Introducing IDL

This section includes information about IDL, the IDL documentation set, and how to contact ITT Visual Information Solutions Technical Support. The following topics are covered in this section:

Overview of IDL
Supported File Formats
Launching IDL
Launching the iTools
Environment Variables Used by IDL
Command Line Options for IDL Startup
Startup File
Message of the Day Files
Using Your Mouse with IDL
Using Keyboard Accelerators
Getting Help with IDL
Typographical Conventions
Quitting IDL
Reporting Problems