If I haveHow can I stop Matlab 2018 open on my Mac, even when not running, from popping up in front of other applications like Powerpoint?

If I have Matlab 2018 open on my Mac powerbook, even when I am not running a script or have it "hidden" , Matlab will pop up in front of other applications including Powerpoint in presentation mode. Why does it do this and how can I stop it?

Answer 1

[Himanshu]

Hey Jamie,

I understand that you are facing the issue of MATLAB popping up in front of other applications even when you are not using it.

I am assuming the pop-ups to which you're referring are related to ‘figures’ in MALTAB, as similar issues have been reported by other users. There are two workarounds for this:

• Set the ‘WindowState’ property to ‘minimized’.
• Set the figure visibility to ‘off’.

Please refer the following MATLAB answers threads that discuss this issue with workarounds for the same in detail.

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/1783515-how-can-i-avoid-the-window-pop-stoping-me-from-another-app-in-mac

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/96517-why-do-figure-windows-in-popup-in-front-of-other-applications-in-matlab-7-1-r14sp3

Hope this helps!