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29 This is edition @value{EDITION} of the IDLWAVE User Manual for IDLWAVE |
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32 Copyright @copyright{} 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, |
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35 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document |
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37 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no |
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39 Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the |
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40 license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation |
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44 this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by the Free |
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45 Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.'' |
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48 Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document |
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49 separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the |
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51 @end ifinfo |
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53 @titlepage |
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66 @cindex Copyright, of IDLWAVE |
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68 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or |
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69 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no |
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80 Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document |
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92 IDLWAVE is a package which supports editing source code written in the |
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93 Interactive Data Language (IDL), and running IDL as an inferior shell. |
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97 @menu |
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99 * IDLWAVE in a Nutshell:: One page quick-start guide |
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100 * Getting Started:: Tutorial |
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101 * The IDLWAVE Major Mode:: The mode for editing IDL programs |
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102 * The IDLWAVE Shell:: The mode for running IDL as an inferior program |
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103 * Acknowledgements:: Who did what |
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106 * Configuration Examples:: The user is king |
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144 Online Help |
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165 * Starting the Shell:: How to launch IDL as a subprocess |
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184 * Routine Information Sources:: So how does IDLWAVE know about... |
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186 * Load-Path Shadows:: Routines defined in several places |
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187 * Documentation Scan:: Scanning the IDL Manuals |
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189 Catalogs |
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191 * Library Catalogs:: |
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199 @cindex Introduction |
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201 @cindex cc-mode.el |
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202 @cindex @file{idl.el} |
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204 @cindex Feature overview |
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206 IDLWAVE is a package which supports editing source files written in |
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207 the Interactive Data Language, and running |
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208 IDL as an inferior shell@footnote{Note that this package has nothing |
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209 to do with the Interface Definition Language, part of the Common |
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210 Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA)}@footnote{IDLWAVE can also |
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212 with only limited support.}. It is a feature-rich replacement for the |
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213 IDLDE development environment included with IDL, and uses the full |
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214 power of Emacs to make editing and running IDL programs easier, |
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215 quicker, and more structured. |
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217 IDLWAVE consists of two main parts: a major mode for editing IDL |
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218 source files (@code{idlwave-mode}) and a mode for running the IDL |
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219 program as an inferior shell (@code{idlwave-shell-mode}). Although |
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220 one mode can be used without the other, both work together closely to |
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292 In this manual, each section ends with a list of related user options. |
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349 @tab Complete a procedure name, function name or keyword in the shell buffer. |
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378 idlwave-surround-by-blank t) | |
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382 (setq idlwave-shell-automatic-start t) |
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390 @node Getting Started, The IDLWAVE Major Mode, IDLWAVE in a Nutshell, Top |
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405 The purpose of this tutorial is to guide you through a very basic |
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408 we will use many of the important IDLWAVE commands. Note, however, |
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410 be discovered by reading the entire manual, or hovering over the |
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411 shoulder of your nearest IDLWAVE guru for a few days. |
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452 wdays = intarr(10) |
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453 for i=0,n_elements(wdays)-1 do begin |
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454 wdays[i] = weekday(day,month,years[i]) |
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456 plot,years,wdays,YS=2,YT="Wday (0=Sunday)" |
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458 @end example |
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460 The indentation probably looks funny, since it's different from the |
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461 settings you use, so use the @key{TAB} key in each line to |
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462 automatically line it up (or, more quickly, @emph{select} the entire |
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463 buffer with @kbd{C-x h}, and indent the whole region with |
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464 @kbd{C-M-\}). Notice how different syntactical elements are |
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465 highlighted in different colors, if you have set up support for |
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466 font-lock. |
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468 Let's check out two particular editing features of IDLWAVE. Place the |
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469 cursor after the @code{end} statement of the @code{for} loop and press |
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470 @key{SPC}. IDLWAVE blinks back to the beginning of the block and |
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471 changes the generic @code{end} to the specific @code{endfor} |
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472 automatically (as long as the variable @code{idlwave-expand-generic-end} |
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473 is turned on --- @pxref{Lesson II -- Customization}). Now place the |
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474 cursor in any line you would like to split and press @kbd{M-@key{RET}}. |
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475 The line is split at the cursor position, with the continuation @samp{$} |
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476 and indentation all taken care of. Use @kbd{C-/} to undo the last |
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477 change. |
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479 The procedure @code{plot_wday} is supposed to plot the day of the week |
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480 of a given date for the first 10 years of the 21st century. As in |
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481 most code, there are a few bugs, which we are going to use IDLWAVE to |
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482 help us fix. |
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484 First, let's launch the IDLWAVE shell. You do this with the command |
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485 @kbd{C-c C-s}. The Emacs window will split or another window will popup |
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486 to display IDL running in a shell interaction buffer. Type a few |
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487 commands like @code{print,!PI} to convince yourself that you can work |
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488 there just as well as in a terminal, or the IDLDE. Use the arrow keys |
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489 to cycle through your command history. Are we having fun now? |
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491 Now go back to the source window and type @kbd{C-c C-d C-c} to compile |
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492 the program. If you watch the shell buffer, you see that IDLWAVE types |
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493 @samp{.run tutorial.pro} for you. But the compilation fails because |
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494 there is a comma in the line @samp{years=...}. The line with the error |
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495 is highlighted and the cursor positioned at the error, so remove the |
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496 comma (you should only need to hit @kbd{Delete}!). Compile again, using |
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497 the same keystrokes as before. Notice that the file is automatically |
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498 saved for you. This time everything should work fine, and you should |
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499 see the three routines compile. |
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501 Now we want to use the command to plot the day of the week on January |
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502 1st. We could type the full command ourselves, but why do that? Go |
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503 back to the shell window, type @samp{plot_} and hit @key{TAB}. After |
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504 a bit of a delay (while IDLWAVE initializes its routine info database, |
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505 if necessary), the window will split to show all procedures it knows |
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506 starting with that string, and @w{@code{plot_wday}} should be one of |
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507 them. Saving the buffer alerted IDLWAVE about this new routine. |
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508 Click with the middle mouse button on @code{plot_wday} and it will be |
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509 copied to the shell buffer, or if you prefer, add @samp{w} to |
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510 @samp{plot_} to make it unambiguous (depending on what other routines |
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511 starting with @samp{plot_} you have installed on your system), hit |
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512 @key{TAB} again, and the full routine name will be completed. Now |
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513 provide the two arguments: |
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515 @example |
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516 plot_wday,1,1 |
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517 @end example |
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519 @noindent and press @key{RET}. This fails with an error message telling |
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520 you the @code{YT} keyword to plot is ambiguous. What are the allowed |
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521 keywords again? Go back to the source window and put the cursor into |
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522 the `plot' line and press @kbd{C-c ?}. This shows the routine info |
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523 window for the plot routine, which contains a list of keywords, along |
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524 with the argument list. Oh, we wanted @code{YTITLE}. Fix that up. |
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525 Recompile with @kbd{C-c C-d C-c}. Jump back into the shell with |
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526 @kbd{C-c C-s}, press the @key{UP} arrow to recall the previous command |
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527 and execute again. |
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529 This time we get a plot, but it is pretty ugly --- the points are all |
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530 connected with a line. Hmm, isn't there a way for @code{plot} to use |
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531 symbols instead? What was that keyword? Position the cursor on the |
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532 plot line after a comma (where you'd normally type a keyword), and hit |
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533 @kbd{M-@key{Tab}}. A long list of plot's keywords appears. Aha, |
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534 there it is, @code{PSYM}. Middle click to insert it. An @samp{=} |
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535 sign is included for you too. Now what were the values of @code{PSYM} |
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536 supposed to be? With the cursor on or after the keyword, press |
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537 @kbd{M-?} for online help (alternatively, you could have right clicked |
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538 on the colored keyword itself in the completion list). A browser will |
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539 pop up showing the HTML documentation for the @code{PYSM} keyword. |
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540 OK, let's use diamonds=4. Fix this, recompile (you know the command |
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541 by now: @kbd{C-c C-d C-c}), go back to the shell (if it's vanished, |
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542 you know what to do: @kbd{C-c C-s}) and execute again. Now things |
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543 look pretty good. |
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545 Let's try a different day --- how about April fool's day? |
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547 @example |
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548 plot_wday,1,4 |
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549 @end example |
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551 Oops, this looks very wrong. All April fool's days cannot be Fridays! |
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552 We've got a bug in the program, perhaps in the @code{daynr} function. |
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553 Let's put a breakpoint on the last line there. Position the cursor on |
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554 the @samp{return, d+...} line and press @kbd{C-c C-d C-b}. IDL sets a |
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555 breakpoint (as you see in the shell window), and the break line is |
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556 indicated. Back to the shell buffer, re-execute the previous command. |
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557 IDL stops at the line with the breakpoint. Now hold down the SHIFT |
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558 key and click with the middle mouse button on a few variables there: |
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559 @samp{d}, @samp{y}, @samp{m}, @samp{y1}, etc. Maybe @code{d} isn't |
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560 the correct type. CONTROL-SHIFT middle-click on it for help. Well, |
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561 it's an integer, so that's not the problem. Aha, @samp{y1} is zero, |
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562 but it should be the year, depending on delta. Shift click |
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563 @samp{delta} to see that it's 0. Below, we see the offending line: |
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564 @samp{y1=y*delta...} the multiplication should have been a minus sign! |
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565 Hit @kbd{q} to exit the debugging mode, and fix the line to read: |
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567 @example |
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568 y1 = y - delta |
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569 @end example |
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570 |
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571 Now remove all breakpoints: @kbd{C-c C-d C-a}. Recompile and rerun the |
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572 command. Everything should now work fine. How about those leap years? |
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573 Change the code to plot 100 years and see that every 28 years, the |
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574 sequence of weekdays repeats. |
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576 @node Lesson II -- Customization, Lesson III -- User Catalog, Lesson I -- Development Cycle, Getting Started |
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577 @section Lesson II: Customization |
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579 Emacs is probably the most customizable piece of software ever |
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580 written, and it would be a shame if you did not make use of this and |
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581 adapt IDLWAVE to your own preferences. Customizing Emacs or IDLWAVE |
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582 is accomplished by setting Lisp variables in the @file{.emacs} file in |
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583 your home directory --- but do not be dismayed; for the most part, you |
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584 can just copy and work from the examples given here. |
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586 Let's first use a boolean variable. These are variables which you turn |
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587 on or off, much like a checkbox. A value of @samp{t} means on, a value |
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588 of @samp{nil} means off. Copy the following line into your |
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589 @file{.emacs} file, exit and restart Emacs. |
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590 |
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591 @lisp |
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592 (setq idlwave-reserved-word-upcase t) |
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593 @end lisp |
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594 |
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595 When this option is turned on, each reserved word you type into an IDL |
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596 source buffer will be converted to upper case when you press @key{SPC} |
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597 or @key{RET} right after the word. Try it out! @samp{if} changes to |
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598 @samp{IF}, @samp{begin} to @samp{BEGIN}. If you don't like this |
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599 behavior, remove the option again from your @file{.emacs} file and |
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600 restart Emacs. |
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602 You likely have your own indentation preferences for IDL code. For |
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603 example, some like to indent the main block of an IDL program from the |
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604 margin and use only 3 spaces as indentation between @code{BEGIN} and |
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605 @code{END}. Try the following lines in @file{.emacs}: |
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607 @lisp |
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608 (setq idlwave-main-block-indent 2) |
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609 (setq idlwave-block-indent 3) |
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610 (setq idlwave-end-offset -3) |
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611 @end lisp |
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613 Restart Emacs, and re-indent the program we developed in the first part |
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614 of this tutorial with @kbd{C-c h} and @kbd{C-M-\}. You may want to keep |
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615 these lines in @file{.emacs}, with values adjusted to your likings. If |
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616 you want to get more information about any of these variables, type, |
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617 e.g., @kbd{C-h v idlwave-main-block-indent @key{RET}}. To find which |
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618 variables can be customized, look for items marked @samp{User Option:} |
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619 throughout this manual. |
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621 If you cannot seem to master this Lisp customization in @file{.emacs}, |
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622 there is another, more user-friendly way to customize all the IDLWAVE |
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623 variables. You can access it through the IDLWAVE menu in one of the |
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624 @file{.pro} buffers, menu item @code{Customize->Browse IDLWAVE |
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625 Group}. Here you'll be presented with all the various variables grouped |
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626 into categories. You can navigate the hierarchy (e.g. @samp{IDLWAVE |
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627 Code Formatting->Idlwave Abbrev And Indent Action->Idlwave Expand |
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628 Generic End} to turn on @code{END} expansion), read about the variables, |
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629 change them, and `Save for Future Sessions'. Few of these variables |
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630 need customization, but you can exercise considerable control over |
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631 IDLWAVE's functionality with them. |
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633 You may also find the key bindings used for the debugging commands too |
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634 long and complicated. Often we have heard complaints along the lines |
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635 of, ``Do I really have to go through the finger gymnastics of @kbd{C-c |
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636 C-d C-c} to run a simple command?'' Due to Emacs rules and |
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637 conventions, shorter bindings cannot be set by default, but you can |
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638 easily enable them. First, there is a way to assign all debugging |
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639 commands in a single sweep to another simpler combination. The only |
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640 problem is that we have to use something which Emacs does not need for |
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641 other important commands. One good option is to execute debugging |
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642 commands by holding down @key{CONTROL} and @key{SHIFT} while pressing |
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643 a single character: @kbd{C-S-b} for setting a breakpoint, @kbd{C-S-c} |
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644 for compiling the current source file, @kbd{C-S-a} for deleting all |
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645 breakpoints (try it, it's easier). You can enable this with: |
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647 @lisp |
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648 (setq idlwave-shell-debug-modifiers '(shift control)) |
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649 @end lisp |
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651 @noindent If you have a special keyboard with, for example, a |
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652 @key{SUPER} key, you could even shorten that: |
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655 (setq idlwave-shell-debug-modifiers '(super)) |
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658 @noindent to get compilation on @kbd{S-c}. Often, a modifier key like |
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659 @key{SUPER} or @key{HYPER} is bound or can be bound to an otherwise |
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660 unused key on your keyboard --- consult your system documentation. |
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662 You can also assign specific commands to keys. This you must do in the |
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663 @emph{mode-hook}, a special function which is run when a new IDLWAVE |
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664 buffer gets set up. The possibilities for key customization are |
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665 endless. Here we set function keys f4-f8 to common debugging commands. |
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667 @lisp |
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675 (local-set-key [f8] 'idlwave-shell-clear-all-bp))) |
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686 @node Lesson III -- User Catalog, , Lesson II -- Customization, Getting Started |
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687 @section Lesson III: User and Library Catalogs |
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689 We have already used the routine info display in the first part of this |
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690 tutorial. This was the invoked using @kbd{C-c ?}, and displays |
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691 information about the IDL routine near the cursor position. Wouldn't it |
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692 be nice to have the same kind of information available for your own |
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693 routines and for the huge amount of code in major libraries like JHUPL |
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694 or the IDL-Astro library? In many cases, you may already have this |
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695 information. Files named @file{.idlwave_catalog} in library directories |
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696 contain scanned information on the routines in that directory; many |
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697 popular libraries ship with these ``library catalogs'' pre-scanned. |
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698 Users can scan their own routines in one of two ways: either using the |
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699 supplied tool to scan directories and build their own |
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700 @file{.idlwave_catalog} files, or using the built-in method to create a |
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701 single ``user catalog'', which we'll show here. @xref{Catalogs}, for |
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702 more information on choosing which method to use. |
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704 To build a user catalog, select @code{Routine Info/Select Catalog |
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705 Directories} from the IDLWAVE entry in the menu bar. If necessary, |
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706 start the shell first with @kbd{C-c C-s} (@pxref{Starting the Shell}). |
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707 IDLWAVE will find out about the IDL @code{!PATH} variable and offer a |
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708 list of directories on the path. Simply select them all (or whichever |
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709 you want --- directories with existing library catalogs will not be |
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710 selected by default) and click on the @samp{Scan&Save} button. Then |
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711 go for a cup of coffee while IDLWAVE collects information for each and |
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712 every IDL routine on your search path. All this information is |
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713 written to the file @file{.idlwave/idlusercat.el} in your home |
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714 directory and will from now on automatically load whenever you use |
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715 IDLWAVE. You may find it necessary to rebuild the catalog on occasion |
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716 as your local libraries change, or build a library catalog for those |
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717 directories instead. Invoke routine info (@kbd{C-c ?}) or completion |
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718 (@kbd{M-@key{TAB}}) on any routine or partial routine name you know to |
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719 be located in the library. E.g., if you have scanned the IDL-Astro |
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720 library: |
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722 @example |
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723 a=readf@key{M-@key{TAB}} |
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724 @end example |
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728 @example |
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729 a=readfits(@key{C-c ?} |
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730 @end example |
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731 |
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732 and you get: |
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733 |
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734 @example |
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735 Usage: Result = READFITS(filename, header, heap) |
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736 ... |
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737 @end example |
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738 |
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739 I hope you made it until here. Now you are set to work with IDLWAVE. |
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740 On the way you will want to change other things, and to learn more |
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741 about the possibilities not discussed in this short tutorial. Read |
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742 the manual, look at the documentation strings of interesting variables |
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743 (with @kbd{C-h v idlwave<-variable-name> @key{RET}}) and ask the |
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744 remaining questions on the newsgroup @code{comp.lang.idl-pvwave}. |
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746 @node The IDLWAVE Major Mode, The IDLWAVE Shell, Getting Started, Top |
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747 @chapter The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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748 @cindex IDLWAVE major mode |
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749 @cindex Major mode, @code{idlwave-mode} |
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751 The IDLWAVE major mode supports editing IDL source files. In this |
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752 chapter we describe the main features of the mode and how to customize |
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753 them. |
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755 @menu |
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756 * Code Formatting:: Making code look nice |
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757 * Routine Info:: Calling Sequence and Keyword List |
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758 * Online Help:: One key press from source to help |
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759 * Completion:: Completing routine names and Keywords |
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761 * Resolving Routines:: Force the Shell to compile a routine |
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762 * Code Templates:: Frequent code constructs |
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763 * Abbreviations:: Abbreviations for common commands |
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764 * Actions:: Changing case, Padding, End checking |
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765 * Doc Header:: Inserting a standard header |
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768 @end menu |
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770 @node Code Formatting, Routine Info, The IDLWAVE Major Mode, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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773 @cindex Formatting, of code |
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775 @menu |
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778 * Comment Indentation:: Special indentation for comment lines |
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779 * Continuation Lines:: Splitting statements over lines |
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780 * Syntax Highlighting:: Font-lock support |
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781 * Octals and Highlighting:: Why "123 causes problems |
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782 @end menu |
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783 |
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784 The IDL language, with its early roots in FORTRAN, modern |
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785 implementation in C, and liberal borrowing of features of many vector |
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786 and other languages along its 25+ year history, has inherited an |
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787 unusual mix of syntax elements. Left to his or her own devices, a |
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788 novice IDL programmer will often conjure code which is very difficult |
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789 to read and impossible to adapt. Much can be gleaned from studying |
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790 available IDL code libraries for coding style pointers, but, due to |
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791 the variety of IDL syntax elements, replicating this style can be |
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792 challenging at best. Luckily, IDLWAVE understands the structure of |
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793 IDL code very well, and takes care of almost all formatting issues for |
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794 you. After configuring it to match your coding standards, you can |
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795 rely on it to help keep your code neat and organized. |
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797 |
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798 @node Code Indentation, Continued Statement Indentation, Code Formatting, Code Formatting |
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799 @subsection Code Indentation |
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800 @cindex Code indentation |
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801 @cindex Indentation |
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803 Like all Emacs programming modes, IDLWAVE performs code indentation. |
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804 The @key{TAB} key indents the current line relative to context. |
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805 @key{LFD} insert a newline and indents the new line. The indentation is |
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806 governed by a number of variables. IDLWAVE indents blocks (between |
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807 @code{PRO}/@code{FUNCTION}/@code{BEGIN} and @code{END}), and |
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808 continuation lines. |
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809 |
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810 @cindex Foreign code, adapting |
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811 @cindex Indentation, of foreign code |
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812 @kindex C-M-\ |
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813 To re-indent a larger portion of code (e.g. when working with foreign code |
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814 written with different conventions), use @kbd{C-M-\} |
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815 (@code{indent-region}) after marking the relevant code. Useful marking |
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816 commands are @kbd{C-x h} (the entire file) or @kbd{C-M-h} (the |
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817 current subprogram). @xref{Actions}, for information how to impose |
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818 additional formatting conventions on foreign code. |
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819 |
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820 @defopt idlwave-main-block-indent (@code{0}) |
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821 Extra indentation for the main block of code. That is the block between |
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822 the FUNCTION/PRO statement and the END statement for that program |
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823 unit. |
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824 @end defopt |
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825 |
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826 @defopt idlwave-block-indent (@code{4}) |
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827 Extra indentation applied to block lines. If you change this, you |
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828 probably also want to change @code{idlwave-end-offset}. |
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829 @end defopt |
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831 @defopt idlwave-end-offset (@code{-4}) |
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832 Extra indentation applied to block END lines. A value equal to negative |
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833 @code{idlwave-block-indent} will make END lines line up with the block |
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834 BEGIN lines. |
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835 @end defopt |
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836 |
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837 @node Continued Statement Indentation, Comment Indentation, Code Indentation, Code Formatting |
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838 @subsection Continued Statement Indentation |
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839 @cindex Indentation, continued statement |
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840 @cindex Continued statement indentation |
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841 Continuation lines (following a line ending with @code{$}) can receive a |
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842 fixed indentation offset from the main level, but in several situations |
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843 IDLWAVE can use a special form of indentation which aligns continued |
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844 statements more naturally. Special indentation is calculated for |
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845 continued routine definition statements and calls, enclosing parentheses |
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846 (like function calls, structure/class definitions, explicit structures |
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847 or lists, etc.), and continued assignments. An attempt is made to line |
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848 up with the first non-whitespace character after the relevant opening |
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849 punctuation mark (@code{,},@code{(},@code{@{},@code{[},@code{=}). For |
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850 lines without any non-comment characters on the line with the opening |
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851 punctuation, the continued line(s) are aligned just past the |
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852 punctuation. An example: |
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854 @example |
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855 function foo, a, b, $ |
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857 bar = sin( a + b + $ |
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858 c + d) |
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859 end |
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860 @end example |
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861 @noindent |
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863 The only drawback to this special continued statement indentation is |
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864 that it consumes more space, e.g., for long function names or left hand |
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865 sides of an assignment: |
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866 |
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867 @example |
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868 function thisfunctionnameisverylongsoitwillleavelittleroom, a, b, $ |
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869 c, d |
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879 of routine calls without any arguments or keywords will @emph{not} |
