1 Changes between version 5.4.0-beta-3 and 5.4.0 of Scilab
2 ========================================================
9 - csvRead: Read a CSV file.
10 - csvWrite: Write data into a CSV file.
11 - csvTextscan: Transform a CSV line into a matrix
12 - csvDefault: Configure the CSV behavior.
14 * csvRead and cvsWrite provide the same features as read_csv and write_csv
15 with major improvements in term of usability and performances:
16 - Write performances improved to a 100x factor.
17 - Read performances improved to a 3x factor.
23 * Scilab can now be installed without administration rights.
24 In this case, the file association will not be configured.
26 * ATOMS module is now mandatory and is installed in the minimal installation.
32 * Bug #9075 fixed - Demo Xcos/Control systems/inverted pendulum
33 opened a useless graphic windows
35 * Bug #10943 fixed - Accented character in the file path broke file loading.
37 * Bug #11717 fixed - Setting recent opened file number in preferences GUI
38 did not apply in Xcos menu.
40 * Bug #11747 fixed - Modelica block text was visible under the block image.
46 * Update to Scirenderer 0.5.8.
52 * Bug #7874 fixed - The help page of qp_solve did not give enough information
55 * Bug #8799 fixed - gsort did not work with hypermatrices.
57 * Bug #10346 fixed - An uicontrol was visible during few milliseconds even if
58 its "Visible" property was set to "off".
60 * Bug #10559 fixed - Sspectral estimation demonstration failed if the graphic
63 * Bug #10885 fixed - Renamed "Exit" to "Exit Scinotes" in Scinotes.
65 * Bug #11293 fixed - Line style was not taken into account.
67 * Bug #11558 fixed - Typo in helptools module fixed.
69 * Bug #11657 fixed - Setting the callback_type property of an uicontrol was not
72 * Bug #11684 fixed - mfft failed due to MKL fftw library restrictions.
74 * Bug #11688 fixed - The example in example_run help page failed.
76 * Bug #11794 fixed - Empty lists could not be saved/loaded to/from SOD files.
78 * Bug #11802 fixed - mrfit function redefined the diff function.
80 * Bug #11810 fixed - In EditVar, undesired data were added when the edition
83 * Bug #11810 fixed - In BrowseVar, contents of "visibility" column were left
86 * Bug #11810 fixed - In Editvar, under mac OS, there was no vertical/horizontal
89 * Bug #11834 fixed - In SciNotes there was not a menu to set font or colors.
91 * Bug #11838 fixed - Maximized state of a window was not saved in quitting.
93 * Bug #11840 fixed - In Xcos, dialogs could not be closed on escape.
95 * Bug #11842 fixed - CTRL+X did not work in Scilab console.
97 * Bug #11861 fixed - There was sometimes an exception when closing a figure.
99 * Bug #11865 fixed - There was no information about a LaTeX error in doc
103 Changes between version 5.4.0-beta-2 and 5.4.0-beta-3 of Scilab
104 ===============================================================
109 * Bug #10041 fixed - WFILE_f block was not declared as deprecated.
111 * Bug #10781 fixed - DFlipflop incorrectly reported problem for port size or type.
113 * Bug #11735 fixed - Output sink name was not reported as figure name.
115 * Bug #11737 fixed - Incompatibility between a Xcos menu and its help page description.
117 * Bug #11746 fixed - Closing the palette window with the crossing box
118 did not update the checkbox in Xcos "View" menu.
124 * config function is now obsolete and will be removed in Scilab 5.4.1.
125 Please use 'preferences' instead.
127 * dnaupd, dneupd, dsaupd, dseupd, znaupd and zneupd deprecated for eigs.
133 * Categories have been created for the following modules help pages:
134 - Signal processing. See bug #11661.
135 - Functions (libraries sub-category). See bug #11642.
136 - Linear algebra. See bug #11562.
137 - Special functions. See bug #11643.
138 - Functions. See bug #11722.
139 - Input/Output functions. See bug #11726.
141 * Elementary functions module help pages have been better organized.
144 * Automatic spelling corrections for Scilab Online help - http://help.scilab.org/
150 * Scilab dependency on Java HDF has been removed.
152 * Update to Scirenderer 0.5.7.
154 * Update to JOGL 2.0 rc9
160 * cond function updated to take into account a second input argument (See SEP #85)
166 * Bug #4337 fixed - who_user did not return user's variable names but
169 * Bug #7674 fixed - In all Optimization and Simulation demonstrations, the source
170 code was displayed by default.
171 A messagebox now lets the choice to the user to display the
174 * Bug #8151 fixed - Under Mac OS X, "Scilab/Quit Scilab" and "File/Quit" items were
177 * Bug #8488 fixed - NaN values were propagated when min/max were performed between
180 * Bug #9032 fixed - The rectangular contour of a 'Text' object did not fit the text
183 * Bug #9204 fixed - The Frobenius norm of a complex vector was numerically complex.
185 * Bug #9616 fixed - In qp_solve help page, the input arguments in calling
186 sequence did not match those in arguments section.
188 * Bug #9693 fixed - The default value of epsg in optim help page was %eps.
190 * Bug #9976 fixed - cdfbet function returned wrong value instead of 0.
192 * Bug #10178 fixed - norm function returned the message "division by zero" for
193 some sparse matrices.
195 * Bug #10677 fixed - %to_6=%to_e, crashed Scilab under Windows x64 version.
197 * Bug #11390 fixed - When cond function had one input argument, matrices could be
198 non square. Moreover, cond function has been updated to
199 give the possibility to use another norm than the one imposed
202 * Bug #11411 fixed - save function used unsigned char to store string length.
203 Now it is an integer.
205 * Bug #11426 fixed - save function shew a warning message while saving user environment.
207 * Bug #11509 fixed - A progression bar was missing during Atoms operations.
209 * Bug #11533, #11652 and #11653 fixed - typos in messages of eigs function fixed,
210 eigs help page updated and optional booleans in eigs are boolean by
211 default to be consistent with Scilab's own data types.
213 * Bug #11554 fixed - After using xcosPalAdd, a message was displayed on 'quit'.
215 * Bug #11568 fixed - In SciNotes, only N-1 whites were used for a tab when N
218 * Bug #11592 fixed - In the documentation, example of bessel failed.
220 * Bug #11597 fixed - Under Mac OS X, the Preferences window was not available
221 through the standard shortcut "CMD + ,".
223 * Bug #11604 fixed - Some items were not localized in "Scilab Preferences" window.
225 * Bug #11606 fixed - exit() was too slow in nw mode when driver("png") was set.
227 * Bug #11612 fixed - Index of the max value of a negative sparse was wrong.
229 * Bug #11618 fixed - A(:) returned wrong values when A was a complex sparse matrix.
231 * Bug #11619 fixed - titlepage("Text"): the font size was no longer maximized to fit the figure's sizes.
233 * Bug #11628 fixed - Clearing a shortcut did not work is Preferences.
235 * Bug #11640 fixed - Same behavior as in Scilab 5.3.3 plugged back at STDIN closure.
237 * Bug #11641 fixed - In xmltoformat, parsing of the CHAPTER files was too strict.
239 * Bug #11645 fixed - Short description was wrong in atomsGetLoadedPath help page.
241 * Bug #11647 fixed - The phrase "The system cannot find the file specified." in
242 rmdir was not localized.
244 * Bug #11654 fixed - Rendering of the title of genetic algorithms help pages improved.
246 * Bug #11655 fixed - external_object help chapter was empty.
248 * Bug #11659 fixed - twinkle displayed warning messages about show_pixmap function.
250 * Bugs #11666, #11667 and #11670 to 11676 fixed - Add examples in signal processing help pages.
252 * Bug #11683 fixed - figure_properties help page did not explain what happens
253 when the event_handler and closerequestfcn properties were both set.
255 * Bug #11685 fixed - gcbo variable was not defined when executing functions set
256 for "closerequestfcn" and "resizefcn" properties.
258 * Bug #11686 fixed - An error occurred when clicking outside of an uicontextmenu area.
260 * Bug #11697 fixed - ATOMS modules are now listed in the "Toolboxes" menu when
261 they are not automatically loaded.
263 * Bug #11701 fixed - Under Windows a carriage return was added in SciNotes each time the file
266 * Bug #11703 fixed - Exception occurred when text was selected in SciNotes color preferences.
268 * Bug #11738 fixed - Rendering was of poor quality and very slow when usign xsave/xload.
270 * Bug #11745 fixed - Scilab export functions did not export in EPS but in PS.
272 * Bug #11760 fixed - Exceptions were thrown when trying to display invalid
275 * Bug #11761 fixed - There was an exception in rendering MathML.
277 * Bug #11763 fixed - In SciNotes, number of recently opened files set in
278 preferences was not taken into account.
280 * Bug #11764 fixed - ispc (Matlab to Scilab Conversion Tips) help page was not updated regarding the
283 * Bug #11774 fixed - Wrong description in now help page.
285 * Bug #11787 fixed - There was a problem with toolbar refreshing under Mac OS.
288 Changes between version 5.4.0-beta-1 and 5.4.0-beta-2 of Scilab
289 ===============================================================
295 * Help pages updated with examples and translated into French:
296 - WFILE_f - Block to write to output file
297 - WRITEC_f - Block to write C binary file
299 * Bug #8510 fixed - The message "Diagram contains implicit blocks..." stopped
302 * Bug #9290 fixed - HALT blocks displayed STOP.
304 * Bug #9496 fixed - Xcos flag 5 (ending) was not called when simulation was
305 stopped from the user interface.
307 * Bug #11132 fixed - Some help pages were missing: standard_origin, ...
309 * Bug #11494 fixed - Xcos PDE block could not open UIcontrol to set parameter.
311 * Bug #11518 fixed - When zooming on CLR block-text, the block was outside the box.
313 * Bug #11550 fixed - Closing the scope graph while running simulation led to a
320 * preferences() function added to open the Preferences window.
326 * Javasci version 1 removed (deprecated in Scilab 5.3.0).
332 * Tag <scilab:image> added. This tag will perform the graphic rendering of
333 a Scilab code and include the result into the help page as a sample image.
335 * With the <scilab:image> tag, all graphic and trigonometric help pages
336 now contain a sample image.
338 * Management of <varname>, <command>, <function> and <constant> Docbook tags.
341 * help_from_sci updated to manage recent changes in docbook Scilab files.
343 * Categories have been created for the following modules help pages:
344 - Scilab. See bug #11546.
345 - Statistics. See bug #9108.
346 - Genetic algorithms. See bug #11514.
347 - Simulated annealing. See bug #11560.
353 * fft function based on fftw updated and improved (See SEP#84):
354 - Take data symmetry into account,
355 - Include hard coded multivariate fft.
361 * Switch to flexdock 1.2.0.
363 * Switch to Scirenderer 0.5.5.
365 * BLAS_LIBS variable can now be set by the user (See bug #9824).
371 * Uicontrols tooltip can now be managed using the new "TooltipString" property.
373 * Figure closure can now be managed by the user (confirmation, ...) through the
374 'CloseRequestFcn' property.
376 * F5 and F6 change the focus of the docked element.
378 * Improvement in the refresh of the docked elements.
