App Designer settings, including canvas editor and component browser settings
You can customize App Designer using the matlab.appdesigner
settings. Access matlab.appdesigner settings using the root
SettingsGroup object returned by the settings
function. For example, set the temporary value for resizing hints to
1 (where the default is 0) to show resizing
hints in the canvas.
s = settings; s.matlab.appdesigner.designview.ShowResizingHints.TemporaryValue = 1
For more information about settings, see Access and Modify Settings.
AutoSaveOnClickAway — Autosave app on click away0 (default) | 1Autosave app on click away, specified as a 1 or
0.
Set to 1 to automatically saves changes to an app when
you click away from it to switch between apps or to bring another window
into focus. If an app has not already been saved at least once, autosave has
no effect.
Example: s.matlab.appdesigner.compbrowser.AutoSaveOnClickAway.TemporaryValue
= 1
IncludeComponentLabels — Include component labels0 (default) | 1Include component labels in the Component Browser, specified as a
1 or 0.
Set to 1 to display labels that are grouped with
components as separate items in the Component Browser. Otherwise, those
labels do not appear in the Component Browser.
Example: s.matlab.appdesigner.compbrowser.IncludeComponentLabels.TemporaryValue
= 1
MaxFileListSize — Number of recent apps to display8 (default) | positive integerNumber of recent apps to display in the Designer tab
Open menu, specified as a positive integer between
0 and 12. The default value is 8.
Example: s.matlab.appdesigner.compbrowser.MaxFileListSize.TemporaryValue
= 6
ShowGrid — Show the grid0 (default) | 1Show the grid, specified as 1 or
0.
Set to 1 to overlay a grid onto the canvas as an
alignment aid.
Example: s.matlab.appdesigner.designview.ShowGrid.TemporaryValue =
1
GridInterval — Grid spacing interval10 (default) | positive integerGrid spacing interval in pixels, specified as a positive integer between 10 and 50.
ShowGrid must be set to 1 to see
the change in grid spacing.
Example: s.matlab.appdesigner.designview.GridInterval.TemporaryValue
= 6
SnapToGrid — Snap components to the grid1 (default) | 0Snap components to the grid, specified as 1 or
0.
Set to 1 to have the upper left corner of a component
always snap to the intersection of two grid lines whenever you resize or
move the component on the canvas. ShowGrid must be set to
1 in order for components to snap to the grid.
Example: s.matlab.appdesigner.designview.SnapToGrid.TemporaryValue
= 0
ShowAlignmentHints — Show alignment hints1 (default) | 0Show alignment hints, specified as 1 or
0.
Set to 1 to display alignment hints as you resize or
move a component on the canvas.
Example: s.matlab.appdesigner.designview.ShowAlignmentHints.TemporaryValue
= 0
ShowResizingHints — Show resizing hints0 (default) | 1Show resizing hints, specified as 1 or
0.
Set to 1 to display the size of a component as you
resize it on the canvas.
Example: s.matlab.appdesigner.designview.ShowResizingHints.TemporaryValue
= 1