How to make figure window change size

The figure window stopped responding to commands. The figure window size does not change when I try to resize it using set(gcf, [ four values]) which I have been using for sometime now. I have entered all the usual commands I normally use (from the command window) but it has no effects. It seems the window size is fixed so I need to make flexible. This started a day ago. How can I make it work again?

I use R2016a.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

[Jordan Ross]

Hello,

As I understand, you are trying to resize your window using the following command:

>> set(gcf, [ four values])

However, you forgot to specify the name of the ‘Position’ property. For example, here’s how to set the figure to be 500 pixels by 400 pixels:

>> set(gcf, 'Position',  [100, 100, 500, 400])

You can also save a handle to your figure and set the Position property using dot notation:

f = figure;
f.Position = [100 100 550 400];

[Amir Pasha Zamani]

What are the first 2 elements of this vector then ? 100 and 100 I mean ? !

[PkStefan]

100 and 100 (x and y) define the distance from the lower-left corner of the screen to the lower-left corner of the figure.

[Oladunjoye Awoga]

PkStefan is correct. But in addition I find it more useful to do the following

g = figure(figure window number);

g.Resize = 'off';

Doing this solved all the initial problem of fixed window problem. Then the figure window responds to all other commands such as that given in previous answers above.

[Grzegorz Lippe]

'Position' refers to the inner part of the figure. How can I adress the whole Window size?

scr_siz = get(0,'ScreenSize') ;
figure(floor([scr_siz(3)/2 scr_siz(4)/2 scr_siz(3)/2 scr_siz(4)/2])) ;

The example above creates a figure in the upper right corner, but the menu and control elements are out of the screen boundaries.

[Savannah Downing]

@Grzegorz Lippe did you ever figure this out? i am having the same issue and can't find info on how to address the whole window size

[Chukwuemeka Nnanna]

Thanks so much, been looking for how to modify the size of a figure window via MATLAB code and this just solved that for me. Many thanks!