octave: NEWS annotate

annotate NEWS @ 30238:72b6b886b9d0

doc: rephrase NEWS about factor-function speedup (bug #61129). * NEWS: rephrase file about factor-function speedup.

author	Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
date	Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:26:43 +0900
parents	39a4ab124fd0
children	a0bcfaf04cc1

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28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 7 (yyyy-mm-dd):
23277 df0fb2cb820b add release dates to NEWS files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23273 diff changeset	2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
27994 f4b6b170a761 Major version and date update for Octave 5.2.0 (bug #57657). Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 27079 diff changeset	3
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	4 ### General improvements
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	5
28109 42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	6 - Many functions in Octave can be called in a command form---no
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	7 parentheses for invocation and no return argument assignment---or in a
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	8 functional form---parentheses and '=' for assignment of return values.
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	9
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	10 Command Form Example
27811 392c03df4565 NEWS: Update for 6.1 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 27759 diff changeset	11
28109 42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	12 `mkdir new_directory`
27811 392c03df4565 NEWS: Update for 6.1 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 27759 diff changeset	13
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	14 Function Form Example
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	15
28109 42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	16 `status = mkdir ("new_directory")`
27811 392c03df4565 NEWS: Update for 6.1 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 27759 diff changeset	17
28109 42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	18 Octave now handles errors that occur in a consistent manner. If
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	19 called in command form and there is a failure, an error is thrown
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	20 and a message printed. If called in functional form, no error or
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	21 message is printed and the failure is communicated to the programmer
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	22 via the output status variable.
27811 392c03df4565 NEWS: Update for 6.1 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 27759 diff changeset	23
28109 42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	24 The following list of functions have been modified.
26617 98afb8bbd1f6 maint: Strip trailing whitespace from source files. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26422 diff changeset	25
28109 42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	26 * `copyfile`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	27 * `fcntl`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	28 * `fileattrib`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	29 * `kill`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	30 * `link`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	31 * `mkfifo`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	32 * `movefile`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	33 * `rename`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	34 * `rmdir`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	35 * `symlink`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	36 * `unlink`
26264 25d3e8e49d5c randi.m: Implement rejection algorithm for unbiased results (bug #54619). Michael Leitner parents: 26262 diff changeset	37
28580 c871455e20bc NEW: Note changes in checking the number of function inputs and outputs. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 28486 diff changeset	38 - Calling a user-defined function with too many inputs or outputs is now
28585 3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	39 an error. The interpreter makes this check automatically. If a
3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	40 function uses varargin then the check is skipped for function inputs,
3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	41 and if a function uses varargout then the check is skipped for function
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	42 outputs. Input validation for functions typically begins with checking
29297 cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	43 that the number of inputs and outputs match expectations. Existing code
cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	44 can be simplified by removing these checks which are now done by the
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	45 interpreter. Typically, code blocks like the following can simply be
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	46 deleted.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	47
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	48 ## Checking number of inputs
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	49 if (nargin > 2)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	50 print_usage ();
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	51 endif
26617 98afb8bbd1f6 maint: Strip trailing whitespace from source files. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26422 diff changeset	52
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	53 ## Checking number of outputs
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	54 if (nargout > 1)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	55 print_usage ();
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	56 endif
26244 58b3107a00bc Update documentation for movXXX functions (bug #48774). Juan Pablo Carbajal <ajuanpi+dev@gmail.com> parents: 26231 diff changeset	57
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	58 - Binary and hexadecimal constants like `0b101` and `0xDEADBEEF` now
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	59 create integers (unsigned by default) with sizes determined from the
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	60 number of digits present. For example, `0xff` creates a `uint8` value
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	61 and `0xDEADBEEF` creates a `uint64` value. You may also use a suffix of
29297 cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	62 the form `u8`, `u16`, `u32`, `u64`, `s8`, `s16`, `s32`, or `s64` to
cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	63 explicitly specify the data type to use (`u` or `s` to indicate unsigned
cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	64 or signed and the number to indicate the integer size).
