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curprev 14:2714:27, 15 June 2023‎ ArunGiridhar talk contribs‎ 44,374 bytes +204‎ →‎Where do I get additional help?: + undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 01:4701:47, 28 February 2023‎ Nrjank talk contribs‎ 44,170 bytes +374‎ →‎Collecting gdb backtrace information undo

curprev 15:2615:26, 30 June 2022‎ Nrjank talk contribs‎ m 43,796 bytes −15‎ adjusted list level for gdb undo
curprev 15:2215:22, 30 June 2022‎ Nrjank talk contribs‎ 43,811 bytes +1,999‎ →‎MS Windows: added gdb notes for windows troublshooting. undo

curprev 17:0917:09, 16 March 2021‎ 67.204.154.47 talk‎ 41,812 bytes +28‎ →‎Why is Octave's floating-point computation wrong? undo

curprev 01:3301:33, 8 February 2021‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 41,784 bytes +5‎ →‎How can I cite Octave?: Use shorter and real manual URL, fix BibTeX URL. undo

curprev 14:5514:55, 5 September 2020‎ Ttl talk contribs‎ 41,779 bytes +189‎ →‎MS Windows undo

curprev 01:2901:29, 22 August 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 41,590 bytes +1‎ →‎MS Windows undo
curprev 01:2801:28, 22 August 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 41,589 bytes +303‎ →‎MS Windows: Revisit the great article Nrjank :-) undo

curprev 22:5222:52, 21 August 2020‎ Nrjank talk contribs‎ 41,286 bytes +986‎ →‎Octave does not start: comments on script file associations undo
curprev 22:2322:23, 21 August 2020‎ Nrjank talk contribs‎ 40,300 bytes +1,058‎ →‎Octave does not start: some notes about vbs script checking undo

curprev 01:0801:08, 27 July 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 39,242 bytes +115‎ →‎MS Windows: Add solution about script execution prohibition. undo
curprev 01:0101:01, 27 July 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 39,127 bytes +3‎ →‎Octave does not start: Update MS Windows 10 version undo

curprev 08:3508:35, 8 July 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 39,124 bytes −116‎ →‎Where do I get additional help?: [https://octave.discourse.group Octave Discourse] undo

curprev 05:5505:55, 11 June 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 39,240 bytes −2,180‎ →‎Development: Outsource to Developer FAQ. undo
curprev 05:4705:47, 11 June 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 41,420 bytes +18‎ Add Category:FAQ. undo

curprev 02:1802:18, 9 June 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 41,402 bytes −1‎ Reverted edits by Prubhtej Singh (talk) to last revision by Siko1056 undo Tag: Rollback

curprev 20:4920:49, 1 June 2020‎ Prubhtej Singh talk contribs‎ m 41,403 bytes +1‎ →‎Should I favor the MEX interface to avoid the GPL?: Corrected a spelling error in the headline undo

curprev 03:2203:22, 18 May 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 41,402 bytes +7‎ →‎MS Windows undo

curprev 06:1406:14, 27 April 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 66,695 bytes +1,138‎ →‎Common problems: Add "Octave does not start" section. undo
curprev 05:3305:33, 27 April 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 65,557 bytes +3‎ Put section "Common problems" more to the top. undo

curprev 10:5210:52, 22 April 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 65,554 bytes +4‎ Update internal link. undo
curprev 10:2710:27, 22 April 2020‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 65,550 bytes +21‎ →‎Who develops Octave?: The number of participants / contributions is not overwhelmingly huge in my personal impression. Most of Octave's code is still developed by GSoC independent developers. undo

curprev 06:4706:47, 21 April 2020‎ Prubhtej Singh talk contribs‎ m 65,529 bytes +208‎ →‎Who develops Octave? undo

curprev 12:3612:36, 29 March 2020‎ Doronbehar talk contribs‎ 65,321 bytes +446‎ →‎Differences between Octave and Matlab: Mention lack of graphical curve fit tool undo

