How can I avoid repeated figure output after a section break in Live Editor?
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Julian Dönges
on 23 Aug 2021
Commented: Cris LaPierre
on 26 Aug 2021
If I save a figure handle and modify the figure in different sections of my code, the Live Editor keeps re-outputting those figures.
The following code ouputs the figure only once without section breaks, but 3 times with the section breaks present.
f = figure;
plot(magic(5));
% section break
f.Position = [0 0 640 480];
% section break
saveas(f,"magic.png");
If I check for f.Visible, it is already off before the repeated output.
Is it possible to somehow suppress the repeated output of figures after a section break?
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Cris LaPierre
on 23 Aug 2021
I don't believe you can. This behavior is built into the design of live scripts. At each section break if anything has been done to a figure, you get a new snapshot of the figure. Perhaps it's helpful to think of it that way. These are not 3 separate figures, but snapshots of the same figure as it is modified by your code.
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Cris LaPierre
on 26 Aug 2021
That is true. Section breaks are used to control what code runs when a control is changed.
The logic, then, is if the code associated with a control modifies a figure, don't you want to see the updated figure?
If you have a reason why not, please do include those details in your feature request. Coding-wise, you clearly know what you are doing
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