Category Archives: Figure window

HG2 update

HG2 appears to be nearing release. It is now a stable mature system.

Categories: Figure window, GUI, Handle graphics, Hidden property, Low risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature
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Customizing figure toolbar background

Setting the figure toolbar’s background color can easily be done using just a tiny bit of Java magic powder. This article explains how.

Categories: Figure window, GUI, Java, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Undocumented feature
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Customizing the standard figure toolbar, menubar

The standard figure toolbar and menubar can easily be modified to include a list of recently-used files.

Categories: Figure window, Java, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Undocumented function
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Pinning annotations to graphs

Annotation object can be programmatically set at, and pinned-to, plot axes data points.

Categories: Figure window, Handle graphics, High risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature, Undocumented function
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Disabling menu entries in deployed docked figures

Matlab’s standard menu items can and should be removed from deployed docked figures. This article explains how.

Categories: Figure window, Guest bloggers, High risk of breaking in future versions, Java, Listeners, Undocumented feature
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Customizing menu items part 1

Matlab menus can be customized in a variety of undocumented manners – first article of a series.

Categories: Figure window, GUI, Low risk of breaking in future versions, Semi-documented function
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Docking figures in compiled applications

Figures in compiled applications cannot officially be docked since R2008a, but this can be done using a simple undocumented trick.

Categories: Figure window, High risk of breaking in future versions, Java, Undocumented feature
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Minimize/maximize figure window

Matlab figure windows can easily be maximized, minimized and restored using a bit of undocumented magic powder

Categories: Figure window, GUI, Hidden property, Java, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Undocumented feature, Undocumented function
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Blurred Matlab figure window

Matlab figure windows can be blurred using a semi-transparent overlaid window – this article explains how

Categories: Figure window, GUI, Java, Listeners, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Undocumented feature
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Transparent Matlab figure window

Matlab figure windows can be made fully or partially transparent/translucent or blurred – this article explains how

Categories: Figure window, GUI, Hidden property, Java, Medium risk of breaking in future versions
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