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883 Also, since the indentation level can be somewhat dynamic in continued |
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884 statements with special continuation indentation, especially if |
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885 @code{idlwave-max-extra-continuation-indent} is small, the key |
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886 @kbd{C-u @key{TAB}} will re-indent all lines in the current statement. |
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887 Note that @code{idlwave-indent-to-open-paren}, if non-@code{nil}, overrides |
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888 the @code{idlwave-max-extra-continuation-indent} limit, for |
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889 parentheses only, forcing them always to line up. |
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892 @defopt idlwave-continuation-indent (@code{2}) |
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893 Extra indentation applied to normal continuation lines. |
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896 @defopt idlwave-max-extra-continuation-indent (@code{20}) |
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897 The maximum additional indentation (over the basic continuation-indent) |
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898 that will be permitted for special continues. To effectively disable |
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899 special continuation indentation, set to @code{0}. To enable it |
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900 constantly, set to a large number (like @code{100}). Note that the |
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901 indentation in a long continued statement never decreases from line to |
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902 line, outside of nested parentheses statements. |
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903 @end defopt |
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904 |
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905 @defopt idlwave-indent-to-open-paren (@code{t}) |
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906 Non-@code{nil} means indent continuation lines to innermost open |
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907 parenthesis, regardless of whether the |
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908 @code{idlwave-max-extra-continuation-indent} limit is satisfied. |
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909 @end defopt |
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910 |
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911 @node Comment Indentation, Continuation Lines, Continued Statement Indentation, Code Formatting |
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912 @subsection Comment Indentation |
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913 @cindex Comment indentation |
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914 @cindex Hanging paragraphs |
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915 @cindex Paragraphs, filling |
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916 @cindex Paragraphs, hanging |
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917 |
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918 In IDL, lines starting with a @samp{;} are called @emph{comment lines}. |
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919 Comment lines are indented as follows: |
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921 @multitable @columnfractions .1 .90 |
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922 @item @code{;;;} |
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923 @tab The indentation of lines starting with three semicolons remains |
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924 unchanged. |
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925 @item @code{;;} |
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926 @tab Lines starting with two semicolons are indented like the surrounding code. |
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927 @item @code{;} |
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928 @tab Lines starting with a single semicolon are indented to a minimum column. |
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929 @end multitable |
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931 @noindent |
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932 The indentation of comments starting in column 0 is never changed. |
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933 |
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934 @defopt idlwave-no-change-comment |
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935 The indentation of a comment starting with this regexp will not be |
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936 changed. |
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937 @end defopt |
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938 |
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939 @defopt idlwave-begin-line-comment |
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940 A comment anchored at the beginning of line. |
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941 @end defopt |
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942 |
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943 @defopt idlwave-code-comment |
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944 A comment that starts with this regexp is indented as if it is a part of |
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945 IDL code. |
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946 @end defopt |
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947 |
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948 @node Continuation Lines, Syntax Highlighting, Comment Indentation, Code Formatting |
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949 @subsection Continuation Lines and Filling |
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950 @cindex Continuation lines |
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951 @cindex Line splitting |
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952 @cindex String splitting |
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953 @cindex Splitting, of lines |
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954 |
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955 @kindex M-@key{RET} |
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956 In IDL, a newline character terminates a statement unless preceded by a |
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957 @samp{$}. If you would like to start a continuation line, use |
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958 @kbd{M-@key{RET}}, which calls the command @code{idlwave-split-line}. |
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959 It inserts the continuation character @samp{$}, terminates the line and |
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960 indents the new line. The command @kbd{M-@key{RET}} can also be invoked |
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961 inside a string to split it at that point, in which case the @samp{+} |
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962 concatenation operator is used. |
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963 |
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964 @cindex Filling |
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965 @cindex @code{auto-fill-mode} |
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966 @cindex Hanging paragraphs |
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967 When filling comment paragraphs, IDLWAVE overloads the normal filling |
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968 functions and uses a function which creates the hanging paragraphs |
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969 customary in IDL routine headers. When @code{auto-fill-mode} is turned |
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970 on (toggle with @kbd{C-c C-a}), comments will be auto-filled. If the |
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971 first line of a paragraph contains a match for |
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972 @code{idlwave-hang-indent-regexp} (a dash-space by default), subsequent |
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973 lines are positioned to line up after it, as in the following example. |
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975 @example |
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976 @group |
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977 ;================================= |
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978 ; x - an array containing |
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979 ; lots of interesting numbers. |
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980 ; |
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981 ; y - another variable where |
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982 ; a hanging paragraph is used |
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1025 @subsection Syntax Highlighting |
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1026 @cindex Syntax highlighting |
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1027 @cindex Highlighting of syntax |
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1028 @cindex Font lock |
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1031 with @code{font-lock}. If you are using @code{global-font-lock-mode} |
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1032 (in Emacs), or have @code{font-lock} turned on in any other buffer in |
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1033 XEmacs, it should also automatically work in IDLWAVE buffers. If you'd |
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1034 prefer invoking font-lock individually by mode, you can enforce it in |
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1035 @code{idlwave-mode} with the following line in your @file{.emacs}: |
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1037 @lisp |
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1038 (add-hook 'idlwave-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock) |
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1039 @end lisp |
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1041 @noindent IDLWAVE supports 3 increasing levels of syntax highlighting. |
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1042 The variable @code{font-lock-maximum-decoration} determines which level |
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1043 is selected. Individual categories of special tokens can be selected |
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1044 for highlighting using the variable |
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1045 @code{idlwave-default-font-lock-items}. |
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1047 @defopt idlwave-default-font-lock-items |
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1048 Items which should be fontified on the default fontification level |
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1049 2. |
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1050 @end defopt |
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1052 @node Octals and Highlighting, , Syntax Highlighting, Code Formatting |
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1053 @subsection Octals and Highlighting |
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1054 @cindex Syntax highlighting, Octals |
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1055 @cindex Highlighting of syntax, Octals |
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1057 A rare syntax highlighting problem results from an extremely unfortunate |
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1058 notation for octal numbers in IDL: @code{"123}. This unpaired quotation |
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1059 mark is very difficult to parse, given that it can be mixed on a single |
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1060 line with any number of strings. Emacs will incorrectly identify this |
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1061 as a string, and the highlighting of following lines of code can be |
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1062 distorted, since the string is never terminated. |
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1064 One solution to this involves terminating the mistakenly identified |
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1065 string yourself by providing a closing quotation mark in a comment: |
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1067 @example |
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1068 string("305B) + $ ;" <--- for font-lock |
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1069 ' is an Angstrom.' |
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1070 @end example |
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1072 @noindent A far better solution is to abandon this notation for octals |
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1073 altogether, and use the more sensible alternative IDL provides: |
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1076 string('305'OB) + ' is an Angstrom.' |
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1077 @end example |
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1079 @noindent This simultaneously solves the font-lock problem and is more |
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1082 @node Routine Info, Online Help, Code Formatting, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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1087 @cindex Buffers, scanning for routine info |
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1091 IDL comes bundled with more than one thousand procedures, functions |
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1093 even thousands more (each with a few to tens of keywords and |
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1095 the calling sequence and keywords for the routines you use, but |
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1097 variety of sources; IDLWAVE in fact knows far more about the |
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1098 @samp{.pro} routines on your system than IDL itself! It maintains a |
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1099 list of all built-in routines, with calling sequences and |
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1100 keywords@footnote{This list is created by scanning the IDL manuals and |
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1102 maintainer, so that they can be fixed.}. It also scans Emacs buffers |
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1105 library and user-created catalogs. This information is updated |
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1113 position is on the name or in the argument list of a procedure or |
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1114 function, information will be displayed about the routine. For example, |
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1118 plot,x,alog(x+5*sin(x) + 2), |
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1127 function. |
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1130 method exists in several classes, IDLWAVE queries for the class of the |
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1131 object, unless the class is already known through a text property on the |
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1132 @samp{->} operator (@pxref{Object Method Completion and Class |
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1133 Ambiguity}), or by having been explicity included in the call |
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1134 (e.g. @code{a->myclass::Foo}). |
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1136 @cindex Calling sequences |
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1137 @cindex Keywords of a routine |
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1138 @cindex Routine source information |
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1139 The description displayed contains the calling sequence, the list of |
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1140 keywords and the source location of this routine. It looks like this: |
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1142 @example |
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1143 Usage: XMANAGER, NAME, ID |
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1144 Keywords: BACKGROUND CATCH CLEANUP EVENT_HANDLER GROUP_LEADER |
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1145 JUST_REG MODAL NO_BLOCK |
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1146 Source: SystemLib [LCSB] /soft1/idl53/lib/xmanager.pro |
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1149 @cindex Categories, of routines |
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1150 @cindex Load-path shadows |
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1151 @cindex Shadows, load-path |
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1152 @cindex IDL variable @code{!PATH} |
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1153 @cindex @code{!PATH}, IDL variable |
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1154 @cindex IDL variable @code{!DIR} |
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1155 @cindex @code{!DIR}, IDL variable |
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1157 If a definition of this routine exists in several files accessible to |
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1158 IDLWAVE, several @samp{Source} lines will point to the different |
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1159 files. This may indicate that your routine is shadowing a system |
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1160 library routine, which may or may not be what you want |
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1161 (@pxref{Load-Path Shadows}). The information about the calling |
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1162 sequence and keywords is derived from the first source listed. |
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1163 Library routines are available only if you have scanned your local IDL |
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1164 directories or are using pre-scanned libraries (@pxref{Catalogs}). |
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1165 The source entry consists of a @emph{source category}, a set of |
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1166 @emph{flags} and the path to the @emph{source file}. The following |
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1169 @multitable @columnfractions .15 .85 |
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1170 @item @i{System} |
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1171 @tab A system routine of unknown origin. When the system library has |
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1172 been scanned as part of a catalog (@pxref{Catalogs}), this category |
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1174 @item @i{Builtin} |
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1175 @tab A builtin system routine with no source code available. |
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1176 @item @i{SystemLib} |
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1177 @tab A library system routine in the official lib directory @file{!DIR/lib}. |
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1180 @item @i{Library} |
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1181 @tab A routine in a file on IDL's search path @code{!PATH}. |
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1182 @item @i{Other} |
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1183 @tab Any other routine with a file not known to be on the search path. |
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1184 @item @i{Unresolved} |
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1193 variable @code{idlwave-special-lib-alist}. |
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1199 The flags @code{[LCSB]} indicate the source of the information IDLWAVE |
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1205 definitions of the same routine, the file name will be prefixed with |
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1206 @samp{(Nx)} where @samp{N} is the number of definitions. |
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1208 @cindex Online Help from the routine info buffer |
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1209 @cindex Active text, in routine info |
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1210 @cindex Inserting keywords, from routine info |
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1211 @cindex Source file, access from routine info |
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1212 Some of the text in the @file{*Help*} routine info buffer will be active |
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1213 (it is highlighted when the mouse moves over it). Typically, clicking |
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1214 with the right mouse button invokes online help lookup, and clicking |
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1215 with the middle mouse button inserts keywords or visits files: |
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1217 @multitable @columnfractions 0.15 0.85 |
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1218 @item @i{Usage} |
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1219 @tab If online help is installed, a click with the @emph{right} mouse |
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1220 button on the @i{Usage:} line will access the help for the |
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1221 routine (@pxref{Online Help}). |
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1222 @item @i{Keyword} |
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1223 @tab Online help about keywords is also available with the |
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1224 @emph{right} mouse button. Clicking on a keyword with the @emph{middle} |
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1225 mouse button will insert this keyword in the buffer from where |
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1226 @code{idlwave-routine-info} was called. Holding down @key{SHIFT} while |
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1227 clicking also adds the initial @samp{/}. |
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1228 @item @i{Source} |
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1229 @tab Clicking with the @emph{middle} mouse button on a @samp{Source} line |
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1230 finds the source file of the routine and visits it in another window. |
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1231 Another click on the same line switches back to the buffer from which |
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1232 @kbd{C-c ?} was called. If you use the @emph{right} mouse button, the |
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1233 source will not be visited by a buffer, but displayed in the online help |
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1234 window. |
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1235 @item @i{Classes} |
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1236 @tab The @i{Classes} line is only included in the routine info window if |
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1237 the current class inherits from other classes. You can click with the |
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1238 @emph{middle} mouse button to display routine info about the current |
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1239 method in other classes on the inheritance chain, if such a method |
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1240 exists there. |
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1241 @end multitable |
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1243 @defopt idlwave-resize-routine-help-window (@code{t}) |
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1244 Non-@code{nil} means resize the Routine-info @file{*Help*} window to |
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1245 fit the content. |
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1246 @end defopt |
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1247 |
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1248 @defopt idlwave-special-lib-alist |
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1249 Alist of regular expressions matching special library directories. |
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1250 @end defopt |
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1251 |
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1252 @defopt idlwave-rinfo-max-source-lines (@code{5}) |
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1253 Maximum number of source files displayed in the Routine Info window. |
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1256 |
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1257 @ifhtml |
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1258 <A NAME="ONLINE_HELP"></A> |
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1259 @end ifhtml |
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1260 @node Online Help, Completion, Routine Info, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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1261 @section Online Help |
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1262 |
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1263 @cindex Online Help |
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1264 @cindex @file{idlw-help.txt} |
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1265 @cindex @file{idlw-help.el} |
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1266 @cindex Installing online help |
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1267 @cindex Online Help, Installation |
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1268 @cindex Speed, of online help |
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1270 IDLWAVE can display help from an HTML version of the IDL documentation |
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1271 if it is available. This is @emph{much} faster than using the IDL |
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1272 online help application, because IDLWAVE usually gets you to the right |
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1273 place in the documentation directly --- e.g. a specific keyword of a |
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1274 routine --- without any additional browsing and scrolling. There are |
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1275 a variety of options for displaying the HTML help: see below. Help |
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1276 for routines without HTML documentation is also available, using the |
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1277 routine documentation header and/or source. |
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1278 |
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1279 To make this feature work, you should set |
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1280 @code{idlwave-html-help-location} to the directory name of the |
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1281 directory where the IDL help files are installed. |
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1282 |
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1283 @kindex M-? |
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1284 In any IDL program (or, as with most IDLWAVE commands, in the IDL |
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1285 Shell), press @kbd{M-?} (@code{idlwave-context-help}), or click with |
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1286 @kbd{S-Mouse-3} to access context sensitive online help. The following |
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1287 locations are recognized context for help: |
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1289 @cindex Context, for online help |
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1290 @multitable @columnfractions .25 .75 |
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1291 @item @i{Routine name} |
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1292 @tab The name of a routine (function, procedure, method). |
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1293 @item @i{Keyword Parameter} |
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1294 @tab A keyword parameter of a routine. |
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1295 @item @i{System Variable} |
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1296 @tab System variables like @code{!DPI}. |
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1297 @item @i{System Variable Tags} |
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1298 @tab System variables tags like @code{!D.X_SIZE}. |
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1299 @item @i{IDL Statement} |
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1300 @tab Statements like @code{PRO}, @code{REPEAT}, @code{COMPILE_OPT}, etc. |
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1301 @item @i{Class name} |
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1302 @tab A class name in an @code{OBJ_NEW} call. |
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1303 @item @i{Class Init} |
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1304 @tab Beyond the class name in an @code{OBJ_NEW} call. |
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1305 @item @i{Executive Command} |
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1306 @tab An executive command like @code{.RUN}. Mostly useful in the shell. |
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1307 @item @i{Structure Tags} |
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1308 @tab Structure tags like @code{state.xsize} |
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1309 @item @i{Class Tags} |
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1310 @tab Class tags like @code{self.value}. |
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1311 @item @i{Default} |
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1314 |
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1315 @cindex @code{OBJ_NEW}, special online help |
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1316 Note that the @code{OBJ_NEW} function is special in that the help |
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1317 displayed depends on the cursor position. If the cursor is on the |
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1318 @samp{OBJ_NEW}, this function is described. If it is on the class |
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1319 name inside the quotes, the documentation for the class is pulled up. |
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1320 If the cursor is @emph{after} the class name, anywhere in the argument |
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1321 list, the documentation for the corresponding @code{Init} method and |
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1322 its keywords is targeted. |
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1323 |
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1324 Apart from an IDLWAVE buffer or shell, there are two more places from |
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1325 which online help can be accessed. |
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1326 |
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1327 @itemize @bullet |
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1328 @item |
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1329 Online help for routines and keywords can be accessed through the |
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1330 Routine Info display. Click with @kbd{Mouse-3} on an item to see the |
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1331 corresponding help (@pxref{Routine Info}). |
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1332 @item |
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1333 When using completion and Emacs pops up a @file{*Completions*} buffer |
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1334 with possible completions, clicking with @kbd{Mouse-3} on a completion |
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1335 item invokes help on that item (@pxref{Completion}). Items for which |
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1336 help is available in the online system documentation (vs. just the |
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1337 program source itself) will be emphasized (e.g. colored blue). |
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1338 @end itemize |
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1339 @noindent |
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1340 In both cases, a blue face indicates that the item is documented in |
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1341 the IDL manual, but an attempt will be made to visit non-blue items |
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1342 directly in the originating source file. |
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1343 |
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1344 |
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1345 @menu |
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1346 * Help with HTML Documentation:: |
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1347 * Help with Source:: |
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1348 @end menu |
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1349 |
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1350 @node Help with HTML Documentation, Help with Source, Online Help, Online Help |
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1351 @subsection Help with HTML Documentation |
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1352 @cindex HTML Help |
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1353 @cindex Help using HTML manuals |
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1354 @cindex IDL manual, HTML version |
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1355 |
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1356 Help using the HTML documentation is invoked with the built-in Emacs |
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1357 command @code{browse-url}, which displays the relevant help topic in a |
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1358 browser of your choosing. There are many possible browsers to choose |
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1359 among, with differing advantages and disadvantages. The variable |
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1360 @code{idlwave-help-browser-function} controls which browser help is |
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1361 sent to. This function is used to set the variable |
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1362 @code{browse-url-browser-function} locally for IDLWAVE help only. |
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1363 Customize this variable to see what choices of browsers your system |
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1364 offers. |
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1365 |
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1366 Certain browsers like @code{w3} and @code{w3m} |
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1367 (@uref{http://emacs-w3m.namazu.org/}, the author's help browser of |
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1368 choice) are run within Emacs, and use Emacs buffers to display the |
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1369 HTML help. This can be convenient, especially on small displays, and |
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1370 images can even be displayed in-line on new Emacs versions. However, |
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1371 better formatting results are often achieved with external browsers, |
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1372 like Mozilla. IDLWAVE assumes any browser function containing "w3" is |
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1373 displayed in a local buffer. If you are using another Emacs-local |
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1374 browser for which this is not true, set the variable |
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1375 @code{idlwave-help-browser-is-local}. |
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1376 |
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1377 @emph{N.B. For Windows users}: IDLWAVE can bring up help directly |
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1378 from the Microsoft HTMLHelp documentation supplied with IDL: no |
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1379 additional help files are needed. Be sure to set |
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1380 @code{idlwave-system-directory} and the help file will be found |
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1381 automatically (or, alternatively, specify its location directly with |
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1382 @code{idlwave-html-help-location}). The variable |
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1383 @code{idlwave-help-use-hh} controls whether HTMLHelp is used, and |
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1384 which application is called to invoke it (@code{HH} is the default). |
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1385 The free helper application @code{KEYHH} |
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1386 (@uref{http://www.keyworks.net/keyhh.htm}) can be used instead, and is |
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1387 preferrable, as it permits loading new help topics into the same help |
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1388 window. @code{KEYHH} must be downloaded and installed separately. |
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1389 |
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1390 @xref{HTML Help Browser Tips}, for more information on selecting and |
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1391 configuring a browser for use with IDL's HTML help system. |
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1392 |
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1393 @defopt idlwave-html-help-location @file{/usr/local/etc} |
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1394 The directory where the @file{idl_html_help} dir or @file{idl.chm} |
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1395 HTMLHelp files live. |
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1396 @end defopt |
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1397 |
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1398 @defopt idlwave-help-use-hh @code{nil} |
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1399 If set to @code{'hh} or @code{'keyhh}, use Windows native HTMLHelp |
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1400 with the specified help application. |
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1401 @end defopt |
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1402 |
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1403 @defopt idlwave-help-browser-function |
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1404 The browser function to use to display IDLWAVE HTML help. Should be |
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1405 one of the functions available for setting |
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1406 @code{browse-url-browser-function}, which see. |
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1407 @end defopt |
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1408 |
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1409 @defopt idlwave-help-browser-is-local |
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1410 Is the browser selected in @code{idlwave-help-browser-function} run in a |
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1411 local Emacs buffer? Defaults to @code{t} if the function contains |
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1412 "-w3". |
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1413 @end defopt |
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1414 |
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1415 @defopt idlwave-help-link-face |
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1416 The face for links to IDLWAVE online help. |
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1417 @end defopt |
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1418 |
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1419 @node Help with Source, , Help with HTML Documentation, Online Help |
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1420 @subsection Help with Source |
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1421 @cindex Help using routine source |
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1422 |
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1423 @cindex Source code, as online help |
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1424 @cindex DocLib header, as online help |
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1425 For routines which are not documented in an HTML manual (for example |
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1426 personal or library routines), the source code itself is used as help |
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1427 text. If the requested information can be found in a (more or less) |
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1428 standard DocLib file header, IDLWAVE shows the header (scrolling down to |
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1429 a keyword, if appropriate). Otherwise the routine definition statement |
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1430 (@code{pro}/@code{function}) is shown. The doclib header sections which |
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1431 are searched for include @samp{NAME} and @samp{KEYWORDS}. Localization |
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1432 support can be added by customizing the @code{idlwave-help-doclib-name} |
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1433 and @code{idlwave-help-doclib-keyword} variables. |
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1434 |
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1435 @cindex Structure tags, in online help |
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1436 @cindex Class tags, in online help |
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1437 Help is also available for class structure tags (@code{self.TAG}), and |
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1438 generic structure tags, if structure tag completion is enabled |
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1439 (@pxref{Structure Tag Completion}). This is implemented by visiting the |
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1440 tag within the class or structure definition source itself. Help is not |
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1441 available on built-in system class tags. |
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1442 |
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1443 The help window is normally displayed in the same frame, but can be |
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1444 popped-up in a separate frame. The following commands can be used to |
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1445 navigate inside the help system for source files: |
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1446 |
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1447 @multitable @columnfractions .15 .85 |
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1448 @item @kbd{@key{SPACE}} |
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1449 @tab Scroll forward one page. |
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1450 @item @kbd{@key{RET}} |
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1451 @tab Scroll forward one line. |
