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Re: Cursor in IDL 8 on Lion [message #78396 is a reply to message #78031]

Wed, 16 November 2011 09:02

bill.dman
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Registered: June 2007

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On Oct 20, 3:05 pm, Jerru <jerr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am encountering an annoying problem using thecursorcommand in IDL
> 8 on Lion.
>
> Enter "cursor,xxx,yyy,/wait" in the command line, and clicking on the
> window does nothing. Thecursorroutine 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 thecursorroutine to
> release control (and the "IDL>" prompt then appears in roman font
> again).
>
> Any insights to offer?

I have seen this behavior and worked around it by setting option
"Click-through Inactive Windows"
in the Windows tab of X11 Preferences.

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