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It has been\r\nspecifically designed to be very easy to use and allow rapid\r\nprototyping of custom MATLAB UI interfaces. At the same time it has\r\nbeen developed to be faster and have better performance for complex\r\nand larger scale GUIs than the _Mathworks GUI Layout Toolbox_.\r\n\r\nGUITool is for example used for designing and building the simulation\r\ninterfaces for the [FEATool Multiphysics](https://www.featool.com) and\r\n[CFDTool](https://www.cfdtool.com) simulation toolboxes.\r\n\r\n\r\nPerformance Evaluation\r\n----------------------\r\n\r\nThe GUITool framework has been compared to the Mathworks GUI Layout\r\nToolbox (GLT) by running the included test suite, as for example\r\n\r\n    runTestSuite( 'nruns', 100, 'pause', 0, 'closef', 1, 'uilib', 'uitk' )\r\n\r\nsubstituting the _uilib_ parameter with `uitk`, `uiextras`, and `uix`\r\ncorrespondingly. The resulting timings can be seen in the table\r\nbelow. First, we can see that GUITool is 1.8-2.5 times faster than the\r\nGUI Layout Toolbox (GLT), moreover, comparing the runs for MATLAB\r\n2011a with 2019a it also clear that the MATLAB GUI functionality is\r\ncurrently 2-3 times slower with is also consistent with a previous\r\n[MATLAB GUI benchmark comparison](https://www.featool.com/news/2019/08/20/benchmarking-and-performance-comparison-of-matlab-versions).\r\nTo really get good GUI performance we can therefore only recommend\r\nusing the GUITool framework with older MATLAB versions.\r\n\r\n\u003ctable\u003e\r\n  \u003ccaption id=\"matlab-gui-performance-comparison-table\"\u003eMATLAB GUI Performance Comparison\u003c/caption\u003e\r\n  \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth\u003e MATLAB     \u003cth colspan=\"2\"\u003e R2011a        \u003cth colspan=\"2\"\u003e R2019a\r\n  \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth\u003e Test case  \u003cth\u003e GUITool \u003cth\u003e  GLT (v1.17) \u003cth\u003e GUITool \u003cth\u003e GLT (v2.3.4)\r\n  \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e hbox 1     \u003ctd\u003e     0.5 \u003ctd\u003e          1.3 \u003ctd\u003e     1.4 \u003ctd\u003e          1.9\r\n  \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e hbox 2     \u003ctd\u003e     0.7 \u003ctd\u003e          1.7 \u003ctd\u003e     2.0 \u003ctd\u003e          2.8\r\n  \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e vbox 1     \u003ctd\u003e     0.4 \u003ctd\u003e          1.3 \u003ctd\u003e     1.3 \u003ctd\u003e          1.9\r\n  \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e vbox 2     \u003ctd\u003e     0.6 \u003ctd\u003e          1.7 \u003ctd\u003e     2.0 \u003ctd\u003e          2.5\r\n  \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e grid 1     \u003ctd\u003e     0.6 \u003ctd\u003e          2.4 \u003ctd\u003e     2.0 \u003ctd\u003e          3.6\r\n  \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e boxpanel 1 \u003ctd\u003e     0.5 \u003ctd\u003e          2.7 \u003ctd\u003e     2.2 \u003ctd\u003e         12.5\r\n  \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e tabpanel 1 \u003ctd\u003e     1.6 \u003ctd\u003e          3.1 \u003ctd\u003e     6.1 \u003ctd\u003e          3.9\r\n  \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth\u003e Total Time \u003cth\u003e     5.8 \u003cth\u003e         14.2 \u003cth\u003e    16.9 \u003cth\u003e         28.9\r\n\u003c/table\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\nInstallation\r\n------------\r\n\r\nCopy and add the GUI toolkit source files (.m and .p files from\r\nthe _src_ directory) to your own project directory, or add a path to\r\nto the directory with the `addpath` command.\r\n\r\n\r\nExamples\r\n--------\r\n\r\nLook at the examples in the source files _uitkHBox_, _uitkVBox_,\r\n_uitkGrid_, _uitkBoxPanel_, and _uitkTabPanel_ as well as the examples\r\nin the _src/tests_ directory.\r\n\r\n\r\nTesting\r\n-------\r\n\r\nRun the `runTestSuite` function from the root directory.\r\n\r\n\r\nDocumentation\r\n-------------\r\n\r\nOpen the included **index.html** file in a web browser to access the\r\nfunction documentation.\r\n\r\n\r\nLicense\r\n-------\r\n\r\nCopyright (C) 2013-2019 Precise Simulation Ltd.\r\n\r\nKeywords: MATLAB GUI Layout Toolkit Framework\r\n\r\nRedistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without\r\nmodification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:\r\n\r\n1. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. License for\r\n   personal non-commercial uses only, please contact Precise Simulation\r\n   Limited for commercial and custom licensing options.\r\n\r\n2. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright\r\n   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.\r\n\r\n3. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright\r\n   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the\r\n   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.\r\n\r\n4. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this\r\n   software must display the following acknowledgement: This product\r\n   includes software developed by Precise Simulation Limited\r\n   (www.precisesimulation.com).\r\n\r\n5. 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IN NO EVENT SHALL PRECISE SIMULATION LIMITED BE LIABLE FOR ANY\r\nDIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES\r\n(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;\r\nLOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND\r\nON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT\r\n(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS\r\nSOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.\r\n","funding_links":[],"categories":[],"sub_categories":[],"project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fprecise-simulation%2Fguitool","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fprecise-simulation%2Fguitool","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fprecise-simulation%2Fguitool/lists"}