On Oct 27, 2:31 am, brianrpsgt1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OSX 10.5.5 > Python 2.5.1 > > I started upIDLEtoday and the bottom of the window was off of the > screen. I could not find a way to resize it. I closed all apps and > rebooted. After rebooting,IDLEwill not start. Below is the > Traceback: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/IDLE", line > 5, in <module> > main() > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ > python2.5/idlelib/PyShell.py", line 1402, in main > shell = flist.open_shell() > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ > python2.5/idlelib/PyShell.py", line 275, in open_shell > self.pyshell = PyShell(self) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ > python2.5/idlelib/PyShell.py", line 811, in __init__ > OutputWindow.__init__(self, flist, None, None) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ > python2.5/idlelib/OutputWindow.py", line 16, in __init__ > EditorWindow.__init__(self, *args) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ > python2.5/idlelib/EditorWindow.py", line 121, in __init__ > height=idleConf.GetOption('main','EditorWindow','height') ) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ > python2.5/idlelib/MultiCall.py", line 299, in __init__ > apply(widget.__init__, (self,)+args, kwargs) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ > python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 2828, in __init__ > Widget.__init__(self, master, 'text', cnf, kw) > File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/ > python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1930, in __init__ > (widgetName, self._w) + extra + self._options(cnf)) > _tkinter.TclError: bad screen distance "60gill" > > Thanks for any assistance > > B
Find your .idlerc directory and rename/move/delete it. If you're on Windows, this should be located at C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\.idlerc Otherwise (Linux/OSX/etc.) it should be located in your homedir. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list