- Changes between version 5.4.X and 5.5.0
- =======================================
+ Changes between version 5.4.1 and 5.5.0-beta-1
+ ==============================================
New Features
=============
- It is now possible to delete variables from the variable browser.
See bug #9447
- A user can now plot variables from the variable browser (this functionality was
- already available in editvar).
+ already available in the variable editor).
* Added lighting effect for plot of surfaces. Lighting can be enabled
creating light objects or disabled by deleting them. The following function
* Sundials updated to the "2.5.0" version, keeping our modifications.
-* JGraphX updated to the "2.1.0.7" version, updating our performance hooks.
+* JGraphX updated to the "2.1.0.7" version, updating our hooks performance.
* API changed in the scicos_block4 interface: the uid value is not available
inside the simulation function.
* Scilab 5.5.X family will be the latest family working under Windows XP/2003.
-* Vector ^ scalar syntax declared obsolete. See bug #11524
+* Vector ^ scalar syntax declared as obsolete. See bug #11524
* The third argument of poly function will be more strict.
Only the following strings are allowed: "roots", "coeff", "c", "r".
* Option and direction arguments of gsort will be more strict in all cases.
- Only the following strings are allowed: option: "r" "c" "g" "lr" "lc"
- direction : "d" "i"
+ Only the following strings are allowed:
+ - option: "r" "c" "g" "lr" "lc"
+ - direction : "d" "i"
* nfreq tagged as obsolete. Will be removed in Scilab 5.5.1.
Please use tabul instead.
* chart tagged as obsolete. Will be removed in Scilab 5.5.1.
Please use nicholschart instead.
+* Second output argument of add_param tagged as obsolete. Will be removed in Scilab 5.5.1.
+
* mvvacov tagged as obsolete. Will be removed in Scilab 6.0.0.
Please use cov instead.
-* Second output argument of add_param tagged as obsolete. Will be removed in Scilab 5.5.1.
-
* dft removed, please use fft instead.
* sscanf removed, please use msscanf instead.
* Bug #4731 fixed - lqr failed when the time domain of an input was a number.
-* Bug #4743 fixed - Invalid graphics with too big or too small values.
+* Bug #4743 fixed - Graphics with too big or too small values did not work.
* Bug #5073 fixed - New parameter added in strtod function (decimal separator).
* Bug #8162 fixed - Area of stability of plzr was wrong for continuous systems
(+unit test added).
-* Bug #8211 fixed - 'parameters' module demonstration finalized.
+* Bug #8211 fixed - Parameters module demonstration finalized.
* Bug #8234 fixed - strtod did not return an empty matrix when the input argument was an
empty matrix.
* Bug #9385 fixed - The type checking in trigonometric functions has been added.
-* Bug #9394 fixed - is_params recognized "plist" as an existing field.
+* Bug #9394 fixed - is_param recognized "plist" as an existing field.
-* Bug #9395 fixed - add_params did not check its input arguments.
+* Bug #9395 fixed - add_param did not check its input arguments.
-* Bug #9396 fixed - add_params accepted duplicate keys.
+* Bug #9396 fixed - add_param accepted duplicate keys.
* Bug #9459 fixed - Default values of the optional plot3d arguments were not documented.
* Bug #10596 fixed - exit(xxx) from Scilab failed.
-* Bug #10818 fixed - hom, %e, %t, %f, %z and %s help pages added.
+* Bug #10818 fixed - home, %e, %t, %f, %z and %s help pages added.
* Bug #10823 fixed - fullpath returned different results under Windows and Linux for
non-existent file.
* Bug #10866 fixed - det was not equivalent to detr for rational matrices.
-* Bug #10906 fixed - Typo fixed cls2dls help page.
+* Bug #10906 fixed - Typo fixed in cls2dls help page.
* Bug #10930 fixed - The comments in armax function were in French.
and vice versa.
* Bug #12634 fixed - ATOMS modules could not be installed from an archive file
- already existing in SCI/contrib/archives in offline mode.
+ already existing in SCI/contrib/archives in "offline" mode.
* Bug #12637 fixed - In some help pages, some signal processing functions were not in
the correct section.
