diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+app/createShell.m b/+labkit/+ui/+app/createShell.m
index 2d0fc483..457d55d9 100644
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+app/createShell.m
+++ b/+labkit/+ui/+app/createShell.m
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 %       'title', "Example", ...
 %       'position', [90 70 1200 800], ...
 %       'leftWidth', 360, ...
-%       'options', struct('rightKind', 'dualPlot')));
+%       'options', struct('rightGridSize', [1 1])));
 %
 % Inputs:
 %   spec - scalar struct with fields:
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
 %       position - MATLAB figure position [x y width height].
 %       leftWidth - initial left controls width in pixels.
 %       options - optional shell options:
-%           rightKind - "custom" or "dualPlot", default "custom".
 %           rightGridSize - custom right grid size, default [1 1].
 %           rightRowHeight - custom right grid rows, default {'1x'}.
-%           rightRowSpacing - scalar spacing, default 8 or 10 for dualPlot.
-%           showPlotControls - dualPlot only, default true.
-%           controlsTitle, rightTitle, topPlotTitle, bottomPlotTitle - labels.
+%           rightRowSpacing - scalar right-grid spacing, default 8.
+%           rightTitle - right panel label.
 %           tabs - labkit.ui.app.tab struct array.
 %
 % Output:
@@ -42,38 +40,19 @@
     end
 
     opts = optionValue(spec, 'options', struct());
-    if isfield(spec, 'shellOptions')
-        opts = spec.shellOptions;
-    end
 
-    rightKind = char(string(optionValue(opts, 'rightKind', 'custom')));
     rightGridSize = optionValue(opts, 'rightGridSize', [1 1]);
     rightRowHeight = optionValue(opts, 'rightRowHeight', {'1x'});
     rightRowSpacing = optionValue(opts, 'rightRowSpacing', 8);
-    if strcmp(rightKind, 'dualPlot')
-        showPlotControls = optionValue(opts, 'showPlotControls', true);
-        if showPlotControls
-            rightGridSize = [4 1];
-            rightRowHeight = {'fit', '1x', 'fit', '1x'};
-        else
-            rightGridSize = [2 1];
-            rightRowHeight = {'1x', '1x'};
-        end
-        rightRowSpacing = optionValue(opts, 'rightRowSpacing', 10);
-    end
 
     shellLabels = struct( ...
-        'controlsPanel', optionValue(opts, 'controlsTitle', 'Controls'), ...
+        'controlsPanel', 'Controls', ...
         'rightPanel', optionValue(opts, 'rightTitle', 'Plots'));
     tabSpecs = optionValue(opts, 'tabs', standardTabs());
 
     ui = createTabbedWorkbenchShell( ...
         spec.title, spec.position, spec.leftWidth, shellLabels, tabSpecs, ...
         rightGridSize, rightRowHeight, rightRowSpacing);
-
-    if strcmp(rightKind, 'dualPlot')
-        ui = addDualPlotRegion(ui, opts);
-    end
 end
 
 function tabs = standardTabs()
@@ -87,44 +66,6 @@
         labkit.ui.app.tab('log', 'Log', [1 1], {'1x'})];
 end
 
-function ui = addDualPlotRegion(ui, opts)
-    topTitle = optionValue(opts, 'topPlotTitle', 'Top Plot');
-    bottomTitle = optionValue(opts, 'bottomPlotTitle', 'Bottom Plot');
-    showPlotControls = optionValue(opts, 'showPlotControls', true);
-
-    if showPlotControls
-        ui.topControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', topTitle);
-        ui.topControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 1;
-
-        ui.topAxes = uiaxes(ui.rightGrid);
-        ui.topAxes.Layout.Row = 2;
-        title(ui.topAxes, topTitle);
-        labkit.ui.view.draw(ui.topAxes, 'popout');
-        disableAxesInteractivity(ui.topAxes);
-
-        ui.bottomControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', bottomTitle);
-        ui.bottomControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 3;
-
-        ui.bottomAxes = uiaxes(ui.rightGrid);
-        ui.bottomAxes.Layout.Row = 4;
-    else
-        ui.topControlsPanel = [];
-        ui.bottomControlsPanel = [];
-
-        ui.topAxes = uiaxes(ui.rightGrid);
-        ui.topAxes.Layout.Row = 1;
-        title(ui.topAxes, topTitle);
-        labkit.ui.view.draw(ui.topAxes, 'popout');
-        disableAxesInteractivity(ui.topAxes);
-
-        ui.bottomAxes = uiaxes(ui.rightGrid);
-        ui.bottomAxes.Layout.Row = 2;
-    end
-    title(ui.bottomAxes, bottomTitle);
-    labkit.ui.view.draw(ui.bottomAxes, 'popout');
-    disableAxesInteractivity(ui.bottomAxes);
-end
-
 function value = optionValue(opts, name, defaultValue)
     value = defaultValue;
     if isstruct(opts) && isfield(opts, name)
diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+app/private/disableAxesInteractivity.m b/+labkit/+ui/+app/private/disableAxesInteractivity.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ec2e886..00000000
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+app/private/disableAxesInteractivity.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-% Private UI app helper. Expected caller: labkit.ui.app shell construction
-% code. Inputs and outputs are internal uifigure, grid, tab, or resize handle
-% values. Side effects are limited to UI object creation or callback wiring on
-% supplied parents; assumes the caller owns component lifecycle.
-function disableAxesInteractivity(ax)
-%DISABLEAXESINTERACTIVITY Disable optional axes interactions when available.
-%
-% Called by:
-%   UI axes/image helpers when an app wants static preview axes.
-%
-% Inputs:
-%   ax - MATLAB axes or UIAxes handle.
-%
-% Side effects:
-%   Best-effort removal of default interactivity, Interactions entries, and
-%   toolbar visibility. Unsupported properties are ignored for MATLAB-version
-%   compatibility.
-
-    try
-        disableDefaultInteractivity(ax);
-    catch
-    end
-    try
-        ax.Interactions = [];
-    catch
-    end
-    try
-        ax.Toolbar.Visible = 'off';
-    catch
-    end
-end
diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+view/draw.m b/+labkit/+ui/+view/draw.m
index e733bdef..91149be0 100644
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+view/draw.m
+++ b/+labkit/+ui/+view/draw.m
@@ -4,18 +4,17 @@
 % App-facing contract:
 %   labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, "reset", titleText, resetScaleAndTicks)
 %   hImage = labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, "image", imageData, titleText, opts)
-%   info = labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, "xy", x, y, labels, opts)
 %   labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, "clear")
 %   labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, "popout")
 %
 % Inputs:
 %   ax - target axes.
-%   action - "reset", "image", "xy", "clear", or "popout".
+%   action - "reset", "image", "clear", or "popout".
 %   varargin - action-specific payload described above.
 %
 % Outputs:
-%   image returns the image graphics object. xy returns a status struct.
-%   reset, clear, and popout mutate axes in place and return [] when captured.
+%   image returns the image graphics object. reset, clear, and popout mutate
+%   axes in place and return [] when captured.
 
     switch normalizeAction(action)
         case 'reset'
@@ -28,12 +27,6 @@
             titleText = positional(varargin, 2, '');
             opts = positional(varargin, 3, struct());
             out = showImage(ax, imageData, titleText, opts);
-        case 'xy'
-            x = positional(varargin, 1, []);
-            y = positional(varargin, 2, []);
-            labels = positional(varargin, 3, struct());
-            opts = positional(varargin, 4, struct());
-            out = plotXY(ax, x, y, labels, opts);
         case 'clear'
             clearAxes(ax);
             out = [];
@@ -52,18 +45,6 @@
 
 function action = normalizeAction(action)
     action = lower(regexprep(char(string(action)), '[^a-zA-Z0-9]', ''));
-    switch action
-        case {'plot', 'plotxy'}
-            action = 'xy';
-        case {'imageaxes', 'showimage'}
-            action = 'image';
-        case {'resetaxes', 'hardreset'}
-            action = 'reset';
-        case {'clearaxes'}
-            action = 'clear';
-        case {'enablepopout', 'axespopout'}
-            action = 'popout';
-    end
 end
 
 function value = positional(args, index, defaultValue)
diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+view/form.m b/+labkit/+ui/+view/form.m
index 898efda8..4b825af8 100644
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+view/form.m
+++ b/+labkit/+ui/+view/form.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function varargout = form(parent, spec, varargin)
+function varargout = form(parent, spec)
 %FORM Create LabKit form controls from a unified control spec.
 %
 % Usage:
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 %       'kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Samples:', ...
 %       'value', 10, 'limits', [1 Inf], 'step', 1, ...
 %       'callback', @onChanged));
-%   [lbl, spinner] = labkit.ui.view.form(parent, 'spinner', 'Samples:', ...
-%       'Value', 10, 'Limits', [1 Inf], 'ValueChangedFcn', @onChanged);
 %
 %   ui = labkit.ui.view.form(parent, struct( ...
 %       'title', 'Settings', 'row', 2, 'layout', [2 2], ...
@@ -15,19 +13,19 @@
 %
 % Inputs:
 %   parent - parent grid or shell tab grid.
-%   spec - scalar struct or control kind. Single-control specs use
-%       kind/label fields. Section specs use title, row, layout, and
-%       controls fields. String kind calls are normalized into a control
-%       spec and are the preferred app-facing replacement for one-off
-%       labeled control helper calls.
+%   spec - scalar struct. Single-control specs use kind/label fields. Section
+%       specs use title, row, layout, and controls fields.
 %
 % Control fields:
 %   id - optional valid field name for returned ui.controls.(id).
 %   kind - "spinner", "dropdown", "edit", "readonly", "info", "button",
 %       or "checkbox".
 %   label - label text for labeled controls.
-%   value, items, limits, step, enabled, callback - optional common values.
-%   args - optional cell array of raw MATLAB name/value pairs.
+%   style - edit-field style, default "text".
+%   value, items, limits, step, valueDisplayFormat, enabled, callback -
+%       optional common values.
+%   text - button or checkbox label text.
+%   row, column - optional layout location.
 %
 % Outputs:
 %   Single-control call returns [labelHandle, controlHandle] for labeled
@@ -40,16 +38,12 @@
 
     if nargin < 2
         error('labkit:ui:view:InvalidFormSpec', ...
-            'form requires a scalar struct spec or control kind.');
-    end
-
-    if ~isstruct(spec)
-        spec = shorthandSpec(spec, varargin);
+            'form requires a scalar struct spec.');
     end
 
     if ~isstruct(spec) || ~isscalar(spec)
         error('labkit:ui:view:InvalidFormSpec', ...
-            'form requires a scalar struct spec or control kind.');
+            'form requires a scalar struct spec.');
     end
 