curprev 07:3007:30, 23 October 2019‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 64,875 bytes −143‎ →‎How can I install Octave on Android / what is this Octave app in the Google Play store? undo

curprev 23:2423:24, 13 June 2019‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 65,018 bytes +1‎ →‎How can I obtain Octave's source code?: https undo

curprev 18:3418:34, 15 March 2019‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 65,017 bytes +37‎ →‎How can I cite Octave?: Use Template:Release Date. undo

curprev 06:2406:24, 24 January 2019‎ 120.17.98.150 talk‎ 64,980 bytes −1‎ →‎Octave extensions: "can not" presumably intended as "cannot" undo

curprev 06:0606:06, 23 January 2019‎ AndrewJanke talk contribs‎ m 64,981 bytes −1‎ fix typo undo

curprev 19:3619:36, 2 September 2018‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 64,982 bytes 0‎ Rename "Octave-Forge" to "Octave Forge" (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/octave-maintainers/2018-08/msg00138.html). undo

curprev 17:0817:08, 18 April 2018‎ Mtmiller talk contribs‎ 64,982 bytes +547‎ →‎Common problems: add common error about script overriding built-in function undo

curprev 16:1716:17, 5 August 2017‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 64,435 bytes −4‎ →‎What Octave version should I use?: Add links to manual. undo
curprev 16:1416:14, 5 August 2017‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 64,439 bytes −2‎ →‎What documentation exists for Octave?: Add link to manual. undo
curprev 16:1216:12, 5 August 2017‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 64,441 bytes −2‎ →‎How can I cite Octave?: Add link to manual. undo

curprev 13:4713:47, 30 July 2017‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 64,443 bytes +12‎ →‎How do I do X?: Use the cool Template:key press. undo

curprev 16:4616:46, 27 July 2017‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 67,953 bytes −78‎ →‎What's new in Octave undo
curprev 16:2416:24, 27 July 2017‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 68,031 bytes +426‎ →‎Graphics: backends and toolkits: Overhaul section add answer how to change the current toolkit. undo
curprev 15:3815:38, 27 July 2017‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 67,605 bytes −49‎ →‎GUI: Overhaul section and some historical research. If I am wrong, please correct me. undo
curprev 11:5411:54, 27 July 2017‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 67,654 bytes +141‎ →‎Licensing issues: Overhaul section for clarity. undo

curprev 13:2713:27, 3 July 2017‎ KaeroDot talk contribs‎ 67,513 bytes +1,004‎ →‎What features are unique to Octave? undo

curprev 12:0112:01, 2 May 2017‎ 141.5.18.119 talk‎ 66,509 bytes +84‎ →‎Why GNU Octave?: Corrected pronunciation of "GNU" undo

curprev 13:0013:00, 17 December 2016‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 66,425 bytes +2‎ Update some outdated links. undo

curprev 07:2807:28, 17 November 2016‎ Amro talk contribs‎ 66,423 bytes +159‎ →‎Functions defined on the command-line undo
curprev 07:2607:26, 17 November 2016‎ Amro talk contribs‎ 66,264 bytes −16‎ →‎Broadcasting undo
curprev 07:2507:25, 17 November 2016‎ Amro talk contribs‎ 66,280 bytes +183‎ →‎Broadcasting undo

curprev 09:3909:39, 1 November 2016‎ Andy1978 talk contribs‎ 66,097 bytes +255‎ →‎Common problems undo

curprev 15:0015:00, 11 September 2016‎ 80.100.129.239 talk‎ 65,842 bytes +67‎ added HTML link to manual undo
curprev 14:4714:47, 11 September 2016‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 65,775 bytes −109‎ →‎Porting programs from Matlab to Octave: since there was only one level 2 header with all questions as level 3, remove header 1 and replace it with header 2 undo
curprev 14:3714:37, 11 September 2016‎ 80.100.129.239 talk‎ 65,884 bytes +49‎ added link to manual pdf undo

