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Re: DIALOG_PICKFILE Problem Behavior in IDL 7 on Linux [message #58374]

Tue, 29 January 2008 10:18

David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001

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Sean writes:

> I'm running IDL 7 on linux (ubuntu gutsty), and for the most part its
> been a breath of fresh air. However, when I run the command
>
> file= dialog_pickfile()
>
> I get a box that just shows the title bar. I've posted a screenshot
> here
>
> http://atoc.colorado.edu/~seand/pics/badidl.png
>
> Anyone have any ideas on how I could remedy this so that it opens up
> normally?

I think this has to be an X-Windows problem, since the dialog
clearly opens up an X Window. At least on SUSE 10.3 it is not
a problem and I see the entire dialog.

> I can open this box up to find the dialog, but man does it look ugly!
> Jeez... with all the slick new stuff for IDL, I'm pretty unimpressed
> with the dialog box!
>
>
> http://atoc.colorado.edu/~seand/pics/uglyidl.png

Well, I agree it is ugly as sin, but at least I can see the entire
dialog. :-)

If they could hook IDL to the File-Open and Select Printer
dialogs available in the IDL Workbench people would certainly
have a *much* better impression of IDL in general.

Cheers,

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

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		Re: DIALOG_PICKFILE Problem Behavior in IDL 7 on Linux By: David Fanning on Tue, 29 January 2008 10:18
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