| Re: Long command line wordwrap [message #58354] |
Fri, 25 January 2008 14:02 |
Abraham campbell
Messages: 10
Registered: January 2008
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David Klassen wrote:
> I use IDL under OSX and Linux; every program I use seems to have a
> host of commandline parameters that need to be set and I need to run
> them several times with minor changes. I use the up-arrow to recall
> the previous command, but if it is longer than one line and wraps,
> when I try to cursor back through it, the cursor stops at the
> beginning of the last line.
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> In "reality" it is still going back through the command, but I have to
> go forward again to see where it is in the command, then back up to
> make my change, etc. If I have more than one change to make, this can
> get ugly, and difficult.
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> Is there a way to make the cursor visually go back through the
> recalled line through the the wordwrap? When I'm at the command line
> before running IDL, the cursor will arrow-back over wordwraps, it only
> misbehaves when I'm in IDL.
You should try the Windows command line (for IDL 7.0). It doesn't
suffer from this problem. ;) (wink)
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| Re: Long command line wordwrap [message #58358 is a reply to message #58354] |
Fri, 25 January 2008 13:22  |
pgrigis
Messages: 436
Registered: September 2007
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Brian Larsen wrote:
> I have always had this same problem and have never found a fix, anyone
> else?
You mean, beside small terminal fonts and wide monitors? ;-)
Cheers,
Paolo
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> Cheers,
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> Brian
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> Brian Larsen
> Boston University
> Center for Space Physics
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| Re: Long command line wordwrap [message #58359 is a reply to message #58358] |
Fri, 25 January 2008 13:13 |
Brian Larsen
Messages: 270
Registered: June 2006
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I have always had this same problem and have never found a fix, anyone
else?
Cheers,
Brian
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Brian Larsen
Boston University
Center for Space Physics
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