MATLAB: Is there a way to re-title the Matlab Editor window

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Sometimes, I have multiple Matlab instances open and within each of those, an undocked Matlab Editor window. It would be helpful to me if I could change the title bar of each editor window to something other than "Editor" so that I could label them more distinctively, and know at a glance which Matlab instance I am working in. Does anyone know if there is a way to accomplish this?

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Method 3:

Maybe change background color of each MATLAB instance so you can differ them.

Edit:

I have found a solution that barely works, but it's useless. The issue happens when there are changes made to file and then the filename is back to how it used to be, but with an asterisk added.

Regarding the listeners removal, it's only temporary and valid for the window that this code is evaluated in. If you undock or reopen the file, editor will have the default listeners.

desktop = com.mathworks.mde.desk.MLDesktop.getInstance;
winListeners = desktop.getSelected.getTopLevelAncestor.getWindowListeners;
desktop.getSelected.getTopLevelAncestor.removeWindowListener(winListeners(2)); % when the window is minimised, and brought back again, the name returns, therefore this listener is removed
desktop.getSelected.getTopLevelAncestor.setTitle('My undocked file');

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In addition, most of the credit for this answer goes to Yair Altman & Donn Shull

http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/udd-events-and-listeners

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You could use the MATLAB Java API (see examples on the blog Undocumented MATLAB) to do this kind of thing:

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desktopMainFrame = desktop.getMainFrame;
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I tried to do something similar with the Editor window by using:

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But, I couldn't get the window to resize. You might be able to have something working by exploring further.

PS: I am using R2010b

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