Save figure within GUI not working

Amir — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:36:06 -0400

Hi. I have a GUI that contains a plot, which I'm trying to
be able to save as a PDF at the click of a button. It isn't
working perfectly, however. A PDF is created with the
correct plot and all, but the position/size of the plot in
the PDF isn't fullscreen (as if I created it from the
Matlab command window), rather the same shape/size as it is
on the GUI.

Here is the code I use:

function saveasPDF_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)
[f p]=uiputfile('*.pdf','Save as PDF');
newFig=figure;
axesObject2=copyobj(handles.axes1,newFig);
print(newFig,'-dpdf',[p f]);

Any ideas? Thanks!

Re: Save figure within GUI not working

Richard Quist — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:29:02 -0400

"Amir " <amirschricker.DELETE@DELETE.gmail.DELETE.com> wrote
in message <g55ha6$itc$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi. I have a GUI that contains a plot, which I'm trying to
> be able to save as a PDF at the click of a button. It isn't
> working perfectly, however. A PDF is created with the
> correct plot and all, but the position/size of the plot in
> the PDF isn't fullscreen (as if I created it from the
> Matlab command window), rather the same shape/size as it is
> on the GUI.
>
> Here is the code I use:
>
> function saveasPDF_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)
> [f p]=uiputfile('*.pdf','Save as PDF');
> newFig=figure;
> axesObject2=copyobj(handles.axes1,newFig);
> print(newFig,'-dpdf',[p f]);
>
>
> Any ideas? Thanks!

Check the PaperPositionMode property of your figure. If it's
set to 'auto' then the output should sized to match the
figure's (newFig) width and height (based on the 3rd and 4th
values of the figure's Position property). If the
PaperPositionMode property is set to 'manual' then the
output should be sized based on the value of the figure's
PaperPosition property.

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Richard Quist
Software Developer
The MathWorks, Inc.

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