octave: NEWS annotate

annotate NEWS @ 28769:903fe321649b

Add Matlab compatible wrappers for base64_encode and base64_decode. * liboctave/util/oct-base64.cc, oct-base64.h (base64_decode_bytes): New function to decode base64 encoded strings into bytes. * libinterp/corefcn/data.cc (F__base64_decode_bytes__): New internal function to decode base64 encoded strings into bytes. * scripts/+matlab/+net/base64decode.m, scripts/+matlab/+net/base64encode.m: Add Matlab compatible wrappers for base64_encode and __base64_decode_bytes__. * scripts/+matlab/+net/module.mk: Add new file. * scripts/module.mk: Include new module.mk file. * doc/interpreter/system.txi: Add documentation for new functions to manual. * NEWS: Announce new functions.

author	Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
date	Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:59:00 +0200
parents	877e876338cc
children	aab67699cbf6

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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.
26617 98afb8bbd1f6 maint: Strip trailing whitespace from source files. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26422 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
26264 25d3e8e49d5c randi.m: Implement rejection algorithm for unbiased results (bug #54619). Michael Leitner parents: 26262 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`
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 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
26617 98afb8bbd1f6 maint: Strip trailing whitespace from source files. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26422 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")`
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	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.
27537 7dc31256c5e4 Document that regexp* functions need UTF-8 encoded input (bug #35910). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 27522 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.
27811 392c03df4565 NEWS: Update for 6.1 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 27759 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`
26126 f6f16b842d5d NEWS: Announce change to intmin, intmax, flintmax to accept a variable as input. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26125 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
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	43 the number of inputs and outputs match expectations. Existing code can
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	44 be simplified by removing these checks which are now done by the
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.
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	47
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
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	52
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
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	57
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
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	62 the form `s8`, `s16`, `s32`, `s64`, `u8`, `u16`, `u32`, or `u64` to
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	63 explicitly specify the data type to use (`u` or `s` to indicate signed
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	64 or unsigned and the number to indicate the integer size).
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	65
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]`.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	78
28693 2bb050267d74 maint: Remove trailing spaces from code base. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28672 diff changeset	79 - 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	80 `jsondecode` and `jsonencode` functions to read and write JSON data.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	81
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	82 ### Graphics backend
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	83
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	84 - Support for Qt4 for both graphics and the GUI has been removed.
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	85
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	86 - 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	87 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	88 property which is hidden now.
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	89
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	90 - 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	91 * `"alphamap"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	92 * `"alphascale"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	93 * `"colorscale"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	94 * `"fontsizemode"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	95 * `"innerposition"` (equivalent to `"position"`)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	96 * `"interactions"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	97 * `"layout"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	98 * `"legend"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	99 * `"nextseriesindex"` (read-only, used by `scatter` graphics objects)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	100 * `"positionconstraint"` (replacement for `"activepositionproperty"`
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	101 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	102 * `"toolbar"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	103 * `"xaxis"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	104 * `"yaxis"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	105 * `"zaxis"` (not yet implemented)
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	106
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	107 ### Matlab compatibility
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	108
28210 bb929d5a34cb griddata.m: Added support for "v4" biharmonic spline interpolation method (bug #33539). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowskin@asme.org> parents: 28171 diff changeset	109 - The function `griddata` now implements the "v4" Biharmonic Spline
bb929d5a34cb griddata.m: Added support for "v4" biharmonic spline interpolation method (bug #33539). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowskin@asme.org> parents: 28171 diff changeset	110 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	111 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	112
28171 a23da76e0693 Matlab compatibility fixes for coordinate transform functions (bug #57794). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowskin@asme.org> parents: 28151 diff changeset	113 - Coordinate transformation functions `cart2sph`, `sph2cart`,
28585 3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	114 `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	115 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	116 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	117 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	118 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	119 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	120 vectors with rows corresponding to the input coordinate matrix.
28143 4f1d1b1d4afc NEWS: Add a note about ostreamtube/streamtube (bug #57471). Markus Meisinger <chloros2@gmx.de> parents: 28136 diff changeset	121
28243 7739d3eb952b NEWS: Announce support for negative numbers in dec2bin, dec2hex. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28212 diff changeset	122 - The function `dec2bin` and `dec2hex` now support negative numbers.
25739 8eec0403a370 fminsearch.m: Update default TolFun to 1e-4 for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25738 diff changeset	123
28369 248f7cc8dc74 NEWS: Announce improvements in importdata() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28331 diff changeset	124 - The function `importdata` now produces more compatible results when
248f7cc8dc74 NEWS: Announce improvements in importdata() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28331 diff changeset	125 the file contains a 2-D text matrix.
25867 49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 25837 diff changeset	126
28250 afc53bd3d71b NEWS: Announce support for uicontrol "Inactive", "Off" values of "Enable" property (bug #57128). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28243 diff changeset	127 - `uicontrol` objects now fully implement the "Off" and "Inactive"
