changeset:   101866:3017e41b0c99
branch:      2.7
parent:      101861:6c469b50e198
user:        Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
date:        Sat Jun 11 04:31:18 2016 -0400
files:       Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt Misc/NEWS
description:
Issue #5124: NEWS entries.


diff -r 6c469b50e198 -r 3017e41b0c99 Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt	Sat Jun 11 02:06:18 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt	Sat Jun 11 04:31:18 2016 -0400
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 ==========================
 *Release date: 2015-06-30?*
 
+- Issue #5124: Paste with text selected now replaces the selection on X11.
+  This matches how paste works on Windows, Mac, most modern Linux apps,
+  and ttk widgets.  Original patch by Serhiy Storchaka.
+
 - Issue #24759: Make clear in idlelib.idle_test.__init__ that the directory
   is a private implementation of test.test_idle and tool for maintainers.
 
diff -r 6c469b50e198 -r 3017e41b0c99 Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Sat Jun 11 02:06:18 2016 -0400
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Sat Jun 11 04:31:18 2016 -0400
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@
 
 IDLE
 ----
+
+- Issue #5124: Paste with text selected now replaces the selection on X11.
+  This matches how paste works on Windows, Mac, most modern Linux apps,
+  and ttk widgets.  Original patch by Serhiy Storchaka.
+
 - Issue #24759: Make clear in idlelib.idle_test.__init__ that the directory
   is a private implementation of test.test_idle and tool for maintainers.