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Re: a slip of the fingers [message #50759]

Wed, 18 October 2006 10:39

David Fanning
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Ben Tupper writes:

> In my haste (and enthusiasm!) I type .compile followed by <return>. The
> IDL> cursor became a dash "-" and that was the last thing I could do
> before killing the terminal session. I have a vague memory of some
> kind of keyboard shortcut that restored the IDL> prompt. Anyone recall
> what that shortcut is?

Ooohhh, that old testament editor!! Make a typing error
there and you will pay for it, buddy! :-)

Type "end" twice and you will be back in the 21st
century.

Cheers,

David
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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.")

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		Re: a slip of the fingers By: David Fanning on Wed, 18 October 2006 10:39
		Re: a slip of the fingers By: Foldy Lajos on Wed, 18 October 2006 10:33
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