curprev 12:5012:50, 1 September 2016‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 65,835 bytes +38‎ make TOC inline ins this page undo

curprev 12:1312:13, 14 August 2016‎ 24.138.8.99 talk‎ 65,797 bytes −1‎ Misspelling undo

curprev 23:2423:24, 4 July 2016‎ Tmacchant0 talk contribs‎ 65,798 bytes +5‎ →‎Pre-compiled binaries undo

curprev 05:3305:33, 26 May 2016‎ Jbect talk contribs‎ 65,793 bytes +77‎ →‎How do I run a Matlab P-file in Octave? undo

curprev 17:3117:31, 11 April 2016‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 64,798 bytes +631‎ Add note on how to load package at startup and how to load all packages undo

curprev 16:3816:38, 27 March 2016‎ Ederag talk contribs‎ 64,167 bytes +576‎ →‎What features are unique to Octave?: Add broadcasting information undo

curprev 14:3314:33, 10 December 2015‎ 139.124.150.226 talk‎ 63,591 bytes +4‎ →‎link to octaverc undo

curprev 20:2120:21, 18 November 2015‎ 80.109.14.238 talk‎ 63,587 bytes +8‎ →‎Differences in core functions undo
curprev 20:2020:20, 18 November 2015‎ 80.109.14.238 talk‎ 63,579 bytes +89‎ →‎How is Octave different from Matlab? undo

curprev 07:2507:25, 2 August 2015‎ 46.5.220.89 talk‎ 63,490 bytes +4‎ /added classdef link undo

curprev 05:2205:22, 15 July 2015‎ Berman-nation talk contribs‎ m 63,486 bytes −1‎ →‎How do I install all Octave packages? undo
curprev 05:1505:15, 15 July 2015‎ Berman-nation talk contribs‎ 63,487 bytes +1‎ →‎Graphic handles undo

curprev 10:4210:42, 10 July 2015‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 63,486 bytes −14‎ Undo revision 6500 by Fgnievinski (talk) do break at 80 - you don't know what editor is being used to edit the wiki undo

curprev 20:4020:40, 9 July 2015‎ Fgnievinski talk contribs‎ m 63,500 bytes +14‎ →‎How can I get involved in Octave development?: if paragraph is too long for meaningful diff, break by sentences, not at 80 char columns. undo

curprev 10:3510:35, 24 June 2015‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 63,486 bytes −308‎ →‎How do I make Octave use more precision?: remove note about symbolic being useless. It's currently working fine via sympy undo
curprev 05:4305:43, 24 June 2015‎ Oheim talk contribs‎ m 63,794 bytes +376‎ →‎Why is this floating point computation wrong? undo

curprev 18:5418:54, 23 June 2015‎ 132.216.29.200 talk‎ 63,418 bytes −251‎ →‎How do I make Octave use more precision? undo

curprev 00:3300:33, 18 June 2015‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 63,669 bytes +459‎ →‎How can I get involved in Octave development?: add a section telling to not just send email with a list of skills (adapted from the book Open Advice) Also remove advice about using debugger -- it is too advanced to recommend for starters undo

curprev 05:0905:09, 11 June 2015‎ 74.80.49.90 talk‎ 63,210 bytes +110‎ →‎How can I install Octave on Android? What is this Octave app in the Google Play store? undo

curprev 12:3712:37, 2 June 2015‎ Fgnievinski talk contribs‎ 63,100 bytes +248‎ →‎Pre-compiled binaries undo
curprev 12:2712:27, 2 June 2015‎ Fgnievinski talk contribs‎ 62,852 bytes −26‎ →‎Pre-compiled binary packages: these are not packages as in Octave-Forge undo

curprev 11:1011:10, 1 June 2015‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 62,878 bytes +40‎ →‎What's new in version series 4.0.X of Octave: windows binaries is also a major thing for 4.0.0 release undo

curprev 12:5512:55, 30 May 2015‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 62,838 bytes −17‎ →‎Does Octave have a GUI?: fix incorrect release date (drop it since it is not necessary anyway) undo

