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Title: IDLE / Black frame in active window
Type: behavior Stage:
Components: IDLE Versions: Python 3.1
process
Status: closed Resolution: works for me
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: kfollesdal, ned.deily
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2010-09-03 22:09 by kfollesdal, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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IDLE_frame.jpg kfollesdal, 2010-09-04 09:50 IDLE black frame on active window
Messages (5)
msg115518 - (view) Author: Kristoffer F (kfollesdal) Date: 2010-09-03 22:14
Hi 

I am new to python and have installed python 3.1.2. I have began using 
IDLE and like it very good. 

But when an IDLE window is active. There is a "thick" black frame around 
the white text field. Is this a know issue? And is there some way I can get rid of this frame? 

The frame is very distracting when I write. 

Kristoffer

*I forgot to tell that I am using a Mac with Snow Leopard.
msg115554 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-09-04 03:34
I am not sure what problem you are seeing.  How did you install Python 3.1.2?  Using the python.org 3.1.2 installer for OS X? MacPorts?  From source?  If so, which version of Tcl/Tk is IDLE using?  Perhaps you can take a screen shot (/Applications/Utilities/Grab.app) and attach it to this issue.
msg115565 - (view) Author: Kristoffer F (kfollesdal) Date: 2010-09-04 09:50
Hi

I installed python from the python.org installer. I have now taken a screen shot, with two IDLE windows open. So you can se that it is only the active window that get the frame. 

I see that you have also responded to my posts at comp.lang.python. Would you like to only use this post?

Kristoffer
msg115566 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-09-04 10:11
The black line border in the screen shot is the indication of which IDLE window currently has the keyboard focus.  Note that if you click on the IDLE shell window or open and select other text windows, the black line border appears around the currently selected window.  That seems to be an essential UI element.  I don't know of any documented way to change it but you could explore the source code of idlelib.
msg115722 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-09-06 17:18
Closing as "works for me".  If you have a suggestion for a change to IDLE behavior, suggest discussing on the IDLE development list or opening a new issue and supply a patch.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:06adminsetgithub: 53977
2010-09-06 17:18:41ned.deilysetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: works for me
messages: + msg115722
2010-09-04 10:11:04ned.deilysetmessages: + msg115566
2010-09-04 09:51:00kfollesdalsetfiles: + IDLE_frame.jpg

messages: + msg115565
2010-09-04 03:34:59ned.deilysetnosy: + ned.deily
messages: + msg115554
2010-09-04 03:30:00ned.deilysetmessages: - msg115516
2010-09-03 22:14:29kfollesdalsetmessages: + msg115518
2010-09-03 22:09:32kfollesdalcreate