From 4c973e9a4b1ffbbe64051267b248cd389fd0636f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Terry Jan Reedy Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 03:38:02 -0400 Subject: Display IDLE warning as a warning rather than as an error. Clarify message and expected action for beginners. Guard against astral chars in path incorporated in message. --- Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py index 0196344..8d6549c 100644 --- a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py +++ b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py @@ -887,9 +887,11 @@ class EditorWindow(object): except OSError as err: if not getattr(self.root, "recentfilelist_error_displayed", False): self.root.recentfilelist_error_displayed = True - tkMessageBox.showerror(title='IDLE Error', - message='Unable to update Recent Files list:\n%s' - % str(err), + tkMessageBox.showwarning(title='IDLE Warning', + message="Cannot update File menu Recent Files list. " + "Your operating system says:\n%s\n" + "Select OK and IDLE will continue without updating." + % self._filename_to_unicode(str(err)), parent=self.text) # for each edit window instance, construct the recent files menu for instance in self.top.instance_dict: -- cgit v0.12