UI elements with matlab_kernel

[expectopatronum]

Hi,

is it possible to have UI elements (maybe through widgets) with a MATLAB kernel? I have googled a lot but I could not find any answer. I would also be happy if you can give me a link if this is already answered :)
Most important for me would be buttons (user clicks and some code is executed) and textboxes (user enters a value and it's stored into a MATLAB variable).

Best regards,
Verena

[blink1073]

Hi @expectopatronum; unfortunately, not. You'd have to use the the Matlab UI forms directly.

[blink1073]

(as in, not inline in the notebook but as a standalone Matlab window).

[expectopatronum]

Is there the plan to incorporate something like this? I tried creating a uicontrol and to my surprise it didn't generate it an error, but it's also not usable, because it just renders an image.

I'd also be happy to implement something myself, I guess in combination with jupyter-js-widgets it should be possible but I'm not yet sure where to start.

[blink1073]

I'm not actively adding features because I don't have a Matlab license. We happily accept feature PRs though 😄.