octave: NEWS annotate

annotate NEWS @ 26175:6e1a800dd365

eliminate brace and variable expansion in PATH search code * kpse.cc (expansions): Delete static variable. (IS_VAR_START, IS_VAR_CHAR, IS_VAR_BEGIN_DELIMITER, IS_VAR_END_DELIMITER): Delete macros. (kpse_var_expand, kpse_expand, brace_expand, expanding, expanding_p, expand): Delete static functions. (search): Call kpse_tilde_expand instead of kpse_expand. (kpse_path_expand): Call kpse_path_expand on elements instead of calling kpse_brace_expand on the entire path. * NEWS: Note change.

author	John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date	Thu, 06 Dec 2018 23:16:16 -0500
parents	0a145a1600e3
children	ef0998af70f9

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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
25917 ba937c3dce82 Determine an object's shape by "size" (bug #51308, bug #44498, bug #43925). Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 25867 diff changeset	4 ** The determination of an object's dimensions, size, and shape by the
ba937c3dce82 Determine an object's shape by "size" (bug #51308, bug #44498, bug #43925). Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 25867 diff changeset	5 functions ndims, rows, columns, isscalar, isvector, isrow, iscolumn,
25979 69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	6 ismatrix, and issquare now fully depends on the function size.
69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	7 Thus, any user-defined object can ensure correct treatment by the
69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	8 aforementioned functions by properly overloading the "size"
69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	9 function.
25917 ba937c3dce82 Determine an object's shape by "size" (bug #51308, bug #44498, bug #43925). Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 25867 diff changeset	10
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	11 ** 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	12 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	13 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	14
25484 b7db401e1a99 Use "ascend"/"descend" for issorted direction (bug #54147). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25333 diff changeset	15 ** 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	16 "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	17 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	18 existing code to the new options.
23356 ef20eee0247d allow hex2num to handle integer values John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23348 diff changeset	19
25698 ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	20 ** 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	21 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	22 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	23 common sense and is Matlab compatible. Example:
24927 c280560d9c96 Overhaul special functions modified by GSOC2018 project. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24909 diff changeset	24
25698 ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	25 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	26 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	27
26126 f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	28 ** The intmax, intmin, and flintmax functions now accept a variable
f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	29 as input. This supports a common programming usage which is to
f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	30 query the range of an existing variable. Existing code can be
f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	31 simplified by removing the call to "class" that was previously
f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	32 required. Example:
f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	33
f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	34 x = int8 (3);
f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	35 Octave 5.0 : range = [ intmin(x), intmax(x) ]
f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	36 Previously : range = [ intmin(class(x)), intmax(class(x)) ]
f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	37
26077 31b443b5a6c1 ranks.m: Overhaul function for performance (25X) and addition of tie-breaking (bug #36372). Dave Goel <deego3@gmail.com> parents: 26059 diff changeset	38 ** The ranks function has been recoded for performance and is now 25X
31b443b5a6c1 ranks.m: Overhaul function for performance (25X) and addition of tie-breaking (bug #36372). Dave Goel <deego3@gmail.com> parents: 26059 diff changeset	39 faster. In addition, it now supports a third argument that
31b443b5a6c1 ranks.m: Overhaul function for performance (25X) and addition of tie-breaking (bug #36372). Dave Goel <deego3@gmail.com> parents: 26059 diff changeset	40 specifies how to resolve the ranking of tie values.
31b443b5a6c1 ranks.m: Overhaul function for performance (25X) and addition of tie-breaking (bug #36372). Dave Goel <deego3@gmail.com> parents: 26059 diff changeset	41
25738 8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	42 ** 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: 25734 diff changeset	43 calculating the Jacobian of a function with finite differences.
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	44 This leads to faster convergence. The default solver options have
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	45 also changed to be Matlab compatible. This may result in existing
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	46 code producing different results.
