Set GUI to screen size: set(handle​s.figure1,​'Position'​,get(0, 'ScreenSize'));

Hello,

I am writing a GUI and as many user I want it to be maximize as soon as the user launch it. I used GUIDE to do it: my GUI has 3 panels with a toolbar, following these advices Create tab with matlab using panel .

I put this line to the opening function

set(handles.figure1,'units','norm','Position',[0 0 1 1]);

Expecting of course to get the gui maximize. Unfortunately it is not the case, see figure below:

Any ideas ?

ML

Answer 1

[Michael Lherbette]

Ok, I got the problem.

I was using the option proportional on Guide instead of user function. Then I added the code on the figure1_SizeChangedFcn which works.

Thank you !

Answer 2

[Jan]

Try to use

set(handles.figure1, 'units', 'norm', 'OuterPosition', [0 0 1 1]);

[Michael Lherbette]

I already tried this option but the issue is still here

[Jan]

What do you get for:

set(figure, 'units','norm','Position',[0 0 1 1]);

? If you get a full size figure, as expected, I guess, that you have any other code, perhaps in the ResizeFcn, which reduces the figure size. Use the debugger to step through the code line by line to identify the command, which changes the size.

[Michael Lherbette]

Exactly what I am thinking. It might come from the use of guide.

Answer 3

[Image Analyst]

You're right - that doesn't do true maximization.

I use Yair Altman's maximizefigurewindow() function, attached.

[Michael Lherbette]

I tried this code and as I said to Jan, I think it might comes from the use of guide for my gui. If I am running the maximize function, my gui appears to have the size of the panel I created on guide, not on my screen size.