Merge with 3.5

terryjreedy · terryjreedy · commit b44dffdca1d9 · 2015-10-27T03:38:31.000-04:00
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
@@ -887,9 +887,11 @@ def update_recent_files_list(self, new_file=None):
         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:
