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Note: Wikipedia automatically changes the first letter of a filename to uppercase. To avoid warnings in Matlab, save the file in lowercase.
;[[File: Pos.m]]
;[[File: Pos.m]]


;Description: A tool to facilitate positioning of figures on the screen.  
;Description: A tool to facilitate positioning of figures on the screen.  


;Usage: Manually position the figure with number ''fignr'' at a desired location and adjust the size if necessary. Run the function pos(''fignr'') in the command prompt of matlab. This will copy a command similar to
    Usage:   pos(figure) or pos figure
''set(1,'position',[1400 530 560 420]);''
to your clipboard. Next, paste this line after the figure(''fignr''); command in your m-file (use CTRL-V). The next time you run the m-file, the figure will be positioned at the desired location.
            example: "pos(3)" or "pos 3" returns the message
            Clipboard contains: set(3,'position',[1717 532 560 420]);  
            Paste this (CTRL-V) after your figure(3); command in your m-file.  
            The next time you run the m-file, the figure will return to this position/size
   
    Inputs:  figure number (takes current figure if called without argument)
   
    Outputs: stores a command on the clipboard
 


;Author: Rob Hoogendijk
;Author: Rob Hoogendijk

Latest revision as of 13:34, 15 October 2013

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Files

Note: Wikipedia automatically changes the first letter of a filename to uppercase. To avoid warnings in Matlab, save the file in lowercase.

File:Pos.m


Description
A tool to facilitate positioning of figures on the screen.
   Usage:   pos(figure) or pos figure

            example: "pos(3)" or "pos 3" returns the message 
            Clipboard contains: set(3,'position',[1717 532 560 420]); 
            Paste this (CTRL-V) after your figure(3); command in your m-file. 
            The next time you run the m-file, the figure will return to this position/size 
   
   Inputs:  figure number (takes current figure if called without argument)
   
   Outputs: stores a command on the clipboard


Author
Rob Hoogendijk