inputsdlg: Enhanced Input Dialog Box

Predefined dialog box function to accept user inputs of several forms

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2.3.2

Bug fix on list control's default value processing

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2.3.1

Bug fixes in default value processing

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2.3.0

- Allows a row vector with edit:vector format.
- Bug fixes in edit:vector processing

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2.2.0

Title change

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1.23.0

v.2.1.2
* Improved check_formats sub-function

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1.22.0

bug fix & extended compatibility to pre-R2011b

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1.21.0

v2.1b - same day bug fixes #2

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1.20.0

v2.1a (same day bug fixes)

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1.19.0

v.2.1.0 (Jul 03, 2014)
* Added support for 'none' Format type as a placeholder for an empty row or column.
* Removed restriction on Cancel & Apply buttons.
* Bug fixes

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1.18.0

v2.0.6 - bug fixes
* default type
* text control positioning

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1.17.0

updated title

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1.16.0

* Improved error message on FORMATS-PROMPT size mismatch.
* Fixed several bugs relating to neglected ToolTipString support (thanks David v.B!)
* FORMATS.items for Slider style now sets uicontrol's SliderStep property

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1.15.0

Bug fix: parsing empty callback format field (Thanks David!)

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1.14.0

v2.0.3: bug fix release

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1.13.0

Made compatible with pre-R2013a releases

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1.12.0

Bug fix release

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1.11.0

v.2.0 (T. Ikuma & F. Hatz)
* Major update with majority of innards rewritten. See version history in the m-file
* Supports 3 additional types: color, table, and button
* Supports custom callbacks

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1.10.0

v1.3 (by Luke Reisner)
* Several bug fixes
* Improved dialog UI layout
* Other small modifications

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1.9.0

v1.2.3
* Yet another checkoptions() bug fixes...

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1.8.0

v.1.2.2 (July 15, 2010)
* Rewritten checkoptions() (to correct issues reported by Jason)
* Bug Fix: file & dir control enable config were interpreted backwards

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1.7.0

Bug Fix: Default Options bug reported by Jason

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1.6.0

* Fixed a couple bugs
* Added edit::date format
* Added formats.enable support
* Added options.CancelButton support
* Added options.ButtonNames support

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1.5.0

(v.1.12) More bug fixes

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1.4.0

v1.11
More bug fixes (again thanks Andreas!)

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1.3.0

v1.1 (Nov. 19, 2009)
* Several bug fixes (thanks Andreas!)
* Apply button feature added
* Unit label (to the right of control) feature added

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1.0.0

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