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Re: autocomplete [message #43324 is a reply to message #43323] Fri, 01 April 2005 05:56 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
maarten is currently offline  maarten
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Thanks this is a major improvement!
Is there however another option for the 'arrow up' question, because I
am not really happy with M-r and having to repeat that many times.

cheers maarten

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.
>
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