Release Notes

2: Release Notes

The GUI Layout Toolbox version numbers take the form major.minor. The current version you have installed can be checked by typing ver or layoutVersion at the MATLAB command prompt.

Section contents:

2.1. Version 1.17 (March 2014)
2.2. Version 1.16 (December 2013)
2.3. Version 1.15 (November 2013)
2.4. Version 1.14 (September 2013)
2.5. Version 1.13 (April 2013)
2.6. Version 1.12 (February 2013)
2.7. Version 1.11 (December 2012)
2.8. Version 1.10 (July 2011)
2.9. Version 1.9 (February 2011)
2.10. Version 1.8 (November 2010)
2.11. Version 1.7 (October 2010)
2.12. Version 1.6 (September 2010)
2.13. Version 1.5 (July 2010)
2.14. Version 1.4 (July 2010)
2.15. Version 1.3 (July 2010)
2.16. Version 1.2 (June 2010)
2.17. Version 1.1 (June 2010)
2.18. Version 1.0 (May 2010)

2.1: Version 1.17 (March 2014)

Update to the first release:

Allow version number retrieval using ver('layout')

2.2: Version 1.16 (December 2013)

Update to the first release:

Misc fixes in doc (typos etc.)

2.3: Version 1.15 (November 2013)

Update to the first release:

Misc fixes for TabPanel edge cases (empty etc.)

2.4: Version 1.14 (September 2013)

Update to the first release:

Add BorderType property to BoxPanel
Fix support for appdata in R2013b

2.5: Version 1.13 (April 2013)

Update to the first release:

Improve handling of colorbars
Fix bug in reparenting children
Fix background color of BoxPanel icons

2.6: Version 1.12 (February 2013)

Update to the first release:

Fix bug when axes were deleted from layouts in R2013a
Improve handling of legends

2.7: Version 1.11 (December 2012)

Update to the first release:

Fix bug where axes disappear from tabs
Fix bug where axes position is corrupted if tabs become too small to draw

2.8: Version 1.10 (July 2011)

Update to the first release:

Add TabEnable property for controlling the enabled state of individual tabs
Revert to normalized units for all layouts
Fix bug with mouse-over events

2.9: Version 1.9 (February 2011)

Update to the first release:

Add MinimumSize properties to Boxes and Grids
Minor improvements to mouse-over and redraw speed
Fix bug with ordering of controls that sometimes prevented grid dividers being dragged

2.10: Version 1.8 (November 2010)

Update to the first release:

Add PreviousChild event-data to uiextras.TabPanel Callback
Add guards to prevent errors when focus is lost whilst dragging a flexible divider
Fix bug when trying to print figures containing flexible layouts

2.11: Version 1.7 (October 2010)

Update to the first release:

Improve enable behavior when used with custom widgets
Add an explanation of cell arrays used to pass extra function arguments
Fix bug in unit-setting of children added to layouts (improves axes handling)

2.12: Version 1.6 (September 2010)

Update to the first release:

Make panel "SelectedChild" property observable for use with event.proplistener
Fix bug with dividers disappearing when GridFlex's are nested
Fix clipping bug with Tab label text drawing outside parent container

2.13: Version 1.5 (July 2010)

Update to the first release:

Add DeleteFcn property that allows a user function to be called before a layout is deleted.
Improve Docking and Minimizing examples.
Fix flexible layout divider positions when figure units are not set to pixels (e.g. in GUIDE apps).
Add documentation describing how to use layouts as part of a GUIDE-built GUI.
Fix a bug where ButtonBoxes caused a new window to open if their parent had HandleVisibility off

2.14: Version 1.4 (July 2010)

Update to the first release:

Add ability to set defaults for property values. See uiextras.set.

2.15: Version 1.3 (July 2010)

Update to the first release:

Fix bug with uiextras.Panel mis-managing its title when not specified at construction
Fix bug with uiextras.Empty widget going out of scope
Fix bug when removing a child from uiextras.TabPanel
Prevent legends being hijacked by the layout managers!
Add option for showing markings on the movable dividers for flexible containers (uiextras.HBoxFlex,uiextras.VBoxFlex,uiextras.GridFlex)
Add documentation on building deployed exectuables
Tidy up help H1 lines in all files

2.16: Version 1.2 (June 2010)

Update to the first release:

Ensure layout objects are deleted when the graphics are deleted
Add "ancestor" method
Fix bug in GridFlex divider positioning
Remove ">>" from examples in documentation
Improve formatting of examples in documentation

2.17: Version 1.1 (June 2010)

Update to the first release:

Added missing layoutRoot and layoutVersion functions.
Fix various typographical errors in the documentation.

2.18: Version 1.0 (May 2010)

Initial public release. Includes:

Panels
- uiextras.Panel: Arrange a single element inside a standard panel
- uiextras.CardPanel: Show one element (card) from a list
- uiextras.BoxPanel: Arrange a single element in a panel with boxed title
- uiextras.TabPanel: Arrange elements in a panel with tabs for selecting which is visible
Boxes
- uiextras.HBox: Arrange elements horizontally in a single row
- uiextras.VBox: Arrange elements vertically in a single column
- uiextras.HBoxFlex: Arrange elements horizontally with draggable dividers
- uiextras.VBoxFlex: Arrange elements vertically with draggable dividers
- uiextras.HButtonBox: Arrange buttons horizontally in a single row
- uiextras.VButtonBox: Arrange buttons vertically in a single column
3: Grids
- uiextras.Grid: Arrange elements in a two dimensional grid
- uiextras.GridFlex: Arrange elements in a two dimensional grid with draggable dividers