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Re: Searching PDF help in IDL 5.6 [message #35842 is a reply to message #35841]

Thu, 31 July 2003 14:57

William Thompson
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Registered: June 1997

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By the way, does anybody know if the PDF help is still there in 6.0? Or has RSI
come to their senses?

William Thompson

William Thompson wrote:
> Justin:
>
> I don't know why you can't search under Solaris. I know that it's not
> possible under Linux. This line is found in the README file distributed
> with the Linux version of acroread
>
>> Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.7 Additional Information
>>
>> There is no search functionality available for the Linux version of the
>> Acrobat Reader.
>
> Major bummer!
>
> What I do is to go through the alphabetical index to find what I'm
> looking for, which is awkward, or simply fire up the IDL help from 5.4.
>
> William Thompson
>
>
> Justin wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> IDL 5.6, Solaris 5.9, Acroread 5.0.5
>>
>> We've just upgraded from IDL 5.4 to 5.6 (nothing like being on the
>> cytting edge). Now I'm really not keen on the PDF help (seems like a
>> way for RSI to make it easier for themselves and not the user) but I
>> think that discussion has already been had and so no need to resurrect
>> it...
>>
>> So my problem: I can't "search" the PDF help files, I can only "find"
>> in them. The "search" uses index files to speed things up. I've found
>> an index.pdx file in /opt/idl/idl_5.6/help, but when I add this to the
>> list of indexes in Acrobat Reader I get "index is currently
>> unavailable". Can other people search the documentation? Is it
>> Solaris, IDL, Acroread or bad-luck?
>>
>>
>> I've just done a test and it takes 3mins 10sec (on my SunBlade 100) to
>> do a 'find' through just the IDL Reference Guide - though things are
>> quicker if you look for something at the beginning of the file. Not
>> really the speed I was after!
>>
>> Any hints gratefully received,
>>
>> Thanks, Justin
>>
>> PS I get a feeling that this might bring out the IDLWave evangelists!
>>
>

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		Re: Searching PDF help in IDL 5.6 By: R.G. Stockwell on Fri, 01 August 2003 14:08
		Re: Searching PDF help in IDL 5.6 By: James Kuyper on Fri, 01 August 2003 11:48
		Re: Searching PDF help in IDL 5.6 By: David Fanning on Fri, 01 August 2003 09:34
		Re: Searching PDF help in IDL 5.6 By: William Thompson on Fri, 01 August 2003 09:03
		Re: Searching PDF help in IDL 5.6 By: btupper on Thu, 31 July 2003 17:11
		Re: Searching PDF help in IDL 5.6 By: James Kuyper on Thu, 31 July 2003 16:11
		Re: Searching PDF help in IDL 5.6 By: JD Smith on Thu, 31 July 2003 15:09
		Re: Searching PDF help in IDL 5.6 By: William Thompson on Thu, 31 July 2003 14:57
		Re: Searching PDF help in IDL 5.6 By: William Thompson on Thu, 31 July 2003 14:35

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