jwe/octave: NEWS annotate

annotate NEWS @ 25840:0da1b45c23f2

maint: merge stable to default.

author	Rik <rik@octave.org>
date	Wed, 29 Aug 2018 09:52:43 -0700
parents	0862570da0ae 07cb3e098c0a
children	49ffa78f9243

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25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 5.0 (yyyy-mm-dd):
23277 df0fb2cb820b add release dates to NEWS files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23273 diff changeset	2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	3
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	4 ** The functions issymmetric and ishermitian accept an option "nonskew"
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	5 or "skew" to calculate the symmetric or skew-symmetric property
25259 7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	6 of a matrix. Performance has also been increased.
25091 2b8442c890d8 Fix locked GUI panels for Qt 5.6.1 through 5.7.0 series versions (bug #53409) Daniel J Sebald <daniel.sebald@ieee.org> parents: 25041 diff changeset	7
25484 b7db401e1a99 Use "ascend"/"descend" for issorted direction (bug #54147). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25333 diff changeset	8 ** The issorted function now uses a direction option of "ascend" or
b7db401e1a99 Use "ascend"/"descend" for issorted direction (bug #54147). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25333 diff changeset	9 "descend" to make it compatible with both the sort function and
b7db401e1a99 Use "ascend"/"descend" for issorted direction (bug #54147). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25333 diff changeset	10 with Matlab. Change all uses of "ascending" and "descending" in
b7db401e1a99 Use "ascend"/"descend" for issorted direction (bug #54147). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25333 diff changeset	11 existing code to the new options.
23356 ef20eee0247d allow hex2num to handle integer values John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23348 diff changeset	12
25701 ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	13 ** The strncmp and strncmpi functions now return true if the two input
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	14 strings match, even though the number of characters specified by N
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	15 exceeds the string length. This behavior more closely matches
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	16 common sense and is Matlab compatible. Example:
24927 c280560d9c96 Overhaul special functions modified by GSOC2018 project. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24909 diff changeset	17
25701 ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	18 Octave 5.0 : strncmp ("abc", "abc", 100) => true
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	19 Previously : strncmp ("abc", "abc", 100) => false
24098 71dad5be765a quadcc.cc: Use an Absolute Tolerance, as well as RelTol (Bug #46349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24055 diff changeset	20
25741 8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	21 ** The fsolve function has been tweaked to use larger step sizes when
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	22 calculating the Jacobian of a function with finite differences.
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	23 This leads to faster convergence. The default solver options have
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	24 also changed to be Matlab compatible. This may result in existing
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	25 code producing different results.
24524 a56d283ff18a Honor "interruptible" for property listeners (bug #52804). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 24523 diff changeset	26
25741 8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	27 Option \| New Default \| Old Default
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	28 ------------------------------------------------
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	29 FinDiffType \| "forward" \| "central"
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	30 MaxFunEvals \| 100*length(x0) \| Inf
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	31 TolFun \| 1e-6 \| 1e-7
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	32 TolX \| 1e-6 \| 1e-7
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	33 Updating \| "off" \| "on"
24184 7dd3ab97ccd5 NEWS: Note that initial implementation of alpha transparency exists. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24173 diff changeset	34
25743 b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	35 ** The fminsearch function has changed default solver options for
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	36 Matlab compatibility. The accuracy option TolFun is now 1e-4 rather
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	37 than 1e-7. This may result in existing code producing different
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	38 results.
24691 b658e0fa0cb3 maint: Remove trailing whitespace from files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24664 diff changeset	39
25743 b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	40 ** The fminbnd function has changed defaults for Matlab compatibility.
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	41 This may result in existing code producing different results.
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	42
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	43 Option \| New Default \| Old Default
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	44 ------------------------------------------------
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	45 MaxFunEvals \| 500 \| Inf
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	46 MaxIter \| 500 \| Inf
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25742 diff changeset	47 TolX \| 1e-4 \| 1e-8
25742 8eec0403a370 fminsearch.m: Update default TolFun to 1e-4 for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25741 diff changeset	48
25273 ac6ba9f2fa41 Add new Figure graphic property "Number" (bug #53343). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25259 diff changeset	49 ** Figure graphic objects have a new property "Number" which is
ac6ba9f2fa41 Add new Figure graphic property "Number" (bug #53343). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25259 diff changeset	50 read-only and will return the handle (number) of the figure.
ac6ba9f2fa41 Add new Figure graphic property "Number" (bug #53343). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25259 diff changeset	51 However, if the property "IntegerHandle" has been set to "off" then
ac6ba9f2fa41 Add new Figure graphic property "Number" (bug #53343). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25259 diff changeset	52 the property will return an empty matrix ([]).
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	53
25627 45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	54 ** Printing using the -dtiff output device will now create compressed
45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	55 images using lzw compression. This change was made for Matlab
45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	56 compatibility. To produce uncompressed images use the -dtiffn
45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	57 device.
24547 fdc9ce839afd maint: Remove statistics functions which have been shifted to Octave Forge package. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24524 diff changeset	58
25589 c21edcb90cbf support for osmesa removed (bug #50479) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25586 diff changeset	59 ** The FFTW library is now required to perform FFT calculations. The
25586 59f4fda5c548 remove fftpack sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25484 diff changeset	60 FFTPACK sources have been removed from Octave.
24547 fdc9ce839afd maint: Remove statistics functions which have been shifted to Octave Forge package. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24524 diff changeset	61
25589 c21edcb90cbf support for osmesa removed (bug #50479) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25586 diff changeset	62 ** The OSMesa library is no longer used. To print invisible figures
