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Re: Troubleshooting - Error Messages. [message #18269 is a reply to message #18087]

Sun, 05 December 1999 00:00

robert.mallozzi
Messages: 11
Registered: November 1999

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In article <384A045B.FF23F80A@pop.omah.uswest.net>,
"David L. Keller" <davekeller@pop.omah.uswest.net> writes:
>
> IDL: The on-line help is In My Opinion the best way (so far)
> to look up syntax. It is quick and only a few button-clicks
> away (at least on my Linux box). To keep it available, I
> start another IDL session in another 'screen', and open up
> the IDL hypertext help. I keep the session and the help
> window open all day. I don't have to wait for the help
> window to be created, nor the help file contents to be read
> and formatted every time I have a simple syntax question.

Hi,

You don't really need to start another IDL session to use
the on-line help - try the command "idlhelp &" from the Unix
prompt.

Regards,

-bob

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		Troubleshooting - Error Messages. By: Vicky A on Wed, 01 December 1999 00:00
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