=type)
+        elif self.defaultCfg[configType].has_option(section,option):
+            return self.defaultCfg[configType].Get(section, option, type=type)
+        else:
+            return default
+    
     def LoadCfgFiles(self):
         """ 
         load all configuration files.