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| to a possible project plan would be improving documentation and tests in odepkg and removing | | to a possible project plan would be improving documentation and tests in odepkg and removing |
| overlaps with the documentation in core Octave. | | overlaps with the documentation in core Octave. |
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| : [[User:KaKiLa|KaKiLa]], Carnë Draug, Carlo de Falco, Sebastian Schöps | | : [[User:KaKiLa|KaKiLa]], Carnë Draug, Carlo de Falco, Sebastian Schöps |
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| Currently Octave has no mechanism for suggesting corrections to typographic errors on the command line. An autocomplete/suggestion function is provided (using the double-TAB shortcut), but recent discussions have indicated a desire for a more proactive measure to catch user error. Potential applicants are referred to bug {{bug|46881}} regarding the usage of grey vs. gray.
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| Suggested improvements are:
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| * provide one or more suggested corrections to the user when a command line entry produces an error.
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| * recognition and suggested correction for apparent syntax errors
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| * function suggestion(s) when a 'close' match is found (close remains to be defined)
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| * multiple suggestions if more than one option seems likely, along with a user-friendly method of selecting the appropriate choice.
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| * user selectable option to disable and/or customize the suggestion behavior
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| * correct operation, or graceful degradation, whether Octave is run in GUI or command-line mode.
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| As mentioned in the bug {{bug|46881}} discussion, this project has little-to-no relation to m-code compatibility. As such, emulation of the behavior of other software is not required, nor even necessarily desired. Octave is free to implement as simple or complex a solution to this feature request as is necessary to provide the best experience to the user. There may be tools, features, or code from other license-compatible projects that can be of use here, and the applicant would be encouraged to identify and leverage such resources as appropriate.
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| * '''Minimum requirements'''
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| : TBD
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| * '''Difficulty'''
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| : Easy to Medium.
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| === SPQR Interface === | | === SPQR Interface === |