384 * createpopup function is now obsolete. Please use 'uicontextmenu' instead.
386 * uipopup function is now obsolete. Please use 'uicontextmenu' instead.
393 - eigs function added (See SEP #82)
399 * A fourth argument added to test_run to export test results to XUnit format.
401 * A new function called example_run has been introduced, this function tests the
402 examples given in Scilab help pages. See SEP #83.
408 * General improvements of the show_pca function (See bug #11500):
409 - Data bounds fixed in the left graph,
410 - Correlation circle graph improved,
411 - Eigenvalues graph improved.
417 * Bug #3235 fixed - In bezout function, wrong typo in the name of a variable
418 made the calpol unitary test failed.
420 * Bug #3244 fixed - Error messages in qpsolve and qp_solve functions updated.
422 * Bug #3787 fixed - Invalid calling sequences removed from schur help page.
424 * Bug #5675 fixed - Levitron demonstration was failing in some cases.
426 * Bug #6154, #10850 fixed - arnoldi package help pages updated.
428 * Bug #6538 fixed - unobs ignored its 'tol' argument when it was given,
429 and always calculated its own, arbitrary, internal value.
431 * Bug #6702 fixed - max and min functions returned a scalar in k when the input
432 argument was the last column of an hypermatrix.
434 * Bug #7216 fixed - modulo(x,0) and pmodulo(x,0) did not return an error message.
435 With ieee(2) these functions now return %nan.
437 * Bug #7251 fixed - Error fixed in qp_solve help page.
439 * Bug #7763 fixed - mtlb_max and mtlb_min functions did not manage complex
440 numbers with null imaginary part.
442 * Bug #7855 fixed - It was not possible to change event function while
443 the event handler was enabled.
445 * Bug #7873 fixed - The lagr parameter in qld help page was wrong.
447 * Bug #7881 fixed - Error in the condition which checks if the second input
448 argument in lattn function was scalar or not.
450 * Bug #8101 fixed - median function with a sparse as a first argument did not
451 return the good result. Moreover, median(sparse, 'r'| 'c') was not
454 * Bug #8351 fixed - integrate function did not manage properly the optional
457 * Bug #8640 fixed - histplot function failed when the data vector contained
460 * Bug #8785 fixed - modulo and pmodulo functions did not check input arguments.
462 * Bug #9464 fixed - contourf did not work if the "Matlab Compatibility functions
463 module" was not installed.
465 * Bug #9824 fixed - BLAS_LIBS variable was overloaded by the configure.
467 * Bug #9830 fixed - leastsq did not match the information given in optim help page.
469 * Bug #9884 fixed - Possibility to add a default header on new files in SciNotes
470 added in Preferences.
472 * Bug #10150 fixed - Completion help page moved to console chapter.
474 * Bug #10184 fixed - In messagebox, focus was not set by default on yes or ok
477 * Bug #10385 fixed - It was not possible to configure default web browser.
479 * Bug #10479 fixed - max and min functions were incorrect for N-D arrays.
481 * Bug #10497 fixed - Some special characters were causing issues in phaseplot
484 * Bug #10595 fixed - In SciNotes, <TAB> did not go to the next tab position.
486 * Bug #10711 fixed - The textbox of datatip was not displayed in graphics using
489 * Bugs #10827, #10868 fixed - In SciNotes, strings containing LaTeX disappeared
492 * Bug #10837 fixed - Font modification in SciNotes preferences did not work.
494 * Bug #10915 fixed - It was not possible to select several files when using
495 button "Open file" in console toolbar.
497 * Bug #10921 fixed - For ill-conditioned matrix, inv function displayed a
498 wrong value of rcond.
500 * Bug #11046 fixed - Sometimes, OverLoad(0) did not called %_xxx but %x_xxx.
502 * Bug #11048 fixed - In SciNotes, comment/uncomment actions did not work
505 * Bug #11049 fixed - Link to intg help page added in ode help page.
507 * Bug #11050 fixed - The output argument rd in ode and ode_root help pages was not
510 * Bug #11069 fixed - An axe could be wrongly set as parent for an uicontrol.
512 * Bug #11070 fixed - The "Visible"/"Enable"/"Position" properties of a frame
513 uicontrol did not impact its children.
515 * Bug #11203 fixed - Description for info output argument was wrong in lsqrsolve help page.
517 * Bug #11244 fixed - Due to the variable browser, an error was displayed in the console when
518 deleting a global variable.
520 * Bug #11300 fixed - freson calculated wrong frequencies in Scilab 5.3.3.
522 * Bug #11318 fixed - Order of uimenus in a figure changed when adding submenus.
524 * Bug #11324 fixed - Restoring old files (< 5.4.0 format) could fail due to new
525 mechanism in SOD file loading.
527 * Bug #11326 fixed - set(h, "enable", "off") and set(h, "visible", "off") had no
528 effect after menu creation.
530 * Bug #11328 fixed - strsplit returned a wrong error message when the second input
531 argument contained wrong values.
533 * Bug #11330 fixed - oldplot function removed.
535 * Bug #11331 fixed - graypolarplot returned an error about an unknown property.
537 * Bug #11332 fixed - Default usage of contour2d was producing some errors.
539 * Bug #11333 fixed - Missing argument number checking in comet added.
541 * Bug #11343 fixed - The "isoview" figure property did not work when the axes
542 margins had been modified.
544 * Bug #11346 fixed - Error messages added in cosm function in case of bad
547 * Bug #11349 fixed - There was an error when the path to external editor contained
550 * Bug #11360 fixed - In some help pages, f in calling sequence was named mtx in
551 the parameter section.
553 * Bug #11369 fixed - colordef("black") returned an error about an unknown property.
555 * Bug #11372 fixed - Calling odeoptions returned an error.
557 * Bug #11385 fixed - length returned a wrong error message when called without
560 * Bug #11388 fixed - Calling xsetech(frect=[0,0,100,100]) failed.
562 * Bug #11396 fixed - Overloading: toto([])=[] with toto being an mlist failed.
564 * Bug #11398 fixed - newest produced an incomprehensible error message when
565 called with a string vector as second input argument.
567 * Bug #11403 fixed - toprint and Print menu did not work.
569 * Bug #11409 fixed - xpoly crashed on polyline allocation.
571 * Bug #11420 fixed - When using the event_handler of the default figure, events were not trapped.
573 * Bug #11422 fixed - datatips did not work when the figure contained uicontrols.
575 * Bug #11423 fixed - When the variable "a" was selected, all the a characters were
576 highlighted rather than only the "a" variable.
578 * Bug #11434 fixed - After having set the "auto_resize" default figure property
579 to "off", plot was no longer possible.
581 * Bug #11443 fixed - There was no way to set default language by the preferences under
584 * Bug #11449 fixed - color function created a figure when no current figure
587 * Bug #11450 fixed - Logarithmic ticks were not sorted.
589 * Bug #11452 fixed - The use of diag optional argument in lsqrsolve produced an error.
591 * Bug #11457 fixed - gsort crashed when getting string data from stack after big stacksize.
593 * Bug #11459 fixed - varname, command, constant and option docbook tags were not
596 * Bug #11460 fixed - In the console, scrollbar was not updated if nothing was
597 entered at the prompt.
599 * Bug #11466 fixed - fscanf was not set as obsolete as it should have been.
601 * Bug #11469 fixed - The drawing, using xfpolys, was incremental instead of drawing
604 * Bug #11472 fixed - Old menus were not removed before adding the new ones in default figure.
606 * Bug #11481 fixed - The title of axes was in front of plots.
608 * Bug #11482 fixed - The two plots drawn in "Graphics/Complex elementary function/Custom"
609 demonstration were too small.
611 * Bug #11485 fixed - delete function deleted axes identifier before using it.
613 * Bug #11486 & #11487 fixed - When a list was inserted into itself,
614 it produced Segfault or infinite loop.
616 * Bug #11488 fixed - Java exception led to a segfault in -ns mode when something
617 was typed in the console.
619 * Bug #11490 fixed - comet produced wrong display with matrix inputs.
621 * Bug #11502 fixed - Some Java debug information was displayed when playing with
624 * Bug #11506 fixed - "Rendu d'équations mathématiques dans le graphique Scilab"
625 were missing some closure tags in the examples.
627 * Bug #11515 fixed - checkVarDimension help page added and getNbInputArgument and
628 getNbOutputArgument help pages updated.
630 * Bug #11517 fixed - Bad formatting fixed in the French version of getenv help page.
632 * Bug #11519 fixed - The colored lines in the legend of nyquist plot were inverted.
634 * Bug #11529 fixed - Only 512 chars could be entered in the console, now it is
637 * Bug #11532 fixed - Update of mkdir English and French help pages.
639 * Bug #11534 fixed - getshortpathname and getlongpathname documentation updated to be clearer
640 about what happens on other OS than Windows.
642 * Bug #11535 fixed - listfiles used on multiple folders could return unusable results.
644 * Bug #11537 fixed - In SciNotes, it was not possible to modify font size with
647 * Bug #11538 fixed - xxxWideString functions (API Scilab) did not check to_wide_string
648 conversion (crashed under GNU/Linux & Mac OS X).
650 * Bug #11544 fixed - ilib_gen_cleaner did not add command to remove "Debug" and
651 "Release" folder under Windows.
653 * Bug #11547 fixed - _() moved into gettext() help page.
655 * Bug #11553 fixed - The uicontextmenu handles (and their children) were not
656 deleted at the end of execution.
658 * Bug #11563 fixed - Button was called "Open" (instead of "Save") in the GUI
659 used to select a file name for graphic export.
661 * Bug #11578 fixed - dir function under Windows took into account the
662 case to sort the results.
664 * Bug #11582 fixed - Typo fixed in strchr help page.
667 Known Incompatibilities
668 =======================
670 * In previous versions, modulo(x,0) and pmodulo(x,0) returned x. But this solution is
671 not correct. Indeed, the expression used to compute the modulo is x - y * int(x / y)
672 for the modulo function and x - y * floor(x / y). Now, they return an error and
673 %nan with ieee(2). See bug #7216.
675 * In previous versions, newest function could be called with a string vector
676 as second (up to last) input argument. In these cases, only the first string of
677 the vector was taken into account. These calls now return an error. See bug #11398.
679 * Setting the "foreground" property for a figure was possible even if it was not
680 officially supported or documented. An error is now returned.
681 Please use the axes "foreground" property instead. See bug #11369.
684 Changes between version 5.4.0-alpha-1 and 5.4.0-beta-1 of Scilab
685 ================================================================
691 * Entire refactoring of Scilab graphic capabilities in order to solve the known issues
692 of graphical cards compatibilities and many Scilab crashes.
694 * Based on SciRenderer (rendering library based on JoGL), Scilab graphics have
695 been rewritten to provide new graphic functionalities with:
696 - better performances,
698 - 2-D zoom using the mouse wheel,
699 - new 3-D zoom capabilities,
700 - rotation available through the mouse right-click.
701 SciRenderer is a free and open-source library developed by Scilab Enterprises
702 for 2-D and 3-D rendering of scientific data.
704 * Improved graphic exports:
705 - Off-screen export (Scilab will not open a window to export with driver).