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1452 @item @kbd{@key{DEL}} |
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1453 @tab Scroll back one page. |
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1454 @item @kbd{h} |
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1455 @tab Jump to DocLib Header of the routine whose source is displayed |
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1456 as help. |
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1457 @item @kbd{H} |
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1458 @tab Jump to the first DocLib Header in the file. |
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1459 @item @kbd{.} @r{(Dot)} |
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1460 @tab Jump back and forth between the routine definition (the |
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1461 @code{pro}/@code{function} statement) and the description of the help |
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1462 item in the DocLib header. |
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1463 @item @kbd{F} |
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1464 @tab Fontify the buffer like source code. See the variable @code{idlwave-help-fontify-source-code}. |
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1465 @item @kbd{q} |
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1466 @tab Kill the help window. |
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1467 @end multitable |
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1468 |
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1469 |
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1470 @defopt idlwave-help-use-dedicated-frame (@code{nil}) |
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1471 Non-@code{nil} means use a separate frame for Online Help if possible. |
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1472 @end defopt |
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1473 |
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1474 @defopt idlwave-help-frame-parameters |
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1475 The frame parameters for the special Online Help frame. |
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1476 @end defopt |
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1477 |
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1478 @defopt idlwave-max-popup-menu-items (@code{20}) |
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1479 Maximum number of items per pane in pop-up menus. |
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1480 @end defopt |
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1481 |
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1482 @defopt idlwave-extra-help-function |
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1483 Function to call for help if the normal help fails. |
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1484 @end defopt |
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1485 |
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1486 @defopt idlwave-help-fontify-source-code (@code{nil}) |
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1487 Non-@code{nil} means fontify source code displayed as help. |
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1488 @end defopt |
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1489 |
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1490 @defopt idlwave-help-source-try-header (@code{t}) |
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1491 Non-@code{nil} means try to find help in routine header when |
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1492 displaying source file. |
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1493 @end defopt |
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1494 |
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1495 @defopt idlwave-help-doclib-name (@code{"name"}) |
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1496 The case-insensitive heading word in doclib headers to locate the |
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1497 @emph{name} section. Can be a regexp, e.g. @code{"\\(name\\|nom\\)"}. |
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1498 @end defopt |
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1499 |
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1500 @defopt idlwave-help-doclib-keyword (@code{"KEYWORD"}) |
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1501 The case-insensitive heading word in doclib headers to locate the |
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1502 @emph{keywords} section. Can be a regexp. |
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1503 @end defopt |
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1504 |
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1505 |
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1506 @node Completion, Routine Source, Online Help, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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1507 @section Completion |
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1508 @cindex Completion |
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1509 @cindex Keyword completion |
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1510 @cindex Method completion |
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1511 @cindex Object method completion |
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1512 @cindex Class name completion |
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1513 @cindex Function name completion |
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1514 @cindex Procedure name completion |
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1515 |
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1516 @kindex M-@key{TAB} |
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1517 @kindex C-c C-i |
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1518 IDLWAVE offers completion for class names, routine names, keywords, |
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1519 system variables, system variable tags, class structure tags, regular |
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1520 structure tags and file names. As in many programming modes, |
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1521 completion is bound to @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} (or @kbd{@key{TAB}} in the |
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1522 IDLWAVE Shell --- @pxref{Using the Shell}). Completion uses exactly |
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1523 the same internal information as routine info, so when necessary |
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1524 (rarely) it can be updated with @kbd{C-c C-i} |
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1525 (@code{idlwave-update-routine-info}). |
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1527 The completion function is context sensitive and figures out what to |
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1528 complete based location of the point. Here are example lines and what |
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1529 @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} would try to complete when the cursor is on the |
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1530 position marked with a @samp{_}: |
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1531 |
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1532 @example |
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1533 plo_ @r{Procedure} |
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1534 x = a_ @r{Function} |
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1535 plot,xra_ @r{Keyword of @code{plot} procedure} |
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1536 plot,x,y,/x_ @r{Keyword of @code{plot} procedure} |
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1537 plot,min(_ @r{Keyword of @code{min} function} |
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1538 obj -> a_ @r{Object method (procedure)} |
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1539 a(2,3) = obj -> a_ @r{Object method (function)} |
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1540 x = obj_new('IDL_ @r{Class name} |
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1541 x = obj_new('MyCl',a_ @r{Keyword to @code{Init} method in class @code{MyCl}} |
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1542 pro A_ @r{Class name} |
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1543 pro _ @r{Fill in @code{Class::} of first method in this file} |
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1544 !v_ @r{System variable} |
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1545 !version.t_ @r{Structure tag of system variable} |
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1546 self.g_ @r{Class structure tag in methods} |
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1547 state.w_ @r{Structure tag, if tag completion enabled} |
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1548 name = 'a_ @r{File name (default inside quotes)} |
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1549 @end example |
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1550 |
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1551 @cindex Completion, ambiguity |
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1552 @cindex Completion, forcing function name |
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1553 The only place where completion is ambiguous is procedure/function |
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1554 @emph{keywords} versus @emph{functions}. After @samp{plot,x,_}, IDLWAVE |
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1555 will always assume a keyword to @samp{plot}. However, a function is |
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1556 also a possible completion here. You can force completion of a function |
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1557 name at such a location by using a prefix arg: @kbd{C-u M-@key{TAB}}. |
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1558 |
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1559 Giving two prefix arguments (@kbd{C-u C-u M-@key{TAB}}) prompts for a |
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1560 regular expression to search among the commands to be completed. As |
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1561 an example, completing a blank line in this way will allow you to |
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1562 search for a procedure matching a regexp. |
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1563 |
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1564 @cindex Scrolling the @file{*Completions*} window |
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1565 @cindex Completion, scrolling |
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1566 @cindex Completion, Online Help |
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1567 @cindex Online Help in @file{*Completions*} buffer |
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1568 If the list of completions is too long to fit in the |
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1569 @file{*Completions*} window, the window can be scrolled by pressing |
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1570 @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} repeatedly. Online help (if installed) for each |
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1571 possible completion is available by clicking with @kbd{Mouse-3} on the |
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1572 item. Items for which system online help (from the IDL manual) is |
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1573 available will be emphasized (e.g. colored blue). For other items, the |
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1574 corresponding source code or DocLib header will be used as the help |
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1575 text. |
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1576 |
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1577 @cindex Completion, cancelling |
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1578 @cindex Cancelling completion |
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1579 Completion is not a blocking operation --- you are free to continue |
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1580 editing, enter commands, or simply ignore the @file{*Completions*} |
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1581 buffer during a completion operation. If, however, the most recent |
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1582 command was a completion, @kbd{C-g} will remove the buffer and restore |
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1583 the window configuration. You can also remove the buffer at any time |
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1584 with no negative consequences. |
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1585 |
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1586 @defopt idlwave-keyword-completion-adds-equal (@code{t}) |
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1587 Non-@code{nil} means completion automatically adds @samp{=} after |
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1588 completed keywords. |
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1589 @end defopt |
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1590 |
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1591 @defopt idlwave-function-completion-adds-paren (@code{t}) |
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1592 Non-@code{nil} means completion automatically adds @samp{(} after |
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1593 completed function. A value of `2' means also add the closing |
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1594 parenthesis and position the cursor between the two. |
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1595 @end defopt |
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1596 |
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1597 @defopt idlwave-completion-restore-window-configuration (@code{t}) |
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1598 Non-@code{nil} means restore window configuration after successful |
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1599 completion. |
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1600 @end defopt |
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1601 |
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1602 @defopt idlwave-highlight-help-links-in-completion (@code{t}) |
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1603 Non-@code{nil} means highlight completions for which system help is |
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1604 available. |
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1605 @end defopt |
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1607 @menu |
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1608 * Case of Completed Words:: CaseOFcomPletedWords |
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1609 * Object Method Completion and Class Ambiguity:: obj->Method, what? |
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1610 * Object Method Completion in the Shell:: |
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1611 * Class and Keyword Inheritance:: obj->Method, _EXTRA=e |
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1612 * Structure Tag Completion:: Completing state.Tag |
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1613 @end menu |
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1615 @node Case of Completed Words, Object Method Completion and Class Ambiguity, Completion, Completion |
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1616 @subsection Case of Completed Words |
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1617 @cindex Case of completed words |
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1618 @cindex Mixed case completion |
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1619 IDL is a case-insensitive language, so casing is a matter of style |
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1620 only. IDLWAVE helps maintain a consistent casing style for completed |
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1621 items. The case of the completed words is determined by what is |
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1622 already in the buffer. As an exception, when the partial word being |
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1623 completed is all lower case, the completion will be lower case as |
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1624 well. If at least one character is upper case, the string will be |
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1625 completed in upper case or mixed case, depending on the value of the |
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1626 variable @code{idlwave-completion-case}. The default is to use upper |
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1627 case for procedures, functions and keywords, and mixed case for object |
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1628 class names and methods, similar to the conventions in the IDL |
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1629 manuals. For instance, to enable mixed-case completion for routines |
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1630 in addition to classes and methods, you need an entry such as |
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1631 @code{(routine . preserve)} in that variable. To enable total control |
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1632 over the case of completed items, independent of buffer context, set |
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1633 @code{idlwave-completion-force-default-case} to non-@code{nil}. |
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1635 @defopt idlwave-completion-case |
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1636 Association list setting the case (UPPER/lower/Capitalized/MixedCase...) |
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1637 of completed words. |
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1638 @end defopt |
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1639 |
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1640 @defopt idlwave-completion-force-default-case (@code{nil}) |
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1641 Non-@code{nil} means completion will always honor the settings in |
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1642 @code{idlwave-completion-case}. When nil (the default), entirely lower |
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1643 case strings will always be completed to lower case, no matter what the |
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1644 settings in @code{idlwave-completion-case}. |
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1645 @end defopt |
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1647 @defopt idlwave-complete-empty-string-as-lower-case (@code{nil}) |
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1648 Non-@code{nil} means the empty string is considered lower case for |
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1649 completion. |
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1650 @end defopt |
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1651 |
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1652 @node Object Method Completion and Class Ambiguity, Object Method Completion in the Shell, Case of Completed Words, Completion |
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1653 @subsection Object Method Completion and Class Ambiguity |
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1654 @cindex Object methods |
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1655 @cindex Class ambiguity |
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1656 @cindex @code{self} object, default class |
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1657 An object method is not uniquely determined without the object's class. |
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1658 Since the class is almost always omitted in the calling source, IDLWAVE |
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1659 considers all available methods in all classes as possible method name |
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1660 completions. The combined list of keywords of the current method in |
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1661 @emph{all} known classes which contain that method will be considered |
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1662 for keyword completion. In the @file{*Completions*} buffer, the |
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1663 matching classes will be shown next to each item (see option |
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1664 @code{idlwave-completion-show-classes}). As a special case, the class |
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1665 of an object called @samp{self} is always taken to be the class of the |
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1666 current routine. All classes it inherits from are considered as well |
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1667 where appropriate. |
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1668 |
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1669 @cindex Forcing class query. |
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1670 @cindex Class query, forcing |
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1671 You can also call @code{idlwave-complete} with a prefix arg: @kbd{C-u |
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1672 M-@key{TAB}}. IDLWAVE will then prompt you for the class in order to |
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1673 narrow down the number of possible completions. The variable |
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1674 @code{idlwave-query-class} can be configured to make such prompting the |
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1675 default for all methods (not recommended), or selectively for very |
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1676 common methods for which the number of completing keywords would be too |
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1677 large (e.g. @code{Init}). |
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1678 |
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1679 @cindex Saving object class on @code{->} |
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1680 @cindex @code{->} |
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1681 After you have specified the class for a particular statement (e.g. when |
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1682 completing the method), IDLWAVE can remember it for the rest of the |
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1683 editing session. Subsequent completions in the same statement |
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1684 (e.g. keywords) can then reuse this class information. This works by |
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1685 placing a text property on the method invocation operator @samp{->}, |
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1686 after which the operator will be shown in a different face. This is not |
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1687 enabled by default --- the variable @code{idlwave-store-inquired-class} |
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1688 can be used to turn it on. |
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1689 |
27600 | 1690 @defopt idlwave-completion-show-classes (@code{1}) |
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1691 Non-@code{nil} means show up to that many classes in |
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1692 @file{*Completions*} buffer when completing object methods and |
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1693 keywords. |
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1694 @end defopt |
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1695 |
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1696 @defopt idlwave-completion-fontify-classes (@code{t}) |
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1697 Non-@code{nil} means fontify the classes in completions buffer. |
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1698 @end defopt |
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1699 |
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1700 @defopt idlwave-query-class (@code{nil}) |
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1701 Association list governing query for object classes during completion. |
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1702 @end defopt |
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1704 @defopt idlwave-store-inquired-class (@code{nil}) |
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1705 Non-@code{nil} means store class of a method call as text property on |
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1706 @samp{->}. |
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1707 @end defopt |
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1708 |
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1709 @defopt idlwave-class-arrow-face |
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1710 Face to highlight object operator arrows @samp{->} which carry a class |
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1711 text property. |
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1712 @end defopt |
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1713 |
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1714 @node Object Method Completion in the Shell, Class and Keyword Inheritance, Object Method Completion and Class Ambiguity, Completion |
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1715 @subsection Object Method Completion in the Shell |
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1716 @cindex Method Completion in Shell |
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1717 In the IDLWAVE Shell (@pxref{The IDLWAVE Shell}), objects on which |
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1718 methods are being invoked have a special property: they must exist as |
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1719 variables, and so their class can be determined (for instance, using the |
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1720 @code{obj_class()} function). In the Shell, when attempting completion, |
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1721 routine info, or online help within a method routine, a query is sent to |
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1722 determine the class of the object. If this query is successful, the |
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1723 class found will be used to select appropriate completions, routine |
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1724 info, or help. If unsuccessful, information from all known classes will |
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1725 be used (as in the buffer). Setting the variable |
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1726 @code{idlwave-store-inquired-class} can eliminate unnecessary repetitive |
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1727 queries for the object's class, and speed up completion. |
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1728 |
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1729 @node Class and Keyword Inheritance, Structure Tag Completion, Object Method Completion in the Shell, Completion |
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1730 @subsection Class and Keyword Inheritance |
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1731 @cindex Inheritance, class |
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1732 @cindex Keyword inheritance |
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1733 @cindex Inheritance, keyword |
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1735 Class inheritance affects which methods are called in IDL. An object of |
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1736 a class which inherits methods from one or more superclasses can |
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1737 override that method by defining its own method of the same name, extend |
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1738 the method by calling the method(s) of its superclass(es) in its |
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1739 version, or inherit the method directly by making no modifications. |
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1740 IDLWAVE examines class definitions during completion and routine |
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1741 information display, and records all inheritance information it finds. |
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1742 This information is displayed if appropriate with the calling sequence |
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1743 for methods (@pxref{Routine Info}), as long as variable |
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1744 @code{idlwave-support-inheritance} is non-@code{nil}. |
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1745 |
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1746 In many class methods, @emph{keyword} inheritance (@code{_EXTRA} and |
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1747 @code{_REF_EXTRA}) is used hand-in-hand with class inheritance and |
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1748 method overriding. E.g., in a @code{SetProperty} method, this technique |
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1749 allows a single call @code{obj->SetProperty} to set properties up the |
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1750 entire class inheritance chain. This is often referred to as |
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1751 @emph{chaining}, and is characterized by chained method calls like |
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1752 @w{@code{self->MySuperClass::SetProperty,_EXTRA=e}}. |
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1753 |
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1754 IDLWAVE can accomodate this special synergy between class and keyword |
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1755 inheritance: if @code{_EXTRA} or @code{_REF_EXTRA} is detected among a |
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1756 method's keyword parameters, all keywords of superclass versions of |
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1757 the method being considered can be included in completion. There is |
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1758 of course no guarantee that this type of keyword chaining actually |
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1759 occurrs, but for some methods it's a very convenient assumption. The |
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1760 variable @code{idlwave-keyword-class-inheritance} can be used to |
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1761 configure which methods have keyword inheritance treated in this |
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1762 simple, class-driven way. By default, only @code{Init} and |
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1763 @code{(Get|Set)Property} are. The completion buffer will label |
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1764 keywords based on their originating class. |
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1765 |
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1766 @defopt idlwave-support-inheritance (@code{t}) |
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1767 Non-@code{nil} means consider inheritance during completion, online help etc. |
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1768 @end defopt |
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1769 |
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1770 @defopt idlwave-keyword-class-inheritance |
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1771 A list of regular expressions to match methods for which simple |
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1772 class-driven keyword inheritance will be used for Completion. |
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1773 @end defopt |
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1774 |
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1775 @node Structure Tag Completion, , Class and Keyword Inheritance, Completion |
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1776 @subsection Structure Tag Completion |
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1777 @cindex Completion, structure tag |
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1778 @cindex Structure tag completion |
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1779 |
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1780 In many programs, especially those involving widgets, large structures |
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1781 (e.g. the @samp{state} structure) are used to communicate among |
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1782 routines. It is very convenient to be able to complete structure tags, |
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1783 in the same way as for instance variables (tags) of the @samp{self} |
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1784 object (@pxref{Object Method Completion and Class Ambiguity}). Add-in |
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1785 code for structure tag completion is available in the form of a loadable |
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1786 completion module: @file{idlw-complete-structtag.el}. Tag completion in |
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1787 structures is highly ambiguous (much more so than @samp{self} |
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1788 completion), so @code{idlw-complete-structtag} makes an unusual and very |
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1789 specific assumption: the exact same variable name is used to refer to |
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1790 the structure in all parts of the program. This is entirely unenforced |
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1791 by the IDL language, but is a typical convention. If you consistently |
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1792 refer to the same structure with the same variable name |
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1793 (e.g. @samp{state}), structure tags which are read from its definition |
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1794 in the same file can be used for completion. |
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1795 |
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1796 Structure tag completion is not enabled by default. To enable it, |
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1797 simply add the following to your @file{.emacs}: |
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1798 |
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1799 @lisp |
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1800 (add-hook 'idlwave-load-hook |
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1801 (lambda () (require 'idlw-complete-structtag))) |
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1802 @end lisp |
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1803 |
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1804 Once enabled, you'll also be able to access online help on the structure |
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1805 tags, using the usual methods (@pxref{Online Help}). |
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1806 |
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1807 @node Routine Source, Resolving Routines, Completion, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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1808 @section Routine Source |
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1809 @cindex Routine source file |
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1810 @cindex Module source file |
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1811 @cindex Source file, of a routine |
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1812 @kindex C-c C-v |
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1813 In addition to clicking on a @i{Source:} line in the routine info |
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1814 window, there is another way to quickly visit the source file of a |
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1815 routine. The command @kbd{C-c C-v} (@code{idlwave-find-module}) asks |
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1816 for a module name, offering the same default as |
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1817 @code{idlwave-routine-info} would have used, taken from nearby buffer |
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1818 contents. In the minibuffer, specify a complete routine name (including |
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1819 any class part). IDLWAVE will display the source file in another |
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1820 window, positioned at the routine in question. You can also visit a |
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1821 routine in the current buffer, with completion, by using a single prefix |
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1822 (@kbd{C-u C-c C-v}). |
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1823 |
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1824 @cindex Buffers, killing |
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1825 @cindex Killing autoloaded buffers |
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1826 Since getting the source of a routine into a buffer is so easy with |
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1827 IDLWAVE, too many buffers visiting different IDL source files are |
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1828 sometimes created. The special command @kbd{C-c C-k} |
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1829 (@code{idlwave-kill-autoloaded-buffers}) can be used to easily remove |
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1830 these buffers. |
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1832 @node Resolving Routines, Code Templates, Routine Source, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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1833 @section Resolving Routines |
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1834 @cindex @code{RESOLVE_ROUTINE} |
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1835 @cindex Compiling library modules |
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1836 @cindex Routines, resolving |
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1838 The key sequence @kbd{C-c =} calls the command @code{idlwave-resolve} |
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1839 and sends the line @samp{RESOLVE_ROUTINE, '@var{routine_name}'} to IDL |
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1840 in order to resolve (compile) it. The default routine to be resolved is |
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1841 taken from context, but you get a chance to edit it. |
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1843 @code{idlwave-resolve} is one way to get a library module within reach |
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1844 of IDLWAVE's routine info collecting functions. A better way is to |
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1845 keep routine information available in catalogs (@pxref{Catalogs}). |
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1846 Routine info on modules will then be available without the need to |
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1847 compile the modules first, and even without a running shell. |
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1849 @xref{Sources of Routine Info}, for more information on the ways IDLWAVE |
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1850 collects data about routines, and how to update this information. |
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1852 @node Code Templates, Abbreviations, Resolving Routines, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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1853 @section Code Templates |
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1854 @cindex Code templates |
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1855 @cindex Templates |
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1856 |
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1857 IDLWAVE can insert IDL code templates into the buffer. For a few |
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1858 templates, this is done with direct key bindings: |
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1859 |
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1860 @multitable @columnfractions .15 .85 |
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1861 @item @kbd{C-c C-c} |
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1862 @tab @code{CASE} statement template |
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1863 @item @kbd{C-c C-f} |
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1864 @tab @code{FOR} loop template |
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1865 @item @kbd{C-c C-r} |
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1866 @tab @code{REPEAT} loop template |
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1867 @item @kbd{C-c C-w} |
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1868 @tab @code{WHILE} loop template |
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1869 @end multitable |
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1870 |
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1871 All code templates are also available as abbreviations |
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1872 (@pxref{Abbreviations}). |
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1873 |
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1874 @node Abbreviations, Actions, Code Templates, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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1875 @section Abbreviations |
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1876 @cindex Abbreviations |
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1877 |
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1878 Special abbreviations exist to enable rapid entry of commonly used |
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1879 commands. Emacs abbreviations are expanded by typing text into the |
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1880 buffer and pressing @key{SPC} or @key{RET}. The special abbreviations |
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1881 used to insert code templates all start with a @samp{\} (the backslash), |
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1882 or, optionally, any other character set in |
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1883 @code{idlwave-abbrev-start-char}. IDLWAVE ensures that abbreviations are |
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1884 only expanded where they should be (i.e., not in a string or comment), |
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1885 and permits the point to be moved after an abbreviation expansion --- |
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1886 very useful for positioning the mark inside of parentheses, etc. |
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1887 |
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1888 Special abbreviations are pre-defined for code templates and other |
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1889 useful items. To visit the full list of abbreviations, use @kbd{M-x |
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1890 idlwave-list-abbrevs}. |
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1891 |
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1892 Template abbreviations: |
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1893 |
