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16 Jan 2024

19:07 Bug #1623: EmacsUI: annoying colours

Not bad! Minor variant: using square brackets for lists... John Abbott

15:52 Bug #1623: EmacsUI: annoying colours

New suggestion (the most compact I can think of)... Anna Maria Bigatti

15 Jan 2024

19:54 Bug #1623: EmacsUI: annoying colours

Can we conclude this discussion, implement, and close? :-) John Abbott

19:49 Bug #469: Emacs UI: keywords in multiline comments

[2024-01-15] I have just confirmed that the bug is still there.
If the code is commented out with *@//@* or *@--@* ... John Abbott

19:42 Design #1626: NewMat: should be obsolescent?

Yes, we should make @NewMat@ obsolete/backward-compatible-only.
This should be an easy change (don't forget the doc ... John Abbott

19:39 Feature #1541: foreach with ref to list entry?

Postponing this issue because it requires discussion, and could be tricky/lengthy if we opt to to make the change.
I... John Abbott

19:32 Slug #1363 (In Progress): Emacs UI: slow with long lines

I did take a look at @so-long.el@, and it did help a bit.
Handling of long lines is a known emacs weakness; probably... John Abbott

12 Jan 2024

11:53 Support #1776: CoCoA-5 releases on redmine

(Just keep updating the description) Anna Maria Bigatti

11:52 Support #1776 (New): CoCoA-5 releases on redmine

Links to the list of issues dealt with in each release:
*CoCoA-5*: Computer Algebra System
- (2020) *CoCoA-5.3.... Anna Maria Bigatti

04 Jan 2024

10:14 Design #1041 (In Progress): Separators for elements of a list

I still agree with my comments in note 3 above.
For matrices, there are really 2 separators: between elements in a r... John Abbott

22 Dec 2023

20:12 Slug #948 (Closed): radical is slow (compared to singular) on these examples

The current state is good enough; it necessary, we could improve it at some future point.
Good enough to close (afte... John Abbott

20:09 Bug #1746: ManExamples target: need t reset VerbosityLevel

The original problem seems to be resolved now.
I did notice that the file @ManExamples-out@ sometimes contains the c... John Abbott

20:06 Slug #1629 (Closed): RingElem slow with many indets

Closing after 7 months in feedback. John Abbott

19:50 Bug #1745 (Closed): Printing of Hilbert series via indent

The current situation is not "perfect" but probably good enough (until we encounter a real situation where a better s... John Abbott

19:46 Feature #1718 (Closed): FactorINT with time-out

I have decided to disable *@FactorINT_timeout@* because
* @FactorINT@ now auto times-out after about 20s (since it i... John Abbott

19:30 Design #1075 (Closed): LaTeX package: power-product printing

It seems that current impl has opted for KISS with long names preceded by a backslash.
This seems to be a good compr... John Abbott

19:21 Feature #1112 (Closed): New function: IsEmpty

The manual entry looks OK to me; what do you think, Anna?
Each user can decide whether they prefer @IsEmpty(L)@ or @... John Abbott

11:35 Bug #1766 (Closed): Emacs 29: Removal of obsolete entries

Nico Mexis

11:35 Bug #1766: Emacs 29: Removal of obsolete entries

Sorry, forgot to respond here - only replied via email.
This issue is resolved now, thanks! Nico Mexis

11:21 Bug #1766: Emacs 29: Removal of obsolete entries

I'll try asking Nico if the problem is resolved now. If so, we can close this issue.
John Abbott

11:29 Feature #823: NewPolyRing with weights -- better interface?

[after phone discussion]
Might the name *@NewPolyRingWithWeights@* be clearer?
Anyway, we can always later change t... John Abbott

10:43 Feature #823: NewPolyRing with weights -- better interface?

John Abbott wrote:
> An alternative would be to accept a @record@ as an argument, but this does make the input longe... Anna Maria Bigatti

11:27 Design #1681: Should Starting be case-insensitive?

Should we offer a case-insensitive string comparison function?
John Abbott

11:26 Design #1681: Should Starting be case-insensitive?

There is a small problem with some entries appearing twice:... John Abbott