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Re: Cursor in IDL 8 on Lion [message #78026 is a reply to message #78025]

Thu, 20 October 2011 15:37

Jerru
Messages: 3
Registered: October 2011

Junior Member

Thanks for replying, David. Unfortunately, I do need to use cursor,
or rewrite hundreds of IDL programs in my 13-year-old library of user-
authored procedures. I don't want to do that. I'd like cursor to work
in IDL 8 just as it did in IDL 7.

To all the other dinosaurs out there still using cursor, as I
(proudly) am, the GOOD NEWS is, I did some nosing around and figured
out a workaround solution by playing with X11 preferences.
- Go into X11 Prefs, select "Windows" pane.
- Enable "Click-through Inactive Windows."

Now my IDL cursor routine works again. I'm crossing my fingers that
it continues to work.

So, if anyone else has this problem, it's not something to contact ITT
about. It's just the new X11 implementation in Lion that is the
culprit.

On Oct 20, 3:05 pm, Jerru <jerr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am encountering an annoying problem using the cursor command in IDL
> 8 on Lion.
>
> Enter "cursor,xxx,yyy,/wait" in the command line, and clicking on the
> window does nothing. The cursor routine never seems to recognize the
> clicking of my mouse (e.g., the "IDL>" prompt appears in italic
> font). I have to hit CTRL-C then click to get the cursor routine to
> release control (and the "IDL>" prompt then appears in roman font
> again).
>
> Any insights to offer?

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		Re: Cursor in IDL 8 on Lion By: David Fanning on Thu, 20 October 2011 15:47
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		Re: Cursor in IDL 8 on Lion By: Jerru on Thu, 20 October 2011 15:37
		Re: Cursor in IDL 8 on Lion By: David Fanning on Thu, 20 October 2011 13:26

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