# HG changeset patch # User Markus Mützel # Date 1671014860 -3600 # Node ID f07d1a1f28b710d662c30f0e0f64060b805d169d # Parent c2a6e3dfe19c322c206b18b0893c7a5bb8a53870 README.html: Prepare file ahead of 8.1 release. * installer-files/README.html: Prepare file ahead of 8.1 release. diff -r c2a6e3dfe19c -r f07d1a1f28b7 installer-files/README.html --- a/installer-files/README.html Tue Dec 13 08:31:41 2022 -0500 +++ b/installer-files/README.html Wed Dec 14 11:47:40 2022 +0100 @@ -5,11 +5,16 @@

Welcome

Thank you for installing GNU Octave!

Octave 7.3 is a minor release which mainly fixes bugs and regressions found -since the release of version 7.2. It should be feature and API compatible to -Octave 7.2.

Starting with Octave 7, the minimum required version of the Windows API is -now 6.1 (Windows 7 or newer).

Octave 8.1 is a major release with many new features and improvements. Among +other things, it brings updates for Matlab compatibility, better printing, +support for non-ASCII characters at the command prompt on Windows 8.1 or newer, +and many general improvements since version 7.3.

It is not feature or API compatible with Octave 7. Binaries +(.oct or .mex files) need to be re-built.

Octave 8 will probably be the last major version which is distributed for +Windows 32-bit (or WoW64).

Since Octave 7, the minimum required version of the Windows API is 6.1 +(Windows 7 or newer).

A full list of changes can be found in the Release Notes from the News menu or by typing news on the command prompt.

@@ -58,6 +63,13 @@ However, there are some (minor) limitations and idiosyncracies on that platform. Please, read the corresponding article for further information and possible work-arounds.

The Octave GUI is currently not compatible with the new Windows Terminal App. +Please, switch the default to the (legacy) Windows Console Host for Octave to +work correctly. See, e.g., + +these instructions by Microsoft for how to change the default terminal and +select "Windows Console Host". +

Contributing to Octave

Octave has a community that lives from its users. You are welcome to share