Hi, I will try to contribute as much as possible. I will send the note on my windows setup.
------Original Message------ From: chm To: David Mertens Cc: D'ALFONSO, Fabio Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Perldl] PLPlot on Windows/XMing - PLPLOT_LIB Solved - bis Sent: Jan 16, 2012 20:10 On 1/16/2012 1:47 PM, David Mertens wrote: > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Fabio D'Alfonso< > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I would reconsider the introductory examples based on M51. Honestly I did >> not ever know the existence of a fits format and at first glance I thought >> that rfits was a *fitting* function. I suggest replacing the rfits call by rim in the example since that will load using rfits by detecting the file type. Other than the image format being unfamiliar outside of the astronomy community, the example seems good to me... >> So probably this galaxy is probably a bit confusing to introduce the >> subject. >> >> I would suggest to rethink some other aspect of the introduction. For >> example I would point at what piddles are instead than what they are not. >> >> Piddles are NOT Perl `arrays' >> "It is now time to answer a question which has probably been nagging at >> the back of your mind for a while. ..." Maybe this shouldn't be first, but it needs to be the next line or paragraph so perl programmers are not confused. >> This kind of presentation creates a comparison which is not necessary, and >> it sounds as "hashes are not arrays", but no one thinks that at first. It >> is such an invitation to make the mistake. Without such a warning, perl programmers could make *exactly* that mistake. --Chris > > Patches welcome<http://onepeople.org/node/2358>! :-D > > David > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1416 / Virus Database: 2109/4146 - Release Date: 01/16/12 -- Fabio D'Alfonso 'Enabling Business Through IT' cell. +39.348.059.40.22 * web: http://www.fabiodalfonso.com email: [email protected] twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fabio_dalfonso linkedin: http://it.linkedin.com/in/fabiodalfonso fax: +39.06.874.599.581 BlackBerry® Wireless Enabled Address. * Hidden numbers are automatically rejected by the phone _______________________________________________ Perldl mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.jach.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/perldl