     if isfield(spec, 'controls')
@@ -68,36 +62,6 @@
     end
 end
 
-function spec = shorthandSpec(kind, args)
-    kind = lower(char(string(kind)));
-    switch kind
-        case {'spinner', 'dropdown'}
-            if isempty(args)
-                error('labkit:ui:view:InvalidFormSpec', ...
-                    '%s controls require label text.', kind);
-            end
-            spec = struct('kind', kind, 'label', args{1}, 'args', {args(2:end)});
-        case 'edit'
-            if numel(args) < 2
-                error('labkit:ui:view:InvalidFormSpec', ...
-                    'edit controls require label text and edit style.');
-            end
-            spec = struct('kind', 'edit', 'label', args{1}, ...
-                'style', args{2}, 'args', {args(3:end)});
-        case 'readonly'
-            spec = struct('kind', 'readonly', 'args', {args});
-        case 'info'
-            if numel(args) < 2
-                error('labkit:ui:view:InvalidFormSpec', ...
-                    'info rows require row and label text.');
-            end
-            spec = struct('kind', 'info', 'row', args{1}, 'label', args{2});
-        otherwise
-            error('labkit:ui:view:UnknownControlKind', ...
-                'Unsupported form control kind "%s".', kind);
-    end
-end
-
 function ui = createFormSection(parent, spec)
     layout = optionValue(spec, 'layout', [numel(spec.controls) 2]);
     ui = labkit.ui.view.section(parent, ...
@@ -161,8 +125,7 @@ function setValue(id, value, reason)
 function [lbl, ctrl] = createOne(parent, spec)
     kind = lower(char(string(optionValue(spec, 'kind', 'edit'))));
     labelText = char(string(optionValue(spec, 'label', '')));
-    args = optionValue(spec, 'args', {});
-    args = [commonArgs(spec), args];
+    args = commonArgs(spec);
 
     switch kind
         case 'spinner'
@@ -223,6 +186,9 @@ function setValue(id, value, reason)
     if isfield(spec, 'step')
         args = [args, {'Step', spec.step}];
     end
+    if isfield(spec, 'valueDisplayFormat')
+        args = [args, {'ValueDisplayFormat', spec.valueDisplayFormat}];
+    end
     if isfield(spec, 'enabled')
         args = [args, {'Enable', onOff(spec.enabled)}];
     end
diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+view/panel.m b/+labkit/+ui/+view/panel.m
index aa542124..fbc1b1cd 100644
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+view/panel.m
+++ b/+labkit/+ui/+view/panel.m
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
 %   ui = labkit.ui.view.panel(parent, spec)
 %
 % Inputs:
-%   parent - parent container for the component group. For top/bottom plot
-%            controls this is the top controls panel.
-%   kind - component kind: "files", "log", "text", "table",
-%          "plotOptions", or "topBottomPlotControls".
+%   parent - parent container for the component group.
+%   kind - component kind: "files", "log", "text", or "table".
 %   spec - optional struct alternative with kind plus fields matching the
 %          positional arguments described below.
 %
@@ -18,9 +16,6 @@
 %   panel(parent, "log", row, initialValue)
 %   panel(parent, "text", title, row, lines, opts)
 %   panel(parent, "table", title, row, columnNames, initialData)
-%   panel(parent, "plotOptions", rowCount, row)
-%   panel(topPanel, "topBottomPlotControls", bottomPanel, xItems, yItems,
-%       topDefaults, bottomDefaults, valueChangedFcn)
 %
 % Output:
 %   ui - struct of MATLAB component handles owned by the created component.
@@ -52,19 +47,6 @@
             columnNames = positional(varargin, 3, {});
             initialData = positional(varargin, 4, cell(0, numel(columnNames)));
             ui = resultTable(parent, titleText, row, columnNames, initialData);
-        case 'plotoptions'
-            rowCount = positional(varargin, 1, 1);
-            row = positional(varargin, 2, 3);
-            ui = plotOptionsPanel(parent, rowCount, row);
-        case 'topbottomplotcontrols'
-            bottomPanel = positional(varargin, 1, []);
-            xItems = positional(varargin, 2, {});
-            yItems = positional(varargin, 3, {});
-            topDefaults = positional(varargin, 4, struct());
-            bottomDefaults = positional(varargin, 5, struct());
-            valueChangedFcn = positional(varargin, 6, []);
-            ui = topBottomPlotControls(parent, bottomPanel, xItems, yItems, ...
-                topDefaults, bottomDefaults, valueChangedFcn);
         otherwise
             error('labkit_ui:panel:UnknownKind', ...
                 'Unknown LabKit view panel kind "%s".', char(kind));
@@ -91,15 +73,6 @@
             ui = resultTable(parent, fieldOr(spec, 'title', ''), ...
                 fieldOr(spec, 'row', 1), columnNames, ...
                 fieldOr(spec, 'initialData', cell(0, numel(columnNames))));
-        case 'plotoptions'
-            ui = plotOptionsPanel(parent, fieldOr(spec, 'rowCount', 1), ...
-                fieldOr(spec, 'row', 3));
-        case 'topbottomplotcontrols'
-            ui = topBottomPlotControls(parent, requireField(spec, 'bottomPanel'), ...
-                fieldOr(spec, 'xItems', {}), fieldOr(spec, 'yItems', {}), ...
-                fieldOr(spec, 'topDefaults', struct()), ...
-                fieldOr(spec, 'bottomDefaults', struct()), ...
-                fieldOr(spec, 'callback', []));
         otherwise
             error('labkit_ui:panel:UnknownKind', ...
                 'Unknown LabKit view panel kind "%s".', char(kind));
@@ -108,18 +81,6 @@
 
 function key = normalizeKind(kind)
     key = lower(regexprep(char(string(kind)), '[^a-zA-Z0-9]', ''));
-    switch key
-        case {'file', 'fileselection', 'filepanel'}
-            key = 'files';
-        case {'readonlytext', 'textpanel'}
-            key = 'text';
-        case {'result', 'results', 'resulttable', 'tablepanel'}
-            key = 'table';
-        case {'plotoption', 'plotoptionspanel'}
-            key = 'plotoptions';
-        case {'topbottom', 'topbottomplots', 'topbottomplot'}
-            key = 'topbottomplotcontrols';
-    end
 end
 
 function value = positional(args, index, defaultValue)
diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/plotOptionsPanel.m b/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/plotOptionsPanel.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fa9ccd4..00000000
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/plotOptionsPanel.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-% Private UI view helper. Expected caller: labkit.ui.view panel, control,
-% plot, or text facades. Inputs and outputs are internal UI handles, labels,
-% selections, table data, or plot info. Side effects are limited to supplied UI
-% parents or axes; assumes the caller owns callbacks and app state.
-function ui = plotOptionsPanel(parent, rowCount, row)
-%CREATEPLOTOPTIONSPANEL Create the shared plot-options panel grid.
-%
-% Inputs:
-%   parent - parent grid.
-%   rowCount - number of rows inside the options grid.
-%   row - optional logical parent row, default 3.
-%
-% Output:
-%   ui - section struct from labkit.ui.view.section.
-
-    if nargin < 3 || isempty(row)
-        row = 3;
-    end
-
-    ui = labkit.ui.view.section(parent, 'Plot Options', row, [rowCount 2]);
-end
diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/setTopBottomPlotSelections.m b/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/setTopBottomPlotSelections.m
deleted file mode 100644
index f4def0fe..00000000
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/setTopBottomPlotSelections.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-% Private UI view helper. Expected caller: labkit.ui.view panel, control,
-% plot, or text facades. Inputs and outputs are internal UI handles, labels,
-% selections, table data, or plot info. Side effects are limited to supplied UI
-% parents or axes; assumes the caller owns callbacks and app state.
-function setTopBottomPlotSelections(topX, topY, bottomX, bottomY, topSelection, bottomSelection)
-%SETTOPBOTTOMPLOTSELECTIONS Apply top/bottom plot dropdown selections.
-%
-% Inputs:
-%   topX, topY, bottomX, bottomY - dropdown handles.
-%   topSelection, bottomSelection - structs with x and y fields.
-%
-% Output:
-%   Mutates dropdown Value properties in place.
-
-    topX.Value = topSelection.x;
-    topY.Value = topSelection.y;
-    bottomX.Value = bottomSelection.x;
-    bottomY.Value = bottomSelection.y;
-end
diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/swapTopBottomPlotSelections.m b/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/swapTopBottomPlotSelections.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b577de2..00000000
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/swapTopBottomPlotSelections.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-% Private UI view helper. Expected caller: labkit.ui.view panel, control,
-% plot, or text facades. Inputs and outputs are internal UI handles, labels,
-% selections, table data, or plot info. Side effects are limited to supplied UI
-% parents or axes; assumes the caller owns callbacks and app state.
-function swapTopBottomPlotSelections(topX, topY, bottomX, bottomY)
-%SWAPTOPBOTTOMPLOTSELECTIONS Swap top and bottom plot dropdown values.
-%
-% Inputs:
-%   topX, topY, bottomX, bottomY - dropdown handles.
-%
-% Output:
-%   Mutates dropdown Value properties in place.
-
-    topXValue = topX.Value;
-    topYValue = topY.Value;
-    bottomXValue = bottomX.Value;
-    bottomYValue = bottomY.Value;
-
-    topX.Value = bottomXValue;
-    topY.Value = bottomYValue;
-    bottomX.Value = topXValue;
-    bottomY.Value = topYValue;
-end
diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+view/update.m b/+labkit/+ui/+view/update.m
index 15f291a3..2cd43ffb 100644
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+view/update.m
+++ b/+labkit/+ui/+view/update.m
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 %   labkit.ui.view.update(textArea, "appendLog", message)
 %   labkit.ui.view.update(listbox, "listItems", names)
 %   [value, idx] = labkit.ui.view.update(listbox, "listSelection", names, preferred, opts)
-%   labkit.ui.view.update(plotControls, "setPlotSelections", topSelection, bottomSelection)
-%   labkit.ui.view.update(plotControls, "swapPlotSelections")
 %
 % Inputs:
 %   target - MATLAB handle or LabKit component struct returned by panel().
@@ -30,16 +28,6 @@
             opts = positional(varargin, 3, struct());
             [value, index] = refreshListboxSelection(target, names, preferredSelection, opts);
             out = {value, index};
-        case 'setplotselections'
-            topSelection = positional(varargin, 1, struct());
-            bottomSelection = positional(varargin, 2, struct());
-            setTopBottomPlotSelections(target.topX, target.topY, ...
-                target.bottomX, target.bottomY, topSelection, bottomSelection);
-            out = {[]};
-        case 'swapplotselections'
-            swapTopBottomPlotSelections(target.topX, target.topY, ...
-                target.bottomX, target.bottomY);
-            out = {[]};
         otherwise
             error('labkit_ui:update:UnknownAction', ...
                 'Unknown LabKit view update action "%s".', char(action));
@@ -55,18 +43,6 @@
 
