Suggested changes to the NEWS file.

[Peter Gustafson]

Hi,

It looks like NEWS hasn't been updated for a long while.  Attached is a
patch which makes some minor changes which I think are helpful.  Take
what you agree with, discard the rest.

Only one change I think is critical, that being the bullet where it had
said you can use old style (__gnuplot_set_ etc) or matlab style but not
both.  Am I correct in saying that the __gnuplot_* series of commands
don't do anything at the user level and should not be advertised?


Pete

2007-10-15  Peter A. Gustafson  <address@hidden>

        * NEWS: Minor clarifications prior to 3.0 release.

Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvs/octave/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.72
diff -u -r1.72 NEWS
--- NEWS        27 Aug 2007 19:27:39 -0000      1.72
+++ NEWS        15 Oct 2007 23:03:21 -0000
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     Graphics (tm):
 
     + You can make a subplot and then use the print function to
-      generate file with the plot.
+      generate a file with the plot.
 
     + RGB line colors are supported if you use gnuplot 4.2.  Octave
       can still use gnuplot 4.0, but there is no way to set arbitrary
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@
       combined with other 2-d plot data.
 
     + Lines for contour plots are generated with an Octave function, so
-      contour plots are now 2-d plots instead of special 3-d plots, and
-      this allows you to plot additional 2-d data on top of a contour
-      plot.
-
-    + It is no longer possible to mix Matlab-style plot commands with
-      the old (and now considered obsolete) style of plot commands
-      (__gnuplot_set__, etc.).  You can do one or the other, but not
-      both for the same plot.
+      contour plots are now 2-d plots instead of special 3-d plots. 
+      It is now possible to plot additional 2-d data on top of a 
+      contour plot.
+
+    + Several old style plot commands (__gnuplot_set__, etc) are now
+      obsolete.  In most cases, Matlab-style plot commands are the 
+      only way to obtain a desired effect.
 
     + Plot property values are not extensively checked.  Specifying
       invalid property values may produce unpredictible results.
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@
       cluttering /tmp with data files, it is no longer possible to use
       the mouse to zoom in on plots.  This is a limitation of gnuplot,
       which is unable to zoom when the data it plots is not stored in
-      a file.
+      a file.  (gnuplot <= 4.2.2)
 
  ** The way Octave handles search paths has changed.  Instead of
     setting the built-in variable LOADPATH, you must use addpath,