[Scilab-users] Why window() provides only symmetric weighting?

[Claus Futtrup]

Dear friends

I believe the initial question is related to giving more options to the 
window functions, such that it can continue how it is today (aka 
'symmetric') but also offer alternatives. If these additional options 
makes sense, and can default such that they are not required (existing 
code continues to work unaffected), and the additional options are 
useful and meaningful in a mathematical sense, then I'm all for adding 
these options.

When it comes to naming schemes, then Scilab is not required to strictly 
follow the Matlab regime. We can choose what we find most correct and 
concise. In some cases Scilab is 'better' than our competition, which is 
a pleasure. It is true that some users come from Matlab and sometimes we 
read Matlab code to convert its functionality into Scilab - in these 
cases it works perfectly good for me to make a Matlab-to-Scilab 
translation somewhere in the documentation.

Therefore, I hope we can have a good discussion about which name is the 
most meaningful.

With kind regards,
Claus

On 12-04-2021 09:22, Dang Ngoc Chan, Christophe wrote:
> Hello,
>
>> De : Federico Miyara
>> Envoyé : dimanche 11 avril 2021 02:08
>>
>> Like it or not, I guess these keywords come from Matlab, and as Matlab
>> still seems to dominate the market, many people, including those
>> willing to quit Matlab (as I did several years ago), are quite used to
>> those keywords
> I don't agree with this argument.
> If a way of doing is wrong, then just keep on going because "everybody does so" is just an argumentum ad populum
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum
>
> which is a fallacious argument.
>
> Regards.
>
>
> --
> Christophe Dang Ngoc Chan
> Mechanical calculation engineer
>
>
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