Do not show figure until it is fully populated

ImperialCollegeLondon · Feb 22, 2024 · b8b1cb3 · b8b1cb3
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diff --git a/resources/ReleaseNotes.md b/resources/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Add `Compression` property to supported events for plotting
 - Add `YAxisLocation` for `mag.graphics.style.Default` and `mag.graphics.style.Stackedplot`
 - Shift `YAxisLocation` to "right" for plots on right-hand side of some views: `mag.graphics.view.Field`, `mag.graphics.view.Frequency`, `mag.graphics.view.HK`, `mag.graphics.view.IALiRT`, and `mag.graphics.view.RampMode`
+- Do not show figure until it is fully populated in `mag.graphics.visualize`
 - Create `mag.meta.Mode` enumeration to capture sensor science mode
 - Move definition of time constants to shared utility file `mag.time.Constant`
 - Make `mag.process.Range` and `mag.process.SignedInteger` more flexible to custom variable names

diff --git a/src/visualize/+mag/+graphics/visualize.m b/src/visualize/+mag/+graphics/visualize.m
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@
     drawnow();
 
     % Create and populate figure.
-    f = figure(Name = options.Name, NumberTitle = "off", WindowState = options.WindowState, Visible = matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState(options.Visible));
+    % Make sure figure is hidden while being populated, and only shown, if
+    % requested, at the end.
+    f = figure(Name = options.Name, NumberTitle = "off", WindowState = options.WindowState, Visible = "off");
+    setVisibility = onCleanup(@() set(f, Visible = matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState(options.Visible)));
 
     if isequal(options.Arrangement, zeros(1, 2))
         arrangement = {"flow"};