How to plot so that its figure window doesn't become on top?

Can any body suggest me a way to plot a given array so that its figure window does not become on top of the other windows?

Actually I want to plot a variable array in a loop and see the changes whenever I want. But using simple plot() statement, the current figure becomes continuously on top of the other windows and this annoys.

Thanks

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Instead of using

figure(FigureNumber)

use

set(0,'CurrentFigure',FigureNumber)

Answer 2

[Titus Edelhofer]

Hi,

if you replace data in the plot, the figure doesn't come to the top:

% plot sin curve:
h = plot(sin(0:0.01:2*pi));
% open another figure on top:
figure
% please move top window slightly so that you can see the figure below
pause(5)
% update data ...
set(h, 'ydata', cos(0:0.01:2*pi));

Titus

Answer 3

[Daniel Shub]

You must have some extra code you are not telling us about. The plot function will generally plot into the current axis. I don't see how the current axis is not going to be from the topmost figure...

What you want to do is provide plot with an axis handle.

plot(hax, x, y)

Answer 4

[Paulo Silva]

f=figure %create a new figure
set(f,'Visible','off') %hide the figure

Just when you want to see the figure

set(f,'Visible','on')

[David Mason]

Paulo, thanks for the answer; but it seems not to be a good approach.

I'd like it to be similar to other OS windows. e.g. when I want to see a given window on top, the changing window is should be accessible(visible) and when I want I switch that window to be on top.

Others comments are welcome.