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Re: Top 10 IDL Requests [message #20706 is a reply to message #20666]

Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00

Martin Schultz
Messages: 515
Registered: August 1997

Senior Member

David Fanning wrote:
>
>
> One of the people I ran into at the picnic was the
> new VP of Software Engineering. After we were introduced
> and it was pointed out that I was, uh, the person who
> wrote "that book about IDL" the VP gave me his e-mail
> and phone extension and encouraged me to submit my
> top 10 IDL requests to him personally.
>
> Wow! You don't get an opportunity like this every day. :-)
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> David

Try to keep it short for there are sooo many wishes (BTW: what does
this tell us?)

(1) multithreading
(2) complement keyword to where
(3) end of array syntax (I can't see why A should not be feasible)
(4) working contour routine and map projections (simple example:
IDL> map_set,limit=[-60,-180,60,360]
IDL>
map_continents
should give America twice, I think ...
(4a) ... and more sophisticated map labels, e.g. 60 (degreesymbol) N
instead of
just 60 as an option.
(5) improved color handling for TV and TVRD
(6) adapt a colorbar and a legend procedure (e.g. from the ESRG
library). This is
something basic enough that it should be maintained by RSI - even
though everyone
will be free to use something different
(7) an "IN" operator, e.g. selected = where(species in ['Ozone', 'NOx',
'CO'])
(8) higher level graphic objects, e.g. extending your XPLOT, **and** a
contour object
and map support! The high level plot object should allow things
like:
XPlot = obj_new('Xplot',x=x,y=sin(x)) ; generate and show
object
XPlot->Add,x=x2,y=cos(x2) ; add another data set
XPlot->SetProperty,curve=2,psym=8,line=2 ; modify properties of
second curve
etc.

Since I start dreaming again, I better stop here.

Cheers (from wonderful but cloudy Germnay),
Martin

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		Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Sun, 16 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Harvey Rarback on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Phillip David on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: promashkin on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Liam E. Gumley on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Struan Gray on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Martin Schultz on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Bruce Bowler on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Larry Ashim on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Richard Tyc on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Richard Tyc on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: anne on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: wmc on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Luis Alonso on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Olivier ARCHER on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: hcp on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: richard hilton on Tue, 18 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: dsreyn on Mon, 24 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Jeff Guerber on Fri, 21 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: robert.m.candey.1[2] on Fri, 21 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: noymer on Fri, 21 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: promashkin on Fri, 21 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Fri, 21 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Eric Vella on Fri, 21 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Michael Asten on Fri, 21 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Michael Asten on Fri, 21 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Michael Asten on Fri, 21 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: promashkin on Wed, 19 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: wmc on Wed, 19 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: kashyap on Wed, 19 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Joseph B. Gurman on Wed, 26 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Wed, 26 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: dsreyn on Wed, 26 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Wed, 26 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Larry Ashim on Wed, 26 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: kashyap on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: wmc on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: bradgom on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		LINUX Installation Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Michael Asten on Tue, 25 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Kristian Kjaer on Fri, 28 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Nicolas Decoster on Thu, 27 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Paul van Delst on Mon, 31 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Mark Hadfield on Mon, 31 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Sun, 30 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Liam E. Gumley on Wed, 02 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Wed, 02 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Paul van Delst on Wed, 02 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 01 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Liam E. Gumley on Tue, 01 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 01 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Liam E. Gumley on Tue, 01 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Michael Plonski on Tue, 01 August 2000 00:00
		Multiple Inheritance (Top 10 IDL Requests) By: Martin Schultz on Fri, 04 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Alex Schuster on Fri, 04 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Mark Fardal on Thu, 03 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 01 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Mark Hadfield on Tue, 01 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Mark Hadfield on Tue, 01 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Mon, 31 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Paul van Delst on Mon, 31 July 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Paul van Delst on Thu, 03 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Benno Puetz on Thu, 03 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Mark Hadfield on Thu, 03 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Wed, 02 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Michael Plonski on Wed, 02 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Fri, 04 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Fri, 04 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: promashkin on Fri, 04 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Stephen Serjeant on Fri, 04 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Nicolas Decoster on Fri, 04 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Mark Hadfield on Fri, 04 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Nick Bower on Fri, 04 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Jeff Guerber on Thu, 03 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: dominik on Mon, 07 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: ottehoman on Fri, 11 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: Craig Markwardt on Thu, 10 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Thu, 10 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: John-David T. Smith on Thu, 10 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Thu, 10 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: ottehoman on Thu, 10 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: davidf on Sat, 12 August 2000 00:00
		Bottom 10 IDL requests ;-) was: Re: Top 10 IDL Requests By: wmc on Fri, 11 August 2000 00:00

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