MATLAB Creating Graphical User Interfaces

5 GUIDE Preferences and Options

Prompt to Save on Export

From the Layout Editor, when you select File > Export, a dialog box informs you of the

impending save and lets you choose whether or not you want to continue.

For more information on exporting a UI, see “Create Programmatic Files from GUIDE

Files” on page 7-4.

Backward Compatibility Preference

MATLAB Version 5 or Later Compatibility

UI FIG-files created or modified with MATLAB 7.0 or a later version are not

automatically compatible with Version 6.5 and earlier versions. GUIDE automatically

generates FIG-files, which are binary files that contain the UI layout information.

To make a FIG-file backward compatible, from the Layout Editor, select File >

Preferences > General > MAT-Files, and then select MATLAB Version 5 or later

(save -v6).

Note:The -v6 option discussed in this section is obsolete and will be removed in a future

version of MATLAB.

All Other Preferences

GUIDE provides other preferences, for the Layout Editor interface and for inserting code

comments. In the Preferences dialog box, click GUIDE to access these preferences.