| IDLWAVE 4.15 Release -- idlwave.org [message #32077] |
Tue, 10 September 2002 22:55 |
JD Smith
Messages: 850
Registered: December 1999
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IDLWAVE 4.15 -- http://idlwave.org
A hot new release of IDLWAVE is available for those of you addicted to
new features, bug fixes, and the relentless march of ever-burgeoning
version numbers. Following the time-honored tradition of small even and
large odd releases, this version of IDLWAVE serves up a bevy of choice
morsels:
====> New features: <====
- A special loadable module, `idlw-roprompt' allows Emacs 21 users to
make the "IDL>" prompt read-only (like it is in an XTerm). Emacs 21
also brings many new features to the shell, including toolbars, the
ability to middle-click on old input to have it automatically copied
to the command line, colored prompt/input, etc. Highly recommended.
- When completing methods or method-keywords, or invoking help or
routine info on objects in the shell, IDLWAVE now automatically
queries IDL for the class of that object, e.g.:
IDL> a=obj_new('idl_container')
IDL> a->[Tab]
"Select a procedure-method name (class is IDL_Container):"
The class is stored as a property on the "->" for rapid recovery if
custom variable `idlwave-store-inquired-class' is set, and is even
recallable from the input history (just look for the bold arrow).
- Much improved class and structure tag completion and help. When
completing class tags (e.g. self.[Tab]) or structure tags (when using
the optional completion module idlw-complete-structtag), you can now
right-click on an item to pop-up its source definition in the online
Help window. Invoking context help on class tags (either with key
command [M-S-?], or just with a shift-right-click on a self.tag
expression) works too. This even works for inherited tags defined in
superclasses (in which case the class of the tag will be appended in
the completions buffer)! Never scroll to the bottom of your file, or
hunt about for the superclass file(s) to find out what one of your
class or structure tags means again.
- Conditional breakpoints are now easily set using a simple
prefix-argument to the breakpoint setting command (e.g. [C-u C-c C-d
C-b], or, e.g., [C-u H-d], for those who set up an alternate prefix
modifier). Conditional breakpoints allow any IDL expression (like "i
gt 25") to be used as a break condition. You can still of course set
one-time or "after" breakpoints using the same easy numeric prefixes
(e.g. [C-4 C-c C-d C-d]).
- Filename completion in the shell now works after batch `@' commands.
- A custom variable `idlwave-shell-show-commands' allows you to control
which of the background commands sent to the shell are printed,
including compiling, breakpoint, debug, and miscellaneous commands. A
special choice ('everything') allows you to have a peek at all the
traffic IDLWAVE is sending to the shell (for the insatiably curious).
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
- When using stepping commands "Continue to Here" and "Continue to End
of Block", all other breakpoints are temporarily disabled to ensure
you reach the desired break location.
- XEmacs binary "packages" of IDLWAVE are now available for download on
each release.
====> Bug fixes and the like: <=====
- Filename completion in the shell and buffer now works better, fixing
the occassional appearance of cruft at the end of your filename.
Also, you can now complete blank filenames (e.g. open,'[Tab]).
- Now compiles correctly with "downgrade" versions of help.
- Multi-threading keywords are now correctly linked for both routine
info and help.
- Certain syntax errors weren't being parsed correctly: fixed.
- Completion of tags in `self', and in other structures (like info),
when the optional completion module `idlw-complete-struct-tag' is
used, now catches a few tags which were being missed.
- Alignment on continued assignment statements now permits a more
complex LHS (e.g. a.x[4] = $ ...).
- An incorrect non-matching-end error when using multi-word end
abbreviations like "\ei" ("endif else if") was quelled. Begin/end
block showing now works more smoothly.
- Fixed issue on completing system variable structure tags (like
!D.TABLE_SIZE) when the optional `idlw-complete-struct-tag' completion
module is also in use.
- Completing procedures on multi-statement lines (with `&') now works
correctly.
- Indenting continuation lines which contain the text "pro" or
"function" somewhere in their argument list now works correctly.
As always, all this and more is available for the taking at:
http://idlwave.org
Happy coding!
JD
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