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	65
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	66 Binary constants are limited to 64 binary digits and hexadecimal
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	67 constants are limited to 16 hexadecimal digits with no automatic
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	68 rounding or conversion to floating point values. Note that this may
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	69 cause problems in existing code. For example, an expression like
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	70 `[0x1; 0x100; 0x10000]` will be uint8 (because of the rules of
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	71 concatenating integers of different sizes) with the larger values
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	72 truncated (because of the saturation semantics of integer values). To
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	73 avoid these kinds of problems either: 1) declare the first integer to be
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	74 of the desired size such as `[0x1u32; 0x100; 0x10000]`, or 2) pad
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	75 constants in array expressions with leading zeros so that they use the
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	76 same number of digits for each value such as
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	77 `[0x00_00_01; 0x00_01_00; 0x01_00_00]`.
27864 da3c6aef85fe NEWS: L-value references are no longer allowed in anonymous functions. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 27855 diff changeset	78
30238 72b6b886b9d0 doc: rephrase NEWS about factor-function speedup (bug #61129). Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 30228 diff changeset	79 - The `factor` function has been overhauled for speed. For large
72b6b886b9d0 doc: rephrase NEWS about factor-function speedup (bug #61129). Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 30228 diff changeset	80 composite numbers > 1e14, it can be up to 10,000 times faster.
30228 39a4ab124fd0 factor.m: significant speedup for large input quantities (> 1e14) (bug #61129). Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 30222 diff changeset	81
29916 0bf14f708dc6 NEWS: more notes about changes to mldivide. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29914 diff changeset	82 - The `mldivide` function (i.e., the `\` operator) now uses an LU
0bf14f708dc6 NEWS: more notes about changes to mldivide. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29914 diff changeset	83 decomposition to solve nearly singular full square matrices. This is
0bf14f708dc6 NEWS: more notes about changes to mldivide. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29914 diff changeset	84 Matlab-compatible and yields results which more nearly minimize `norm
0bf14f708dc6 NEWS: more notes about changes to mldivide. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29914 diff changeset	85 (A*x - b)`. Previously, Octave computed a minimum-norm solution.
26231 c36b6e371f5d isdefinite.m: Return only true or false, not -1, 0, +1 (bug #51270). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26220 diff changeset	86
30016 ad6a57b215e8 betainc.m: Improve accuracy for certain special integer inputs (bug #60682). Michele Ginesi <michele.ginesi@gmail.com> parents: 29985 diff changeset	87 - The `betainc` function now calculates an exact output for the
ad6a57b215e8 betainc.m: Improve accuracy for certain special integer inputs (bug #60682). Michele Ginesi <michele.ginesi@gmail.com> parents: 29985 diff changeset	88 important special cases where a or b are 1.
23356 ef20eee0247d allow hex2num to handle integer values John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23348 diff changeset	89
29856 56b3e2af0298 Add 's'=sparse attribute for whos function (bug #60687) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29855 diff changeset	90 - The `whos` function now displays an additional attribute 's' when
56b3e2af0298 Add 's'=sparse attribute for whos function (bug #60687) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29855 diff changeset	91 the variable is a sparse type.
27537 7dc31256c5e4 Document that regexp* functions need UTF-8 encoded input (bug #35910). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 27522 diff changeset	92
28693 2bb050267d74 maint: Remove trailing spaces from code base. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28672 diff changeset	93 - As part of GSoC 2020, Abdallah K. Elshamy implemented the
28615 5da49e37a6c9 New functions jsondecode and jsonencode (bug #53100). Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 28585 diff changeset	94 `jsondecode` and `jsonencode` functions to read and write JSON data.
28039 cc0b31003932 NEWS: Add info about new pkg.m behavior. Philip Nienhuis <prnienhuis@users.sf.net> parents: 27995 diff changeset	95
30169 cefa5d2d30bc New class for filling and running Jupyter Notebooks. Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 30031 diff changeset	96 - As part of GSoC 2021, Abdallah K. Elshamy implemented the
cefa5d2d30bc New class for filling and running Jupyter Notebooks. Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 30031 diff changeset	97 `JupyterNotebook` classdef class. This class supports running and
cefa5d2d30bc New class for filling and running Jupyter Notebooks. Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 30031 diff changeset	98 filling Jupyter Notebooks using the Octave language kernel from Octave
cefa5d2d30bc New class for filling and running Jupyter Notebooks. Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 30031 diff changeset	99 itself. Making the evaluation of long-running Jupyter Notebooks on a
cefa5d2d30bc New class for filling and running Jupyter Notebooks. Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 30031 diff changeset	100 computing server without permanent browser connection possible.
