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Re: IDL 8 Display Updating Question [message #72678 is a reply to message #72677]

Tue, 28 September 2010 09:22

Gray
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Registered: February 2010

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On Sep 28, 12:01 pm, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I realize it is possible to turn off display updating by
> disabling the Refresh method of an object:
>
> gobj = Barplot(/TEST)
> gobj.Refresh, /DISABLE
> ... lots of changes
> gobj. Refresh ; Now display the updated object
>
> But you still see the initial bar plot (in this case)
> and then there is a delay until the new, updated object
> appears.
>
> How would I turn off the initial display of the object?
>
> I have tried writing the initial display to a buffer:
>
> gobj = Barplot(/TEST, /BUFFER)
>
> But then I can't figure out how to actually open a
> new window and display the updated object in it. I
> was hoping for something like this:
>
> gobj = Barplot(/TEST, /BUFFER)
> gobj.Refresh, /DISABLE
> ... lots of changes
> win = Window()
> gobj. Refresh , /CURRENT
>
> But that doesn't work. Any ideas?
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

What I think you're looking for is gobj.hide = 1 and then gobj.hide =
0.

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		Re: IDL 8 Display Updating Question By: David Fanning on Tue, 28 September 2010 11:13
		Re: IDL 8 Display Updating Question By: Matt Haffner on Tue, 28 September 2010 11:05
		Re: IDL 8 Display Updating Question By: David Fanning on Tue, 28 September 2010 10:07
		Re: IDL 8 Display Updating Question By: joseandres on Tue, 28 September 2010 10:01
		Re: IDL 8 Display Updating Question By: David Fanning on Tue, 28 September 2010 09:44
		Re: IDL 8 Display Updating Question By: David Fanning on Tue, 28 September 2010 09:35
		Re: IDL 8 Display Updating Question By: Gray on Tue, 28 September 2010 09:22

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