Apply Standard+ Keyboard Shortcuts Keys to a Figure Window
Make regular+ Keyboard Shortcuts work after a Figure window grabs focus from the desktop.
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I habitually use Keyboard shortcuts to get around, Ctrl+0 to go to the Command Window, Shift+Ctrl+0 to the editor etc., but as soon as a plot is thrown up they don't respond. What's more is that I often generate lots of figures and it is hard to get around by Alt-Tab. So I added these functions:
Close all windows (Ctrl+Shift+W)
Close all windows Except this one (Ctrl+Shift+E)
and (un)Dock all (Ctrl+Shift+A).
Reflects changes to shortcuts introduced by MATLAB R2012b.
It is most useful if set-up by default (see Help) using
set(0, 'DefaultFigureKeyPressFcn', @figDefaultKeyPress)
Cite As
Julian (2026). Apply Standard+ Keyboard Shortcuts Keys to a Figure Window (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/39152-apply-standard-keyboard-shortcuts-keys-to-a-figure-window), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired by: DRAGZOOM - Drag and zoom tool
General Information
- Version 1.2.0.0 (7.69 KB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
| Version | Published | Release Notes | Action |
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| 1.2.0.0 | Updated: ADDS new .m file!! with quick Help F1, changes to shortcuts since 2012b, Alt+P for print to file, and Ctrl+D for dragzoom (I am addicted) toggle |
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| 1.1.0.0 | Updated: adds quick Help, changes to shortcuts since 2012b, Alt+P for print to file, and Ctrl+D for dragzoom (I am addicted) toggle |
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| 1.0.0.0 |
