15.3.3.1 Root Figure Properties

The root figure properties are:

__modified__: "off" | {"on"}

beingdeleted: {"off"} | "on"

beingdeleted is unused.

busyaction: "cancel" | {"queue"}

busyaction is unused.

buttondownfcn: string | function handle, def. [](0x0)

buttondownfcn is unused.

callbackobject (read-only): graphics handle, def. [](0x0)

children (read-only): vector of graphics handles, def. [](0x1)

Graphics handles of the root’s children.

clipping: "off" | {"on"}

clipping is unused.

commandwindowsize (read-only): def. [0 0]

createfcn: string | function handle, def. [](0x0)

createfcn is unused.

currentfigure: graphics handle, def. [](0x0)

Graphics handle of the current figure.

deletefcn: string | function handle, def. [](0x0)

deletefcn is unused.

diary: {"off"} | "on"

If diary is "on", the Octave command window session is saved to file. See diaryfile property.

diaryfile: string, def. "diary"

The name of the diary file. See diary function.

echo: {"off"} | "on"

Control whether Octave displays commands executed from scripts. See echo function.

errormessage (read-only): string, def. ""

The last error message raised. See lasterr function.

fixedwidthfontname: string, def. "Courier"

format: "+" | "bank" | "bit" | "hex" | "long" | "longe" | "longeng" | "longg" | "native-bit" | "native-hex" | "none" | "rat" | {"short"} | "shorte" | "shorteng" | "shortg"

This property is a wrapper around the format function. See format function.

formatspacing: "compact" | {"loose"}

This property is a wrapper around the format function. See format function.

handlevisibility: "callback" | "off" | {"on"}

handlevisibility is unused.

hittest: "off" | {"on"}

hittest is unused.

interruptible: "off" | {"on"}

interruptible is unused.

language: string, def. "ascii"

monitorpositions:

monitorpositions is unused.

parent: graphics handle, def. [](0x0)

Root figure has no parent graphics object. parent is always empty.

pointerlocation: two-element vector, def. [0 0]

pointerlocation is unused.

pointerwindow (read-only): graphics handle, def. 0

pointerwindow is unused.

recursionlimit: double, def. 256

The maximum number of times a function can be called recursively. See max_recursion_depth function.

screendepth (read-only): double

screenpixelsperinch (read-only): double

screensize (read-only): four-element vector

selected: {"off"} | "on"

selected is unused.

selectionhighlight: "off" | {"on"}

selectionhighlight is unused.

showhiddenhandles: {"off"} | "on"

If showhiddenhandles is "on", all graphics objects handles are visible in their parents’ children list, regardless of the value of their handlevisibility property.

tag: string, def. ""

A user-defined string to label the graphics object.

type (read-only): string

Class name of the graphics object. type is always "root"

uicontextmenu: graphics handle, def. [](0x0)

uicontextmenu is unused.

units: "centimeters" | "inches" | "normalized" | {"pixels"} | "points"

userdata: Any Octave data, def. [](0x0)

User-defined data to associate with the graphics object.

visible: "off" | {"on"}

visible is unused.