User`s guide

R2008b
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Preferences Opens to Last Pane Used
When you open the Preferences dialog box, it displays the last preference pane you
viewed in the current session. In prior versions, the Preferences dialog box displayed the
pane associated with the tool from which you accessed it.
Changes to Desktop Text Font
You now can specify that the desktop text font use the system default font. To do this,
select File > Preferences > Fonts. Then, for Desktop text font, select Use system
font. For more information, click the Help button in the Fonts Preferences dialog box.
The default settings for the desktop text font and the HTML Proportional Text font
have changed. This only affects existing users who choose to use a new preferences file
(matlab.prf) in R2008b.
Provide Authentication Settings for Proxy Server when Accessing the Internet from MATLAB
If you want to access the Internet from MATLAB and your network uses a firewall or
another means of protection that restricts Internet access and requires you to provide
a username and password, use the new proxy server authentication settings in Web
preferences to specify the values. For more information, click the Help button in the Web
preferences pane, or see Web Preferences.
Running Functions — Command Window and History
“Find Function Names and Get Help Using the New Function Browser” on page
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“View Syntax Hints While Entering Statements” on page 17-7
Find Function Names and Get Help Using the New Function Browser
While you work, you can find the names of functions and get help for them using the new
Function Browser. The Function Browser is useful if you want to find a function whose
name you cannot remember, determine if there are functions that do what you want,
or view the reference page for a function. The Function Browser uses a subset of the
information found in the function reference pages in the Help browser for quick access
while you work.
To access the Function Browser, press Shift+F1, or if you are in the Command Window
or Editor, click the Function Browser button . The Function Browser opens. You can