| Re: IDL and the SGI window manager [message #7057] |
Tue, 24 September 1996 00:00 |
fireman
Messages: 49
Registered: August 1991
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In article <3247036C.15FB@cis.rit.edu>, Gus Braun <gjb7200@cis.rit.edu> writes...
> window. If another window moves in front of the IDL window the graphics
> get erased. When the IDL window is brought to the front the graphics do
> not get refreshed.
Try setting DEVICE,RETAIN=2.
This has always worked for me - but is it expensive in memory usage? Could
someone comment on the different RETAIN options and when you would use
them?
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Gwyn Fireman, fireman@gsfc.nasa.gov, speaking only for myself.
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| Re: IDL and the SGI window manager [message #7060 is a reply to message #7057] |
Tue, 24 September 1996 00:00  |
Liam Gumley
Messages: 473
Registered: November 1994
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Gus Braun wrote:
> I am running IDL on an Silicon Graphics system (SGI) and I am having a
> problem with the window manager refreshing the IDL graphics windows.
> For example, when I create a graph with the plot command I get an IDL
> window. If another window moves in front of the IDL window the graphics
> get erased. When the IDL window is brought to the front the graphics do
> not get refreshed.
Check our local SGI FAQ at
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/~gumley/sgifaq.html
Your question is addressed in section 4.3
Cheers,
Liam.
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