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Release notes *2.8.8*

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  • Polished native GUI on all platforms with system accent color support and customization in Settings.
  • Reimplemented Input / InputString with async variants (InputAsync, InputStringAsync) for interactive input; added simple ProgressIndicator (supports dynamic symbols).
  • Improved text rendering in graphics: Text can inset symbolic numeric expressions (e.g., 1/2, Exp[...], Sqrt[...])—note: dynamics only for strings.
  • Shortcuts updates: new evaluate-and-jump shortcut (Ctrl/CMD+Enter)
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Even More Native UI​

We have polished our GUI for all three platforms and eliminated our custom modal dialog windows. It now follows your system's accent color, and you can customize it from the settings menu:

Input, InputString​

We reimplemented the oldest functions from Wolfram Language allowing blocking or non-blocking (InputAsync or InputStringAsync) interactive input from a user:

Plot[Evaluate[Input["Enter a function", (*SpB[*)Power[x(*|*),(*|*)3](*]SpB*)]], {x,-1,1}]
(*VB[*)(FrontEndRef["bc8bd1f4-41c6-4ef7-88e3-9517976fdd6e"])(*,*)(*"1:eJxTTMoPSmNkYGAoZgESHvk5KRCeEJBwK8rPK3HNS3GtSE0uLUlMykkNVgEKJyVbJKUYppnomhgmm+mapKaZ61pYpBrrWpoamluam6WlpJilAgCNJhXy"*)(*]VB*)

ProgressIndicator​

A handy easy expression for making progress bars

ProgressIndicator[0.5, {0,1}]
(*VB[*)(ProgressIndicator[0.5, {0, 1}])(*,*)(*"1:eJxTTMoPSmNkYGAoZgESHvk5KWlMIJ4gkAgoyk8vSi0u9sxLyUxOLMkvKmIAgwf2EDUgHT6ZxSWZIMFMkCEArfQQZw=="*)(*]VB*)

You can supply a dynamic symbol to it as well

x = 0.0;
ProgressIndicator[x // Offload, {0,1}]
Do[x -= 0.1(x - 1.0); Pause[0.1], {30}];
"Done!"

Improved Text in Graphics​

For certain cases Text is used in Wolfram Language can be used as an inset with symbolic numeric expressions like:

Graphics[{Disk[], White, Text[1/2, {0,0}, {0,0}]}, ImageSize->100]
Graphics[{Disk[], White, Text[Exp[2I + 1], {0,0}, {0,0}]}, ImageSize->100]
Graphics[{Disk[], White, Text[(*SqB[*)Sqrt[34](*]SqB*)/5, {0,0}, {0,0}]}, ImageSize->100]
(*VB[*)(Graphics[{Disk[{0, 0}], GrayLevel[1], Text[1/2, {0, 0}, {0, 0}]}, ImageSize -> 100])(*,*)(*"1:eJxTTMoPSmNkYGAoZgESHvk5KWlMIB4HkHAvSizIyEwuTmOGyftkFpcgVLtkFmdDVMPkMoE0A5iAqOKEmFLpk1qWmpMJEkKYFZJaUYKwKyixJDM/LxGiKBMkjNNkguJBpTmpYKs9cxPTU4Mzq1IzU4A8AI9pKhc="*)(*]VB*)
(*VB[*)(Graphics[{Disk[{0, 0}], GrayLevel[1], Text[E^(1 + 2*I), {0, 0}, {0, 0}]}, ImageSize -> 100])(*,*)(*"1:eJxTTMoPSmNkYGAoZgESHvk5KWlMIB4HkHAvSizIyEwuTmOGyftkFpcgVLtkFmdDVMPkMoE0A5iAqOKEmFLpk1qWmpMJEkKYFZJaUQLRzQokAvLLU4uKQSpcIYLsQMI5P7cgJ7UCrDETJIrTNoLiQaU5qWDneOYmpqcGZ1alZqYAeQDpYS1a"*)(*]VB*)
(*VB[*)(Graphics[{Disk[{0, 0}], GrayLevel[1], Text[Sqrt[34]/5, {0, 0}, {0, 0}]}, ImageSize -> 100])(*,*)(*"1:eJxTTMoPSmNkYGAoZgESHvk5KWlMIB4HkHAvSizIyEwuTmOGyftkFpcgVLtkFmdDVMPkMoE0A5iAqOKEmFLpk1qWmpMJEkKYFZJaUQLRzQriZeamFiOsDkosyczPS4ToyQQpQCgNyC9PLcpUgothqmeCy2FxGEHxoNKcVLDLPXMT01ODM6tSM1OAPACHwzVm"*)(*]VB*)
warning

Dynamics is not possible at the moment for such expressions, but only for strings.

Here is a "natural" example for that in Graph.

transitionMatrix = {{7/10, 0, 3/10, 0}, {1/2, 0, 1/2, 0}, {0, 2/5, 0, 3/5}, {0, 1/5, 0, 4/5}};
mp = DiscreteMarkovProcess[2, transitionMatrix];
Graph[mp, EdgeLabels -> {e_ :> MarkovProcessProperties[mp, "TransitionMatrix"][[## & @@ e]]}]
(*VB[*)(CoffeeLiqueur`Extensions`Boxes`Workarounds`temporal$671908)(*,*)(*"1:eJxTTMoPSmNkYGAoZgESHvk5KRCeEJBwK8rPK3HNS3GtSE0uLUlMykkNVgEKpyUmGiUbGhjpmqclG+uaWBoZ6lompZjqmiSbmZmamBunWSYbAgCGdRVz"*)(*]VB*)

New shortcut​

To evaluate the current cell and jump to the next one use Ctrl/Cmd-Enter

Other changes / improvements​

  • Code base refactor: removed ~1000 LOC
  • Fixed bugs with SystemOpen
  • Linux GTK errors fixes
  • Minor issues with exports to HTML file
  • Radicant styles
  • Licenses update