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annotate NEWS @ 28654:844b3b9bab7a stable rc-6-0-90
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* configure.ac (AC_INIT): Set version to 6.0.90.
(OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION): Now 90.
(OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE): Set to 2020-08-26.
* CITATION: Update.
* NEWS: Update.
author | John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> |
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date | Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:55:10 -0400 |
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1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 6.1.0 (2020-08-26): |
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2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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4 ### General improvements |
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145 corel, aifm, ill, cgm, hpgl, mf and dxf. A warning will be thrown |
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157 index to return is now the `"first"` occurrence. The previous Octave |
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224 * `newline` |
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234 * `streamtube` |
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237 * `web` |
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239 * `webread` |
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241 * `workspace` |
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244 ### Deprecated functions and properties |
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246 The following functions and properties have been deprecated in Octave 6 |
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247 and will be removed from Octave 8 (or whatever version is the second |
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248 major release after 6): |
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250 - Functions |
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252 Function | Replacement |
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253 -----------------------|------------------ |
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256 - Properties |
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258 Object | Property | Value |
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259 -----------------|---------------|------------ |
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263 ### Removed functions and properties |
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265 The following functions and properties were deprecated in Octave 4.4 |
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266 and have been removed from Octave 6. |
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268 - Functions |
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270 Function | Replacement |
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271 ---------------------|------------------ |
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272 `chop` | `sprintf` for visual results |
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273 `desktop` | `isguirunning` |
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274 `tmpnam` | `tempname` |
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275 `toascii` | `double` |
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276 `java2mat` | `__java2mat__` |
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278 - Properties |
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280 Object | Property | Value |
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281 ---------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- |
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283 `axes` | `drawmode` | |
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284 `figure` | `doublebuffer` | |
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285 | `mincolormap` | |
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289 | `xvisual` | |
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291 `line` | `interpreter` | |
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292 `patch` | `interpreter` | |
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293 `surface` | `interpreter` | |
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294 `text` | `fontweight` | `"demi"` and `"light"` |
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295 `uibuttongroup` | `fontweight` | `"demi"` and `"light"` |
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296 `uicontrol` | `fontweight` | `"demi"` and `"light"` |
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297 `uipanel` | `fontweight` | `"demi"` and `"light"` |
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298 `uitable` | `fontweight` | `"demi"` and `"light"` |
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303 - [Octave 5.x](etc/NEWS.5) |
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