24524 a56d283ff18a Honor "interruptible" for property listeners (bug #52804). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 24523 diff changeset	47
25738 8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	48 Option \| New Default \| Old Default
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	49 ------------------------------------------------
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	50 FinDiffType \| "forward" \| "central"
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	51 MaxFunEvals \| 100*length(x0) \| Inf
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	52 TolFun \| 1e-6 \| 1e-7
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	53 TolX \| 1e-6 \| 1e-7
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25734 diff changeset	54 Updating \| "off" \| "on"
24184 7dd3ab97ccd5 NEWS: Note that initial implementation of alpha transparency exists. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24173 diff changeset	55
25740 b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25739 diff changeset	56 ** The fminsearch function has changed default solver options for
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25739 diff changeset	57 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: 25739 diff changeset	58 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: 25739 diff changeset	59 results.
24691 b658e0fa0cb3 maint: Remove trailing whitespace from files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24664 diff changeset	60
25740 b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25739 diff changeset	61 ** The fminbnd function has changed defaults for Matlab compatibility.
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25739 diff changeset	62 This may result in existing code producing different results.
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25739 diff changeset	63
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25739 diff changeset	64 Option \| New Default \| Old Default
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25739 diff changeset	65 ------------------------------------------------
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25739 diff changeset	66 MaxFunEvals \| 500 \| Inf
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25739 diff changeset	67 MaxIter \| 500 \| Inf
b1e0e58971f9 fminbnd.m: Update solver options to be Matlab compatible. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25739 diff changeset	68 TolX \| 1e-4 \| 1e-8
25739 8eec0403a370 fminsearch.m: Update default TolFun to 1e-4 for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25738 diff changeset	69
26137 1ae11ca7dceb fminunc.m: Change algorithm defaults to match Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26126 diff changeset	70 ** The fminunc function has changed defaults for Matlab compatibility.
1ae11ca7dceb fminunc.m: Change algorithm defaults to match Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26126 diff changeset	71 This may result in existing code producing different results.
1ae11ca7dceb fminunc.m: Change algorithm defaults to match Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26126 diff changeset	72
1ae11ca7dceb fminunc.m: Change algorithm defaults to match Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26126 diff changeset	73 Option \| New Default \| Old Default
1ae11ca7dceb fminunc.m: Change algorithm defaults to match Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26126 diff changeset	74 ------------------------------------------------
1ae11ca7dceb fminunc.m: Change algorithm defaults to match Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26126 diff changeset	75 FinDiffType \| "forward" \| "central"
1ae11ca7dceb fminunc.m: Change algorithm defaults to match Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26126 diff changeset	76 MaxFunEvals \| 100*length(x0) \| Inf
1ae11ca7dceb fminunc.m: Change algorithm defaults to match Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26126 diff changeset	77 TolX \| 1e-6 \| 1e-7
1ae11ca7dceb fminunc.m: Change algorithm defaults to match Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26126 diff changeset	78 TolFun \| 1e-6 \| 1e-7
1ae11ca7dceb fminunc.m: Change algorithm defaults to match Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26126 diff changeset	79
26167 247126168d23 Don't remove globals when 'clear' called without arguments (bug #39790). Julien Bect <julien.bect@supelec.fr> parents: 26137 diff changeset	80 ** Using "clear" with no arguments now removes only local variables
247126168d23 Don't remove globals when 'clear' called without arguments (bug #39790). Julien Bect <julien.bect@supelec.fr> parents: 26137 diff changeset	81 from the current workspace. Global variables will no longer be
247126168d23 Don't remove globals when 'clear' called without arguments (bug #39790). Julien Bect <julien.bect@supelec.fr> parents: 26137 diff changeset	82 visible, but they continue to exist in the global workspace and
247126168d23 Don't remove globals when 'clear' called without arguments (bug #39790). Julien Bect <julien.bect@supelec.fr> parents: 26137 diff changeset	83 possibly other workspaces such as the base workspace.
247126168d23 Don't remove globals when 'clear' called without arguments (bug #39790). Julien Bect <julien.bect@supelec.fr> parents: 26137 diff changeset	84 This change was made for Matlab compatibility.
247126168d23 Don't remove globals when 'clear' called without arguments (bug #39790). Julien Bect <julien.bect@supelec.fr> parents: 26137 diff changeset	85
25273 ac6ba9f2fa41 Add new Figure graphic property "Number" (bug #53343). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25259 diff changeset	86 ** 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	87 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	88 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	89 the property will return an empty matrix ([]).
