User`s guide

R2007a
20-18
• “Delimiter Matching Extended to Include Language Keyword Pairs” on page 20-19
• “M-Lint Automatic Correction Feature” on page 20-19
• “M-Lint Detection of Missing End-of-Line Semicolons Enhanced” on page 20-19
• “Macintosh Platforms—Some Key Bindings in Editor/Debugger Changed” on page
20-20
• “Other Changes in the Editor/Debugger” on page 20-20
Stand-Alone Editor No Longer Opens By Default; To Be Removed in a Future Version
Starting in this release, by default, double-clicking an M-file in Windows Explorer opens
the file in the MATLAB Editor/Debugger rather than in the MATLAB stand-alone
Editor. In a future version, the stand-alone Editor will not be provided with MATLAB.
Compatibility Considerations
The change to open M-files in the MATLAB Editor/Debugger rather than the stand-alone
Editor was made based on many user requests. You can still use the MATLAB stand-
alone Editor in this release by starting the application located at: matlabroot\bin
\win##\meditor.exe.
Starting MATLAB by double-clicking an M-file requires a MATLAB license, while
starting the stand-alone Editor does not require a MATLAB license.
If you want to associate M-files so that when you double-click them they open in the
MATLAB stand-alone Editor rather than in the MATLAB Editor/Debugger, follow the
instructions in Associating Files with MATLAB on Windows Platforms; rather than
specifying the executable for MATLAB, matlab.exe, specify meditor.exe, which is in
the same folder.
Instead of the stand-alone Editor, you can use the MATLAB Editor/Debugger. It provides
all the features of the stand-alone Editor plus some not found in the stand-alone Editor,
such as debugging and tab completion; for a full list, see “Stand-Alone Editor Will Not Be
Included in Next Version” on page 19-15.
Some users have preferred the stand-alone Editor to the MATLAB Editor/Debugger
because of slightly better startup performance and because it does not require a license
for MATLAB. For those situations, you can use any text editor you have, such as
UltraEdit or Emacs. If you have concerns about the pending removal of the stand-alone
Editor, please contact us at [e-mail], so we can plan to minimize
transition issues.