Menu Bar in Matlab IDE

Is there any way to get rid this execrable ribbons stuff and restore a basic menu bar on version 2013b? Is there any way to do this, or do I have to revert to an older release of Matlab?

Answer 1

[Jerry]

Another question: I'm using R2013a on a different computer, and I want to downgrade it to R2012b so I have a real user interface in the IDE. Where the hell is the damned Help>Check for Updates option on this lousy ribbon interface? I've wasted over an hour looking for it and I'm baffled.

[Jerry]

What waste of time! I used to love Matlab, and now it's just as bad as MS Office.

Answer 2

[Sean de Wolski]

There is no way to revert to the old IDE from within MATLAB R2012b or greater.

The check for updates is on the home tab under resources:

If you have some specific suggestions, please contact technical support.

[Jerry]

Thank you!

How do download an older version? Is that possible?

[Jerry]

Found it! I'm back to R2011b, very thankfully.

I really hope Mathworks offers a ribbon-free option in the future. In the meantime, there's really no reason to upgrade.