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There are several alternatives for getting unique computer identifiers in Matlab

Figures in compiled applications cannot officially be docked since R2008a, but this can be done using a simple undocumented trick.

Matlab has several internal color-selection components that can easily be integrated in Matlab GUI

Matlab figure windows can easily be maximized, minimized and restored using a bit of undocumented magic powder

A borderless button can be used to add unobtrusive functionality to plot axes

The performance of the built-in Matlab function datenum can be significantly improved by using an undocumented internal help function

Several built-in components enable programmatic plot-type selection in Matlab GUI - this article explains how

Matlab figure windows can be blurred using a semi-transparent overlaid window - this article explains how

Matlab figure windows can be made fully or partially transparent/translucent or blurred - this article explains how

Disabling/enabling an entire figure window is impossible with pure Matlab, but is very simple using the underlying Java. This article explains how.