1. Scilab Enhancement Proposal - Matrix Display
1.1. Abstract
Matrix display could be improved in Scilab. Huge matrix can take forever to be displayed. Alignement and precision of the computation should be taken into account when displaying.
1.2. Requirements
Currently large matrices are displayed in full format:
- A large number of rows will clog the i/o in the console until the display of the full matrix
- A large number of columns will create a lot of column x to y display especially problematic when coupled with the first issue on the rows
Why display all elements of a matrix:
- For a matrix of relatively small size, displaying the result helps understand the quantity represented
- The result might be in a range of values needed to be displayed for verifications
The difficulty is finding what represents a "large" matrix. Rows are currently arbitrarily considered large with a display above 99 Columns are currently considered large depending on the format() value and the size of the console
1.2.1. Accidentaly displaying a huge matrix
This is an example of Scilab code
1.3. Related topics
This section is about similar or related topics. This will help understand similar issues and try to focus on the big picture.
1.3.1. Bugzilla links
The following bugs have been entered on bugzilla to track similar or related problems / wishlist
http://bugzilla.scilab.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14303 Display problems in Scilab 6
https://codereview.scilab.org/#/c/17916/2 Display of a gap every 100 values
1.3.2. Mailling list threads
1.3.3. Other software