Installation guide

3 Running Functions — Command Window and History
Numeric display. Specify spacing of output in the Command Window. To
suppress b lank lines, use
compact. To display blank lines, use loose.For
more information, see the reference page for
format.
Display
Wrap lines. Select to make a single line of input or output in the Command
Window break into multiple lines in orde r to fit w ithin the curren t width of
the Command Window. This is useful for co nsole mode. With this option
selected, an entire li ne is vi sib l e without scrolling, and the h ori zontal scro ll
bar does not appear because it is not needed.
Show getting star ted message bar. Select to display the getting started
message bar in the Command Window. It appears beneath the menu bar and
contains links to a video, documentation, and demos. For more information,
see “Getting Started Message Bar in the Command Window” on page 3-5
Limit matrix display width to eighty columns. When selected, MATLAB
displays only 80 columns of matrix output, regardless of the width of the
Command Window. Clear the check box if you m ake the Command Window
wider than 80 columns and want matrix output to fill the width of the
Command Window. See also the
display reference page.
To determine the number of columns and rows that w ill display in the
Command Window, given its current size, use
get(0,'CommandWindowSize')
With the matrix display width preference cleared, the number of columns is
based on the width of the Command Window. With the preference set to 80
columns, the number of columns is always 80.
Number of lines in command window scroll buffer. Set the number of
lines maintained in the Command Window, from
1,000 to 25,000.Thisisthe
number of lines you ca n see when you scroll vertically. A larger buffe r means
you can view more lines and it provides a larger base for search features,
but requires more m emory.
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