curprev 00:1800:18, 28 May 2015‎ Mtmiller talk contribs‎ 62,855 bytes +98‎ →‎How do I get sound input or output in Windows?: update to working status in Octave 4.0 undo

curprev 23:5423:54, 27 May 2015‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ m 62,757 bytes −39‎ →‎Older releases: fix template usage undo
curprev 23:5323:53, 27 May 2015‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 62,796 bytes +133‎ →‎What's new in Octave: update list of NEWS and trim it to only major things undo
curprev 23:1623:16, 27 May 2015‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 62,663 bytes +733‎ →‎How can I cite Octave?: update and expand section undo
curprev 22:5522:55, 27 May 2015‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 61,930 bytes +95‎ →‎GUI: update to note that GUI has been released undo

curprev 22:4622:46, 6 January 2015‎ 109.205.67.254 talk‎ 61,835 bytes +52‎ →‎What's new in version series 3.6.N and 3.7.N of Octave undo

curprev 18:4118:41, 20 November 2014‎ 86.69.12.94 talk‎ 61,783 bytes −161‎ →‎Octave extensions undo

curprev 22:0922:09, 19 November 2014‎ 88.139.216.239 talk‎ 61,944 bytes 0‎ →‎Mat-File format undo

curprev 17:2517:25, 4 November 2014‎ Oheim talk contribs‎ 61,944 bytes +266‎ Advertised the interval package in the FAQ undo

curprev 17:2617:26, 28 October 2014‎ Nir talk contribs‎ m 61,678 bytes −9‎ →‎Porting programs from Matlab to Octave undo

curprev 20:0720:07, 23 October 2014‎ 5.170.100.117 talk‎ 61,687 bytes −1‎ →‎Increment and decrement operators undo
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curprev 13:0513:05, 6 October 2014‎ 37.209.95.213 talk‎ 61,647 bytes +523‎ →‎Common problems: add Intel integrated GPU problems with missing lines undo

curprev 11:0811:08, 1 October 2014‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 61,124 bytes −44‎ →‎Do-Until loop structure: remove note on Matlab version (it just does not exist) undo

curprev 18:2618:26, 30 September 2014‎ 169.228.187.22 talk‎ 61,168 bytes +224‎ →‎Built-in ODE and DAE solvers undo

curprev 17:0717:07, 19 August 2014‎ Andy1978 talk contribs‎ m 60,944 bytes −240‎ →‎Coming in a future release: removed outdated news for 3.7 and 3.8 release undo
curprev 17:0417:04, 19 August 2014‎ Andy1978 talk contribs‎ m 61,184 bytes −258‎ →‎Why are the developers planning to replace Gnuplot with an OpenGL backend?: FLTK widgets are default since 3.8 release undo

curprev 16:2816:28, 21 July 2014‎ JordiGH talk contribs‎ 61,442 bytes +4‎ →‎Why is this floating point computation wrong? undo
curprev 16:0516:05, 21 July 2014‎ JordiGH talk contribs‎ 61,438 bytes +1‎ →‎Why is this floating point computation wrong? undo

curprev 12:2312:23, 14 June 2014‎ Andy1978 talk contribs‎ 61,437 bytes +125‎ →‎How do I create a plot without a window popping up (ie, a plot to a file)?: add hint that this doesn't work with fltk undo

curprev 13:5313:53, 20 May 2014‎ Mtmiller talk contribs‎ 61,312 bytes +220‎ →‎How can I obtain Octave?: add FAQ redirector for Android undo

curprev 20:4920:49, 25 February 2014‎ Nir talk contribs‎ 61,074 bytes +149‎ →‎How can I get involved in Octave development?: added links undo

curprev 19:4119:41, 6 February 2014‎ Fgnievinski talk contribs‎ 60,925 bytes +54‎ →‎Why can't I use code from File Exchange in Octave? It's released under a BSD license! undo

