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Re: Cursor in IDL 8 on Lion [message #78030 is a reply to message #78026]

Thu, 20 October 2011 13:26

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Jerru writes:

> 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?

The CURSOR routine!? IDL introduced widgets way back
in IDL 3.0.

What are you trying to do? There might be a more, uh,
modern way to do it. :-)

Cheers,

David

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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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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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