 function action = normalizeAction(action)
     action = lower(regexprep(char(string(action)), '[^a-zA-Z0-9]', ''));
-    switch action
-        case {'log', 'logappend'}
-            action = 'appendlog';
-        case {'items', 'listboxitems', 'refreshlistboxitems'}
-            action = 'listitems';
-        case {'selection', 'listboxselection', 'refreshlistboxselection'}
-            action = 'listselection';
-        case {'settopbottomplotselections', 'settopbottomselections'}
-            action = 'setplotselections';
-        case {'swap', 'swaptopbottomplotselections', 'swaptopbottomselections'}
-            action = 'swapplotselections';
-    end
 end
 
 function value = positional(args, index, defaultValue)
diff --git a/apps/dic/dic_postprocess/+dic_postprocess/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m b/apps/dic/dic_postprocess/+dic_postprocess/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e676cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dic/dic_postprocess/+dic_postprocess/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+% App-owned DIC postprocess overlay layout helper. Expected caller:
+% labkit_DICPostprocess_app. Inputs are the shell UI struct, axes titles, and
+% whether plot-control panels are needed. Output is the UI struct with
+% top/bottom axes and panel fields. Side effects are limited to creating axes
+% and optional panels on the shell right grid.
+function ui = createRightAxesPair(ui, topTitle, bottomTitle, showControls)
+%CREATERIGHTAXESPAIR Create DIC postprocess overlay axes.
+
+    if showControls
+        ui.topControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', topTitle);
+        ui.topControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 1;
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, topTitle);
+
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', bottomTitle);
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 3;
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 4, bottomTitle);
+    else
+        ui.topControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 1, topTitle);
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, bottomTitle);
+    end
+end
+
+function ax = createOneAxes(parent, row, titleText)
+    ax = uiaxes(parent);
+    ax.Layout.Row = row;
+    title(ax, titleText);
+    labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'popout');
+    disableAxesInteractivity(ax);
+end
+
+function disableAxesInteractivity(ax)
+    try
+        disableDefaultInteractivity(ax);
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Interactions = [];
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Toolbar.Visible = 'off';
+    catch
+    end
+end
diff --git a/apps/dic/dic_postprocess/labkit_DICPostprocess_app.m b/apps/dic/dic_postprocess/labkit_DICPostprocess_app.m
index aeaed965..08b70c7e 100644
--- a/apps/dic/dic_postprocess/labkit_DICPostprocess_app.m
+++ b/apps/dic/dic_postprocess/labkit_DICPostprocess_app.m
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
     S.overlayEyy = [];
     S.summaryTable = table();
 
-    workbenchOpts = struct('rightKind', 'dualPlot', ...
+    workbenchOpts = struct( ...
         'rightTitle', 'Strain Overlays', ...
-        'topPlotTitle', 'EXX Overlay', ...
-        'bottomPlotTitle', 'EYY Overlay', ...
-        'showPlotControls', false);
+        'rightGridSize', [2 1], ...
+        'rightRowHeight', {{'1x', '1x'}}, ...
+        'rightRowSpacing', 10);
     workbenchOpts.tabs = [ ...
         labkit.ui.app.tab('filesAnalysis', 'Files + Analysis', [4 1], ...
             {240, 230, 260, 120}, ...
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
         'position', [90 70 1450 880], ...
         'leftWidth', 390, ...
         'options', workbenchOpts));
+    ui = dic_postprocess.ui.createRightAxesPair(ui, ...
+        'EXX Overlay', 'EYY Overlay', false);
     fig = ui.fig;
 
     layFA = ui.filesAnalysisGrid;
@@ -69,13 +71,19 @@
     btnMask.Layout.Row = 2;
     btnMask.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
-    txtMat = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, 'readonly', 'Value', 'No MAT file loaded');
+    txtMat = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'No MAT file loaded'));
     txtMat.Layout.Row = 3;
     txtMat.Layout.Column = [1 2];
-    txtReference = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, 'readonly', 'Value', 'No reference image loaded');
+    txtReference = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'No reference image loaded'));
     txtReference.Layout.Row = 4;
     txtReference.Layout.Column = [1 2];
-    txtMask = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, 'readonly', 'Value', 'No mask image loaded');
+    txtMask = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'No mask image loaded'));
     txtMask.Layout.Row = 5;
     txtMask.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
@@ -88,37 +96,24 @@
         struct('rowHeight', {{'fit', 'fit', 'fit', 'fit', 'fit', 'fit'}}));
     optionGrid = optionPanel.grid;
 
-    [~, edAlpha] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, 'spinner', 'Alpha:', ...
-        'Value', 0.60, 'Limits', [0 1], 'Step', 0.05, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edMin] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, 'spinner', 'Color min:', ...
-        'Value', -0.15, 'Step', 0.01, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edMax] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, 'spinner', 'Color max:', ...
-        'Value', 0.15, 'Step', 0.01, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edOversample] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, 'spinner', 'Oversample:', ...
-        'Value', 6, 'Limits', [1 20], 'Step', 1, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edSigma] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, 'spinner', 'Smooth sigma:', ...
-        'Value', 0.8, 'Limits', [0 Inf], 'Step', 0.1, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edResolution] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, 'spinner', 'Export DPI:', ...
-        'Value', 1000, 'Limits', [72 2400], 'Step', 50);
+    [~, edAlpha] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Alpha:', 'value', 0.60, 'limits', [0 1], 'step', 0.05, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edMin] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Color min:', 'value', -0.15, 'step', 0.01, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edMax] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Color max:', 'value', 0.15, 'step', 0.01, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edOversample] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Oversample:', 'value', 6, 'limits', [1 20], 'step', 1, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edSigma] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Smooth sigma:', 'value', 0.8, 'limits', [0 Inf], 'step', 0.1, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edResolution] = labkit.ui.view.form(optionGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Export DPI:', 'value', 1000, 'limits', [72 2400], 'step', 50));
 
     imagePanel = labkit.ui.view.section(layFA, 'Optical Image Enhancement', 3, [7 2], ...
         struct('rowHeight', {{'fit', 'fit', 'fit', 'fit', 'fit', 'fit', 'fit'}}));
     imageGrid = imagePanel.grid;
 
-    [~, edBrightness] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, 'spinner', 'Brightness:', ...
-        'Value', 0, 'Limits', [-1 1], 'Step', 0.05, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edContrast] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, 'spinner', 'Contrast:', ...
-        'Value', 1, 'Limits', [0.05 5], 'Step', 0.05, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edGamma] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, 'spinner', 'Gamma:', ...
-        'Value', 1, 'Limits', [0.05 5], 'Step', 0.05, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edSaturation] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, 'spinner', 'Saturation:', ...
-        'Value', 1, 'Limits', [0 5], 'Step', 0.05, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edRedGain] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, 'spinner', 'Red gain:', ...
-        'Value', 1, 'Limits', [0 5], 'Step', 0.05, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edGreenGain] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, 'spinner', 'Green gain:', ...
-        'Value', 1, 'Limits', [0 5], 'Step', 0.05, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
-    [~, edBlueGain] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, 'spinner', 'Blue gain:', ...
-        'Value', 1, 'Limits', [0 5], 'Step', 0.05, 'ValueChangedFcn', @onOptionsChanged);
+    [~, edBrightness] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Brightness:', 'value', 0, 'limits', [-1 1], 'step', 0.05, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edContrast] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Contrast:', 'value', 1, 'limits', [0.05 5], 'step', 0.05, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edGamma] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Gamma:', 'value', 1, 'limits', [0.05 5], 'step', 0.05, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edSaturation] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Saturation:', 'value', 1, 'limits', [0 5], 'step', 0.05, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edRedGain] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Red gain:', 'value', 1, 'limits', [0 5], 'step', 0.05, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edGreenGain] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Green gain:', 'value', 1, 'limits', [0 5], 'step', 0.05, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
+    [~, edBlueGain] = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, struct('kind', 'spinner', 'label', 'Blue gain:', 'value', 1, 'limits', [0 5], 'step', 0.05, 'callback', @onOptionsChanged));
 
     exportPanel = labkit.ui.view.section(layFA, 'Exports', 4, [3 2], ...
         struct('rowHeight', {{'fit', 'fit', 'fit'}}, 'columnWidth', {{'1x', '1x'}}));
diff --git a/apps/dic/dic_preprocess/+dic_preprocess/+ui/createLayout.m b/apps/dic/dic_preprocess/+dic_preprocess/+ui/createLayout.m
index c599b62a..7b3fa140 100644
--- a/apps/dic/dic_preprocess/+dic_preprocess/+ui/createLayout.m
+++ b/apps/dic/dic_preprocess/+dic_preprocess/+ui/createLayout.m
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 function [ui, controls] = createLayout(callbacks)
 %CREATELAYOUT Build DIC preprocess shell, controls, and preview runtime.
 
-    workbenchOpts = struct('rightKind', 'dualPlot', ...
+    workbenchOpts = struct( ...
         'rightTitle', 'Image Preview', ...
-        'topPlotTitle', 'Reference', ...
-        'bottomPlotTitle', 'Current Preview', ...
-        'showPlotControls', false);
+        'rightGridSize', [2 1], ...
+        'rightRowHeight', {{'1x', '1x'}}, ...
+        'rightRowSpacing', 10);
     workbenchOpts.tabs = [ ...
         labkit.ui.app.tab('filesAnalysis', 'Files + Analysis', [4 1], ...
             {240, 210, 330, 170}, ...
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
         'position', [80 60 1400 860], ...
         'leftWidth', 370, ...
         'options', workbenchOpts));
+    ui = dic_preprocess.ui.createRightAxesPair(ui, ...
+        'Reference', 'Current Preview', false);
     ui.imageRuntime = labkit.ui.tool.createRuntime(ui.topAxes, ...
         struct('figure', ui.fig, 'defaultScrollFcn', callbacks.scrollZoom));
 
