MATLAB: How to set the default figure view to show plottools

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How do I have my figures by default open in the Plot Tools view?

I want to have the Figure Palette, Plot Browser, and the Property Editor all in view by default when I open a figure

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This can be done by adding the following line of code to a "startup.m" file.

>> set(groot,'defaultFigureCreateFcn','plottools(gcf)')

If a "startup.m" file does not already exist, create a "startup.m" file in the "userpath" folder, which is on the MATLAB search path. Add commands you want executed at startup. Please see the following link for more information:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/startup.html

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MATLAB: How to ensure that zoom is on by default when I open a figure

In order to do this, consider using the 'CreateFcn' callback for a figure. This callback is designed to execute when a figure is created or opened. Using the 'CreateFcn' figure callback to set the zoom option to be on will allow the figure to be zoomable when it opens.

For example, refer to the following lines of code:

>> f=figure;     % Create a figure
>> plot(1:10);  % Create a plot on the figure
>> zoom on     % Set the zoom option to be 'on'
>> f.CreateFcn='zoom on';  % Modify the 'CreateFcn' figure callback so that the zoom is turned on when the figure is created
>> savefig('Test1')  % Save the figure to a file called 'Test1.fig'

After executing the code and opening the 'Test1.fig' file in MATLAB, the zoom option should be set to 'on'. For details of each line of code above, refer to the comment at the end of each line. For more information about figure callbacks and properties, please refer to the following link:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/matlab.ui.figure-properties.html

MATLAB: Doesn’t the startup.m file work

Is your "startup.m" file located at your userpath? If it is located somewhere else, you may not get the behavior that you are expecting.

To locate your userpath, type:

>> userpath

To locate your "startup.m" file (if it is somewhere on your path), type:

>> which startup

The "userpath" is the standard location for the "startup.m" file. Here is the MATLAB Documentation page describing the use of a "startup.m" file:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/startup.html

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