GUI integrated browser control
A fully-capable browser component is included in Matlab and can easily be incorporated in regular Matlab GUI applications. This article shows how.
Java
Customizing help popup contents
The built-in HelpPopup, available since Matlab R2007b, has a back-door that enables displaying arbitrary text, HTML and URL web-pages.
Undocumented XML functionality
Matlab's built-in XML-processing functions have several undocumented features that can be used by Java-savvy users
Customizing Matlab labels
Matlab's text uicontrol is not very customizable, and does not support HTML or Tex formatting. This article shows how to display HTML labels in Matlab and some undocumented customizations
Accessing the Matlab Editor
The Matlab Editor can be accessed programmatically, for a wide variety of possible uses - this article shows how.
Updating speaker sound volume
Matlab enables setting the speaker volume via documented Java calls
Detecting window focus events
Matlab does not have any documented method to detect window focus events (gain/loss). This article describes an undocumented way to detect such events.
R2009b keyboard bindings
The new Matlab release R2009b includes the ability to customize keyboard bindings for the editor and Command Window. However, there are still some uses for the EditorMacro utility and its
Figure toolbar customizations
Matlab's toolbars can be customized using a combination of undocumented Matlab and Java hacks. This article describes how to customize the Matlab figure toolbar.
Figure toolbar components
Matlab's toolbars can be customized using a combination of undocumented Matlab and Java hacks. This article describes how to access existing toolbar icons and how to add non-button toolbar components.