706 - New bitmap formats supported: PNG, JPEG and BMP in the driver function.
707 - New vectorial formats supported: PDF and SVG in the driver function.
708 - Many portability issues fixed.
711 * Bug #4289 fixed - Graphic exports were not working when the drawlater or the
712 pixmap modes were activated.
714 * Bug #4339 fixed - listvarinfile did not manage graphic handles.
716 * Bug #4818 fixed - Scilab could not export graphics which contained a lot of information.
718 * Bug #6582 fixed - A copy of a handle did not keep foreground property.
720 * Bug #6644 fixed - New graphic windows take care of default figure properties (uimenu).
722 * Bug #7998 fixed - %h_get failed on heterogeneous handle matrix.
724 * Bug #8241 fixed - Graphical properties were not always inherited.
726 * Bug #8250, #10567, #10614 fixed - Artefacts dropped on the
727 vectorial (EPS/PDF/SVG) exports.
729 * Bug #8705 fixed - Some specific graphics could not be saved.
731 * Bug #8916 fixed - Menu to export in PS format was missing in graphic figures.
733 * Bug #9721 fixed - Documentation improved on tight_limits. Thanks to Samuel
736 * Bug #10240 fixed - In a Scilab localized in French, SVG export could use "," instead
737 of "." for numerical separator.
739 * Bug #10290 fixed - Error message for bad assignement of interp_color_vector updated.
741 * Bug #10360 fixed - Default format for export is now PNG instead of BMP.
743 * Bug #10365 fixed - To copy a handle to a figure (instead of an axes) crashed Scilab.
745 * Bug #10395 fixed - xset("clipping", [1,2,3,4]) returned an error.
747 * Bug #10417 fixed - xget("background") returned a wrong value.
749 * Bug #10637 fixed - xs2svg crashed when first input argument was not a figure handle.
750 An error message is now displayed.
756 * A 'Console' handle has been created and can be obtained by calling get(0):
757 - uimenus now appear as 'Children' of this handle when they are added to the
759 - the 'ShowHiddenHandles' property enables the user to make some hidden
760 graphic objects visible.
762 * Scilab Console and graphic figure menus are now uimenus. They are hidden by
763 default. To see them in the children list, use set(get(0), "ShowHiddenHandles", "on")
765 * New uicontrols added:
766 - 'image' style uicontrol: display, transformation and various other
767 operations on images.
768 - 'table' style uicontrol: display data in a table form (read-only in Scilab
769 5.4.0-BETA-1 version).
771 * The 'Value' property can now contain non-integer values and allows to take full
772 advantage of 'slider' style uicontrols (See bug #7380).
774 * Figure resizing can now be managed by the user (uicontrol position setting, ...)
775 through the 'resizefcn' property.
781 * save/load functions can export/import Scilab data to SOD format:
782 - Scilab data are saved and loaded using a standard, HDF5-based, documented,
783 and fully tested: Scilab Open Data format (SOD).
784 - Graphic handles can be saved under the SOD format.
785 - 'save' writes data to HDF5 format when using new calling sequence
786 save("filename.sod", "a", "b", "c"). This format is Scilab 6 compatible.
787 - 'save' displays a message when using old calling sequence
788 save("filename", a, b, c) and writes data in old Scilab binary format.
789 This format will not be supported by Scilab 6.
790 - The 'matfile2sci' function now converts MAT-files to SOD files.
792 * Calling load with a file descriptor as first input argument is now obsolete.
793 Please replace the file descriptor by the corresponding file name.
794 This feature will be removed in Scilab 6.0.0
796 * Update the default size of the Scilab stack to 100 million elements (instead of
797 50M). See stacksize help page for more information.
799 * Scilab Desktop provides a button in dockbar to get the help about the component.
801 * External modules are managed out of the box by test_run function. See bug #9834.
802 Example: test_run('SCI/contrib/toolbox_skeleton')
808 * xmlClose renamed in xmlDelete and xmlGetOpenStreams in xmlGetOpenDocs.
810 * Bug #10185 fixed - Add xmlDelete("all") in xml.quit.
812 * Bug #10594 fixed - size could not be used with two arguments on XMLList.
814 * Bug #10630 fixed - Typo fixed in an error message.
816 * Bug #10670 fixed - Crash avoided when xmlRead had an argument with a bad size.
818 * Bug #11250 fixed - Avoid a crash when an error is met during xmlValidation.
824 * Management of Docbook tags <note>, <caution>, <warning>, <important> and
825 <tip>. See bug #10505.
827 * Function help_skeleton extended to suggest the <revhistory>, <latex>, <note>,
828 <caution>, <warning>, <important> and <tip> tags in examples.
830 * Scilab documentation is now available in Russian. Many thanks to Stanislav Kroter.
832 * Many errors have been fixed in Scilab documentation:
833 - Wrong calling sequences
842 * DEBUG_SCILAB_DYNAMIC_LINK was not available under GNU/Linux or Mac OS X.
848 * Major performance improvements on the simulation start-up. On important diagrams,
849 the gain is very important (from minutes to milliseconds). See bug #8188.
851 * Performance improvements on diagram saving/loading.
853 * A compressed file format is now available (ZCOS) and allows more flexibility on
856 * Ports styles and labels are now available to external modules.
858 * New examples are provided in the help pages of the following blocks:
859 - ABS_VALUE - Absolute value
860 - EVTDLY_c - Event delay
861 - AFFICH_m - Display value
862 - CLSS - Continuous state-space system
863 - SELECT_m - Selector block
864 - NEGTOPOS_f - Threshold negative to positive
866 * External modules should be updated to use the new Scilab Open Data format
867 instead of the previous HDF5 format.
869 * Bug #6201 fixed - Block help menu had no shortcut.
871 * Bug #6733 fixed - Each call to Xcos created an empty diagram.
873 * Bug #7539 fixed - Interaction with some blocks was slowed down.
875 * Bug #7863 fixed - Default path for code generation was SCI instead of pwd() or
878 * Bug #8188 fixed - Xcos to Scilab export took too much time.
880 * Bug #8295 fixed - Save compressed Xcos file set as default.
882 * Bug #8600 fixed - Closing Xcos did not end the simulation.
884 * Bug #8744 fixed - Solving the initialization problem more than once crashed
887 * Bug #9131 fixed - PULSE_SC has been added to the Source palette.
889 * Bug #10081 fixed - Palette configuration saving could produce an invalid
892 * Bug #10107 fixed - Default value of the Integrator Absolute Tolerance was
893 too large. It has been reduced to 1e-6.
895 * Bug #10246 fixed - PROD_f block was broken.
897 * Bug #10333 fixed - Labeling I/O blocks on a super block produced wrong port
898 labeling when ports had not the same types.
900 * Bug #10340 fixed - Exception occurred while moving the palette split pane to
901 hide the block list and while using a palette diagram.
903 * Bug #10393 fixed - Block style was not updated on palette loading.
905 * Bug #10419 fixed - Exception occurred while refusing to create a new empty
908 * Bug #10422 fixed - Exception occurred when exporting with an unspecified
911 * Bug #10461 fixed - Canceling a Quit operation did not work.
913 * Bug #10486 fixed - importXcosDiagram opened a tab.
915 * Bug #10496 fixed - Wrong error message fixed in xcosValidateBlockSet.
917 * Bug #10510 fixed - Unused variables were generated by Xcos at start-up.
919 * Bug #10533 fixed - Some action shortcuts were not disabled when editing a text
922 * Bug #10657 fixed - CONSTRAINT_c had no icons on a graph.
924 * Bug #10679 fixed - blocks_link.tst failed.
926 * Bug #10697 fixed - post_xcos_simulate function did not work with a TOWS_c block
929 * Bug #10800 fixed - xcosPalAddBlock help example did not work.
931 * Bug #10812 fixed - cos and cosf files loading did not use a direct handler.
933 * Bug #10848 fixed - The first Drag'n Drop of a block produced an exception.
935 * Bug #11094 fixed - Image creation of blocks did not use xinit / xend.
941 * Scilab now uses the ARPACK-ng package maintained by Scilab Enterprises.
943 * An option --without-arpack-ng has been added to disable the Arnoldi features.
945 * HDF5 is now a mandatory dependency of Scilab (even in a minimal build)
947 * Bug #11060 fixed - ccache use can be disabled with --disable-ccache .
954 - dec2base function added (See SEP #75)
955 - nthroot function added (See SEP #78)
957 * linspace and logspace deprecate the use of non-integer values as third input argument.
959 * The toeplitz macro is now vectorized.
965 * qmr function updated and modified.
966 Calling qmr(F, Fp, x) where F is a function returning A*x
967 and Fp a function returning A'*x is deprecated.
968 Use qmr(F, x) instead where F prototype is
972 where t is used to make F return A*x or A'*x.
973 Same behavior has been implemented for qmr( ..., M1, M1p, M2, M2p).
974 See qmr help page for examples and details.
977 CLI Console (GNU/Linux and Mac OS X only)
978 =========================================
980 * Wide characters supported.
982 * Multiline command supported.
984 * Command line display improved.
986 * List of shortcuts in NW/NWNI mode:
987 - CTRL+W removes the previous word.
988 - CTRL+U removes everything from the current position to the beginning of
990 - UP or Ctrl+P recalls previous line.
991 - DOWN or Ctrl+N recalls next line.
992 - TAB for completion. Scilab displays a list of all names (functions, variables) that
993 start with the characters already typed by the user.
994 - Ctrl + A or HOME moves the cursor to beginning of current line.
995 - Ctrl + B or LEFT moves the cursor one character to the left.
996 - Ctrl + D or DELETE deletes the current character.
997 - Ctrl + E or END moves the cursor to the end of command line.
998 - Ctrl + F or RIGHT moves the cursor one character to the right.
999 - Ctrl + H or BACKSPACE deletes the previous character.
1000 - Ctrl + K kills command line from cursor to the end.
1001 - Alt+B or Ctrl+LEFT moves left one word.
1002 - Alt+F or Ctrl+RIGHT moves right one word.
1004 * Bug #3108 fixed - Some specific chars in the terminal were not correctly
1005 removed by the backspace.
1007 * Bug #3400 fixed - Long lines in the history broke the display.
1009 * Bug #6804 fixed - Prompt was removed in cli mode when playing with arrow keys.
1015 * Shortcuts META+(UP|DOWN) added to navigate between paragraphs.
1017 * Bug #10442 fixed - Sometimes a crash occurred at start-up when Scinotes was
1020 * Bug #10647 fixed - An error message did not respect Scilab localization standard.
1022 * Bug #10889 fixed - Exception about block highlighters was thrown by Scinotes.
1028 * 'hank' function performances improved.
1030 * Using api_scilab, construction of any type of lists is now much faster (300x in some cases).
1036 * New datatypes are now supported:
1037 - sparse and boolean sparse
1038 - tlists, mlists and lists
1041 * If Scilab fails to start because of a memory issue (stacksize), an
1042 InitializationException Java exception is now displayed.
1044 * Bug #10794 fixed - With Scilab built on an Ubuntu 11.10, javasci failed to
1045 load with an undefined symbol
1048 CACSD & Signal Processing
1049 =========================
1052 - conv - discrete 1-D convolution.