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1894 @multitable @columnfractions .15 .85 |
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1895 @item @code{\pr} |
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1896 @tab @code{PROCEDURE} template |
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1897 @item @code{\fu} |
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1898 @tab @code{FUNCTION} template |
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1899 @item @code{\c} |
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1900 @tab @code{CASE} statement template |
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1901 @item @code{\f} |
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1902 @tab @code{FOR} loop template |
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1903 @item @code{\r} |
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1904 @tab @code{REPEAT} loop template |
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1905 @item @code{\w} |
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1906 @tab @code{WHILE} loop template |
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1907 @item @code{\i} |
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1908 @tab @code{IF} statement template |
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1909 @item @code{\elif} |
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1910 @tab @code{IF-ELSE} statement template |
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1911 @end multitable |
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1913 String abbreviations: |
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1915 @multitable @columnfractions .15 .85 |
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1916 @item @code{\ap} |
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1917 @tab @code{arg_present()} |
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1918 @item @code{\b} |
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1919 @tab @code{begin} |
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1920 @item @code{\cb} |
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1921 @tab @code{byte()} |
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1922 @item @code{\cc} |
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1923 @tab @code{complex()} |
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1924 @item @code{\cd} |
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1925 @tab @code{double()} |
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1926 @item @code{\cf} |
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1927 @tab @code{float()} |
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1928 @item @code{\cl} |
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1929 @tab @code{long()} |
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1930 @item @code{\co} |
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1931 @tab @code{common} |
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1932 @item @code{\cs} |
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1933 @tab @code{string()} |
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1934 @item @code{\cx} |
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1935 @tab @code{fix()} |
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1936 @item @code{\e} |
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1937 @tab @code{else} |
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1938 @item @code{\ec} |
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1939 @tab @code{endcase} |
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1940 @item @code{\ee} |
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1941 @tab @code{endelse} |
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1942 @item @code{\ef} |
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1943 @tab @code{endfor} |
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1944 @item @code{\ei} |
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1945 @tab @code{endif else if} |
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1946 @item @code{\el} |
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1947 @tab @code{endif else} |
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1948 @item @code{\en} |
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1949 @tab @code{endif} |
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1950 @item @code{\er} |
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1951 @tab @code{endrep} |
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1952 @item @code{\es} |
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1953 @tab @code{endswitch} |
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1954 @item @code{\ew} |
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1955 @tab @code{endwhile} |
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1956 @item @code{\g} |
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1957 @tab @code{goto,} |
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1958 @item @code{\h} |
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1959 @tab @code{help,} |
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1960 @item @code{\ik} |
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1961 @tab @code{if keyword_set() then} |
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1962 @item @code{\iap} |
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1963 @tab @code{if arg_present() then} |
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1964 @item @code{\ine} |
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1965 @tab @code{if n_elements() eq 0 then} |
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1966 @item @code{\inn} |
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1967 @tab @code{if n_elements() ne 0 then} |
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1968 @item @code{\k} |
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1969 @tab @code{keyword_set()} |
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1970 @item @code{\n} |
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1971 @tab @code{n_elements()} |
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1972 @item @code{\np} |
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1973 @tab @code{n_params()} |
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1974 @item @code{\oi} |
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1975 @tab @code{on_ioerror,} |
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1976 @item @code{\or} |
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1977 @tab @code{openr,} |
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1978 @item @code{\ou} |
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1979 @tab @code{openu,} |
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1980 @item @code{\ow} |
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1981 @tab @code{openw,} |
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1982 @item @code{\p} |
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1983 @tab @code{print,} |
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1984 @item @code{\pt} |
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1985 @tab @code{plot,} |
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1986 @item @code{\re} |
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1987 @tab @code{read,} |
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1988 @item @code{\rf} |
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1989 @tab @code{readf,} |
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1990 @item @code{\rt} |
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1991 @tab @code{return} |
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1992 @item @code{\ru} |
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1993 @tab @code{readu,} |
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1994 @item @code{\s} |
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1995 @tab @code{size()} |
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1996 @item @code{\sc} |
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1997 @tab @code{strcompress()} |
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1998 @item @code{\sl} |
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1999 @tab @code{strlowcase()} |
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2000 @item @code{\sm} |
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2001 @tab @code{strmid()} |
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2002 @item @code{\sn} |
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2003 @tab @code{strlen()} |
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2004 @item @code{\sp} |
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2005 @tab @code{strpos()} |
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2006 @item @code{\sr} |
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2007 @tab @code{strtrim()} |
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2008 @item @code{\st} |
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2009 @tab @code{strput()} |
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2010 @item @code{\su} |
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2011 @tab @code{strupcase()} |
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2012 @item @code{\t} |
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2013 @tab @code{then} |
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2014 @item @code{\u} |
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2015 @tab @code{until} |
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2016 @item @code{\wc} |
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2017 @tab @code{widget_control,} |
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2018 @item @code{\wi} |
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2019 @tab @code{widget_info()} |
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2020 @item @code{\wu} |
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2021 @tab @code{writeu,} |
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2022 @end multitable |
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2023 |
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2024 @noindent You can easily add your own abbreviations or override existing |
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2025 abbrevs with @code{define-abbrev} in your mode hook, using the |
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2026 convenience function @code{idlwave-define-abbrev}: |
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2027 |
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2028 @lisp |
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2029 (add-hook 'idlwave-mode-hook |
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2030 (lambda () |
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2031 (idlwave-define-abbrev "wb" "widget_base()" |
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2032 (idlwave-keyword-abbrev 1)) |
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2033 (idlwave-define-abbrev "ine" "IF N_Elements() EQ 0 THEN" |
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2034 (idlwave-keyword-abbrev 11)))) |
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2035 @end lisp |
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2036 |
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2037 Notice how the abbreviation (here @emph{wb}) and its expansion |
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2038 (@emph{widget_base()}) are given as arguments, and the single argument to |
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2039 @code{idlwave-keyword-abbrev} (here @emph{1}) specifies how far back to |
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2040 move the point upon expansion (in this example, to put it between the |
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2041 parentheses). |
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2042 |
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2043 The abbreviations are expanded in upper or lower case, depending upon |
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2044 the variables @code{idlwave-abbrev-change-case} and, for reserved word |
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2045 templates, @code{idlwave-reserved-word-upcase} (@pxref{Case Changes}). |
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2047 @defopt idlwave-abbrev-start-char (@code{"\"}) |
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2048 A single character string used to start abbreviations in abbrev mode. |
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2049 Beware of common characters which might naturally occur in sequence with |
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2050 abbreviation strings. |
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2051 @end defopt |
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2052 |
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2053 @defopt idlwave-abbrev-move (@code{t}) |
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2054 Non-@code{nil} means the abbrev hook can move point, e.g. to end up |
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2055 between the parentheses of a function call. |
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2056 @end defopt |
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2057 |
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2058 @node Actions, Doc Header, Abbreviations, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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2059 @section Actions |
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2060 @cindex Actions |
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2061 @cindex Coding standards, enforcing |
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2062 |
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2063 @emph{Actions} are special formatting commands which are executed |
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2064 automatically while you write code in order to check the structure of |
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2065 the program or to enforce coding standards. Most actions which have |
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2067 average user wants her code the way she writes it. But if you are a |
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2068 lazy typist and want your code to adhere to certain standards, actions |
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2071 Actions can be applied in three ways: |
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2074 @item |
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2075 Some actions are applied directly while typing. For example, pressing |
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2076 @samp{=} can run a check to make sure that this operator is surrounded |
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2077 by spaces and insert these spaces if necessary. Pressing @key{SPC} |
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2078 after a reserved word can call a command to change the word to upper |
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2079 case. |
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2080 @item |
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2081 When a line is re-indented with @key{TAB}, actions can be applied to the |
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2082 entire line. To enable this, the variable @code{idlwave-do-actions} |
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2084 @item |
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2085 @cindex Foreign code, adapting |
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2086 @cindex Actions, applied to foreign code |
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2087 Actions can also be applied to a larger piece of code, e.g. to convert |
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2088 foreign code to your own style. To do this, mark the relevant part of |
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2089 the code and execute @kbd{M-x expand-region-abbrevs}. Useful marking |
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2090 commands are @kbd{C-x h} (the entire file) or @kbd{C-M-h} (the current |
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2091 subprogram). @xref{Code Indentation}, for information how to adjust the |
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2092 indentation of the code. |
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2093 @end itemize |
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2094 |
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2096 Non-@code{nil} means performs actions when indenting. Individual action |
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2097 settings are described below and set separately. |
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2098 @end defopt |
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2100 @menu |
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2101 * Block Boundary Check:: Is the END statement correct? |
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2102 * Padding Operators:: Enforcing space around `=' etc |
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2103 * Case Changes:: Enforcing upper case keywords |
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2104 @end menu |
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2105 |
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2106 @node Block Boundary Check, Padding Operators, Actions, Actions |
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2107 @subsection Block Boundary Check |
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2108 @cindex Block boundary check |
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2109 @cindex @code{END} type checking |
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2110 @cindex @code{END}, automatic insertion |
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2111 @cindex @code{END}, expanding |
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2112 @cindex Block, closing |
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2113 @cindex Closing a block |
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2114 |
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2115 Whenever you type an @code{END} statement, IDLWAVE finds the |
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2116 corresponding start of the block and the cursor blinks back to that |
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2117 location for a second. If you have typed a specific @code{END}, like |
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2118 @code{ENDIF} or @code{ENDCASE}, you get a warning if that terminator |
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2119 does not match the type of block it terminates. |
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2120 |
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2121 Set the variable @code{idlwave-expand-generic-end} in order to have all |
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2122 generic @code{END} statements automatically expanded to the appropriate |
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2123 type. You can also type @kbd{C-c ]} to close the current block by |
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2124 inserting the appropriate @code{END} statement. |
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2125 |
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2126 @defopt idlwave-show-block (@code{t}) |
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2127 Non-@code{nil} means point blinks to block beginning for |
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2128 @code{idlwave-show-begin}. |
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2129 @end defopt |
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2130 |
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2131 @defopt idlwave-expand-generic-end (@code{t}) |
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2132 Non-@code{nil} means expand generic END to ENDIF/ENDELSE/ENDWHILE etc. |
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2133 @end defopt |
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2134 |
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2135 @defopt idlwave-reindent-end (@code{t}) |
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2136 Non-@code{nil} means re-indent line after END was typed. |
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2137 @end defopt |
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2138 |
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2139 @node Padding Operators, Case Changes, Block Boundary Check, Actions |
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2140 @subsection Padding Operators |
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2141 @cindex Padding operators with spaces |
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2142 @cindex Operators, padding with spaces |
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2143 @cindex Space, around operators |
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2144 |
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2145 Some operators can be automatically surrounded by spaces. This can |
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2146 happen when the operator is typed, or later when the line is indented. |
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2147 IDLWAVE can pad the operators @samp{&}, @samp{<}, @samp{>}, @samp{,}, |
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2148 @samp{=}, and @samp{->}, but this feature is turned off by default. If |
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2149 you want to turn it on, customize the variables |
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2150 @code{idlwave-surround-by-blank} and @code{idlwave-do-actions}. You can |
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2151 also define similar actions for other operators by using the function |
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2152 @code{idlwave-action-and-binding} in the mode hook. For example, to |
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2153 enforce space padding of the @samp{+} and @samp{*} operators, try this |
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2154 in @file{.emacs} |
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2155 |
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2156 @lisp |
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2157 (add-hook 'idlwave-mode-hook |
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2158 (lambda () |
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2159 (setq idlwave-surround-by-blank t) ; Turn this type of actions on |
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2160 (idlwave-action-and-binding "*" '(idlwave-surround 1 1)) |
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2161 (idlwave-action-and-binding "+" '(idlwave-surround 1 1)))) |
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2162 @end lisp |
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2165 Non-@code{nil} means enable @code{idlwave-surround}. If non-@code{nil}, |
27600 | 2166 @samp{=}, @samp{<}, @samp{>}, @samp{&}, @samp{,}, @samp{->} are |
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2167 surrounded with spaces by @code{idlwave-surround}. |
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2168 @end defopt |
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2170 @defopt idlwave-pad-keyword (@code{t}) |
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2174 @node Case Changes, , Padding Operators, Actions |
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2175 @subsection Case Changes |
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2176 @cindex Case changes |
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2177 @cindex Upcase, enforcing for reserved words |
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2182 @code{idlwave-abbrev-change-case} and |
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2183 @code{idlwave-reserved-word-upcase}. If you want to change the case of |
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2185 your @file{.emacs} file: |
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2187 @lisp |
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2189 (lambda () |
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2190 ;; Capitalize system vars |
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2191 (idlwave-action-and-binding idlwave-sysvar '(capitalize-word 1) t) |
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2192 ;; Capitalize procedure name |
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2193 (idlwave-action-and-binding "\\<\\(pro\\|function\\)\\>[ \t]*\\<" |
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2194 '(capitalize-word 1) t) |
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2196 (idlwave-action-and-binding "\\<common\\>[ \t]+\\<" |
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2197 '(capitalize-word 1) t))) |
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2198 @end lisp |
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2201 @code{idlwave-action-and-binding}. For information on controlling the |
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2202 case of routines, keywords, classes, and methods as they are completed, see |
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2203 @ref{Completion}. |
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2212 expansion. |
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2213 @end defopt |
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2216 @node Doc Header, Motion Commands, Actions, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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2217 @section Documentation Header |
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2218 @cindex Documentation header |
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2219 @cindex DocLib header |
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2220 @cindex Modification timestamp |
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2221 @cindex Header, for file documentation |
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2222 @cindex Timestamp, in doc header. |
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2223 @cindex Changelog, in doc header. |
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2225 @kindex C-c C-h |
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2226 @kindex C-c C-m |
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2227 The command @kbd{C-c C-h} inserts a standard routine header into the |
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2228 buffer, with the usual fields for documentation (a different header can |
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2229 be specified with @code{idlwave-file-header}). One of the keywords is |
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2230 @samp{MODIFICATION HISTORY} under which the changes to a routine can be |
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2231 recorded. The command @kbd{C-c C-m} jumps to the @samp{MODIFICATION |
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2232 HISTORY} of the current routine or file and inserts the user name with a |
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2233 timestamp. |
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2234 |
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2235 @defopt idlwave-file-header |
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2236 The doc-header template or a path to a file containing it. |
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2237 @end defopt |
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2238 |
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2239 @defopt idlwave-header-to-beginning-of-file (@code{nil}) |
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2240 Non-@code{nil} means the documentation header will always be at start |
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2241 of file. |
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2242 @end defopt |
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2244 @defopt idlwave-timestamp-hook |
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2245 The hook function used to update the timestamp of a function. |
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2246 @end defopt |
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2248 @defopt idlwave-doc-modifications-keyword |
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2249 The modifications keyword to use with the log documentation commands. |
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2250 @end defopt |
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2251 |
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2252 @defopt idlwave-doclib-start |
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2253 Regexp matching the start of a document library header. |
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2254 @end defopt |
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2255 |
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2256 @defopt idlwave-doclib-end |
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2257 Regexp matching the start of a document library header. |
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2258 @end defopt |
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2260 @node Motion Commands, Misc Options, Doc Header, The IDLWAVE Major Mode |
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2261 @section Motion Commands |
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2262 @cindex Motion commands |
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2263 @cindex Program structure, moving through |
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2264 @cindex Code structure, moving through |
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2265 @cindex @file{Func-menu}, XEmacs package |
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2266 @cindex @file{Imenu}, Emacs package |
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2267 @cindex Function definitions, jumping to |
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2268 @cindex Procedure definitions, jumping to |
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2269 |
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2270 IDLWAVE supports both @file{Imenu} and @file{Func-menu}, two packages |
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2271 which make it easy to jump to the definitions of functions and |
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2272 procedures in the current file with a pop-up selection. To bind |
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2273 @file{Imenu} to a mouse-press, use in your @file{.emacs}: |
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2275 @lisp |
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2276 (define-key global-map [S-down-mouse-3] 'imenu) |
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2277 @end lisp |
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2279 @cindex @file{Speedbar}, Emacs package |
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2281 In addition, @file{Speedbar} support allows convenient navigation of a |
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2282 source tree of IDL routine files, quickly stepping to routine |
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2283 definitions. See @code{Tools->Display Speedbar}. |
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2285 Several commands allow you to move quickly through the structure of an |
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2286 IDL program: |
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2288 @multitable @columnfractions .15 .85 |
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2289 @item @kbd{C-M-a} |
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2290 @tab Beginning of subprogram |
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2291 @item @kbd{C-M-e} |
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2292 @tab End of subprogram |
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2293 @item @kbd{C-c @{} |
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2294 @tab Beginning of block (stay inside the block) |
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2312 @cindex Hooks |
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2314 @defopt idlwave-help-application |
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2315 The external application providing reference help for programming. |
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2319 Non-@code{nil} means display a startup message when @code{idlwave-mode}' |
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2325 @end defopt |
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2333 @node The IDLWAVE Shell, Acknowledgements, The IDLWAVE Major Mode, Top |
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2334 @chapter The IDLWAVE Shell |
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2335 @cindex IDLWAVE shell |
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2336 @cindex Major mode, @code{idlwave-shell-mode} |
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2337 @cindex IDL, as Emacs subprocess |
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2338 @cindex Subprocess of Emacs, IDL |
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2339 @cindex Comint, Emacs package |
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2340 @cindex Windows |
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2341 @cindex MacOS |
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2343 The IDLWAVE shell is an Emacs major mode which permits running the IDL |
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2344 program as an inferior process of Emacs, and works closely with the |
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2345 IDLWAVE major mode in buffers. It can be used to work with IDL |
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2346 interactively, to compile and run IDL programs in Emacs buffers and to |
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2347 debug these programs. The IDLWAVE shell is built on @file{comint}, an |
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2348 Emacs packages which handles the communication with the IDL program. |
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2349 Unfortunately IDL for Windows does not have command-prompt versions |
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2350 and thus do not allow the interaction with Emacs@footnote{Please |
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2351 inform the maintainer if you come up with a way to make the IDLWAVE |
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2352 shell work on these systems.} --- so the IDLWAVE shell currently only |
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2353 works under Unix and MacOSX. |
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2354 |
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2355 @menu |
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2356 * Starting the Shell:: How to launch IDL as a subprocess |
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2357 * Using the Shell:: Interactively working with the Shell |
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2358 * Commands Sent to the Shell:: |
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2359 * Debugging IDL Programs:: |
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2360 * Examining Variables:: |
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2361 * Custom Expression Examination:: |
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2362 @end menu |
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2363 |
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2364 @node Starting the Shell, Using the Shell, The IDLWAVE Shell, The IDLWAVE Shell |
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2365 @section Starting the Shell |
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2366 @cindex Starting the shell |
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2367 @cindex Shell, starting |
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2368 @cindex Dedicated frame, for shell buffer |
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2369 @cindex Frame, for shell buffer |
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2370 @cindex Subprocess of Emacs, IDL |
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2371 |
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2372 @kindex C-c C-s |
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2373 The IDLWAVE shell can be started with the command @kbd{M-x |
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2374 idlwave-shell}. In @code{idlwave-mode} the function is bound to |
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2375 @kbd{C-c C-s}. It creates a buffer @file{*idl*} which is used to |
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2376 interact with the shell. If the shell is already running, @kbd{C-c |
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2377 C-s} will simply switch to the shell buffer. The command @kbd{C-c |
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2378 C-l} (@code{idlwave-shell-recenter-shell-window}) displays the shell |
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2379 window without selecting it. The shell can also be started |
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2380 automatically when another command tries to send a command to it. To |
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2381 enable auto start, set the variable |
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2382 @code{idlwave-shell-automatic-start} to @code{t}. |
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2384 In order to create a separate frame for the IDLWAVE shell buffer, call |
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2385 @code{idlwave-shell} with a prefix argument: @kbd{C-u C-c C-s} or |
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2386 @kbd{C-u C-c C-l}. If you always want a dedicated frame for the shell |
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2387 window, configure the variable |
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2388 @code{idlwave-shell-use-dedicated-frame}. |
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2389 |
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2390 To launch a quick IDLWAVE shell directly from a shell prompt without |
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2391 an IDLWAVE buffer (e.g., as a replacement for running inside an |
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2392 xterm), define a system alias with the following content: |
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2393 |
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2394 @example |
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2395 emacs -geometry 80x32 -eval "(idlwave-shell 'quick)" |
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2396 @end example |
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2397 |
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2398 Replace the @samp{-geometry 80x32} option with @samp{-nw} if you prefer |
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2399 the Emacs process to run directly inside the terminal window. |
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2400 |
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2401 @cindex ENVI |
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2402 @cindex IDL> Prompt |
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2403 |
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2404 To use IDLWAVE with ENVI or other custom packages which change the |
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2405 @samp{IDL> } prompt, you must change the |
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2406 @code{idlwave-shell-prompt-pattern}, which defaults to @samp{"^ ?IDL> |
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2407 "}. Normally, you can just replace the @samp{IDL} in this expression |
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2408 with the prompt you see. A suitable pattern which matches the prompt |
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2409 for both ENVI and IDL simultaneously is @samp{"^ ?\\(ENVI\\|IDL\\)> "}. |
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2411 @defopt idlwave-shell-explicit-file-name (@file{idl}) |
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2412 This is the command to run IDL. |
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2413 @end defopt |
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2415 @defopt idlwave-shell-command-line-options |
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2416 A list of command line options for calling the IDL program. |
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2417 @end defopt |
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2419 @defopt idlwave-shell-prompt-pattern |
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2420 Regexp to match IDL prompt at beginning of a line. |
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2421 @end defopt |
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2423 @defopt idlwave-shell-process-name |
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2424 Name to be associated with the IDL process. |
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2425 @end defopt |
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2427 @defopt idlwave-shell-automatic-start (@code{nil}) |
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2428 Non-@code{nil} means attempt to invoke idlwave-shell if not already |
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2429 running. |
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2430 @end defopt |
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2432 @defopt idlwave-shell-initial-commands |
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2433 Initial commands, separated by newlines, to send to IDL. |
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2434 @end defopt |
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2436 @defopt idlwave-shell-save-command-history (@code{t}) |
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2437 Non-@code{nil} means preserve command history between sessions. |
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2438 @end defopt |
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2440 @defopt idlwave-shell-command-history-file (@file{~/.idlwave/.idlwhist}) |
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2441 The file in which the command history of the idlwave shell is saved. |
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2442 Unless it's an absolute path, it goes in |
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2443 @code{idlwave-config-directory}. |
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2444 @end defopt |
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2446 @defopt idlwave-shell-use-dedicated-frame (@code{nil}) |
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2447 Non-@code{nil} means IDLWAVE should use a special frame to display the |
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2448 shell buffer. |
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2449 @end defopt |
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2450 |
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2451 @defopt idlwave-shell-frame-parameters |
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2452 The frame parameters for a dedicated idlwave-shell frame. |
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2453 @end defopt |
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2454 |
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2455 @defopt idlwave-shell-raise-frame (@code{t}) |
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2456 Non-@code{nil} means `idlwave-shell' raises the frame showing the shell |
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2457 window. |
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2458 @end defopt |
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2459 |
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2460 @defopt idlwave-shell-temp-pro-prefix |
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2461 The prefix for temporary IDL files used when compiling regions. |
