| Re: Back to idl after a looong time... [message #23585 is a reply to message #23394] |
Tue, 30 January 2001 04:41   |
Alex Schuster
Messages: 124
Registered: February 1997
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David Fanning wrote:
> Alex Schuster (alex@pet.mpin-koeln.mpg.de) writes:
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>> Okay-okay, looks like some people really like it. I had tried it,
>> but was disappointed and continued using the command line version. I
>> must admit that I first hadn't figured out that I could have multiple
>> edit windows outside the development environment, that was the biggest
>> drawback. Am I right that this is still the case in the Windows
>> version?
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> As far as I know there is no limit to the number of edit windows
> you can have open in the IDLDE. At least, I've never run up
> against a *practical* limit, and I've had lots and lots open
> at once. :-)
That�s right, but I meant windows OUTSIDE the IDLDE. I just do not like
to have a big window inside of which all my edit windows reside. Under
Unix, I can place these windows outside the IDLSE if I want, anywhere on
the screen. In Windows, I can at least place all info windows like the
variable watch or the command line outside the main window, but not the
edit windows. I�d prefer to have it the other way around. And, maybe, if
I had noticed from the beginning that this limit wasn�t in the Unix
version, I might have used it more frequently. But maybe not, I miss
features like saving all windows on exit, so I don�t have to reload them
after exiting IDL. You know, in these days before .RESET_SESSION, which
my IDL doesn�t know about yet.
>> There are some nice features like the variable
>> watch, but yes, David, I'm just fine with print
>> statements for debugging. Am I too old-fashioned here?
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> I'm getting better with the debugger (and of course
> it is wonderful and works great), but for the quick
> look I confess I still use Print statements, too. :-)
And that without noticing the existence of .SKIP.
Alex
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