User`s guide
R14SP3
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your existing preference directory, R14, to the new directory, R14SP3. Changes made
to files in the directory when you run R14SP3 are not used when you run previous R14
releases.
This represents a change in the preference directory MATLAB uses for a minor release,
and was done to prevent serious backwards compatibility problems. It is primarily
relevant if you use R14SP3 and previous R14 releases. If you only run R14SP3, or run
R14SP3 with R13 or R12 releases, you will not be affected by this change.
In the past, minor releases and the associated major release used the same preferences
directory. For example, R13 and R13SP1 shared the R13 preferences directory. That
continues to be true for all previous releases, but is not true for R14SP3 and beyond.
The R14 preferences directory will be shared by the R14 through R14SP2 releases, but
the new R14SP3 preferences directory is only used by R14SP3. This means that changes
made to files in the directory while running R14SP3 re not used when you run a previous
R14 releases, and the reverse is true. For example, statements added to the Command
History when you run R14SP3 are not in the Command History when you run R14SP2.
For more information, see the reference page for prefdir.
Compatibility Considerations
This change was made to prevent major backwards compatibility problems. Use the
R14SP3 preferences directory instead of the R14 directory. If you use the prefdir
function and have code that relies on the result being R14, you will need to modify that
code.
Preferences Changes for Fonts, Hyperlinks, and -nodesktop
Font Antialiasing Preference Added
In Preferences > Fonts, select the new antialiasing preference to provide a smoother
appearance to desktop fonts.
Hyperlink Color Preference Changed
There is a new Colors preference for specifying the color of hyperlinks in the Command
Window and the Help browser Index pane. In previous releases, this preference only
applied to the Command Window hyperlinks and was accessed via Command Window
preferences.