Category Archives: GUI

Displaying animated GIFs

It is possible to easily display animated images in Matlab figure windows.

Categories: GUI, Low risk of breaking in future versions, Undocumented feature
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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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JTattoo look-and-feel demo

A demo GUI that shows the effects of using different look-and-feels, including the JTatoo library, is presented.

Categories: Guest bloggers, GUI, Java, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, UI controls
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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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Getting default HG property values

Matlab has documented how to modify default property values, but not how to get the full list of current defaults. This article explains how to do this.

Categories: GUI, Handle graphics, Hidden property, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature
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Solving a Matlab hang problem

A very common Matlab hang is apparently due to an internal timing problem that can easily be solved.

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propertiesGUI

propertiesGUI is a utility that presents property-value structs in a convenient table format, useful in Matlab GUIs.

Categories: GUI, Java, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Undocumented feature
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uiinspect

uiinspect is a Matlab utility that displays detailed information about an object’s methods, properties and callbacks in a single GUI window.

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Waterloo graphics examples

Some Matlab usage examples for the open-source Waterloo graphics package.

Categories: Guest bloggers, GUI, Medium risk of breaking in future versions
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Waterloo graphics

Waterloo is an open-source library that can significantly improve Matlab GUI.

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