Customizing editboxes
Matlab's editbox can be customized in many useful manners
UI controls
Rich-contents log panel
Matlab listboxes and editboxes can be used to display rich-contents HTML-formatted strings, which is ideal for log panels.
JTattoo look-and-feel demo
A demo GUI that shows the effects of using different look-and-feels, including the JTatoo library, is presented.
Multi-line uitable column headers
Matlab uitables can present long column headers in multiple lines, for improved readability.
Uitable cell colors
A few Java-based customizations can transform a plain-looking data table into a lively colored one.
Tri-state checkbox
Matlab checkboxes can easily be made to support tri-state functionality.
uisplittool & uitogglesplittool
Matlab's undocumented uisplittool and uitogglesplittool are powerful controls that can easily be added to Matlab toolbars - this article explains how
Panel-level uicontrols
Matlab's uipanel contains a hidden handle to the title label, which can be modified into a checkbox or radio-button control
The javacomponent function
Matlab's built-in javacomponent function can be used to display Java components in Matlab application - this article details its usages and limitations
Matlab and the Event Dispatch Thread (EDT)
The Java Swing Event Dispatch Thread (EDT) is very important for Matlab GUI timings. This article explains the potential pitfalls and their avoidance using undocumented Matlab functionality.