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Differences between figure and uifigure (R2025a onward)
General purpose of uifigure and figure Figures created using the figure function are configured for data exploration and visual...
Differences between figure and uifigure (R2025a onward)
General purpose of uifigure and figure Figures created using the figure function are configured for data exploration and visual...
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How do I dock figures next to the editor by default ?
Starting in MATLAB R2025a, figures created by the figure command appear by default in a figure containter. The set(groot,'Defa...
How do I dock figures next to the editor by default ?
Starting in MATLAB R2025a, figures created by the figure command appear by default in a figure containter. The set(groot,'Defa...
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In App Designer is it possible to plot lines on top of UI components?
> In App Designer is it possible to plot lines on top of UI components? Lines can cross over text layers but other UI component...
In App Designer is it possible to plot lines on top of UI components?
> In App Designer is it possible to plot lines on top of UI components? Lines can cross over text layers but other UI component...
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Accessing Input Arguments in App Designer
> is this the correct way to access the input argument (outside of the startup function)? Yes. The Startup Tasks and Input ...
Accessing Input Arguments in App Designer
> is this the correct way to access the input argument (outside of the startup function)? Yes. The Startup Tasks and Input ...
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UI scaling changes from latest 2025a prerelease to official 2025a release
There's a known issue using Accessibility Text Scaling on Windows that affects UI Components in R2025a and some earlier releases...
UI scaling changes from latest 2025a prerelease to official 2025a release
There's a known issue using Accessibility Text Scaling on Windows that affects UI Components in R2025a and some earlier releases...
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Plot browser in R2025a?
Indeed the plot browser is gone in R2025a. However, many of the features that were in plot browser have moved to the Property I...
Plot browser in R2025a?
Indeed the plot browser is gone in R2025a. However, many of the features that were in plot browser have moved to the Property I...
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Labeling Bars Made Easy
Guest Writer: Benjamin Kraus Ben has been a Software Engineer on the MATLAB Graphics and Charting Team since 2015....
1 year ago
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Why does this code run (20 to 100)% slower on R2025a compared to R2024b?
Hello @Mateusz, I ran your demo in R2024b and R2025a and can confirm a bit of a slowdown in 25a. Please contact tech support ...
Why does this code run (20 to 100)% slower on R2025a compared to R2024b?
Hello @Mateusz, I ran your demo in R2024b and R2025a and can confirm a bit of a slowdown in 25a. Please contact tech support ...
1 year ago | 1
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Making even prettier graphs
Guest Writer: Abby Skofield We're excited to welcome Abby Skofield back to the blog! Abby revisits the classic topic of...
1 year ago
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How to change the size of bar in bar3 plot?
The problem is that bar3 does not have an input argument for x coordinates and there's no easy way to update the x coordinates o...
How to change the size of bar in bar3 plot?
The problem is that bar3 does not have an input argument for x coordinates and there's no easy way to update the x coordinates o...
1 year ago | 0
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How can I pass an image to a figure ?
Use image and specify the x and y limits instead of using polyshape. % Generate a wood grain pattern (example) grain = rand(30...
How can I pass an image to a figure ?
Use image and specify the x and y limits instead of using polyshape. % Generate a wood grain pattern (example) grain = rand(30...
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How do I put more than one patternCustom plot into a figure when it seems like neither subplot or tiledlayout will work?
How do I put more than one patternCustom plot into a figure? This is tricky because patternCustom does not have a parent argume...
How do I put more than one patternCustom plot into a figure when it seems like neither subplot or tiledlayout will work?
How do I put more than one patternCustom plot into a figure? This is tricky because patternCustom does not have a parent argume...
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How can I draw a circular trend line in a heat map?
This solution plots a contour line that was computed at a specific level using smoothed data and is plotted on top of the origin...
How can I draw a circular trend line in a heat map?
This solution plots a contour line that was computed at a specific level using smoothed data and is plotted on top of the origin...
1 year ago | 0
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Remove ".mlapp file has been modified outside of App Designer" prompt
As Cris mentioned above, your best bet to address this issue is by contacting tech support. It would be helpful to include the f...
Remove ".mlapp file has been modified outside of App Designer" prompt
As Cris mentioned above, your best bet to address this issue is by contacting tech support. It would be helpful to include the f...
1 year ago | 0
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I'm trying to bring m_gshhs_f(....) in front of my plot.
These files belong to a 3rd party toolbox which I found here: https://kml.deltares.nl/docs/OpenEarthHtmlDocs/blue/applications/m...
I'm trying to bring m_gshhs_f(....) in front of my plot.
