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Layout Questions and idprefs.mat
The GUI comes with a number of preset defaults. These include the window sizes and positions, the colors of the different models, and the default options in the different View windows.
The window sizes and positions, as well as the options in the plot windows, can of course be changed during the session in the standard way. If you want the GUI to start with your current window layout and current plot options, select menu item
in the main ident window. This saves the information in a file idprefs.mat. This file also stores information about the four most recent sessions with ident. This allows the session File menu to be correctly initialized. The session information is automatically stored upon exit. The layout and preference information is only saved when the indicated option is selected.
The file idprefs.mat is created the first time you close the GUI. It is by default stored in the same directory as your startup.m file. If this default does not work, you are prompted for a directory where to store the file. This can be ignored, but then session and preference information cannot be saved.
To change or select a directory for idprefs.mat, use the command midprefs. See the "Command Reference" chapter for details.
To change model colors and default options to your own customized choice, make a copy of the M-file idlayout.m to your own directory (which should be before the basic ident directory in the MATLABPATH), and edit it according to its instructions.
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