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namedargs2cell.m: New function (bug #56903). * scripts/miscellaneous/namedargs2cell.m: New function. * scripts/miscellaneous/module.mk: Add function to build system. * NEWS: Announce new function. * ov-cell.cc (Fstruct2cell): Add @seealso reference to namedargs2cell. * container.txi: Add DOCSTRING entry to manual.
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123 The following functions and properties were deprecated in Octave 4.4
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124 and have been removed from Octave 6.
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125
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126 - Functions
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127
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128 Function | Replacement
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129 ---------------------|------------------
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130 `chop` | `sprintf` for visual results
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131 `desktop` | `isguirunning`
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132 `tmpnam` | `tempname`
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133 `toascii` | `double`
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134 `java2mat` | `__java2mat__`
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136 - Properties
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138 Object | Property | Value
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139 ---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------
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140 `figure` | `doublebuffer` |
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141 | `mincolormap` |
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142 | `wvisual` |
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143 | `wvisualmode` |
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144 | `xdisplay` |
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145 | `xvisual` |
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146 | `xvisualmode` |
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147 `axes` | `drawmode` |
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148 `annotation` | `edgecolor ("rectangle")` |
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149 `text` | `fontweight` | `"demi"` and `"light"`
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150 `uicontrol` | `fontweight` | `"demi"` and `"light"`
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151 `uipanel` | `fontweight` | `"demi"` and `"light"`
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152 `uibuttongroup` | `fontweight` | `"demi"` and `"light"`
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153 `uitable` | `fontweight` | `"demi"` and `"light"`
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156 ### Old release news
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158 - [Octave 5.x](etc/NEWS.5)
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159 - [Octave 4.x](etc/NEWS.4)
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160 - [Octave 3.x](etc/NEWS.3)
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161 - [Octave 2.x](etc/NEWS.2)
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162 - [Octave 1.x](etc/NEWS.1)