Using Java 7 in Matlab R2013a and earlier
Java 7 can be installed on Matlab releases that currently have Java 6. This article describes the process.
GUI
A couple of internal Matlab bugs and workarounds
A couple of undocumented Matlab bugs have simple workarounds.
Real-time trading system demo
A real-time Matlab-based end-to-end trading system demo is presented
Displaying animated GIFs
It is possible to easily display animated images in Matlab figure windows.
HG2 update
HG2 appears to be nearing release. It is now a stable mature system.
JTattoo look-and-feel demo
A demo GUI that shows the effects of using different look-and-feels, including the JTatoo library, is presented.
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.
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.
Solving a Matlab hang problem
A very common Matlab hang is apparently due to an internal timing problem that can easily be solved.
propertiesGUI
propertiesGUI is a utility that presents property-value structs in a convenient table format, useful in Matlab GUIs.