PlotEdit context-menu customization
A combination of Matlab and Java Robot commands to automate a certain animation can be used when we cannot access underlying GUI/graphics code.
Java
Builtin PopupPanel widget
We can use a built-in Matlab popup-panel widget control to display lightweight popups that are attached to a figure window.
Sending HTML emails from Matlab
Matlab's sendmail only sends simple text messages by default; a simple hack can cause it to send HTML-formatted messages.
MathWorks-solicited Java survey
MathWorks is soliciting user feedbacks about the use of Java components in Matlab programs.
Password & spinner controls in Matlab GUI
Password fields and spinner controls can easily be embedded in Matlab GUIs.
Sending email/text messages from Matlab
Sending emails and SMS (text) messages from Matlab is easy, once you know a few quirks.
Speeding up Matlab-JDBC SQL queries
Fetching SQL ResultSet data from JDBC into Matlab can be made significantly faster.
Working with non-standard DPI displays
Matlab uses logical (scaled) pixel positions. With high-DPI displays, this might cause problems, but it is easy to retrieve the physical (unscaled) pixel values.
uigetfile/uiputfile customizations
A file-selector dialog window that includes an integrated preview panel is shown and explained.
Listbox selection hacks
Matlab listbox selection can be customized in a variety of undocumented ways.