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Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes [message #69336 is a reply to message #69187]

Tue, 05 January 2010 10:58

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On Jan 5, 7:09 am, Reimar Bauer <R.Ba...@fz-juelich.de> wrote:
> Reimar Bauer schrieb:
>
>
>
>> Chris Torrence schrieb:
>>> Hi all,
>
>>> I'm writing to you to ask your opinion on some potential changes in
>>> IDL 8.0. We have made some enhancements to the language to support the
>>> new graphics functions, and to make IDL simpler to learn, especially
>>> for new users.
>
>> Hi Chris
>
>> Happy new year to you and ittvis. Thanks for asking us.
>
>>> The primary change is the use of the dot "." for object method calls.
>>> The use of the "." for method calls is now industry standard, for
>>> example in languages such as Java, Python, etc. For example, in IDL
>>> 8.0, the following code will create a plot, and retrieve the first
>>> child object:
>
>>> p = PLOT(x,y)
>>> child = p.Get(index)
>
>> I support this change. I felt always the attempt of doing OO in idl is
>> extremly uncomfortable and ugly compared to python.
>> I think this change is important for new users or old users using OO in
>> different languages.
>
> if I see this right I can't have a var plot or do we have now case
> sensitives vars too?
>
> That is only a minor issue in comparison that I am quite sure the icg
> idl plotlib becomes broken by removing the old direct graphics methods
> anyway.
>
> e.g.http://www.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg-1/idl_icglib/idl_source /idl_work/fr_...http://www.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg-1/idl_icgli b/idl_source/idl_html/gif...
>
> orhttp://www.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg-1/idl_icglib/idl_source/i dl_work/rb_...http://www.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg-1/idl_icglib/ idl_source/idl_html/gif...
>
> Almost all of our publications are based on that library.
>
> Reimar

Hi Reimar,
We are not removing anything from IDL 8.0. All of the direct graphics
routines are still there, and will work as they did before.
Cheers,
Chris

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		IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: chris_torrence@NOSPAM on Fri, 18 December 2009 13:51
		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: wlandsman on Mon, 28 December 2009 04:36
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		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: wlandsman on Thu, 24 December 2009 05:07
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		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: penteado on Wed, 23 December 2009 22:13
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		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: Yngvar Larsen on Wed, 06 January 2010 07:12
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		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Thu, 07 January 2010 08:35
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		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: David Fanning on Tue, 05 January 2010 11:17
		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: chris_torrence@NOSPAM on Tue, 05 January 2010 10:58
		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: chris_torrence@NOSPAM on Tue, 05 January 2010 10:57
		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: pgrigis on Tue, 05 January 2010 06:57
		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: R.Bauer on Tue, 05 January 2010 06:09
		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: David Fanning on Mon, 04 January 2010 11:58
		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: chris_torrence@NOSPAM on Mon, 04 January 2010 11:41
		Re: IDL 8.0 compile_opt changes By: R.Bauer on Mon, 04 January 2010 02:30
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