@@ -43,21 +45,25 @@
     controls.btnMoving.Layout.Row = 1;
     controls.btnMoving.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    controls.txtReference = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', 'No reference image loaded');
+    controls.txtReference = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'No reference image loaded'));
     controls.txtReference.Layout.Row = 2;
     controls.txtReference.Layout.Column = [1 2];
-    controls.txtMoving = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', 'No moving image loaded');
+    controls.txtMoving = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'No moving image loaded'));
     controls.txtMoving.Layout.Row = 3;
     controls.txtMoving.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
     [controls.lblPreview, controls.ddPreview] = labkit.ui.view.form( ...
-        fileGrid, 'dropdown', 'Preview:', ...
-        'Items', {'Current pair', 'Current moving image', ...
-        'False-color overlay', 'Original pair', 'ROI mask'}, ...
-        'Value', 'Current pair', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.previewChanged);
+        fileGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'Preview:', ...
+        'items', {{'Current pair', 'Current moving image', ...
+        'False-color overlay', 'Original pair', 'ROI mask'}}, ...
+        'value', 'Current pair', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.previewChanged));
     controls.lblPreview.Layout.Row = 4;
     controls.lblPreview.Layout.Column = 1;
     controls.ddPreview.Layout.Row = 4;
@@ -114,10 +120,12 @@
     controls.btnStartMask.Layout.Row = 1;
     controls.btnStartMask.Layout.Column = [1 2];
     [controls.lblBoundaryStyle, controls.ddBoundaryStyle] = labkit.ui.view.form( ...
-        maskGrid, 'dropdown', 'Boundary:', ...
-        'Items', {'Curve', 'Straight lines'}, ...
-        'Value', 'Curve', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.boundaryStyleChanged);
+        maskGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'Boundary:', ...
+        'items', {{'Curve', 'Straight lines'}}, ...
+        'value', 'Curve', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.boundaryStyleChanged));
     controls.lblBoundaryStyle.Layout.Row = 2;
     controls.lblBoundaryStyle.Layout.Column = 1;
     controls.ddBoundaryStyle.Layout.Row = 2;
diff --git a/apps/dic/dic_preprocess/+dic_preprocess/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m b/apps/dic/dic_preprocess/+dic_preprocess/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7948db82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dic/dic_preprocess/+dic_preprocess/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+% App-owned DIC preprocess preview layout helper. Expected caller:
+% dic_preprocess.ui.createLayout. Inputs are the shell UI struct, axes titles,
+% and whether plot-control panels are needed. Output is the UI struct with
+% top/bottom axes and panel fields. Side effects are limited to creating axes
+% and optional panels on the shell right grid.
+function ui = createRightAxesPair(ui, topTitle, bottomTitle, showControls)
+%CREATERIGHTAXESPAIR Create DIC preprocess preview axes.
+
+    if showControls
+        ui.topControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', topTitle);
+        ui.topControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 1;
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, topTitle);
+
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', bottomTitle);
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 3;
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 4, bottomTitle);
+    else
+        ui.topControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 1, topTitle);
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, bottomTitle);
+    end
+end
+
+function ax = createOneAxes(parent, row, titleText)
+    ax = uiaxes(parent);
+    ax.Layout.Row = row;
+    title(ax, titleText);
+    labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'popout');
+    disableAxesInteractivity(ax);
+end
+
+function disableAxesInteractivity(ax)
+    try
+        disableDefaultInteractivity(ax);
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Interactions = [];
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Toolbar.Visible = 'off';
+    catch
+    end
+end
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/chrono_overlay/+chrono_overlay/+ui/runApp.m b/apps/electrochem/chrono_overlay/+chrono_overlay/+ui/runApp.m
index 66de6cfd..8fe27623 100644
--- a/apps/electrochem/chrono_overlay/+chrono_overlay/+ui/runApp.m
+++ b/apps/electrochem/chrono_overlay/+chrono_overlay/+ui/runApp.m
@@ -45,19 +45,23 @@
     lbFiles = fileUi.listbox;
     txtLoaded = fileUi.loadedText;
 
-    plotOptionsUi = labkit.ui.view.panel(layFA, 'plotOptions', 4, 2);
+    plotOptionsUi = labkit.ui.view.section(layFA, 'Plot Options', 2, [4 2]);
     gp = plotOptionsUi.grid;
 
-    [~, ddXAxis] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, 'dropdown', 'X axis:', ...
-        'Items', {'Time (s)', 'Time (ms)', 'Sample #'}, ...
-        'Value', 'Time (s)', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', @(~,~) refreshPlots());
-
-    [~, edLineWidth] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, 'spinner', 'Line width:', ...
-        'Value', 1.3, ...
-        'Limits', [0.1 10], ...
-        'Step', 0.1, ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', @(~,~) refreshPlots());
+    [~, ddXAxis] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'X axis:', ...
+        'items', {{'Time (s)', 'Time (ms)', 'Sample #'}}, ...
+        'value', 'Time (s)', ...
+        'callback', @(~,~) refreshPlots()));
+
+    [~, edLineWidth] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Line width:', ...
+        'value', 1.3, ...
+        'limits', [0.1 10], ...
+        'step', 0.1, ...
+        'callback', @(~,~) refreshPlots()));
 
     cbLegend = uicheckbox(gp, ...
         'Text', 'Show file-name legend', ...
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/buildControls.m b/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/buildControls.m
index e42d4d21..4ad98af1 100644
--- a/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/buildControls.m
+++ b/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/buildControls.m
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
         'title', 'Gamry CIC GUI (Voltage Transient)', ...
         'position', [40 30 1680 980], ...
         'leftWidth', 430, ...
-        'options', struct('rightKind', 'dualPlot')));
+        'options', struct( ...
+        'rightTitle', 'Plots', ...
+        'rightGridSize', [4 1], ...
+        'rightRowHeight', {{'fit', '1x', 'fit', '1x'}}, ...
+        'rightRowSpacing', 10)));
+    ui = cic.ui.createRightAxesPair(ui, 'Top Plot', 'Bottom Plot', true);
     C.fig = ui.fig;
 
     fileLabels = struct( ...
@@ -37,24 +42,36 @@
         'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onPresetChanged);
     C.ddPreset.Layout.Row = 1; C.ddPreset.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblCathLim, C.edCathLim] = labkit.ui.view.form(gs, 'spinner', ...
-        'Cathodic limit (V):', 'Value', -0.6, 'Limits', [-10 10], ...
-        'Step', 0.01, 'ValueDisplayFormat', '%.6g', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onAnalyzeCurrentFile);
+    [lblCathLim, C.edCathLim] = labkit.ui.view.form(gs, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Cathodic limit (V):', ...
+        'value', -0.6, ...
+        'limits', [-10 10], ...
+        'step', 0.01, ...
+        'valueDisplayFormat', '%.6g', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onAnalyzeCurrentFile));
     lblCathLim.Layout.Row = 2; lblCathLim.Layout.Column = 1;
     C.edCathLim.Layout.Row = 2; C.edCathLim.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblAnodLim, C.edAnodLim] = labkit.ui.view.form(gs, 'spinner', ...
-        'Anodic limit (V):', 'Value', 0.8, 'Limits', [-10 10], ...
-        'Step', 0.01, 'ValueDisplayFormat', '%.6g', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onAnalyzeCurrentFile);
+    [lblAnodLim, C.edAnodLim] = labkit.ui.view.form(gs, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Anodic limit (V):', ...
+        'value', 0.8, ...
+        'limits', [-10 10], ...
+        'step', 0.01, ...
+        'valueDisplayFormat', '%.6g', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onAnalyzeCurrentFile));
     lblAnodLim.Layout.Row = 3; lblAnodLim.Layout.Column = 1;
     C.edAnodLim.Layout.Row = 3; C.edAnodLim.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblDelayUs, C.edDelayUs] = labkit.ui.view.form(gs, 'spinner', ...
-        'Sample delay after pulse end:', 'Value', 10, 'Limits', [0 inf], ...
-        'Step', 1, 'ValueDisplayFormat', '%.6g', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onAnalyzeCurrentFile);
+    [lblDelayUs, C.edDelayUs] = labkit.ui.view.form(gs, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Sample delay after pulse end:', ...
+        'value', 10, ...
+        'limits', [0 inf], ...
+        'step', 1, ...
+        'valueDisplayFormat', '%.6g', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onAnalyzeCurrentFile));
     lblDelayUs.Layout.Row = 4; lblDelayUs.Layout.Column = 1;
     C.edDelayUs.Layout.Row = 4; C.edDelayUs.Layout.Column = 2;
 
@@ -93,17 +110,17 @@
     infoUi = labkit.ui.view.section(ui.summaryResultsGrid, ...
         'Current File Summary', 1, [11 2]);
     gi = infoUi.grid;
-    C.txtControlMode = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 1, 'Control mode:');
-    C.txtDetect = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 2, 'Detection:');
-    C.txtDelay = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 3, 'Delay used:');
-    C.txtArea = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 4, 'Area:');
-    C.txtEmc = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 5, 'Emc:');
-    C.txtEma = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 6, 'Ema:');
-    C.txtQc = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 7, 'Cathodic Q/CIC:');
-    C.txtQa = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 8, 'Anodic Q/CIC:');
-    C.txtQt = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 9, 'Total Q/CIC:');
-    C.txtSafe = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 10, 'Safety:');
-    C.txtBest = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 11, 'Best safe among loaded:');
+    C.txtControlMode = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 1, 'label', 'Control mode:'));
+    C.txtDetect = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 2, 'label', 'Detection:'));
+    C.txtDelay = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 3, 'label', 'Delay used:'));
+    C.txtArea = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 4, 'label', 'Area:'));
+    C.txtEmc = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 5, 'label', 'Emc:'));
+    C.txtEma = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 6, 'label', 'Ema:'));
+    C.txtQc = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 7, 'label', 'Cathodic Q/CIC:'));
+    C.txtQa = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 8, 'label', 'Anodic Q/CIC:'));
+    C.txtQt = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 9, 'label', 'Total Q/CIC:'));
+    C.txtSafe = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 10, 'label', 'Safety:'));
+    C.txtBest = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 11, 'label', 'Best safe among loaded:'));
 
     actionUi = labkit.ui.view.section(ui.filesAnalysisGrid, 'Plot / Debug', 3, [2 3]);
     ga = actionUi.grid;
@@ -138,9 +155,8 @@
 
     C.topPlotDefaults = struct('x', 'Time (s)', 'y', 'VT: Vf vs time', 'grid', true);
     C.bottomPlotDefaults = struct('x', 'Time (s)', 'y', 'IT: Im vs time', 'grid', true);
-    C.plotControls = labkit.ui.view.panel( ...
+    C.plotControls = cic.ui.topBottomPlotControls( ...
         ui.topControlsPanel, ...
-        'topBottomPlotControls', ...
         ui.bottomControlsPanel, ...
         {'Time (s)', 'Sample #'}, ...
         {'VT: Vf vs time', 'IT: Im vs time'}, ...
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m b/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffafa93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+% App-owned CIC right-side axes layout helper. Expected caller: cic.ui.buildControls.
+% Inputs are the shell UI struct, axes titles, and whether plot-control panels
+% are needed. Output is the UI struct with top/bottom axes and panel fields.
+% Side effects are limited to creating controls on the shell right grid.
+function ui = createRightAxesPair(ui, topTitle, bottomTitle, showControls)
+%CREATERIGHTAXESPAIR Create CIC top/bottom plot axes.
+
+    if showControls
+        ui.topControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', topTitle);
+        ui.topControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 1;
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, topTitle);
+
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', bottomTitle);
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 3;
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 4, bottomTitle);
+    else
+        ui.topControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 1, topTitle);
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, bottomTitle);
+    end
+end
+
+function ax = createOneAxes(parent, row, titleText)
+    ax = uiaxes(parent);
+    ax.Layout.Row = row;
+    title(ax, titleText);
+    labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'popout');
+    disableAxesInteractivity(ax);
+end
+
+function disableAxesInteractivity(ax)
+    try
+        disableDefaultInteractivity(ax);
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Interactions = [];
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Toolbar.Visible = 'off';
+    catch
+    end
+end
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/runApp.m b/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/runApp.m
index 75474894..596533a5 100644
--- a/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/runApp.m
+++ b/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/runApp.m
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ function plotOneAxis(ax, A, xChoice, yChoice, showGrid)
     end
 
     function swapPlots()
-        labkit.ui.view.update(plotControls, 'swapPlotSelections');
+        plotControls.swapSelections();
         refreshPlots();
     end
 
