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Find... [Ctrl+F (Windows), Alt+F (Motif)]

Select this option to find text in an IDL Editor window or windows. The Search or Find/Replace dialog appears.

Enter the text to find in the field marked Search for or Find; click Find next to highlight the search text in the currently active file.

Platform Differences

Check the Case sensitive checkbox to match the case of the text you enter. Check Whole words only to match only entire words (the default is to match sub-strings). To replace all instances of the search text, check the Replace all checkbox and click Replace. Select Forward from cursor or Backward from cursor to specify the direction in which you would like to begin the search, or Entire file to search from the beginning of the file.

By default, the search will take place in the currently-selected window. Choose a different file or All Windows from the pulldown list marked Search in file to search other windows.

Find Again [F3 (Windows), Alt+G (Motif)]

Select this option to repeat the previous Find operation.

Find Selection [Ctrl+E (Windows), Alt+I (Motif)]

Select this option to find the next occurrence of the selected text in an IDL Editor window.

Enter Selection [Alt+T (Motif)]

Select this option to enter selected text in the Find field of the Find/Replace dialog.

Replace... [Ctrl+H (Windows), Alt+R (Motif)]

Select this option to find text in an IDL Editor window and replace it with new text. The Replace dialog box appears. The Replace dialog has the same controls as the Search dialog, described above in the Find item. By default, the Replace with checkbox is checked.

Replace & Find [Alt+P (Motif)]

Select this option to repeat the most recent search-and-replace operation.

Replace Again [Shift+F3]

Select this option to repeat the previous Replace operation.

Go To Line... [Ctrl+G]

Select this option to jump directly to the specified line number in an IDL Editor window. The Go To Line dialog appears.

Go To Definition [Ctrl+D (Windows), Ctrl+T (Motif)]

Use this option to go to and mark with a current line indicator (blue arrow) the procedure or function call of the item next to which the cursor is positioned. The item must be either user-defined or a procedure or function written in IDL, and must have been compiled during the current IDLDE session.


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