{"id":319,"date":"2009-06-29T11:18:08","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T11:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/desktop\/2009\/06\/29\/what-does-your-matlab-desktop-look-like-again\/"},"modified":"2009-06-29T11:18:08","modified_gmt":"2009-06-29T11:18:08","slug":"what-does-your-matlab-desktop-look-like-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/community\/2009\/06\/29\/what-does-your-matlab-desktop-look-like-again\/","title":{"rendered":"What does your MATLAB Desktop look like? (again)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Way back in May of 2007, we asked you what your MATLAB Desktops’ looked like<\/a>. Well, we want to ask you again, but this time Mike and I would also like to ask why<\/i> your desktop is the way it is. Also, this time we’re offering up free t-shirts<\/strong> to the first 3<\/strong> thoughtful respondents.<\/p>\n

Mike and I will gather up all the screen shots and explanations you send in, and then post a blog with all that good info next week.<\/p>\n

Here’s what we’d like to know from you, which you can email to us at desktop_blog_feedback@mathworks.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Your name as you’d like it to appear in the blog post (feel free to leave this blank).<\/li>\n
  2. What version of MATLAB you’re using?<\/li>\n
  3. A screen shot of your MATLAB Desktop (PNG preferred). Feel free to include multiple shots, and no need to scale them dow — we’ll take care of that.<\/li>\n
  4. A paragraph or two about why you’ve setup your desktop the way it is.<\/li>\n
  5. What your favorite feature of the actual desktop itself is (e.g. docking, tiling)?\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Here are Mike and my responses:<\/p>\n

    Mike Katz, using 7.8 (R009a)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    I destroy my preferences directory on a regular basis so I often keep coming back to the default layout introduced in R2008b. I’ve been keeping my editor docked in the middle since we first introduced that capability. I change the division of editor\/command window depending if I’m in code writing or debugging mode. I often use the Command history for rerunning code, especially from previous sessions.<\/p>\n

    I like the shortcuts. Normally I keep about 12 items on there that set up certain projects or provide utility like formatting a string in the clipboard for pasting into this blog…<\/p>\n

    Ken Orr, using 7.8 (R009a)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    The Editor is usually the focus of my work, so it gets the most space on the upper right of my desktop. I usually have a number of files open, so I’ve moved the tabs over to the right hand side, which lets them run vertically. I usually leave the workspace browser closed, as I don’t need it when writing MATLAB code. Also, I don’t use the Command History, so I leave that closed too.<\/p>\n

    I like being able to move my tabs around the Editor.
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