There is a bug in MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1) with setting desktop colors on a Linux platform. As a workaround you can perform the following steps:
Download the attached file setmenucolors.m and place it on your MATLAB path.
1. Execute the following command:
2. From the MATLAB command prompt, type:
3. From the MATLAB command prompt, type:
to bring up the desktop.
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