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Re: Window IDLDE 7.0 text copy idiosyncrasy [message #57892] Tue, 08 January 2008 06:23
Paul Van Delst[1] is currently offline  Paul Van Delst[1]
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David Fanning wrote:
> dktr.ted@gmail.com writes:
>
>> Been playing with the new IDL environment under Windows and after
>> having ironed out a number of my own specific problems, I'm in general
>> quite happy. One thing I haven't been able to figure out however is
>> why sometimes the keyboard shortcut for copying text within an editor
>> is Ctrl+C, and sometimes it is Ctrl+Insert. It seems to switch back
>> and forth between these two options, and I haven't picked up on the
>> rhyme or reason. Bug or feature?
>
> Did you include an eye of a newt in your offering to the Eclipse gods?

Goodness, that is so 1100's. Everybody knows you should burn incense while hopping
counterclockwise on your left foot around your computer. Get with the times!

cheers,

paulv
Re: Window IDLDE 7.0 text copy idiosyncrasy [message #57904 is a reply to message #57892] Mon, 07 January 2008 17:15 Go to previous message
David Fanning is currently offline  David Fanning
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dktr.ted@gmail.com writes:

> Perhaps this has something to do with editing while I've got a widget
> program running that has assigned Ctrl+C as an accelerator to a menu
> item ...

Oh, my goodness. I can't wait to get back out into the
field teaching IDL classes again. My life is going to
be SO interesting!! :-)

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.")
Re: Window IDLDE 7.0 text copy idiosyncrasy [message #57905 is a reply to message #57904] Mon, 07 January 2008 17:07 Go to previous message
dktr.ted is currently offline  dktr.ted
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Perhaps this has something to do with editing while I've got a widget
program running that has assigned Ctrl+C as an accelerator to a menu
item ...

-Ted

On Jan 7, 4:52 pm, dktr....@gmail.com wrote:
> I thought the five virgins were enough. Maybe I should've made it
> six. :)
>
> -Ted
>
> On Jan 7, 4:24 pm, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
>
>> dktr....@gmail.com writes:
>>> Been playing with the new IDL environment under Windows and after
>>> having ironed out a number of my own specific problems, I'm in general
>>> quite happy. One thing I haven't been able to figure out however is
>>> why sometimes the keyboard shortcut for copying text within an editor
>>> is Ctrl+C, and sometimes it is Ctrl+Insert. It seems to switch back
>>> and forth between these two options, and I haven't picked up on the
>>> rhyme or reason. Bug or feature?
>
>> Did you include an eye of a newt in your offering to the Eclipse gods?
>
>> 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.")
Re: Window IDLDE 7.0 text copy idiosyncrasy [message #57906 is a reply to message #57905] Mon, 07 January 2008 16:52 Go to previous message
dktr.ted is currently offline  dktr.ted
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I thought the five virgins were enough. Maybe I should've made it
six. :)

-Ted

On Jan 7, 4:24 pm, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> dktr....@gmail.com writes:
>> Been playing with the new IDL environment under Windows and after
>> having ironed out a number of my own specific problems, I'm in general
>> quite happy. One thing I haven't been able to figure out however is
>> why sometimes the keyboard shortcut for copying text within an editor
>> is Ctrl+C, and sometimes it is Ctrl+Insert. It seems to switch back
>> and forth between these two options, and I haven't picked up on the
>> rhyme or reason. Bug or feature?
>
> Did you include an eye of a newt in your offering to the Eclipse gods?
>
> 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.")
Re: Window IDLDE 7.0 text copy idiosyncrasy [message #57907 is a reply to message #57906] Mon, 07 January 2008 16:24 Go to previous message
David Fanning is currently offline  David Fanning
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dktr.ted@gmail.com writes:

> Been playing with the new IDL environment under Windows and after
> having ironed out a number of my own specific problems, I'm in general
> quite happy. One thing I haven't been able to figure out however is
> why sometimes the keyboard shortcut for copying text within an editor
> is Ctrl+C, and sometimes it is Ctrl+Insert. It seems to switch back
> and forth between these two options, and I haven't picked up on the
> rhyme or reason. Bug or feature?

Did you include an eye of a newt in your offering to the Eclipse gods?

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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