--- a/eric6/QScintilla/MiniEditor.py Sat Sep 28 18:44:48 2019 +0200 +++ b/eric6/QScintilla/MiniEditor.py Sat Sep 28 19:00:43 2019 +0200 @@ -2638,17 +2638,12 @@ Preferences.getEditorColour("IndentationGuidesForeground")) if Preferences.getEditor("ShowWhitespace"): self.__textEdit.setWhitespaceVisibility(QsciScintilla.WsVisible) - try: - self.__textEdit.setWhitespaceForegroundColor( - Preferences.getEditorColour("WhitespaceForeground")) - self.__textEdit.setWhitespaceBackgroundColor( - Preferences.getEditorColour("WhitespaceBackground")) - self.__textEdit.setWhitespaceSize( - Preferences.getEditor("WhitespaceSize")) - except AttributeError: - # TODO: is this still needed? - # QScintilla before 2.5 doesn't support this - pass + self.__textEdit.setWhitespaceForegroundColor( + Preferences.getEditorColour("WhitespaceForeground")) + self.__textEdit.setWhitespaceBackgroundColor( + Preferences.getEditorColour("WhitespaceBackground")) + self.__textEdit.setWhitespaceSize( + Preferences.getEditor("WhitespaceSize")) else: self.__textEdit.setWhitespaceVisibility(QsciScintilla.WsInvisible) self.__textEdit.setEolVisibility(Preferences.getEditor("ShowEOL"))