octave-nkf: NEWS annotate

annotate NEWS @ 19822:2f4406e9dad6

maint: Periodic merge of gui-release to default.

author	John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date	Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:40:25 -0500
parents	76478d2da117
children	ebd27d8c63fd

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18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 4.2:
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	2 ---------------------------------------------------------
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	3
18998 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	4 ** A new syntax for object oriented programming termed classdef has been
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	5 introduced. See the manual for more extensive documentation of the
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	6 classdef interface.
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	7
18998 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	8 New keywords:
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	9
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	10 classdef endclassdef
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	11 enumeration endenumeration
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	12 events endevents
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	13 methods endmethods
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	14 properties endproperties
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	15
19717 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	16 ** New audio functions and classes:
19227 ff820f92cbb5 inputParser: classdef port of @inputParser from Octave Forge general pkg. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19222 diff changeset	17
19717 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	18 audiodevinfo audioread
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	19 audioinfo audiorecorder
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	20 audioplayer audiowrite
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	21
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	22 ** Other new classes in Octave 4.2:
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	23
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	24 audioplayer inputParser
19794 db92e7e28e1f strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19793 diff changeset	25 audiorecorder
19227 ff820f92cbb5 inputParser: classdef port of @inputParser from Octave Forge general pkg. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19222 diff changeset	26
19595 9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	27 ** Optional stricter Matlab compatibility for ranges, diagonal matrices,
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	28 and permutation matrices.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	29
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	30 Octave has internal optimizations which use space-efficient storage
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	31 for the three data types above. Three new functions have been added
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	32 which control whether the optimizations are used (default), or whether
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	33 the data types are stored as full matrices.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	34
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	35 disable_range disable_diagonal_matrix disable_permutation_matrix
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	36
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	37 All three optimizations are disabled if Octave is started with the
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	38 --braindead command line option.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	39
18754 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	40 ** Interpolation function changes for Matlab compatibility
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	41
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	42 The interpolation method 'cubic' is now equivalent to 'pchip'
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	43 for interp1, interp2, and interp3. Previously, 'cubic' was equivalent
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	44 to 'spline' for interp2. This may produce different results as 'spline'
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	45 has continuous 1st and 2nd derivatives while 'pchip' only has a continuous
19486 b80b396e7d54 interp1.m: Add new methods "previous" and "next" (bug #43377). Nir Krakauer <nkrakauer@ccny.cuny.edu> parents: 19460 diff changeset	46 1st derivative. The methods 'next' and 'previous' have been added to
b80b396e7d54 interp1.m: Add new methods "previous" and "next" (bug #43377). Nir Krakauer <nkrakauer@ccny.cuny.edu> parents: 19460 diff changeset	47 interp1 for compatibility.
18754 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	48
19356 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	49 ** The delaunay function has been extended to accept 3-D inputs for
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	50 Matlab compatibility. The delaunay function no longer plots the
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	51 triangulation if no output argument is requested, instead, the
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	52 triangulation is always returned. The delaunay3 function which
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	53 handles 3-D inputs has been deprecated in favor of delaunay.
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	54
19434 ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	55 ** The trigonometric functions asin and acos return different phase values
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	56 from previous versions of Octave when the input is outside the principal
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	57 branch ([-1, 1]). If the real portion of the input is greater than 1 then
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	58 the limit from below is taken. If the real portion is less than 1 then the
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	59 limit from above is taken. This criteria is consistent with several other
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	60 numerical analysis software packages.
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	61
19581 f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	62 ** strfind changes when using empty pattern ("") for Matlab compatibility
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	63
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	64 strfind now returns an empty array when the pattern itself is empty.
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	65 In previous versions of Octave, strfind matched at every character
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	66 location when the pattern was empty.
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	67
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	68 NEW
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	69 strfind ("abc", "") => []
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	70 OLD
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	71 strfind ("abc", "") => [1, 2, 3, 4]
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	72
18807 3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	73 ** Integer formats used in the printf family of functions now work for
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	74 64-bit integers and are more compatible with Matlab when printing
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	75 non-integer values. Now instead of truncating, Octave will switch
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	76 the effective format to '%g' in the following circumstances:
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	77
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	78 * the value of an integer type (int8, uint32, etc.) value exceeds
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	79 the maximum for the format specifier. For '%d', the limit is
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	80 intmax ('int64') and for '%u' it is intmax ('uint64').
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	81
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	82 * round(x) != x or the value is outside the range allowed by the
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	83 integer format specifier.
