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Re: idlde: Linux vs. Windows [message #36323]

Tue, 09 September 2003 20:49

JD Smith
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On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 20:10:40 -0700, Craig Markwardt wrote:

> odell@aos.wisc.edu (Chris ODell) writes:
>> So tell me, what is an idl programmer in linux to do? What do you guys
>> do (I'm thinking of Craig Marquardt, Liam Gumley, David Fanning, etc)?
>> All use
>> emacs plus the simple idl command line interface? Or something else?
>
> Hi Chris, I use emacs, but then again I always used emacs. I use
> idlwave for the formatting. Generally I have an emacs window and a
> terminal window side by side: edit in emacs, run and debug in the
> terminal. Nothing fancy.
>

When I started using IDLWAVE, I was in exactly the same boat. I'd always
used Emacs, so it was natural to continue doing so. I had also always run
IDL in an xterm, and the concept of running it *inside* of Emacs was
entirely anathema. A few things changed my mind. It's incredibly
natural. I can use all my favorite editing tricks right on the command
line. I can grab bits of old commands or output and assemble new commands
on the fly. But once you let the IDLWAVE buffers start talking to the IDL
Shell, a whole new world of power is opened up. I won't recount all the
details, since David has (im)memorialized most of them on his site in one
of my posts (looks for something about sliced bread). I will say this:
just fire up the shell sometime -- C-c C-s. Use it for a few minutes.
Kill it with C-d and go back to your familiar xterm... no bid deal, no
problems. Everything is still in place. Try it again in a few days. Try
the completion... just hit Tab as you go. A few days or weeks later, try
getting routine info on a routine as you go (C-c ?). Baby steps.

JD

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		Re: idlde: Linux vs. Windows By: JD Smith on Tue, 09 September 2003 20:49
		Re: idlde: Linux vs. Windows By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 09 September 2003 20:10
		Re: idlde: Linux vs. Windows By: R.Bauer on Tue, 09 September 2003 18:37
		Re: idlde: Linux vs. Windows By: odell on Wed, 10 September 2003 09:04
		Re: idlde: Linux vs. Windows By: savoie on Wed, 10 September 2003 07:03

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