Image Easter egg
The default image presented by Matlab's image function has a very interesting undocumented story.
Undocumented feature
Plot LimInclude properties
The plot objects' XLimInclude, YLimInclude, ZLimInclude, ALimInclude and CLimInclude properties are an important feature, that has both functional and performance implications.
Matlab and the Event Dispatch Thread (EDT)
The Java Swing Event Dispatch Thread (EDT) is very important for Matlab GUI timings. This article explains the potential pitfalls and their avoidance using undocumented Matlab functionality.
Setting desktop tab completions
The Matlab desktop's Command-Window tab-completion can be customized for user-defined functions
Continuous slider callback
Matlab slider uicontrols do not enable a continuous-motion callback by default. This article explains how this can be achieved using undocumented features.
setPrompt – Setting the Matlab Desktop prompt
The Matlab Desktop's Command-Window prompt can easily be modified using some undocumented features
FindJObj GUI – display container hierarchy
The FindJObj utility can be used to present a GUI that displays a Matlab container's internal Java components, properties and callbacks.
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.
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.
Customizing print setup
Matlab figures print-setup can be customized to automatically prepare the figure for printing in a specific configuration