How can i stop the axtoolbar from hiding?
36 views (last 30 days)
Show older comments
I want the axtoolbar within a 2D-Plot to be shown always, not only when i put the mouse in the upper right part of the plot. Can this dynamic hiding function be disabled? If there is a solution, would it also work in App Designer?
Regards,
Matthias
3 Comments
Answers (1)
Suraj Kumar
on 23 May 2024
Hi Matthias,
In the "axtoolbar," there isn't a direct method to disable the dynamic hiding feature. However, as a workaround, the options within the "axtoolbar" can be made permanently visible on the figure toolbar. This can be achieved by customizing the toolbar and reinstating the traditional exploration buttons.
For better understanding you can refer to the below code snippet:
function [] = figToolbarFix(hFig)
% enable the old 'zoom', 'rotation', 'pan', 'data tips'buttons
addToolbarExplorationButtons(hFig)
[img1,map1] = rgb2ind(imread(fullfile(matlabroot,...
'toolbox','matlab','icons','tool_plottools_show.png')),32);
[img2,map2] = imread(fullfile(matlabroot,...
'toolbox','matlab','icons','pageicon.gif'));
% Convert image from indexed to truecolor
icon1 = ind2rgb(img1,map1);
icon2 = ind2rgb(img2,map2);
% Get hiddenhandle of the toolbar we want to append to.
hToolbar=findall(gcf, 'type', 'uitoolbar');
% for a single toggle that opens/closes the previous state of the plot tools
uitoggletool(hToolbar,'CData',icon1,...
'TooltipString','Property Editor',...
'OnCallBack','plottools(''on'')',...
'OffCallBack','plottools(''off'')',...
'Separator','on',...
'HandleVisibility','off');
end
After customizing the icon arrangement, you can hide specific "axtoolbar ”items using the following command:
ax = gca;
ax.Toolbar.Visible = 'off';
Output:
Similarly, in App Designer, you can incorporate buttons and tailor their behavior to replicate this functionality by adjusting the callback function as needed. For instance, to implement a "zoom-in" feature, you can insert the following code into the callback function:
zoom(app.UIAxes,'on');
You can refer the following links for better understanding:
- https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/427295-how-can-i-keep-the-plot-interaction-options-permanently-visible-in-the-axes-toolbar
- https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/addtoolbarexplorationbuttons.html
Hope this helps!
3 Comments
Cedric
on 26 Sep 2024 at 16:22
For YEARS, I have been imagining the meeting at MATLAB HQ where they decided to take my most-used buttons and make them invisible until you de-select the select tool and mouse-over the axes.
That's 90 minutes of my life matlab!!!
See Also
Categories
Find more on Data Exploration in Help Center and File Exchange
Community Treasure Hunt
Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!
Start Hunting!