how to un-enable a tab in a tab group in a gui

I want to be able to enable or un-enable an entire tab. I don't see a way to do that. You can with Edit Fields, Text boxes, and other fields/objects. The other fields have check boxes for Visible, Editable, and Enable, but the Tab does not. Do I have to put everything in that tab into a panel and un-able that (to be enabled at a later time)?

Answer 1

[Anjaneyulu Bairi]

In MATLAB App Designer, you can enable or disable entire "TabGroup", but you cannot directly enable or disable a tab itself as you would with individual UI components. But,you can achieve similar functionality by disabling the all UI components in the individual tab by programmatically or organizing the components within the tab into a container, such as a "Panel", and then enabling or disabling that "Panel".

[Jeff Owen]

Thank you. I appreciate your suggestion. After submitting, I searched and saw an earlier post about the same issue. I'd really like the tab to show, but greyed out. I think Mathworks should bring back the 'enable' of a tab that evidently disappeared in r2020a.

Answer 2

[Strider]

I believe I have tried to do the same thing as you with no luck.

An option I settled on is to put everything on your tab in a reusable component and programmatically create or delete your tab.

When you create the tab you can assign the parent (ui panel on the tab) of a reusable component upon construction.

[Jeff Owen]

Thank you. I appreciate your suggestion. I might go with the one below for now because it's more at my basic level. I'd really like the tab to show, but greyed out. I think Mathworks should bring back the 'enable' of a tab that evidently disappeared in r2020a.