Controllable tight subplot

Subplot wrapper, allowing better figure utilization, by tighter axes.

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Allows fully utilizing the figure surface by defining margins, by wrapping the existing subplot function. Unfortunately the original subplots function spends lavishly the figure area , without allowing the user to control it in a convenient manner. In addition to subplot functionality (fully supported) the user can define margins, which result in larger axis presented in the figure. Default margins are 1% of figure area.
Thanks goes to a colleague- Adi N., who both urged me to write this function down, and assisted in writing it.
Hope you will find this one useful.
Update:
Some subplot functionality s now supported. However, I must mention this looks quiet buggy to me. Check this out:
figure;
subplot(1,2,1);
plot(rand(1,20));
subplot(1,2,1,'Position',[0.1,0.1,0.3,0.3]); % 'Position' is ignored!!!

Cite As

Nikolay S. (2026). Controllable tight subplot (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/30884-controllable-tight-subplot), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.3.0.0

Updated demo code, using Varoujan good advice.

1.2.0.0

A bit shorter implementation, now supporting functionality Allan has requested.

1.1.0.0

.png replaced by .jpg's, to reduce file size, screen-shot modified.

1.0.0.0