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
Handle graphics
Date selection components
The JIDE package, pre-bundled in Matlab, contains several GUI controls for selecting dates - this article explains how they can be used
Tab panels – uitab and relatives
This article describes several undocumented Matlab functions that support tab-panels
Matlab layout managers: uicontainer and relatives
Matlab contains a few undocumented GUI layout managers, which greatly facilitate handling GUI components in dynamically-changing figures.
Modifying default toolbar/menubar actions
The default Matlab figure toolbar and menu actions can easily be modified using simple pure-Matlab code. This article explains how.
New information on HG2
More information on Matlab's new HG2 object-oriented handle-graphics system
Matlab's HG2 mechanism
HG2 is presumably the next generation of Matlab graphics. This article tries to explore its features.
Plot LimInclude properties
The plot objects' XLimInclude, YLimInclude, ZLimInclude, ALimInclude and CLimInclude properties are an important feature, that has both functional and performance implications.
Axes LooseInset property
Matlab plot axes have an undocumented LooseInset property that sets empty margins around the axes, and can be set to provide a tighter fit of the axes to their surroundings.
Plot LineSmoothing property
LineSmoothing is a hidden and undocumented plot line property that creates anti-aliased (smooth unpixelized) lines in Matlab plots