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(Removed "Make specfuns special again" project because the bugs mentioned have all been fixed)
(Removed "Command line suggestion feature" project because this was done in GSoC 2018 (https://sudeepam.blogspot.com/))
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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.
   
   
* '''Required skills'''
* '''Required skills'''
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* '''Mentor'''
* '''Mentor'''
: [[User:KaKiLa|KaKiLa]], Carnë Draug, Carlo de Falco, Sebastian Schöps
: [[User:KaKiLa|KaKiLa]], Carnë Draug, Carlo de Falco, Sebastian Schöps
=== Command line suggestion feature ===
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.
Suggested improvements are:
* provide one or more suggested corrections to the user when a command line entry produces an error.
* recognition and suggested correction for apparent syntax errors
* function suggestion(s) when a 'close' match is found (close remains to be defined)
* multiple suggestions if more than one option seems likely, along with a user-friendly method of selecting the appropriate choice.
* user selectable option to disable and/or customize the suggestion behavior
* correct operation, or graceful degradation, whether Octave is run in GUI or command-line mode.
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.
* '''Minimum requirements'''
: TBD
* '''Difficulty'''
: Easy to Medium.
* '''Mentor'''
: Undetermined


=== SPQR Interface ===
=== SPQR Interface ===
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