How to arrange input fields straight below each other using inputsdlg?
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    Brezelbayer
 on 12 Jan 2023
  
    
    
    
    
    Commented: Brezelbayer
 on 12 Jan 2023
            I'm using the Matlab Add-On "inputsdlg: Enhanced Dialog Box" to catch information of participants. The dialog box works fine but looks messy, because the input fields are not arraged straight below each other since the promptheadlines have different lenghts. 
So, what can I do that all the input fields start at the same width position of my dialog box window?
Using the regular "inputdlg" is not an option because I have a dropdown field in the dialog box.
Code:
% Add-On "inputsdlg" must be installed, otherwise code wont run!
name = 'Participantdata'; % Titel
prompt = {'ParticipantID';'FirstName';'LastName';'Age';'Sex'};    % Collected Data
formats = struct('type', {}, 'style', {}, 'items', {}, 'format', {}, 'limits', {}, 'size', {});
formats(1,1).type   = 'edit';
formats(1,1).format  = 'integer';
formats(1,1).limits = [0 1000];
formats(1,1).size = [200 20];
formats(2,1).type   = 'edit';
formats(2,1).style  = 'edit';
formats(2,1).format = 'text'; 
formats(2,1).size = [200 20];
formats(3,1).type   = 'edit';
formats(3,1).style  = 'edit';
formats(3,1).format = 'text'; 
formats(3,1).size = [200 20];
formats(4,1).type   = 'edit';
formats(4,1).format  = 'integer';
formats(4,1).limits = [1 150];
formats(4,1).size = [200 20];
formats(5,1).type   = 'list';
formats(5,1).style = 'popupmenu';
formats(5,1).items  = {'m','f'};
formats(5,1).size = [200 20];
defaultanswers = {0, 'NaN', 'Nan', 1, 1}; 
[answer, canceled] = inputsdlg(prompt, name, formats, defaultanswers);
Output:

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  Bora Eryilmaz
    
 on 12 Jan 2023
        You won't get perfect alignment, but you can pad the prompt strings with empty spaces:
prompt = {...
    'ParticipantID'; ...
    'FirstName    '; ...
    'LastName     '; ...
    'Age          '; ...
    'Sex          '};    % Collected Data
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