User`s guide

R2009b
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Desktop Tools and Development Environment
Startup and Shutdown
Changes to -nodisplay and -noFigureWindows Startup Options
When you start MATLAB using -nodisplay (UNIX) or -noFigureWindows (Microsoft
Windows) startup options, running a built-in GUI (predefined dialog boxes) generates
this warning:
This functionality is no longer supported under
the –nodisplay and -noFigureWindows startup options.
If the GUI is modal, MATLAB execution suspends, and you need to type Ctrl+C for the
Command Window prompt to reappear.
This change affects predefined dialog boxes, such as dialog, msgbox, printpreview,
uigetfile, uisetcolor, waitfor, waitbar, and more. For a list of predefined dialog
boxes, see Predefined Dialog Boxes. For more information on startup options, see the
matlab (UNIX) and matlab (Windows) reference pages, respectively.
In a future release, instead of a warning, MATLAB will generate an error when you use
such a dialog box under the -nodisplay or -noFigureWindows options.
Compatibility Considerations
To avoid generating the warning, start MATLAB without the -nodisplay or -
noFigureWindows startup options. To avoid warnings while continuing to use these
startup options, remove the code that is now producing the warnings.
Changes to Memory Manager Startup Options
Version 7.9 removes support for the -memmgr and -check_malloc command line
arguments and the MATLAB_MEM_MGR environment variable.
Compatibility Considerations
MATLAB ignores any memory manager options.
Desktop
New features and changes introduced in Version 7.9 (R2009b) are: