Installation guide

Compatibility Considerations
Compatibility Considerations
These topics summarize the potential compatibility considerations when
upgrading from R2006a to R2006b:
• "R2006b Compatibility Assessment" on page 33
• "Compatibility for Each Product" on page 35
• "Compatibility Considerations for New Functions and Models" on page 35
R2006b Compatibility Assessment
Upgrading from R2006a to R2006b is not expected to cause any significant
compatibility problems for most users. The compatibiUty considerations Ukely
to be noticed by the broadest cross-section of users are summarized in the
following table. Refer to product-specific release notes for details.
Product and Area
MATLAB—
Creating Graphical
User Interfaces
MATLAB—
Creating Graphical
User Interfaces
MATLAB—
Extemal
Interfaces
Compatibility
Consideration
Obsolete functions:
axlimdlg, edtext,
menubar, pagedlg,
umtoggle.
Background color of
user interface
control (uicontrol)
push buttons and
toggle buttons on
Windows XP are now
flat colored buttons.
Intemal storage of
sparse arrays on
64-bit machines
changed.
Potential Impact
Usage generates a
warning in Version 7.3
(R2006b), but will error
in a future release.
The background color of
a push button or toggle
button that was set to
any color other than the
factory color on
Windows XP changes
fi-om a colored border
around the button.
Existing MEX-files that
use certain sparse
functions will not work
on 64-bit systems in
Version 7.3 (R2006b).
Recommended
Actions
Replace occurrences
of the functions.
None.
Change declaration
statements in your
source code and
recompile MEX-files
that interact with
sparse arrays.
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