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	90
25979 69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	91 ** Patch and surface graphic objects now use the "FaceNormals" property
69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	92 for flat lighting.
25867 49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 25837 diff changeset	93
26018 50583f514ae4 Add function to manually trigger calculation of [Vertex\|Face]Normals (bug #54922). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 26012 diff changeset	94 ** "FaceNormals" and "VertexNormals" for patch and surface graphic
26019 ca5170d4acb6 NEWS: Update file. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26018 diff changeset	95 objects are now calculated only when necessary to improve graphics
ca5170d4acb6 NEWS: Update file. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26018 diff changeset	96 performance. In order for any normals to be calculated the
26018 50583f514ae4 Add function to manually trigger calculation of [Vertex\|Face]Normals (bug #54922). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 26012 diff changeset	97 "FaceLighting" property must be set to "flat" (FaceNormals) or
50583f514ae4 Add function to manually trigger calculation of [Vertex\|Face]Normals (bug #54922). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 26012 diff changeset	98 "gouraud" (VertexNormals), AND a light object must be present in the
26019 ca5170d4acb6 NEWS: Update file. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26018 diff changeset	99 axes.
25867 49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 25837 diff changeset	100
26103 9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	101 ** Printing to raster formats (bitmaps like PNG or JPEG) now uses an
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	102 OpenGL-based method by default. The print options "-opengl"
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	103 (raster) and "-painters" (vector) have been added ("qt" toolkit
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	104 only). The figure property "renderer" specifies which renderer to
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	105 use. When the property "renderermode" is "auto" Octave will select
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	106 -opengl for a raster output format and -painters for a vector output
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	107 format.
25998 8d2b3e3ff182 print.m: Implement "-opengl", "-painters" and "-RGBImage" options (bug #52866) Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 25979 diff changeset	108
26103 9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	109 ** A new print option "-RGBImage" has been added which captures the
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	110 pixels of a figure as an image. This is similar to screen capture
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	111 tools, except that print formatting options can be used to, for
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	112 example, change the resolution or display the image in black and
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	113 white.
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	114
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	115 ** Two new print options for page-based formats (PDF, PostScript) have
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	116 been added. The "-fillpage" option will stretch the plot to occupy
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	117 the entire page with 0.25 inch margins all around. The "-bestfit"
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	118 option will expand the plot to take up as much room as possible on
9cfbe7688368 Add -fillpage and -bestfit print options (bug #52838). Jun Wang <jstzwj@aliyun.com> parents: 26077 diff changeset	119 the page without distorting the original aspect ratio of the plot.
25998 8d2b3e3ff182 print.m: Implement "-opengl", "-painters" and "-RGBImage" options (bug #52866) Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 25979 diff changeset	120
25627 45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	121 ** Printing using the -dtiff output device will now create compressed
26019 ca5170d4acb6 NEWS: Update file. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26018 diff changeset	122 images using LZW compression. This change was made for Matlab
25627 45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	123 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	124 device.
24547 fdc9ce839afd maint: Remove statistics functions which have been shifted to Octave Forge package. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24524 diff changeset	125
26173 0a145a1600e3 Use -tight option by default when printing EPS files (bug #53535). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26170 diff changeset	126 ** Printing to EPS files now uses a tight bounding box ("-tight"
0a145a1600e3 Use -tight option by default when printing EPS files (bug #53535). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26170 diff changeset	127 argument to print) by default. This makes more sense for EPS
0a145a1600e3 Use -tight option by default when printing EPS files (bug #53535). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26170 diff changeset	128 files which are normally embedded within other documents, and is
0a145a1600e3 Use -tight option by default when printing EPS files (bug #53535). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26170 diff changeset	129 Matlab compatible. If necessary use the "-loose" option to
0a145a1600e3 Use -tight option by default when printing EPS files (bug #53535). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26170 diff changeset	130 reproduce figures as they appeared in previous versions of Octave.