afc53bd3d71b NEWS: Announce support for uicontrol "Inactive", "Off" values of "Enable" property (bug #57128). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28243 diff changeset	128 values of the "Enable" property. When the value is "Off", no
afc53bd3d71b NEWS: Announce support for uicontrol "Inactive", "Off" values of "Enable" property (bug #57128). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28243 diff changeset	129 interaction with the object occurs and the `uicontrol` changes color
afc53bd3d71b NEWS: Announce support for uicontrol "Inactive", "Off" values of "Enable" property (bug #57128). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28243 diff changeset	130 (typically to gray) to indicate it is disabled. When the value is
afc53bd3d71b NEWS: Announce support for uicontrol "Inactive", "Off" values of "Enable" property (bug #57128). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28243 diff changeset	131 "Inactive", the object appears normally (no change in color), but it is
afc53bd3d71b NEWS: Announce support for uicontrol "Inactive", "Off" values of "Enable" property (bug #57128). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28243 diff changeset	132 not possible to change the value of the object (such as modifying text
afc53bd3d71b NEWS: Announce support for uicontrol "Inactive", "Off" values of "Enable" property (bug #57128). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28243 diff changeset	133 in an `Edit` box or clicking on a `RadioButton`).
25867 49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 25837 diff changeset	134
28585 3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	135 - 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	136 scatter graphics object. For compatibility, they return an `hggroup` of
3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28583 diff changeset	137 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	138 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	139 patch graphics objects for all graphics toolkits.
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	140
28314 bc904ed5aad4 saveas.m: Change default format to .ofig (bug #58391). Guillaume Flandin <guillaume.offline@gmail.com> parents: 28309 diff changeset	141 - 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	142 (.ofig) rather than PDF (.pdf).
25867 49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 25837 diff changeset	143
28762 877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28693 diff changeset	144 - 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	145 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	146 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	147 functionality. By default, this warning is enabled.
26185 ef0998af70f9 Change "Margin" default of text object to 3. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26175 diff changeset	148
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	149 ### Alphabetical list of new functions added in Octave 7
26185 ef0998af70f9 Change "Margin" default of text object to 3. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26175 diff changeset	150
28331 be3dab3212e9 getpixelposition.m: Implement new function (bug #58181) Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 28323 diff changeset	151 * `getpixelposition`
28212 d052c11d47c6 Add new functions startsWith and endsWith (bug #57041). Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 28210 diff changeset	152 * `endsWith`
28615 5da49e37a6c9 New functions jsondecode and jsonencode (bug #53100). Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 28585 diff changeset	153 * `jsondecode`
5da49e37a6c9 New functions jsondecode and jsonencode (bug #53100). Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 28585 diff changeset	154 * `jsonencode`
28391 c126a60b0d52 listfonts.m: New function (bug #58476). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 28386 diff changeset	155 * `listfonts`
28769 903fe321649b Add Matlab compatible wrappers for base64_encode and base64_decode. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 28762 diff changeset	156 * `matlab.net.base64decode`
903fe321649b Add Matlab compatible wrappers for base64_encode and base64_decode. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 28762 diff changeset	157 * `matlab.net.base64encode`
28372 2f571bfff344 Add "memory" function (patch #9924). Lars Kindermann <lars.kindermann@reglos.de> parents: 28369 diff changeset	158 * `memory`
28107 d320728d5d06 style fixes for rng; document and mention in NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 28080 diff changeset	159 * `rng`
28212 d052c11d47c6 Add new functions startsWith and endsWith (bug #57041). Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com> parents: 28210 diff changeset	160 * `startsWith`
28386 8a9a041db1dc Add "streamribbon" function (patch #9916). Markus Meisinger <chloros2@gmx.de> parents: 28372 diff changeset	161 * `streamribbon`
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	162
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	163 ### Deprecated functions and properties
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	164
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	165 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	166 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	167 major release after 7):
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	168
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	169 - 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	170
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	171 Function \| Replacement
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	172 -----------------------\|------------------
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	173 \|
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	174
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	175 - Properties
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	176
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	177 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	178 -----------------\|---------------\|------------
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	179 \| \|
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	180
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	181 ### Removed functions and properties
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	182
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	183 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	184 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	185
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	186 - Functions
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	187
28080 73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	188 Function \| Replacement
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	189 -------------------------\|------------------
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	190 `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	191 `is_keyword` \| `iskeyword`
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	192
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	193 - Properties
18606 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	194
28080 73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	195 Object \| Property \| Value
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	196 -----------------\|---------------\|------------
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	197 `text` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	198 `uibuttongroup` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	199 `uicontrol` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	200 `uipanel` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	201 `uitable` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	202
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	203 ### Old release news
19965 d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	204
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	205 - [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	206 - [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	207 - [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	208 - [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	209 - [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	210 - [Octave 1.x](etc/NEWS.1)

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