curprev 17:1817:18, 5 February 2014‎ 205.175.225.23 talk‎ 60,871 bytes +1‎ →‎Does Octave has a GUI?: - fix grammar in title; has to have undo

curprev 14:3014:30, 27 January 2014‎ M.dobrovolsky talk contribs‎ m 60,870 bytes +1‎ →‎Typo fixed undo
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curprev 01:0501:05, 24 January 2014‎ Fgnievinski talk contribs‎ m 60,854 bytes +16‎ →‎Does Octave has a GUI?: yes! undo

curprev 18:5118:51, 21 January 2014‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 60,838 bytes −3,379‎ →‎GUI: update section about GUI undo

curprev 13:3413:34, 20 January 2014‎ KaKiLa talk contribs‎ m 64,217 bytes 0‎ →‎How can I cite Octave? undo
curprev 13:3213:32, 20 January 2014‎ KaKiLa talk contribs‎ m 64,217 bytes +183‎ →‎How can I cite Octave? undo

curprev 17:5217:52, 28 December 2013‎ Carandraug talk contribs‎ 64,034 bytes −100‎ Octave does NOT have a GUI. There are projects that implement a GUI for Octave but they are not Octave. undo

curprev 03:4503:45, 27 December 2013‎ 206.248.161.156 talk‎ 64,134 bytes 0‎ →‎Is there a GUI for Octave? undo
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curprev 20:1920:19, 19 November 2013‎ JordiGH talk contribs‎ 64,020 bytes +9‎ →‎Why are the developers planning to replace Gnuplot with an OpenGL backend? undo

curprev 16:1016:10, 18 November 2013‎ JordiGH talk contribs‎ 64,011 bytes +38‎ →‎Why are the developers planning to replace Gnuplot with an OpenGL backend? undo
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curprev 22:0322:03, 4 November 2013‎ JordiGH talk contribs‎ 63,781 bytes +105‎ →‎How can I get involved in Octave development? undo

curprev 01:1601:16, 20 October 2013‎ 98.226.40.250 talk‎ 63,676 bytes −3‎ →‎I'm having problem XXX using GUI Octave, XOctave, QtOctave, etc? undo

curprev 23:3323:33, 19 October 2013‎ Bpabbott talk contribs‎ m 63,679 bytes +9‎ →‎How can I know more about Octave GUI?: comment out reference to Jacob's blog undo

curprev 20:0420:04, 1 October 2013‎ 200.145.4.217 talk‎ 63,670 bytes +48‎ →‎How can I get involved in Octave development? undo

curprev 20:0420:04, 13 August 2013‎ L.butler talk contribs‎ m 63,622 bytes +22‎ The @BOOK reference causes bibtex to barf with quotes and a comma separating authors. Bibtex handles current ref. with brace brackets. undo

curprev 18:3818:38, 9 August 2013‎ 67.128.198.190 talk‎ 63,600 bytes 0‎ →‎Coming in a future release undo

curprev 20:3920:39, 12 July 2013‎ 132.246.199.59 talk‎ 63,600 bytes +1‎ →‎Why can't I use code from File Exchange in Octave? It's released under a BSD license! undo

curprev 14:3514:35, 11 June 2013‎ JordiGH talk contribs‎ 63,599 bytes +24‎ →‎How do I execute an Octave script? undo
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curprev 20:5220:52, 20 May 2013‎ 24.234.18.2 talk‎ 63,429 bytes +706‎ →‎Common problems undo

curprev 13:1213:12, 15 May 2013‎ JordiGH talk contribs‎ 62,723 bytes +84‎ →‎I'm having problem XXX using the latest Octave version undo

curprev 15:1115:11, 2 May 2013‎ Cdf talk contribs‎ m 62,639 bytes +2‎ →‎How come there's still no GUI for Octave? undo

curprev 15:3715:37, 30 April 2013‎ JordiGH talk contribs‎ m 62,637 bytes −4‎ No need for "MATLAB®": https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Trademarks.html undo