The Microsoft Windows Device

Device Keywords Accepted by the WIN Device

BYPASS_TRANSLATION , COPY , CURSOR_CROSSHAIR , CURSOR_ORIGINAL , CURSOR_STANDARD , DECOMPOSED , FONT , GET_CURRENT_FONT , GET_FONTNAMES , GET_FONTNUM , GET_GRAPHICS_FUNCTION , GET_SCREEN_SIZE , GET_WINDOW_POSITIONrf , PRINT_FILE , RETAIN , SET_CHARACTER_SIZE , SET_GRAPHICS_FUNCTION , TRANSLATION , WINDOW_STATE

The Microsoft Windows version of IDL uses the "WIN" device by default. This device is similar to the X Windows device described below (starting on page The X Windows Device ). The "WIN" device is only available in IDL for Windows .

To set plotting to the Microsoft Windows device, use the command:

SET_PLOT, 'WIN'