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Title: Missing IDLE Preferences on Mac
Type: behavior Stage:
Components: IDLE, Installation, Macintosh Versions: Python 2.5
process
Status: open Resolution:
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: MLModel, cfr, pchew
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Created on 2008-08-13 21:29 by pchew, last changed 2008-09-16 20:48 by MLModel.

Messages
msg71100 (view) Author: Paul Chew (pchew) Date: 2008-08-13 21:29 
When the latest Mac installer (Python 2.5.2 for Macintosh OS X) is used on 
a new Mac (10.5.4) the resulting IDLE does not have a Preferences... entry 
in its File menu.  The only fix that I've found is to use the previous Mac 
installer (python-2.5.1-macosx.dmg).
msg71245 (view) Author: (cfr) Date: 2008-08-16 22:26 
Also with Python 2.5.2 on OS X 10.4.11 (PPC but it is the universal
installer): there is no Preferences... menu.

The help mentions an Options menu. I don't know if that is the
equivalent, but I cannot find that either.
msg73308 (view) Author: Mitchell Model (MLModel) Date: 2008-09-16 20:48 
Compiling with configure --enable-framework, from updated SVN sources
today plus the change suggested in issue 3628, IDLE works with both
2.6rc1 and 3.0b3.  There is still no options menu, but there is now a
Preferences item on the IDLE menu, where this more appropriately belongs
on the Mac.  However, IDLE Help still refers to the Options menu; on the
Mac, the Help information should refer to the Preferences item on the
IDLE menu instead of Options item, or at least add a comment that that's
where the functionality of Options appears on the Mac.
History
Date User Action Args
2008-09-16 20:48:59MLModelsetnosy: + MLModel
messages: + msg73308
2008-08-16 22:26:10cfrsetnosy: + cfr
messages: + msg71245
2008-08-13 21:29:13pchewcreate