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	84
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	85 There is still one difference: Matlab switches to '%e' and Octave
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	86 is currently switching to '%g'.
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	87
19450 a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	88 ** The archive family of functions (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) and their
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	89 unpacking routines (bunzip2, gunzip, unzip, untar, unpack) have
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	90 been recoded. Excepting unpack, the default is now to place files
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	91 in the same directory as the archive (on unpack) or as the original
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	92 files (on archiving).
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	93
18998 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	94 ** Z-order stacking issues with patches, grid lines, and line object
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	95 plot markers for on screen display and printing have all been resolved.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	96 For 2-D plots the axis grid lines can be placed on top of the plot
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	97 with set (gca, "layer", "top").
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	98
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	99 ** The patch graphic object has been overhauled. It now produces visual
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	100 results equivalent to Matlab even for esoteric combinations of
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	101 faces/vertices/cdata.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	102
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	103 ** The polar() plot function now draws a circular theta axis and
18998 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	104 radial rho axis rather than using a rectangular x/y axis.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	105
18888 e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	106 ** linkprop has been completely re-coded for performance and Matlab
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	107 compatibility. It now returns a linkprop object which must be stored
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	108 in a variable for as long as the graphic objects should remain linked.
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	109 To unlink properties use 'clear hlink' where hlink is the variable
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	110 containing the linkprop object.
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	111
19243 3d0f4f4ec688 NEWS: note that isprime now accepts negative and complex inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19227 diff changeset	112 ** isprime has been extended to operate on negative and complex inputs.
3d0f4f4ec688 NEWS: note that isprime now accepts negative and complex inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19227 diff changeset	113
19381 d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19359 diff changeset	114 ** xor has been extended to accept more than two arguments in which case
d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19359 diff changeset	115 it performs cumulative XOR reduction.
d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19359 diff changeset	116
19356 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	117 ** The following functions now support N-dimensional arrays:
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	118
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	119 fliplr flipud rot90
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	120
19222 9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19101 diff changeset	121 ** The new warning ID "Octave:data-file-in-path" replaces the three
9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19101 diff changeset	122 previous separate warning IDs "Octave:fopen-file-in-path",
9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19101 diff changeset	123 "Octave:load-file-in-path", and "Octave:md5sum-file-in-path".
9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19101 diff changeset	124
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	125 ** Other new functions added in 4.2:
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	126
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	127 bandwidth
19727 5ab6fcf32d1e New function for colormap cubehelix. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19717 diff changeset	128 cubehelix
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	129 dir_in_loadpath
19318 995df67fc912 Flip arrays - ND support for fliplr and flipud, and replace flipdim with flip. Carnë Draug <carandraug+dev@gmail.com> parents: 19314 diff changeset	130 flip
19504 39a69f54417e New functions im2frame and frame2im. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19486 diff changeset	131 frame2im
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	132 hgload
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	133 hgsave
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	134 ichol
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	135 ilu
19504 39a69f54417e New functions im2frame and frame2im. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19486 diff changeset	136 im2frame
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	137 isbanded
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	138 isdiag
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	139 istril
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	140 istriu
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	141 javachk
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	142 linkaxes
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	143 lscov
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	144 numfields
19549 cc6000ccd627 New function qmr (patch #8569). Nathan Podlich <nathan.podlich@gmail.com> parents: 19504 diff changeset	145 qmr
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	146 rotate
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	147 sylvester
19359 6f0290863d50 Add new function unsetenv from gnulib to Octave. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19356 diff changeset	148 unsetenv
19281 8a6f87637c16 hg new function, zoom John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19273 diff changeset	149 zoom
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	150
19314 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	151 ** inline() scheduled for eventual deprecation by Matlab
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	152
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	153 Functions created through the use of inline are scheduled for deprecation
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	154 by Matlab. When this occurs Octave will continue to support inline
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	155 functions for an indeterminate amount of time before also removing support.
19794 db92e7e28e1f strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19793 diff changeset	156 All new code should use anonymous functions in place of inline functions.
19314 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	157
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	158 ** Deprecated functions.