28998 b3cd6eb1cca5 doc: NEWS announce "pkg test" feature (bug #41215) Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 28972 diff changeset	101
28897 6ac35698c99a NEWS: Wrap text at 72 columns for potential plaintext display. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28884 diff changeset	102 - By default, the history file is now located at $DATA/octave/history,
6ac35698c99a NEWS: Wrap text at 72 columns for potential plaintext display. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28884 diff changeset	103 where $DATA is a platform dependent location for (roaming) user data
29297 cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	104 files (e.g., ${XDG_DATA_HOME} or, if that is not set, ~/.local/share on
28897 6ac35698c99a NEWS: Wrap text at 72 columns for potential plaintext display. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28884 diff changeset	105 Unix-like operating systems or %APPDATA% on Windows).
28039 cc0b31003932 NEWS: Add info about new pkg.m behavior. Philip Nienhuis <prnienhuis@users.sf.net> parents: 27995 diff changeset	106
29856 56b3e2af0298 Add 's'=sparse attribute for whos function (bug #60687) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29855 diff changeset	107 - For Octave on Windows OS, the minimum required version of the Windows
56b3e2af0298 Add 's'=sparse attribute for whos function (bug #60687) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29855 diff changeset	108 API is now 6.1 (Windows 7 or newer).
28485 36c6bd835ec9 * NEWS: Note that dbstop can set breakpoints in classdef ctors and methods. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 28315 diff changeset	109
29658 1564f617da7e qhull: Add note about libqhull_r to NEWS (bug #60016). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 29470 diff changeset	110 - The non-re-entrant version of the QHull library "libqhull" was
29914 daf351544539 NEWS: Add note about changed algorithm for mldivide. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 29913 diff changeset	111 deprecated upstream. Octave now (optionally) requires the re-entrant
daf351544539 NEWS: Add note about changed algorithm for mldivide. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 29913 diff changeset	112 version of that library "libqhull_r" instead.
28485 36c6bd835ec9 * NEWS: Note that dbstop can set breakpoints in classdef ctors and methods. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 28315 diff changeset	113
29375 8f6a2f5e5934 gui: new Turkish translation Serkan Önder <serkanonder@outlook.com> parents: 29354 diff changeset	114 ### Graphical User Interface
28485 36c6bd835ec9 * NEWS: Note that dbstop can set breakpoints in classdef ctors and methods. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 28315 diff changeset	115
29375 8f6a2f5e5934 gui: new Turkish translation Serkan Önder <serkanonder@outlook.com> parents: 29354 diff changeset	116 - Turkish translation added.
24927 c280560d9c96 Overhaul special functions modified by GSOC2018 project. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24909 diff changeset	117
28884 32dde927e59b NEWS: Announce tooltips on hovering variables in debug mode (bug #56990). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 28861 diff changeset	118 - In debug mode, symbol values are now shown in tooltips when hovering
32dde927e59b NEWS: Announce tooltips on hovering variables in debug mode (bug #56990). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 28861 diff changeset	119 variables in the editor panel.
26126 f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	120
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	121 ### Graphics backend
24098 71dad5be765a quadcc.cc: Use an Absolute Tolerance, as well as RelTol (Bug #46349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24055 diff changeset	122
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	123 - Support for Qt4 for both graphics and the GUI has been removed.
27708 c66467f74278 Rewrite legend (task #14243) Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 27670 diff changeset	124
29470 2ae4764180c6 Initial implementation of a LaTeX interpreter (bug #59546). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 29395 diff changeset	125 - If a working LaTeX tool chain is found on the path, including `latex`,
29905 ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	126 `dvipng`, and `dvisvgm` binaries, then text strings can now be rendered
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	127 properly when using the `"latex"` value for the text objects'
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	128 `"interpreter"` property and axes objects' `"ticklabelinterpreter"`.
