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How to fix hanging or freezing IDL graphics windows on MacOS

How to fix hanging or freezing IDL graphics windows on MacOS

6/11/2021

PROBLEM: You may experience a persistent issue on MacOS in which spawning any IDL graphics windows will freeze or hang IDL, with the entire program becoming unresponsive. This can happen in both IDLDE and IDL Command Line. It is most common on MacOS 10.15+ versions. SOLUTION (PART ONE): Most of the time, this issue is related to... Read More >

What to do When Receiving an Error Saying IDL/ENVI Installer Can't be Opened on macOS Catalina or Later

What to do When Receiving an Error Saying IDL/ENVI Installer Can't be Opened on macOS Catalina or Later

4/10/2020

(This help article applies to both ENVI 5.5.3 / IDL 8.7.3 and ENVI 5.6 / IDL 8.8. We are working to resolve this issue in a future release of ENVI and IDL.) If you receive an error on macOS Catalina saying IDL/ENVI can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software, here are the steps to get up and running. If... Read More >

Installing or Reinstalling XQuartz if Upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina Causes Issues

Installing or Reinstalling XQuartz if Upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina Causes Issues

2/12/2020

When Catalina has been upgraded, the Desktop will include a folder containing “Relocated Items.” If you had XQuartz previously installed before upgrading to Catalina, it may have been quarantined within the "Relocated Items" folder. In our testing, we did not find the relocation of these files to cause issues, however,... Read More >

Configuring an Existing Installation of IDL 8.7.3 or ENVI 5.5.3 After Upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina

Configuring an Existing Installation of IDL 8.7.3 or ENVI 5.5.3 After Upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina

2/5/2020

If you had IDL or ENVI installed and working on prior versions of macOS, upgraded to macOS 10.15 Catalina, and are now experiencing issues in using IDL or ENVI, please follow the steps detailed in this Help Article. NOTE: For prior versions of IDL or ENVI, we recommend that you upgrade to the newest release, IDL 8.7.3 or ENVI 5.5.3.... Read More >

Configuring a New Installation of IDL 8.7.3 or ENVI 5.5.3 on macOS 10.15 Catalina

Configuring a New Installation of IDL 8.7.3 or ENVI 5.5.3 on macOS 10.15 Catalina

1/29/2020

If you have recently upgraded from 10.14 Mojave or prior versions of macOS to 10.15 Catalina, and are undergoing a fresh install of ENVI/IDL, please follow the steps detailed in this Help Article. For other installation scenarios involving Catalina, please visit our parent link here. NOTE: For prior versions of IDL or ENVI, we... Read More >

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