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Re: New Eclipse-based IDE [message #51717 is a reply to message #51705]

Tue, 05 December 2006 07:31

savoie
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"Richard G. French" <rfrench@wellesley.edu> writes:

> I've been stymied several times in trying to get plain emacs (not xemacs)
> running under OSX, but I just tracked down
> http://homepage.mac.com/zenitani/emacs-e.html
> which has a drag and install version (GNU Emacs 22.0.90.1) that seems to
> work and it has IDLWAVE installed. Maybe this time I can actually learn to
> use this lauded interface between IDL and emacs - it will require that I
> learn emacs first (I am a vi fan). Suggestions for easy tutorials?

I've the vi commands are completely ingrained in your muscle memory,
emacs can
seem a bear. But you can look at things like viper-mode. It basically
puts
vim key commands on top of emacs.

The most frustrating and most efficient way get a start with emacs is
"C-h t"
Control-h then t. It starts the tutorial. It's slow and painful, like
trying
to get to the corner market on a unicycle when you already have, and
know how
to ride a bicycle. But it's be worth it. The only other command to
know is
'M-x apropos' that'll let you learn everything else you need.

The *nix idlde is so poor, I can say for certain that without idlwave I
would
have long ago given up IDL. And with 15+ years of emacs (and a
complete
devotee), I suspect I won't be giving up idlwave for eclipse. Of
course, with
the way they're always polishing up their direct graphics fonts, and
keeping
up with their mapping libraries, ITT/RSI don't want dinosaurs like me
anyway.

--
Matthew Savoie - Scientific Programmer
National Snow and Ice Data Center
(303) 735-0785 http://nsidc.org

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		Re: New Eclipse-based IDE By: JD Smith on Tue, 05 December 2006 09:50
		Re: New Eclipse-based IDE By: savoie on Tue, 05 December 2006 07:31
		Re: New Eclipse-based IDE By: Michael Galloy on Mon, 04 December 2006 20:46
		Re: New Eclipse-based IDE By: Richard French on Mon, 04 December 2006 19:16
		Re: New Eclipse-based IDE By: Greg Hennessy on Mon, 04 December 2006 17:54
		Re: New Eclipse-based IDE By: JD Smith on Mon, 04 December 2006 16:04
		Re: New Eclipse-based IDE By: david.reitter on Tue, 19 December 2006 13:46
		Re: New Eclipse-based IDE By: JD Smith on Fri, 29 December 2006 14:18

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