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Re: autocomplete [message #43319 is a reply to message #43317] Mon, 04 April 2005 01:45 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
maarten is currently offline  maarten
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maarten wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> I was wondering whether it is possible to have some sort of
> autocompletion at the IDL prompt in Linux. When working in Matlab for
> example typing the first few letters of a command or file and pressing
> 'tab' results in automatic completing the rest. (the same way the
> xterminal works). Another very useful feature is that when the first few
> letters are typed, pressing 'arrow up' results in only history results
> that start with these letters. Is it possible to have this implemented
> in IDL, or are there any other 'terminal' like command lines that offer
> these features in which IDL can be run. At the moment I am running IDL
> at the command line under Linux.
> I hope someone knows whether this is possible, or that RSINC is working
> on something like this. Because in my opinion it would greatly improve IDL.
>
> Cheers maarten.
>

This is something I wished I knew it a few years ago, it is really
making life easy!
I have however one (last) question that is not an IDL question, how do I
increase the list of the history of commands. Right now it is set on 30
which is obviously not enough.
Sorry for asking emacs questions on the idl forum

cheers maarten
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