| IDLDE on MacOS edit speed? [message #12320] |
Mon, 13 July 1998 00:00  |
arkos
Messages: 11
Registered: July 1998
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Hi,
I've just started using IDL 5.1 (PowerMac). I'd like to use the integrated
editor in IDL with the color syntax coding, etc. I've noticed, however, after
playing around a few minutes on it that there appears to be a bit of lag
in typing - that is, I can "outtype" the buffer in the editor. Is there
some sort of adjustment I can make to correct this? Does anyone
else using IDL on PowerMacs see this sort of delay? Typing in other
apps (BBEdit, SimpleText, etc.) is fine.
I'm using OS 8.1 on a G3 Series Powerbook, so speed and memory should
not be an issue here. :-)
Thanks,
-- Greg
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Gregory G. Arkos Institute for Space Research
arkos@phys.ucalgary.ca Department of Physics and Astronomy
Voice : +1 403 220 6958 The University of Calgary
FAX : +1 403 282 5016 Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2N 1N4
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| Re: IDLDE on MacOS edit speed? [message #12355 is a reply to message #12320] |
Thu, 16 July 1998 00:00  |
mgs
Messages: 144
Registered: March 1995
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In article <6ofsu2$96s@ds2.acs.ucalgary.ca>, arkos@NOSPAMphys.ucalgary.ca
(Gregory G. Arkos) wrote:
> arkos@NOSPAMphys.ucalgary.ca (Gregory G. Arkos) wrote:
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>> I've just started using IDL 5.1 (PowerMac). I'd like to use the integrated
>> editor in IDL with the color syntax coding, etc. I've noticed,
however, after
>> playing around a few minutes on it that there appears to be a bit of lag
>> in typing - that is, I can "outtype" the buffer in the editor. Is there
>> some sort of adjustment I can make to correct this? Does anyone
>> else using IDL on PowerMacs see this sort of delay? Typing in other
>> apps (BBEdit, SimpleText, etc.) is fine.
>
> To reply to my own post - a speedy response from RSI cleared up the
> matter. There is a patch to 5.1 to take care of this at their website,
> and it does the job as advertised.
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> -- Greg
I've tried to use the IDLDE on the Mac several times, but keep going back
to BBEdit. The IDLDE consistently screws up indents and resizes my editor
window to the size of the last opened widget. This seems to be worse when
your files get transferred back and forth between UNIX and Windows
systems, which is pretty much a daily occurrence for me. When your last
widget is a small dialog box, it's a little tough to edit within a 4x6
area. I complained about this and several other problems with the editor
for the Mac last year, but not much has happened, yet. Maybe we can talk
them into doing a a plug-in for BBEdit.
--
Mike Schienle Interactive Visuals
mgs@la.znet.com http://la.znet.com/~mgs/
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| Re: IDLDE on MacOS edit speed? [message #12392 is a reply to message #12320] |
Thu, 30 July 1998 00:00 |
Alan Teruya
Messages: 1
Registered: July 1998
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Junior Member |
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Sean Lev-Tov <sjlt@leland.Stanford.EDU> wrote:
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> I'm at RSI's web site but can't find the patch. Where is it? Thanks
> much.
Sean was asking about the patch that Greg Arkos had gotten for IDL 5.1
for PowerMac to solve the problem with the editor being slow. I also
couldn't find it so I e-mailed RSI and got the following response from
Jennifer L. in tech support:
> The patch is on our ftp site, ftp.rsinc.com. You can find it in
> /pub/idl_5.1/macintosh, and it's called IDL_5.1_patch.sea.hqx. Hope
> this helps. Let me know if you need further assistance.
Sure enough, it was there and worked like a champ.
Alan
Alan Teruya
teruya1@llnl.gov
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