Desktop Tools and Development Environment

See the Compatibility Considerations subheading for each of these new features or changes:

• Startup Option, –nodesktop, on Windows^® Platforms No Longer has Menu Bar and Toolbar; Use Function Equivalents Instead

• Preferences Directory Added for R14SP3; Supplements R14 Directory

• info.xml File Automatic Validation; Shows Warnings for Invalid Constructs

• Hyperlink Color Preference Moved

• Demos Run in Command Window as Scripts and Their Variables Now Created in Base Workspace

• echodemo Function Added to Replace playshow function

• Visual Directory View to be Removed

• HTML File Indenting Feature Added as the Default

• Notebook Setup Changes; Some Arguments Removed

• Versions of Microsoft^® Word Applicatoin Supported by Notebook; Microsoft^® Word 97 No Longer Supported

Mathematics

See the Compatibility Considerations subheading for each of these new features or changes:

• New Functions

Data Analysis

None

Programming

See the Compatibility Considerations subheading for each of these new features or changes:

• New Functions

• Modified Functions

• isfield Function Supports Cell Arrays; Results Might Differ from Previous Version

• Seconds Field Now Truncated; Results Might Differ, Built-in Functions No Longer Use .bi; Impacts Output of which Function, New Warning About Potential Naming Conflict

Graphics and 3-D Visualization

None

Creating GUIs

See the Compatibility Considerations subheading for each of these new features or changes:

• Plans for Obsolete Functions

External Interfaces

See the Compatibility Considerations subheading for each of these new features or changes:

• New File Extension for MEX-Files on Windows^® Systems

• New Preferences Directory and MEX Options

• Compiler Support

• Import Libraries Moved