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- <h3 class="title">What's new in Scilab 5.5.0?</h3>
+ <h3 class="title">What's new in Scilab 5.5.0-beta-1?</h3>
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- <a href="http://www.scilab.org/products/scilab/download/5.5.0/release_notes">See all changes in Scilab 5.5.0</a>
+ This beta release includes new sets of functions:
+ <ul>
+ <li>HDF5 module allowing to <a href="h5objects.html">read/write HDF5</a> files and datasets.</li>
+ <li>Java external objects interface to interact directly with Java objects from Scilab. For more information, see <a href="jims-getting-started.html">the tutorial</a>.</li>
+ <li>Function <a href="getURL.html">getURL</a> to retrieve/read remote files through ftp:// or http:// protocols.</li>
+ <li>Possibility to <a href="addlocalizationdomain.html">translate Scilab external modules</a>.</li>
+ <li>MPI capabilities available in Scilab source tree (not activated by default).</li>
+ <li>New <a href="erfi.html">erfi</a> and <a href="dawson.html">dawson</a> special functions.</li>
+ <li>New <a href="daskr.html">daskr</a> solver in Scilab and Xcos.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </p>
+ <p class="para">
+ New graphics features aiming at improving Scilab usability and capabilities have been integrated:
+ <ul>
+ <li>Improvements of <a href="Matplot.html">Matplot</a> function capabilities in order to display images in true colors.</li>
+ <li>Management of <a href="lighting.html">lighting on 3-D graphics</a>.</li>
+ <li>New interactions on graphics enabling to edit graphics handles directly on figures using the mouse.</li>
+ <li><a href="datatips.html">Datatips features</a> rewritten as native Java code.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </p>
+ <p class="para">Scilab switched to the version 2.1 of CeCILL license.
+ </p>
+ <p class="para">
+ Many bug fixes and documentation improvements are also available in this release.
+ </p>
+ <p class="para">
+ <a href="http://www.scilab.org/community/news/20131001/release_notes">See Scilab 5.5.0-beta-1 release notes.</a>
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+ <h3 class="title">Nouveautés de Scilab 5.5.0-beta-1</h3>
<p class="para">
- <a href="http://www.scilab.org/products/scilab/download/5.5.0/release_notes">Consulter tous les changements intégrés à Scilab 5.5.0 (anglais)</a>
+ Cette version beta inclut de nouveaux ensembles de fonctions :
+ <ul>
+ <li>Un module HDF5 permettant de <a href="h5objects.html">lire/écrire</a> des fichiers et des ensembles de données HDF5.</li>
+ <li>Une interface pour interagir directement avec des objets externes Java depuis Scilab. Pour plus d'information, consulter <a href="jims-getting-started.html">le tutoriel</a> (anglais).</li>
+ <li>Une fonction <a href="getURL.html">getURL</a> pour récupérer/lire des fichiers distants via les protocoles ftp:// ou http://.</li>
+ <li>La possibilité de <a href="addlocalizationdomain.html">traduire des modules externes Scilab</a>.</li>
+ <li>Des capacités MPI disponibles dans les sources de Scilab (désactivées par défaut).</li>
+ <li>De nouvelles fonctions spéciales : <a href="erfi.html">erfi</a> et <a href="dawson.html">dawson</a>.</li>
+ <li>Un nouveau solveur <a href="daskr.html">daskr</a> dans Scilab et Xcos.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </p>
+ <p class="para">
+ De nouvelles fonctionnalités graphiques améliorant l'utilisabilité et les capacités de Scilab ont été intégrées :
+ <ul>
+ <li>Des améliorations de la fonction <a href="Matplot.html">Matplot</a> pour afficher des images en vraies couleurs.</li>
+ <li>La gestion de l'<a href="lighting.html">éclairage dans les graphiques 3D</a></a>.</li>
+ <li>De nouvelles interactions sur les graphiques permettant d'éditer les objets graphiques directement sur les figures à l'aide de la souris.</li>
+ <li>Des <a href="datatips.html">fonctionnalités datatips </a> réécrites en code natif Java.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </p>
+ <p class="para">Scilab est passé en version 2.1 de la licence CeCILL.
+ </p>
+ <p class="para">
+ De nombreuses corrections de bugs et améliorations de l'aide sont également disponibles dans cette version.
+ </p>
+ <p class="para">
+ <a href="http://www.scilab.org/community/news/20131001/release_notes">Voir les notes de version de Scilab 5.5.0-beta-1 (anglais)</a>
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