@@ -376,8 +376,7 @@ function resetAxes()
     end
 
     function restoreDefaultPlotSelections()
-        labkit.ui.view.update(plotControls, 'setPlotSelections', ...
-            topPlotDefaults, bottomPlotDefaults);
+        plotControls.setSelections(topPlotDefaults, bottomPlotDefaults);
     end
 
     function resetAxesToDefaultState()
diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/topBottomPlotControls.m b/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/topBottomPlotControls.m
similarity index 52%
rename from +labkit/+ui/+view/private/topBottomPlotControls.m
rename to apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/topBottomPlotControls.m
index 83955cd0..f80b7532 100644
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/topBottomPlotControls.m
+++ b/apps/electrochem/cic/+cic/+ui/topBottomPlotControls.m
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
-% Private UI view helper. Expected caller: labkit.ui.view panel, control,
-% plot, or text facades. Inputs and outputs are internal UI handles, labels,
-% selections, table data, or plot info. Side effects are limited to supplied UI
-% parents or axes; assumes the caller owns callbacks and app state.
+% App-owned CIC top/bottom plot controls helper. Expected caller:
+% cic.ui.buildControls. Inputs are parent panels, axis items, default
+% selections, and a value-change callback. Output is a controls struct with
+% handles plus setSelections/swapSelections closures. Side effects are limited
+% to creating controls on the supplied panels.
 function ui = topBottomPlotControls(topPanel, bottomPanel, xItems, yItems, topDefaults, bottomDefaults, valueChangedFcn)
-%CREATETOPBOTTOMPLOTCONTROLS Create shared top/bottom plot controls.
-%
-% Inputs:
-%   topPanel, bottomPanel - parent panels for control rows.
-%   xItems, yItems - dropdown items for X and Y axes.
-%   topDefaults, bottomDefaults - structs with x and y default values.
-%   valueChangedFcn - optional callback for dropdowns/grid checkboxes.
-%
-% Output:
-%   ui - struct with top/bottom grids, X/Y dropdowns, and grid checkboxes.
+%TOPBOTTOMPLOTCONTROLS Create CIC top/bottom plot controls.
 
     if nargin < 7
         valueChangedFcn = [];
@@ -23,6 +15,19 @@
         topPanel, xItems, yItems, topDefaults, valueChangedFcn);
     [ui.bottomGrid, ui.bottomX, ui.bottomY, ui.bottomGridCheckbox] = createOneRow( ...
         bottomPanel, xItems, yItems, bottomDefaults, valueChangedFcn);
+    ui.setSelections = @setSelections;
+    ui.swapSelections = @swapSelections;
+
+    function setSelections(topSelection, bottomSelection)
+        applySelection(ui.topX, ui.topY, topSelection);
+        applySelection(ui.bottomX, ui.bottomY, bottomSelection);
+    end
+
+    function swapSelections()
+        topSelection = struct('x', ui.topX.Value, 'y', ui.topY.Value);
+        bottomSelection = struct('x', ui.bottomX.Value, 'y', ui.bottomY.Value);
+        setSelections(bottomSelection, topSelection);
+    end
 end
 
 function [grid, ddX, ddY, cbGrid] = createOneRow(parent, xItems, yItems, defaults, valueChangedFcn)
@@ -48,3 +53,12 @@
         'Value', defaults.grid, ...
         'ValueChangedFcn', valueChangedFcn);
 end
+
+function applySelection(ddX, ddY, selection)
+    if isfield(selection, 'x') && any(strcmp(ddX.Items, selection.x))
+        ddX.Value = selection.x;
+    end
+    if isfield(selection, 'y') && any(strcmp(ddY.Items, selection.y))
+        ddY.Value = selection.y;
+    end
+end
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/buildControls.m b/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/buildControls.m
index 66e9e20b..08f523cf 100644
--- a/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/buildControls.m
+++ b/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/buildControls.m
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
         'title', 'Gamry DTA GUI (literature CSC)', ...
         'position', [50 30 1580 950], ...
         'leftWidth', 390, ...
-        'options', struct('rightKind', 'dualPlot')));
+        'options', struct( ...
+        'rightTitle', 'Plots', ...
+        'rightGridSize', [4 1], ...
+        'rightRowHeight', {{'fit', '1x', 'fit', '1x'}}, ...
+        'rightRowSpacing', 10)));
+    ui = csc.ui.createRightAxesPair(ui, 'Top Plot', 'Bottom Plot', true);
     C.fig = ui.fig;
 
     fileLabels = struct( ...
@@ -28,11 +33,11 @@
     curveUi = labkit.ui.view.section(ui.filesAnalysisGrid, 'Curve', 2, [4 2]);
     gf = curveUi.grid;
     uilabel(gf, 'Text', 'File:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
-    C.txtFile = labkit.ui.view.form(gf, 'readonly');
+    C.txtFile = labkit.ui.view.form(gf, struct('kind', 'readonly'));
     C.txtFile.Layout.Row = 1; C.txtFile.Layout.Column = 2;
 
     uilabel(gf, 'Text', 'Scan rate:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
-    C.txtScan = labkit.ui.view.form(gf, 'readonly');
+    C.txtScan = labkit.ui.view.form(gf, struct('kind', 'readonly'));
     C.txtScan.Layout.Row = 2; C.txtScan.Layout.Column = 2;
 
     uilabel(gf, 'Text', 'Curve:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
@@ -77,23 +82,23 @@
     C.edArea.Layout.Row = 2; C.edArea.Layout.Column = 2;
 
     uilabel(gc, 'Text', 'CT charge / CSC:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
-    C.txtQct = labkit.ui.view.form(gc, 'readonly');
+    C.txtQct = labkit.ui.view.form(gc, struct('kind', 'readonly'));
     C.txtQct.Layout.Row = 3; C.txtQct.Layout.Column = 2;
 
     uilabel(gc, 'Text', 'CV charge / CSC:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
-    C.txtQcv = labkit.ui.view.form(gc, 'readonly');
+    C.txtQcv = labkit.ui.view.form(gc, struct('kind', 'readonly'));
     C.txtQcv.Layout.Row = 4; C.txtQcv.Layout.Column = 2;
 
     uilabel(gc, 'Text', 'Difference:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
-    C.txtDiff = labkit.ui.view.form(gc, 'readonly');
+    C.txtDiff = labkit.ui.view.form(gc, struct('kind', 'readonly'));
     C.txtDiff.Layout.Row = 5; C.txtDiff.Layout.Column = 2;
 
     uilabel(gc, 'Text', 'Relative diff:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
-    C.txtRel = labkit.ui.view.form(gc, 'readonly');
+    C.txtRel = labkit.ui.view.form(gc, struct('kind', 'readonly'));
     C.txtRel.Layout.Row = 6; C.txtRel.Layout.Column = 2;
 
     uilabel(gc, 'Text', 'max|dt-|dV|/v|:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
-    C.txtDtErr = labkit.ui.view.form(gc, 'readonly');
+    C.txtDtErr = labkit.ui.view.form(gc, struct('kind', 'readonly'));
     C.txtDtErr.Layout.Row = 7; C.txtDtErr.Layout.Column = 2;
 
     C.lblStatus = uilabel(gc, 'Text', 'Ready');
@@ -106,9 +111,8 @@
 
     topPlotDefaults = struct('x', '(none)', 'y', '(none)', 'grid', true);
     bottomPlotDefaults = struct('x', '(none)', 'y', '(none)', 'grid', true);
-    C.plotControls = labkit.ui.view.panel( ...
+    C.plotControls = csc.ui.topBottomPlotControls( ...
         ui.topControlsPanel, ...
-        'topBottomPlotControls', ...
         ui.bottomControlsPanel, ...
         {'(none)'}, ...
         {'(none)'}, ...
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m b/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08d57578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+% App-owned CSC right-side axes layout helper. Expected caller: csc.ui.buildControls.
+% Inputs are the shell UI struct, axes titles, and whether plot-control panels
+% are needed. Output is the UI struct with top/bottom axes and panel fields.
+% Side effects are limited to creating controls on the shell right grid.
+function ui = createRightAxesPair(ui, topTitle, bottomTitle, showControls)
+%CREATERIGHTAXESPAIR Create CSC top/bottom plot axes.
+
+    if showControls
+        ui.topControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', topTitle);
+        ui.topControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 1;
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, topTitle);
+
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', bottomTitle);
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 3;
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 4, bottomTitle);
+    else
+        ui.topControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 1, topTitle);
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, bottomTitle);
+    end
+end
+
+function ax = createOneAxes(parent, row, titleText)
+    ax = uiaxes(parent);
+    ax.Layout.Row = row;
+    title(ax, titleText);
+    labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'popout');
+    disableAxesInteractivity(ax);
+end
+
+function disableAxesInteractivity(ax)
+    try
+        disableDefaultInteractivity(ax);
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Interactions = [];
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Toolbar.Visible = 'off';
+    catch
+    end
+end
diff --git a/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/plotXY.m b/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/plotXY.m
similarity index 60%
rename from +labkit/+ui/+view/private/plotXY.m
rename to apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/plotXY.m
index 6d15b2a4..0bb13175 100644
--- a/+labkit/+ui/+view/private/plotXY.m
+++ b/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/plotXY.m
@@ -1,26 +1,10 @@
-% Private UI view helper. Expected caller: labkit.ui.view panel, control,
-% plot, or text facades. Inputs and outputs are internal UI handles, labels,
-% selections, table data, or plot info. Side effects are limited to supplied UI
-% parents or axes; assumes the caller owns callbacks and app state.
+% App-owned CSC plotting helper. Expected caller: csc.ui.runApp plot callbacks.
+% Inputs are a target axes, prepared X/Y vectors, label struct, and display
+% options. Output is a status struct for runner logging. Side effects are
+% limited to drawing on the supplied axes; assumes csc.view.plotRequest prepared
+% app-specific data and log text.
 function info = plotXY(ax, x, y, labels, opts)
-%PLOTXY Plot one prepared X/Y numeric series.
-%
-% Usage:
-%   info = plotXY(ax, x, y, struct('x','Time','y','Voltage'));
-%
-% Inputs:
-%   ax - target axes.
-%   x, y - numeric vectors of equal length.
-%   labels - optional struct with title, x, and y fields; defaults blank.
-%   opts - optional struct.
-%
-% Options:
-%   holdPlot - logical, default false; false clears axes before plotting.
-%   showGrid - logical or MATLAB grid value, default true.
-%   lineWidth - positive scalar, default 1.2.
-%
-% Output:
-%   info - status struct with ok, message, x/y vectors, and x/y names.
+%PLOTXY Plot one prepared CSC X/Y numeric series.
 
