CRAN release 1.4.0 2016-12-23

new features

• seasonal now uses the graphical user interface from the new seaonalview
  package. To install from CRAN, use: install.packages('seasonalview')
  Use the 'view()' function instead of 'inspect', which is deprecated and will
  be defunct soon.

enhancements

• new update() method, updates a "seas" object, works with R generic.
• new predict() method, returns the final series of an (updated) "seas"
  object, works with R generic.
• static() function has new argument 'x11.static'. If TRUE, moving averages
  of X-11 are fixed as well.
  (Thanks to Brian Monsell)
• static() function has new argument 'evaluate'. If TRUE, it returns an
  evaluated call, an object of class "seas".
• import.spc() function has new argument 'text', to accept the content of an
  X-13 .spc file as a character vector.
• udg() and summary.seas() gain an optional 'data.frame' argument, which
  returns their info as a data.frame. Useful for further processing.
  (experimental)

bug fixes

• import.spc imports arima models with commas. E.g., (0, 1, 1).
  (Thanks to Brian Monsell)
• substitute colons in series name to avoid reading error.
• shorten long series names to avoid X-13 error.
  (Both thanks to Bill Dunlap)
• missing udg element in summary no longer leads to an error.
• xreg specification ensures regression spec is used.
  (Thanks to Jose Pavia)
• outlier plotted correctly for bi-annual data (SEATS only).

minor changes

• U.S. unemployment as example series (experimental).
• 'plot', 'residplot' and 'monthplot' are easier to customize.
• import.spc() and import.ts() no longer experimental. They are here to stay.

documentation

• reflect switch from inspect() to view()
• documentation for update.seas() and predict.seas()
• updated vignette
• example on 'composite' in ?seas