# HG changeset patch
# User jwe
# Date 863729194 0
# Node ID d6ba658ac4ae1a900afb1a9aaaebe325ac13c5fe
# Parent  641689f6767390a93f4c7af3beba850c9ebcba03
[project @ 1997-05-15 20:46:34 by jwe]

diff -r 641689f67673 -r d6ba658ac4ae NEWS
--- a/NEWS	Thu May 15 20:27:05 1997 +0000
+++ b/NEWS	Thu May 15 20:46:34 1997 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 Summary of changes since version 2.0.5:
 --------------------------------------
 
+  * Octave's expression parser is more general and consistent.  It is
+    now possible to access structure elements and index arbitrary
+    values.  For example, expressions like
+
+      my_home_dir = getpwuid (getuid ()) . dir;
+
+    and
+
+      svd (x) (1:5)
+
+    now work.
+
   * New built-in variable `print_rhs_assign_val' controls what is
     printed when an assignment expression is evaluated.  If it is
     zero, the value of the variable on the left hand side (after the