diff -r 000000000000 -r ae805ac0140d python-2.5.2/win32/Lib/idlelib/textView.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/python-2.5.2/win32/Lib/idlelib/textView.py	Fri Apr 03 17:19:34 2009 +0100
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+"""Simple text browser for IDLE
+
+"""
+
+from Tkinter import *
+import tkMessageBox
+
+class TextViewer(Toplevel):
+    """
+    simple text viewer dialog for idle
+    """
+    def __init__(self, parent, title, fileName, data=None):
+        """If data exists, load it into viewer, otherwise try to load file.
+
+        fileName - string, should be an absoulute filename
+        """
+        Toplevel.__init__(self, parent)
+        self.configure(borderwidth=5)
+        self.geometry("=%dx%d+%d+%d" % (625, 500,
+                                        parent.winfo_rootx() + 10,
+                                        parent.winfo_rooty() + 10))
+        #elguavas - config placeholders til config stuff completed
+        self.bg = '#ffffff'
+        self.fg = '#000000'
+
+        self.CreateWidgets()
+        self.title(title)
+        self.transient(parent)
+        self.grab_set()
+        self.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", self.Ok)
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.textView.focus_set()
+        #key bindings for this dialog
+        self.bind('<Return>',self.Ok) #dismiss dialog
+        self.bind('<Escape>',self.Ok) #dismiss dialog
+        if data:
+            self.textView.insert(0.0, data)
+        else:
+            self.LoadTextFile(fileName)
+        self.textView.config(state=DISABLED)
+        self.wait_window()
+
+    def LoadTextFile(self, fileName):
+        textFile = None
+        try:
+            textFile = open(fileName, 'r')
+        except IOError:
+            tkMessageBox.showerror(title='File Load Error',
+                    message='Unable to load file %r .' % (fileName,))
+        else:
+            self.textView.insert(0.0,textFile.read())
+
+    def CreateWidgets(self):
+        frameText = Frame(self, relief=SUNKEN, height=700)
+        frameButtons = Frame(self)
+        self.buttonOk = Button(frameButtons, text='Close',
+                               command=self.Ok, takefocus=FALSE)
+        self.scrollbarView = Scrollbar(frameText, orient=VERTICAL,
+                                       takefocus=FALSE, highlightthickness=0)
+        self.textView = Text(frameText, wrap=WORD, highlightthickness=0,
+                             fg=self.fg, bg=self.bg)
+        self.scrollbarView.config(command=self.textView.yview)
+        self.textView.config(yscrollcommand=self.scrollbarView.set)
+        self.buttonOk.pack()
+        self.scrollbarView.pack(side=RIGHT,fill=Y)
+        self.textView.pack(side=LEFT,expand=TRUE,fill=BOTH)
+        frameButtons.pack(side=BOTTOM,fill=X)
+        frameText.pack(side=TOP,expand=TRUE,fill=BOTH)
+
+    def Ok(self, event=None):
+        self.destroy()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    #test the dialog
+    root=Tk()
+    Button(root,text='View',
+            command=lambda:TextViewer(root,'Text','./textView.py')).pack()
+    root.mainloop()