c21edcb90cbf support for osmesa removed (bug #50479) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25586 diff changeset	63 when using OpenGL graphics, the Qt QOFFSCREENSURFACE feature must be
c21edcb90cbf support for osmesa removed (bug #50479) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25586 diff changeset	64 available and you must use the qt graphics toolkit.
24340 2b836112d943 table.m: Rename function to crosstab for Matlab compatibility (bug #52492). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24219 diff changeset	65
25737 c7095a755185 New function "ordeig" (patch #9670) Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 25701 diff changeset	66 ** New functions added in 5.0:
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	67
25785 0862570da0ae isfile.m: New function for Matlab compatibility (bug #54508). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25784 diff changeset	68 isfile
25783 7c5956c45a29 isfolder.m: New function for Matlab compatibility (bug #54456). Guillaume Flandin <guillaume.offline@gmail.com> parents: 25767 diff changeset	69 isfolder
25737 c7095a755185 New function "ordeig" (patch #9670) Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 25701 diff changeset	70 ordeig
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	71
25759 134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25743 diff changeset	72 ** Legacy functions.
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	73
25759 134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25743 diff changeset	74 The following functions have been declared legacy functions which
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25743 diff changeset	75 means they are obsolete and should not be used in any new code.
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25743 diff changeset	76 Unlike deprecated functions, however, their removal from Octave has
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25743 diff changeset	77 not yet been scheduled.
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	78
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	79 Function \| Replacement
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	80 ---------------------\|------------------
25763 2ccad4396afc findstr.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25762 diff changeset	81 findstr \| strfind
25762 ecdced9fe445 flipdim.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25759 diff changeset	82 flipdim \| flip
25784 e04c56bbbace isdir.m: Make m-file a legacy function (bug #54489) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25783 diff changeset	83 isdir \| isfolder or dir_in_loadpath
25759 134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25743 diff changeset	84 isequalwithequalnans \| isequaln
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25743 diff changeset	85 isstr \| ischar
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25743 diff changeset	86 setstr \| char
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25743 diff changeset	87 strmatch \| strncmp or strcmp
25766 8dc8edbffa17 strread.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25763 diff changeset	88 strread \| textscan
25767 826b45c1c427 textread.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25766 diff changeset	89 textread \| textscan
20157 e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	90
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	91 ** Deprecated functions.
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	92
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	93 The following functions have been deprecated in Octave 5.0 and will
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	94 be removed from Octave 7 (or whatever version is the second major
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	95 release after 5.0):
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	96
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	97 Function \| Replacement
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	98 ---------------------\|------------------
25259 7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	99 \|
24867 b2b1ada9a7f1 * NEWS: Update for 4.2.2 release. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23222 diff changeset	100
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	101 ** The following functions were deprecated in Octave 4.2 and have been
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	102 removed from Octave 5.0.
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	103
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	104 Function \| Replacement
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	105 ---------------------\|------------------
20486 4bb41929286b Deprecate bitmax. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20484 diff changeset	106 bitmax \| flintmax
25839 07cb3e098c0a Use "Octave Forge" spelling in all files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25331 diff changeset	107 mahalanobis \| mahal in Octave Forge statistics pkg
20913 69489c064cb7 New function hash to calculate MD{2/4/5} and SHA{1,244,256,384,512} hash values. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20744 diff changeset	108 md5sum \| hash
23138 4e313457b5f9 * NEWS: Fix typo. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 22628 diff changeset	109 octave_config_info \| __octave_config_info__
22183 bfb1b089c230 New function normest1 as replacement for onenormest (patch #8837) Marco Caliari <marco.caliari@univr.it> parents: 22149 diff changeset	110 onenormest \| normest1
20923 58263bea2fdf Unified "sleep" functions to "octave_sleep" in C++ and "pause" in Octave. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20913 diff changeset	111 sleep \| pause
58263bea2fdf Unified "sleep" functions to "octave_sleep" in C++ and "pause" in Octave. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20913 diff changeset	112 usleep \| pause
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	113 wavread \| audioread
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	114 wavwrite \| audiowrite
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	115
23569 112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	116 ** Deprecated graphics properties.
19398 9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	117
23569 112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	118 The following properties or allowed corresponding values have been
25259 7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	119 deprecated in Octave 5.0 and will be removed from Octave 7 (or whatever
7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	120 version is the second major release after 5.0):
18606 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	121
23569 112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	122 Object \| Property \| Value
112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	123 ---------------------\|-------------------------\|-------------------
25259 7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	124 \| \|
19974 72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19965 diff changeset	125
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	126 ** The following properties or allowed corresponding values were
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	127 deprecated in Octave 4.2 and have been removed from Octave 5.0:
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	128
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	129 Object \| Property \| Value
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	130 ---------------------\|-------------------------\|-------------------
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	131 axes \| xaxislocation \| "zero"
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	132 \| yaxislocation \| "zero"
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	133 patch \| normalmode \|
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	134 surface \| normalmode \|
19965 d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	135
9352 b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	136 ---------------------------------------------------------
b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	137
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	138 See NEWS.4 for old news.

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