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annotate NEWS @ 26858:0adb232f93b9

Implement axes and text "fontsmoothing" property (bug #55833). * NEWS: Announce new property. * base-text-renderer.h (base_text_renderer::set_anti_aliasing): New pure virtual method * ft-text-renderer.[h,cc] (text_renderer::m_antialias): New bool data member. (ft_text_renderer::set_anti_aliasing): Implement base_text_renderer::set_anti_aliasing. (is_opaque): New function to determine if a pixel is opaque. (ft_text_renderer::process_charater): Render glyph monochrome or antialiased depending on m_antialias. * text-renderer.[h,cc] (text_renderer::set_anti_aliasing): New method. * graphics.in.h (axes::properties::fontsmoothing): Add "u" and corresponding updater. (text::properties::fontsmoothing,text::properties::update_fontsmoothing): New property and corresponding updater. * grpahics.cc (text::properties::update_font): Update the text_renderer anti-aliasing. * grpahics.cc (opengl_renderer::set_font): Update the text-renderer anti-aliasing. * genpropdoc: Document "fontsmoothnig" property.

author	Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com>
date	Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:51:16 +0100
parents	c32c825ee021
children	5ef01ab5c9e5

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26629 2f77d977606a * NEWS: Refer to version "6" instead of "6.0". Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 26619 diff changeset	1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 6 (yyyy-mm-dd):
23277 df0fb2cb820b add release dates to NEWS files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23273 diff changeset	2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
24098 71dad5be765a quadcc.cc: Use an Absolute Tolerance, as well as RelTol (Bug #46349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24055 diff changeset	3
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	4 ### General improvements
26835 10653e92e205 maint: merge stable to default. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26829 diff changeset	5
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	6 - The `edit` function option `"editinplace"` now defaults to `true`.
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	7 Files will no longer be copied to the user's HOME directory for
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	8 editing and then copied back to their original location.
26220 f125a6ed45be NEWS: Announce support for HiDPI/Retina screens. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26212 diff changeset	9
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	10 #### Graphics backend
26324 c5a909b164de NEWS: Announce minimum required Qt version is 4.8 (bug #53889). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26301 diff changeset	11
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	12 - Graphic primitives now accept a color property value of `"none"`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	13 which is useful when a particular primitive needs to be hidden
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	14 (for example, the Y-axis of an axes object with `"ycolor" = "none"`)
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	15 without hiding the entire primitive `"visibility" = "off"`.
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	16
26858 0adb232f93b9 Implement axes and text "fontsmoothing" property (bug #55833). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 26840 diff changeset	17 - A new property `"FontSmoothing"` has been added to text and axes
0adb232f93b9 Implement axes and text "fontsmoothing" property (bug #55833). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 26840 diff changeset	18 objects that controls whether anti-aliasing is used during the
0adb232f93b9 Implement axes and text "fontsmoothing" property (bug #55833). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 26840 diff changeset	19 rendering of characters. The default is "on" which produces smooth,
0adb232f93b9 Implement axes and text "fontsmoothing" property (bug #55833). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 26840 diff changeset	20 more visually appealing text.
0adb232f93b9 Implement axes and text "fontsmoothing" property (bug #55833). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 26840 diff changeset	21
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	22 - The appearance of patterned lines `"LineStyle" = ":"\|"--"\|"-."` has
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	23 been improved for small widths (`"LineWidth"` less than 1.5 pixels)
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	24 which is a common scenario.
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	25
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	26 - Printing to EPS files now uses a tight bounding box (`"-tight"`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	27 argument to print) by default. This makes more sense for EPS
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	28 files which are normally embedded within other documents, and is
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	29 Matlab compatible. If necessary use the `"-loose"` option to
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	30 reproduce figures as they appeared in previous versions of Octave.
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	31
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	32
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	33 ### Matlab compatibility
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	34
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	35 - The interpreter now supports handles to nested functions.
19398 9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	36
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	37 - The graphics properties `"LineWidth"` and `"MarkerSize"` are now
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	38 measured in points, not pixels. Compared to previous versions
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	39 of Octave, some lines and markers will appear 4/3 larger.
26274 5d0b4998a097 NEWS: Update for release 6.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26264 diff changeset	40
19974 72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19965 diff changeset	41
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	42 ### Deprecated functions and properties
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	43
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	44 The following functions and properties have been deprecated in Octave 6
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	45 and will be removed from Octave 8 (or whatever version is the second major
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	46 release after 6):
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	47
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	48 - Functions
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	49
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	50 Function \| Replacement
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	51 -----------------------\|------------------
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	52 \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	53
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	54 - Properties
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	55
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	56 Object \| Property \| Value
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	57 -----------------\|---------------\|------------
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	58 \| \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	59
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	60
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	61 ### Removed functions and properties
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	62
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	63 The following functions and properties were deprecated in Octave 4.4
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	64 and have been removed from Octave 6.
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	65
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	66 - Functions
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	67
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	68 Function \| Replacement
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	69 ---------------------\|------------------
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	70 `chop` \| `sprintf` for visual results
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	71 `desktop` \| `isguirunning`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	72 `tmpnam` \| `tempname`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	73 `toascii` \| `double`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	74 `java2mat` \| `__java2mat__`
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	75
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	76 - Properties
26011 fbc23950b00a Deprecate C++ is_hghandle in favor of ishghandle for readability. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25998 diff changeset	77
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	78 Object \| Property \| Value
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	79 ---------------------\|---------------------------\|-----------------------
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	80 `figure` \| `doublebuffer` \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	81 \| `mincolormap` \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	82 \| `wvisual` \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	83 \| `wvisualmode` \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	84 \| `xdisplay` \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	85 \| `xvisual` \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	86 \| `xvisualmode` \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	87 `axes` \| `drawmode` \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	88 `annotation` \| `edgecolor ("rectangle")` \|
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	89 `text` \| `fontweight` \| `"demi"` and `"light"`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	90 `uicontrol` \| `fontweight` \| `"demi"` and `"light"`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	91 `uipanel` \| `fontweight` \| `"demi"` and `"light"`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	92 `uibuttongroup` \| `fontweight` \| `"demi"` and `"light"`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	93 `uitable` \| `fontweight` \| `"demi"` and `"light"`
9352 b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	94
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	95
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	96
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	97 ### Alphabetical list of new functions added in Octave 6
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	98
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	99 - `lightangle`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	100 - `verLessThan`
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	101
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	102
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	103 ### Old release news
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	104
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	105 - [Octave 5.x](etc/NEWS.5)
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	106 - [Octave 4.x](etc/NEWS.4)
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	107 - [Octave 3.x](etc/NEWS.3)
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	108 - [Octave 2.x](etc/NEWS.2)
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	109 - [Octave 1.x](etc/NEWS.1)

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