Comments on: IDL User Group Meeting: Features needed in IDL

By: Michael Galloy

Michael Galloy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:17:46 +0000

There has been no mention of a GUI builder in the IDL 8.0 information. And as someone who has had to maintain code made by others using GUI builder, I am glad. Doing it by hand is really pretty easy, gives you easy and powerful control, and easy to learn (pick up David’s book for an introduction).

By: Dong Yanqing

Dong Yanqing — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:27:07 +0000

I have tested IDL8.0, many people are expecting the new GUI builder.

By: Michael Galloy

Michael Galloy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:29:00 +0000

Yes, PDF output for “direct graphics and the new graphics” (which I think would mean for object graphics too) is scheduled for 8.0. What problems with PS output are you having issues with?

By: Matt Haffner

Matt Haffner — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:57:20 +0000

Haven’t heard a lot of info on the meeting yet, but PDF output would be fantastic. The current PS output driver has a lot of annoying quirks.

By: Robert Barnett

Robert Barnett — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:55:33 +0000

Very interesting.

I wrote a Postgres driver which has large object support but my assumption was that most people abandon IDL once they get serious with databases.

I will have to package it up as a nice DLM sometime.