how to know the dimension of a figure window and then draw my own according to same dimension

If I have a figure window which is open. How can I know its dimesnion? I mean how can I know its size (length and width)? Once I know the dimesnion of the open figure window, then I want to draw my own figure window of the same dimension. How can we do that?

Answer 1

[Ameer Hamza]

If it is already open and you don't have its handle, then first get it

fig = gcf(); % handle of current figure;
pos = fig.Position; % contains its position and dimensions

pos is 4 element vector [x y w h]. x and y are the positions of the bottom left corner of the figure window in screen coordinates (by default in pixels). w and h are the width and height of the window (by default in pixels too). Create a new figure at the same position and with the same dimensions

fig2 = figure('Position', pos)

[Sadiq Akbar]

Thank you very much Ameer Hamza for your prompt response. Yes it works. But if I have 8 figures already opened. And I have anothr 9th figure that is in current folder and is not opened.

Now if I want to make the dimesnions of the opened figures identical to the 9th figure, then how can we do that?

[Ameer Hamza]

You cannot do that without opening the figure. If you already know its dimensions, then you can hard-code these values manually, but there is no automatic way without opening the .fig file

fig2 = figure('Position', [10, 10, 500, 500])

[Sadiq Akbar]

Thank you very much for your 2nd prompt response. Ok I got it. If suppose I open the 9th figure also. And I find the dimension by the following command as you told me.

fig = gcf(); % handle of current figure;

pos = fig.Position; % contains its position and dimensions

Now how can I insert this dimension in those 8 figures?

[Ameer Hamza]

Do you have the handle of fig8?

fig8.Position = pos;

[Sadiq Akbar]

Thank you very much for 3rd response. No. I mean that I have opened all the 8 figures and then opened the 9th figure also. I will determine the dimension of the 9th figure according to the following command as you told me, i.e.

fig = gcf(); % handle of current figure;

pos = fig.Position; % contains its position and dimensions

Now if the 9th figure is a reference for me and I want to make the dimension of all those 8 figures (already opened) identical to the 9th figure, and I don't have their handles, then how can we do that? Say for example their names are fig1, fig2,fig3,....fig8.

[Ameer Hamza]

Ok. Do something like this. Before opening the 9th figure, get the handle of the existing 8 figures

figs = findall(0, 'type', 'figure');

Then open 9th figure, get its handle and extract its position

fig = gcf(); % handle of current figure;
pos = fig.Position; % contains its position and dimensions

the run

[figs.Position] = deal(pos);

[Sadiq Akbar]

Thank you very much for your 4th reponse. Indeed I am very thankful to you for your precious time that you spare for my problem.

Can we make the above a single m file.i.e. If all the 8 figures are opened by my m file.Then if I open the 9th figure also and after that I run your m file and it makes all the 8 figures dimension equal to the dimension of the 9th figure?

[Ameer Hamza]

Ok. You can use the following function

function change_figures_size(fig9)
    figs = findall(0, 'type', 'figure');
    figs = setdiff(figs, fig9)
    pos = fig9.Position;
    [figs.Position] = deal(pos);
end

You can pass the handle of 9th figure to this function and it will handle the rest.

[Sadiq Akbar]

Thank you very much for your 5th response. I saved your program as a function. Then all the 8 figures were opened and then I opened the 9th figure also. After that I opened your program and clicked the run button.But it gives me the following error:

>> change_figures_size

Not enough input arguments.

Error in change_figures_size (line 3)

figs = setdiff(figs, fig9)

>>

[Ameer Hamza]

No, you cannot run it just like that. You need to pass the handle of 9th figure.

fig9 = openfig('9th_fig_file.fig');
change_figures_size(fig9)

[Sadiq Akbar]

Indeed it worked. Thank you very much for your tireless efforts and cosistant support and help. May you live long and help others like this. Thank you once again.

[Ameer Hamza]

I am glad to be of help! :)

[Sadiq Akbar]

Thanks for your lovely reply.How can I ask you questions in future?

[Ameer Hamza]

You can post a new question and paste the link in the comment below. I will try to answer if possible.

[Sadiq Akbar]

Ok thank you very much dear Ameer Hamza for your kind support and devoted help. May you live long happily.

[Sadiq Akbar]

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/615303-how-to-export-a-figure-into-ms-word