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	129 Type `doc "latex interpreter"` for further info.
27811 392c03df4565 NEWS: Update for 6.1 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 27759 diff changeset	130
29905 ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	131 - The `FMT` format argument for plot commands now accepts long forms for
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	132 color names which may be more understandable than the existing
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	133 one-letter codes. For example, the RGB value `[0 0 0]` can now be
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	134 specified by `"black"` in addition to `"k"`.
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	135
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	136 - The color graphics properties, for example `"EdgeColor"` or
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	137 `"FaceColor"`, now accept HTML specifications. An HTML specification is
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	138 a string that begins with the character '#' and is followed by either 3
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	139 or 6 hexadecimal digits. For example, magenta which is 100% red and
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	140 blue values can specified by `"#FF00FF"` or `"#F0F"`.
26126 f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	141
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	142 - The additional property `"contextmenu"` has been added to all graphics
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	143 objects. It is equivalent to the previously used `"uicontextmenu"`
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	144 property which is hidden now.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	145
29905 ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	146 - `uicontrol` objects now fully implement the `"Off"` and `"Inactive"`
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	147 values of the `"Enable"` property. When the value is `"Off"`, no
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	148 interaction with the object occurs and the `uicontrol` changes color
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	149 (typically to gray) to indicate it is disabled. When the value is
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	150 `"Inactive"`, the object appears normally (no change in color), but it
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	151 is not possible to change the value of the object (such as modifying
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	152 text in an `Edit` box or clicking on a `RadioButton`).
26126 f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 diff changeset	153
29905 ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	154 - The `"ListBoxTop"` property for `uicontrol` objects has been
ad023dbe9606 Add support for ListBoxTop property of uicontrol objects (bug #60951) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29868 diff changeset	155 implemented for `set` commands.
27432 1e79d913baaa Change default figure property "paperpositionmode" to "auto" (bug #56916). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 27426 diff changeset	156
29939 00c69fbf1942 NEWS: Document change to "Title" property of generated PDF plots (bug #60998). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29932 diff changeset	157 - The `Title` property for print formats such as PDF or SVG is now set
00c69fbf1942 NEWS: Document change to "Title" property of generated PDF plots (bug #60998). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29932 diff changeset	158 to the title displayed on the figure window which contains the plot.
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	159
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	160 - Additional properties have been added to the `axes` graphics object:
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	161 * `"alphamap"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	162 * `"alphascale"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	163 * `"colorscale"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	164 * `"fontsizemode"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	165 * `"innerposition"` (equivalent to `"position"`)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	166 * `"interactions"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	167 * `"layout"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	168 * `"legend"` (not yet implemented)
28897 6ac35698c99a NEWS: Wrap text at 72 columns for potential plaintext display. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28884 diff changeset	169 * `"nextseriesindex"` (read-only, used by `scatter`
6ac35698c99a NEWS: Wrap text at 72 columns for potential plaintext display. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28884 diff changeset	170 graphics objects)
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	171 * `"positionconstraint"` (replacement for `"activepositionproperty"`
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	172 which is now a hidden property. No plans for removal.)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	173 * `"toolbar"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	174 * `"xaxis"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	175 * `"yaxis"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	176 * `"zaxis"` (not yet implemented)
28315 768ae9b1a67c Produce better looking TeX superscript and subscripts (bug #58376). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 28308 diff changeset	177
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	178 ### Matlab compatibility
24524 a56d283ff18a Honor "interruptible" for property listeners (bug #52804). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 24523 diff changeset	179
29111 4d8aaceb629a NEWS: Create proper double quotes for Octave properties in Markdown. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29108 diff changeset	180 - The function `griddata` now implements the `"v4"` Biharmonic Spline
28210 bb929d5a34cb griddata.m: Added support for "v4" biharmonic spline interpolation method (bug #33539). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowskin@asme.org> parents: 28171 diff changeset	181 Interpolation method. In adddition, the function now accepts 3-D inputs
