Terry J. Reedy added the comment:
Andre Roberge reported on idle-dev that Restore Height has no effect for him
with Python 3.7.3, 32 bit, on Windows 10. Since it works for me on Win 10,
3.7.3-32 bit local debug build and 3.7.3-64 bit installed and ditto for 3.8, I
am initially baffled.
And
Andre Roberge added the comment:
I have tried on another computer (Windows 10, screen resolution 1920 x 1080,
text scaling 100%) and it works as expected: clicking on Restore Height
restores the window's height to its original value.
Back to the computer where I reported the problem: changin
Andre Roberge added the comment:
As reported on the idle-dev list, on my system (Windows 10, display resolution
3200 x 200, scaling of text at 200% as recommended), the Zoom Height changes
the height of the window and Idle's status bar is no longer visible. Clicking
on Restore Height does no
New submission from Terry J. Reedy :
Restore Height restores to default, not previous size. This is a bit
surprising, but is documented. "Toggles the window between normal size and
maximum height. The initial size defaults to 40 lines by 80 chars unless
changed on the General tab of the Con