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2462 @end defopt |
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2463 |
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2464 @cindex Hooks |
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2465 @defopt idlwave-shell-mode-hook |
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2466 Hook for customizing @code{idlwave-shell-mode}. |
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2467 @end defopt |
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2468 |
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2469 @node Using the Shell, Commands Sent to the Shell, Starting the Shell, The IDLWAVE Shell |
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2470 @section Using the Shell |
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2471 @cindex Comint |
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2472 @cindex Shell, basic commands |
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2473 |
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2474 The IDLWAVE shell works in the same fashion as other shell modes in |
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2475 Emacs. It provides command history, command line editing and job |
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2476 control. The @key{UP} and @key{DOWN} arrows cycle through the input |
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2477 history just like in an X terminal@footnote{This is different from |
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2478 normal Emacs/Comint behavior, but more like an xterm. If you prefer the |
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2479 default comint functionality, check the variable |
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2480 @code{idlwave-shell-arrows-do-history}.}. The history is preserved |
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2481 between emacs and IDL sessions. Here is a list of commonly used |
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2482 commands: |
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2483 |
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2484 @multitable @columnfractions .12 .88 |
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2485 @item @key{UP}, @key{M-p} |
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2486 @tab Cycle backwards in input history |
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2487 @item @key{DOWN}, @key{M-n} |
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2488 @tab Cycle forwards in input history |
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2489 @item @kbd{M-r} |
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2490 @tab Previous input matching a regexp |
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2491 @item @kbd{M-s} |
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2492 @tab Next input matching a regexp |
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2493 @item @kbd{return} |
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2494 @tab Send input or copy line to current prompt |
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2495 @item @kbd{C-c C-a} |
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2496 @tab Beginning of line; skip prompt |
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2497 @item @kbd{C-c C-u} |
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2498 @tab Kill input to beginning of line |
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2499 @item @kbd{C-c C-w} |
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2500 @tab Kill word before cursor |
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2501 @item @kbd{C-c C-c} |
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2502 @tab Send ^C |
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2503 @item @kbd{C-c C-z} |
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2504 @tab Send ^Z |
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2505 @item @kbd{C-c C-\} |
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2506 @tab Send ^\ |
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2507 @item @kbd{C-c C-o} |
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2508 @tab Delete last batch of process output |
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2509 @item @kbd{C-c C-r} |
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2510 @tab Show last batch of process output |
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2511 @item @kbd{C-c C-l} |
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2512 @tab List input history |
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2513 @end multitable |
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2515 In addition to these standard @file{comint} commands, |
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2516 @code{idlwave-shell-mode} provides many of the same commands which |
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2517 simplify writing IDL code available in IDLWAVE buffers. This includes |
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2518 abbreviations, online help, and completion. See @ref{Routine Info} and |
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2519 @ref{Online Help} and @ref{Completion} for more information on these |
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2520 commands. |
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2522 @cindex Completion, in the shell |
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2523 @cindex Routine info, in the shell |
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2524 @cindex Online Help, in the shell |
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2525 @multitable @columnfractions .12 .88 |
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2526 @item @kbd{@key{TAB}} |
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2527 @tab Completion of file names (between quotes and after executive |
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2528 commands @samp{.run} and @samp{.compile}), routine names, class names, |
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2529 keywords, system variables, system variable tags etc. |
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2530 (@code{idlwave-shell-complete}). |
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2531 @item @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} |
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2532 @tab Same as @key{TAB} |
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2533 @item @kbd{C-c ?} |
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2534 @tab Routine Info display (@code{idlwave-routine-info}) |
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2535 @item @kbd{M-?} |
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2536 @tab IDL online help on routine (@code{idlwave-routine-info-from-idlhelp}) |
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2537 @item @kbd{C-c C-i} |
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2538 @tab Update routine info from buffers and shell |
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2539 (@code{idlwave-update-routine-info}) |
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2540 @item @kbd{C-c C-v} |
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2541 @tab Find the source file of a routine (@code{idlwave-find-module}) |
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2542 @item @kbd{C-c =} |
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2543 @tab Compile a library routine (@code{idlwave-resolve}) |
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2544 @end multitable |
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2545 |
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2546 @defopt idlwave-shell-arrows-do-history (@code{t}) |
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2547 Non-@code{nil} means @key{UP} and @key{DOWN} arrows move through command |
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2548 history like xterm. |
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2549 @end defopt |
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2550 |
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2551 @defopt idlwave-shell-comint-settings |
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2552 Alist of special settings for the comint variables in the IDLWAVE Shell. |
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2553 @end defopt |
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2554 |
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2555 @defopt idlwave-shell-file-name-chars |
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2556 The characters allowed in file names, as a string. Used for file name |
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2557 completion. |
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2558 @end defopt |
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2559 |
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2560 @defopt idlwave-shell-graphics-window-size |
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2561 Size of IDL graphics windows popped up by special IDLWAVE command. |
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2562 @end defopt |
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2563 |
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2564 @cindex Input mode |
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2565 @cindex Character input mode (Shell) |
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2566 @cindex Line input mode (Shell) |
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2567 @cindex Magic spells, for input mode |
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2568 @cindex Spells, magic |
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2569 IDLWAVE works in line input mode: You compose a full command line, using |
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2570 all the power Emacs gives you to do this. When you press @key{RET}, the |
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2571 whole line is sent to IDL. Sometimes it is necessary to send single |
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2572 characters (without a newline), for example when an IDL program is |
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2573 waiting for single character input with the @code{GET_KBRD} function. |
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2574 You can send a single character to IDL with the command @kbd{C-c C-x} |
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2575 (@code{idlwave-shell-send-char}). When you press @kbd{C-c C-y} |
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2576 (@code{idlwave-shell-char-mode-loop}), IDLWAVE runs a blocking loop |
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2577 which accepts characters and immediately sends them to IDL. The loop |
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2578 can be exited with @kbd{C-g}. It terminates also automatically when the |
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2579 current IDL command is finished. Check the documentation of the two |
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2580 variables described below for a way to make IDL programs trigger |
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2581 automatic switches of the input mode. |
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2582 |
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2583 @defopt idlwave-shell-use-input-mode-magic (@code{nil}) |
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2584 Non-@code{nil} means IDLWAVE should check for input mode spells in |
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2585 output. |
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2586 @end defopt |
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2587 |
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2588 @defopt idlwave-shell-input-mode-spells |
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2589 The three regular expressions which match the magic spells for input |
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2590 modes. |
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2591 @end defopt |
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2592 |
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2593 @node Commands Sent to the Shell, Debugging IDL Programs, Using the Shell, The IDLWAVE Shell |
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2594 @section Commands Sent to the Shell |
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2595 @cindex Commands in shell, showing |
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2596 @cindex Showing commands in shell |
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2597 |
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2598 The IDLWAVE buffers and shell interact very closely. In addition to the |
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2599 normal commands you enter at the @code{IDL>} prompt, many other special |
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2600 commands are sent to the shell, sometimes as a direct result of invoking |
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2601 a key command, menu item, or toolbar button, but also automatically, as |
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2602 part of the normal flow of information updates between the buffer and |
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2603 shell. |
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2604 |
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2605 The commands sent include @code{breakpoint}, @code{.step} and other |
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2606 debug commands (@pxref{Debugging IDL Programs}), @code{.run} and other |
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2607 compilation statements (@pxref{Compiling Programs}), examination |
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2608 commands like @code{print} and @code{help} (@pxref{Examining |
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2609 Variables}), and other special purpose commands designed to keep |
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2610 information on the running shell current. |
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2611 |
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2612 By default, much of this background shell input and output is hidden |
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2613 from the user, but this is configurable. The custom variable |
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2614 @code{idlwave-abbrev-show-commands} allows you to configure which |
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2615 commands sent to the shell are shown there. For a related customization |
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2616 for separating the output of @emph{examine} commands, see @ref{Examining |
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2617 Variables}. |
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2618 |
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2619 @defopt idlwave-shell-show-commands (@code{'(run misc breakpoint)}) |
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2620 A list of command types to echo in the shell when sent. Possible values |
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2621 are @code{run} for @code{.run}, @code{.compile} and other run commands, |
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2622 @code{misc} for lesser used commands like @code{window}, |
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2623 @code{retall},@code{close}, etc., @code{breakpoint} for breakpoint |
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2624 setting and clearing commands, and @code{debug} for other debug, |
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2625 stepping, and continue commands. In addition, if the variable is set to |
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2626 the single symbol @code{'everything}, all the copious shell input is |
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2627 displayed (which is probably only useful for debugging purposes). |
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2628 N.B. For hidden commands which produce output by side-effect, that |
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2629 output remains hidden (e.g., stepping through a @code{print} command). |
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2630 As a special case, any error message in the output will be displayed |
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2631 (e.g., stepping to an error). |
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2632 @end defopt |
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2634 @node Debugging IDL Programs, Examining Variables, Commands Sent to the Shell, The IDLWAVE Shell |
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2635 @section Debugging IDL Programs |
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2636 @cindex Debugging |
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2637 @cindex Keybindings for debugging |
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2638 @cindex Toolbar |
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2639 |
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2640 Programs can be compiled, run, and debugged directly from the source |
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2641 buffer in Emacs, walking through arbitrarily deeply nested code, |
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2642 printing expressions and skipping up and down the calling stack along |
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2643 the way. IDLWAVE makes compiling and debugging IDL programs far less |
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2644 cumbersome by providing a full-featured, key/menu/toolbar-driven |
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2645 interface to commands like @code{breakpoint}, @code{.step}, |
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2646 @code{.run}, etc. It can even perform complex debug operations not |
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2647 natively supported by IDL (like continuing to the line at the cursor). |
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2648 |
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2649 The IDLWAVE shell installs key bindings both in the shell buffer and |
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2650 in all IDL code buffers of the current Emacs session, so debug |
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2651 commands work in both places (in the shell, commands operate on the |
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2652 last file compiled). On Emacs versions which support it, a debugging |
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2653 toolbar is also installed. The toolbar display can be toggled with |
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2654 @kbd{C-c C-d C-t} (@code{idlwave-shell-toggle-toolbar}). |
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2655 |
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2656 |
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2657 @defopt idlwave-shell-use-toolbar (@code{t}) |
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2658 Non-@code{nil} means use the debugging toolbar in all IDL related |
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2659 buffers. |
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2660 @end defopt |
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2661 |
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2662 @menu |
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2663 * A Tale of Two Modes:: |
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2664 * Debug Key Bindings:: |
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2665 * Breakpoints and Stepping:: |
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2666 * Compiling Programs:: |
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2667 * Walking the Calling Stack:: |
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2668 * Electric Debug Mode:: |
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2669 @end menu |
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2670 |
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2671 |
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2672 @node A Tale of Two Modes, Debug Key Bindings, Debugging IDL Programs, Debugging IDL Programs |
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2673 @subsection A Tale of Two Modes |
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2674 @cindex Electric Debug Mode |
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2675 @cindex Debugging Interface |
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2676 |
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2677 The many debugging, compiling, and examination commands provided in |
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2678 IDLWAVE are available simultaneously through two different interfaces: |
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2679 the original, multi-key command interface, and the new Electric Debug |
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2680 Mode. The functionality they offer is similar, but the way you interact |
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2681 with them is quite different. The main difference is that, in Electric |
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2682 Debug Mode, the source buffers are made read-only, and single |
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2683 key-strokes are used to step through, examine expressions, set and |
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2684 remove breakpoints, etc. The same variables, prefix arguments, and |
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2685 settings apply to both versions, and both can be used interchangeably. |
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2686 By default, when breakpoints are hit, Electric Debug Mode is enabled. |
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2687 The traditional interface is described first. @xref{Electric Debug |
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2688 Mode}, for more on that mode. Note that electric debug mode can be |
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2689 prevented from activating automatically by customizing the variable |
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2690 @code{idlwave-shell-automatic-electric-debug}. |
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2691 |
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2692 @node Debug Key Bindings, Breakpoints and Stepping, A Tale of Two Modes, Debugging IDL Programs |
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2693 @subsection Debug Key Bindings |
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2694 @kindex C-c C-d |
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2695 @cindex Key bindings |
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2696 |
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2697 The standard debugging key bindings are always available by default on |
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2698 the prefix key @kbd{C-c C-d}, so, for example, setting a breakpoint is |
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2699 done with @kbd{C-c C-d C-b}, and compiling a source file with @kbd{C-c |
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2700 C-d C-c}. You can also easily configure IDLWAVE to use one or more |
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2701 modifier keys not in use by other commands, in lieu of the prefix |
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2702 @kbd{C-c C-d} (though these bindings will typically also be available |
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2703 --- see @code{idlwave-shell-activate-prefix-keybindings}). For |
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2704 example, if you include in @file{.emacs}: |
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2705 |
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2706 @lisp |
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2707 (setq idlwave-shell-debug-modifiers '(control shift)) |
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2708 @end lisp |
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2709 |
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2710 @noindent a breakpoint can then be set by pressing @kbd{b} while holding down |
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2711 @kbd{shift} and @kbd{control} keys, i.e. @kbd{C-S-b}. Compiling a |
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2712 source file will be on @kbd{C-S-c}, deleting a breakpoint @kbd{C-S-d}, |
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2713 etc. In the remainder of this chapter we will assume that the |
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2714 @kbd{C-c C-d} bindings are active, but each of these bindings will |
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2715 have an equivalent shortcut if modifiers are given in the |
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2716 @code{idlwave-shell-debug-modifiers} variable (@pxref{Lesson II -- |
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2717 Customization}). A much simpler and faster form of debugging for |
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2718 running code is also available by default --- see @ref{Electric Debug |
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2719 Mode}. |
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2720 |
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2721 @defopt idlwave-shell-prefix-key (@kbd{C-c C-d}) |
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2722 The prefix key for the debugging map |
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2723 @code{idlwave-shell-mode-prefix-map}. |
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2724 @end defopt |
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2725 |
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2726 @defopt idlwave-shell-activate-prefix-keybindings (@code{t}) |
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2727 Non-@code{nil} means debug commands will be bound to the prefix |
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2728 key, like @kbd{C-c C-d C-b}. |
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2729 @end defopt |
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2730 |
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2731 @defopt idlwave-shell-debug-modifiers (@code{nil}) |
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2732 List of modifier keys to use for additional, alternative binding of |
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2733 debugging commands in the shell and source buffers. Can be one or |
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2734 more of @code{control}, @code{meta}, @code{super}, @code{hyper}, |
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2735 @code{alt}, and @code{shift}. |
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2738 @node Breakpoints and Stepping, Compiling Programs, Debug Key Bindings, Debugging IDL Programs |
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2739 @subsection Breakpoints and Stepping |
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2740 @cindex Breakpoints |
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2741 @cindex Stepping |
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2742 @cindex Execution, controlled |
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2743 |
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2744 @kindex C-c C-d C-b |
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2745 @kindex C-c C-d C-b |
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2746 IDLWAVE helps you set breakpoints and step through code. Setting a |
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2747 breakpoint in the current line of the source buffer is accomplished |
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2748 with @kbd{C-c C-d C-b} (@code{idlwave-shell-break-here}). With a |
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2749 prefix arg of 1 (i.e. @kbd{C-1 C-c C-d C-b}), the breakpoint gets a |
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2750 @code{/ONCE} keyword, meaning that it will be deleted after first use. |
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2751 With a numeric prefix greater than one (e.g. @kbd{C-4 C-c C-d C-b}), |
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2752 the breakpoint will only be active the @code{nth} time it is hit. |
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2753 With a single non-numeric prefix (i.e. @kbd{C-u C-c C-d C-b}), prompt |
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2754 for a condition --- an IDL expression to be evaulated and trigger the |
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2755 breakpoint only if true. To clear the breakpoint in the current line, |
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2756 use @kbd{C-c C-d C-d} (@code{idlwave-clear-current-bp}). When |
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2757 executed from the shell window, the breakpoint where IDL is currently |
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2758 stopped will be deleted. To clear all breakpoints, use @kbd{C-c C-d |
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2759 C-a} (@code{idlwave-clear-all-bp}). Breakpoints can also be disabled |
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2760 and re-enabled: @kbd{C-c C-d C-\} |
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2761 (@code{idlwave-shell-toggle-enable-current-bp}). |
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2763 |
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2764 Breakpoint lines are highlighted or indicated with an icon in the |
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2765 source code (different icons for conditional, after, and other break |
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2766 types). Disabled breakpoints are @emph{grayed out} by default. Note |
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2767 that IDL places breakpoints as close as possible on or after the line |
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2768 you specify. IDLWAVE queries the shell for the actual breakpoint |
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2769 location which was set, so the exact line you specify may not be |
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2770 marked. You can re-sync the breakpoint list and display at any time |
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2771 (e.g., if you add or remove some on the command line) using @kbd{C-c |
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2772 C-d C-l}. |
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2773 |
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2774 Once the program has stopped somewhere, you can step through it. The |
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2775 most important stepping commands are @kbd{C-c C-d C-s} to execute one |
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2776 line of IDL code ("step into"); @kbd{C-c C-d C-n} to step a single line, |
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2777 treating procedure and function calls as a single step ("step over"); |
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2778 @kbd{C-c C-d C-h} to continue execution to the line at the cursor and |
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2779 @kbd{C-c C-d C-r} to continue execution. @xref{Commands Sent to the |
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2780 Shell}, for information on displaying or hiding the breakpoint and |
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2781 stepping commands the shell receives. Here is a summary of the |
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2782 breakpoint and stepping commands: |
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2783 |
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2784 @multitable @columnfractions .23 .77 |
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2785 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-b} |
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2786 @tab Set breakpoint (@code{idlwave-shell-break-here}) |
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2787 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-i} |
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2788 @tab Set breakpoint in function named here (@code{idlwave-shell-break-in}) |
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2789 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-d} |
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2790 @tab Clear current breakpoint (@code{idlwave-shell-clear-current-bp}) |
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2791 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-a} |
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2792 @tab Clear all breakpoints (@code{idlwave-shell-clear-all-bp}) |
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2793 @item @kbd{C-c C-d [} |
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2794 @tab Go to the previous breakpoint (@code{idlwave-shell-goto-previous-bp}) |
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2795 @item @kbd{C-c C-d ]} |
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2796 @tab Go to the next breakpoint (@code{idlwave-shell-goto-next-bp}) |
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2797 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-\} |
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2798 @tab Disable/Enable current breakpoint (@code{idlwave-shell-toggle-enable-current-bp}) |
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2799 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-j} |
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2800 @tab Set a breakpoint at the beginning of the enclosing routine. |
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2801 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-s} |
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2802 @tab Step, into function calls (@code{idlwave-shell-step}) |
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2803 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-n} |
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2804 @tab Step, over function calls (@code{idlwave-shell-stepover}) |
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2805 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-k} |
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2806 @tab Skip one statement (@code{idlwave-shell-skip}) |
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2807 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-u} |
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2808 @tab Continue to end of block (@code{idlwave-shell-up}) |
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2809 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-m} |
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2810 @tab Continue to end of function (@code{idlwave-shell-return}) |
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2811 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-o} |
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2812 @tab Continue past end of function (@code{idlwave-shell-out}) |
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2813 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-h} |
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2814 @tab Continue to line at cursor position (@code{idlwave-shell-to-here}) |
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2815 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-r} |
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2816 @tab Continue execution to next breakpoint, if any (@code{idlwave-shell-cont}) |
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2817 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-up} |
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2818 @tab Show higher level in calling stack (@code{idlwave-shell-stack-up}) |
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2819 @item @kbd{C-c C-d C-down} |
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2820 @tab Show lower level in calling stack (@code{idlwave-shell-stack-down}) |
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2821 @end multitable |
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2823 All of these commands have equivalents in Electric Debug Mode, which |
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2824 provides faster access (@pxref{Electric Debug Mode}). |
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2826 @defopt idlwave-shell-mark-breakpoints (@code{t}) |
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2827 Non-@code{nil} means mark breakpoints in the source file buffers. The |
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2828 value indicates the preferred method. Valid values are @code{nil}, |
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2829 @code{t}, @code{face}, and @code{glyph}. |
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2830 @end defopt |
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2832 @defopt idlwave-shell-breakpoint-face |
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2833 The face for breakpoint lines in the source code if |
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2834 @code{idlwave-shell-mark-breakpoints} has the value @code{face}. |
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2836 |
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2837 @node Compiling Programs, Walking the Calling Stack, Breakpoints and Stepping, Debugging IDL Programs |
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2838 @subsection Compiling Programs |
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2839 @cindex Compiling programs |
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2840 @cindex Programs, compiling |
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2841 @cindex Default command line, executing |
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2842 @cindex Executing a default command line |
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2843 |
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2844 @kindex C-c C-d C-c |
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2845 In order to compile the current buffer under the IDLWAVE shell, press |
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2846 @kbd{C-c C-d C-c} (@code{idlwave-save-and-run}). This first saves the |
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2847 current buffer and then sends the command @samp{.run path/to/file} to the |
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2848 shell. You can also execute @kbd{C-c C-d C-c} from the shell buffer, in |
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2849 which case the most recently compiled buffer will be saved and |
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2850 re-compiled. |
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2851 |
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2852 When developing or debugging a program, it is often necessary to execute |
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2853 the same command line many times. A convenient way to do this is |
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2854 @kbd{C-c C-d C-y} (@code{idlwave-shell-execute-default-command-line}). |
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2855 This command first resets IDL from a state of interrupted execution by |
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2856 closing all files and returning to the main interpreter level. Then a |
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2857 default command line is send to the shell. To edit the default command |
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2858 line, call @code{idlwave-shell-execute-default-command-line} with a |
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2859 prefix argument: @kbd{C-u C-c C-d C-y}. If no default command line has |
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2860 been set (or you give two prefix arguments), the last command on the |
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2861 @code{comint} input history is sent. |
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2862 |
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2863 @defopt idlwave-shell-mark-stop-line (@code{t}) |
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2864 Non-@code{nil} means mark the source code line where IDL is currently |
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* calc.texi, cl.texi, gnus.texi, idlwave.texi, reftex.texi: Replace
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2865 stopped. The value specifies the preferred method. Valid values are |
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2866 @code{nil}, @code{t}, @code{arrow}, and @code{face}. |
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2867 @end defopt |
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2868 |
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2869 @defopt idlwave-shell-overlay-arrow (@code{">"}) |
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2870 The overlay arrow to display at source lines where execution halts, if |
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2871 configured in @code{idlwave-shell-mark-stop-line}. |
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2872 @end defopt |
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2873 |
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2874 @defopt idlwave-shell-stop-line-face |
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2875 The face which highlights the source line where IDL is stopped, if |
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2876 configured in @code{idlwave-shell-mark-stop-line}. |
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2877 @end defopt |
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2878 |
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2879 @node Walking the Calling Stack, Electric Debug Mode, Compiling Programs, Debugging IDL Programs |
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2880 @subsection Walking the Calling Stack |
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2881 @cindex Calling stack, walking |
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2882 |
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2883 While debugging a program, it can be very useful to check the context in |
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2884 which the current routine was called, for instance to help understand |
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2885 the value of the arguments passed. To do so conveniently you need to |
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2886 examine the calling stack. If execution is stopped somewhere deep in a |
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2887 program, you can use the commands @kbd{C-c C-d C-@key{UP}} |
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2888 (@code{idlwave-shell-stack-up}) and @kbd{C-c C-d C-@key{DOWN}} |
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2889 (@code{idlwave-shell-stack-down}), or the corresponding toolbar buttons, |
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2890 to move up or down through the calling stack. The mode line of the |
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2891 shell window will indicate the position within the stack with a label |
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2892 like @samp{[-3:MYPRO]}. The line of IDL code at that stack position |
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2893 will be highlighted. If you continue execution, IDLWAVE will |
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2894 automatically return to the current level. @xref{Examining Variables}, |
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2895 for information how to examine the value of variables and expressions on |
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2896 higher calling stack levels. |
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2897 |
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Updated to IDLWAVE version 4.15. See idlwave.org.
