Faster findjobj
the ubiquitous findjobj utility has been significantly improved for speed for the most common use case.
FindJObj
Listbox layout customization
Matlab's listbox layout can be modified to display multiple item columns and different inter-cell margins.
Customizing editboxes
Matlab's editbox can be customized in many useful manners
Variables Editor scrolling
The Matlab Variables Editor can be accessed to provide immediate scrolling to a specified cell location.
Disabling menu entries in deployed docked figures
Matlab's standard menu items can and should be removed from deployed docked figures. This article explains how.
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.
Customizing uicontrol border
Matlab uicontrol borders can easily be modified - this article shows how
JIDE Property Grids
The JIDE components pre-bundled in Matlab enable creating user-customized property grid tables
Additional uicontrol tooltip hacks
Matlab's uicontrol tooltips have several limitations that can be overcome using the control's underlying Java object.