adjusting dialog box input font size

chars={'X0', 'Y0', 'Z0'};
start='coordinates?';  
num_lines=1;
value={'0','0','0'};
coordinates=inputdlg(chars,start,num_lines,value);

How can I increase the font size (and make bold if it is available) of the user's input into this dialog box in Matlab 2015a?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

I do not know about R2014b and later. For versions before that, the font size is set according to the 'FactoryUicontrolFontSize' root property, which is dangerous to change (if it can be changed.)

The font weight (bold or not) is set according to the DefaultTextFontWeight for the text and DefaultUicontrolFontWeight for the input. Those are safer to set.

[sermet]

Dear Walter could you give me example over how I can change these properties in matlab? I searched FactoryUicontrolFontSize but couldn't find it?

[Walter Roberson]

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/creating_plots/factory-defined-property-values.html

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/creating_plots/default-property-values.html

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/creating_plots/factory-and-user-defined-defaults.html

Note: if you are using R2014a or earlier, replaces references to groot with 0 such as

set(0, 'DefaultUITextWeight', 'bold')

[sermet]

Walter when I run this;

set(groot,'factoryUicontrolFontSize',10)
I got;
Error using matlab.ui.Root/set
Factory properties can only be queried, not set.