bb929d5a34cb griddata.m: Added support for "v4" biharmonic spline interpolation method (bug #33539). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowskin@asme.org> parents: 28171 diff changeset	182 by passing the data to `griddata3`.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	183
28171 a23da76e0693 Matlab compatibility fixes for coordinate transform functions (bug #57794). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowskin@asme.org> parents: 28151 diff changeset	184 - Coordinate transformation functions `cart2sph`, `sph2cart`,
28585 3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	185 `cart2pol`, and `pol2cart` now accept either row or column vectors for
3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	186 coordinate inputs. A single coordinate matrix with one variable per
28171 a23da76e0693 Matlab compatibility fixes for coordinate transform functions (bug #57794). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowskin@asme.org> parents: 28151 diff changeset	187 column can still be used as function input, but a single output variable
a23da76e0693 Matlab compatibility fixes for coordinate transform functions (bug #57794). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowskin@asme.org> parents: 28151 diff changeset	188 will now contain just the first output coordinate, and will no longer
28585 3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	189 return the full output coordinate matrix. Output size matches the size
3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	190 of input vectors, or in the case of an input matrix will be column
28171 a23da76e0693 Matlab compatibility fixes for coordinate transform functions (bug #57794). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowskin@asme.org> parents: 28151 diff changeset	191 vectors with rows corresponding to the input coordinate matrix.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	192
28243 7739d3eb952b NEWS: Announce support for negative numbers in dec2bin, dec2hex. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28212 diff changeset	193 - The function `dec2bin` and `dec2hex` now support negative numbers.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	194
29983 ecbcc4647dbe factor.m: Overhaul function to support inputs > flintmax. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29982 diff changeset	195 - The function `factor` now supports uint64 inputs larger than
ecbcc4647dbe factor.m: Overhaul function to support inputs > flintmax. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29982 diff changeset	196 `flintmax`.
ecbcc4647dbe factor.m: Overhaul function to support inputs > flintmax. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29982 diff changeset	197
29985 3eb6483241d0 primes.m: Overhaul function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29983 diff changeset	198 - The function `primes` now supports char inputs.
3eb6483241d0 primes.m: Overhaul function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29983 diff changeset	199
29184 dd4cb1ad9dc8 prctile.m, quantile.m: Small formatting changes to cset 7d262c7f8b1d. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29176 diff changeset	200 - The functions `quantile` and `prctile` now permit operating on
dd4cb1ad9dc8 prctile.m, quantile.m: Small formatting changes to cset 7d262c7f8b1d. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29176 diff changeset	201 dimensions greater than `ndims (x)`.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	202
29932 b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29923 diff changeset	203 - The function `iqr` now uses Matlab compatible interpolation for
b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29923 diff changeset	204 quantile values. Dimension input now allows a vector, "all", and
b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29923 diff changeset	205 dimensions greater than `ndims (x)`. The function compatibly handles
b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29923 diff changeset	206 `Inf` and `NaN` input values.
28143 4f1d1b1d4afc NEWS: Add a note about ostreamtube/streamtube (bug #57471). Markus Meisinger <chloros2@gmx.de> parents: 28136 diff changeset	207
28369 248f7cc8dc74 NEWS: Announce improvements in importdata() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28331 diff changeset	208 - The function `importdata` now produces more compatible results when
248f7cc8dc74 NEWS: Announce improvements in importdata() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28331 diff changeset	209 the file contains a 2-D text matrix.
25739 8eec0403a370 fminsearch.m: Update default TolFun to 1e-4 for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25738 diff changeset	210
29913 3eca54836f97 Allow 'Label' to be used as a synonym for 'Text' on uimenus (bug #60870) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29905 diff changeset	211 - `uimenu` now accepts property `"Text"` which is identical to
3eca54836f97 Allow 'Label' to be used as a synonym for 'Text' on uimenus (bug #60870) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29905 diff changeset	212 `"Label"`. Matlab recommends using `"Text"` in new code, although there
3eca54836f97 Allow 'Label' to be used as a synonym for 'Text' on uimenus (bug #60870) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29905 diff changeset	213 is no announced date for deprecating `"Label"`.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	214
28585 3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	215 - The functions `scatter` and `scatter3` now return a handle to a
3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	216 scatter graphics object. For compatibility, they return an `hggroup` of
29111 4d8aaceb629a NEWS: Create proper double quotes for Octave properties in Markdown. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29108 diff changeset	217 patch graphics objects when the `"gnuplot"` graphics toolkit is used. In
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	218 previous versions of Octave, these functions returned an `hggroup` of
28585 3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	219 patch graphics objects for all graphics toolkits.