1053 - conv2 - discrete 2-D convolution.
1054 - convol2d - discrete 2-D convolution, using fft.
1055 - phaseplot - frequency phase plot.
1056 - xcorr - auto and cross correlation of signals (superseeds corr).
1057 - xcov - auto and cross correlationvariance of signals (superseeds corr).
1058 - arma2ss - conversion of an arma data structure into a state space one.
1060 * 'mtlb_conv' compatibility function is now obsolete. Please use 'conv' instead.
1062 * Bug #10562 fixed - The "CACSD/Robust Control" demo failed.
1064 * Bug #11340 fixed - bode, gainplot, nyquist and plzr without arguments did not show an example.
1070 * 'atomsQuit' function added to allow to call .quit of modules loaded by ATOMS
1071 when user closes Scilab session. See SEP #77.
1073 * tbx_build_loader generates also an unloader.sce to allow to call .quit file of
1076 * ATOMS option 'offLine' has been renamed to 'offline'.
1078 * Bug #8302 fixed - wrong order when loading dependencies
1080 * Bug #9078 fixed - atomsGui took time to start gui.
1082 * Bug #9798 fixed - .quit script of Atoms modules were not evaluated at Scilab quit.
1084 * Bug #10494 fixed - atomsInstall and atomsLoad were not clearly distinguished
1085 in the documentation.
1087 * Bug #10500 fixed - ATOMS module without DESCRIPTION file returned a wrong
1090 * Bug #10707 fixed - atomsInstall failed to use the path shortcut.
1092 * Bug #10846 fixed - atomsSystemUpdate failed.
1093 documentation about 'downloadTimeout' added.
1095 * Bug #10864 fixed - atomsRemove required a network connection to remove a package.
1097 * Bug #10933 fixed - atomsGetConfig did not check the value of input arguments.
1099 * Bug #10957 fixed - atomsInstall required a network connection to install
1102 * Bug #11062 fixed - atomsGetInstalledPath function moved as a public function.
1108 * CallScilab.h removed (was deprecated since Scilab 5.2.0).
1109 Please use call_scilab.h instead.
1111 * 'int getLastErrorValue(void)' function added.
1112 It now returns the last error code generated by Scilab.
1114 * Function 'const char* getLastErrorMessageSingle();' added.
1115 It now returns the last error message generated by Scilab.
1117 * Deprecated functions in call_scilab.h removed : C2F(readmat), C2F(creadmat),
1118 C2F(creadbmat), C2F(creadcmat), C2F(readchain), C2F(creadchain), C2F(creadchains),
1119 GetLengthStringMatrixByName, C2F(matptr), C2F(cmatptr), C2F(cmatcptr), C2F(cmatsptr),
1120 C2F(cmatbptr), getlengthchain
1126 * Bug #2479 fixed - Graphic editor could not be used when format was not format("v",18).
1128 * Bug #2853 fixed - sd2sci.sci removed from sources.
1130 * Bug #3811 fixed - The overloading charcode was wrong for libraries.
1132 * Bug #4806 fixed - If A was a sparse matrix, A^0 returned A and not the identity
1135 * Bug #4813 fixed - Description of type 0 added in type help page.
1137 * Bug #4978 fixed - Icons did not follow the Tango norm.
1139 * Bug #6009 fixed - conv, conv2 and convol2d functions were missing.
1141 * Bug #7167 fixed - Typo fixed in pdiv help page.
1143 * Bug #7380 fixed - 'Value' property for uicontrol was rounded.
1145 * Bug #7490 fixed - %inf had not always the same display.
1147 * Bug #7289 fixed - The handle of the menu was still valid after calling delmenu(console_menu_handle).
1149 * Bug #7728 fixed - rubberbox(): Instantaneous pointer's coordinates are now displayed in the status bar.
1151 * Bug #7779 fixed - genlib did not check input arguments and did not use current
1154 * Bug #7859 fixed - Improvements of "exists" help page.
1156 * Bug #8050 fixed - A weird error message was displayed in some cases.
1158 * Bug #8339 fixed - Default path for the Mac OS X version is now HOME instead
1161 * Bug #8592 fixed - Explicit error message added when macros are not available.
1163 * Bug #8608 fixed - dec2hex, hex2dec, dec2oct, oct2dec, base2dec code have been
1164 simplified and optimized.
1166 * Bug #8651 fixed - The error message of write_csv was wrong.
1168 * Bug #8682 fixed - funcprot did not return the previous value when called with
1171 * Bug #8685 fixed - Lack of consistency in keyword help page.
1173 * Bug #8724 fixed - A critical error with uiget(file|dir) could have occurred.
1175 * Bug #8859 fixed - Some comparison operators between hyper-matrices and 2-D arrays
1178 * Bug #9002 fixed - bsplin3val, cshep2d, eval_cshep2d,interp, interp2d, interp3d,
1179 linear_interp, splin, splin2d, splin3d functions ignored imaginary
1180 part of input arguments without returning an error.
1182 * Bug #9197 fixed - Unitary test examples in toolbox_skeleton
1183 and xcos_toolbox_skeleton did not use assert functions.
1185 * Bug #9255 fixed - Correct bad calling sequence in list_double_writing api help page.
1187 * Bug #9295 fixed - 'base2dec' ignored the fractional part of 'base' input argument.
1189 * Bug #9328 fixed - Scilab randomly crached at start-up under Mac OS X when calling
1190 functions returning no value (lines, modes, banner, ...).
1192 * Bug #9424 fixed - gettext("") did not return "".
1194 * Bug #9502 fixed - 'toolbox' was badly used in assert help pages (replaced by 'module').
1196 * Bug #9520 fixed - Missing named functions added in "API Scilab" help pages.
1198 * Bug #9549 fixed - nthroot function added.
1200 * Bug #9572 fixed - assert_checkerror did not check multi-lines errors.
1202 * Bug #9643 fixed - genetic algorithms demo was not vectorized.
1204 * Bug #9654 fixed - An example in optim help page was poorly implemented.
1206 * Bug #9700 fixed - optim help page contained a mistake about bounds management.
1208 * Bug #9734 fixed - intsplin help page moved from interpolation to
1209 elementary functions chapter.
1211 * Bug #9735 fixed - Old stack api examples removed.
1213 * Bug #9811 fixed - Output message of fminsearch was wrongly set.
1215 * Bug #9954 fixed - Example added in gmres help page.
1217 * Bug #9953 fixed - Documentation added to the fre input argument of stdevf.
1219 * Bug #9992 fixed - gcbo was not initialized in callbacks for uimenus in console.
1221 * Bug #10017 fixed - The unitary test for bdiag used a "strange" comparison
1224 * Bug #10044 fixed - wfir_gui function rewritten based on uicontrol and documented.
1226 * Bug #10061 fixed - datatipCreate drew the tip in the current axes instead of curve
1229 * Bug #10139 fixed - 'atomsTest' function did not manage specific test names.
1231 * Bug #10236 fixed - exit(-1) prompted for exiting Scilab.
1233 * Bug #10241 fixed - A .scg file could not be opened when a non-ascii character was in the legend.
1235 * Bug #10244 fixed - The install of call_scilab could fail in some cases under
1238 * Bug #10250 fixed - Bug in the detection of the Java path under GNU/Linux fixed.
1240 * Bug #10267 fixed - The help browser did not use the default language at new session start-up.
1242 * Bug #10272 fixed - Examples added in squeeze help page.
1244 * Bug #10281 fixed - lyap function could crash.
1246 * Bug #10303 fixed - test_run ignored "enable_lt" option.
1248 * Bug #10304 fixed - test_run did not return an error if an invalid option was used.
1250 * Bug #10306 fixed - 'isempty' could fail with empty elements in a list.
1252 * Bug #10330 fixed - 'error' did not manage vector of strings as input argument, but
1253 'lasterror' returned vector of strings.
1255 * Bug #10341 fixed - font in help was bold when the font of a text uicontrol
1258 * Bug #10342 fixed - assert_checkerror help file had a wrong format.
1260 * Bug #10345 fixed - uicontrols were not always drawn at the right place.
1262 * Bug #10372 fixed - Dependencies of MALLOC.h removed on Windows.h and machine.h
1265 * Bug #10379 fixed - lines did not manage a 1x2 vector [nc, nl] as input argument.
1267 * Bug #10384 fixed - In exiting, "Close Console" was suggested rather than "Close
1270 * Bug #10396 fixed - Display of a structure with large matrix took too much time.
1272 * Bug #10402 fixed - FileBrowser threw an exception when a filter was set
1273 and the tree was expanded.
1275 * Bug #10408 fixed - In the history browser, the contents were scrolled even if the
1276 knob was not at the bottom.
1278 * Bug #10416 fixed - xmltoformat did not return at the root directory in case of error.
1280 * Bug #10418 fixed - Playsound was failing under Mac OS X. Thanks to
1281 Pierre-Henri Jondot for the patch.
1283 * Bug #10423 fixed - The function browsehistory() to open the history browser was missing.
1285 * Bug #10431 fixed - Navigation in history using CTRL+P or CTRL+N was not available.
1287 * Bug #10439 fixed - stacksize('max') crashed under Windows 64 bit.
1289 * Bug #10440 fixed - 'wfir_gui' generated errors if the view checkbox was selected
1290 and an erronous value was entered.
1292 * Bug #10444 fixed - fullfile did not manage string matrix as last input argument.
1294 * Bug #10449 fixed - At new session start-up, empty tabs could appear if the previous
1295 session has not been properly exited.
1297 * Bug #10450 fixed - Overloading for gamma, dlgamma and gammaln functions for list,
1298 tlist, mlist and hypermatrices types was not allowed.
1300 * Bug #10457 fixed - Reference in fftw help page pointed to a wrong version.
1302 * Bug #10458 fixed - demo_gui did not clear its variables when closing the figure.
1304 * Bug #10465 fixed - Typo fixed in isreal help page.
1306 * Bug #10466 fixed - mgetl detected an error but it did not return an error
1309 * Bug #10471 fixed - %helps_modules was not ignored by default by browsevar.
1311 * Bug #10473 fixed - Error fixed in factorial function help page bibliography.
1313 * Bug #10474 fixed - An exception could be thrown at the history browser
1316 * Bug #10475 fixed - Error fixed in perms function help page.
1318 * Bug #10477 fixed - In ilib_for_link, the display of the error message generated
1319 at configure time made mprintf fail.
1321 * Bug #10482 fixed - Wrong error message in format function fixed.
1323 * Bug #10499 fixed - lincos example in help file returned warning and error.
1325 * Bug #10503 fixed - error(999.666) did trunc error code without an error.
1327 * Bug #10506 fixed - ssprint did not check input arguments.
1329 * Bug #10518 fixed - odeoptions help page was inaccurate.
1331 * Bug #10519 fixed - spec returned a wrong error message when an input argument
1334 * Bug #10520 fixed - The fact that ceil, floor, round or fix could manage complex
1335 matrices was not clearly stated in the documentation.
1337 * Bug #10521 fixed - frexp returned a wrong error message.
1339 * Bug #10523 fixed - The fact that flipdim could manage complex matrices was
1340 not clearly stated in the documentation.
