X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=a836d8938a4c6da2e772615ff085f9e96a166de5;hb=08e2749061c0c1732fb3c2a5534ae9fffd74fa24;hp=b5c6d84b57b5ca103cc46e4af7366dfa47c45dc0;hpb=5cdb1f83c37674ee6d588bb0104729d564012ecb;p=pspp diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index b5c6d84b57..a836d8938a 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,10 +1,41 @@ PSPP NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. -Copyright (C) 1996-2000, 2008-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright (C) 1996-2000, 2008-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. See the end for copying conditions. Please send PSPP bug reports to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org. -Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.7.9: +Changes from 0.8.0 to 0.8.1: + + * New commands: + + - VARIABLE ROLE. + + * Changes to existing commands: + + - CROSSTABS: The requirement that one expected count must be less than five + before Fishers Exact Test will be reported has been removed. + + * PSPPIRE graphical user interface improvements: + + - A new set of icons has been contributed. + + - Syntax windows now parse syntax in "auto" mode, which in practice + should mean that both "batch" and "interactive" syntax now works, + instead of just "interactive" syntax. + + - The variable pane of data windows now include a Role column. + + * Notable bug fixes: + + - System files written by IBM SPSS 21 are now read without warnings. + + - System files written by "VOXCO INTERVIEWER 4.3" are now read + without warnings. + + - PSPPIRE should now more gracefully handle syntax files that contain + errors. + +Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.8.0: * New commands: @@ -17,6 +48,7 @@ Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.7.9: - DATASET DECLARE - DATASET DISPLAY - DATASET NAME + - LOGISTIC REGRESSION - MATCH FILES - MEANS - MRSETS @@ -34,13 +66,18 @@ Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.7.9: - CROSSTABS has been re-implemented to fix numerous bugs. + - EXAMINE: /MISSING=LISTWISE is now the default. + - DO REPEAT command has been reimplemented. Now, when DO REPEAT contains an INCLUDE or INSERT command, substitutions are not applied to the included file. + + - FILE HANDLE has a new ENDS subcommand to select CR or CRLF new-lines. - HOST has been updated to use more modern syntax. - - INCLUDE and INSERT have a new ENCODING subcommand. + - Most commands that work with data files now support a new + ENCODING subcommand. - MISSING VALUES can now assign missing values to long string variables. @@ -48,12 +85,15 @@ Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.7.9: - ONEWAY: the POSTHOC subcommand is now implemented. - The following new subcommands to NPAR TESTS have been implemented: - COCHRAN, FRIEDMAN, KENDALL, KRUSKAL-WALLIS, MANN-WHITNEY, MCNEMAR, - SIGN, WILCOXON, and RUNS + COCHRAN, FRIEDMAN, JONCKHEERE-TERPSTRA, KENDALL, KRUSKAL-WALLIS, MANN-WHITNEY, + MCNEMAR, SIGN, WILCOXON, and RUNS - SET and SHOW no longer have ENDCMD, NULLINE, PROMPT, CPROMPT, and DPROMPT subcommands. The defaults are now fixed values. + - SHOW now has a JOURNAL subcommand, to show the location of the + journal file. + - VALUE LABELS can now assign value labels to long string variables. @@ -88,6 +128,9 @@ Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.7.9: argument. This means that on a properly configured desktop, double clicking on an icon will open the file. + - Foreign formats, such as Gnumeric, OpenDocument and CSV can be imported + via using an "intelligent" application assistant dialog. + * Output changes: - The new "cairo" output driver supports output in PostScript, PDF, @@ -127,6 +170,10 @@ Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.7.9: See the documentation for the INSERT command in the PSPP manual for more information. + * Text data files that PRINT and WRITE creates now use the system + native line ends by default (CRLF on Windows, LF only elsewhere). + Use the new ENDS subcommand on FILE HANDLE to override the default. + * A new Perl module allows Perl programs to read and write PSPP system files.