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	159
18606 fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18131 diff changeset	160 The following functions have been deprecated in Octave 4.2 and will
fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18131 diff changeset	161 be removed from Octave 4.6 (or whatever version is the second major
fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18131 diff changeset	162 release after 4.2):
fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18131 diff changeset	163
19460 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	164 Function \| Replacement
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	165 ---------------------\|------------------
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	166 bicubic \| interp2
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	167 delaunay3 \| delaunay
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	168 dump_prefs \| individual preference get/set routines
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	169 find_dir_in_path \| dir_in_loadpath
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	170 finite \| isfinite
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	171 fmod \| rem
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	172 fnmatch \| glob or regexp
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	173 luinc \| ilu or ichol
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	174 nfields \| numfields
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	175 octave_tmp_file_name \| tempname
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	176 syl \| sylvester
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	177 usage \| print_usage
18606 fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18131 diff changeset	178
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	179 The following functions were deprecated in Octave 3.8 and have been
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	180 removed from Octave 4.2.
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	181
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	182 default_save_options java_new
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	183 gen_doc_cache java_unsigned_conversion
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	184 interp1q javafields
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	185 isequalwithequalnans javamethods
19101 d1c649bd90e9 maint: Periodic merge of gui-release to default. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19094 19100 diff changeset	186 java_convert_matrix re_read_readline_init_file
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	187 java_debug read_readline_init_file
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	188 java_invoke saving_history
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	189
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	190 The following keywords were deprecated in Octave 3.8 and have been
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	191 removed from Octave 4.2
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	192
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	193 static
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	194
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	195 The following configuration variables were deprecated in Octave 3.8
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	196 and have been removed from Octave 4.2
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	197
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	198 CC_VERSION (now GCC_VERSION)
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	199 CXX_VERSION (now GXX_VERSION)
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	200
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	201 The internal class <Octave_map> was deprecated in Octave 3.8 and has
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	202 been removed from Octave 4.2. Replacement classes are
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	203 <octave_map> (struct array) or <octave_scalar_map> for a single structure.
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	204
19605 a0c7001cf1a8 consistent messages and IDs for singular matrix warnings John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19595 diff changeset	205 ** The warning ID Octave:singular-matrix-div has been replaced by
a0c7001cf1a8 consistent messages and IDs for singular matrix warnings John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19595 diff changeset	206 Octave:nearly-singular-matrix and Octave:singular-matrix.
a0c7001cf1a8 consistent messages and IDs for singular matrix warnings John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19595 diff changeset	207
19795 76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	208 ** The configure option --enable-octave-allocator has been removed.
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	209 The internal class <octave_allocator> declared in oct-alloc.h has
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	210 been removed. The header remains, but is deprecated. The macros to
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	211 access the class (DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR, DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR,
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	212 and DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR2) are now unconditionally defined to be
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	213 empty.
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	214
18038 c404cec84eb4 New function validaattributes to perform input checking for functions. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 18035 diff changeset	215 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 4.0:
13687 59fd35807941 New GUI branch Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 13268 diff changeset	216 ---------------------------------------------------------
59fd35807941 New GUI branch Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 13268 diff changeset	217
18127 d96747f74b1e enable "backtrace" warning by default and document option John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18126 diff changeset	218 ** For compatibility with Matlab, the "backtrace" warning option is now
d96747f74b1e enable "backtrace" warning by default and document option John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18126 diff changeset	219 enabled by default.
17797 06a850f83dd4 build: Remove embedded gl2ps. Require gl2ps as external dependency. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 17764 diff changeset	220
18126 d76f790b4eec enable do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation by default and deprecate John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	221 ** The preference
17249 923ce8b42db2 improve try-catch-statement to save exception to a variable (bug #33217) Stefan Mahr <dac922@gmx.de> parents: 17247 diff changeset	222
18126 d76f790b4eec enable do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation by default and deprecate John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	223 do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation
17365 9b7ca74489c7 NEWS: Add announcement about TeX parser for FLTK toolkit. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 17332 diff changeset	224
18126 d76f790b4eec enable do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation by default and deprecate John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	225 is now enabled by default.
17332 eb7e9a991ffb Implement writing of CMYK and fix writing of image alpha channel (bug #32986). Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 17294 diff changeset	226
18129 e473c4853afc enable non-integer ranges as indices by default and deprecate preference John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18127 diff changeset	227 ** The preference
16884 24574e15ac4b NEWS: Add new functions debug_jit, jit_enable to list. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	228
18129 e473c4853afc enable non-integer ranges as indices by default and deprecate preference John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18127 diff changeset	229 allow_noninteger_range_as_index
15625 acf0addfc610 include Octave Forge java package in core Octave John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 15541 diff changeset	230
18129 e473c4853afc enable non-integer ranges as indices by default and deprecate preference John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18127 diff changeset	231 is now enabled by default and the warning ID
16872 5372068bb148 Rename gen_doc_cache() to doc_cache_create(). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 16845 diff changeset	232
18129 e473c4853afc enable non-integer ranges as indices by default and deprecate preference John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18127 diff changeset	233 Octave:noninteger-range-as-index
15167 1c711a646fa7 Deprecate configure variables CC_VERSION, CXX_VERSION. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 15043 diff changeset	234
18129 e473c4853afc enable non-integer ranges as indices by default and deprecate preference John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18127 diff changeset	235 is now set to "on" by default instead of "error" by default and "on"
e473c4853afc enable non-integer ranges as indices by default and deprecate preference John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18127 diff changeset	236 for --traditional.
