Merge pull request #2961 from PaulBoersma/master

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Author: PaulBoersma

docs/Welcome.html

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 <tr>
 <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan=2>
 <font size="+2"><b>Questions, problems, solutions:</b></font><br>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Many problems can be solved by upgrading to <a href="manual/What_s_new_.html">version 6.4.39</a> of Praat.<br>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Many problems can be solved by upgrading to <a href="manual/What_s_new_.html">version 6.4.40</a> of Praat.<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Make sure you have read the <a href="manual/Intro.html">Intro</a> from Praat’s <b>Help</b> menu.<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. If that does not help, use the <b>Search</b> button in Praat’s manual window.<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Or consult the <a href="manual/FAQ__Frequently_Asked_Questions_.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> directly.<br>

docs/download_chrome.html

@@ -54,23 +54,23 @@
 because a Linux edition for Intel64 processors is available from
 the download page that you are reading now. Here it is:</p>
 <dl>
-<dd><b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar.gz">praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar.gz</a></b> (13 July 2025; 26.1 MB)
+<dd><b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar.gz">praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar.gz</a></b> (16 August 2025; 26.1 MB)
 </dl>
 <p>If the next-to-last word is <b>aarch64</b> instead,
 this means that your Chromebook is powered by an ARM64 (i.e. 64-bit ARM) processor.
 Again, you are lucky, because a Linux edition for ARM64 processors is also available:</p>
 <dl>
-<dd><b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_chrome-arm64.tar.gz">praat6439_chrome-arm64.tar.gz</a></b> (13 July 2025; 24.9 MB)
+<dd><b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_chrome-arm64.tar.gz">praat6440_chrome-arm64.tar.gz</a></b> (16 August 2025; 24.9 MB)
 </dl>
 
 <p>When you download one of these two files, it will appear in your <b>Downloads</b> folder,
 which is another folder under <b>My files</b> (if the file doesn’t download when you click on it,
 then try right-click and choose <b>Save link as...</b> in your browser).</p>
 
-<p>Once the file praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar.gz or praat6439_chrome-arm64.tar.gz
+<p>Once the file praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar.gz or praat6440_chrome-arm64.tar.gz
 is in your <b>Downloads</b> folder, drag it from your <b>Downloads</b> folder to your <b>Linux files</b> folder.</p>
 
-<p>After you confirm that your <b>Linux files</b> folder contains praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar.gz (or its ARM64 friend),
+<p>After you confirm that your <b>Linux files</b> folder contains praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar.gz (or its ARM64 friend),
 you are ready to install Praat via the Terminal. Thus, open your Terminal app again and type:</p>
 <code>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ls -al
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 the resulting list shows a number of hidden files, with names that start with “.”,
 but it should also show you the file that you downloaded, probably in a line like this:</p>
 <code>
--rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 14764270 Nov  7 09:52 praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar.gz
+-rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 14764270 Nov  7 09:52 praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar.gz
 </code>
 <p>Here, 14764270 is the size of the file in bytes (i.e., the file is 14.7 MB big), “Nov 7 09:52” is the date and time
 at which the file was created (i.e. downloaded or copied), and “yourname” is the name
@@ -89,21 +89,21 @@
 so you have to uncompress it by typing the following command into the Terminal window
 (i.e. type the text, followed by Enter):</p>
 <code>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;gunzip praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar.gz
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;gunzip praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar.gz
 </code>
 <p>After this command, do</p>
 <code>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ls -al
 </code>
 <p>again, and you see that the file has been unpacked to something that is 55.2 MB big:</p>
 <code>
--rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 55200000 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar
+-rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 55200000 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar
 </code>
 <p>This file is still not the Praat app. The extension <b>.tar</b> means that the file
 has been archived by <b>tar</b>,
 so you have to unpack it again with the following command:</p>
 <code>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tar xvf praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tar xvf praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar
 </code>
 <p>where <b> xvf</b> stands for eXtract - Verbose - File. After this command, do</p>
 <code>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 in the <b>Linux files</b> folder):</p>
 <code>
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 yourname yourname 55235168 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat<br>
--rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 55200000 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar
+-rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 55200000 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar
 </code>
 <p>You see that the file <b>praat</b> has the date and time at which it was originally
 created by the authors of Praat. The three little <i>x</i>es in <b>-rwxr-xr-x</b> mean
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@
 <p>This is the name by which the <b>Linux files</b> folder is known to Linux!
 So they are the same folder, known under two different names,
 depending on whether you look from the ChromeOS side or from the Linux side.</p>
-<p>You no longer need the file praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar. You can throw it away by typing</p>
+<p>You no longer need the file praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar. You can throw it away by typing</p>
 <code>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rm praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;rm praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar
 </code>
 <p>where <code>rm</code> stands for “remove”.</p>
 
