Comments on: EditorMacro – assign a keyboard macro in the Matlab editor http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/ Charting Matlab's unsupported hidden underbelly Fri, 18 May 2012 13:56:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Jason McMainshttp://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/#comment-3509 Jason McMains Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:28:58 +0000 http://undocumentedmatlab.com/?p=437#comment-3509 in any version specific code I've written, I had actually accounted for the 7.0.1 issue by taking only the first 3 characters max, which would give me 7.0 or 7.5 etc. I had just heavily simplified for posting. so really line 2 should read: <pre lang="matlab"> if str2double(Mversion.Version(1:min([3 end])) >= 7 </pre> in any version specific code I’ve written, I had actually accounted for the 7.0.1 issue by taking only the first 3 characters max, which would give me 7.0 or 7.5 etc. I had just heavily simplified for posting. so really line 2 should read:

if str2double(Mversion.Version(1:min([3 end])) >= 7
]]> By: Mike Katzhttp://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/#comment-3439 Mike Katz Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:26:07 +0000 http://undocumentedmatlab.com/?p=437#comment-3439 True. It's on the file exchange for that purpose, but I understand. Just wanted to point it out, though. True. It’s on the file exchange for that purpose, but I understand. Just wanted to point it out, though.

]]> By: Yair Altmanhttp://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/#comment-3438 Yair Altman Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:38:24 +0000 http://undocumentedmatlab.com/?p=437#comment-3438 Unfortunately Mike, <b><i>varLessThan</i></b> was only introduced in recent Matlab releases, so if I have an older release I would get an error. Which brings me back to try/catch which works for <u>all</u> Matlab releases :-) Unfortunately Mike, varLessThan was only introduced in recent Matlab releases, so if I have an older release I would get an error. Which brings me back to try/catch which works for all Matlab releases :-)

]]> By: Mike Katzhttp://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/#comment-3437 Mike Katz Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:26:44 +0000 http://undocumentedmatlab.com/?p=437#comment-3437 ..forgot to mention that to @Jason that str2double is dangerous b/c some versions of MATLAB such as R14SP1 don't have straightfoward numbers, it's 7.0.1 ..forgot to mention that to @Jason that str2double is dangerous b/c some versions of MATLAB such as R14SP1 don’t have straightfoward numbers, it’s 7.0.1

]]> By: Mike Katzhttp://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/#comment-3436 Mike Katz Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:24:40 +0000 http://undocumentedmatlab.com/?p=437#comment-3436 RE: the try/catch case, the <a href="http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/index.html?/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/ref/verlessthan.html" rel="nofollow">verLessThan</a> function is meant to address providing version-dependent behavior. RE: the try/catch case, the verLessThan function is meant to address providing version-dependent behavior.

]]> By: Yair Altmanhttp://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/#comment-3420 Yair Altman Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:41:01 +0000 http://undocumentedmatlab.com/?p=437#comment-3420 Andrey - you are correct: try-catch should be used, but excessive use has drawbacks. I guess this is true for most things in life... As elsewhere, there isn't a clear-cut definition of how much is "just right" - we should all apply judgment and common-sense. Andrey – you are correct: try-catch should be used, but excessive use has drawbacks. I guess this is true for most things in life… As elsewhere, there isn’t a clear-cut definition of how much is “just right” – we should all apply judgment and common-sense.

]]> By: Andreyhttp://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/#comment-3386 Andrey Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:58:25 +0000 http://undocumentedmatlab.com/?p=437#comment-3386 Yair Hi!There are also some reasons why using try-catch isn't good in this case1) <b>Simple Code </b> - The code is harder to understand. 2) <b>Debugging</b> - When using try-catch without taking a look at the caught exception, you might miss an error which isn't related to Matlab version at all. Since you catch it, you will never see the stack in Matlab. 3) <b>Case handling </b> - You will eventually need another try-catch for the matlab 6 section, to handle other versions (not 6 or 7). So what you get is basically a lot of recursive try-catch, which makes the code even less understandable. Yair Hi!

There are also some reasons why using try-catch isn’t good in this case

1) Simple Code – The code is harder to understand.
2) Debugging – When using try-catch without taking a look at the caught exception, you might miss an error which isn’t related to Matlab version at all. Since you catch it, you will never see the stack in Matlab.
3) Case handling – You will eventually need another try-catch for the matlab 6 section, to handle other versions (not 6 or 7). So what you get is basically a lot of recursive try-catch, which makes the code even less understandable.

]]> By: EditorMacro v2 - setting Command Window key-bindings | Undocumented Matlabhttp://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/#comment-2225 EditorMacro v2 - setting Command Window key-bindings | Undocumented Matlab Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:35:58 +0000 http://undocumentedmatlab.com/?p=437#comment-2225 [...] The EditorMacro utility was extended to support built-in Matlab Editor and Command-Window actions and key-bindings. This post describes the changes and the implementation details. [...] [...] The EditorMacro utility was extended to support built-in Matlab Editor and Command-Window actions and key-bindings. This post describes the changes and the implementation details. [...]

]]> By: Yair Altmanhttp://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/#comment-1801 Yair Altman Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:01:34 +0000 http://undocumentedmatlab.com/?p=437#comment-1801 @Neil - In answer to your question, I posted a follow-up: http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/non-textual-editor-actions/Removing text can be done using hDocument.delete(startPos,endPos)Enjoy :-) Yair @Neil – In answer to your question, I posted a follow-up: http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/non-textual-editor-actions/

Removing text can be done using hDocument.delete(startPos,endPos)

Enjoy :-)
Yair

]]> By: Neilhttp://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/editormacro-assign-a-keyboard-macro-in-the-matlab-editor/#comment-1752 Neil Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:29:35 +0000 http://undocumentedmatlab.com/?p=437#comment-1752 Great post -- one step closer into the black hole void of the matlab gui. Do you know of any way of running commands other than inserting text, for example, moving the cursor, deleting a word/line, or more dynamic text editing?n Great post — one step closer into the black hole void of the matlab gui. Do you know of any way of running commands other than inserting text, for example, moving the cursor, deleting a word/line, or more dynamic text editing?

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