From 988c8b8243d0373c62f10930d507fbf6c136aa60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bnewbold Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:05:14 -0800 Subject: finish paragraph --- software/idl.page | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'software/idl.page') diff --git a/software/idl.page b/software/idl.page index e961a71..1411584 100644 --- a/software/idl.page +++ b/software/idl.page @@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ Language Design IDL is "pass by reference", which means that arguments to functions are always variable pointers, not the actual value (the alternative is usually to pass by -copy, where the value gets passed through to a new variable inside the function.One side effect of this is that return values are collected by passing a -recieving variable name as an argument to functions. +copy, where the value gets passed through to a new variable inside the +function. One side effect of this is that return values are collected by +passing a recieving variable name as an argument to functions. Syntax ----------------- -- cgit v1.2.3 From 266d85c512490d6e52b04f8d982a73ddd9dd9cfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bnewbold Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:06:53 -0800 Subject: X windows fix --- software/idl.page | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'software/idl.page') diff --git a/software/idl.page b/software/idl.page index 1411584..00b444a 100644 --- a/software/idl.page +++ b/software/idl.page @@ -31,4 +31,15 @@ Command Interface Instead of the ever-standard ``!`` to execute system commands, use ``$``. - +X Windows +-------------- +When used remotely with X Windows, sometimes plots don't refresh correctly +(eg, blacked out after another window has covered them). To correct this issue, +add these lines to your ``~/.Xdefaults``:: + + !stuff to manage IDL under 24-bit Linux displays + idl.retain:2 + idl.gr_visual: TrueColor + +and then run ``xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefault``. (This tip from +http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/help/idl.shtml) -- cgit v1.2.3