K.I.W.I. writes:
> To add to my frustration with ECLIPSE and "focus"...
>
> Try the following quick-n-dirty code,
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> PRO look_at_path
> WINDOW,0
> pt_0=10
> pt_N=20
> f=INDGEN(1000)
> REPEAT BEGIN
> PLOT,f[pt_0:pt_N]
> READ, PROMPT='Enter new pt_0 & pt_N plot extents : ',pt_0,pt_N
> ENDREP UNTIL(pt_0 EQ -99)
>
> STOP
> END
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> I cannot access/look at the plot window because Eclipse is locked into
> the READ statement!
>
> Anybody confirm this? Work around?
Believe it or not, the work-around is to add a Wait, 0.001 statement
after the READ command. I thought this was too esoteric to write
an article about, but I guess I will.
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Se****e ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")


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