1342 * Bug #10526 fixed - A string was in French in the English help page of cumprod.
1344 * Bug #10532 fixed - In some cases, browsevar cloud crash with some unknown
1347 * Bug #10536 fixed - A string was in French in the English help page of cumsum.
1349 * Bug #10538 fixed - Typos fixed in the help pages of prod and cumprod.
1351 * Bug #10543 fixed - %eps, %pi, %i, %nan, %inf were not documented.
1353 * Bug #10544 fixed - debug did not return the previous value when called with
1356 * Bug #10551 fixed - Issues fixed in the Russian localization.
1358 * Bug #10558 fixed - Tcl/Tk demonstrations did not start.
1360 * Bug #10560 fixed - genetic algorithms demonstrations failed.
1362 * Bug #10564 fixed - atan graphic demonstration was failing due to a too restrictive test
1363 in the linspace function.
1365 * Bug #10565 fixed - The demonstration simulation --> bicycle simulation --> unstable
1368 * Bug #10574 fixed - Runge-Kutta-Method failed for vector [x, 1] with x > 9.
1370 * Bug #10576 fixed - getdate (under Windows) did not manage dates after January 19, 2038
1372 * Bug #10577 fixed - getdate did not check input arguments.
1374 * Bug #10579 fixed - Wrong reference to and function in the help page of prod
1377 * Bug #10588 fixed - Update of waitbar help page to precise that the function returns
1380 * Bug #10626 fixed - taucs_chdel(), umf_ludel() returned an error.
1382 * Bug #10628 fixed - Reference to sci_types enum changed and "see also" section added.
1384 * Bug #10631 fixed - The # sign was missing in some error cases.
1386 * Bug #10632 fixed - Navigation buttons in the file browser did not change the
1387 current Scilab working directory.
1389 * Bug #10634 fixed - dsearch help page referenced an invalid input argument
1392 * Bug #10641 fixed - string(:) gave wrong results.
1394 * Bug #10643 fixed - Bad result when using isreal function with a polynomial
1397 * Bug #10652 fixed - getdebuginfo() did not display TMPDIR value.
1399 * Bug #10654 fixed - dgettext with "scilab" domain did not return the same result
1402 * Bug #10656 fixed - Exception occurred when an empty help browser was closed.
1404 * Bug #10658 fixed - Typos fixed in the bloc2exp help page.
1406 * Bug #10662 fixed - xload did not support tlist for user_data property.
1408 * Bug #10673 fixed - Typos fixed in ssrand help page.
1410 * Bug #10685 fixed - inttrap help page moved to differential equations module.
1412 * Bug #10710 fixed - Wrong error message fixed in xml module.
1414 * Bug #10716 fixed - The help page of acos badly talked about vectors instead of matrices.
1416 * Bug #10717 fixed - Typos fixed in acosd help page.
1418 * Bug #10720 fixed - Typos fixed in acosh help page.
1420 * Bug #10724 fixed - Missing links added in acot help page.
1422 * Bug #10725 fixed - Typos fixed in acot help page.
1424 * Bug #10726 fixed - Missing links added in acsc help page.
1426 * Bug #10727 fixed - Missing links added in asech help page.
1428 * Bug #10728 fixed - Wrong link fixed in asind help page.
1430 * Bug #10729 fixed - Missing links added in asinh help page.
1432 * Bug #10730 fixed - Missing links added in asinhm help page.
1434 * Bug #10731 fixed - Typos fixed in atan help page.
1436 * Bug #10732 fixed - Wrong link fixed in atand help page.
1438 * Bug #10733 fixed - Missing link added in atanm help page.
1440 * Bug #10734 fixed - Missing link added in cos help page.
1442 * Bug #10735 fixed - Missing information added about input argument in cotd help page.
1444 * Bug #10736 fixed - Missing "Arguments" section added in coth help page.
1446 * Bug #10737 fixed - Missing "Arguments" section added in cothm help page.
1448 * Bug #10738 fixed - Typos fixed in cscd help page.
1450 * Bug #10739 fixed - Typos fixed in csgn help page.
1452 * Bug #10740 fixed - Typos fixed in sec help page.
1454 * Bug #10741 fixed - Typos fixed in secd help page.
1456 * Bug #10742 fixed - Missing link added in sin help page.
1458 * Bug #10743 fixed - Wrong link fixed in sind help page.
1460 * Bug #10744 fixed - Typos fixed in sinh help page.
1462 * Bug #10745 fixed - Typos fixed in tand help page.
1464 * Bug #10769 fixed - Dead code removed from bsplin3val.
1466 * Bug #10775 fixed - Scilab icons in filebrowser had a wrong size.
1468 * Bug #10782 fixed - 'iconvert' did not check input arguments.
1470 * Bug #10797 fixed - contour, contour2d, contourf did not check input arguments.
1472 * Bug #10807 fixed - It was not possible to overload fft and fftw for list,
1475 * Bug #10809, #10810 fixed - error_table help page was not up-to-date.
1477 * Bug #10820 fixed - datatipscurve generator was freezing Scilab.
1479 * Bug #10828 fixed - Developer arguments were not displayed in the help of
1482 * Bug #10831 fixed - set("auto_clear", "on") and set("auto_clear", "off") returned an error.
1484 * Bug #10835 fixed - Typo that made the 'atanm' function unusable fixed.
1486 * Bug #10836 fixed - resize_matrix with boolean failed.
1488 * Bug #10839 fixed - dec2hex function was limited to 32 bits.
1490 * Bug #10841 fixed - sliderStep property could not be set with "big" default value.
1492 * Bug #10845 fixed - $ was not documented.
1494 * Bug #10847 fixed - dec2base returned a wrong error message with a complex
1495 number as input argument.
1497 * Bug #10861 fixed - debug([]) returned a wrong error message.
1499 * Bug #10867 fixed - Loading a .scg file failed when the legend contained accentuated characters.
1501 * Bug #10879 fixed - Typo fixed in dec2base help page.
1503 * Bug #10880 fixed - Default start-up directory moved to "My Documents folder"
1504 under Windows for icon shortcut.
1506 * Bug #10881 fixed - Typo fixed in ftest and ftuneq help pages.
1508 * Bug #10904 fixed - Error messages of and() and or() builtin were not standard.
1510 * Bug #10913 fixed - The "View code" button was missing in GUI demos.
1512 * Bug #10928 fixed - Examples of save updated with information to fix trouble under Windows.
1514 * Bug #10966 fixed - linspace was producing some numerical errors on the last
1517 * Bug #10982 fixed - Completion failed when a space was used before the command.
1519 * Bug #11010 fixed - Examples of preconditioning added in gmres help page.
1521 * Bug #11029 fixed - Execution path to TMPDIR fixed in the example given in dae help page.
1523 * Bug #11055 fixed - 'string' function did not manage implicit size type as
1526 * Bug #11076 fixed - mlist('r'), tlist('r') returned a wrong error message.
1528 * Bug #11077 fixed - rlist() returned an error.
1530 * Bug #11081 fixed - movefile, copyfile did not support '~', 'TMPDIR',
1531 shortcuts in filenames.
1533 * Bug #11090 fixed - Typo fixed in event_handler_function help page.
1535 * Bug #11093 fixed - isNamedVarExist() did not search in builtin functions names.
1537 * Bug #11105 fixed - Crash with color_flag 3 fixed.
1539 * Bug #11114 fixed - Using load(file_descriptor, ...) is now obsolete.
1541 * Bug #11115 fixed - A graphic window was opened with two xend().
1543 * Bug #11126 fixed - Error messages improved.
1545 * Bug #11129 fixed - lapackscilab.sce could not be run outside its location.
1547 * Bug #11138 fixed - a = list() crashed under Windows 64 bits.
1549 * Bug #11154 fixed - Grid color hid the plots in Graphics/2D & 3D plots/plot2d demonstrations.
1551 * Bug #11166 fixed - datatipRemove example did not work.
1553 * Bug #11167 fixed - datatipRemoveAll example did not work.
1555 * Bug #11175 fixed - xstringl example did not work.
1557 * Bug #11186 fixed - 'typeof' of a type 130 returned an error.
1559 * Bug #11194 fixed - A browsevar exception could occur at start-up.
1561 * Bug #11205 fixed - A rare exception at Scilab start-up could occur.
1563 * Bug #11222 fixed - Links added between xdel, close and delete help pages.
1565 * Bug #11223 fixed - Deletion of datatips.
1567 * Bug #11265 fixed - msprintf crashed on a huge string.
1569 * Bug #11281 fixed - References to x_left & y_top were false in reversed axes
1570 cases in rubberbox help page.
1572 * Bug #11289 fixed - swap_handles function modified the properties.
1575 Changes between version 5.3.3 and 5.4.0-alpha-1 of Scilab
1576 =========================================================
1581 * Thanks to this new feature, Scilab confirms its usability and its strong
1582 user-oriented approach. Scilab desktop is the new concept behind Scilab
1583 windows management taking advantage of our docking system (advanced Flexdock features).
1584 Out of the box, Scilab is now able to save all windows layouts including the
1585 help browser, the variable browser, the command history, SciNotes and Xcos.
1586 Through this major improvement, position and size of all windows will
1587 be saved from a session to another.
1589 In this context, a file browser component has been developed and fully
1590 integrated into Scilab desktop and all other components have been improved
1591 to provide the best user experience for Scilab users.
1593 Editvar has had important refreshment. It allows plot and subplot, manages
1594 almost all Scilab variable types and is much more faster.
1596 Scilab desktop provides various predefined layouts:
1597 - Simple The standard Scilab console
1598 => Scilab 5.3.3 (and previous versions) defaults.
1599 - Integrated The variable browser, the history browser and the file browser
1600 are opened by default and combined around Scilab
1601 console to provide an ergonomic workspace
1602 => Scilab 5.4.0 defaults
1608 * Version 5.4.0 introduces XML management features. It allows easy access to
1609 XML files, validation and writing.
1611 - XMLObjects - Describe the properties of the different XML objects
1612 - xmlAddNs - Add a namespace to a XML Element
1613 - xmlClose - Close a XML document
1614 - xmlDTD - Create a XML DTD object
1615 - xmlDocument - Create a new XML document
1616 - xmlDump - Dump a XML object
1617 - xmlElement - Create a new XML element
1618 - xmlFormat - Format a Scilab variable into XML
1619 - xmlGetNsByHref - Get a namespace by its href
1620 - xmlGetNsByPrefix - Get a namespace by prefix
1621 - xmlGetOpenStreams - Get all open XML documents or all open XML Validation files.
1622 - xmlNs - Create a new XML Namespace
1623 - xmlRead - Read a XML stream from a local or distant file
1624 - xmlReadStr - Read a XML tree from a string
1625 - xmlRelaxNG - Create a XML Relax NG object
1626 - xmlSchema - Create a XML Schema object
1627 - xmlValidate - Validate a document in using a DTD, a Relax NG or a Schema.
1628 - xmlWrite - Write a XML document in a file
1629 - xmlXPath - Make an XPath query on a XML document
1630 - xmlIsValidObject - Test the existence of a XML object
1632 Those features have been developed in the context of the OASIS R&D project.
1638 * Marks added in the vertical scrollbar to see the positions of matching words
1639 when an incremental search is done (via F3 or in selecting text).
