Naming figures (fig.m)

Create new figures with a window title which can be used as a handle.
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This function works just like the figure command in MATLAB except that you reference figures by names instead of figure handles. (you can still use the handles though)

H=fig('My figure')

The title of the window of the figure will now be 'My figure'. You can also set figure properties with the same call:

fig('My figure','renderer','opengl');

It will also place the figure window on the monitor with the current mouse position.

Cite As

Aslak Grinsted (2024). Naming figures (fig.m) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/3431-naming-figures-fig-m), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2013a
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Version Published Release Notes
1.4.0.0

Fixed a bug in positioning code.

1.2.0.0

*added screenshot

*no longer lets it change paperorientation by default.

1.0.0.0

Update: Only sets any default attributes if a new figure is created... Uses orient landscape instead of set(H,'orientation','landscape').