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@
 <p>If instead of</p>
 <code>
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 yourname yourname 55235168 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat<br>
--rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 55200000 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar
+-rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 55200000 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar
 </code>
 <p>you see</p>
 <code>
 -rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 55235168 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat<br>
--rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 55200000 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat6439_chrome-intel64.tar
+-rw-r--r-- 1 yourname yourname 55200000 Jan &nbsp;3 00:51 praat6440_chrome-intel64.tar
 </code>
 <p>then the file <b>praat</b> is not executable, i.e. the command</p>
 <code>

docs/download_linux.html

@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 is to download Praat from this page. Click on the appropriate compressed archive:</p>
 <dl>
 <dd><b>normal edition</b> (for interactive work as well as scripting):<br>
-&nbsp;- for Intel64/AMD64/x64 (on Ubuntu 22.04 and later): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_linux-intel64.tar.gz">praat6439_linux-intel64.tar.gz</a></b> (13 July 2025; 28.3 MB) &nbsp; <b><-- you probably want this</b><br>
-&nbsp;- for ARM64/AArch64 (on Ubuntu 22.04 and later): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_linux-arm64.tar.gz">praat6439_linux-arm64.tar.gz</a></b> (13 July 2025; 27.2 MB)<br>
-&nbsp;- for s390x: <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_linux-s390x.tar.gz">praat6439_linux-s390x.tar.gz</a></b> (13 July 2025; 29.0 MB)
+&nbsp;- for Intel64/AMD64/x64 (on Ubuntu 22.04 and later): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_linux-intel64.tar.gz">praat6440_linux-intel64.tar.gz</a></b> (16 August 2025; 28.3 MB) &nbsp; <b><-- you probably want this</b><br>
+&nbsp;- for ARM64/AArch64 (on Ubuntu 22.04 and later): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_linux-arm64.tar.gz">praat6440_linux-arm64.tar.gz</a></b> (16 August 2025; 27.2 MB)<br>
+&nbsp;- for s390x: <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_linux-s390x.tar.gz">praat6440_linux-s390x.tar.gz</a></b> (16 August 2025; 29.0 MB)
 <dd>&nbsp;
 <dd><b>barren server edition</b> (no GUI, no network, no sound, no graphics):<br>
-&nbsp;- for Intel64/AMD64/x64 (on Ubuntu 22.04 and later): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_linux-intel64-barren.tar.gz">praat6439_linux-intel64-barren.tar.gz</a></b> (13 July 2025; 29.0 MB)<br>
-&nbsp;- for ARM64/AArch64 (on Ubuntu 22.04 and later): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_linux-arm64-barren.tar.gz">praat6439_linux-arm64-barren.tar.gz</a></b> (13 July 2025; 27.8 MB)<br>
-&nbsp;- for s390x: <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_linux-s390x-barren.tar.gz">praat6439_linux-s390x-barren.tar.gz</a></b> (13 July 2025; 29.4 MB)
+&nbsp;- for Intel64/AMD64/x64 (on Ubuntu 22.04 and later): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_linux-intel64-barren.tar.gz">praat6440_linux-intel64-barren.tar.gz</a></b> (16 August 2025; 29.0 MB)<br>
+&nbsp;- for ARM64/AArch64 (on Ubuntu 22.04 and later): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_linux-arm64-barren.tar.gz">praat6440_linux-arm64-barren.tar.gz</a></b> (16 August 2025; 27.8 MB)<br>
+&nbsp;- for s390x: <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_linux-s390x-barren.tar.gz">praat6440_linux-s390x-barren.tar.gz</a></b> (16 August 2025; 29.4 MB)
 </dl>
 <p>Unpack with <b>gunzip</b> and <b>tar xvf</b>. This will create the executable file <b>praat</b>.
 You can remove the <b>tar</b> file.</p>

