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Re: graphics window [message #16274 is a reply to message #16178]

Fri, 09 July 1999 00:00

Liam Gumley
Messages: 473
Registered: November 1994

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Yang Zhiqiang wrote:
> I have one ignoring problem with IDL graphic window on UNIX. Whenever I
> point the mouse to the IDL graphic window, all other windows just
> dispears. How to go around this problem?

Try using the startup file shown below (save it as idl_startup.pro):

;---cut here---
;- Set up 8 bit display and grab colors

if !version.os_family eq 'unix' then device, pseudo = 8
device, retain = 2, decomposed = 0
window, /free, /pixmap, colors = -5
plot, [ 0 ]
wdelete, !d.window
print, 'Color table size is ', !d.table_size

;- Set graphics and widget font sizes

device, set_character_size = [ 6, 9 ]
widget_control, default_font = '7x13'

;- ensure IDL 5.0 XMANAGER behavior is consistent with IDL 4.0

xmanager, catch = 0
;---cut here---

Then use the system variable IDL_STARTUP to point to the full path and
name of the startup file e.g.

setenv IDL_STARTUP $HOME/idl_startup.pro (C shell)
export IDL_STARTUP=$HOME/idl_startup.pro (Korn shell)

This code will be executed every time you start a new IDL session, and
it should give you a consistent well-behaved 8 bit IDL display on all
Unix platforms (as long as your Unix desktop is set to 8 bit or 24 bit
mode: if you use a 16 bit or 32 bit desktop, all bets are off).

Cheers,
Liam.
PS: Let me know if this does not work.

--
Liam E. Gumley
Space Science and Engineering Center, UW-Madison
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/~gumley

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		graphics window By: Yang Zhiqiang on Thu, 08 July 1999 00:00
		Re: graphics window By: davidf on Sat, 10 July 1999 00:00
		Re: graphics window By: bkrrrrr on Sat, 10 July 1999 00:00
		Re: graphics window By: davidf on Fri, 09 July 1999 00:00
		Re: graphics window By: Liam Gumley on Fri, 09 July 1999 00:00
		Re: graphics window By: davidf on Fri, 09 July 1999 00:00
		Re: graphics window By: Kristine Hensel on Fri, 09 July 1999 00:00
		Re: graphics window By: Liam Gumley on Fri, 09 July 1999 00:00
		Re: graphics window By: Grady Daub on Fri, 09 July 1999 00:00
		Re: graphics window By: J.D. Smith on Fri, 16 July 1999 00:00
		Re: graphics window By: David Fanning on Fri, 27 May 2011 08:31
		Re: graphics window By: cgguido on Fri, 27 May 2011 08:15
		Re: graphics window By: David Fanning on Wed, 25 May 2011 11:32
		Re: graphics window By: David Fanning on Wed, 25 May 2011 11:18
		Re: graphics window By: Matt[2] on Wed, 25 May 2011 11:01
		Re: graphics window By: David Fanning on Wed, 25 May 2011 10:52
		Re: graphics window By: David Fanning on Wed, 25 May 2011 10:46
		Re: graphics window By: David Fanning on Wed, 25 May 2011 10:33
		Re: graphics window By: Daniel Larson on Wed, 25 May 2011 10:05
		Re: graphics window By: David Fanning on Wed, 25 May 2011 09:49
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		Re: graphics window By: peterkamatej on Sun, 08 September 2013 09:26
		Re: graphics window By: David Fanning on Wed, 25 May 2011 09:12
		Re: graphics window By: David Fanning on Wed, 25 May 2011 08:08

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