[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #60980] "Position" key in uigetfile appears to have no effect

[Markus Mützel]

Follow-up Comment #4, bug #60980 (project octave):

Fwiw, in Matlab R2021a:

>> [fname2, fpath2, fltidx2] = uigetfile('*.*', '', '', 'Position',
[1000,1000])
Error using uigetputfile_helper/parseArguments (line 146)
Extraneous arguments entered, please check the documentation.

Error in uigetputfile_helper (line 28)
[dialog_filter, dialog_title, dialog_filename, dialog_pathname,
dialog_multiselect] = parseArguments();

Error in uigetfile (line 133)
[filename, pathname, filterindex] = uigetputfile_helper(0, varargin{:});


It looks like this is a "pure" Octave extension that was never really
completed.
Best way forward (also in light of compatibility with Matlab) is probably to
remove it completely imho. Maybe, we could issue a warning for the next two
versions before disallowing that syntax.

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