[issue24889] Idle: always start with focus

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Thanks for the research and verification that this is harmless. It has been a daily annoyance. -- resolution: -> fixed stage: commit review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue24889] Idle: always start with focus

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 741b033c5290 by Terry Jan Reedy in branch '2.7': Issue #24889: When starting Idle, force focus onto Idle window if not already https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/741b033c5290 New changeset d7449bac2c6d by Terry Jan Reedy in branch '3.4': Issue #24889

[issue24889] Idle: always start with focus

Mark Roseman added the comment: I reproduced your problem on Windows, and verified that it wasn't an issue on either Mac or Linux. Your fix however, didn't change anything for me (on a Windows 7 VM). I tried a few other things (raising the window, playing with various wm attributes, etc.) wit

[issue24889] Idle: always start with focus

New submission from Terry J. Reedy: On Windows, starting Idle with an icon or at console brings up shell or editor window with focus, ready to receive input. Starting Idle from a built python_d in interactive console mode with '>>> import idlelib.idle' brings up an Idle shell with a cursor bli