Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
In article <54305f0c.0307261243.73bf0b2e@posting.google.com>, proxima <seanjao@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > I am using IDL 5.5a on RedHat 6.2. A simple plot like scattered points > is plotted on the xterm window. If I move another xterm window on top > of it and move the top one around like an "eraser". The plot is gone ! > > Other case is that if this plot window is behind anther xterm window. > After plotting it and bring the plot window forward, nothing is shown. > > What is wrong with it? > before you open a plot window, run or put in your startup file: device, retain=2 Hope that helps, --Mike -- Michael Chinander m-chinander@uchicago.edu Department of Radiology University of Chicago
My own approach is to put the line idl.retain: 2 in .Xresources. That way, it's tied to the display rather than to the CPU. William Thompson Mike Chinander wrote: > In article <54305f0c.0307261243.73bf0b2e@posting.google.com>, > proxima <seanjao@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> I am using IDL 5.5a on RedHat 6.2. A simple plot like scattered points >> is plotted on the xterm window. If I move another xterm window on top >> of it and move the top one around like an "eraser". The plot is gone ! >> >> Other case is that if this plot window is behind anther xterm window. >> After plotting it and bring the plot window forward, nothing is shown. >> >> What is wrong with it? >> > > > before you open a plot window, run or put in your startup file: > > device, retain=2 > > Hope that helps, > > --Mike >