     if nargin < 4
         labels = struct();
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/runApp.m b/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/runApp.m
index 7188bd08..050bf21b 100644
--- a/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/runApp.m
+++ b/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/runApp.m
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ function plotTop()
         c = S.curves(S.currentCurve);
         opts = struct('holdPlot', cbTopHold.Value, 'showGrid', cbTopGrid.Value, 'lineWidth', 1.2);
         request = csc.view.plotRequest(c, ddTopX.Value, ddTopY.Value, 'Top');
-        info = labkit.ui.view.draw(axTop, 'xy', request.x, request.y, ...
-            request.labels, opts);
+        info = csc.ui.plotXY(axTop, request.x, request.y, request.labels, opts);
         if ~info.ok
             addLog(request.skipLog);
             return;
@@ -333,8 +332,7 @@ function plotBottom()
         c = S.curves(S.currentCurve);
         opts = struct('holdPlot', cbBotHold.Value, 'showGrid', cbBotGrid.Value, 'lineWidth', 1.2);
         request = csc.view.plotRequest(c, ddBotX.Value, ddBotY.Value, 'Bottom');
-        info = labkit.ui.view.draw(axBottom, 'xy', request.x, request.y, ...
-            request.labels, opts);
+        info = csc.ui.plotXY(axBottom, request.x, request.y, request.labels, opts);
         if ~info.ok
             addLog(request.skipLog);
             return;
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/topBottomPlotControls.m b/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/topBottomPlotControls.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e3de88b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/electrochem/csc/+csc/+ui/topBottomPlotControls.m
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+% App-owned CSC top/bottom plot controls helper. Expected caller:
+% csc.ui.buildControls. Inputs are parent panels, axis items, default
+% selections, and a value-change callback. Output is a controls struct with
+% dropdowns, grid checkboxes, and selection closures. Side effects are limited
+% to creating controls on the supplied panels.
+function ui = topBottomPlotControls(topPanel, bottomPanel, xItems, yItems, topDefaults, bottomDefaults, valueChangedFcn)
+%TOPBOTTOMPLOTCONTROLS Create CSC top/bottom plot controls.
+
+    if nargin < 7
+        valueChangedFcn = [];
+    end
+
+    ui = struct();
+    [ui.topGrid, ui.topX, ui.topY, ui.topGridCheckbox] = createOneRow( ...
+        topPanel, xItems, yItems, topDefaults, valueChangedFcn);
+    [ui.bottomGrid, ui.bottomX, ui.bottomY, ui.bottomGridCheckbox] = createOneRow( ...
+        bottomPanel, xItems, yItems, bottomDefaults, valueChangedFcn);
+    ui.setSelections = @setSelections;
+    ui.swapSelections = @swapSelections;
+
+    function setSelections(topSelection, bottomSelection)
+        applySelection(ui.topX, ui.topY, topSelection);
+        applySelection(ui.bottomX, ui.bottomY, bottomSelection);
+    end
+
+    function swapSelections()
+        topSelection = struct('x', ui.topX.Value, 'y', ui.topY.Value);
+        bottomSelection = struct('x', ui.bottomX.Value, 'y', ui.bottomY.Value);
+        setSelections(bottomSelection, topSelection);
+    end
+end
+
+function [grid, ddX, ddY, cbGrid] = createOneRow(parent, xItems, yItems, defaults, valueChangedFcn)
+    grid = uigridlayout(parent, [1 5]);
+    grid.ColumnWidth = {'fit', '1x', 'fit', '1x', '1x'};
+    grid.Padding = [8 6 8 6];
+    grid.ColumnSpacing = 8;
+
+    uilabel(grid, 'Text', 'X:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
+    ddX = uidropdown(grid, ...
+        'Items', xItems, ...
+        'Value', defaults.x, ...
+        'ValueChangedFcn', valueChangedFcn);
+
+    uilabel(grid, 'Text', 'Y:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
+    ddY = uidropdown(grid, ...
+        'Items', yItems, ...
+        'Value', defaults.y, ...
+        'ValueChangedFcn', valueChangedFcn);
+
+    cbGrid = uicheckbox(grid, ...
+        'Text', 'Grid', ...
+        'Value', defaults.grid, ...
+        'ValueChangedFcn', valueChangedFcn);
+end
+
+function applySelection(ddX, ddY, selection)
+    if isfield(selection, 'x') && any(strcmp(ddX.Items, selection.x))
+        ddX.Value = selection.x;
+    end
+    if isfield(selection, 'y') && any(strcmp(ddY.Items, selection.y))
+        ddY.Value = selection.y;
+    end
+end
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/eis/+eis/+ui/runApp.m b/apps/electrochem/eis/+eis/+ui/runApp.m
index 5f672976..df7c7963 100644
--- a/apps/electrochem/eis/+eis/+ui/runApp.m
+++ b/apps/electrochem/eis/+eis/+ui/runApp.m
@@ -58,30 +58,38 @@
     lbFiles = fileUi.listbox;
     txtLoaded = fileUi.loadedText;
 
-    plotOptionsUi = labkit.ui.view.panel(layFA, 'plotOptions', 8, 2);
+    plotOptionsUi = labkit.ui.view.section(layFA, 'Plot Options', 2, [8 2]);
     gp = plotOptionsUi.grid;
 
-    [~, ddX] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, 'dropdown', 'X axis:', ...
-        'Items', axisItems, ...
-        'Value', 'Zreal (ohm)', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', @(~,~) refreshPlot());
-
-    [~, ddY] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, 'dropdown', 'Y axis:', ...
-        'Items', axisItems, ...
-        'Value', '-Zimag (ohm)', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', @(~,~) refreshPlot());
-
-    [~, edLineWidth] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, 'spinner', 'Line width:', ...
-        'Value', 1.4, ...
-        'Limits', [0.1 10], ...
-        'Step', 0.1, ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', @(~,~) refreshPlot());
-
-    [~, edMarkerSize] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, 'spinner', 'Marker size:', ...
-        'Value', 6, ...
-        'Limits', [1 20], ...
-        'Step', 1, ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', @(~,~) refreshPlot());
+    [~, ddX] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'X axis:', ...
+        'items', {axisItems}, ...
+        'value', 'Zreal (ohm)', ...
+        'callback', @(~,~) refreshPlot()));
+
+    [~, ddY] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'Y axis:', ...
+        'items', {axisItems}, ...
+        'value', '-Zimag (ohm)', ...
+        'callback', @(~,~) refreshPlot()));
+
+    [~, edLineWidth] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Line width:', ...
+        'value', 1.4, ...
+        'limits', [0.1 10], ...
+        'step', 0.1, ...
+        'callback', @(~,~) refreshPlot()));
+
+    [~, edMarkerSize] = labkit.ui.view.form(gp, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Marker size:', ...
+        'value', 6, ...
+        'limits', [1 20], ...
+        'step', 1, ...
+        'callback', @(~,~) refreshPlot()));
 
     cbMarkers = uicheckbox(gp, ...
         'Text', 'Show markers', ...
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/vt_resistance/+vt_resistance/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m b/apps/electrochem/vt_resistance/+vt_resistance/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c176aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/electrochem/vt_resistance/+vt_resistance/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+% App-owned VT Resistance right-side axes layout helper. Expected caller:
+% vt_resistance.ui.runApp. Inputs are the shell UI struct, axes titles, and
+% whether plot-control panels are needed. Output is the UI struct with
+% top/bottom axes and panel fields. Side effects are limited to creating
+% controls on the shell right grid.
+function ui = createRightAxesPair(ui, topTitle, bottomTitle, showControls)
+%CREATERIGHTAXESPAIR Create VT Resistance top/bottom plot axes.
+
+    if showControls
+        ui.topControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', topTitle);
+        ui.topControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 1;
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, topTitle);
+
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', bottomTitle);
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 3;
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 4, bottomTitle);
+    else
+        ui.topControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 1, topTitle);
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, bottomTitle);
+    end
+end
+
+function ax = createOneAxes(parent, row, titleText)
+    ax = uiaxes(parent);
+    ax.Layout.Row = row;
+    title(ax, titleText);
+    labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'popout');
+    disableAxesInteractivity(ax);
+end
+
+function disableAxesInteractivity(ax)
+    try
+        disableDefaultInteractivity(ax);
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Interactions = [];
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Toolbar.Visible = 'off';
+    catch
+    end
+end
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/vt_resistance/+vt_resistance/+ui/runApp.m b/apps/electrochem/vt_resistance/+vt_resistance/+ui/runApp.m
index 610e073e..362357a9 100644
--- a/apps/electrochem/vt_resistance/+vt_resistance/+ui/runApp.m
+++ b/apps/electrochem/vt_resistance/+vt_resistance/+ui/runApp.m
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@
         'title', 'Gamry VT Steady Resistance GUI', ...
         'position', [40 30 1680 980], ...
         'leftWidth', 430, ...
-        'options', struct('rightKind', 'dualPlot')));
+        'options', struct( ...
+        'rightTitle', 'Plots', ...
+        'rightGridSize', [4 1], ...
+        'rightRowHeight', {{'fit', '1x', 'fit', '1x'}}, ...
+        'rightRowSpacing', 10)));
+    ui = vt_resistance.ui.createRightAxesPair(ui, 'Top Plot', 'Bottom Plot', true);
     fig = ui.fig;
     layFA = ui.filesAnalysisGrid;
     laySR = ui.summaryResultsGrid;
@@ -84,19 +89,19 @@
     infoUi = labkit.ui.view.section(laySR, 'Current File Summary', 1, [13 2]);
     gi = infoUi.grid;
 
