Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. IDLWAVE in a Nutshell
3. Getting Started (Tutorial)

3.1 Lesson I: Development Cycle
3.2 Lesson II: Customization
3.3 Lesson III: Library Catalog

4. The IDLWAVE Major Mode

4.1 Code Formatting

4.1.1 Code Indentation
4.1.2 Continued Statement Indentation
4.1.3 Comment Indentation
4.1.4 Continuation Lines and Filling
4.1.5 Syntax Highlighting
4.1.6 Octals and Highlighting

4.2 Routine Info
4.3 Online Help
4.4 Completion

4.4.1 Case of Completed Words
4.4.2 Object Method Completion and Class Ambiguity
4.4.3 Object Method Completion in the Shell
4.4.4 Class and Keyword Inheritance
4.4.5 Structure Tag Completion

4.5 Routine Source
4.6 Resolving Routines
4.7 Code Templates
4.8 Abbreviations
4.9 Actions

4.9.1 Block Boundary Check
4.9.2 Padding Operators
4.9.3 Case Changes

4.10 Documentation Header
4.11 Motion Commands
4.12 Miscellaneous Options

5. The IDLWAVE Shell

5.1 Starting the Shell
5.2 Using the Shell
5.3 Commands Sent to the Shell
5.4 Debugging IDL Programs

5.4.1 Debug Key Bindings
5.4.2 Compiling Programs
5.4.3 Breakpoints and Stepping
5.4.4 Walking the Calling Stack

5.5 Examining Variables
5.6 Custom Expression Examination

6. Installation

6.1 Installing IDLWAVE
6.2 Installing Online Help
6.3 Upgrading from the old `idl.el' file

7. Acknowledgements
A. Sources of Routine Info

A.1 Routine Definitions
A.2 Routine Information Sources
A.3 Library Catalog
A.4 Load-Path Shadows
A.5 Documentation Scan

B. Configuration Examples
C. Windows and MacOS
Index