How to put symbols in GUI static textbox?

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Csaba
Csaba on 16 Dec 2017
Edited: Csaba on 17 Dec 2017
I have tried the "Interpreter" property but it does not exist for the static text box in a GUI made by GUIDE. Is there any way to put symbols there?

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 16 Dec 2017
No. The String property of uicontrol style text does not support interpreter and also does not support HTML. If you using R2014a or earlier then your symbols there are limited to the characters in positions no greater than 255 in the font you configure.
In R2014b and later, Unicode characters up to position 65535 are supported, provided that your font has them.
The alternative is is to use a uicontrol of style radio or check or push, with enable property set to disable. In that situation you can start the String property with '<html>' and after that you can use HTML 2.0 named entities (but not newer named entities)
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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 17 Dec 2017
GE = char(hex2dec('2265'));
test = uicontrol('Style','text','String', GE)
Works for me in R2017b on OS-X.
Csaba
Csaba on 17 Dec 2017
Edited: Csaba on 17 Dec 2017
Thank you again, it really works for me too. (Anyway, the need of this workaround is funny).
Thanks,

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