docs/download_mac.html

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 <p>To download the latest version of the <b>MacOS</b> edition of <b>Praat</b>,
 click once on the following disk image file:</p>
 <dl>
-<dd>64-bit edition (MacOS 10.11-10.15 and macOS 11-15, for Intel and Apple Silicon): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_mac.dmg">praat6439_mac.dmg</a></b> (13 July 2025; 46.0 MB)
+<dd>64-bit edition (MacOS 10.11-10.15 and macOS 11-15, for Intel and Apple Silicon): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_mac.dmg">praat6440_mac.dmg</a></b> (16 August 2025; 46.0 MB)
 </dl>
 <p>After downloading, your web browser might open the <b>.dmg</b> file directly; you will then see the program <b>Praat</b> or <b>Praat.app</b>.
 If your browser did not open the <b>.dmg</b> file,
 then you should double-click the <b>.dmg</b> file in the <b>Downloads</b> window (or in the <b>Downloads</b> folder in your home directory);
 after double-clicking you may see the program <b>Praat</b> or <b>Praat.app</b> directly,
-or you may see a disk icon called <b>Praat6439</b>, which when you open it will show you the program <b>Praat</b> or <b>Praat.app</b>.
+or you may see a disk icon called <b>Praat6440</b>, which when you open it will show you the program <b>Praat</b> or <b>Praat.app</b>.
 To install Praat, just drag the program <b>Praat</b> or <b>Praat.app</b> to your <b>Applications</b> folder (or anywhere else).</p>
 
 <hr><h3>2. How to start</h3>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 <p>For details see <a href="manual/Scripting_6_9__Calling_from_the_command_line.html">Calling from the command line</a> in the Scripting manual.</p>
 
 <hr><h3>7. Editions of Praat for older computers or operating system versions</h3>
-<p>On a modern computer you would use <a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_mac.dmg">Praat 6.4.39</a>, as suggested above.
+<p>On a modern computer you would use <a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_mac.dmg">Praat 6.4.40</a>, as suggested above.
 If that does not work on your computer, you can probably try an older version:</p>
 <ul>
 <li>On MacOS 10.9 or 10.10, try <a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.3.09/praat6309_mac.dmg">Praat 6.3.09</a> of 2 March 2023

docs/download_raspberrypi.html

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 <p>To download the latest version of the <b>Raspberry Pi</b> edition of <b>Praat</b>,
 click on one of the following compressed archives:</p>
 <ul>
-<li>32-bit edition (ARMv7 processor, e.g. the Pi 4B): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_rpi-armv7.tar.gz">praat6439_rpi-armv7.tar.gz</a></b> (13 July 2025; 24.9 MB)
-<li>64-bit edition (ARM64/Aarch64 processor, e.g. the Pi 400): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_linux-armv64.tar.gz">praat6439_linux-armv64.tar.gz</a></b> (13 July 2025; 27.2 MB; this is the general Linux ARM64 edition)
+<li>32-bit edition (ARMv7 processor, e.g. the Pi 4B): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_rpi-armv7.tar.gz">praat6440_rpi-armv7.tar.gz</a></b> (16 August 2025; 24.9 MB)
+<li>64-bit edition (ARM64/Aarch64 processor, e.g. the Pi 400): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_linux-armv64.tar.gz">praat6440_linux-armv64.tar.gz</a></b> (16 August 2025; 27.2 MB; this is the general Linux ARM64 edition)
 </ul>
 <p>Unpack with <b>gunzip</b> and <b>tar xvf</b>. This will create the executable file <b>praat</b>.
 You can remove the <b>tar</b> file.</p>

