| Re: Help menu in 8.0 [message #75460] |
Mon, 14 March 2011 08:25  |
chris_torrence@NOSPAM
Messages: 528
Registered: March 2007
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Hi all,
The help system in IDL 7.0 and 7.1 was based on the Eclipse help
system, which was indeed sluggish in starting up.
In IDL 8.0 we switched to just using a browser-based help. Any
slowness in starting up help is purely due to the browser itself, not
IDL.
One suggestion - you can fire up the web browser separately, and just
navigate to the the help file within <IDL_DIR>/help/online_help/IDL/
idl.html. Then you can bookmark that page, and keep the help running
all the time. Unfortunately, this doesn't have the convenience of
using "?fft" from within IDL, but at least it will be faster for you.
Cheers,
Chris
ITTVIS
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| Re: Help menu in 8.0 [message #75467 is a reply to message #75460] |
Mon, 14 March 2011 06:41  |
Spon
Messages: 178
Registered: September 2007
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On Mar 14, 12:50 pm, Sverre Solberg <s...@nilu.no> wrote:
> Hi,
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> a basic question from a basic user:
> I have always used IDL from the command line. It's a while since our
> IT dep. upgraded IDL, jumping now from 6.4 to 8.0. After upgrading,
> the help menu has become so extremely slow. I can type "?" and go for
> a coffee, and then I get time for another cup if trying to select
> items on the menu.
I know the feeling :-)
> Anyone experiencing the same? And having solutions?
>
> Cheers
> Sverre S.
I've not made the leap to IDL 8 yet, but I had the same issue when we
moved to 7.1
My solution, inelegant though it may be, was to run version 6.4's help
instead, as I still had both versions available to me.
This may not be ideal with this upgrade as there seems to be a
substantial difference in functionality between versions 8 and 7,
which was certainly not the case between 7 and 6.
Regards,
Chris
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| Re: Help menu in 8.0 [message #75609 is a reply to message #75460] |
Wed, 16 March 2011 10:56 |
chris_torrence@NOSPAM
Messages: 528
Registered: March 2007
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On Mar 14, 9:25 am, Chris Torrence <gorth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The help system in IDL 7.0 and 7.1 was based on the Eclipse help
> system, which was indeed sluggish in starting up.
>
> In IDL 8.0 we switched to just using a browser-based help. Any
> slowness in starting up help is purely due to the browser itself, not
> IDL.
>
> One suggestion - you can fire up the web browser separately, and just
> navigate to the the help file within <IDL_DIR>/help/online_help/IDL/
> idl.html. Then you can bookmark that page, and keep the help running
> all the time. Unfortunately, this doesn't have the convenience of
> using "?fft" from within IDL, but at least it will be faster for you.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
> ITTVIS
One important point: If you're trying to use Google Chrome to view IDL
help, it won't work properly unless you add the following switch when
launching Chrome:
"--allow-file-access-from-files"
Apparently, Chrome has a strict security policy when viewing local
files, that prevents the WebHelp from working straight out-of-the-box.
There is a thread here about it:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/688697?tstart=0
Cheers,
Chris
ITTVIS
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