[bug #68492] Unexpected result when indexing with char's, esp. ':'

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Follow-up Comment #2, bug #68492 (group octave):=0A=0AThis looks deliberate=
, though not sure why. Matlab compatibility?=0A octave/liboctinterp/octave-=
value/ov-ch-mat.cc=0A=0A 55 octave::idx_vector=0A 56 octave_char_matrix::in=
dex_vector (bool /* require_integers */) const=0A 57 {=0A 58   const char *=
p =3D m_matrix.data ();=0A 59   if (numel () =3D=3D 1 && *p =3D=3D ':')=0A =
60     return octave::idx_vector (':');=0A 61   else=0A 62     return octav=
e::idx_vector (array_value (true));=0A 63 }=0A=0A=0ADmitri.=0A-- =0A=0A=0A=
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