The Microsoft Windows Device

Device Keywords Accepted by the WIN Device:

BYPASS_TRANSLATION, COPY, CURSOR_CROSSHAIR, CURSOR_ORIGINAL, CURSOR_STANDARD, DECOMPOSED, GET_CURRENT_FONT, GET_FONTNAMES, GET_FONTNUM, GET_GRAPHICS_FUNCTION, GET_SCREEN_SIZE, GET_WINDOW_POSITION, PRINT_FILE, RETAIN, SET_CHARACTER_SIZE, SET_FONT, SET_GRAPHICS_FUNCTION, TRANSLATION, WINDOW_STATE

The Microsoft Windows version of IDL uses the "WIN" device by default. This device is similar to the X Windows device described below. The "WIN" device is only available in IDL for Windows.

To set plotting to the Microsoft Windows device, use the command:

SET_PLOT, 'WIN'