Creating Graphical User Interfaces

Selecting GUI Options

After opening a new GUI template in the Layout Editor, but before adding components to the layout, you should configure the GUI using the GUI Options dialog. Access the dialog by selecting GUI Options... from the Layout Editor Tools menu.

Configuring the GUI M-File

The GUI Options dialog enables you to select whether you want GUIDE to generate only a FIG-file for your layout or both a FIG-file and an M-file. You can also select a number of different behaviors for your GUI.

The following sections describe the options in this dialog:

• Resize Behavior
• Command-Line Accessibility
• Generate FIG-File and M-File
• Generate Callback Function Prototypes
• GUI Allows Only One Instance to Run (Singleton)
• Using the System Background Colors
• Generate FIG-File Only

Example: Displaying an Image File

Resize Behavior