# HG changeset patch
# Parent d369e50677a6f4b1f48df4744f5c492d49879fa0
Issue #15853: Prevent IDLE crash on OS X when opening Preferences menu
with certain versions of Tk 8.5.  Initial patch by Kevin Walzer.

diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
@@ -821,10 +821,9 @@
             fontWeight=tkFont.BOLD
         else:
             fontWeight=tkFont.NORMAL
-        size=self.fontSize.get()
-        self.editFont.config(size=size,
-                weight=fontWeight,family=fontName)
-        self.textHighlightSample.configure(font=(fontName, size, fontWeight))
+        newFont = (fontName, self.fontSize.get(), fontWeight)
+        self.labelFontSample.config(font=newFont)
+        self.textHighlightSample.configure(font=newFont)
 
     def SetHighlightTarget(self):
         if self.highlightTarget.get()=='Cursor': #bg not possible