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| Re: interactive color changes within a procedure [message #24119 is a reply to message #24105] |
Wed, 07 March 2001 19:52   |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Laura Woodney (woodney@encke.astro.umd.edu) writes:
> Once upon a time you could place a call to XLoadCT inside a
> procedure so that when it ran, the color table widget would pop
> up, you could play with the color table of an image being displayed,
> then when you were done, you could close the widget and the program
> would then continue on its merry way.
Well, once upon a LONG time ago. :-)
> Then RSI messed with XLoadCT
> and this no longer worked: the color table widget would pop up, but
> the program would continue on it's merry way and not give you a chance
> to play with your color tables. Fortunately, the old version of
> XLoadCT still worked and could be placed in my path in front of the
> current RSI version.
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> Now here's the latest twist. My new display is 24-bit color, so I
> want to start using David Fanning's XColor widget for playing with
> my color tables. However, I can't figure out how to stop and
> interactively play with the color stretch while inside a procedure.
> Since I now live in a 24-bit world, the old solution of using XLoadCT
> from vintage IDL doesn't work either.
The problem, in a word, is that you need to use the BLOCK
keyword, with either XLOADCT or XCOLORS. Having said this,
I'm embarrassed to tell you that it doesn't work with XCOLORS. :-(
At least not in the version you are using. You can download
a version that *does* work here:
http://www.dfanning.com/programs/xcolors.pro
To tell you the truth, I have never used XCOLORS with the
BLOCK keyword, and apparently never tested the keyword
after I wrote it. Sorry about that.
Cheers,
David
P.S. Let's just say I've never used the MODAL keyword
either, but I'm supremely confident it works as advertised. :-)
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Phone: 970-221-0438 E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
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| Re: interactive color changes within a procedure [message #24172 is a reply to message #24084] |
Fri, 09 March 2001 14:51 |
Craig Markwardt
Messages: 1869
Registered: November 1996
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JD Smith <jdsmith@astro.cornell.edu> writes:
> Craig Markwardt wrote:
>> I still use round parenthesis for all my new programs!
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> For shame! Perpetuating a colossal syntax mistake.
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> COMPILE_OPT STRICTARR
I prefer to call it "classic" syntax.
My putative reason was for compatibility with IDL 4, but this
reasoning is slowly dissipating now.
Craig
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