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Note that right-clicking is going to execute behavior, not bring up a contextual menu. -p > -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Watson [mailto:sierra_mtnv...@sbcglobal.net] > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 12:57 PM > To: Gary Pajer > Cc: matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] I Need a Couple of Tips for Windows to > Get Started on IPython > > Right-click does nothing on the IPython window. > > The Windows command console is, I think, a lost cause all together. I've > tried a right-click on it with the same result as in IPython. > I'm using Win XP, and I hope they improve on Win 7, which I plan to > install on all my machines this month. > > Gary Pajer wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Wayne Watson > > <sierra_mtnv...@sbcglobal.net <mailto:sierra_mtnv...@sbcglobal.net>> > > wrote: > > > > Good. Thanks. Interesting that ls and pwd are used for Win, but > that's > > fine. How do I copy parts of the window? All I can do at the > > moment is > > sweep out a rectangular area with the mouse. It looks like I > > underestimated the need for automagic. > > > > > > > > Copy and paste from a Windows command shell is different that copy and > > paste from *nix command shell. > > > > Right-click in the command window > > Choose Mark from the drop-down menu > > Select the (rectangular) region of text you want to copy. > > Hit Return. > > > > That does a copy operation. Then go to your other application, and > > paste however you like. > > > > > > > > > > > > David Arnold wrote: > > > Depends on whether "automagic" is enabled or not. If automagic > > is OFF, > > > you need to enter the %, as in %cd. If automagic is ON (the > > default), > > > then you don't need to enter the %, as in cd. > > > > > > automagic can be toggled on and off as follows: > > > > > > In [8]: automagic > > > > > > Automagic is OFF, % prefix IS needed for magic functions. > > > > > > In [9]: %automagic > > > > > > Automagic is ON, % prefix NOT needed for magic functions. > > > > > > On my mac, I can change to my "home" directory as follows: > > > > > > In [10]: cd > > > /Users/darnold > > > > > > I can list the files in this directory with: > > > > > > In [11]: ls > > > Desktop/ Movies/ context/ > > > Documents/ Music/ java.log.344 > > > Downloads/ NetBeansProjects/ java.log.415 > > > Dropbox/ Pictures/ luatex-cache/ > > > Library/ Public/ matlab_crash_dump.344 > > > LizThesis/ Sites/ matlab_crash_dump.415 > > > > > > I can cd into my Sites folder with: > > > > > > In [12]: cd Sites > > > /Users/darnold/Sites > > > > > > I can get the current directory with: > > > > > > In [13]: pwd > > > Out[13]: '/Users/darnold/Sites' > > > > > > I can move up a directory level with: > > > > > > In [14]: cd .. > > > /Users/darnold > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > D. > > > > > > > > > On Dec 6, 2009, at 3:01 PM, Wayne Watson wrote: > > > > > >> I've seen the tutorial, but need something more. How do I know > what > > >> folder I'm in? How do I move from where I am to, for example, > > >> C:\abc\def? So far I've tried various combinations like this: > > >> > > >> cd .. > > >> cd C:\ > > >> pwd (yes, I know it's not windows) > > >> > > >> I tried %cd .., and that may have moved me but I seem to get > > back to the > > >> same place. > > >> > > >> I seem to be in C:\Documents and Settings\administrator. If I > > doa %cp > > >> ..\\ it looks like I get to C:\, but follwing that with pwd > > gets me back > > >> to where I started--C:\Documents and Settings\administrator. > > >> > > >> If I want to execute a program with %run, I need to be where > > abc.py is > > >> or, perhaps say something like %run C:\myPyPrograms\abc.py. > > >> Dir doesn't work and I haven't been able to even see what's in > the > > >> folder. > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, > CA) > > >> > > >> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. 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