13923 7b83576b3b48 Update NEWS with auto BSX info Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 13919 diff changeset	237
18657 f57148641869 polyeig.m: Overhaul function for Matlab compatibility (bug #41865). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18129 diff changeset	238 ** polyeig now returns a row vector of eigenvalues rather than a matrix
f57148641869 polyeig.m: Overhaul function for Matlab compatibility (bug #41865). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18129 diff changeset	239 with the eigenvalues on the diagonal. This change was made for Matlab
14082 97f41a44dd80 update NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14018 diff changeset	240 compatibility.
97f41a44dd80 update NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 14018 diff changeset	241
18038 c404cec84eb4 New function validaattributes to perform input checking for functions. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 18035 diff changeset	242 ** Other new functions added in 4.0.0:
13262 37e6f54cca15 update NEWS John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 13171 diff changeset	243
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	244 validateattributes
14178 3f2a3076b9a6 NEWS: Update list of functions added for 3.6.0 release. Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com> parents: 14176 diff changeset	245
12413 b7d0d6044bd7 remove functions deprecated in 3.2 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 12400 diff changeset	246 ** Deprecated functions.
b7d0d6044bd7 remove functions deprecated in 3.2 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 12400 diff changeset	247
18049 3fef9a2d2550 maint: Remove functions deprecated in 3.6 for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18048 diff changeset	248 The following functions were deprecated in Octave 3.6 and have been
3fef9a2d2550 maint: Remove functions deprecated in 3.6 for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18048 diff changeset	249 removed from Octave 4.0.
19792 be7ac98fab43 strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19791 diff changeset	250
be7ac98fab43 strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19791 diff changeset	251 cut polyderiv
be7ac98fab43 strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19791 diff changeset	252 cor shell_cmd
be7ac98fab43 strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19791 diff changeset	253 corrcoef studentize
be7ac98fab43 strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19791 diff changeset	254 __error_text__ sylvester_matrix
be7ac98fab43 strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19791 diff changeset	255 error_text
12709 96180026afc5 maint: update NEWS. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 12702 diff changeset	256
18049 3fef9a2d2550 maint: Remove functions deprecated in 3.6 for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18048 diff changeset	257 The following functions have been deprecated in Octave 4.0 and will
3fef9a2d2550 maint: Remove functions deprecated in 3.6 for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18048 diff changeset	258 be removed from Octave 4.4 (or whatever version is the second major
3fef9a2d2550 maint: Remove functions deprecated in 3.6 for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18048 diff changeset	259 release after 4.0):
12709 96180026afc5 maint: update NEWS. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 12702 diff changeset	260
18129 e473c4853afc enable non-integer ranges as indices by default and deprecate preference John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18127 diff changeset	261 allow_noninteger_range_as_index
18126 d76f790b4eec enable do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation by default and deprecate John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	262 do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation
19792 be7ac98fab43 strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19791 diff changeset	263
18980 99d63a2e221b Mark internal sparse matrix implementation of atan2 as deprecated. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18657 diff changeset	264 The internal function atan2 of the sparse matrix class has been deprecated
99d63a2e221b Mark internal sparse matrix implementation of atan2 as deprecated. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18657 diff changeset	265 in Octave 4.0 and will be removed from Octave 4.4 (or whatever version is
99d63a2e221b Mark internal sparse matrix implementation of atan2 as deprecated. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18657 diff changeset	266 the second major release after 4.0). Use the Fatan2 function with sparse
99d63a2e221b Mark internal sparse matrix implementation of atan2 as deprecated. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18657 diff changeset	267 inputs as a replacement.
12498 294c0927c762 Deprecate is_duplicate_entry. Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com> parents: 12488 diff changeset	268
9352 b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	269 ---------------------------------------------------------
b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	270
7990 86dae6e5b83c Initial update of NEWS for 3.2 release David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr> parents: 7279 diff changeset	271 See NEWS.3 for old news.

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