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-rw-r--r--Lib/idlelib/News3.txt4
-rw-r--r--Lib/idlelib/tooltip.py8
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2024-06-16-21-42-45.gh-issue-120083.nczuyv.rst1
3 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt b/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
index a7a92e9..37ff93f 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Released on 2024-10-xx
=========================
+gh-120083: Add explicit black IDLE Hovertip foreground color needed for
+recent macOS. Fixes Sonoma showing unreadable white on pale yellow.
+Patch by John Riggles.
+
gh-122482: Change About IDLE to direct users to discuss.python.org
instead of the now unused idle-dev email and mailing list.
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/tooltip.py b/Lib/idlelib/tooltip.py
index 3983690..df5b1fe 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/tooltip.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/tooltip.py
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ class OnHoverTooltipBase(TooltipBase):
class Hovertip(OnHoverTooltipBase):
"A tooltip that pops up when a mouse hovers over an anchor widget."
- def __init__(self, anchor_widget, text, hover_delay=1000):
+ def __init__(self, anchor_widget, text, hover_delay=1000,
+ foreground="#000000", background="#ffffe0"):
"""Create a text tooltip with a mouse hover delay.
anchor_widget: the widget next to which the tooltip will be shown
@@ -156,10 +157,13 @@ class Hovertip(OnHoverTooltipBase):
"""
super().__init__(anchor_widget, hover_delay=hover_delay)
self.text = text
+ self.foreground = foreground
+ self.background = background
def showcontents(self):
label = Label(self.tipwindow, text=self.text, justify=LEFT,
- background="#ffffe0", relief=SOLID, borderwidth=1)
+ relief=SOLID, borderwidth=1,
+ foreground=self.foreground, background=self.background)
label.pack()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2024-06-16-21-42-45.gh-issue-120083.nczuyv.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2024-06-16-21-42-45.gh-issue-120083.nczuyv.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..643c2bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2024-06-16-21-42-45.gh-issue-120083.nczuyv.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add explicit black IDLE Hovertip foreground color needed for recent macOS. Fixes Sonoma showing unreadable white on pale yellow. Patch by John Riggles.