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2898 @ifhtml |
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2899 <A NAME="EDEBUG"></A> |
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2900 @end ifhtml |
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2901 @node Electric Debug Mode, , Walking the Calling Stack, Debugging IDL Programs |
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2902 @subsection Electric Debug Mode |
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2903 @cindex Electric Debug Mode |
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2904 @cindex @samp{*Debugging*} |
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2905 |
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2906 Even with a convenient debug key prefix enabled, repetitive stepping, |
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2907 variable examination (@pxref{Examining Variables}), and other |
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2908 debugging activities can be awkward and slow using commands which |
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2909 require multiple keystrokes. Luckily, there's a better way, inspired |
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2910 by the lisp e-debug mode, and available through the @emph{Electric |
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2911 Debug Mode}. By default, as soon as a breakpoint is hit, this minor |
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2912 mode is enabled. The buffer showing the line where execution has |
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2913 halted is switched to Electric Debug Mode. This mode is visible as |
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2914 @samp{*Debugging*} in the mode line, and a different face (violet by |
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2915 default, where color is available) for the line stopped at point. The |
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2916 buffer is made read-only and single-character bindings for the most |
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2917 commonly used debugging commands are enabled: |
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2918 |
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2919 @multitable @columnfractions .2 .8 |
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2920 @item @kbd{a} |
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2921 @tab Clear all breakpoints (@code{idlwave-shell-clear-all-bp}) |
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2922 @item @kbd{b} |
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2923 @tab Set breakpoint, @kbd{C-u b} for a conditional break, @kbd{C-n b} for nth hit (@code{idlwave-shell-break-here}) |
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2924 @item @kbd{d} |
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2925 @tab Clear current breakpoint (@code{idlwave-shell-clear-current-bp}) |
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2926 @item @kbd{h} |
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2927 @tab Continue to the line at cursor position (@code{idlwave-shell-to-here}) |
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2928 @item @kbd{i} |
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2929 @tab Set breakpoint in function named here (@code{idlwave-shell-break-in}) |
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2930 @item @kbd{[} |
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2931 @tab Go to the previous breakpoint in the file (@code{idlwave-shell-goto-previous-bp}) |
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2932 @item @kbd{]} |
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2933 @tab Go to the next breakpoint in the file |
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2934 (@code{idlwave-shell-goto-next-bp}) |
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2935 @item @kbd{\} |
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2936 @tab Disable/Enable current breakpoint (@code{idlwave-shell-toggle-enable-current-bp}) |
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2937 @item @kbd{j} |
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2938 @tab Set breakpoint at beginning of enclosing routine (@code{idlwave-shell-break-this-module}) |
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2939 @item @kbd{k} |
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2940 @tab Skip one statement (@code{idlwave-shell-skip}) |
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2941 @item @kbd{m} |
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2942 @tab Continue to end of function (@code{idlwave-shell-return}) |
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2943 @item @kbd{n} |
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2944 @tab Step, over function calls (@code{idlwave-shell-stepover}) |
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2945 @item @kbd{o} |
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2946 @tab Continue past end of function (@code{idlwave-shell-out}) |
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2947 @item @kbd{p} |
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2948 @tab Print expression near point or in region with @kbd{C-u p} (@code{idlwave-shell-print}) |
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2949 @item @kbd{q} |
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2950 @tab End the debugging session and return to the Shell's main level |
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2951 (@code{idlwave-shell-retall}) |
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2952 @item @kbd{r} |
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2953 @tab Continue execution to next breakpoint, if any (@code{idlwave-shell-cont}) |
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2954 @item @kbd{s} or @kbd{@key{SPACE}} |
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2955 @tab Step, into function calls (@code{idlwave-shell-step}) |
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2956 @item @kbd{t} |
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2957 @tab Print a calling-level traceback in the shell |
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2958 @item @kbd{u} |
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2959 @tab Continue to end of block (@code{idlwave-shell-up}) |
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2960 @item @kbd{v} |
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2961 @tab Turn Electric Debug Mode off |
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2962 (@code{idlwave-shell-electric-debug-mode}) |
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2963 @item @kbd{x} |
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2964 @tab Examine expression near point (or in region with @kbd{C-u x}) |
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2965 with shortcut of examine type. |
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2966 @item @kbd{z} |
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2967 @tab Reset IDL (@code{idlwave-shell-reset}) |
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2968 @item @kbd{+} or @kbd{=} |
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2969 @tab Show higher level in calling stack (@code{idlwave-shell-stack-up}) |
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2970 @item @kbd{-} or @kbd{_} |
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2971 @tab Show lower level in calling stack (@code{idlwave-shell-stack-down}) |
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2972 @item @kbd{?} |
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2973 @tab Help on expression near point or in region with @kbd{C-u ?} |
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2974 (@code{idlwave-shell-help-expression}) |
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2975 @item @kbd{C-?} |
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2976 @tab Show help on the commands available. |
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2977 @end multitable |
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2978 |
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2979 Most single-character electric debug bindings use the final keystroke |
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2980 of the equivalent multiple key commands (which are of course also |
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2981 still available), but some differ (e.g. @kbd{t},@kbd{q},@kbd{x}). |
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2982 Some have additional convenience bindings (like @kbd{@key{SPACE}} for |
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2983 stepping). All prefix and other argument options described in this |
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2984 section for the commands invoked by electric debug bindings are still |
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2985 valid. For example, @kbd{C-u b} sets a conditional breakpoint, just |
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2986 as it did with @kbd{C-u C-c C-d C-b}. |
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2987 |
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2988 You can toggle the electric debug mode at any time in a buffer using |
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2989 @kbd{C-c C-d C-v} (@kbd{v} to turn it off while in the mode), or from |
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2990 the Debug menu. Normally the mode will be enabled and disabled at the |
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2991 appropriate times, but occassionally you might want to edit a file |
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2992 while still debugging it, or switch to the mode for conveniently |
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2993 setting lots of breakpoints. |
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2994 |
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2995 To quickly abandon a debugging session and return to normal editing at |
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2996 the Shell's main level, use @kbd{q} (@code{idlwave-shell-retall}). |
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2997 This disables electric debug mode in all IDLWAVE buffers@footnote{Note |
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2998 that this binding is not symmetric: @kbd{C-c C-d C-q} is bound to |
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2999 @code{idlwave-shell-quit}, which quits your IDL session.}. Help is |
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3000 available for the command shortcuts with @kbd{C-?}. If you find this |
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3001 mode gets in your way, you can keep it from automatically activating |
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3002 by setting the variable @code{idlwave-shell-automatic-electric-debug} |
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3003 to @code{nil}, or @code{'breakpoint}. If you'd like the convenient |
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3004 electric debug shortcuts available also when run-time errors are |
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3005 encountered, set to @code{t}. |
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3006 |
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3007 @defopt idlwave-shell-automatic-electric-debug (@code{'breakpoint}) |
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3008 Whether to enter electric debug mode automatically when a breakpoint |
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3009 or run-time error is encountered, and then disable it in all buffers |
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3010 when the $MAIN$ level is reached (either through normal program |
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3011 execution, or retall). In addition to @code{nil} for never, and |
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3012 @code{t} for both breakpoints and errors, this can be |
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3013 @code{'breakpoint} (the default) to enable it only at breakpoint |
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3014 halts. |
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3015 @end defopt |
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3016 |
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3017 @defopt idlwave-shell-electric-zap-to-file (@code{t}) |
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3018 If set, when entering electric debug mode, select the window displaying |
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3019 the file where point is stopped. This takes point away from the shell |
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3020 window, but is useful for immediate stepping, etc. |
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3021 @end defopt |
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3022 |
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3023 @ifhtml |
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3024 <A NAME="EXAMINE"></A> |
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3025 @end ifhtml |
46527
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3026 @node Examining Variables, Custom Expression Examination, Debugging IDL Programs, The IDLWAVE Shell |
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3027 @section Examining Variables |
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3028 @cindex @code{PRINT} expressions |
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3029 @cindex @code{HELP}, on expressions |
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3030 @cindex Expressions, printing & help |
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3031 @cindex Examining expressions |
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3032 @cindex Printing expressions |
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3033 @cindex Mouse binding to print expressions |
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3034 |
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3035 @kindex C-c C-d C-p |
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3036 Do you find yourself repeatedly typing, |
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3037 e.g. @code{print,n_elements(x)}, and similar statements to remind |
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3038 yourself of the type/size/structure/value/etc. of variables and |
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3039 expressions in your code or at the command line? IDLWAVE has a suite |
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3040 of special commands to automate these types of variable or expression |
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3041 examinations. They work by sending statements to the shell formatted |
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3042 to include the indicated expression. |
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3043 |
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3044 These examination commands can be used in the shell or buffer at any |
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3045 time (as long as the shell is running), and are very useful when |
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3046 execution is stopped in a buffer due to a triggered breakpoint or error, |
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3047 or while composing a long command in the IDLWAVE shell. In the latter |
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3048 case, the command is sent to the shell and its output is visible, but |
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3049 point remains unmoved in the command being composed --- you can inspect |
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3050 the contituents of a command you're building without interrupting the |
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3051 process of building it! You can even print arbitrary expressions from |
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3052 older input or output further up in the shell window --- any expression, |
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3053 variable, number, or function you see can be examined. |
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3054 |
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3055 If the variable @code{idlwave-shell-separate-examine-output} is |
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3056 non-@code{nil} (the default), all examine output will be sent to a |
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3057 special @file{*Examine*} buffer, rather than the shell. The output of |
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3058 prior examine commands is saved. In this buffer @key{c} clears the |
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3059 contents, and @key{q} hides the buffer. |
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3060 |
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3061 The two most basic examine commands are bound to @kbd{C-c C-d C-p}, to |
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3062 print the expression at point, and @kbd{C-c C-d ?}, to invoke help on |
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3063 this expression@footnote{Available as @kbd{p} and @kbd{?} in Electric |
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3064 Debug Mode (@pxref{Electric Debug Mode})}. The expression at point is |
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3065 either an array expression or a function call, or the contents of a |
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3066 pair of parentheses. The selected expression is highlighted, and |
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3067 simultaneously the resulting output is highlighted in the shell. |
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3068 Calling the above commands with a prefix argument will use the current |
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3069 region as expression instead of using the one at point. Two prefix |
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3070 arguments (@kbd{C-u C-u C-c C-d C-p}) will prompt for an expression. |
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3071 |
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3072 For added speed and convenience, there are mouse bindings which allow |
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3073 you to click on expressions and examine their values. Use |
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3074 @kbd{S-Mouse-2} to print an expression and @kbd{C-M-Mouse-2} to invoke |
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3075 help (i.e. you need to hold down @key{META} and @key{CONTROL} while |
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3076 clicking with the middle mouse button). If you simply click, the |
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3077 nearest expression will be selected in the same manner as described |
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3078 above. You can also @emph{drag} the mouse in order to highlight |
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3079 exactly the specific expression or sub-expression you want to examine. |
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3080 For custom expression examination, and the powerful customizable |
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3081 pop-up examine selection, @xref{Custom Expression Examination}. |
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3082 |
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3083 @cindex Printing expressions, on calling stack |
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3084 @cindex Restrictions for expression printing |
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3085 The same variable inspection commands work both in the IDL Shell and |
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3086 IDLWAVE buffers, and even for variables at higher levels of the calling |
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3087 stack. For instance, if you're stopped at a breakpoint in a routine, |
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3088 you can examine the values of variables and expressions inside its |
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3089 calling routine, and so on, all the way up through the calling stack. |
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3090 Simply step up the stack, and print variables as you see them |
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3091 (@pxref{Walking the Calling Stack}, for information on stepping back |
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3092 through the calling stack). The following restrictions apply for all |
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3093 levels except the current: |
27600 | 3094 |
3095 @itemize @bullet | |
3096 @item | |
3097 Array expressions must use the @samp{[ ]} index delimiters. Identifiers | |
3098 with a @samp{( )} will be interpreted as function calls. | |
3099 @item | |
3100 @cindex ROUTINE_NAMES, IDL procedure | |
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3101 N.B.: printing values of expressions on higher levels of the calling |
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3102 stack uses the @emph{unsupported} IDL routine @code{ROUTINE_NAMES}, |
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3103 which may or may not be available in future versions of IDL. Caveat |
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3104 Examinor. |
27600 | 3105 @end itemize |
3106 | |
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3107 @defopt idlwave-shell-expression-face |
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3108 The face for @code{idlwave-shell-expression-overlay}. |
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3109 Allows you to choose the font, color and other properties for |
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3110 the expression printed by IDL. |
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3111 @end defopt |
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3112 |
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3113 @defopt idlwave-shell-output-face |
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3114 The face for @code{idlwave-shell-output-overlay}. |
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3115 Allows to choose the font, color and other properties for the most |
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3116 recent output of IDL when examining an expression." |
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3117 @end defopt |
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3118 |
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3119 @defopt idlwave-shell-separate-examine-output (@code{t}) |
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3120 If non-@code{nil}, re-direct the output of examine commands to a special |
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3121 @file{*Examine*} buffer, instead of in the shell itself. |
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3123 |
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3124 @node Custom Expression Examination, , Examining Variables, The IDLWAVE Shell |
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3125 @section Custom Expression Examination |
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3126 @cindex Expressions, custom examination |
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3127 @cindex Custom expression examination |
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3128 |
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3129 The variety of possible variable and expression examination commands is |
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3130 endless (just look, for instance, at the keyword list to |
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3131 @code{widget_info()}). Rather than attempt to include them all, IDLWAVE |
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3132 provides two easy methods to customize your own commands, with a special |
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3133 mouse examine command, and two macros for generating your own examine |
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3134 key and mouse bindings. |
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3135 |
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3136 The most powerful and flexible mouse examine command of all is |
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3137 available on @kbd{C-S-Mouse-2}. Just as for all the other mouse |
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3138 examine commands, it permits click or drag expression selection, but |
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3139 instead of sending hard-coded commands to the shell, it pops-up a |
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3140 customizable selection list of examine functions to choose among, |
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3141 configured with the @code{idlwave-shell-examine-alist} |
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3142 variable@footnote{In Electric Debug Mode (@pxref{Electric Debug |
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3143 Mode}), the key @kbd{x} provides a single-character shortcut interface |
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3144 to the same examine functions for the expression at point or marked by |
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3145 the region.}. This variable is a list of key-value pairs (an |
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3146 @emph{alist} in Emacs parlance), where the key gives a name to be |
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3147 shown for the examine command, and the value is the command strings |
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3148 itself, in which the text @code{___} (three underscores) will be |
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3149 replaced by the selected expression before being sent to the shell. |
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3150 An example might be key @code{Structure Help} with value |
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3151 @code{help,___,/STRUCTURE}. In that case, you'd be prompted with |
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3152 @emph{Structure Help}, which might send something like |
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3153 @code{help,var,/STRUCTURE} to the shell for output. |
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3154 @code{idlwave-shell-examine-alist} comes configured by default with a |
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3155 large list of examine commands, but you can easily customize it to add |
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3156 your own. |
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3157 |
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3158 In addition to configuring the functions available to the pop-up mouse |
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3159 command, you can easily create your own customized bindings to inspect |
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3160 expressions using the two convenience macros |
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3161 @code{idlwave-shell-examine} and @code{idlwave-shell-mouse-examine}. |
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3162 These create keyboard or mouse-based custom inspections of variables, |
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3163 sharing all the same properties of the built-in examine commands. |
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3164 Both functions take a single string argument sharing the syntax of the |
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3165 @code{idlwave-shell-examine-alist} values, e.g.: |
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3166 |
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3167 @lisp |
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3168 (add-hook 'idlwave-shell-mode-hook |
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3169 (lambda () |
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3170 (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [s-down-mouse-2] |
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3171 (idlwave-shell-mouse-examine |
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3172 "print, size(___,/DIMENSIONS)")) |
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3173 (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f9] (idlwave-shell-examine |
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3174 "print, size(___,/DIMENSIONS)")) |
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3175 (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f10] (idlwave-shell-examine |
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3176 "print,size(___,/TNAME)")) |
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3177 (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f11] (idlwave-shell-examine |
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3178 "help,___,/STRUCTURE")))) |
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3179 @end lisp |
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3180 |
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3181 @noindent Now pressing @key{f9}, or middle-mouse dragging with the |
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3182 @key{SUPER} key depressed, will print the dimensions of the nearby or |
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3183 highlighted expression. Pressing @key{f10} will give the type string, |
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3184 and @key{f11} will show the contents of a nearby structure. As you can |
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3185 see, the possibilities are only marginally finite. |
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3186 |
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3187 @defopt idlwave-shell-examine-alist |
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3188 An alist of examine commands in which the keys name the command and |
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3189 are displayed in the selection pop-up, and the values are custom IDL |
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3190 examine command strings to send, after all instances of @code{___} |
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3191 (three underscores) are replaced by the indicated expression. |
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3192 @end defopt |
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3193 |
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3194 |
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3195 @node Acknowledgements, Sources of Routine Info, The IDLWAVE Shell, Top |
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3196 @chapter Acknowledgements |
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3197 @cindex Acknowledgements |
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3198 @cindex Maintainer, of IDLWAVE |
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3199 @cindex Authors, of IDLWAVE |
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3200 @cindex Contributors, to IDLWAVE |
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3201 @cindex Email address, of Maintainer |
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3202 @cindex Thanks |
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3203 |
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3204 @noindent |
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3205 The main contributors to the IDLWAVE package have been: |
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3206 |
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3207 @itemize @minus |
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3208 @item |
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3209 @uref{mailto:chase@@att.com, @b{Chris Chase}}, the original author. |
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3210 Chris wrote @file{idl.el} and @file{idl-shell.el} and maintained them |
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3211 for several years. |
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3212 |
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3213 @item |
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3214 @uref{mailto:dominik@@astro.uva.nl, @b{Carsten Dominik}} was in charge |
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3215 of the package from version 3.0, during which time he overhauled almost |
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3216 everything, modernized IDLWAVE with many new features, and developed the |
41745 | 3217 manual. |
3218 | |
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3219 @item |
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3220 @uref{mailto:jdsmith@@as.arizona.edu, @b{J.D. Smith}}, the current |
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3221 maintainer, as of version 4.10, helped shape object method completion |
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3222 and most new features introduced in versions 4.x, and added |
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3223 significant new capabilities for versions 5.x. |
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3224 @end itemize |
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3225 |
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3226 @noindent |
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3227 The following people have also contributed to the development of IDLWAVE |
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3228 with patches, ideas, bug reports and suggestions. |
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3229 |
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3230 @itemize @minus |
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3231 @item |
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3232 Ulrik Dickow <dickow__at__nbi.dk> |
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3233 @item |
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3234 Eric E. Dors <edors__at__lanl.gov> |
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3235 @item |
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3236 Stein Vidar H. Haugan <s.v.h.haugan__at__astro.uio.no> |
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3237 @item |
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3238 David Huenemoerder <dph__at__space.mit.edu> |
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3239 @item |
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3240 Kevin Ivory <Kevin.Ivory__at__linmpi.mpg.de> |
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3241 @item |
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3242 Dick Jackson <dick__at__d-jackson.com> |
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3243 @item |
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3244 Xuyong Liu <liu__at__stsci.edu> |
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3245 @item |
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3246 Simon Marshall <Simon.Marshall__at__esrin.esa.it> |
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3247 @item |
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3248 Craig Markwardt <craigm__at__cow.physics.wisc.edu> |
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3249 @item |
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3250 Laurent Mugnier <mugnier__at__onera.fr> |
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3251 @item |
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3252 Lubos Pochman <lubos__at__rsinc.com> |
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3253 @item |
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3254 Bob Portmann <portmann__at__al.noaa.gov> |
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3255 @item |
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3256 Patrick M. Ryan <pat__at__jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov> |
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3257 @item |
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3258 Marty Ryba <ryba__at__ll.mit.edu> |
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3259 @item |
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3260 Phil Williams <williams__at__irc.chmcc.org> |
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3261 @item |
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3262 Phil Sterne <sterne__at__dublin.llnl.gov> |
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3263 @item |
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3264 Paul Sorenson <aardvark62__at__msn.com> |
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3265 @end itemize |
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3266 |
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3267 @noindent |
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3268 Thanks to everyone! |
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3269 |
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3270 @node Sources of Routine Info, HTML Help Browser Tips, Acknowledgements, Top |
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3271 @appendix Sources of Routine Info |
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3272 |
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3273 @cindex Sources of routine information |
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3274 In @ref{Routine Info} and @ref{Completion} we showed how IDLWAVE |
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3275 displays the calling sequence and keywords of routines, and completes |
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3276 routine names and keywords. For these features to work, IDLWAVE must |
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3277 know about the accessible routines. |
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3278 |
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3279 @menu |
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3280 * Routine Definitions:: Where IDL Routines are defined. |
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3281 * Routine Information Sources:: So how does IDLWAVE know about... |
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3282 * Catalogs:: |
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3283 * Load-Path Shadows:: Routines defined in several places |
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3284 * Documentation Scan:: Scanning the IDL Manuals |
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3285 @end menu |
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3286 |
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3287 @node Routine Definitions, Routine Information Sources, Sources of Routine Info, Sources of Routine Info |
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3288 @appendixsec Routine Definitions |
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3289 @cindex Routine definitions |
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3290 @cindex IDL variable @code{!PATH} |
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3291 @cindex @code{!PATH}, IDL variable |
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3292 @cindex @code{CALL_EXTERNAL}, IDL routine |
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3293 @cindex @code{LINKIMAGE}, IDL routine |
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3294 @cindex External routines |
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3295 |
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3296 @noindent Routines which can be used in an IDL program can be defined in |
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3297 several places: |
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3298 |
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3299 @enumerate |
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3300 @item |
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3301 @emph{Builtin routines} are defined inside IDL itself. The source |
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3302 code of such routines is not available. |
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3303 @item |
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3304 Routines which are @emph{part of the current program}, are defined in a |
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3305 file explicitly compiled by the user. This file may or may not be |
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3306 located on the IDL search path. |
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3307 @item |
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3308 @emph{Library routines} are defined in files located on IDL's search |
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3309 path, and will not need to be manually compiled. When a library routine |
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3310 is called for the first time, IDL will find the source file and compile |
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3311 it dynamically. A special sub-category of library routines are the |
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3312 @emph{system routines} distributed with IDL, and usually available in |
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3313 the @file{lib} subdirectory of the IDL distribution. |
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3314 @item |
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3315 External routines written in other languages (like Fortran or C) can be |
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3316 called with @code{CALL_EXTERNAL}, linked into IDL via @code{LINKIMAGE}, |
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3317 or included as dynamically loaded modules (DLMs). Currently IDLWAVE |
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3318 cannot provide routine info and completion for such external routines. |
