Tag Archives: Undocumented feature

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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Setting class property types

Matlab’s class properties have a simple and effective mechanism for setting their type.

Categories: Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Undocumented feature
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Parsing mlint (Code Analyzer) output

The Matlab Code Analyzer (mlint) has a lot of undocumented functionality just waiting to be used.

Categories: Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Mex, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature
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ishghandle’s undocumented input parameter

The built-in function ishghandle accepts a second input argument with the expected handle type.

Categories: Handle graphics, Low risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature
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HG’s undocumented parameters interface

Some HG functions also accept inputs parameters in a struct fields rather than the normal P-V pairs format.

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Handle Graphics Behavior

HG behaviors are an important aspect of Matlab graphics that enable custom control of handle functionality.

Categories: Handle graphics, Hidden property, High risk of breaking in future versions, Semi-documented function, 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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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.

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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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