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Re: a slip of the fingers [message #50759]

Wed, 18 October 2006 10:39

David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001

Senior Member

Ben Tupper writes:

> In my haste (and enthusiasm!) I type .compile followed by <return>. The
> IDL> cursor became a dash "-" and that was the last thing I could do
> before killing the terminal session. I have a vague memory of some
> kind of keyboard shortcut that restored the IDL> prompt. Anyone recall
> what that shortcut is?

Ooohhh, that old testament editor!! Make a typing error
there and you will pay for it, buddy! :-)

Type "end" twice and you will be back in the 21st
century.

Cheers,

David
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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Re: a slip of the fingers [message #50761 is a reply to message #50759]

Wed, 18 October 2006 10:33

Foldy Lajos
Messages: 268
Registered: October 2001

Senior Member

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006, Ben Tupper wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In my haste (and enthusiasm!) I type .compile followed by <return>. The
> IDL> cursor became a dash "-" and that was the last thing I could do before
> killing the terminal session. I have a vague memory of some kind of
> keyboard shortcut that restored the IDL> prompt. Anyone recall what that
> shortcut is?
>
> Thanks,
> Ben
>
> { ppc darwin unix Mac OS X 6.3 Mar 23 2006 32 64}
>

I don't remember the shortcut, but you can compile a mini program,
like "_=0&end" (warning: this will replace your $MAIN$ program and
_ variable)

regards,
lajos

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Re: a slip of the fingers [message #50863 is a reply to message #50759]

Fri, 20 October 2006 05:18

btt
Messages: 345
Registered: December 2000

Senior Member

David Fanning wrote:
> Ben Tupper writes:
>
>> In my haste (and enthusiasm!) I type .compile followed by <return>. The
>> IDL> cursor became a dash "-" and that was the last thing I could do
>> before killing the terminal session. I have a vague memory of some
>> kind of keyboard shortcut that restored the IDL> prompt. Anyone recall
>> what that shortcut is?
>
> Ooohhh, that old testament editor!! Make a typing error
> there and you will pay for it, buddy! :-)
>
> Type "end" twice and you will be back in the 21st
> century.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David

Thanks Thanks
Ben Ben

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