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3319 @end enumerate |
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3320 |
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3321 @node Routine Information Sources, Catalogs, Routine Definitions, Sources of Routine Info |
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3322 @appendixsec Routine Information Sources |
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3323 @cindex Routine info sources |
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3324 @cindex Builtin list of routines |
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3325 @cindex Updating routine info |
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3326 @cindex Scanning buffers for routine info |
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3327 @cindex Buffers, scanning for routine info |
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3328 @cindex Shell, querying for routine info |
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3329 |
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3330 @noindent To maintain the most comprehensive information about all IDL |
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3331 routines on a system, IDLWAVE collects data from many sources: |
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3332 |
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3333 @enumerate |
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3334 |
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3335 @item |
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3336 It has a @emph{builtin list} with information about the routines IDL |
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3337 ships with. IDLWAVE @value{VERSION} is distributed with a list of |
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3338 @value{NSYSROUTINES} routines and @value{NSYSKEYWORDS} keywords, |
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3339 reflecting IDL version @value{IDLVERSION}. This list has been created |
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3340 by scanning the IDL manuals and is stored in the file |
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3341 @file{idlw-rinfo.el}. @xref{Documentation Scan}, for information on |
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3342 how to regenerate this file for new versions of IDL. |
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3343 |
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3344 @item |
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3345 It @emph{scans} all @emph{buffers} of the current Emacs session for |
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3346 routine definitions. This is done automatically when routine |
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3347 information or completion is first requested by the user. Each new |
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3348 buffer and each buffer saved after making changes is also scanned. The |
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3349 command @kbd{C-c C-i} (@code{idlwave-update-routine-info}) can be used |
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3350 at any time to rescan all buffers. |
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3351 |
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3352 @item |
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3353 If you have an IDLWAVE-Shell running in the Emacs session, IDLWAVE will |
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3354 @emph{query the shell} for compiled routines and their arguments. This |
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3355 happens automatically when routine information or completion is first |
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3356 requested by the user, and each time an Emacs buffer is compiled with |
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3357 @kbd{C-c C-d C-c}. Though rarely necessary, the command @kbd{C-c C-i} |
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3358 (@code{idlwave-update-routine-info}) can be used to update the shell |
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3359 routine data. |
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3360 |
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3361 @item |
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3362 Many popular libraries are distributed with routine information |
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3363 already scanned into @emph{library catalogs} (@pxref{Library |
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3364 Catalogs}). These per-directory catalog files can also be built by |
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3365 the user with the supplied @file{idlwave_catalog} tool. |
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3366 |
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3367 @item |
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3368 IDLWAVE can scan selected directories of source files and store the |
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3369 result in a single @emph{user catalog} file which will be |
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3370 automatically loaded just like @file{idlw-rinfo.el}. @xref{User |
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3371 Catalog}, for information on how to scan files in this way. |
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3372 @end enumerate |
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3373 |
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3374 Loading routine and catalog information can be a time consuming process, |
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3375 especially over slow networks. Depending on the system and network |
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3376 configuration it could take up to 30 seconds. In order to minimize the |
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3377 wait time upon your first completion or routine info command in a |
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3378 session, IDLWAVE uses Emacs idle time to do the initialization in six |
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3379 steps, yielding to user input in between. If this gets into your way, |
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3380 set the variable @code{idlwave-init-rinfo-when-idle-after} to 0 (zero). |
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3381 The more routines documented in library and user catalogs, the slower |
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3382 the loading will be, so reducing this number can help alleviate any long |
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3383 load times. |
46527
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3384 |
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3385 @defopt idlwave-init-rinfo-when-idle-after (@code{10}) |
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3386 Seconds of idle time before routine info is automatically initialized. |
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3387 @end defopt |
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3388 |
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3389 @defopt idlwave-scan-all-buffers-for-routine-info (@code{t}) |
46527
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3390 Non-@code{nil} means scan all buffers for IDL programs when updating |
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3391 info. |
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3392 @end defopt |
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3393 |
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3394 @defopt idlwave-query-shell-for-routine-info (@code{t}) |
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3395 Non-@code{nil} means query the shell for info about compiled routines. |
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3396 @end defopt |
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3397 |
29773
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3398 @defopt idlwave-auto-routine-info-updates |
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3399 Controls under what circumstances routine info is updated automatically. |
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3400 @end defopt |
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3401 |
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3402 @ifhtml |
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3403 <A NAME="CATALOGS"></A> |
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3404 @end ifhtml |
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3405 @node Catalogs, Load-Path Shadows, Routine Information Sources, Sources of Routine Info |
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3406 @appendixsec Catalogs |
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3407 @cindex Catalogs |
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3408 |
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3409 @emph{Catalogs} are files containing scanned information on individual |
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3410 routines, including arguments and keywords, calling sequence, file path, |
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3411 class and procedure vs. function type, etc. They represent a way of |
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3412 extending the internal built-in information available for IDL system |
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3413 routines (@pxref{Routine Info}) to other source collections. |
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3414 |
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3415 Starting with version 5.0, there are two types of catalogs available |
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3416 with IDLWAVE. The traditional @emph{user catalog} and the newer |
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3417 @emph{library catalogs}. Although they can be used interchangeably, the |
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3418 library catalogs are more flexible, and preferred. There are few |
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3419 occasions when a user catalog might be preferred --- read below. Both |
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3420 types of catalogs can coexist without causing problems. |
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3421 |
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3422 To facilitate the catalog systems, IDLWAVE stores information it gathers |
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3423 from the shell about the IDL search paths, and can write this |
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3424 information out automatically, or on-demand (menu @code{Debug->Save Path |
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3425 Info}). On systems with no shell from which to discover the path |
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3426 information (e.g. Windows), a library path must be specified in |
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3427 @code{idlwave-library-path} to allow library catalogs to be located, and |
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3428 to setup directories for user catalog scan (@pxref{User Catalog} for |
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3429 more on this variable). |
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3430 |
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3431 @defopt idlwave-auto-write-path (@code{t}) |
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3432 Write out information on the !PATH and !DIR paths from IDL automatically |
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3433 when they change and when the Shell is closed. These paths are needed |
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3434 to locate library catalogs. |
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3435 @end defopt |
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3436 |
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3437 @defopt idlwave-library-path |
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3438 IDL library path for Windows and MacOS. Not needed under Unix/MacOSX. |
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3439 @end defopt |
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3440 |
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3441 @defopt idlwave-system-directory |
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3442 The IDL system directory for Windows and MacOS. Not needed under |
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3443 Unix/MacOSX (obtained from the Shell). |
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3444 @end defopt |
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3445 |
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3446 @defopt idlwave-config-directory (@file{~/.idlwave}) |
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3447 Default path where IDLWAVE saves configuration information and any |
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3448 user catalog. |
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3449 @end defopt |
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3450 |
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3451 @menu |
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3452 * Library Catalogs:: |
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3453 * User Catalog:: |
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3454 @end menu |
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3455 |
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3456 @ifhtml |
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3457 <A NAME="LIBRARY_CATALOGS"></A> |
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3458 @end ifhtml |
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3459 @node Library Catalogs, User Catalog, Catalogs, Catalogs |
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3460 @appendixsubsec Library Catalogs |
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3461 @cindex @file{.idlwave_catalog} |
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3462 @cindex Library catalogs |
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3463 @cindex @code{idlwave_catalog} |
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3464 |
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3465 Library catalogs are files named @file{.idlwave_catalog} stored in |
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3466 directories containing @code{.pro} routine files. They are discovered |
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3467 on the IDL search path and loaded automatically when routine information |
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3468 is read. Each catalog file documents the routines found in that |
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3469 directory --- one catalog per directory. Every catalog has a library |
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3470 name associated with it (e.g. @emph{AstroLib}). This name will be shown |
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3471 briefly when the catalog is found, and in the routine info of routines |
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3472 it documents. |
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3473 |
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3474 Many popular libraries of routines are shipped with IDLWAVE catalog |
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3475 files by default, and so will be automatically discovered. Library |
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3476 catalogs are scanned externally to Emacs using a tool provided with |
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3477 IDLWAVE. Each catalog can be re-scanned independently of any other. |
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3478 Catalogs can easily be made available system-wide with a common source |
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3479 repository, providing uniform routine information, and lifting the |
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3480 burden of scanning from the user (who may not even know they're using a |
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3481 scanned catalog). Since all catalogs are independent, they can be |
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3482 re-scanned automatically to gather updates, e.g. in a @file{cron} job. |
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3483 Scanning is much faster than with the built-in user catalog method. One |
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3484 minor disadvantage: the entire IDL search path is scanned for catalog |
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3485 files every time IDLWAVE starts up, which might be slow over a network. |
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3486 |
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3487 A Perl tool to create library catalogs is distributed with IDLWAVE: |
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3488 @code{idlwave_catalog}. It can be called quite simply: |
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3489 @example |
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3490 idlwave_catalog MyLib |
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3491 @end example |
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3492 |
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3493 @noindent This would scan all directories recursively beneath the current and |
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3494 populate them with @file{.idlwave_catalog} files, tagging the routines |
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3495 found with the name library ``MyLib''. The full usage information: |
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3496 |
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3497 @example |
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3498 Usage: idlwave_catalog [-l] [-v] [-d] [-s] [-f] [-h] libname |
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3499 libname - Unique name of the catalog (4 or more alphanumeric |
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3500 characters). |
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3501 -l - Scan local directory only, otherwise recursively |
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3502 catalog all directories at or beneath this one. |
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3503 -v - Print verbose information. |
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3504 -d - Instead of scanning, delete all .idlwave_catalog files |
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3505 here or below. |
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3506 -s - Be silent. |
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3507 -f - Force overwriting any catalogs found with a different |
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3508 library name. |
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3509 -h - Print this usage. |
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3510 @end example |
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3511 |
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3512 To re-load the library catalogs on the IDL path, force a system routine |
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3513 info update using a single prefix to @code{idlwave-update-routine-info}: |
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3514 @kbd{C-u C-c C-i}. |
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3515 |
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3516 @defopt idlwave-use-library-catalogs (@code{t}) |
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3517 Whether to search for and load library catalogs. Only disable if |
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3518 performance is a problem and the catalogs are not needed. |
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3519 @end defopt |
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3520 |
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3521 @node User Catalog, , Library Catalogs, Catalogs |
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3522 @appendixsubsec User Catalog |
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3523 @cindex User catalog |
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3524 @cindex IDL library routine info |
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3525 @cindex Windows |
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3526 @cindex MacOS |
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3527 @cindex IDL variable @code{!DIR} |
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3528 @cindex @code{!DIR}, IDL variable |
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3529 |
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3530 The user catalog is the old routine catalog system. It is produced |
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3531 within Emacs, and stored in a single file in the user's home directory |
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3532 (@file{.idlwave/idlusercat.el} by default). Although library catalogs |
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3533 are more flexible, there may be reasons to prefer a user catalog |
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3534 instead, including: |
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3535 |
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3536 @itemize @bullet |
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3537 @item The scan is internal to Emacs, so you don't need a working Perl |
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3538 installation, as you do for library catalogs. |
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3539 @item Can be used to scan directories for which the user has no write |
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3540 privileges. |
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3541 @item Easy widget-based path selection. |
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3542 @end itemize |
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3543 |
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3544 However, no routine info is available in the user catalog by default; |
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3545 the user must actively complete a scan. In addition, this type of |
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3546 catalog is all or nothing: if a single routine changes, the entire |
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3547 catalog must be rescanned to update it. Creating the user catalog is |
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3548 also much slower than scanning library catalogs. |
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3549 |
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3550 You can scan any of the directories on the currently known path. Under |
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3551 Windows and MacOS (not OSX), you need to specify the IDL search path in |
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3552 the variable @code{idlwave-library-path}, and the location of the IDL |
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3553 directory (the value of the @code{!DIR} system variable) in the variable |
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3554 @code{idlwave-system-directory}, like this@footnote{The initial @samp{+} |
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3555 leads to recursive expansion of the path, just like in IDL}: |
46527
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3556 |
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3557 @lisp |
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3558 (setq idlwave-library-path |
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3559 '("+c:/RSI/IDL56/lib/" "+c:/user/me/idllibs")) |
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3560 (setq idlwave-system-directory "c:/RSI/IDL56/") |
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3561 @end lisp |
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3562 |
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3563 @noindent Under GNU and UNIX, these values will be automatically gathered from |
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3564 the IDLWAVE shell. |
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3565 |
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3566 The command @kbd{M-x idlwave-create-user-catalog-file} (or the menu item |
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3567 @samp{IDLWAVE->Routine Info->Select Catalog Directories} can then be |
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3568 used to create a user catalog. It brings up a widget in which you can |
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3569 select some or all directories on the search path. Directories which |
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3570 already contain a library catalog are marked with @samp{[LIB]}, and need |
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3571 not be scanned (although there is no harm if you do so, other than the |
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3572 additional memory used for the duplication). |
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3573 |
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3574 After selecting directories, click on the @w{@samp{[Scan & Save]}} |
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3575 button in the widget to scan all files in the selected directories and |
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3576 write out the resulting routine information. In order to update the |
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3577 library information using the directory selection, call the command |
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3578 @code{idlwave-update-routine-info} with a double prefix argument: |
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3579 @w{@kbd{C-u C-u C-c C-i}}. This will rescan files in the previously |
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3580 selected directories, write an updated version of the user catalog file |
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3581 and rebuild IDLWAVE's internal lists. If you give three prefix |
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3582 arguments @w{@kbd{C-u C-u C-u C-c C-i}}, updating will be done with a |
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3583 background job@footnote{Unix systems only, I think.}. You can continue |
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3584 to work, and the library catalog will be re-read when it is ready. If |
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3585 you find you need to update the user catalog often, you should consider |
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3586 building a library catalog for your routines instead (@pxref{Library |
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3587 Catalogs}). |
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3588 |
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3589 @defopt idlwave-special-lib-alist |
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3590 Alist of regular expressions matching special library directories for |
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3591 labeling in routine-info display. |
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3592 @end defopt |
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3593 |
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3594 @node Load-Path Shadows, Documentation Scan, Catalogs, Sources of Routine Info |
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3595 @appendixsec Load-Path Shadows |
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3596 @cindex Load-path shadows |
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3597 @cindex Shadows, load-path |
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3598 @cindex Duplicate routines |
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3599 @cindex Multiply defined routines |
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3600 @cindex Routine definitions, multiple |
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3601 @cindex Application, testing for shadowing |
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3602 @cindex Buffer, testing for shadowing |
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3603 |
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3604 IDLWAVE can compile a list of routines which are (re-)defined in more |
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3605 than one file. Since one definition will hide (shadow) the others |
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3606 depending on which file is compiled first, such multiple definitions are |
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3607 called "load-path shadows". IDLWAVE has several routines to scan for |
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3608 load path shadows. The output is placed into the special buffer |
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3609 @file{*Shadows*}. The format of the output is identical to the source |
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3610 section of the routine info buffer (@pxref{Routine Info}). The |
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3611 different definitions of a routine are ordered by @emph{likelihood of |
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3612 use}. So the first entry will be most likely the one you'll get if an |
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3613 unsuspecting command uses that routine. Before listing shadows, you |
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3614 should make sure that routine info is up-to-date by pressing @kbd{C-c |
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3615 C-i}. Here are the different routines (also available in the Menu |
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3616 @samp{IDLWAVE->Routine Info}): |
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3617 |
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3618 @table @asis |
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3619 @item @kbd{M-x idlwave-list-buffer-load-path-shadows} |
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3620 This commands checks the names of all routines defined in the current |
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3621 buffer for shadowing conflicts with other routines accessible to |
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3622 IDLWAVE. The command also has a key binding: @kbd{C-c C-b} |
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3623 @item @kbd{M-x idlwave-list-shell-load-path-shadows}. |
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3624 Checks all routines compiled under the shell for shadowing. This is |
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3625 very useful when you have written a complete application. Just compile |
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3626 the application, use @code{RESOLVE_ALL} to compile any routines used by |
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3627 your code, update the routine info inside IDLWAVE with @kbd{C-c C-i} and |
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3628 then check for shadowing. |
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3629 @item @kbd{M-x idlwave-list-all-load-path-shadows} |
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3630 This command checks all routines accessible to IDLWAVE for conflicts. |
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3631 @end table |
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3632 |
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3633 For these commands to work fully you need to scan the entire load path |
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3634 in either a user or library catalog. Also, IDLWAVE should be able to |
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3635 distinguish between the system library files (normally installed in |
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3636 @file{/usr/local/rsi/idl/lib}) and any site specific or user specific |
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3637 files. Therefore, such local files should not be installed inside the |
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3638 @file{lib} directory of the IDL directory. This is also advisable for |
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3639 many other reasons. |
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3640 |
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3641 @cindex Windows |
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3642 @cindex MacOS |
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3643 @cindex IDL variable @code{!DIR} |
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3644 @cindex @code{!DIR}, IDL variable |
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3645 Users of Windows and MacOS also must set the variable |
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3646 @code{idlwave-system-directory} to the value of the @code{!DIR} system |
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3647 variable in IDL. IDLWAVE appends @file{lib} to the value of this |
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3648 variable and assumes that all files found on that path are system |
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3649 routines. |
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3650 |
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3651 Another way to find out if a specific routine has multiple definitions |
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3652 on the load path is routine info display (@pxref{Routine Info}). |
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3653 |
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3654 @node Documentation Scan, , Load-Path Shadows, Sources of Routine Info |
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3655 @appendixsec Documentation Scan |
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3656 @cindex @file{get_html_rinfo} |
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3657 @cindex @file{idlw-rinfo.el} |
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3658 @cindex Scanning the documentation |
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3659 @cindex Perl program, to create @file{idlw-rinfo.el} |
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3660 |
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3661 IDLWAVE derives its knowledge about system routines from the IDL |
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3662 manuals. The file @file{idlw-rinfo.el} contains the routine information |
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3663 for the IDL system routines, and links to relevant sections of the HTML |
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3664 documentation. The Online Help feature of IDLWAVE requires HTML |
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3665 versions of the IDL manuals to be available. |
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3666 |
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3667 The HTML files and related images can be produced from the |
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3668 @file{idl.chm} HTMLHelp file distributed with IDL using the free |
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3669 Microsoft HTML Help Workshop. If you are lucky, the maintainer of |
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3670 IDLWAVE will always have access to the newest version of IDL and |
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3671 provide updates. The IDLWAVE distribution also contains the Perl |
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3672 program @file{get_html_rinfo} which constructs the |
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3673 @file{idlw-rinfo.el} file by scanning the HTML documents produced from |
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3674 the IDL documentation. Instructions on how to use |
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3675 @file{get_html_rinfo} are in the program itself. |
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3676 |
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3677 @node HTML Help Browser Tips, Configuration Examples, Sources of Routine Info, Top |
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3678 @appendix HTML Help Browser Tips |
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3679 @cindex Browser Tips |
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3680 |
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3681 There are a wide variety of possible browsers to use for displaying |
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3682 the online HTML help available with IDLWAVE (starting with version |
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3683 5.0). Since IDLWAVE runs on a many different system types, a single |
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3684 browser configuration is not possible, but choices abound. |
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3685 |
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3686 Unfortunately, the HTML manuals decompiled from the original |
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3687 source contain formatting structures which Netscape 4.x does not |
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3688 handle well, though they are still readable. A much better choice is |
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3689 Mozilla, or one of the Mozilla-derived browsers such as |
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3690 @uref{http://galeon.sourceforge.net/,Galeon} (GNU/Linux), |
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3691 @uref{http://www.mozilla.org/projects/camino/,Camino} (MacOSX), or |
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3692 @uref{http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firebird/,Firebird} (all |
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3693 platforms). Newer versions of Emacs provide a browser-function choice |
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3694 @code{browse-url-gnome-moz} which uses the Gnome-configured browser. |
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3695 |
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3696 Note that the HTML files decompiled from Microsoft Help sources |
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3697 contain specific references to the @samp{Symbol} font, which by default |
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3698 is not permitted in normal encodings (it's invalid, technically). Though |
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3699 it only impacts a few symbols, you can trick Mozilla-based browsers into |
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3700 recognizing @samp{Symbol} by following the directions |
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3701 @uref{http://hutchinson.belmont.ma.us/tth/Xfonts.html, here}. With this |
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3702 fix in place, HTML help pages look almost identical to their PDF |
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3703 equivalents (yet can be bookmarked, browsed as history, searched, etc.). |
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3704 |
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3705 @noindent Individual platform recommendations: |
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3706 |
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3707 @itemize @bullet |
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3708 @item Windows: The native Microsoft HTMLHelp browser is preferred, |
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3709 with even better results using the free |
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3710 @uref{http://www.keyworks.net/keyhh.htm,@code{KEYHH}} program to |
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3711 permit IDL help to be targetted to a single window. To use HTMLHelp, |
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3712 specify @code{idlwave-help-use-hh} as @code{'hh} or @code{'keyhh}. |
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3713 One bonus: since IDL is shipped with the @file{idl.chm} help file, you |
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3714 don't need to download the HTML help package. @xref{Help with HTML |
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3715 Documentation}. |
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3716 @item Unix/MacOSX: The @uref{http://www.w3m.org,@code{w3m}} browser |
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3717 and its associated |
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3718 @uref{http://emacs-w3m.namazu.org/,@code{emacs-w3m}} emacs mode |
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3719 provide in-buffer browsing with image display, and excellent speed and |
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3720 formatting. Both the Emacs mode and the browser itself must be |
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3721 downloaded separately. To use this browser, include |
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3722 |
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3723 @lisp |
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3724 (setq idlwave-help-browser-function 'w3m-browse-url) |
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3725 @end lisp |
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3726 |
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3727 in your @file{.emacs}. Setting a few other nice @code{w3m} options |
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3728 cuts down on screen clutter: |
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3729 |