25867 49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 25837 diff changeset	220
29108 5fc28dab0b2b Document new long forms of color spec argument to plot. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29071 diff changeset	221 - The functions `bar` and `barh` now handle stacked negative bar values
5fc28dab0b2b Document new long forms of color spec argument to plot. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29071 diff changeset	222 in a Matlab-compatible manner. Negative values now stack below the zero
5fc28dab0b2b Document new long forms of color spec argument to plot. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29071 diff changeset	223 axis independently of a positive value bars in the same stack.
5fc28dab0b2b Document new long forms of color spec argument to plot. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29071 diff changeset	224 Previously the negative bars could overlap positive bars depending on
5fc28dab0b2b Document new long forms of color spec argument to plot. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29071 diff changeset	225 drawing order.
26167 247126168d23 Don't remove globals when 'clear' called without arguments (bug #39790). Julien Bect <julien.bect@supelec.fr> parents: 26137 diff changeset	226
29139 f5e89a80ba8c Use colors from "colormap" property for bar, barh if a "hist" option was given (bug #59589). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29130 diff changeset	227 - The functions `bar` and `barh` now use colors from the `"ColorOrder"`
f5e89a80ba8c Use colors from "colormap" property for bar, barh if a "hist" option was given (bug #59589). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29130 diff changeset	228 axes property rather than the `"Colormap"` figure property unless one
f5e89a80ba8c Use colors from "colormap" property for bar, barh if a "hist" option was given (bug #59589). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29130 diff changeset	229 of the histogram options (@qcode{"hist"}, @qcode{"histc"} was specified.
25867 49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 25837 diff changeset	230
28314 bc904ed5aad4 saveas.m: Change default format to .ofig (bug #58391). Guillaume Flandin <guillaume.offline@gmail.com> parents: 28309 diff changeset	231 - The function `saveas` now defaults to saving in Octave figure format
bc904ed5aad4 saveas.m: Change default format to .ofig (bug #58391). Guillaume Flandin <guillaume.offline@gmail.com> parents: 28309 diff changeset	232 (.ofig) rather than PDF (.pdf).
28671 1f6b21015b4e NEWS: Add info about changed 'class' of inline functions (bug #59023). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28660 diff changeset	233
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	234 - A new warning ID (`"Octave:unimplemented-matlab-functionality"`) has
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	235 been added which prints a warning when Octave's parser recognizes valid
28477 7ea82a190029 Add new warning ID "Octave:unimplemented-matlab-functionality". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28391 diff changeset	236 Matlab code, but for which Octave does not yet implement the
7ea82a190029 Add new warning ID "Octave:unimplemented-matlab-functionality". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28391 diff changeset	237 functionality. By default, this warning is enabled.
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	238
29932 b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29923 diff changeset	239 - When Octave is started with the `--traditional` option for maximum
b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29923 diff changeset	240 compatibility the `print_struct_array_contents` internal variable is set
b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29923 diff changeset	241 to true.
