From: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 08:31:18 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Issue #5124: NEWS entries.
X-Git-Tag: v2.7.12rc1~5
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=391f1a425241794668b8ca5cb004e7457d0f2a7e;p=python

Issue #5124: NEWS entries.
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diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 94716a11aa..298a82a15e 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ What's New in IDLE 2.7.12?
 ==========================
 *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 --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c3cabb6c58..4c643efe23 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ Library
 
 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.