Changes in IDL 7.1

Features Added in IDL 7.1

The following API features (functions, procedures, object classes or methods, etc.) were introduced in this release of IDL.

Table I-35: Features Introduced in IDL 7.1
Feature	Description
BANDPASS_FILTER	Introduced
BANDREJECT_FILTER	Introduced
CDF_SET_MD5CHECKSUM	Introduced
DEVICE	The DECOMPOSED and GET_DECOMPOSED keywords are now accepted by the PS device.
ESTIMATOR_FILTER	Introduced
FFT	Added the following keywords: CENTER
ICONTOUR, IIMAGE, IMAP, IPLOT, ISURFACE, IVECTOR, IVOLUME	Added the following keywords: CURRENT_ZOOM, DEPTHCUE_BRIGHT, DEPTHCUE_DIM, FONT_COLOR, FONT_NAME, FONT_SIZE, FONT_STYLE, STRETCH_TO_FIT, TITLE, WINDOW_TITLE, XMARGIN, YMARGIN, ZOOM_ON_RESIZE Changed behavior of the TITLE keyword to create a text annotation. Titles for the iTool window itself are now created with the WINDOW_TITLE keyword.
ICONVERTCOORD	Introduced
IDELETE	Introduced
IDL_BASE64	Introduced
IDLgrText::GetIndexAtCoord	Introduced
IDLgrText::GetIndexRelativeTo	Introduced
IDLgrTextEdit	Introduced
IDLitTool::GetThumbnail	Introduced
IELLIPSE	Introduced
IGETCURRENT	Introduced
IGETCURRENT	Introduced
IGETDATA	Introduced
IGETID	Introduced
IOPEN	Introduced
IPOLYGON	Introduced
IPOLYLINE	Introduced
IPUTDATA	Introduced
IREGISTER	Introduced
IRESET	Introduced
IRESOLVE	Introduced
IROTATE	Introduced
ISAVE	Introduced
ISCALE	Introduced
ISETCURRENT	Introduced
ISETPROPERTY	Introduced
ITEXT	Introduced
ITRANSLATE	Introduced
IZOOM	Introduced
LEAST_SQUARES_FILTER	Introduced
MAKE_DLL	Added the following keywords: PLATFORM_EXTENSION
MAKE_RT	Added the following keywords: OVERWRITE, SUNX86_64
MAP_PROJ_INIT	Added the following keywords: ELLIPSOID (replaces the DATUM keyword.)
MEAN_FILTER	Introduced
MOMENT	Added the following keywords: MAXMOMENT
OBJ_ISA	Now accepts string class names in addition to object references when performing inheritance test.
QUERY_CSV	Introduced
READ_CSV	Introduced
WIDGET_BUTTON, WIDGET_COMBOBOX, WIDGET_DROPLIST	Added the following keywords: FLAT
WIENER_FILTER	Introduced
WRITE_CSV	Introduced
WRITE_TIFF	Added the following keywords: COMPLEX, DCOMPLEX, DOUBLE, L64, SIGNED

Features Obsoleted in IDL 7.1

The following features were present in IDL Version 7.0 but became obsolete in IDL Version 7.1.

Table I-36: Routines Obsoleted in IDL 7.1
Routine	Replaced by	.pro File?
ITGETCURRENT	IGETCURRENT	itgetcurrent.pro
ITCURRENT	ISETCURRENT	itcurrent.pro
ITDELETE	IDELETE	itdelete.pro
ITREGISTER	IREGISTER	itregister.pro
ITRESET	IRESET	itreset.pro
ITRESOLVE	IRESOLVE	itresolve.pro

The following arguments and keywords are obsolete and should not be used in new IDL code.

Table I-37: Arguments and Keywords Obsoleted in IDL 7.1
Routine	Argument or Keyword	Description
IMAP	DATUM keyword	This keyword has been replaced by the ELLIPSOID keyword.
LMGR	CLIENTSERVER keyword	This keyword has been deprecated.
MAP_PROJ_INIT	DATUM keyword	This keyword has been replaced by the ELLIPSOID keyword.