e macresource.need() to open the W resource file in the application init

code (if it isn't open already).

PythonIDE still opens the resource file "manually" because it also uses
presence of the CURS resource to determine whether it needs to adjust
sys.path.

Mac/Tools/IDE/Wapplication.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from Carbon import Events
 import traceback
 from types import *
 from Carbon import Menu; MenuToolbox = Menu; del Menu
+import macresource
 
 if hasattr(Win, "FrontNonFloatingWindow"):
 	MyFrontWindow = Win.FrontNonFloatingWindow
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ KILLUNKNOWNWINDOWS = 0  # Set to 0 for debugging.
 class Application(FrameWork.Application):
 	
 	def __init__(self, signature='Pyth'):
+		# Open our resource file, if it is not open yet
+		macresource.need('CURS', 468, "Widgets.rsrc")
 		import W
 		W.setapplication(self, signature)
 		FrameWork.Application.__init__(self)

Mac/Tools/IDE/Wminiapp.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class TestApp(Wapplication.Application):
 	
 	def __init__(self):
 		from Carbon import Res
-		macresource.open_pathname("Widgets.rsrc")
+#		macresource.open_pathname("Widgets.rsrc")
 		self._menustocheck = []
 		self.preffilepath = os.path.join("Python", "PythonIDE preferences")
 		Wapplication.Application.__init__(self, 'Pyth')