25867 49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 25837 diff changeset	242
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	243 ### Alphabetical list of new functions added in Octave 7
25867 49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 25837 diff changeset	244
29161 b58e3a04fab3 sinpi.m, cospi.m: New trigonometric functions (bug #59615) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29139 diff changeset	245 * `cospi`
28331 be3dab3212e9 getpixelposition.m: Implement new function (bug #58181) Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 28323 diff changeset	246 * `getpixelposition`
28212 d052c11d47c6 Add new functions startsWith and endsWith (bug #57041). Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 28210 diff changeset	247 * `endsWith`
29395 4d747b196935 fill3.m: Add new function. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 29388 diff changeset	248 * `fill3`
28615 5da49e37a6c9 New functions jsondecode and jsonencode (bug #53100). Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 28585 diff changeset	249 * `jsondecode`
5da49e37a6c9 New functions jsondecode and jsonencode (bug #53100). Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 28585 diff changeset	250 * `jsonencode`
30169 cefa5d2d30bc New class for filling and running Jupyter Notebooks. Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 30031 diff changeset	251 * `JupyterNotebook`
28391 c126a60b0d52 listfonts.m: New function (bug #58476). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 28386 diff changeset	252 * `listfonts`
28769 903fe321649b Add Matlab compatible wrappers for base64_encode and base64_decode. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 28762 diff changeset	253 * `matlab.net.base64decode`
903fe321649b Add Matlab compatible wrappers for base64_encode and base64_decode. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 28762 diff changeset	254 * `matlab.net.base64encode`
28372 2f571bfff344 Add "memory" function (patch #9924). Lars Kindermann <lars.kindermann@reglos.de> parents: 28369 diff changeset	255 * `memory`
28986 69ec8d9e769b Add function ordqz (patch #9897). Martin Köhler <koehlerm@mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de> parents: 28973 diff changeset	256 * `ordqz`
28107 d320728d5d06 style fixes for rng; document and mention in NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 28080 diff changeset	257 * `rng`
29161 b58e3a04fab3 sinpi.m, cospi.m: New trigonometric functions (bug #59615) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29139 diff changeset	258 * `sinpi`
28212 d052c11d47c6 Add new functions startsWith and endsWith (bug #57041). Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 28210 diff changeset	259 * `startsWith`
28386 8a9a041db1dc Add "streamribbon" function (patch #9916). Markus Meisinger <chloros2@gmx.de> parents: 28372 diff changeset	260 * `streamribbon`
29348 fe21f065fc23 turbo.m: New colormap file (bug #59998). Christian Himpe <christian.himpe@wwu.de> parents: 29308 diff changeset	261 * `turbo`
29308 f3272029d42c uniquetol.m: Add new function (bug #59850). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 29304 diff changeset	262 * `uniquetol`
29024 447beb85551d Add ytickangle and ztickangle functions (bug #59067) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28999 diff changeset	263 * `xtickangle`
447beb85551d Add ytickangle and ztickangle functions (bug #59067) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28999 diff changeset	264 * `ytickangle`
447beb85551d Add ytickangle and ztickangle functions (bug #59067) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28999 diff changeset	265 * `ztickangle`
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	266
30031 cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 30016 diff changeset	267 ### Deprecated functions, properties, and operators
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	268
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	269 The following functions and properties have been deprecated in Octave 7
f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	270 and will be removed from Octave 9 (or whatever version is the second
f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	271 major release after 7):
26185 ef0998af70f9 Change "Margin" default of text object to 3. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26175 diff changeset	272
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	273 - Functions
20157 e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	274
29982 605275522c37 Deprecate disable_range, disable_diagonal_matrix, disable_permutation_matrix. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29949 diff changeset	275 Function \| Replacement
605275522c37 Deprecate disable_range, disable_diagonal_matrix, disable_permutation_matrix. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29949 diff changeset	276 -------------------------- \|----------------------------
605275522c37 Deprecate disable_range, disable_diagonal_matrix, disable_permutation_matrix. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29949 diff changeset	277 disable_diagonal_matrix \| optimize_diagonal_matrix
605275522c37 Deprecate disable_range, disable_diagonal_matrix, disable_permutation_matrix. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29949 diff changeset	278 disable_permutation_matrix \| optimize_permutation_matrix
605275522c37 Deprecate disable_range, disable_diagonal_matrix, disable_permutation_matrix. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29949 diff changeset	279 disable_range \| optimize_range
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	280
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	281 - Properties
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	282
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	283 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	284 -----------------\|---------------\|------------
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	285 \| \|
30031 cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 30016 diff changeset	286 - Operators
cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 30016 diff changeset	287
cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 30016 diff changeset	288 Operator \| Replacement \| Description
cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 30016 diff changeset	289 ---------\|-------------\|------------
cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 30016 diff changeset	290 ** \| ^ \| Matrix exponent
cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 30016 diff changeset	291 .** \| .^ \| Element-by-element exponent
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	292
29297 cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	293 - Interpreter
cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	294
29304 01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29297 diff changeset	295 * The use of `'...'` for line continuations inside double-quoted
29297 cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	296 strings has been deprecated. Use `'\'` for line continuations
29304 01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29297 diff changeset	297 inside strings instead.
