FAQ: Revision history

28 July 2017

• curprev 09:4309:43, 28 July 2017‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ m 67,037 bytes −412‎ →‎What documentation exists for Octave?: Get to the point. undo
• curprev 09:3609:36, 28 July 2017‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 67,449 bytes −504‎ →‎General: Overhaul section, update links, etc. undo

27 July 2017

• 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

3 July 2017

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

2 May 2017

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

17 December 2016

• curprev 13:0013:00, 17 December 2016‎ Siko1056 talk contribs‎ 66,425 bytes +2‎ Update some outdated links.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

17 November 2016

• 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
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1 November 2016

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

11 September 2016

• 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

1 September 2016

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

14 August 2016

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

4 July 2016

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

26 May 2016

• 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

25 May 2016

• curprev 20:4420:44, 25 May 2016‎ Jbect talk contribs‎ 65,716 bytes +557‎ No edit summary undo
• curprev 18:5918:59, 25 May 2016‎ Mtmiller talk contribs‎ 65,159 bytes +144‎ →‎How do I run a Matlab P-file in Octave?: add more details undo
• curprev 16:3416:34, 25 May 2016‎ Jbect talk contribs‎ 65,015 bytes −118‎ →‎How do I run a Matlab P-file in Octave? undo
• curprev 16:2516:25, 25 May 2016‎ Jbect talk contribs‎ 65,133 bytes −48‎ →‎How do I run a Matlab P-file in Octave? undo
• curprev 14:5214:52, 25 May 2016‎ Jbect talk contribs‎ 65,181 bytes +383‎ No edit summary undo

11 April 2016

• 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

27 March 2016

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

10 December 2015

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

18 November 2015

• 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

2 August 2015

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

15 July 2015

• 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

10 July 2015

• 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

9 July 2015

• 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

24 June 2015

• 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

23 June 2015

• 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

18 June 2015

• 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

11 June 2015

• 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

2 June 2015

• 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

1 June 2015

• 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

30 May 2015

• 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

28 May 2015

• 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

27 May 2015

• 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

6 January 2015

• 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

20 November 2014

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

19 November 2014

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

4 November 2014

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

28 October 2014

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

23 October 2014

• 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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6 October 2014

• 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

1 October 2014

• 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

30 September 2014

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

19 August 2014

• 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

21 July 2014

• curprev 16:2816:28, 21 July 2014‎ JordiGH talk contribs‎ 61,442 bytes +4‎ →‎Why is this floating point computation wrong? undo
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14 June 2014

• 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

20 May 2014

• 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

25 April 2014

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• curprev 08:2708:27, 25 April 2014‎ 217.7.242.5 talk‎ 61,090 bytes +14‎ →‎Why can't I use code from File Exchange in Octave? It's released under a BSD license! undo
• curprev 08:2008:20, 25 April 2014‎ 217.7.242.5 talk‎ 61,076 bytes +2‎ →‎How can I cite Octave? undo

25 February 2014

• 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

6 February 2014

• 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

5 February 2014

• 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

27 January 2014

• curprev 14:3014:30, 27 January 2014‎ M.dobrovolsky talk contribs‎ m 60,870 bytes +1‎ →‎Typo fixed undo
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• curprev 14:1314:13, 27 January 2014‎ M.dobrovolsky talk contribs‎ m 60,865 bytes +7‎ →‎Some broken links and typos fixed undo
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24 January 2014

• curprev 01:0501:05, 24 January 2014‎ Fgnievinski talk contribs‎ m 60,854 bytes +16‎ →‎Does Octave has a GUI?: yes! undo

21 January 2014

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

20 January 2014

• curprev 13:3413:34, 20 January 2014‎ KaKiLa talk contribs‎ m 64,217 bytes 0‎ →‎How can I cite Octave? undo
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28 December 2013

• 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

27 December 2013

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19 November 2013

• 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

18 November 2013

• 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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4 November 2013

• curprev 22:0322:03, 4 November 2013‎ JordiGH talk contribs‎ 63,781 bytes +105‎ →‎How can I get involved in Octave development? undo

20 October 2013

• 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

19 October 2013

• 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

1 October 2013

• 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

13 August 2013

• 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

9 August 2013

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

12 July 2013

• 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

11 June 2013

• 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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20 May 2013

• curprev 20:5220:52, 20 May 2013‎ 24.234.18.2 talk‎ 63,429 bytes +706‎ →‎Common problems undo

15 May 2013

• 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

2 May 2013

• 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