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3730 @lisp |
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3731 (setq w3m-use-tab nil |
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3732 w3m-use-header-line nil |
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3733 w3m-use-toolbar nil) |
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3734 @end lisp |
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3735 |
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3736 If you use a dedicated frame for help, you might want to add the |
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3737 following, to get consistent behavior with the @kbd{q} key: |
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3738 |
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3739 @lisp |
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3740 ;; Close my help window when w3m closes. |
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3741 (defadvice w3m-close-window (after idlwave-close activate) |
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3742 (if (boundp 'idlwave-help-frame) |
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3743 (idlwave-help-quit))) |
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3744 @end lisp |
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3745 |
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3746 Note that you can open the file in an external browser from within |
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3747 @code{w3m} using @kbd{M}. |
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3748 @end itemize |
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3749 |
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3750 @node Configuration Examples, Windows and MacOS, HTML Help Browser Tips, Top |
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3751 @appendix Configuration Examples |
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3752 @cindex Configuration examples |
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3753 @cindex Example configuration |
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3754 @cindex @file{.emacs} |
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3755 @cindex Default settings, of options |
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3756 @cindex Interview, with the maintainer |
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3757 |
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3758 @noindent |
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3759 @b{Question:} You have all these complicated configuration options in |
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3760 your package, but which ones do @emph{you} as the maintainer actually |
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3761 set in your own configuration? |
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3762 |
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3763 @noindent |
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3764 @b{Answer:} Not many, beyond custom key bindings. I set most defaults |
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3765 the way that seems best. However, the default settings do not turn on |
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3766 features which: |
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3767 |
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3768 @itemize @minus |
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3769 @item |
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3770 are not self-evident (i.e. too magic) when used by an unsuspecting user. |
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3771 @item |
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3772 are too intrusive. |
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3773 @item |
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3774 will not work properly on all Emacs installations. |
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3775 @item |
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3776 break with widely used standards. |
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3777 @item |
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3778 use function or other non-standard keys. |
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3779 @item |
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3780 are purely personal customizations, like additional key bindings, and |
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3781 library names. |
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3782 @end itemize |
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3783 |
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3784 @noindent To see what I mean, here is the @emph{entire} configuration |
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3785 the old maintainer had in his @file{.emacs}: |
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3786 |
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3787 @lisp |
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3788 (setq idlwave-shell-debug-modifiers '(control shift) |
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3789 idlwave-store-inquired-class t |
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3790 idlwave-shell-automatic-start t |
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3791 idlwave-main-block-indent 2 |
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3792 idlwave-init-rinfo-when-idle-after 2 |
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3793 idlwave-help-dir "~/lib/emacs/idlwave" |
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3794 idlwave-special-lib-alist '(("/idl-astro/" . "AstroLib") |
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3795 ("/jhuapl/" . "JHUAPL-Lib") |
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3796 ("/dominik/lib/idl/" . "MyLib"))) |
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3797 @end lisp |
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3798 |
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3799 However, if you are an Emacs power-user and want IDLWAVE to work |
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3800 completely differently, you can change almost every aspect of it. Here |
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3801 is an example of a much more extensive configuration of IDLWAVE. The |
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3802 user is King! |
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3803 |
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3804 @example |
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3805 ;;; Settings for IDLWAVE mode |
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3806 |
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3807 (setq idlwave-block-indent 3) ; Indentation settings |
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3808 (setq idlwave-main-block-indent 3) |
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3809 (setq idlwave-end-offset -3) |
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3810 (setq idlwave-continuation-indent 1) |
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3811 (setq idlwave-begin-line-comment "^;[^;]") ; Leave ";" but not ";;" |
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3812 ; anchored at start of line. |
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3813 (setq idlwave-surround-by-blank t) ; Turn on padding ops =,<,> |
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3814 (setq idlwave-pad-keyword nil) ; Remove spaces for keyword '=' |
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3815 (setq idlwave-expand-generic-end t) ; convert END to ENDIF etc... |
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3816 (setq idlwave-reserved-word-upcase t) ; Make reserved words upper case |
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3817 ; (with abbrevs only) |
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3818 (setq idlwave-abbrev-change-case nil) ; Don't force case of expansions |
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3819 (setq idlwave-hang-indent-regexp ": ") ; Change from "- " for auto-fill |
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3820 (setq idlwave-show-block nil) ; Turn off blinking to begin |
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3821 (setq idlwave-abbrev-move t) ; Allow abbrevs to move point |
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3822 (setq idlwave-query-class '((method-default . nil) ; No query for method |
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3823 (keyword-default . nil); or keyword completion |
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3824 ("INIT" . t) ; except for these |
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3825 ("CLEANUP" . t) |
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3826 ("SETPROPERTY" .t) |
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3827 ("GETPROPERTY" .t))) |
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3828 |
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3829 ;; Using w3m for help (must install w3m and emacs-w3m) |
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3830 (autoload 'w3m-browse-url "w3m" "Interface for w3m on Emacs." t) |
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3831 (setq idlwave-help-browser-function 'w3m-browse-url |
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3832 w3m-use-tab nil ; no tabs, location line, or toolbar |
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3833 w3m-use-header-line nil |
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3834 w3m-use-toolbar nil) |
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3835 |
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3836 ;; Close my help window or frame when w3m closes with `q' |
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3837 (defadvice w3m-close-window (after idlwave-close activate) |
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3838 (if (boundp 'idlwave-help-frame) |
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3839 (idlwave-help-quit))) |
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3840 |
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3841 ;; Some setting can only be done from a mode hook. Here is an example: |
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3842 (add-hook 'idlwave-mode-hook |
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3843 (lambda () |
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3844 (setq case-fold-search nil) ; Make searches case sensitive |
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3845 ;; Run other functions here |
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3846 (font-lock-mode 1) ; Turn on font-lock mode |
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3847 (idlwave-auto-fill-mode 0) ; Turn off auto filling |
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3848 (setq idlwave-help-browser-function 'browse-url-w3) |
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3850 ;; Pad with 1 space (if -n is used then make the |
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3851 ;; padding a minimum of n spaces.) The defaults use -1 |
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3852 ;; instead of 1. |
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3853 (idlwave-action-and-binding "=" '(idlwave-expand-equal 1 1)) |
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3854 (idlwave-action-and-binding "<" '(idlwave-surround 1 1)) |
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3855 (idlwave-action-and-binding ">" '(idlwave-surround 1 1 '(?-))) |
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3856 (idlwave-action-and-binding "&" '(idlwave-surround 1 1)) |
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3857 |
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3858 ;; Only pad after comma and with exactly 1 space |
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3859 (idlwave-action-and-binding "," '(idlwave-surround nil 1)) |
27600 | 3860 (idlwave-action-and-binding "&" '(idlwave-surround 1 1)) |
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3861 |
27600 | 3862 ;; Pad only after `->', remove any space before the arrow |
3863 (idlwave-action-and-binding "->" '(idlwave-surround 0 -1 nil 2)) | |
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3864 |
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3865 ;; Set some personal bindings |
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3866 ;; (In this case, makes `,' have the normal self-insert behavior.) |
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3867 (local-set-key "," 'self-insert-command) |
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3868 (local-set-key [f5] 'idlwave-shell-break-here) |
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3869 (local-set-key [f6] 'idlwave-shell-clear-current-bp) |
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3870 |
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3871 ;; Create a newline, indenting the original and new line. |
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3872 ;; A similar function that does _not_ reindent the original |
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3873 ;; line is on "\C-j" (The default for emacs programming modes). |
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3874 (local-set-key "\n" 'idlwave-newline) |
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3875 ;; (local-set-key "\C-j" 'idlwave-newline) ; My preference. |
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3876 |
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3877 ;; Some personal abbreviations |
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3878 (define-abbrev idlwave-mode-abbrev-table |
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3879 (concat idlwave-abbrev-start-char "wb") "widget_base()" |
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3880 (idlwave-keyword-abbrev 1)) |
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3881 (define-abbrev idlwave-mode-abbrev-table |
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3882 (concat idlwave-abbrev-start-char "on") "obj_new()" |
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3883 (idlwave-keyword-abbrev 1)) |
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3884 )) |
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3885 |
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3886 ;;; Settings for IDLWAVE SHELL mode |
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3887 |
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3888 (setq idlwave-shell-overlay-arrow "=>") ; default is ">" |
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3889 (setq idlwave-shell-use-dedicated-frame t) ; Make a dedicated frame |
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3890 (setq idlwave-shell-prompt-pattern "^WAVE> ") ; default is "^IDL> " |
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3891 (setq idlwave-shell-explicit-file-name "wave") |
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3892 (setq idlwave-shell-process-name "wave") |
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3893 (setq idlwave-shell-use-toolbar nil) ; No toolbar |
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3894 |
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3895 ;; Most shell interaction settings can be done from the shell-mode-hook. |
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3896 (add-hook 'idlwave-shell-mode-hook |
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3897 (lambda () |
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3898 ;; Set up some custom key and mouse examine commands |
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3899 (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [s-down-mouse-2] |
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3900 (idlwave-shell-mouse-examine |
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3901 "print, size(___,/DIMENSIONS)")) |
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3902 (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f9] (idlwave-shell-examine |
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3903 "print, size(___,/DIMENSIONS)")) |
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3904 (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f10] (idlwave-shell-examine |
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3905 "print,size(___,/TNAME)")) |
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3906 (idlwave-shell-define-key-both [f11] (idlwave-shell-examine |
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3907 "help,___,/STRUCTURE")))) |
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3908 @end example |
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3909 |
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3910 @ifhtml |
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3911 <A NAME="WIN_MAC"></A> |
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3912 @end ifhtml |
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3913 @node Windows and MacOS, Troubleshooting, Configuration Examples, Top |
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3914 @appendix Windows and MacOS |
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3915 @cindex Windows |
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3916 @cindex MacOS |
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3917 @cindex MacOSX |
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3918 |
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3919 IDLWAVE was developed on a UNIX system. However, thanks to the |
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3920 portability of Emacs, much of IDLWAVE does also work under different |
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3921 operating systems like Windows (with NTEmacs or NTXEmacs) or MacOS. |
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3922 |
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3923 The only real problem is that there is no command-line |
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3924 version of IDL for Windows or MacOS(<=9) with which IDLWAVE can |
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3925 interact. As a result, the IDLWAVE Shell |
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3926 does not work and you have to rely on IDLDE to run and debug your |
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3927 programs. However, editing IDL source files with Emacs/IDLWAVE works |
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3928 with all bells and whistles, including routine info, completion and fast |
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3929 online help. Only a small amount of additional information must be |
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3930 specified in your @file{.emacs} file: the path names which, on a UNIX |
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3931 system, are automatically gathered by talking to the IDL program. |
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3932 |
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3933 Here is an example of the additional configuration needed for a Windows |
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3934 system. I am assuming that IDLWAVE has been installed in |
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3935 @w{@samp{C:\Program Files\IDLWAVE}} and that IDL is installed in |
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3936 @w{@samp{C:\RSI\IDL55}}. |
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3937 |
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3938 @lisp |
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3939 ;; location of the lisp files (needed if IDLWAVE is not part of |
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3940 ;; the X/Emacs installation) |
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3941 (setq load-path (cons "c:/program files/IDLWAVE" load-path)) |
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3942 |
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3943 ;; The location of the IDL library files, both standard and your own. |
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3944 ;; note that the initial "+" expands the path recursively |
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3945 (setq idlwave-library-path |
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3946 '("+c:/RSI/IDL55/lib/" "+c:/user/me/idllibs" )) |
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3947 |
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3948 ;; location of the IDL system directory (try "print,!DIR") |
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3949 (setq idlwave-system-directory "c:/RSI/IDL55/") |
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3950 |
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3951 ;; specify using the HTMLHelp documentation for online help, with the |
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3952 ;; KEYHH helper routine (Windows only) |
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3953 (setq idlwave-use-hh 'keyhh) |
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3954 |
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3955 ;; file in which to store the user catalog info |
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3956 (setq idlwave-user-catalog-file "c:/IDLWAVE/idlcat.el") |
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3957 @end lisp |
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3958 |
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3959 @noindent Furthermore, Windows sometimes tries to outsmart you --- make |
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3960 sure you check the following things: |
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3961 |
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3962 @itemize @bullet |
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3963 @item When you download the IDLWAVE distribution, make sure you save the |
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3964 file under the names @file{idlwave.tar.gz}. |
46527
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3965 @item M-TAB switches among running programs --- use Esc-TAB |
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3966 instead. |
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3967 @item Other issues as yet unnamed... |
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3968 @end itemize |
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3969 |
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3970 Windows users who'd like to make use of IDLWAVE's context-aware HTML |
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3971 help can skip the browser and use the HTMLHelp functionality directly. |
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3972 @xref{Help with HTML Documentation}. |
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3973 |
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3974 @ifhtml |
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3975 <A NAME="TROUBLE"></A> |
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3976 @end ifhtml |
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3977 @node Troubleshooting, Index, Windows and MacOS, Top |
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3978 @appendix Troubleshooting |
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3979 @cindex Troubleshooting |
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3980 |
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3981 Although IDLWAVE usually installs and works without difficulty, a few |
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3982 common problems and their solutions are documented below. |
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3983 |
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3984 @enumerate |
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3985 |
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3986 @item @strong{Whenever an IDL error occurs or a breakpoint is hit, I get |
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3987 errors or strange behavior when I try to type anything into some of my |
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3988 IDLWAVE buffers.} |
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3989 |
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3990 This is a @emph{feature}, not an error. You're in @emph{Electric |
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3991 Debug Mode} (@pxref{Electric Debug Mode}). You should see |
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3992 @code{*Debugging*} in the mode-line. The buffer is read-only and all |
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3993 debugging and examination commands are available as single keystrokes; |
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3994 @kbd{C-?} lists these shortcuts. Use @kbd{q} to quit the mode, and |
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3995 customize the variable @code{idlwave-shell-automatic-electric-debug} |
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3996 if you prefer not to enter electric debug on breakpoints@dots{} but |
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3997 you really should try it before you disable it! You can also |
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3998 customize this variable to enter debug mode when errors are |
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3999 encountered too. |
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4000 |
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4001 @item @strong{I get errors like @samp{Searching for program: no such |
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4002 file or directory, idl} when attempting to start the IDL shell.} |
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4003 |
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4004 IDLWAVE needs to know where IDL is in order to run it as a process. |
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4005 By default, it attempts to invoke it simply as @samp{idl}, which |
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4006 presumes such an executable is on your search path. You need to |
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4007 ensure @samp{idl} is on your @samp{$PATH}, or specify the full |
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4008 pathname to the idl program with the variable |
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4009 @code{idlwave-shell-explicit-file-name}. Note that you may need to |
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4010 set your shell search path in two places when running Emacs as an Aqua |
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4011 application with MacOSX; see the next topic. |
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4012 |
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4013 @item @strong{IDLWAVE is disregarding my @samp{IDL_PATH} which I set |
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4014 under MacOSX} |
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4015 |
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4016 If you run Emacs directly as an Aqua application, rather than from the |
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4017 console shell, the environment is set not from your usual shell |
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4018 configuration files (e.g. @file{.cshrc}), but from the file |
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4019 @file{~/.MacOSX/environment.plist}. Either include your path settings |
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4020 there, or start Emacs and IDLWAVE from the shell. |
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4021 |
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4022 @item @strong{I get errors like @samp{Symbol's function is void: |
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4023 overlayp} when trying to start the shell in XEmacs} |
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4024 |
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4025 You don't have the @samp{fsf-compat} package installed, which IDLWAVE |
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4026 needs to run under XEmacs. Install it and, if necessary, insert |
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4027 @code{(require 'overlay)} in your @file{.emacs}. |
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4028 |
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4029 @item @strong{I'm getting errors like @samp{Symbol's value as variable is void: |
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4030 cl-builtin-gethash} on completion or routine info.} |
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4031 |
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4032 This error arises if you upgraded Emacs from 20.x to 21.x without |
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4033 re-installing IDLWAVE. Old Emacs and new Emacs are not byte-compatible |
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4034 in compiled lisp files. Presumably, you kept the original .elc files in |
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4035 place, and this is the source of the error. If you recompile (or just |
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4036 "make; make install") from source, it should resolve this problem. |
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4037 Another option is to recompile the @file{idlw*.el} files by hand using |
60880
78ef32e30574
Don't say where to get IDL or its non-free manual.
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4038 @kbd{M-x byte-compile-file}. |
58294
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4039 |
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4040 @item @strong{@kbd{M-@key{TAB}} doesn't complete words, it switches |
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4041 windows on my desktop.} |
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4042 |
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4043 Your system is trapping @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} and using it for its own |
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4044 nefarious purposes: Emacs never sees the keystrokes. On many Unix |
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4045 systems, you can reconfigure your window manager to use another key |
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4046 sequence for switching among windows. Another option is to use the |
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4047 equivalent sequence @kbd{@key{ESC}-@key{TAB}}. |
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4048 |
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4049 @item @strong{When stopping at breakpoints or errors, IDLWAVE does not |
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4050 seem to highlight the relevant line in the source.} |
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4051 |
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4052 IDLWAVE scans for error and halt messages and highlights the stop |
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4053 location in the correct file. However, if you've changed the system |
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4054 variable @samp{!ERROR_STATE.MSG_PREFIX}, it is unable to parse these |
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4055 message correctly. Don't do that. |
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4056 |
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4057 @item @strong{IDLWAVE doesn't work correctly when using ENVI.} |
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4058 |
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4059 Though IDLWAVE was not written with ENVI in mind, it works just fine |
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4060 with it, as long as you update the prompt it's looking for (@samp{IDL> |
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4061 } by default). You can do this with the variable |
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4062 @code{idlwave-shell-prompt-pattern} (@pxref{Starting the Shell}), e.g., |
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4063 in your @file{.emacs}: |
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4064 |
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4065 @lisp |
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4066 (setq idlwave-shell-prompt-pattern "^\\(ENVI\\|IDL\\)> ") |
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4067 @end lisp |
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4068 |
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4069 @item @strong{Attempts to set breakpoints fail: no breakpoint is |
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4070 indicated in the IDLWAVE buffer.} |
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4071 |
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4072 IDL changed its breakpoint reporting format starting with IDLv5.5. The |
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4073 first version of IDLWAVE to support the new format is IDLWAVE v4.10. If |
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4074 you have an older version and are using IDL >v5.5, you need to upgrade, |
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4075 and/or make sure your recent version of IDLWAVE is being found on the |
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4076 Emacs load-path (see the next entry). You can list the version being |
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4077 used with @kbd{C-h v idlwave-mode-version @key{RET}}. |
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4078 |
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4079 @item @strong{I installed a new version of IDLWAVE, but the old |
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4080 version is still being used} or @strong{IDLWAVE works, but when I |
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4081 tried to install the optional modules @file{idlw-roprompt.el} or |
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4082 @file{idlw-complete-structtag}, I get errors like @samp{Cannot open |
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4083 load file}}. |
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4084 |
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4085 The problem is that your Emacs is not finding the version of IDLWAVE you |
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4086 installed. Many Emacsen come with an older bundled copy of IDLWAVE |
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4087 (e.g. v4.7 for Emacs 21.x), which is likely what's being used instead. |
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4088 You need to make sure your Emacs @emph{load-path} contains the directory |
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4089 where IDLWAVE is installed (@file{/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp}, by |
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4090 default), @emph{before} Emacs' default search directories. You can |
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4091 accomplish this by putting the following in your @file{.emacs}: |
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4092 |
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4093 @lisp |
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4094 (setq load-path (cons "/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp" load-path)) |
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4095 @end lisp |
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4096 |
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4097 @noindent You can check on your load-path value using @kbd{C-h v |
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4098 load-path @key{RET}}. |
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4099 |
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4100 @item @strong{IDLWAVE is screwing up the formatting of my @file{.idl} files.} |
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4101 |
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4102 Actually, this isn't IDLWAVE at all, but @samp{idl-mode}, an unrelated |
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4103 programming mode for CORBA's Interface Definition Language (you should |
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4104 see @samp{(IDL)}, not @samp{(IDLWAVE)} in the mode-line). One |
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4105 solution: don't name your file @file{.idl}, but rather @file{.pro}. |
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4106 Another solution: make sure @file{.idl} files load IDLWAVE instead of |
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4107 @samp{idl-mode} by adding the following to your @file{.emacs}: |
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4108 |
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4109 @lisp |
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4110 (setcdr (rassoc 'idl-mode auto-mode-alist) 'idlwave-mode) |
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4111 @end lisp |
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4112 |
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4113 @item @strong{The routine info for my local routines is out of date!} |
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4114 |
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4115 IDLWAVE collects routine info from various locations (@pxref{Routine |
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4116 Information Sources}). Routines in files visited in a buffer or |
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4117 compiled in the shell should be up to date. For other routines, the |
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4118 information is only as current as the most recent scan. If you have a |
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4119 rapidly changing set of routines, and you'd like the latest routine |
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4120 information to be available for it, one powerful technique makes use of |
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4121 the library catalog tool, @samp{idlwave_catalog}. Simply add a line to |
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4122 your @samp{cron} file (@samp{crontab -e} will let you edit this on some |
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4123 systems), like this: |
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4124 |
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4125 @example |
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4126 45 3 * * 1-5 (cd /path/to/myidllib; /path/to/idlwave_catalog MyLib) |
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4127 @end example |
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4128 |
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4129 @noindent where @samp{MyLib} is the name of your library. This will |
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4130 rescan all @file{.pro} files at or below @file{/path/to/myidllib} every |
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4131 week night at 3:45am. You can even scan site-wide libraries with this |
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4132 method, and the most recent information will be available to all users. |
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4133 |
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4134 @item @strong{All the Greek-font characters in the HTML help are |
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4135 displayed as Latin characters!} |
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4136 |
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4137 Unfortunately, the HTMLHelp files attempt to switch to |
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4138 @samp{Symbol} font to display Greek characters, which is not really an |
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4139 permitted method for doing this in HTML. There is a "workaround" for |
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4140 many browsers: @xref{HTML Help Browser Tips}. |
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4141 |
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4142 @item @strong{In the shell, my long commands are truncated at 256 characters!} |
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4143 |
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4144 This actually happens when running IDL in an XTerm as well. There are |
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4145 a couple of work arounds: @code{define_key,/control,'^d'} (e.g. in |
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4146 your @file{$IDL_STARTUP} file) will disable the @samp{EOF} character |
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4147 and give you a 512 character limit. You won't be able to use |
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4148 @key{C-d} to quit the shell, however. Another possibility is |
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4149 @code{!EDIT_INPUT=0}, which gives you an @emph{infinite} limit (OK, a |
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4150 memory-bounded limit), but disables the processing of background |
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4151 widget events (those with @code{/NO_BLOCK} passed to @code{XManager}). |
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4152 |
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4153 @end enumerate |
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4154 |
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4155 @node Index, , Troubleshooting, Top |
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4156 @unnumbered Index |
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4157 @printindex cp |
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4158 |
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4159 @bye |
58296 | 4160 |
4161 @ignore | |
4162 arch-tag: f1d73958-1423-4127-b8aa-f7b953d64492 | |
4163 @end ignore |