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20 <h3 class="title">What's new in Scilab 5.4.0 beta 3?</h3>
22 This version introduces <b>Scilab desktop</b> which allows the user to save and restore his Scilab windows configuration.<br/>
23 In this context, strong efforts have been carried out on the graphical components:<br/>
26 <li><a href="filebrowser.html">File browser</a> is now available to facilitate quick access to Scilab files and documents.</li>
27 <li><a href="browsevar.html">Browsevar</a> look and feel has been improved and new features introduced.</li>
28 <li><a href="editvar.html">Editvar</a> has been renewed and now allows to plot and manage almost all Scilab variable types and is much more faster.</li>
29 <li><a href="browsehistory.html">History browser</a> is now faster and more efficient.</li>
32 XML access from Scilab has never been easier thanks to the new dedicated module to read and write XML files named XML.
35 An internal improvement of Scilab graphics, aiming at fixing graphics card portability issues, provides faster and better 2-D and 3-D plotting. In the meantime, graphic export features have been improved (portability, offscreen rendering, etc).
38 This release also introduces Scilab preferences (unique interface to configure Scilab and its modules).
41 New Scilab file format called Scilab Open Data format (SOD) is now used for <a href="save.html">save</a> and <a href="load.html">load</a> functions. Scilab data are saved and loaded using a documented and fully tested HDF5-based standard.
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47 New <a href="eigs.html">eigs</a> function added: calculates eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices (including sparse matrices).
50 Improvements in Scilab documentation: The help pages on graphics now contain a sample image, some chapters are better categorized, etc.
54 <a href="http://www.scilab.org/products/scilab/download/5.4.0-beta-3/releasenotes">See all changes in Scilab 5.4.0 beta 3</a>
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63 <p class="para">Many other documentations are also available through the <a href="http://www.scilab.org/support/documentation">Scilab website</a>.</p>
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67 <h3 class="title">Other resources</h3>
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