diff -r f4e291263a6d Lib/idlelib/TreeWidget.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/TreeWidget.py	Mon Oct 13 15:50:37 2014 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/TreeWidget.py	Mon Oct 13 21:27:52 2014 -0400
@@ -173,11 +173,12 @@
 
     def draw(self, x, y):
         # XXX This hard-codes too many geometry constants!
+        dy = 20
         self.x, self.y = x, y
         self.drawicon()
         self.drawtext()
         if self.state != 'expanded':
-            return y+17
+            return y + dy
         # draw children
         if not self.children:
             sublist = self.item._GetSubList()
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@
                 child = self.__class__(self.canvas, self, item)
                 self.children.append(child)
         cx = x+20
-        cy = y+17
+        cy = y + dy
         cylast = 0
         for child in self.children:
             cylast = cy
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@
 
     def drawtext(self):
         textx = self.x+20-1
-        texty = self.y-1
+        texty = self.y-4
         labeltext = self.item.GetLabelText()
         if labeltext:
             id = self.canvas.create_text(textx, texty, anchor="nw",