Release Notes GeoGebra 4.2

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This page gives an overview of the new features in GeoGebra 4.2 since version 4. Please see our fully revised GeoGebra Help document for more detailed descriptions of each new tool and command.

GeoGebra 4.2 is currently in beta test. Details of how to run it are here: http://www.geogebra.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=23208

Compatibility with GeoGebra 3.2 and GeoGebra 4

Details about compatibility with old versions can be found here: http://wiki.geogebra.org/en/Manual:Compatibility

Running on XO OLPC / Sugar

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/GeoGebra

CAS View

http://wiki.geogebra.org/en/CAS_View

General

  • Algebra View: options to sort by Construction Order & by Layer
  • Settings -> Advanced -> Use Path and Region Parameters: "On" makes Points on objects keep their Path Parameter when the parent object is moved (the behaviour in GeoGebra 4), "Off" makes them stay as close as possible to their old position.
  • Double-click on a View's title bar to maximize it
  • Logical implication operator added (-> or→) eg a = false → true
  • Alt-drag on a parabola to rescale it (keeping the vertex fixed)
  • When dragging a parabola, the vertex now snaps to grid (if appropriate)
  • Buttons can be resized, be made bold & italic or include an image
  • Default polarity for mouse wheel zoom changed
  • Better (localizable) dynamic texts created by the Area / Length Tools (eg Area of c = 3.14) and the Length Tool now finds arc length for sectors & arcs
  • String comparison (eg "AA" < "AB" gives true)
  • Improved axis labeling when grid is showing
  • Ability to lock xAxis:yAxis ratio
  • Set defaults for Inequalities
  • All the FitXXX commands can be used on freehand functions
  • "Share..." button in the Manage Tools dialog to upload Tools (ie .ggt) to GeoGebra [work in progress]
  • Toolbar can now be at the left, right or bottom
  • PolyLines can have holes, eg PolyLine[(1, 1), (2, 0), (3, 3.4), (?, ?), (4, 0), (5, 6)]
  • Trace dynamic texts (with one variable) to the spreadsheet
  • "Select Another" submenu when the user right-clicks on eg 2 Points in the Graphics View
  • f(x) =xxx and y=ax+b work without spaces
  • bold and italic supported in axis names, eg <i>x</i> or <b>x</b>
  • Edit -> Insert Image from -> File / Clipboard
  • Help -> Report Bug
  • "Copy to Input Bar" removed
  • New "Pin" icon in Stylebar. All objects (except Checkboxes, Buttons & Input Boxes) can be pinned to either Graphics View 1 or Graphics View 2
  • <Alt>dragging a Point on a Path will now take account of the Increment (Object Properties -> Algebra -> Increment)
  • Complex numbers are named z_1, z_2, z_3 etc by default (instead of z, w, z_1, w_1, etc)

Improved Tools

You can now just drag a shape to translate it

This now also accepts a single Polygon as input, and creates an independent copy of it which behaves as a Tool Vector Polygon.gif vector polygon

This now also accepts a single Polygon as input, and creates an independent copy of it which behaves as a Tool Rigid Polygon.gif rigid polygon Also when creating a Rigid Polygon from Points, it now uses Vector and PerpendicularVector rather than UnitVector and UnitPerpendicularVector which makes it a bit more flexible (For example you can add a slider to the definition of the second point to make it resizeable).

This now creates a PolyLine rather than an image. It is designed for writing as the output is not rescaled on zooming etc.

This now allows intersection of Lines and Parametric Curves

New Tools

This Tool lets you either sketch a function, or you can draw a freehand circle, segment or polygon and it will be recognized and converted to an exact shape.

New Functions

  • psi(x)

The Digamma function

  • polygamma(m, x)

The Polygamma function is the (m+1)th derivative of the natural logarithm of the Gamma function, gamma(x) (m=0,1)

  • sinIntegral(x)

The Sine Integral function

  • cosIntegral(x)

The Cosine Integral function

  • expIntegral(x)

The Exponential Integral function

Improved Commands

  • Numerator now works for functions of more than one variable
  • Denominator now works for functions of more than one variable

New Commands

These work in the CAS View and the Input Bar

New LaTeX Commands

  • \cr for a linebreak
  • \lightviolet
  • \lightyellow
  • \lightgreen
  • \lightorange
  • \yellow
  • \darkblue
  • \lightpurple
  • \lightblue
  • \maroon
  • \lightgray
  • \pink
  • \gold
  • \black
  • \orange
  • \indigo
  • \purple
  • \darkgray
  • \green
  • \silver
  • \white
  • \lime
  • \gray
  • \darkgreen
  • \magenta
  • \cyan
  • \red
  • \crimson
  • \turquoise
  • \blue
  • \violet
  • \brown
  • \aqua

New Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts

  • <Ctrl><Shift>E: Open / Close Object Properties View (Note: <Ctrl>E to open still works)
  • <Ctrl><Shift>K: Open / Close CAS View
  • <Ctrl><Shift>B: Export as GeoGebraWeb to Clipboard
  • In Text Tool, <Alt>Left, <Alt>Right to move in/out of formula boxes, <Alt>Enter, <Alt>Up, <Alt>Down to create a new formula box
  • <Alt>R: √ (square-root)
  • <Alt><Minus>: Superscript minus (changed from GeoGebra 4)

Description of all Keyboard Shortcuts

New Applet Parameters

Description of all GeoGebra Applet Parameters

New Command Line Arguments

If you use command line arguments, make sure you allocate enough memory, eg:
java -Xms32m -Xmx512m -jar geogebra.jar --export=bitmap.png --dpi=300 spiral.ggb

--export=<File> Exports the Graphics View to SVG/PNG/PDF/EMF/EPS as determined by the extension
--dpi=<Integer> (only used in conjunction with --export)
--laf=<system|crossplatform> Change the "Look and Feel" of the GUI

Description of all GeoGebra Command Line Arguments

New JavaScript commands

  • registerLoggerListener(functionName), unregisterLoggerListener(functionName) to access Vernier Go!Motion USB Logger
  • registerPenListener(functionName), unregisterPenListener(functionName) to handle pen tool usage
  • drawToImage(label,x[],y[]), clearImage(label) to draw
  • String evalGeoGebraCAS(String casCommand)
  • String evalGeoGebraCAS(String casCommand, boolean printDebugInfo)
  • void setPenColor(int red, int green, int blue); values 0 - 255
  • void setPenSize(int size); sets pen size size in pixels
  • int getPenSize(); return pen size in pixels
  • String getPenColor(); returns pen color as RGB hex string (eg #AB1234)

Description of all GeoGebra JavaScript Methods

GeoGebra's XML File Format

GeoGebra's XML file format is documented at Reference:XML

License

You are free to copy, distribute and transmit GeoGebra for non-commercial purposes. Please see the GeoGebra license for details: http://www.geogebra.org/download/license.txt

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