-    S.txtControlMode = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 1, 'Control mode:');
-    S.txtDetect = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 2, 'Detection:');
-    S.txtWindow = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 3, 'Window:');
-    S.txtCathIV = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 4, 'Cathodic I / Vss:');
-    S.txtAnodIV = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 5, 'Anodic I / Vss:');
-    S.txtCathBase = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 6, 'Cathodic baseline:');
-    S.txtAnodBase = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 7, 'Anodic baseline:');
-    S.txtCathBaseWin = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 8, 'Cath baseline window:');
-    S.txtAnodBaseWin = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 9, 'Anod baseline window:');
-    S.txtCathR = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 10, 'Cathodic R:');
-    S.txtAnodR = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 11, 'Anodic R:');
-    S.txtAvgR = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 12, 'Average R:');
-    S.txtStatus = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, 'info', 13, 'Status:');
+    S.txtControlMode = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 1, 'label', 'Control mode:'));
+    S.txtDetect = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 2, 'label', 'Detection:'));
+    S.txtWindow = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 3, 'label', 'Window:'));
+    S.txtCathIV = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 4, 'label', 'Cathodic I / Vss:'));
+    S.txtAnodIV = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 5, 'label', 'Anodic I / Vss:'));
+    S.txtCathBase = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 6, 'label', 'Cathodic baseline:'));
+    S.txtAnodBase = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 7, 'label', 'Anodic baseline:'));
+    S.txtCathBaseWin = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 8, 'label', 'Cath baseline window:'));
+    S.txtAnodBaseWin = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 9, 'label', 'Anod baseline window:'));
+    S.txtCathR = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 10, 'label', 'Cathodic R:'));
+    S.txtAnodR = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 11, 'label', 'Anodic R:'));
+    S.txtAvgR = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 12, 'label', 'Average R:'));
+    S.txtStatus = labkit.ui.view.form(gi, struct('kind', 'info', 'row', 13, 'label', 'Status:'));
 
     tableUi = labkit.ui.view.panel(laySR, 'table', 'Batch Results', 2, ...
         {'File','Ic(A)','Ia(A)','Vc_ss(V)','Va_ss(V)','R_cath(ohm)','R_anod(ohm)','R_avg(ohm)','Detection'}, ...
@@ -108,9 +113,8 @@
 
     topPlotDefaults = struct('x', 'Time (s)', 'y', 'VT: Vf vs time', 'grid', true);
     bottomPlotDefaults = struct('x', 'Time (s)', 'y', 'IT: Im vs time', 'grid', true);
-    plotControls = labkit.ui.view.panel( ...
+    plotControls = vt_resistance.ui.topBottomPlotControls( ...
         ui.topControlsPanel, ...
-        'topBottomPlotControls', ...
         ui.bottomControlsPanel, ...
         {'Time (s)', 'Sample #'}, ...
         {'VT: Vf vs time', 'IT: Im vs time'}, ...
@@ -442,7 +446,7 @@ function plotOneAxis(ax, A, xChoice, yChoice, showGrid)
     end
 
     function swapPlots()
-        labkit.ui.view.update(plotControls, 'swapPlotSelections');
+        plotControls.swapSelections();
         refreshPlots();
     end
 
@@ -452,8 +456,7 @@ function resetAxes()
     end
 
     function restoreDefaultPlotSelections()
-        labkit.ui.view.update(plotControls, 'setPlotSelections', ...
-            topPlotDefaults, bottomPlotDefaults);
+        plotControls.setSelections(topPlotDefaults, bottomPlotDefaults);
     end
 
     function resetAxesToDefaultState()
diff --git a/apps/electrochem/vt_resistance/+vt_resistance/+ui/topBottomPlotControls.m b/apps/electrochem/vt_resistance/+vt_resistance/+ui/topBottomPlotControls.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e539784e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/electrochem/vt_resistance/+vt_resistance/+ui/topBottomPlotControls.m
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+% App-owned VT Resistance top/bottom plot controls helper. Expected caller:
+% vt_resistance.ui.runApp. Inputs are parent panels, axis items, default
+% selections, and a value-change callback. Output is a controls struct with
+% handles plus setSelections/swapSelections closures. Side effects are limited
+% to creating controls on the supplied panels.
+function ui = topBottomPlotControls(topPanel, bottomPanel, xItems, yItems, topDefaults, bottomDefaults, valueChangedFcn)
+%TOPBOTTOMPLOTCONTROLS Create VT Resistance top/bottom plot controls.
+
+    if nargin < 7
+        valueChangedFcn = [];
+    end
+
+    ui = struct();
+    [ui.topGrid, ui.topX, ui.topY, ui.topGridCheckbox] = createOneRow( ...
+        topPanel, xItems, yItems, topDefaults, valueChangedFcn);
+    [ui.bottomGrid, ui.bottomX, ui.bottomY, ui.bottomGridCheckbox] = createOneRow( ...
+        bottomPanel, xItems, yItems, bottomDefaults, valueChangedFcn);
+    ui.setSelections = @setSelections;
+    ui.swapSelections = @swapSelections;
+
+    function setSelections(topSelection, bottomSelection)
+        applySelection(ui.topX, ui.topY, topSelection);
+        applySelection(ui.bottomX, ui.bottomY, bottomSelection);
+    end
+
+    function swapSelections()
+        topSelection = struct('x', ui.topX.Value, 'y', ui.topY.Value);
+        bottomSelection = struct('x', ui.bottomX.Value, 'y', ui.bottomY.Value);
+        setSelections(bottomSelection, topSelection);
+    end
+end
+
+function [grid, ddX, ddY, cbGrid] = createOneRow(parent, xItems, yItems, defaults, valueChangedFcn)
+    grid = uigridlayout(parent, [1 5]);
+    grid.ColumnWidth = {'fit', '1x', 'fit', '1x', '1x'};
+    grid.Padding = [8 6 8 6];
+    grid.ColumnSpacing = 8;
+
+    uilabel(grid, 'Text', 'X:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
+    ddX = uidropdown(grid, ...
+        'Items', xItems, ...
+        'Value', defaults.x, ...
+        'ValueChangedFcn', valueChangedFcn);
+
+    uilabel(grid, 'Text', 'Y:', 'HorizontalAlignment', 'right');
+    ddY = uidropdown(grid, ...
+        'Items', yItems, ...
+        'Value', defaults.y, ...
+        'ValueChangedFcn', valueChangedFcn);
+
+    cbGrid = uicheckbox(grid, ...
+        'Text', 'Grid', ...
+        'Value', defaults.grid, ...
+        'ValueChangedFcn', valueChangedFcn);
+end
+
+function applySelection(ddX, ddY, selection)
+    if isfield(selection, 'x') && any(strcmp(ddX.Items, selection.x))
+        ddX.Value = selection.x;
+    end
+    if isfield(selection, 'y') && any(strcmp(ddY.Items, selection.y))
+        ddY.Value = selection.y;
+    end
+end
diff --git a/apps/image_measurement/batch_crop/+batch_crop/+ui/createControls.m b/apps/image_measurement/batch_crop/+batch_crop/+ui/createControls.m
index 6deca155..f33fb788 100644
--- a/apps/image_measurement/batch_crop/+batch_crop/+ui/createControls.m
+++ b/apps/image_measurement/batch_crop/+batch_crop/+ui/createControls.m
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
     controls.btnClearImages.Layout.Row = 1;
     controls.btnClearImages.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    controls.txtImageSource = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', 'No images loaded');
+    controls.txtImageSource = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'No images loaded'));
     controls.txtImageSource.Layout.Row = 2;
     controls.txtImageSource.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
@@ -44,8 +45,9 @@
     controls.btnNext.Layout.Row = 4;
     controls.btnNext.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    controls.txtImageStatus = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', 'Images: 0');
+    controls.txtImageStatus = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'Images: 0'));
     controls.txtImageStatus.Layout.Row = 5;
     controls.txtImageStatus.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
@@ -54,38 +56,59 @@
         struct('rowHeight', {cropRows}, 'columnWidth', {{145, '1x'}}));
     cropGrid = cropPanel.grid;
 
-    [lblWidth, controls.edtCropWidth] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Width (px):', 'Value', 1024, 'Limits', [1 Inf], 'Step', 1, ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onCropGeometryChanged);
+    [lblWidth, controls.edtCropWidth] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Width (px):', ...
+        'value', 1024, ...
+        'limits', [1 Inf], ...
+        'step', 1, ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onCropGeometryChanged));
     placeLabeled(lblWidth, controls.edtCropWidth, 1);
 
-    [lblHeight, controls.edtCropHeight] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Height (px):', 'Value', 1024, 'Limits', [1 Inf], 'Step', 1, ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onCropGeometryChanged);
+    [lblHeight, controls.edtCropHeight] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Height (px):', ...
+        'value', 1024, ...
+        'limits', [1 Inf], ...
+        'step', 1, ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onCropGeometryChanged));
     placeLabeled(lblHeight, controls.edtCropHeight, 2);
 
-    [lblRotation, controls.edtRotation] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Rotation (deg):', 'Value', 0, 'Limits', [-180 180], 'Step', 0.5, ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onRotationChanged);
+    [lblRotation, controls.edtRotation] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Rotation (deg):', ...
+        'value', 0, ...
+        'limits', [-180 180], ...
+        'step', 0.5, ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onRotationChanged));
     placeLabeled(lblRotation, controls.edtRotation, 3);
 
-    [lblFill, controls.ddFillMode] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, 'dropdown', ...
-        'Fill:', ...
-        'Items', {'Black', 'White'}, ...
-        'Value', 'Black', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onFillModeChanged);
+    [lblFill, controls.ddFillMode] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'Fill:', ...
+        'items', {{'Black', 'White'}}, ...
+        'value', 'Black', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onFillModeChanged));
     placeLabeled(lblFill, controls.ddFillMode, 4);
 
-    [lblCenterX, controls.edtCenterX] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Center X:', 'Value', 1, 'Limits', [1 Inf], 'Step', 1, ...
-        'Enable', 'off', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onCenterChanged);
+    [lblCenterX, controls.edtCenterX] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Center X:', ...
+        'value', 1, ...
+        'limits', [1 Inf], ...
+        'step', 1, ...
+        'enabled', false, ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onCenterChanged));
     placeLabeled(lblCenterX, controls.edtCenterX, 5);
 
-    [lblCenterY, controls.edtCenterY] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Center Y:', 'Value', 1, 'Limits', [1 Inf], 'Step', 1, ...
-        'Enable', 'off', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onCenterChanged);
+    [lblCenterY, controls.edtCenterY] = labkit.ui.view.form(cropGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Center Y:', ...
+        'value', 1, ...
+        'limits', [1 Inf], ...
+        'step', 1, ...
+        'enabled', false, ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onCenterChanged));
     placeLabeled(lblCenterY, controls.edtCenterY, 6);
 
     controls.btnUseCanvasCenter = uibutton(cropGrid, 'Text', 'Use canvas center', ...
@@ -99,18 +122,20 @@
         struct('rowHeight', {exportRows}, 'columnWidth', {{145, '1x'}}));
     exportGrid = exportPanel.grid;
 