These files belong to a 3rd party toolbox which I found here: https://kml.deltares.nl/docs/OpenEarthHtmlDocs/blue/applications/m...
1 year ago | 0
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Add fixed colorbar to volshow
Showing a colorbar with volshow Adding a colorbar directly to the figure produced by volshow is not supported. Here's a workar...
Add fixed colorbar to volshow
Showing a colorbar with volshow Adding a colorbar directly to the figure produced by volshow is not supported. Here's a workar...
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undocking command window in new desktop
In the R2025a prerelease: Right-click the command window and select "Undoc Command Window" from the context menu. To dock ...
undocking command window in new desktop
In the R2025a prerelease: Right-click the command window and select "Undoc Command Window" from the context menu. To dock ...
1 year ago | 0
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Figure window full screen from live script editor not working
I believe your workflow is to generate the figures in the mlx file and then to open the figure window using the interactive butt...
Figure window full screen from live script editor not working
I believe your workflow is to generate the figures in the mlx file and then to open the figure window using the interactive butt...
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Managing App Closure: Control When Users Can Exit Your MATLAB App
The topic recently came up in a MATLAB Central Answers forum thread, where community members discussed how to programmatically c...
1 year ago | 5
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How to show variables in the workspace of an custom UI component ( App Designer) while debugging?
I'm having trouble envisioning what you're describing. The property inspector can be closed using the following command. insp...
How to show variables in the workspace of an custom UI component ( App Designer) while debugging?
I'm having trouble envisioning what you're describing. The property inspector can be closed using the following command. insp...
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I found a colormap problem with Matlab 2025a
Thanks for reporting this and for the troubleshooting. We were able to reproduce the issue and are working on a fix.
I found a colormap problem with Matlab 2025a
Thanks for reporting this and for the troubleshooting. We were able to reproduce the issue and are working on a fix.
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Using hold to generate scatter-histogram in for loop
There are two approaches to creating a scatterhistogram while using a loop. The first is to collect the data within the loop ...
Using hold to generate scatter-histogram in for loop
There are two approaches to creating a scatterhistogram while using a loop. The first is to collect the data within the loop ...
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How to Change the first letter of a string to capital case and the rest to lowercase
Here's an approach that uses lower and regexprep. str = {'Vidin','sliven','rUSE','pErNiK','LOVECH'}; strTitle = regexprep(lowe...
How to Change the first letter of a string to capital case and the rest to lowercase
Here's an approach that uses lower and regexprep. str = {'Vidin','sliven','rUSE','pErNiK','LOVECH'}; strTitle = regexprep(lowe...
1 year ago | 1
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yyaxis limit for lines in one graph
Specify Line Style and Color in axes properties instead of in plot(__) Starting in R2023a, you can set the line style and line ...
yyaxis limit for lines in one graph
Specify Line Style and Color in axes properties instead of in plot(__) Starting in R2023a, you can set the line style and line ...
1 year ago | 1
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mlapp scaling/zoom errors
The zoom issue you are describing has been fixed for the R2025a release and is avalable in the R2025a pre-release. There is no ...
mlapp scaling/zoom errors
The zoom issue you are describing has been fixed for the R2025a release and is avalable in the R2025a pre-release. There is no ...
1 year ago | 0
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Transparency violation error only in new desktop and when a breakpoint is set in another function.
Transparency in MATLAB code refers to MATLAB's ability to identify all variables by scanning the code while ignoring comments, c...
Transparency violation error only in new desktop and when a breakpoint is set in another function.
Transparency in MATLAB code refers to MATLAB's ability to identify all variables by scanning the code while ignoring comments, c...
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Casting Shadows and Inverse Stereographic Projections
Guest Writer: Eric Ludlam Joining us again is Eric Ludlam, development manager of the MATLAB charting team. Discover...
1 year ago
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The plotting function implicit3 fails to render under certain conditions. Notably, for sphere larger than a certain amount.
I believe the problem is recreated when the axes limits are not set. In this case, the ImplicitFunctionSurface is larger than th...
The plotting function implicit3 fails to render under certain conditions. Notably, for sphere larger than a certain amount.
I believe the problem is recreated when the axes limits are not set. In this case, the ImplicitFunctionSurface is larger than th...
1 year ago | 0
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"plot" versus "text" command
Text's property AffectAutoLimits is set to off by default. This means that the axes limits will not update if a text object is ...
"plot" versus "text" command
Text's property AffectAutoLimits is set to off by default. This means that the axes limits will not update if a text object is ...
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Casting Shadows
Guest Writer: Eric Ludlam Joining us again is Eric Ludlam, development manager of the MATLAB charting team. Discover...
1 year ago