docs/download_win.html

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 <p>To download the latest version of the <b>Windows</b> (7, 8, 10, 11...) edition of <b>Praat</b>,
 download one of the following zip folders to your desktop:</p>
 <dl>
-<dd>64-bit edition (also known as Intel64, AMD64, x86_64, x64...): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_win-intel64.zip">praat6439_win-intel64.zip</a></b> (13 July 2025; 22.0 MB) &nbsp; <b>&lt;-- you probably want this</b>
-<dd>ARM64 edition: <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_win-arm64.zip">praat6439_win-arm64.zip</a></b> (13 July 2025; 20.9 MB)
-<dd>32-bit edition (also known as Intel32, IA-32, x86, i386, i686...): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_win-intel32.zip">praat6439_win-intel32.zip</a></b> (13 July 2025; 22.5 MB)
+<dd>64-bit edition (also known as Intel64, AMD64, x86_64, x64...): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_win-intel64.zip">praat6440_win-intel64.zip</a></b> (16 August 2025; 22.0 MB) &nbsp; <b>&lt;-- you probably want this</b>
+<dd>ARM64 edition: <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_win-arm64.zip">praat6440_win-arm64.zip</a></b> (16 August 2025; 20.9 MB)
+<dd>32-bit edition (also known as Intel32, IA-32, x86, i386, i686...): <b><a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_win-intel32.zip">praat6440_win-intel32.zip</a></b> (16 August 2025; 22.5 MB)
 </dl>
 
 <hr><h3>2. Which of the three editions do I need?</h3>
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@
 <p>For details see <a href="manual/Scripting_6_9__Calling_from_the_command_line.html">Calling from the command line</a> in the Scripting manual.</p>
 
 <hr><h3>8. Editions of Praat for older operating system versions</h3>
-<p>On a modern computer you would use <a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_win-intel64.zip">praat6439_win-intel64.zip</a>,
-or <a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_win-arm64.zip">praat6439_win-arm64.zip</a>, as suggested above.
+<p>On a modern computer you would use <a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_win-intel64.zip">praat6440_win-intel64.zip</a>,
+or <a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_win-arm64.zip">praat6440_win-arm64.zip</a>, as suggested above.
 If that does not work on your computer, you can probably use
-<a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.39/praat6439_win32.zip">praat6439_win32.zip</a> (as suggested above),
+<a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.4.40/praat6440_win32.zip">praat6440_win32.zip</a> (as suggested above),
 or try an older version:</p>
 <ul>
 <li>If you have Windows 2000 or XP or Vista, try <a href="https://github.com/praat/praat/releases/download/v6.1.51/praat6151_win32.zip">praat6151_win32.zip</a> of 22 July 2021

docs/index.html

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 <tr>
 <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan=2>
 <font size="+2"><b>Questions, problems, solutions:</b></font><br>
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Many problems can be solved by upgrading to <a href="manual/What_s_new_.html">version 6.4.39</a> of Praat.<br>
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Many problems can be solved by upgrading to <a href="manual/What_s_new_.html">version 6.4.40</a> of Praat.<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Make sure you have read the <a href="manual/Intro.html">Intro</a> from Praat’s <b>Help</b> menu.<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. If that does not help, use the <b>Search</b> button in Praat’s manual window.<br>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Or consult the <a href="manual/FAQ__Frequently_Asked_Questions_.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> directly.<br>

docs/manual/Acknowledgments.html

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 <dd style="position:relative;padding-left:1em;text-indent:-2em">&nbsp;<a href="LAPACK.html">LAPACK</a>: public-domain numeric algorithms by Univ. of Tennessee, Univ. of California Berkeley, NAG Ltd., Courant Institute, Argonne National Lab, and Rice University, C edition by Peng Du, Keith Seymour and Julie Langdou, version 3.2.1 of June 2009.</dd>
 <dd style="position:relative;padding-left:1em;text-indent:-2em">&nbsp;Regular expressions by Henry Spencer, Mark Edel, Christopher Conrad, Eddy De Greef (<a href="General_Public_License__version_2.html">GPL 2</a> or later).</dd>
 <dd style="position:relative;padding-left:1em;text-indent:-2em">&nbsp;Unicode Character Database by Unicode Inc., version 16.0 of August 2024 (<a href="Unicode_Inc__license_agreement.html">Unicode Inc. license agreement</a>).</dd>
+<dd style="position:relative;padding-left:1em;text-indent:-2em">&nbsp;Quickselect and Median of ninthers, by Andrei Alexandrescu 2016 (<a href="Boost_Software_License_1_0.html">Boost Software License 1.0</a>).</dd>
 </dl>
 <p>Our own parts of the source code of Praat are distributed either under the <a href="General_Public_License__version_2.html">General Public License, version 2</a> or later, or under the <a href="General_Public_License__version_3.html">General Public License, version 3</a> or later. Because of this, combined with the inclusion of the above software written by others, the whole of Praat is distributed under the <a href="General_Public_License__version_3.html">General Public License, version 3</a> or later.</p>
 <p>For their financial support during the development of Praat:</p>