NAME:
xhelp
PURPOSE:
Display an IDL procedure header using widgets and the widget manager.
CATEGORY:
Widgets.
CALLING SEQUENCE:
xhelp, Filename,_extra=ex
INPUTS:
Filename: A scalar string that contains the filename of the file
to display. If FILENAME does not include a complete path
specification, xhelp will search for the file in
the current working directory and then each of the
directories listed in !PATH environment variable. The
".pro" file suffix will be appended if it is not supplied.
KEYWORD PARAMETERS:
Ceux de xdisplayfile
OUTPUTS:
No explicit outputs. A file viewing widget is created.
SIDE EFFECTS:
Triggers the XMANAGER if it is not already in use.
RESTRICTIONS:
None.
PROCEDURE:
Open a file and create a widget to display its contents.
MODIFICATION HISTORY:
Written By Steve Richards, December 1990
Graceful error recovery, DMS, Feb, 1992.
Modified to extract .pro documentation headers, PJR/ESRG mar94
author: Paul Ricchiazzi jun93
Institute for Computational Earth System Science
University of California, Santa Barbara
7/1/99 : legeres mofification par Sebastien Masson : utilisation de
xdisplayfile, de findfile et de _extra.
6/7/1999: compatibilite mac et windows