Comments on: My Working MATLAB Desktop Layout http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/2006/10/11/my-working-matlab-desktop-layout/ Loren Shure works on design of the MATLAB language at MathWorks. She writes here about once a week on MATLAB programming and related topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Loren http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/2006/10/11/my-working-matlab-desktop-layout/#comment-16356 Loren Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:37:01 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/?p=58#comment-16356 Alex- Look in the R13 doc here for saving your layout: http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/matlab_env/f3-12599.html#f3-56361 From the documentation: Saving Your Own Desktop Layouts You can save a desktop layout and use it again at a later time. Select Desktop > Save > Layout to save the current layout. Assign a name to the layout in the resulting dialog box and click OK. To reuse the layout, select Desktop > Desktop Layout and then select the layout name. To rename or delete a saved layout, select Desktop > Organize Layouts. In the resulting dialog box, select a layout, click the Rename or Delete button, and click Close. When renaming, type the new name over the existing name. --Loren Alex-

Look in the R13 doc here for saving your layout:

http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/matlab_env/f3-12599.html#f3-56361

From the documentation:

Saving Your Own Desktop Layouts

You can save a desktop layout and use it again at a later time. Select Desktop > Save > Layout to save the current layout. Assign a name to the layout in the resulting dialog box and click OK. To reuse the layout, select Desktop > Desktop Layout and then select the layout name.

To rename or delete a saved layout, select Desktop > Organize Layouts. In the resulting dialog box, select a layout, click the Rename or Delete button, and click Close. When renaming, type the new name over the existing name.

–Loren

]]> By: Alex http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/2006/10/11/my-working-matlab-desktop-layout/#comment-16355 Alex Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:07:05 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/?p=58#comment-16355 HELLO! How I can save desktop layout in my v6.5.0 R13 MatLab version? Looks like v6 doesnt support layout saving HELLO!

How I can save desktop layout
in my v6.5.0 R13 MatLab version?

Looks like v6 doesnt support
layout saving

]]> By: Loren http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/2006/10/11/my-working-matlab-desktop-layout/#comment-13532 Loren Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:29:52 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/?p=58#comment-13532 Matt- Your preferences from your earlier MATLAB installation should get copied the first time after you install the new version. That definitely happened for me. You may want to contact support if it didn't happen for you. In the meantime, you may alsoe execute <kbd>prefdir</kbd> in both your current MATLAB and your older one. From your older release, copy any of the files corresponding to your saved layouts (these files will be some of the ones ending in .xml). You may be overwriting existing versions in your new release (be careful to copy anything in your new release first somewhere safe, just in case). --Loren Matt-

Your preferences from your earlier MATLAB installation should get copied the first time after you install the new version. That definitely happened for me.

You may want to contact support if it didn’t happen for you.

In the meantime, you may alsoe execute prefdir in both your current MATLAB and your older one. From your older release, copy any of the files corresponding to your saved layouts (these files will be some of the ones ending in .xml). You may be overwriting existing versions in your new release (be careful to copy anything in your new release first somewhere safe, just in case).

–Loren

]]> By: Matt http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/2006/10/11/my-working-matlab-desktop-layout/#comment-13502 Matt Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:13:01 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/?p=58#comment-13502 I just upgraded to the latest version of MatLab. Is there a config file for my custom desktop layout that I can move from my old version of Matlab (R14) to the new (R2006b)? I just upgraded to the latest version of MatLab. Is there a config file for my custom desktop layout that I can move from my old version of Matlab (R14) to the new (R2006b)?

]]> By: Dan K http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/2006/10/11/my-working-matlab-desktop-layout/#comment-13437 Dan K Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:19:26 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/?p=58#comment-13437 I have historically prefered to use docked figures, but I've had a real problem with it in R2006b. Many of the built in toolboxes don't allow for windows being launched in the docked method. (Yes, it has been brought to tech support's attention), but otherwise I really like the tabbed features. The only other item which I'm trying to figure out is why matlab is trying to do processing every time the mouse moves over a line... but that's for a different venue. I have historically prefered to use docked figures, but I’ve had a real problem with it in R2006b. Many of the built in toolboxes don’t allow for windows being launched in the docked method. (Yes, it has been brought to tech support’s attention), but otherwise I really like the tabbed features. The only other item which I’m trying to figure out is why matlab is trying to do processing every time the mouse moves over a line… but that’s for a different venue.

]]> By: Siamak http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/2006/10/11/my-working-matlab-desktop-layout/#comment-13416 Siamak Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:17:30 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/?p=58#comment-13416 I use two monitors and most of the times I have my editor on one monitor and the command window, workspace and the help window on the other monitor. And I don't use tabbed layout it just makes me confused I use two monitors and most of the times I have my editor on one monitor and the command window, workspace and the help window on the other monitor. And I don’t use tabbed layout it just makes me confused

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