1641 * In the find/grep tools, possibility added to use ~ as an alias for user home
1642 dir. and SCI for Scilab data base dir.
1644 * 'Save and Execute all files' action added.
1646 * A tab can be closed in using the middle mouse button.
1648 * Bug #9334 fixed - Extra lines were added when code was exported into PDF under
1651 * Bug #9358 fixed - A simple quoted string was not always correctly converted
1652 into double quoted ones.
1654 * Bug #9476 fixed - In find/grep tools, the abbreviation 'sec' is now used instead of
1657 * Bug #9480 fixed - Words after selection were badly highlighted under Windows.
1659 * Bug #9484 fixed - An empty file was not removed when an existing file was
1662 * Bug #9488 fixed - There was no popup menu on the tab to copy the file path.
1664 * Bug #9505 fixed - A LaTeX string in a comment was not considered as a comment.
1666 * Bug #9597 fixed - It was not possible to navigate across the tabs with
1667 <CTRL>+(PAGE_UP | PAGE_DOWN).
1669 * Bug #9740 fixed - There was no way to have \n in replacement string.
1671 * Bug #9854 fixed - There was a wrong colorization with strings containing several
1674 * Bug #9878 fixed - Shortcut "Correct indentation" added in right click menu.
1676 * Bug #9897 fixed - With Mac OS X, eol was not replaced by \n when code was copied
1677 from Word to SciNotes.
1679 * Bug #10157 fixed - Scilab froze when docking SciNotes after a flexdock bug in a
1682 * Bug #10252 fixed - The font could not changed when SciNotes was docked with the
1685 * Bug #10354 fixed - Bad caret position after a selection action.
1688 Graphical User Interface
1689 =========================
1691 * The variable browser now automatically refreshes (See Bug #9446).
1697 * Bug #10006 fixed - Unrelevant C-comment in the example of ScilabHaveAGraph
1703 * xcos_toolbox_skeleton will not be loaded if Xcos is not installed.
1705 * scilab -f file.xcos opens Xcos diagram in Xcos.
1707 * Error reporting has been improved to print warnings on blocks into Xcos.
1709 * The style of a block can be changed in the interface function.
1711 * BARXY Block added to help 2-D Mechanics system visualization.
1713 * Bug #7985 fixed - dmmul.c did not use dgemm routine optimized by BLAS.
1715 * Bug #8421 fixed - CLKFROM and CLKGOTO were not part of the "Signal Routing"
1718 * Bug #8538 fixed - Counter block label was not reflecting parameters.
1720 * Bug #8742 fixed - On the Modelica initialization GUI, the error reporting did
1723 * Bug #8743 fixed - On the Modelica initialization GUI, it was impossible to
1724 re-fix the states after a derivative fix.
1726 * Bug #9037 fixed - When connecting blocks, the green port blinked on a small mouse move.
1728 * Bug #9301 fixed - Exception when one tried to paste a column to replace a
1731 * Bug #9336 fixed - SuperBlock with non-connected ports produced an invalid
1734 * Bug #9390 fixed - FROMWSB_c block did not reset to the default values on
1735 reinitialization execution.
1737 * Bug #9478 fixed - Block structure was not checked while adding them to a new
1740 * Bug #9501 fixed - With a localized TMPDIR, block edition could throw an HDF5
1743 * Bug #9506 fixed - Some libraries dependencies were not loaded at
1744 xcos_toolbox_skeleton start-up.
1746 * Bug #9532 fixed - User-defined blocks had no icons when saved.
1748 * Bug #9547 fixed - The about box was not localized due to a multi-line string.
1750 * Bug #9579 fixed - Duplicate content in scicos_math.h removed and replaced by
1751 a cleaner call to math.h instead.
1753 * Bug #9590 fixed - Xcos examples were not embedded into Windows binary version.
1755 * Bug #9732 fixed - Code generation failed at compilation under Windows with
1756 "unresolved external symbol dset_".
1758 * Bug #9750 fixed - Minor error in the help page of scicos_debug fixed.
1760 * Bug #9810 fixed - Errors dealing with MATINV wrong simulation values have been improved.
1762 * Bug #9927 fixed - Xcos crashed at 'XcosPalAdd' command execution.
1764 * Bug #9947 fixed - VARIABLE_DELAY block could not be dragged to a diagram.
1766 * Bug #9972 fixed - Error reporting with a wrong context produced an endless
1769 * Bug #9988 fixed - CLKSOMV_f had a wrong interface function after loading from
1772 * Bug #10003 fixed - The MAXMIN block did not update its display according to
1774 * Bug #10048 fixed - Blocks which use superblocks now loop over their children
1775 to find the parameters dialog to open.
1777 * Bug #10069 fixed - AFFICH_m block did not update its display at
1780 * Bug #10096 fixed - Set [1;-1;] on a product block thrown an exception.
1782 * Bug #10302 fixed - LaTeX labels were not rendered.
1789 * Czech localization by ZbynÄk Schwarz
1792 * Bug #10032 fixed - Force the unset of the environment variable LANGUAGE to
1793 tackle some issues. Mac OS X locale detection did not take into account
1800 * mgetl, exec, fscanfMat functions manage files encoded as UTF-8 with BOM.
1802 * tempname function added (SEP #68).
1804 * fullpath did not manage matrix of string as input argument. (SEP #72)
1806 * Bug #9253 fixed - fscanfMat failed to read a file with some lines
1807 of text at the end (backward compatibility).
1809 * Bug #9570 fixed - fprintfMat did not use the good format argument with nan and
1812 * Bug #9869 fixed - fscanf did not check the number of input arguments.
1814 * Bug #9917 fixed - mputl function crashed with a wrong second parameter.
1816 * Bug #10055 fixed - findfiles had a wrong default filter under GNU/Linux
1819 * Bug #10300 fixed - fscanfMat did not free some memory.
1821 * Bug #10355 fixed - Error messages in fullfile function were not localized.
1827 * The assert module provides a set of assertion functions.
1828 The goal of this module is to provide functions to check the
1829 behavior of some other functions, for example in unitary tests.
1830 We emphasize the use of consistent tools for testing numerical
1831 issues, with the goal of testing numerical algorithms more easily.
1832 In particular, we provide a comparison function for two floating
1833 point numbers, which allows to check that two numbers are
1834 "numerically almost equal", i.e. that the relative error is small.
1835 This automatically fixes Bug #4381.
1837 * The damp function in CACSD module computes the natural pulsation
1838 and damping factor of linear dynamical systems.
1844 * neldermead: Added a demonstration - search for largest / smallest polygon.
1846 * Improved clarity of examples in the help pages of
1847 optimization module.
1848 Avoid unnecessary calls to "deff".
1849 Avoid the "all statements in whole line" style.
1851 * readmps - Created unit test.
1852 Fixed bug in error messages management.
1853 Fixed bug in a test file reading.
1854 Defined a printing system by overloading for MPS structure.
1855 Updated the help page.
1857 * genetic_algorithms - performances improved (2 to 4 times faster).
1859 * Bug #7093 fixed - The data structure generated by neldermead_new could not
1860 be saved and reloaded.
1862 * Bug #7889 fixed - The tolerance on x for neldermead was too small.
1863 Updated -tolxrelative default value from %eps to sqrt(%eps).
1865 * Bug #7891 fixed - The neldermead component had too many options.
1866 Tagged -costfargument option of optimbase as obsolete: will be
1867 maintained for backward compatibility until 5.4.1.
1868 The -fun option can now be a list, where the element #1 is a
1869 function, and the elements #2 to the end are automatically appended to
1870 the calling sequence.
1871 Tagged -outputcommandarg option of optimbase as obsolete: will be
1872 maintained for backward compatibility until 5.4.1.
1873 The -outputcommand option can now be a list, where the element #1 is
1874 a function, and the elements #2 to the end are automatically appended
1875 to the calling sequence.
1876 Tagged "outputfun(x,optimValues,state)" calling sequence of fminsearch
1877 as obsolete: will be maintained for backward compatibility until
1879 The new calling sequence is "stop=outputfun(x,optimValues,state)"
1880 Tagged "myoutputfun(state,data)" calling sequence of neldermead
1881 as obsolete: will be maintained for backward compatibility until
1883 The new calling sequence is "stop=myoutputfun(state,data)"
1884 Tagged "-myterminateflag" and "-myterminate" options as obsolete:
1885 will be maintained for backward compatibility until 5.4.1.
1886 See the help page of neldermead for details to update your
1889 * Bug #7892 fixed - The neldermead component did not provide a default
1891 The new function neldermead_defaultoutput was created
1892 to print a simple one line output message by iteration.
1894 * Bug #8542 fixed - In neldermead, there were undocumented default options.
1895 Same changes applied to the help of optimbase.
1897 * Bug #8543 fixed - In neldermead, the help page presented a wrong order
1900 * Bug #8545 fixed - In neldermead, the printing system displayed too long
1903 * Bug #8546 fixed - The neldermead functions might have called f outside
1906 * Bug #8547 fixed - The neldermead function called f outside the constraints.
1908 * Bug #8549 fixed - The neldermead function did not help to debug
1911 * Bug #8552 fixed - Improved fminsearch to provide Extra Parameters.
1912 Help page updated with new section "The cost function" and new
1913 example "Passing extra parameters".
1915 * Bug #8676 fixed - The pack/unpack functions had no help pages.
1917 * Bug #8777 fixed - The neldermead function failed to restart with bounds.
1918 Added examples of restarts with/without bounds in the
1919 neldermead help page.
1921 * Bug #8805 fixed - The neldermead function, algorithm box, wrongly used
1922 the output function.
1924 * Bug #9323 fixed - The messages in optimbase_checkbounds were not localized.
1925 Same changes applied to optimbase_checkx0.
1927 * Bug #9472 fixed - The ind argument of optim was inconsistently documented.
1929 * Bug #9566 fixed - The tolvarianceflag, tolabsolutevariance,
1930 tolrelativevariance options of neldermead are now obsolete.
1931 See the help page of neldermead for details to update your
1934 * Bug #9567 fixed - The neldermead overview had a TODO section.
1936 * Bug #9576 fixed - The neldermead component did not check the bounds
1937 of some input parameters.
1939 * Bug #9578 fixed - The optimbase_configure function did not check the
1940 values of input arguments.
1942 * Bug #9607 fixed - The optimsimplex_new function poorly managed the
1943 variable number of arguments.
1945 * Bug #9612 fixed - The quapro help page has been removed.
1947 * Bug #9698 fixed - The optim/"gc" algorithm did not support imp=-1.
1949 * Bug #9822 fixed - The value ind=1 of optim was not supported by
1956 * Bug #9357 fixed - stdevf returned zero for row vector arguments.
1958 * Bug #9846 fixed - stdevf() gave zero result when a single row matrix was evaluated.
1960 * Bug #7387 fixed - The help pages for rand and grand functions gave wrong advice.
1966 * Bug #9749 fixed - expm reported non convergence problem.
1972 * ordmmd help page and unit test created.
1974 * Organized help pages into sub-sections.
