Is there a way to tell matlab that set(gcf,'Visible','off') actually means don't show figures?

Unfortunately my code is sufficiently complex that I can't provide an MWE, but when I turn gcf Visibility off, using `set(gcf,'Visible','off') ` and then create a patch object, the patch object flashes on for an instant then turns off again. This is a problem, since I'm creating a large number of patch objects. Is there some command that actually turns Visibility off rather than flashing the patch on and off?

Thanks!

[Ameer Hamza]

I tried it on R2020b on mac and didn't see this problem. Try using software opengl; maybe that will fix the issue

opengl software

[Walter Roberson]

set(gcf,'Visible','off')

would flash every time it got executed. You should record the figure handle as early as you can and provide the recorded value. Search also for tag:always-parent in the Search Answers box.

[Leo Simon]

Thanks to both for quick responses. Ameer, I tried `opengl software` and it didn't make any difference. Walter, I'm afraid I don't understand your answer. What do you mean by "recording the figure handle" and when should I provide it? Apropos of "as early as possible," my code begins with the command `set(groot,'DefaultFigureVisible','off') `which I thought was supposed to turn visbility off for all figures, but it doesn't.

I looked at the two entries under the always-parent tag, but couldn't see the connection to my problem, probably I'm being dumb.

[Bruno Luong]

Can't reproduce what you post, I don't see any flash with this code

clear
close all
h=figure;
fprintf('Type Ctrl C when you have enough\n')
set(h,'Visible','off')
ax=axes(h);
while true
    surf(ax,peaks);
    pause(0.1);
end

What is your minimal working example code? It leads nowhere if you can't provide MWE.