On 9/26/2013 8:07 PM, Tom M wrote:
I've been using the MatLAB IDE lately, and it has a few things that
would be worth looking at for IDLE
1) a button next to the prompt that can be used for browsing and
searching for functions
this is really useful if you either aren't sure what module you need
for a specific function, or just want to get a feel for the various
functions available from assorted modules
This strikes me as duplicating the manuals. Many people keep them
available is a separate window.
http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_env/find-functions-using-the-function-browser.html
2) a window showing currently available variables and their values
it shows all variables that are currently in scope, the number of
elements the variable contains, etc.
The debugger window has this, but it only works with files run from the
editor. It is modal (the only way forward is the buttons in the window).
It might be possible to reuse code to have an option for a separate
non-modal read-only popup for global names.
http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/workspace.html
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Terry Jan Reedy
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