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IDLWAVE User Manual

IDLWAVE is a package which supports editing source code written in the Interactive Data Language (IDL), and running IDL as an inferior shell.

1. Introduction  What IDLWAVE is, and what it is not
2. IDLWAVE in a Nutshell  One page quick-start guide
3. Getting Started (Tutorial)  Tutorial
4. The IDLWAVE Major Mode  The mode for editing IDL programs
5. The IDLWAVE Shell  The mode for running IDL as an inferior program
6. Installation  How to Install or Upgrade
7. Acknowledgements  Who did what
A. Sources of Routine Info  How does IDLWAVE know about routine XYZ
B. HTML Help Browser Tips  
C. Configuration Examples  The user is king
D. Windows and MacOS  What still works, and how
E. Troubleshooting  When good computers turn bad
Index  Fast access
-- The Detailed Node Listing ---
Getting Started (Tutorial)
3.1 Lesson I: Development Cycle  
3.2 Lesson II: Customization  
3.3 Lesson III: User and Library Catalogs  
The IDLWAVE Major Mode
4.1 Code Formatting  Making code look nice
4.2 Routine Info  Calling Sequence and Keyword List
4.3 Online Help  One key press from source to help
4.4 Completion  Completing routine names and Keywords
4.5 Routine Source  Finding routines, the easy way
4.6 Resolving Routines  Force the Shell to compile a routine
4.7 Code Templates  Frequent code constructs
4.8 Abbreviations  Abbreviations for common commands
4.9 Actions  Changing case, Padding, End checking
4.10 Documentation Header  Inserting a standard header
4.11 Motion Commands  Moving through the structure of a program
4.12 Miscellaneous Options  Things that fit nowhere else
Code Formatting
4.1.1 Code Indentation  Reflecting the logical structure
4.1.2 Continued Statement Indentation  
4.1.3 Comment Indentation  Special indentation for comment lines
4.1.4 Continuation Lines and Filling  Splitting statements over lines
4.1.5 Syntax Highlighting  Font-lock support
4.1.6 Octals and Highlighting  Why "123 causes problems
Online Help
4.3.1 Help with HTML Documentation  
4.3.2 Help with Source  
Completion
4.4.1 Case of Completed Words  CaseOFcomPletedWords
4.4.2 Object Method Completion and Class Ambiguity  obj->Method, what?
4.4.3 Object Method Completion in the Shell  
4.4.4 Class and Keyword Inheritance  obj->Method, _EXTRA=e
4.4.5 Structure Tag Completion  Completing state.Tag
Actions
4.9.1 Block Boundary Check  Is the END statement correct?
4.9.2 Padding Operators  Enforcing space around `=' etc
4.9.3 Case Changes  Enforcing upper case keywords
The IDLWAVE Shell
5.1 Starting the Shell  How to launch IDL as a subprocess
5.2 Using the Shell  Interactively working with the Shell
5.3 Commands Sent to the Shell  
5.4 Debugging IDL Programs  
5.5 Examining Variables  
5.6 Custom Expression Examination  
Debugging IDL Programs
5.4.1 A Tale of Two Modes  
5.4.2 Debug Key Bindings  
5.4.3 Breakpoints and Stepping  
5.4.4 Compiling Programs  
5.4.5 Walking the Calling Stack  
5.4.6 Electric Debug Mode  
Installation
6.1 Installing IDLWAVE  How to install the distribution
6.2 Installing Online Help  Where to get the additional files needed
Sources of Routine Info
A.1 Routine Definitions  Where IDL Routines are defined.
A.2 Routine Information Sources  So how does IDLWAVE know about...
A.3 Catalogs  
A.4 Load-Path Shadows  Routines defined in several places
A.5 Documentation Scan  Scanning the IDL Manuals
Catalogs
A.3.1 Library Catalogs  
A.3.2 User Catalog  


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