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@@ -391,6 +391,19 @@ Library
 IDLE
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+- Issue #23672: Allow Idle to edit and run files with astral chars in name.
+  Patch by Mohd Sanad Zaki Rizvi.
+
+- Issue 24745: Idle editor default font. Switch from Courier to
+  platform-sensitive TkFixedFont.  This should not affect current customized
+  font selections.  If there is a problem, edit $HOME/.idlerc/config-main.cfg
+  and remove 'fontxxx' entries from [Editor Window].  Patch by Mark Roseman.
+
+- Issue #21192: Idle editor. When a file is run, put its name in the restart bar.
+  Do not print false prompts. Original patch by Adnan Umer.
+
+- Issue #13884: Idle menus. Remove tearoff lines. Patch by Roger Serwy.
+
 - Issue #23184: remove unused names and imports in idlelib.
   Initial patch by Al Sweigart.