shortcut2figtool

function for creating shortcuts to figure toolbar buttons (useful for docked figures)

https://github.com/mrcjkb/shortcut2figtool

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Executes/Emulates callbacks of figure toolbar buttons. Can be used to create a shortcut to figure menu items in the quick access toolbar (useful for docked figures when the figure toolbar is "hidden" behind the Figure toolstrip).
Syntax:
shortcut2figtool(tooltiptag)
e.g.: shortcut2figtool('FileOpen') --> opens a new Figure
See screenshot for example on how to use. The toolbar icons can be found by typing the following in the command window:
fullfile(matlabroot,'/toolbox/matlab/icons/')
Input argument:
tooltiptag - String with the emulated toolbar element
The following inputs are accepted for tooltiptag:

'PlottoolsOn' 'PlottoolsOff' 'InsertLegend' 'InsertColorbar' 'Linking' 'Brushing' 'DataCursor' 'Rotate' 'Pan' 'ZoomOut' 'ZoomIn' 'EditPlot' 'PrintFigure' 'SaveFigure' 'FileOpen' 'NewFigure'

This function relies heavily on undocumented functions and may break in a future Matlab release.

Author: Marc Jakobi 21.03.2017

Cite As

Marc Jakobi (2026). shortcut2figtool (https://github.com/mrcjkb/shortcut2figtool), GitHub. Retrieved .

Categories

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General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

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Version Published Release Notes Action
1.1.0.0

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1.0.0.0

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