diff -r b916efe30d77 Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py	Fri Mar 22 15:27:52 2013 +0000
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py	Sat Mar 23 20:36:45 2013 +0100
@@ -139,7 +139,15 @@
             onvalue=1,offvalue=0,text='Bold',command=self.SetFontSample)
         frameFontSample=Frame(frameFont,relief=SOLID,borderwidth=1)
         self.labelFontSample=Label(frameFontSample,
-                text='AaBbCcDdEe\nFfGgHhIiJjK\n1234567890\n#:+=(){}[]',
+                text='AaBbCcDdEe\n''FfGgHhIiJjK\n1234567890\n#:+=(){}[]\n'\
+                '\u00C0\u00C2\u00C7\u00CB\u00D0\u00D1\u00D8\u00DF\u0398\n'\
+                '\u039B\u039E\u03AC\u03B4\u03BB\u0402\u0409\u040E\u0416\n'\
+                '\u0434\u0449\u044E\u20AC\u20A4\u0024\u20B9\u00A5\u3029\n'\
+                '\u3024\u3025\u3042\u3048\u304D\u30AC\u30B2\u30DC\u3113\n'\
+                '\u3118\u3106\uAC00\uD7A2\uFB2A\uFB2E\uFB52\uFB6B\uAB20\n'\
+                '\uA921\uA8F0\uA752\uA52E\u4DCA\u3401\u3140\u2D5B\u2D63\n'\
+                '\u2D0B\u2D1C\u2C9C\u2CB0\u2C0F\u2C14\u2A0C\u2AAE\u280F\n'\
+                '\u27F2\u2706\u2764\u2318\u23CE',
                 justify=LEFT,font=self.editFont)
         #frameIndent
         frameIndentSize=Frame(frameIndent)