This is a job for copyobj:
function YourGUI
FigH = figure('Title', 'The GUI');
AxesH = axes('Parent', FigH, ...
'ButtonDownFcn', @AxesCallback);
plot(1:10, rand(5,10), 'Parent', AxesH);
end
function AxesCallback(AxesH, EventData)
% [EDITED] Reject single left clicks:
DlgH = ancestor(AxesH, 'figure');
SelectionType = get(DlgH, 'SelectionType'); % Or use the EventData
if strcmpi(SelectionType, 'normal')
return;
end
newFigHJ = figure;
newAxesH = copyobj(AxesH, newFigH); % [EDITED, Arguments swapped]
% [EDITED] Adjust position:
set(newAxesH, 'Units', 'normalized', 'Position', [0.1, 0.1, 0.8. 0.8]);
end
The UIContextMenu of the figure or of the axes, or a specific button under the axes would be a nice method to trigger the exprt also.
