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Re: Student Edition Splash Screen [message #38833]

Wed, 31 March 2004 15:58

Bilal Muddassir
Messages: 1
Registered: March 2004

Junior Member

I wonder if we could do the same treatment for Windows version. Though I
can't seem to find the bitmap file in it.

"ken mankoff" <mankoff@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:6775ce91.0403311144.5d57085f@posting.google.com...
> Hi IDL Group,
>
>
> Anyway, I just got set up with my new system earlier today, and I am
> offering you my first hack:
>
> The student edition has an annoying splash screen. All splash screens
> are annoying by definition, but 15 seconds is INSANE!
>
> But if you have root access (or a friend with root access) and go
> here:
> /usr/local/rsi/idl/resource/X11/lib/X11/app-defaults/bitmaps /
> and delete the files idlspls*
>
> Then the splash screen won't bother you anymore :) This has been
> tested on an OS X box w/ IDL 5.6.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -k.

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