0a145a1600e3 Use -tight option by default when printing EPS files (bug #53535). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26170 diff changeset	131
26122 4d1c6c60f6b3 Clean up implementation of uitable in 36e0e5b428e7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26118 diff changeset	132 ** It is now possible to use files and folders containing Unicode
4d1c6c60f6b3 Clean up implementation of uitable in 36e0e5b428e7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26118 diff changeset	133 characters in Windows.
4d1c6c60f6b3 Clean up implementation of uitable in 36e0e5b428e7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26118 diff changeset	134
25979 69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	135 ** The FFTW library is now required to perform FFT calculations.
69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	136 The 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	137
25589 c21edcb90cbf support for osmesa removed (bug #50479) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25586 diff changeset	138 ** 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	139 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	140 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	141
26118 7502fce4cd3a str2func: eliminate optional second "global" argument John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26112 diff changeset	142 ** The str2func function no longer accepts a second "global" argument.
7502fce4cd3a str2func: eliminate optional second "global" argument John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26112 diff changeset	143 This argument was typically used to allow functions that accept
7502fce4cd3a str2func: eliminate optional second "global" argument John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26112 diff changeset	144 function names as arguments to avoid conflicts with subfunctions or
7502fce4cd3a str2func: eliminate optional second "global" argument John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26112 diff changeset	145 nested functions. Instead, it's best to avoid this situation
7502fce4cd3a str2func: eliminate optional second "global" argument John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26112 diff changeset	146 entirely and require users to pass function handles rather than
7502fce4cd3a str2func: eliminate optional second "global" argument John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26112 diff changeset	147 function names.
7502fce4cd3a str2func: eliminate optional second "global" argument John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26112 diff changeset	148
26175 6e1a800dd365 eliminate brace and variable expansion in PATH search code John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26173 diff changeset	149 ** The path handling functions no longer perform variable or brace
6e1a800dd365 eliminate brace and variable expansion in PATH search code John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26173 diff changeset	150 expansion on path elements and Octave's load-path is no longer
6e1a800dd365 eliminate brace and variable expansion in PATH search code John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26173 diff changeset	151 subject to these expansions.
6e1a800dd365 eliminate brace and variable expansion in PATH search code John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26173 diff changeset	152
25734 c7095a755185 New function "ordeig" (patch #9670) Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 25698 diff changeset	153 ** New functions added in 5.0:
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	154
26170 96bc9ee8e77f clearvars.m: Implement new function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26167 diff changeset	155 clearvars
25782 0862570da0ae isfile.m: New function for Matlab compatibility (bug #54508). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25781 diff changeset	156 isfile
25780 7c5956c45a29 isfolder.m: New function for Matlab compatibility (bug #54456). Guillaume Flandin <guillaume.offline@gmail.com> parents: 25764 diff changeset	157 isfolder
25979 69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	158 movegui
69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	159 openfig
25734 c7095a755185 New function "ordeig" (patch #9670) Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 25698 diff changeset	160 ordeig
25979 69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	161 savefig
26112 36e0e5b428e7 Implement uitable (patch #9084) Andrew Thornton <art27@cantab.net> parents: 26103 diff changeset	162 uitable
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	163
25756 134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25740 diff changeset	164 ** Legacy functions.
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	165
25756 134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25740 diff changeset	166 The following functions have been declared legacy functions which
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25740 diff changeset	167 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: 25740 diff changeset	168 Unlike deprecated functions, however, their removal from Octave has
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25740 diff changeset	169 not yet been scheduled.
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	170
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	171 Function \| Replacement
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	172 ---------------------\|------------------
25760 2ccad4396afc findstr.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25759 diff changeset	173 findstr \| strfind
25759 ecdced9fe445 flipdim.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25756 diff changeset	174 flipdim \| flip
25781 e04c56bbbace isdir.m: Make m-file a legacy function (bug #54489) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25780 diff changeset	175 isdir \| isfolder or dir_in_loadpath
25756 134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25740 diff changeset	176 isequalwithequalnans \| isequaln
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25740 diff changeset	177 isstr \| ischar
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25740 diff changeset	178 setstr \| char
134939b92d86 strmatch.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25740 diff changeset	179 strmatch \| strncmp or strcmp
25763 8dc8edbffa17 strread.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25760 diff changeset	180 strread \| textscan
25764 826b45c1c427 textread.m: Make m-file a legacy function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25763 diff changeset	181 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	182
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	183 ** Deprecated functions.
