Docking figures in compiled applications
Figures in compiled applications cannot officially be docked since R2008a, but this can be done using a simple undocumented trick.
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Minimize/maximize figure window
Matlab figure windows can easily be maximized, minimized and restored using a bit of undocumented magic powder
Blurred Matlab figure window
Matlab figure windows can be blurred using a semi-transparent overlaid window - this article explains how
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.
FindJObj – find a Matlab component's underlying Java object
The FindJObj utility can be used to access and display the internal components of Matlab controls and containers. This article explains its uses and inner mechanism.
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.
Setting status-bar components
Matlab status-bars are Java containers in which we can add GUI controls such as progress-bars, not just simple text labels
Setting status-bar text
The Matlab desktop and figure windows have a usable statusbar which can only be set using undocumented methods. This post shows how to set the status-bar text.
Displaying hidden handle properties
I present two ways of checking undocumented hidden properties in Matlab Handle Graphics (HG) handles