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End-of-Life Policy Enforcement for ENVI 5.3 / IDL 8.5 and Earlier Versions

End-of-Life Policy Enforcement for ENVI 5.3 / IDL 8.5 and Earlier Versions

5/6/2024

Dear ENVI/IDL Customer,  We are reaching out to notify you of our supported software versions policy and a change in the enforcement of that policy. For customers who still use older versions of the ENVI and IDL software with the old FLEXlm licensing technology (ENVI 5.3/IDL 8.5 and earlier), PLEASE REVIEW THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS YOU... Read More >

How to manually update the arm64 version of IDL 9.0 on macOS to use newer (faster) Arm Performance Libraries (ArmPL)

How to manually update the arm64 version of IDL 9.0 on macOS to use newer (faster) Arm Performance Libraries (ArmPL)

5/6/2024

The native Apple Silicon (arm64) version of IDL 9.0 uses the Arm Performance Libraries (ArmPL) for Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs), while the Intel version of IDL uses Intel's Math Kernel Library (MKL). These differing libraries can lead to performance discrepancies between the Intel and arm64 versions of IDL 9.0. In some cases, Intel IDL... Read More >

IDL & ENVI now enable app scaling on Windows by default, but this feature can be disabled if needed

IDL & ENVI now enable app scaling on Windows by default, but this feature can be disabled if needed

3/25/2024

What is Windows app scaling? The Windows operating system has a feature called App Scaling that works to optimize the appearance of applications on high-DPI (dots per inch) displays. It allows apps that support this feature to adjust their graphical elements, text, and layout to appear at an appropriate size and clarity on the monitor where... Read More >

What to do if ENVI/IDL are crashing Linux with this message: Bus error (core dumped)

What to do if ENVI/IDL are crashing Linux with this message: Bus error (core dumped)

3/20/2024

NOTE: This issue could affect any version of ENVI/IDL on any flavor of Linux, but is most commonly reported so far on Ubuntu and Fedora systems.    Problem: When launching ENVI, or attempting to load any graphics window or widget in IDL, you may experience a crash with the following error message displayed in the... Read More >

How to display a PDF file in IDL?

How to display a PDF file in IDL?

3/4/2024

There are two ways to easily view an existing PDF file directly in IDL.   1) Use the WIDGET_BROWSER function: Here is simple example PRO code to create a PDF and then display it in an IDL window:   ; Create a simple test PDF file homedir = (!version.os_family EQ 'Windows') ? getenv('USERPROFILE')... Read More >

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