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Run, Make Thumbnail, Delete File (Show Actions)
Select the Show actions check box and click Refresh. Below the description for each M-file, the Visual Directory lists the actions you can perform on that file. The make thumbnail and delete thumbnail entries appear only when the Show thumbnails check box is also selected.
Run M-File
Click run to execute an M-file. Script M-files run, but M-file functions that require an input argument do not run.
Delete M-File
Click delete to remove the file. The file is permanently removed from the directory.
Make and Delete Thumbnail
When Show thumbnails is also selected, the make thumbnail and delete thumbnail actions appear. A thumbnail is a snapshot of the graphical output the M-file produces. Specifically, the snapshot is the figure returned by gcf
after the M-file runs. In the example, there is a snapshot shown for logo5.m
. Thumbnails help you to
To create a thumbnail for a file, click make thumbnail. You cannot make thumbnails for M-file functions that require an input argument. To delete a thumbnail, click delete thumbnail. The thumbnail does not automatically update when you make changes to the file. To update a thumbnail to reflect the latest version of the M-file, click make thumbnail again.
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