1976 * Bug #10126 fixed - Wrong (or failing) insertion in a sparse matrix.
1982 * A new system to keep track of the translations of the main documentation
1983 has been developed. See http://help.scilab.org/status/fr_FR/,
1984 help.scilab.org/status/pt_BR/ and http://help.scilab.org/status/ja_JP/
1987 * <ALT>+<LEFT ARROW> / <ALT>+<RIGHT ARROW> allows browsing the history
1990 * The space key behave like the page down key (See Bug #9491).
1992 * Management of the revhistory / revision tag to provide information about
1993 the history of the function.
1995 * Bug #3431 fixed - Some help tools functions were obsolete and not removed.
1997 * Bug #9105 fixed - err output parameter of mopen function was not documented.
1999 * Bug #9299 fixed - Fix a typo in the cspect, pspect and window help pages
2000 (Hanning changed to Hann).
2002 * Bug #9320 fixed - analpf help page gave wrong frequency units of omega (Hz instead of rd/s).
2004 * Bug #9417 fixed - In English, api_scilab polynom help pages updated to the word
2007 * Bug #7133 fixed - help_from_sci function did not return the function template.
2009 * Bug #7134 fixed - help_from_sci produced an invalid .xml file.
2011 * Bug #9790 fixed - windows_tools help were not available for all platforms.
2013 * Bug #9983 fixed - The xclick help page did not clearly specify the axes used for
2020 * 'oemtochar' and 'chartooem' functions (windows_tools) are obsolete and will be
2021 removed in Scilab 5.4.1.
2023 * 'showalluimenushandles' function (graphics) was undocumented. This function is
2024 obsolete and will be removed on 5.4.1.
2025 Use set(get(0), "ShowHiddenHandles", "on"); instead.
2027 * 'code2str' and 'str2code' are obsolete and will be removed on 5.4.1, please use
2031 Removed Functions (previously declared as obsolete)
2032 ====================================================
2034 * ilib_for_link, ilib_build no more accept files with ".o" or ".obj" extensions
2037 * 'with_atlas' removed. Please use 'getdebuginfo' instead.
2039 * C API function Error(x) removed. Please use SciError instead.
2041 * 'MSDOS' removed. Please use 'getos' instead.
2047 * Under GNU/Linux and Mac OS X, Scilab start-up speed of scilab-cli and
2048 scilab-adv-cli has been improved by 15 to 20 % (see Compilation for more
2051 * SSE is now enabled by default under GNU/Linux with 32-bit CPU (it is already
2052 the case under 64-bit CPU).
2053 Pentium III class (or equivalent) with SSE instructions is required.
2055 * Improved performances of function pareto_filter (Genetic algorithms).
2057 * Bug #8608 fixed - dec2hex, hex2dec, dec2oct, oct2dec, base2dec code have been
2058 simplified and optimized.
2064 * Under Windows, Scilab uses VS 2010 Pro and Express solution.
2066 * Under GNU/Linux and Mac OS X, engine libraries have been merged into a single
2067 library named libscilab-cli.so. This greatly improves the start-up
2069 Note that the --enable-maintainer-mode enables the previous behavior (simply
2070 the development process).
2072 * Under GNU/Linux and Mac OS X, all modules build as standalone their algorithms
2073 as a static library (only available in the source tree).
2074 This will avoid an important dependency tree for unitary testing.
2076 * Under GNU/Linux and Mac OS X, for each module, the list of
2077 explicit dependencies on the other libraries is no more needed.
2078 Use libscilab-cli.so or libscilab.so to link against Scilab.
2080 * Enforce a minimal version of JRosetta (1.0.4).
2082 * Enforce a minimal version of flexdock (1.0).
2084 * Enforce a minimal version of GIWS (1.3.0).
2086 * Force the Java class version target to version 6 (or 1.6).
2088 * Add Java 7 in the Debian & Ubuntu search path under GNU/Linux.
2090 * Under GNU/Linux and Mac OS X, if ccache is installed, use it to build Scilab.
2092 * Bug #9409 fixed - Warning "remark #8291" removed with Intel Fortran 2011 compiler.
2094 * Bug #9500 fixed - Explicit the GUI module manifest class-path to facilitate Debian
2095 checking tool process.
2097 * Bug #9782 fixed - configure with --without-gui was failing.
2099 * Bug #9793 fixed - --without-gui now also disables Xcos.
2101 * Bug #9883 fixed - Build with --disable-build-help was failing.
2103 * Bug #9991 fixed - ./configure --without-xcos failed to build.
2105 * Bug #10158 fixed - Configure used g77 even if gfortran was available.
2111 * Bug #9432 fixed - Link a 64-bit dynamic library on a 32-bit platform returned
2112 a wrong error message under Windows.
2114 * Bug #9761 fixed - NDEBUG was not defined for dynamic link (by default) in
2115 release mode under Windows.
2117 * Bug #9930 fixed - ilib_build did not display all filenames used.
2119 * Bug #10320 fixed - libname argument of ilib_for_link did not work.
2121 * Bug #10344 fixed - Windows SDK 7.1 was not detected with VS Express 2010
2122 under 64-bit platform.
2128 * Shows the dimension of the variable by default.
2130 * Automatically resize the variable browser table when docked.
2132 * A tooltip has been added on the type column to display the name of the type.
2134 * A tooltip has been added on the size column to display the size in bytes
2135 (like in previous versions of Scilab).
2141 * Default text in history for a starting session has been changed for:
2142 "Begin Session: Tue Jun 21 14:35:45 2011" to "21/06/2011 14:35:45"
2148 * Obsolete value for line_style property:
2149 0 and 1 are equivalent values for SOLID rendering.
2150 A warning message will be displayed if the user tries to set this property to 0.
2151 Setting this property to 0 will no more be supported in Scilab 5.4.1.
2153 * getcallbackobject: Input argument must be an UID (String) and no more an index (Constant).
2155 * datatips tool improved on several aspects:
2156 - It is now possible to manage directional arrows as well as
2157 square mark markers.
2158 - The automatic label placement has been improved to avoid the
2159 overlapping with the curve.
2160 - It is now possible to have painted box or box free labels.
2161 - Markers can now be selected and moved using the arrow keys
2162 or deleted with the "Del" key.
2164 * Bug #2043 fixed - The graphic function copy() did not manage axes. Thanks to
2165 Samuel Gougeon for the fix.
2167 * Bug #7412 fixed - Better management of datatips activation/deactivation.
2169 * Bug #7419 fixed - datatips(): customization is now available through a GUI.
2171 * Bug #8239 fixed - Activation of datatips overwrote and destroyed any event_handler
2174 * Bug #8965 fixed - copy function did not work for handles.
2176 * Bug #9269 fixed - Specified graphic entities for legend were drawn in reverse order.
2178 * Bug #9330 fixed - delete() called overloading instead of deleting the current
2181 * Bug #9455 fixed - The contourf and contourf 2 demonstrations displayed unwanted dots.
2183 * Bug #10121 fixed - polyline.interp_color_vector where not saved or recoverable
2184 by xsave/xload. Thanks to Samuel Gougeon for the fix.
2186 * Bug #10298 fixed - Example of datatipSetDisplay generated an error.
2188 * Bug #10331 fixed - datatipCreate produced a warning and an error instead of
2189 a warning if the curve user_data was not a struct.
2194 * Bug #5380 fixed - atomsShow() output was broken (separators were not aligned).
2196 * Bug #8648 fixed - The tarball was not deleted when a module was removed (SEP #71).
2198 * Bug #8664 fixed - Message error updated for non-supported OS.
2200 * Bug #8763 fixed - ATOMS installation path was shared on Windows 64 with 32-bit.
2202 * Bug #8942, #9805 fixed - atomsSystemUpdate() failed under some Windows.
2204 * Bug #9127 fixed - "Home" item renamed to "Installed Modules".
2206 * Bug #9679 fixed - atomsSystemUpdate checks that Scilab is not in offLine mode, or writes a warning message if so.
2208 * Bug #9805, #8942 fixed - atomsSystemUpdate() failed under some Windows.
2210 * Bug #9967 fixed - Windows UAC was causing trouble with atomsRepositorySetOfl (internal function).
2212 * Bug #10025 fixed - Wrong url in some help files examples.
2214 * Bug #10031 fixed - atomsDisp did not work with "\n" in messages text.
2220 * Java mapping of Scilab data has now a new method called getType() which
2221 returns the value of the ScilabTypeEnum enum.
2223 * New methods added:
2224 - Scilab.execException(String)
2225 Same as Scilab.exec(String) but returns an exception when a Scilab error occurs
2226 - Scilab.execException(String[])
2227 Same as Scilab.exec(String[]) but returns an exception when a Scilab error occurs
2228 - Scilab.execException(File)
2229 Same as Scilab.exec(File) but returns an exception when a Scilab error occurs
2231 * Bug #9149 fixed - Calling a graphic function without activating the appropriate
2232 mode did not triggered an exception.
2234 * Bug #9467 fixed - Unnecessary declarations in MAKE.BAT of Javasci examples.
2236 * Bug #9544 fixed - Calling graphic with Javasci from a SWING application from
2237 EDT was crashing the execution of a Java program.
2243 * Add functions to identify list datatypes:
2244 isListType, isNamedListType, isTListType, isNamedTListType, isMListType,
2249 CACSD and Signal Processing
2250 ===========================
2252 * Bug #1635 fixed - iir filter frequency response might have been wrong.
2253 "pole zero gain" representation added as possible iir function
2256 * Bug #7895 fixed - fft2() was broken under Windows with MKL wrapper.
2258 * Bug #7901 fixed - besselh.tst failed under Windows.
2260 * Bug #8684 fixed - wfir function produced an error message when used interactively.
2262 * Bug #9098 fixed - CACSD demonstrations --> Robust control failed on 64-bit Windows.
2264 * Bug #9214 fixed - abaque replaced by nicholschart in the black.sci comments.
2266 * Bug #9266 fixed - fftw crashed under Windows when using MKL wrapper.
2268 * Bug #9321 fixed - Missing tests and help info for some CACSD functions.
2270 * Bug #9647 fixed - At Scilab start-up, the variable fft was declared by default
2271 while it should not have been.
2273 * Bug #9675 fixed - iir generated bad results.
2275 * Bug #9716 fixed - amell.tst execution froze under Windows with reference lapack library.
2277 * Bug #9719 fixed - delip.tst execution froze under Windows.
2279 * Bug #9725 fixed - syredi.tst execution froze under Windows.
2281 * Bug #10008 fixed - Wrong unit in the datatip for bode function.
2283 * Bug #10169 fixed - Bad clipping option in evans.
2285 * Bug #11092 fixed - Incorrect argument check in h_inf
2291 * The linspace function accepts column vectors as input argument for the two
2292 first input arguments. Thanks to Guillaume AZEMA for the implementation.
2294 * The logspace function accepts column vectors as input argument for the two
2295 first input arguments.
2297 * Change the buffering display mode.
2299 * SEP #67: lines(0) by default at start-up.
2301 * Options -disable-exception-catching added under GNU/Linux & Mac OS X.
2302 Disables the Scilab exception catching system.
2304 * texmacs module moved as an ATOMS module.
