15.3.3.2 Figure Properties

The figure properties are:

__graphics_toolkit__

— The graphics toolkit currently in use.

__enhanced__

__modified__

__myhandle__

__plot_stream__

alphamap

beingdeleted

— Values: "on", "off"

busyaction

buttondownfcn

children

Handle to children.

clipping

— Values: "on", "off"

closerequestfcn

— Handle of function to call on close.

color

colormap

An N-by-3 matrix containing the color map for the current axes.

paperorientation

createfcn

currentaxes

Handle to graphics object of current axes.

currentcharacter

currentobject

currentpoint

Holds the coordinates of the point over which the mouse pointer was when the mouse button was pressed. If a mouse callback function is defined, "currentpoint" holds the coordinates of the point over which the mouse pointer is when the function gets called.

deletefcn

dockcontrols

— Values: "on", "off"

doublebuffer

— Values: "on", "off"

filename

handlevisibility

— Values: "on", "off"

hittest

integerhandle

interruptible

— Values: "on", "off"

inverthardcopy

keypressfcn

see "keypressfcn"

keyreleasefcn

With "keypressfcn", the keyboard callback functions. These callback functions get called when a key is pressed/released respectively. The functions are called with two input arguments. The first argument holds the handle of the calling figure. The second argument holds the event structure which has the following members:

Character

The ASCII value of the key

Key

lowercase value of the key

Modifier

A cell array containing strings representing the modifiers pressed with the key. Possible values are "shift", "alt", and "control".

menubar

mincolormap

name

nextplot

May be one of

"new"

"add"

"replace"

"replacechildren"

numbertitle

paperorientation

Indicates the orientation for printing. Either "landscape" or "portrait".

paperposition

paperpositionmode

papersize

papertype

paperunits

pointer

pointershapecdata

pointershapehotspot

position

renderer

renderermode

resize

resizefcn

selected

selectionhighlight

— Values: "on", "off"

selectiontype

tag

toolbar

type

units

userdata

visible

Either "on" or "off" to toggle display of the figure.

windowbuttondownfcn

See "windowbuttonupfcn"

windowbuttonmotionfcn

See "windowbuttonupfcn"

windowbuttonupfcn

With "windowbuttondownfcn" and "windowbuttonmotionfcn", the mouse callback functions. These callback functions get called when the mouse button is pressed, dragged, and released respectively. When these callback functions are called, the "currentpoint" property holds the current coordinates of the cursor.

windowscrollwheelfcn

windowstyle

wvisual

wvisualmode

xdisplay

xvisual

xvisualmode