(octave.info)GUI Development

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35 GUI Development
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Octave is principally a batch or command-line language.  However, it
does offer some features for constructing graphical interfaces that
interact with users.

   The GUI elements available are I/O dialogs, a progress bar, and UI
elements for plot windows.  For example, rather than hardcoding a
filename for output results a script can open a dialog box and allow the
user to choose a file.  Similarly, if a calculation is expected to take
a long time a script can display a progress bar.  The various UI
elements can be used to fully customize the plot window with menubars,
context menus,

   Several utility functions make it possible to store private data for
use with a GUI which will not pollute the user’s variable space.

   Finally, a program written in Octave might want to have long term
storage of preferences or state variables.  This can be done with
user-defined preferences.

I/O Dialogs

Progress Bar

UI Elements

GUI Utility Functions

User-Defined Preferences