Print windows in matlab

Hi I was making an application using GUIDE in matlab, my interface uses uicontrols, tables, and images, I'm trying how to print the whole information in the GUI application, i.e. the whole window but I cannot print it using the print command. Is it possible to print or export as file the active window?

Answer 1

[Avni Agrawal]

Hi @Josue Vallejo,

I understand that you are trying to capture and print or export the entire GUI window in a MATLAB application created with GUIDE. Since the `print` command may not directly work for capturing the entire GUI, you can use the `getframe` function to capture the GUI window as an image and then print or save it. Here's a step-by-step approach:

1. Use the `getframe` function to capture the current state of the GUI window. You need to specify the handle to the figure window you want to capture.

hFig = gcf; % Get the current figure handle
frame = getframe(hFig); % Capture the entire window
img = frame.cdata;

2. Use `imwrite` to save the captured image to a file, such as a PNG or JPEG.

imwrite(img, 'my_gui_capture.png'); % Save as PNG

3. If you want to print the captured image, you can use the `imwrite` function to save it temporarily and then use a command like `print` or `system` to send it to a printer, depending on your operating system and setup.

% Assume hFig is the handle to your GUI figure
hFig = gcf; % Get the current figure handle

% Capture the entire GUI window
frame = getframe(hFig);
img = frame.cdata;

% Save the image to a file
imwrite(img, 'my_gui_capture.png');

% Optionally, send the image to a printer
% system('lp my_gui_capture.png'); % For UNIX-based systems
% print -dprinter 'my_gui_capture.png' % For Windows, replace with your printer setup

Make sure to replace `'my_gui_capture.png'` with your desired file name and path. Additionally, ensure that your printer setup commands match your operating system and printer configuration.

I hope this helps!