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The objects improve the toolbox in two ways. First, all properties directly
related to a given set of data or to a given model (model set) can be stored
in a single entity. This entity even has a built-in consistency check, so it is
assured that no self-contradiction happens in the object. Second, the toolbox
functions can have a much simpler command-line form than before, because
less
input/output arguments are necessary for their run. These simpler
command-line forms work as extensions to the present toolbox,
that is, all present toolbox calls
work unchanged, but most functions offer a simpler command-line form,
described in a related
help invoking fdhelp <function-name>.
István Kollár
1999-07-06