2305 atomsInstall('texmacs')
2307 * PVM module moved as an ATOMS module.
2310 * maple2scilab module moved as an ATOMS module.
2311 atomsInstall('maple2scilab')
2313 * SEP #69: predef('names') returns names of protected variables by predef.
2315 * printf moved as alias on mprintf function.
2317 * sprintf moved as alias on msprintf function.
2323 * Bug #1604 fixed - List extraction failed.
2325 * Bug #3291 fixed - SCI/modules/tclsci/tcl/BWidget-1.8.0/ moved as prerequirements.
2327 * Bug #4240 fixed - Some unexpected blank lines were displayed with the dir function.
2329 * Bug #4576 fixed - An example of ilib_build with "cflags" argument was missing.
2331 * Bug #4833 fixed - msprintf() interpreted "\n" as a carriage return even if "\n"
2332 was supplied by the 2nd input argument.
2334 * Bug #4847 fixed - In uigetfile, there was no way to select files with a given
2337 * Bug #5491 fixed - Clearly states that haveacompiler() only works under Windows.
2339 * Bug #5696 fixed - When SE Linux is enabled, error messages for
2340 Scilab in the Scilab binary distribution disabled.
2342 * Bug #6408 fixed - prompt() removed trailing whites.
2344 * Bug #6819 fixed - prompt() interpreted '<...>' as html.
2346 * Bug #6875 fixed - test_run() could not run at once on the +3000 tests of
2349 * Bug #7061 fixed - changelog.txt, readme.txt, version.xml removed from modules.
2351 * Bug #7249 fixed - 'string' function did not work as documented
2352 with a macro as input argument.
2354 * Bug #7333 fixed - In BrowseVar, variables could have a weird type number.
2356 * Bug #7358 fixed - Help pages of type and typeof have now links to the actual
2359 * Bug #7409 fixed - Some corrupted matrices could be created from api_scilab.
2361 * Bug #7700 fixed - Bad proposition in the console history when a char was added.
2363 * Bug #7745 fixed - add_demo moved in demo_tools module.
2365 * Bug #7815 fixed - tohome() function erased previous and future commands in Scilab console.
2367 * Bug #8086 fixed - Some functions displayed a wrong error message when called
2368 without input argument.
2370 * Bug #8243 fixed - xgeom demonstration renamed to geom3d.
2372 * Bug #8245 fixed - gsort() did not allow overloading with not managed types.
2374 * Bug #8296 fixed - Asking for extra array dimension value with size crashed Scilab.
2376 * Bug #8420 fixed - lines crashed Scilab in some cases.
2378 * Bug #8688 fixed - fillMatrixOfString did not check available memory on stack.
2380 * Bug #8753 fixed - Help file of c_link did not describe input argument num.
2382 * Bug #8768 fixed - GetRhsVar(..., STRING_DATATYPE, ...) did not check size of input argument.
2384 * Bug #8797 fixed - Update of the help pages of getdate('s') to detail that
2385 the returned value contains the leap seconds.
2387 * Bug #8874 fixed - Display of complex numbers with Inf or Nan for real or imaginary
2390 * Bug #8963 fixed - mtlb_mode test failed under Windows.
2392 * Bug #9045 fixed - plot2d did not support overloading.
2394 * Bug #9056 fixed - A uicontrol could not be closed with <META>+W.
2396 * Bug #9104 fixed - 'warning' used in a diary Scilab session added timestamp
2399 * Bug #9129 fixed - Completion on field did not propose graphics handle fields
2402 * Bug #9156 fixed - mgetl.c compilation failed under some Windows.
2404 * Bug #9164 fixed - The unit tests now use the new assert functions.
2406 * Bug #9268 fixed - Scilab was overriding a predefined variable JAVA_HOME.
2408 * Bug #9277 fixed - Escape character "\" did not work with msprintf.
2410 * Bug #9339 fixed - tbx_build_help function did not manage languages correctly.
2412 * Bug #9354 fixed - savematfile could not save imbricate structures.
2414 * Bug #9414 fixed - 'SCI' and 'SCIHOME' variables were not documented.
2416 * Bug #9452 fixed - It was impossible to download Intel MKL through a proxy.
2418 * Bug #9461 fixed - The assert_checkalmostequal function did not manage
2419 sparse matrices and hypermatrices.
2421 * Bug #9479 fixed - Typo fixed (intput => input).
2423 * Bug #9498 fixed - A long history caused Scilab start-up to be very long.
2425 * Bug #9510 fixed - export_to_hdf5 did not return %f when trying to export
2426 unmanaged types (function, macro, ...).
2428 * Bug #9531 fixed - assert_checkequal failed with mlist.
2430 * Bug #9540 fixed - MKL Pentium 4 target was not downloaded by installer under Windows.
2432 * Bug #9542 fixed - During export operation, the file could be locked by another
2433 process (Windows Bug).
2435 * Bug #9543 fixed - Scilab did not use the default DocumentBuilderFactory
2436 to parse XML configuration files.
2438 * Bug #9555 fixed - Typo error in the deff help page.
2440 * Bug #9571 fixed - "error(144)" returned a wrong variable name.
2442 * Bug #9573 fixed - getdebuginfo did not report multiple video cards under Windows.
2444 * Bug #9581 fixed - cleaner.sce in toolbox_skeleton did not remove all generated files.
2446 * Bug #9599 fixed - Error message "at line ... of function ... called by" was
2447 printed directly on the same line.
2449 * Bug #9635 fixed - Some temp. variables were not removed when test_run was used.
2451 * Bug #9647 fixed - At Scilab start-up, the variable fft was declared by default
2452 while it should not have been.
2454 * Bug #9659 fixed - "error(246)" returned a bad message for overloading.
2456 * Bug #9682 fixed \D0 3-D assignment into a 2-D array of integers issued an error.
2458 * Bug #9696 fixed - An error in an if expression inside a try make Scilab froze.
2460 * Bug #9699 fixed - A single $ as text in a text ui led to a segfault.
2462 * Bug #9707 fixed - createNamedXXX did not check variable name.
2464 * Bug #9708 fixed - createNamedXXX did not check length of variable name.
2466 * Bug #9712 fixed - Help of StartScilab had a error about Stacksize argument type.
2468 * Bug #9716 fixed - amell.tst execution froze under Windows with reference lapack library.
2470 * Bug #9717 fixed - dllinfo.tst failed under Windows binary versions.
2472 * Bug #9728 fixed - SCI/modules/special_functions/src/fortran/special_functions_f.def
2473 was not ignored (generated file).
2475 * Bug #9730 fixed - lines() returned an int32 and not a double value.
2477 * Bug #9755 fixed - Completion on paths was not case insensitive under Windows.
2479 * Bug #9756 fixed - polelm.tst unitary test failed under 64-bit Windows.
2481 * Bug #9763 fixed - comet3d did not check input argument presence.
2483 * Bug #9765 fixed - Remove ref to scicos_pal in sci_f_clear.f.
2485 * Bug #9766 fixed - Scilab under Mac OS X 10.7 did not start.
2487 * Bug #9791 fixed - toolbar visible state change crashed Scilab in NW mode.
2489 * Bug #9799 fixed - pol2str did not manage matrix of polynomials and input argument
2490 type was not checked.
2492 * Bug #9804 fixed - Starting Scilab with an external module emptied the
2493 demonstrations list menu.
2495 * Bug #9825 fixed - The assert_computedigits function gave too large correct digits.
2497 * Bug #9833 fixed - percent was badly formatted by Scierror function.
2499 * Bug #9836 fixed - repfreq failed due to singular problem.
2501 * Bug #9838 fixed - evstr froze on some specific strings.
2503 * Bug #9843 fixed - Colormaps with 2 colors could not be created.
2505 * Bug #9858 fixed - length() could not be overloaded with mlist.
2507 * Bug #9879 fixed - Fix some minor issues in the isdir help pages.
2509 * Bug #9880 fixed - Fix a page referencing itself in the help page.
2511 * Bug #9881 fixed - Fix a mistake in call help page.
2513 * Bug #9885 fixed - User initialization scripts (scilab.ini, .scilab) did not work.
2515 * Bug #9899 fixed - string(10*log10(1/10)) gave -0, instead of -10.
2517 * Bug #9900 fixed - There was a memory leak in getAllocatedMatrixOfString,
2518 getAllocatedMatrixOfWideString, getAllocatedNamedMatrixOfString,
2519 and getAllocatedNamedMatrixOfWideString.
2521 * Bug #9920 fixed - winqueryreg did not manage HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG.
2523 * Bug #9929 fixed - Improve integration with Gnome shell and Unity.
2525 * Bug #9950 fixed - It was possible to select several texts in the console.
2527 * Bug #9957 fixed - msprintf("%d\r", 2) returned '2r'.
2529 * Bug #9963 fixed - The assert_computedigits function was not vectorized.
2531 * Bug #9966 fixed - The default value of comptype in assert_checkalmostequal
2534 * Bug #9971 fixed - GLoad macro not used and not documented has been removed.
2536 * Bug #9979 fixed - The who_user() function printed a wrong message.
2538 * Bug #9980 fixed - Frozen console when one tried to complete an empty string.
2540 * Bug #10001 fixed - %inf:%inf crashed Scilab.
2542 * Bug #10016 fixed - The damp function unit test failed under Windows.
2544 * Bug #10019 fixed - 'exec' crashed with error 113 for too long lines.
2546 * Bug #10037 fixed - checkalmostequal.tst unitary test failed under Linux x64.
2548 * Bug #10073 fixed - Use the new Scilab icon for GNU/Linux installations.
2549 Icons renamed from XPM to PNG.
2551 * Bug #10105 fixed - Focus was not given to the prompt when outputview had it.
2553 * Bug #10119 fixed - assert_checkequal did not support sparse complex doubles
2555 * Bug #10124 fixed - strsplit crashed with wrong input arguments.
2557 * Bug #10151 fixed - Wrong error message about polynomials was displayed.
2559 * Bug #10179 fixed - Weird behavior with evstr.
2561 * Bug #10282 fixed - repmat did not work for scalar input on dims greater than 2
2562 neither for N-D arrays.
2564 * Bug #10283 fixed - w and iw output arguments of ode function
2565 are now directly read from work table used in sub-functions.
2567 * Bug #10289 fixed - xload returns a more explicit error message when a file does
2570 * Bug #10292 fixed - Improved description of modulo help page.
2572 * Bug #10293 fixed - Improved description of bvode help page.
2574 * Bug #10324 fixed - format(m) where m is a vector did not work but the
2575 documentation stated it could be used.
2577 * Bug #10366 fixed - A warning about fun2string redefinition was displayed
2578 when we used "Edit label generator" and click "Ok".
2584 * Random crash under Mac OS X at start-up.
2585 Some random crash can occur at first Scilab start-up. Try to restart Scilab.
2587 * Some issues at start-up under Mac OS X 10.6.7 (and previous 10.6 versions)
2589 If you have "Audio Hijack" installed on your Mac OS X, it prevents some
2590 applications to work including Scilab. See Bug #7012.
2591 Uninstall / disable Audio Hijack should fix this problem.
2592 Airfoil, also developed by Rogue Amoeba, has been reported as also breaking