Blurred Matlab figure window
Matlab figure windows can be blurred using a semi-transparent overlaid window - this article explains how
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Transparent Matlab figure window
Matlab figure windows can be made fully or partially transparent/translucent or blurred - this article explains how
Enable/disable entire figure window
Disabling/enabling an entire figure window is impossible with pure Matlab, but is very simple using the underlying Java. This article explains how.
An interesting uitree utility
ExploreStruct is a utility that shows how custom uitrees can be integrated in Matlab GUI
JGraph and BDE
This article shows how to display graph-theory diagrams in Matlab using several different Java libraries
JFreeChart graphs and gauges
JFreeChart is an open-source charting library that can easily be integrated in Matlab
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
Uitab customizations
This article shows several customizations that can be done to Matlab's undocumented tab-panels functionality
Uitab colors, icons and images
Matlab's semi-documented tab panels can be customized using some undocumented hacks
Customizing uicontrol border
Matlab uicontrol borders can easily be modified - this article shows how