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	184
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	185 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	186 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	187 release after 5.0):
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	188
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	189 Function \| Replacement
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	190 ---------------------\|------------------
25259 7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	191 \|
24867 b2b1ada9a7f1 * NEWS: Update for 4.2.2 release. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23225 diff changeset	192
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	193 ** 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	194 removed from Octave 5.0.
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	195
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	196 Function \| Replacement
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	197 ---------------------\|------------------
20486 4bb41929286b Deprecate bitmax. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20484 diff changeset	198 bitmax \| flintmax
25836 07cb3e098c0a Use "Octave Forge" spelling in all files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25331 diff changeset	199 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	200 md5sum \| hash
23138 4e313457b5f9 * NEWS: Fix typo. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 22628 diff changeset	201 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	202 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	203 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	204 usleep \| pause
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	205 wavread \| audioread
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	206 wavwrite \| audiowrite
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	207
23569 112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	208 ** 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	209
23569 112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	210 The following properties or allowed corresponding values have been
25979 69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	211 deprecated in Octave 5.0 and will be removed from Octave 7 (or
69a160d7ab68 NEWS: Add new functions to list. Wrap lines to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25917 diff changeset	212 whatever version is the second major release after 5.0):
18606 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	213
23569 112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	214 Object \| Property \| Value
112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	215 ---------------------\|-------------------------\|-------------------
26125 df1cf0f7883a Deprecate "fontangle" property value "oblique" in version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26124 diff changeset	216 text \| fontangle \| "oblique"
df1cf0f7883a Deprecate "fontangle" property value "oblique" in version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26124 diff changeset	217 uibuttongroup \| fontangle \| "oblique"
df1cf0f7883a Deprecate "fontangle" property value "oblique" in version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26124 diff changeset	218 uicontrol \| fontangle \| "oblique"
df1cf0f7883a Deprecate "fontangle" property value "oblique" in version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26124 diff changeset	219 uipanel \| fontangle \| "oblique"
df1cf0f7883a Deprecate "fontangle" property value "oblique" in version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26124 diff changeset	220 uitable \| fontangle \| "oblique"
19974 72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19965 diff changeset	221
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	222 ** 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	223 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	224
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	225 Object \| Property \| Value
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	226 ---------------------\|-------------------------\|-------------------
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	227 axes \| xaxislocation \| "zero"
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	228 \| yaxislocation \| "zero"
26124 0623e298891a Remove "erasemode" graphics property deprecated in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26122 diff changeset	229 hggroup \| erasemode \|
0623e298891a Remove "erasemode" graphics property deprecated in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26122 diff changeset	230 image \| erasemode \|
0623e298891a Remove "erasemode" graphics property deprecated in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26122 diff changeset	231 line \| erasemode \|
0623e298891a Remove "erasemode" graphics property deprecated in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26122 diff changeset	232 patch \| erasemode \|
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	233 patch \| normalmode \|
26124 0623e298891a Remove "erasemode" graphics property deprecated in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26122 diff changeset	234 surface \| erasemode \|
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	235 surface \| normalmode \|
26124 0623e298891a Remove "erasemode" graphics property deprecated in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26122 diff changeset	236 text \| erasemode \|
19965 d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	237
26059 da2bbcf1fbcd Deprecate C++ function is_keyword in favor of iskeyword for readability. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26019 diff changeset	238 ** The C++ function is_keyword has been deprecated in favor of
da2bbcf1fbcd Deprecate C++ function is_keyword in favor of iskeyword for readability. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26019 diff changeset	239 iskeyword. The old function will be removed two versions after 5.0.
26011 fbc23950b00a Deprecate C++ is_hghandle in favor of ishghandle for readability. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25998 diff changeset	240
9352 b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	241 ---------------------------------------------------------
b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	242
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	243 See NEWS.4 for old news.

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