diff -r f4e291263a6d Lib/idlelib/CallTipWindow.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/CallTipWindow.py	Mon Oct 13 15:50:37 2014 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/CallTipWindow.py	Mon Oct 13 21:27:52 2014 -0400
@@ -133,37 +133,30 @@
 
 
 def _calltip_window(parent):  # htest #
-    import re
-    from tkinter import Tk, Text, LEFT, BOTH
+    from tkinter import Toplevel, Text, LEFT, BOTH
 
-    root = Tk()
+    root = Toplevel(parent)
     root.title("Test calltips")
-    width, height, x, y = list(map(int, re.split('[x+]', parent.geometry())))
-    root.geometry("+%d+%d"%(x, y + 150))
+    root.geometry("200x100+%d+%d" % (parent.winfo_rootx() + 200,
+                  parent.winfo_rooty() + 150))
 
-    class MyEditWin: # conceptually an editor_window
-        def __init__(self):
-            text = self.text = Text(root)
-            text.pack(side=LEFT, fill=BOTH, expand=1)
-            text.insert("insert", "string.split")
-            root.update()
-            self.calltip = CallTip(text)
+    text = Text(root)
+    text.pack(side=LEFT, fill=BOTH, expand=1)
+    text.insert("insert", "string.split")
+    root.update()
+    calltip = CallTip(text)
 
-            text.event_add("<<calltip-show>>", "(")
-            text.event_add("<<calltip-hide>>", ")")
-            text.bind("<<calltip-show>>", self.calltip_show)
-            text.bind("<<calltip-hide>>", self.calltip_hide)
+    def calltip_show(event):
+        calltip.showtip("(s=Hello world)", "insert", "end")
 
-            text.focus_set()
-            root.mainloop()
+    def calltip_hide(event):
+        calltip.hidetip()
+    text.event_add("<<calltip-show>>", "(")
+    text.event_add("<<calltip-hide>>", ")")
+    text.bind("<<calltip-show>>", calltip_show)
+    text.bind("<<calltip-hide>>", calltip_hide)
 
-        def calltip_show(self, event):
-            self.calltip.showtip("Hello world", "insert", "end")
-
-        def calltip_hide(self, event):
-            self.calltip.hidetip()
-
-    MyEditWin()
+    text.focus_set()
 
 if __name__=='__main__':
     from idlelib.idle_test.htest import run
diff -r f4e291263a6d Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py	Mon Oct 13 15:50:37 2014 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py	Mon Oct 13 21:27:52 2014 -0400
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 class ConfigDialog(Toplevel):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, title, _htest=False, _utest=False):
+    def __init__(self, parent, title='', _htest=False, _utest=False):
         """
         _htest - bool, change box location when running htest
         _utest - bool, don't wait_window when running unittest
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         self.wm_withdraw()
 
         self.configure(borderwidth=5)
-        self.title('IDLE Preferences')
+        self.title(title or 'IDLE Preferences')
         self.geometry(
                 "+%d+%d" % (parent.winfo_rootx() + 20,
                 parent.winfo_rooty() + (30 if not _htest else 150)))
diff -r f4e291263a6d Lib/idlelib/idle_test/htest.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/htest.py	Mon Oct 13 15:50:37 2014 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/htest.py	Mon Oct 13 21:27:52 2014 -0400
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 '''Run human tests of Idle's window, dialog, and popup widgets.
 
 run(*tests)
-Run each callable in tests after finding the matching test spec in this file.
-If there are none, run an htest for each spec dict in this file after finding
-the matching callable in the module named in the spec.
+Create a master Tk window.  Within that, run each callable in tests
+after finding the matching test spec in this file.  If tests is empty,
+run an htest for each spec dict in this file after finding the matching
+callable in the module named in the spec.  Close the window to skip or
+end the test.
 
-In a tested module, let X be a global name bound to a widget callable.
+In a tested module, let X be a global name bound to a callable (class
+or function) whose .__name__ attrubute is also X (the usual situation).
+The first parameter of X must be 'parent'.  When called, the parent
+argument will be the root window.  X must create a child Toplevel
+window (or subclass thereof).  The Toplevel may be a test widget or
+dialog, in which case the callable is the corresonding class.  Or the
+Toplevel may contain the widget to be tested or set up a context in
+which a test widget is invoked.  In this latter case, the callable is a
+wrapper function that sets up the Toplevel and other objects.  Wrapper
+function names, such as _editor_window', should start with '_'.
+
+
 End the module with
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -13,13 +26,25 @@
     from idlelib.idle_test.htest import run
     run(X)
 
-The X object must have a .__name__ attribute and a 'parent' parameter.
-X will often be a widget class, but a callable instance with .__name__
-or a wrapper function also work. The name of wrapper functions, like
-'_editor_window', should start with '_'.
+To have wrapper functions and test invocation code ignored by coveragepy
+reports, put '# htest #' on the def statement header line.
 
-This file must contain a matching instance of the following template,
-with X.__name__ prepended, as in '_editor_window_spec ...'.
+def _wrapper(parent):  # htest #
+
+Also make sure that the 'if __name__' line matches the above.  Then have
+make sure that .coveragerc includes the following.
+
+[report]
+exclude_lines =
+    .*# htest #
+    if __name__ == .__main__.:
+
+(The "." instead of "'" is intentional and necessary.)
+    
+    
+To run any X, this file must contain a matching instance of the
+following template, with X.__name__ prepended to '_spec'.
+When all tests are run, the prefix is use to get X.  
 
 _spec = {
     'file': '',
@@ -27,18 +52,19 @@
     'msg': ""
     }
 
-file (no .py): used in run() to import the file and get X.
-kwds: passed to X (**kwds), after 'parent' is added, to initialize X.
-title: an example; used for some widgets, delete if not.
-msg: displayed in a master window. Hints as to how the user might
-  test the widget. Close the window to skip or end the test.
+file (no .py): run() imports file.py.
+kwds: augmented with {'parent':root} and passed to X as **kwds.
+title: an example kwd; some widgets need this, delete if not.
+msg: master window hints about testing the widget.
 
-Modules not being tested at the moment:
+
+Modules and classes not being tested at the moment:
 PyShell.PyShellEditorWindow
 Debugger.Debugger
 AutoCompleteWindow.AutoCompleteWindow
 OutputWindow.OutputWindow (indirectly being tested with grep test)
 '''
+
 from importlib import import_module
 from idlelib.macosxSupport import _initializeTkVariantTests
 import tkinter as tk
@@ -79,7 +105,7 @@
 
 ConfigDialog_spec = {
     'file': 'configDialog',
-    'kwds': {'title': 'Settings',
+    'kwds': {'title': 'ConfigDialogTest',
              '_htest': True,},
     'msg': "IDLE preferences dialog.\n"
            "In the 'Fonts/Tabs' tab, changing font face, should update the "