This is a known limitation in the older version of JxBrowser, the HTML renderer MATLAB uses for certain versions of the Linux, Mac, and Windows platforms.
In order to avoid further crashes, execute the following command to tell MATLAB to use the ICE browser instead:
>> webutils.htmlrenderer('basic')
Note that using the ICE browser will result in a more stable, although cosmetically degraded experience when using the documentation center. If this degraded experience is not satisfactory, please utilize the online documentation center instead:
For more information on this JxBrowser limitation, see below.
=JxBrowser in MATLAB=
MATLAB uses the JxBrowser as an HTML-rendering application. Although MATLAB ships with two versions of the JxBrowser, JxBrowser3 and JxBrowser 4, some older platforms are unable to utilize the newer version of the JxBrowser libraries. Those platforms that are limited to using JxBrowser 3 can experience crashes such as the one above when utilizing one of the following:
- MATLAB Help System (including “doc” and “help” function as well as interactive methods such as using F1-key)
- “web” function
- MATLAB Comparison Tool (including “visdiff” function)
- Searching for updates (i.e. Home > Add-Ons > Check for Product Updates)
A workaround, as described above, is to tell MATLAB to avoid using the JxBrowser altogether and use the ICE browser HTML renderer instead.
