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Re: Command input window in Windows: why only one line? Why, generally does the windows handling not work? [message #17860 is a reply to message #17828]

Sun, 14 November 1999 00:00

Kristian Kjaer
Messages: 58
Registered: June 1998

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Bigorna wrote:
> I find one irritating feature in IDL for Windows, relative to the Unix
> and Linux versions: it is not possible to paste multiple lines of code
> into IDL!

If it is any consolation, I completely agree with you.

There are several other flaws in the (5.x) windows port which are
perhaps somehow related:

) It is not possible, using the keyboard, to change focus to any
open *.pro file. You have to use the mouse.
) It is not possible, using the keyboard, to change focus to the
output log. You have to use the mouse.
) Worst, during long computations (or long whatever) the IDL window
is not updated. This means that if, during the long computation,
you have covered the IDL window by another window, then if you
try to put focus back on the IDL window, you don't get to see any
output that IDL may have produced in the meantime
and which might help you to decide whether or not to let the
computation continue.
And, if you've programmed something like "Press key 'N' to Not
continue", then after changing focus away from IDL, you cannot
get into a state where you can get IDL to listen to your 'N'.

BTW, IDL4 for windows didn't have these problems.

- Kristian

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		Re: Command input window in Windows: why only one line? Why, generally does the windows handling not work? By: Kristian Kjaer on Tue, 16 November 1999 00:00
		Re: Command input window in Windows: why only one line? Why, generally does the windows handling not work? By: Jonas on Tue, 16 November 1999 00:00
		Re: Command input window in Windows: why only one line? Why, generally does the windows handling not work? By: Kristian Kjaer on Sun, 14 November 1999 00:00

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