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Re: A rectangle coming up above the parentheses! [message #77665] Mon, 19 September 2011 11:26
Paul Van Delst[1] is currently offline  Paul Van Delst[1]
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Registered: April 2002
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David Fanning wrote:
> Paul van Delst writes:
>
>> The way I read that was:
>> Even though Paul van Delst recommended this book to me it is *well* worth reading.
>>
>> You couldn't replace the measly "but" with an "and"?
>
> Sorry. The fingers have a mind of their own. :-(
>
> How about this: Paul recommended this book to me and
> IT WAS TREMENDOUSLY ILLUMINATING about the role of
> choice in our lives! :-)

My ego is re-inflated and once I again I need to walk sideways through doors to accommodate my big head.

Phewph!

cheers,

paulv
Re: A rectangle coming up above the parentheses! [message #77666 is a reply to message #77665] Mon, 19 September 2011 11:22 Go to previous message
David Fanning is currently offline  David Fanning
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Paul van Delst writes:

> The way I read that was:
> Even though Paul van Delst recommended this book to me it is *well* worth reading.
>
> You couldn't replace the measly "but" with an "and"?

Sorry. The fingers have a mind of their own. :-(

How about this: Paul recommended this book to me and
IT WAS TREMENDOUSLY ILLUMINATING about the role of
choice in our lives! :-)

Cheers,

David



--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
Re: A rectangle coming up above the parentheses! [message #77667 is a reply to message #77666] Mon, 19 September 2011 11:08 Go to previous message
Paul Van Delst[1] is currently offline  Paul Van Delst[1]
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David Fanning wrote:
>
> I think Paul van Delst recommended this book to me,
> but *well* worth reading:

The way I read that was:
Even though Paul van Delst recommended this book to me it is *well* worth reading.

You couldn't replace the measly "but" with an "and"?

:oD


Satisficer-ingly Yours,

paulv

> The Paradox of Choice,
> by Barry Schwartz. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Reviewed in my 2007 list of books:
>
> http://www.idlcoyote.com/reading/coyote_reading_2007.php
>
Re: A rectangle coming up above the parentheses! [message #77675 is a reply to message #77667] Mon, 19 September 2011 08:20 Go to previous message
David Fanning is currently offline  David Fanning
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Dave Poreh writes:

> Yes Mark. I am using workbench, and as you mentioned, I disabled
> that. I like the old kind of workbench.

I think Paul van Delst recommended this book to me,
but *well* worth reading: The Paradox of Choice,
by Barry Schwartz. :-)

Cheers,

David

P.S. Reviewed in my 2007 list of books:

http://www.idlcoyote.com/reading/coyote_reading_2007.php

--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
Re: A rectangle coming up above the parentheses! [message #77676 is a reply to message #77675] Mon, 19 September 2011 08:11 Go to previous message
d.poreh is currently offline  d.poreh
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Registered: October 2007
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On Sep 19, 7:57 am, Mark Piper <mpi...@ittvis.com> wrote:
> On 9/17/2011 9:33 AM, Dave Poreh wrote:
>
>> Guys
>> Hi;
>> When I am writing a function in idl prompt, a rectangle coming up
>> above the parentheses, does anybody know how could I disable that? I
>> don t like that.
>> Cheers,
>> Dave
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> Are you using the workbench? If so, you can disable this feature under
> Preferences > IDL > Editor > Highlight matching brackets.
>
> mp

Yes Mark. I am using workbench, and as you mentioned, I disabled
that. I like the old kind of workbench.
Cheers,
Dave
Re: A rectangle coming up above the parentheses! [message #77677 is a reply to message #77676] Mon, 19 September 2011 07:57 Go to previous message
Mark Piper is currently offline  Mark Piper
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Registered: December 2009
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On 9/17/2011 9:33 AM, Dave Poreh wrote:
> Guys
> Hi;
> When I am writing a function in idl prompt, a rectangle coming up
> above the parentheses, does anybody know how could I disable that? I
> don�t like that.
> Cheers,
> Dave

Hi Dave,

Are you using the workbench? If so, you can disable this feature under
Preferences > IDL > Editor > Highlight matching brackets.

mp
Re: A rectangle coming up above the parentheses! [message #77692 is a reply to message #77677] Sat, 17 September 2011 23:35 Go to previous message
d.poreh is currently offline  d.poreh
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On Sep 17, 8:33 am, Dave Poreh <d.po...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Guys
> Hi;
> When I am writing a function in idl prompt, a rectangle coming up
> above the parentheses, does anybody know how could I disable that? I
> don’t like that.
> Cheers,
> Dave

thanks God i fund that!
Cheers,
D.
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