Tri-state checkbox
Matlab checkboxes can easily be made to support tri-state functionality.
Yearly Archive: 2011
Javacomponent background color
This article explains how to align Java component background color with a Matlab color.
datestr performance
Caching is a simple and very effective means to improve code performance, as demonstrated for the datestr function.
Reading non-Latin text files
A workaround that enables reading non-Latin text files in Matlab is shown
getundoc – get undocumented object properties
getundoc is a very simple utility that displays the hidden (undocumented) properties of a specified handle object.
Controlling plot data-tips
Data-tips are an extremely useful plotting tool that can easily be controlled programmatically.
Bug and workaround in timeseries plot
Matlab's internal hgconvertunits function has a bug that affects timeseries plots. Luckily there is a simple workaround.
Matlab installation woes
Matlab has some issues when installing a new version. This post discusses some of them and how to overcome them.
Formatting numbers
Number formatting is easy to achieve in Matlab, by using a dedicated built-in Java object.
Controlling callback re-entrancy
Callback reentrancy is a major problem for frequently-fired events. Luckily, it can easily be solved.