User`s guide

15 Examples of GUIs Created Programmatically
Techniques Explored by Programmatic GUI Examples
Thefivecompleteexamplesthatfollowillustratehowtocreateandprogram
GUIs manually:
• “GUI with Axes, Menu, and Toolbar” on page 15-4
• “GUI that Displays and Graphs Tabular Data” on page 15-19
• “A GUI That Manages List Data” on page 15-33
• “Color Palette” on page 15-51
• “Icon Editor” on page 15-63
Each example lists and discusses the components and techniques it uses. By
studying and trying the examples, you can learn how to:
• Update graphs of tabular data in a G UI and copy them to a new figure
• Create of a dialog that does not return until the user makes a choice
• Pass input arguments to the GUI when it is opened
• Obtain output from the GUI when it returns
• Shield the GUI from accidental changes
• Run the GUI across multiple platforms
• Share callbacks among components
• Share data among multiple GUIs
• Create menus and context menus
• Use an external utility function
• Achieve proper resize behavior
• Make a GUI modal
• Create toolbars
All but one of the examples all use nested functions. For information about
using nested functions, see “Nested Functions”.
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