Category Archives: Listeners

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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Waiting for asynchronous events

The Matlab waitfor function can be used to wait for asynchronous Java/ActiveX events, as well as with timeouts.

Categories: GUI, High risk of breaking in future versions, Java, Listeners, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature
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Setting axes tick labels format

Matlab plot axes ticks can be customized in a way that will automatically update whenever the tick values change.

Categories: Handle graphics, Listeners, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, 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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UDD and Java

UDD provides built-in convenience methods to facilitate the integration of Matlab UDD objects with Java code – this article explains how

Categories: High risk of breaking in future versions, Java, Listeners, Undocumented feature, Undocumented function
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UDD Events and Listeners

UDD event listeners can be used to listen to property value changes and other important events of Matlab objects

Categories: Guest bloggers, Listeners, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature
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Introduction to UDD

UDD classes underlie many of Matlab’s handle-graphics objects and functionality. This article introduces these classes.

Categories: Guest bloggers, Handle graphics, Listeners, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Undocumented feature, Undocumented function
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Multi-column (grid) legend

This article explains how to use undocumented axes listeners for implementing multi-column plot legends

Categories: Guest bloggers, Handle graphics, Hidden property, Listeners, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature
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Matlab callbacks for Java events

Events raised in Java code can be caught and handled in Matlab callback functions – this article explains how

Categories: High risk of breaking in future versions, Java, Listeners, Semi-documented function, Undocumented feature, Undocumented function
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Inactive Control Tooltips & Event Chaining

Inactive Matlab uicontrols cannot normally display their tooltips. This article shows how to do this with a combination of undocumented Matlab and Java hacks.

Categories: Guest bloggers, GUI, Handle graphics, Hidden property, Java, Listeners, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, UI controls, Undocumented function
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