28860 ba6e10c316d3 NEWS: Announce deprecation of LFLAGS (bug #59173). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 28671 diff changeset	298
29304 01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29297 diff changeset	299 * The use of `'\'` as a line continuation outside of double-quoted
01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29297 diff changeset	300 strings has been deprecated. Use `'...'` for line continuations
29297 cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	301 instead.
cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29184 diff changeset	302
29304 01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29297 diff changeset	303 * Any trailing whitespace after a `'\'` line continuation has been
01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 29297 diff changeset	304 deprecated. Delete unnecessary trailing whitespace.
26175 6e1a800dd365 eliminate brace and variable expansion in PATH search code John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26173 diff changeset	305
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	306
29923 b436a01d186d also mention functions deprecated in version 6 in the NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29916 diff changeset	307 The following functions were deprecated in Octave 6 and will be removed
b436a01d186d also mention functions deprecated in version 6 in the NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29916 diff changeset	308 from Octave 8 (or whatever version is the second major release after 6):
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	309
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	310 - Functions
20157 e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	311
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	312 Function \| Replacement
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	313 -----------------------\|------------------
27115 8a04f5454350 Deprecate 'runtests' function (bug #56325). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 27114 diff changeset	314 `runtests` \| `oruntests`
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	315
29923 b436a01d186d also mention functions deprecated in version 6 in the NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29916 diff changeset	316 - The environment variable used by `mkoctfile` for linker flags is now
b436a01d186d also mention functions deprecated in version 6 in the NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29916 diff changeset	317 `LDFLAGS` rather than `LFLAGS`. `LFLAGS` was deprecated in Octave 6,
b436a01d186d also mention functions deprecated in version 6 in the NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29916 diff changeset	318 and a warning is now emitted if it is used, but it will continue to
b436a01d186d also mention functions deprecated in version 6 in the NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29916 diff changeset	319 work.
b436a01d186d also mention functions deprecated in version 6 in the NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29916 diff changeset	320
b436a01d186d also mention functions deprecated in version 6 in the NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29916 diff changeset	321
29949 f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	322 ### Removed functions, properties, and features
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	323
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	324 The following functions and properties were deprecated in Octave 5
f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	325 and have been removed from Octave 7.
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	326
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	327 - Functions
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	328
28080 73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	329 Function \| Replacement
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	330 -------------------------\|------------------
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	331 `output_max_field_width` \| `output_precision`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	332 `is_keyword` \| `iskeyword`
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	333
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	334 - Properties
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	335
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	336 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	337 -----------------\|---------------\|------------
28080 73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	338 `text` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	339 `uibuttongroup` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	340 `uicontrol` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	341 `uipanel` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	342 `uitable` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	343
29949 f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	344 - The prototype JIT compiler has been removed from Octave. Since it was
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	345 first added as part of a Google Summer of Code project in 2012, no one
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	346 has ever seriously taken on further development of it and it still does
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	347 nothing significant. It is out of date with the default interpreter
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	348 that walks the parse tree. Even though we have fixed the configure
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	349 script to disable it by default, people still ask questions about how to
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	350 build it, but it doesn’t seem that they are doing that to work on it but
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	351 because they think it will make Octave code run faster (it never did,
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	352 except for some extremely simple bits of code as examples for
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	353 demonstration purposes only). The following functions related to the
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	354 JIT compiler have also been removed: `debug_jit`, `jit_enable`,
f254c302bb9c remove JIT compiler from Octave sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 29939 diff changeset	355 `jit_failcnt`, and `jit_startcnt`.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	356
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	357 ### Old release news
19965 d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	358
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	359 - [Octave 6.x](etc/NEWS.6)
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	360 - [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	361 - [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	362 - [Octave 3.x](etc/NEWS.3)
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	363 - [Octave 2.x](etc/NEWS.2)
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	364 - [Octave 1.x](etc/NEWS.1)

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