I can't click on figures to interact with them and open new figures

Hi. For many years, I've used toolboxes to plot data that let you click on specific parts of the image to open new subplots. Now, for some reason, I can't. When I click on the figure, an annoying set of labels appear and they prevent me from doing what I need to do. I'm attaching an image - I marked with red the labels that appear. Normally, I would click on any of those little graphs to open them in a different window. All these plots are created in toolboxes - I know that many have had issues with this poor Matlab design decision, but I can't find the solution. Please, help. Thanks.

[Matt J]

No images are attached. Please attach, or better yet embed them.

[Neuro]

Sorry, it's attached now

[DGM]

This looks like some sort of custom GUI. If the GUI were relying on some custom mouse interaction callbacks, it might not be surprising if there is some sort of conflict with the new(ish) view controls.

Answer 1

[Matt J]

    if ~verLessThan('matlab','9.5')
        set(groot,'defaultFigureCreateFcn',@(fig, ~)addToolbarExplorationButtons(fig));
        set(groot,'defaultAxesCreateFcn',@(ax,~)set(ax.Toolbar,'Visible','off'));
    end
    if ~verLessThan('matlab','9.7')
      set(groot,'defaultAxestoolbarVisible','off')
    end

[Neuro]

Thanks, but it doesn't work. The labels disappeared but I still can't interact with the figure - when I click on the subplots, they don't open.

[Matt J]

The subplots opening in their own figure was never normal Matlab behavior. You would have had to have defined a buttonDownFcn callback or something to make that happen, see e.g.,

https://blogs.mathworks.com/videos/2014/05/22/adding-callbacks-to-lines-and-axes-in-matlab/

Answer 2

[Matt J]

You could also try disableDefaultInteractivity.