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author Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com>
date Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:48:09 -0500
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39 - Octave is now compatible with PCRE2 (UTF-8). PCRE2 is preferred over PCRE 39 - Octave is now compatible with PCRE2 (UTF-8). PCRE2 is preferred over PCRE
40 if both are installed. Configure with `--without-pcre2` if you prefer Octave 40 if both are installed. Configure with `--without-pcre2` if you prefer Octave
41 to use PCRE in this case. 41 to use PCRE in this case.
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43 ### Graphical User Interface
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45 - The GUI has a dark style and several new icons in toolbars for better 43 - The GUI has a dark style and several new icons in toolbars for better
46 visibility and higher contrast. The GUI also has a new terminal widget, 44 visibility and higher contrast. The GUI also has a new terminal widget,
47 and comes with more fonts for the documentation browser. 45 and comes with more fonts for the documentation browser.
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47 ### Graphical User Interface
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49 ### Graphics backend 50 ### Graphics backend
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51 - When printing, the option `-svgconvert` is now the default. If you want to 52 - When printing, the option `-svgconvert` is now the default. If you want to
52 use the more limited EPS-based tool chain (the former default)&mdash;e.g., if 53 use the more limited EPS-based tool chain (the former default)&mdash;e.g., if
115 barring certain escape sequence interpretations that are present for one but 116 barring certain escape sequence interpretations that are present for one but
116 not another. In future, that is likely to change as a consequence of 117 not another. In future, that is likely to change as a consequence of
117 implementing Matlab-style strings. This is required for other 118 implementing Matlab-style strings. This is required for other
118 Matlab-compatibility activities as well. 119 Matlab-compatibility activities as well.
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120 *What this means for user code*: If you want to treat "foo" as a character 121 What this means for user code: If you want to treat "foo" as a character
121 vector as opposed to a string object, *and* if you intend to use a future 122 vector as opposed to a string object, *and* if you intend to use a future
122 version of Octave with string classes, then rewrite "foo" as 'foo'. If you 123 version of Matlab with string classes, then rewrite "foo" as 'foo'. If you
123 need to retain the character vector behavior for "foo", you can continue to 124 need to retain the character vector behavior for "foo", you can continue to
124 use Octave 8 with long-term support. 125 use Octave 8 with long-term support.
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127 ### Alphabetical list of new functions added in Octave 8 128 ### Alphabetical list of new functions added in Octave 8