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Re: Another VM conundrum [message #37277] Fri, 12 December 2003 09:21 Go to previous message
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David Fanning wrote:
> Ben Tupper writes:
>
snip
>>
>> I noticed that the terminal session I used changed from tcsh to idl and
>> the the x11 terminal shows two windows: an xTerm (which I have to have
>> up and ruu=ning but don't use for the idl command prompt) and viola!
>> Test_VM. So, unlike Windows, you can track down the the widget even
>> when it's hiding.
>
>
> Well, this is not exactly testing the functionality that
> I was talking about. Here is a modification that does.
> Here is what you want to do.
>
> 1. Maximize your IDLDE window.
>
> 2. Type "TEST_VM". The application appears on the display,
> and, yes, it has it's own application icon on the task
> bar at the bottom.
>
> 3. Click the "Test It" button. A TextBox dialog appears.
> Before you type text into this dialog, click in your
> IDLDE window. Whoops! The dialog disappears behind the
> IDLDE window and it is going to be *hard* to find!
> You should be able to get the Test_VM application
> back in front of the IDLDE, but you won't be able
> to *do* anything with it until you find that damn
> modal dialog!
>



Ok! I'm with you now. The textbox window was buried as you describe.

On a different note, I have to mention that I seriously doubt that
anyone using IDL on MacOSX is using IDLDE. Even cutting and pasting
is badly disabled in the editor window.

Ben
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