-    [lblFormat, controls.ddFormat] = labkit.ui.view.form(exportGrid, 'dropdown', ...
-        'Format:', ...
-        'Items', {'PNG', 'TIFF', 'JPEG'}, ...
-        'Value', 'PNG', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onExportSettingChanged);
+    [lblFormat, controls.ddFormat] = labkit.ui.view.form(exportGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'Format:', ...
+        'items', {{'PNG', 'TIFF', 'JPEG'}}, ...
+        'value', 'PNG', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onExportSettingChanged));
     lblFormat.Layout.Row = 1;
     lblFormat.Layout.Column = 1;
     controls.ddFormat.Layout.Row = 1;
     controls.ddFormat.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    controls.txtOutputFolder = labkit.ui.view.form(exportGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', char(initialOutputFolder));
+    controls.txtOutputFolder = labkit.ui.view.form(exportGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', char(initialOutputFolder)));
     controls.txtOutputFolder.Layout.Row = 2;
     controls.txtOutputFolder.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
diff --git a/apps/image_measurement/batch_crop/labkit_BatchImageCrop_app.m b/apps/image_measurement/batch_crop/labkit_BatchImageCrop_app.m
index 0ea98609..7efd3f25 100644
--- a/apps/image_measurement/batch_crop/labkit_BatchImageCrop_app.m
+++ b/apps/image_measurement/batch_crop/labkit_BatchImageCrop_app.m
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@
     S.lastExport = [];
 
     workbenchOpts = struct( ...
-        'rightKind', 'custom', ...
         'rightTitle', 'Crop Preview', ...
         'rightGridSize', [1 1], ...
-        'rightRowHeight', {{'1x'}}, ...
-        'showPlotControls', false);
+        'rightRowHeight', {{'1x'}});
     workbenchOpts.tabs = [ ...
         labkit.ui.app.tab('filesAnalysis', 'Files + Analysis', [3 1], ...
             {250, 260, 145}, ...
diff --git a/apps/image_measurement/curvature/+curvature/+ui/shellOptions.m b/apps/image_measurement/curvature/+curvature/+ui/appShellOptions.m
similarity index 89%
rename from apps/image_measurement/curvature/+curvature/+ui/shellOptions.m
rename to apps/image_measurement/curvature/+curvature/+ui/appShellOptions.m
index b5f5fa87..14ec261d 100644
--- a/apps/image_measurement/curvature/+curvature/+ui/shellOptions.m
+++ b/apps/image_measurement/curvature/+curvature/+ui/appShellOptions.m
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 % App-owned curvature shell options helper. Expected caller:
 % labkit_CurvatureMeasurement_app. Output is the createShell options struct.
 % Encodes only layout constants and has no side effects.
-function opts = shellOptions()
-%SHELLOPTIONS Return shell options for the curvature app.
+function opts = appShellOptions()
+%APPSHELLOPTIONS Return createShell options for the curvature app.
 
     opts = struct( ...
         'rightTitle', 'Measurement Preview', ...
diff --git a/apps/image_measurement/curvature/+curvature/+ui/createControls.m b/apps/image_measurement/curvature/+curvature/+ui/createControls.m
index 1fd18e6a..31717939 100644
--- a/apps/image_measurement/curvature/+curvature/+ui/createControls.m
+++ b/apps/image_measurement/curvature/+curvature/+ui/createControls.m
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@
     btnOpenImage.Layout.Row = 1;
     btnOpenImage.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
-    controls.txtImage = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', 'No image loaded');
+    controls.txtImage = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'No image loaded'));
     controls.txtImage.Layout.Row = 2;
     controls.txtImage.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
-    controls.txtPointCount = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', 'Points: 0');
+    controls.txtPointCount = labkit.ui.view.form(imageGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'Points: 0'));
     controls.txtPointCount.Layout.Row = 3;
     controls.txtPointCount.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
@@ -65,8 +67,12 @@
     controls.chkDensify.Layout.Row = 1;
     controls.chkDensify.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
-    [lblDenseN, controls.edtDenseN] = labkit.ui.view.form(fitGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Dense point count:', 'Value', 300, 'Limits', [3 Inf], 'Step', 25);
+    [lblDenseN, controls.edtDenseN] = labkit.ui.view.form(fitGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Dense point count:', ...
+        'value', 300, ...
+        'limits', [3 Inf], ...
+        'step', 25));
     lblDenseN.Layout.Row = 2;
     lblDenseN.Layout.Column = 1;
     controls.edtDenseN.Layout.Row = 2;
diff --git a/apps/image_measurement/curvature/labkit_CurvatureMeasurement_app.m b/apps/image_measurement/curvature/labkit_CurvatureMeasurement_app.m
index 37d8caed..18be3052 100644
--- a/apps/image_measurement/curvature/labkit_CurvatureMeasurement_app.m
+++ b/apps/image_measurement/curvature/labkit_CurvatureMeasurement_app.m
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         'title', 'Image Curvature Measurement', ...
         'position', [90 70 1420 860], ...
         'leftWidth', 390, ...
-        'options', curvature.ui.shellOptions()));
+        'options', curvature.ui.appShellOptions()));
     fig = ui.fig;
     layFA = ui.filesAnalysisGrid;
     laySR = ui.summaryResultsGrid;
diff --git a/apps/image_measurement/focus_stack/+focus_stack/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m b/apps/image_measurement/focus_stack/+focus_stack/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..041af695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/image_measurement/focus_stack/+focus_stack/+ui/createRightAxesPair.m
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+% App-owned focus-stack preview layout helper. Expected caller:
+% labkit_FocusStack_app. Inputs are the shell UI struct, axes titles, and
+% whether plot-control panels are needed. Output is the UI struct with
+% top/bottom axes and panel fields. Side effects are limited to creating axes
+% and optional panels on the shell right grid.
+function ui = createRightAxesPair(ui, topTitle, bottomTitle, showControls)
+%CREATERIGHTAXESPAIR Create focus-stack preview axes.
+
+    if showControls
+        ui.topControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', topTitle);
+        ui.topControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 1;
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, topTitle);
+
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = uipanel(ui.rightGrid, 'Title', bottomTitle);
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel.Layout.Row = 3;
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 4, bottomTitle);
+    else
+        ui.topControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.bottomControlsPanel = [];
+        ui.topAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 1, topTitle);
+        ui.bottomAxes = createOneAxes(ui.rightGrid, 2, bottomTitle);
+    end
+end
+
+function ax = createOneAxes(parent, row, titleText)
+    ax = uiaxes(parent);
+    ax.Layout.Row = row;
+    title(ax, titleText);
+    labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'popout');
+    disableAxesInteractivity(ax);
+end
+
+function disableAxesInteractivity(ax)
+    try
+        disableDefaultInteractivity(ax);
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Interactions = [];
+    catch
+    end
+    try
+        ax.Toolbar.Visible = 'off';
+    catch
+    end
+end
diff --git a/apps/image_measurement/focus_stack/labkit_FocusStack_app.m b/apps/image_measurement/focus_stack/labkit_FocusStack_app.m
index 9b8c6987..9246a0f0 100644
--- a/apps/image_measurement/focus_stack/labkit_FocusStack_app.m
+++ b/apps/image_measurement/focus_stack/labkit_FocusStack_app.m
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
     S.registrationLines = {};
     S.result = focus_stack.state.emptyResult();
 
-    workbenchOpts = struct('rightKind', 'dualPlot', ...
+    workbenchOpts = struct( ...
         'rightTitle', 'Focus Stack Preview', ...
-        'topPlotTitle', 'Fused all-in-focus image', ...
-        'bottomPlotTitle', 'Focus-depth index map', ...
-        'showPlotControls', false);
+        'rightGridSize', [2 1], ...
+        'rightRowHeight', {{'1x', '1x'}}, ...
+        'rightRowSpacing', 10);
     workbenchOpts.tabs = [ ...
         labkit.ui.app.tab('filesAnalysis', 'Files + Analysis', [4 1], ...
             {250, 235, 185, 170}, ...
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
         'position', [80 60 1440 860], ...
         'leftWidth', 390, ...
         'options', workbenchOpts));
+    ui = focus_stack.ui.createRightAxesPair(ui, ...
+        'Fused all-in-focus image', 'Focus-depth index map', false);
     fig = ui.fig;
     layFA = ui.filesAnalysisGrid;
     laySR = ui.summaryResultsGrid;
@@ -65,8 +67,9 @@
     btnOpenFiles.Layout.Row = 1;
     btnOpenFiles.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    txtFolder = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', 'No images loaded');
+    txtFolder = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'No images loaded'));
     txtFolder.Layout.Row = 2;
     txtFolder.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
@@ -74,8 +77,9 @@
     lbImages.Layout.Row = 3;
     lbImages.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
-    txtStackStatus = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', 'Images: 0');
+    txtStackStatus = labkit.ui.view.form(fileGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'Images: 0'));
     txtStackStatus.Layout.Row = 4;
     txtStackStatus.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
@@ -84,11 +88,12 @@
         'columnWidth', {{155, '1x'}}));
     analysisGrid = analysisPanel.grid;
 
-    [lblFusionPreset, ddFusionPreset] = labkit.ui.view.form(analysisGrid, 'dropdown', ...
-        'Preset:', ...
-        'Items', {'Balanced', 'Crisp details', 'Smooth transitions', 'Noisy images'}, ...
-        'Value', 'Balanced', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', @onFusionPresetChanged);
+    [lblFusionPreset, ddFusionPreset] = labkit.ui.view.form(analysisGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'Preset:', ...
+        'items', {{'Balanced', 'Crisp details', 'Smooth transitions', 'Noisy images'}}, ...
+        'value', 'Balanced', ...
+        'callback', @onFusionPresetChanged));
     lblFusionPreset.Layout.Row = 1;
     lblFusionPreset.Layout.Column = 1;
     ddFusionPreset.Layout.Row = 1;
@@ -100,22 +105,34 @@
     chkRegister.Layout.Row = 2;
     chkRegister.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
-    [lblFocusWindow, edtFocusWindow] = labkit.ui.view.form(analysisGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Detail scale (px):', 'Value', 31, 'Limits', [3 99], 'Step', 2);
+    [lblFocusWindow, edtFocusWindow] = labkit.ui.view.form(analysisGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Detail scale (px):', ...
+        'value', 31, ...
+        'limits', [3 99], ...
+        'step', 2));
     lblFocusWindow.Layout.Row = 3;
     lblFocusWindow.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtFocusWindow.Layout.Row = 3;
     edtFocusWindow.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblSmoothRadius, edtSmoothRadius] = labkit.ui.view.form(analysisGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Blend radius (px):', 'Value', 4, 'Limits', [0 50], 'Step', 1);
+    [lblSmoothRadius, edtSmoothRadius] = labkit.ui.view.form(analysisGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Blend radius (px):', ...
+        'value', 4, ...
+        'limits', [0 50], ...
+        'step', 1));
     lblSmoothRadius.Layout.Row = 4;
     lblSmoothRadius.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtSmoothRadius.Layout.Row = 4;
     edtSmoothRadius.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblUncertainBlend, edtUncertainBlend] = labkit.ui.view.form(analysisGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Uncertain blend (%):', 'Value', 5, 'Limits', [0 100], 'Step', 1);
+    [lblUncertainBlend, edtUncertainBlend] = labkit.ui.view.form(analysisGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Uncertain blend (%):', ...
+        'value', 5, ...
+        'limits', [0 100], ...
+        'step', 1));
     lblUncertainBlend.Layout.Row = 5;
     lblUncertainBlend.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtUncertainBlend.Layout.Row = 5;
diff --git a/apps/wearable/ecg_print/+ecg_print/+ui/createControls.m b/apps/wearable/ecg_print/+ecg_print/+ui/createControls.m
index 559a9be0..d851e008 100644
--- a/apps/wearable/ecg_print/+ecg_print/+ui/createControls.m
+++ b/apps/wearable/ecg_print/+ecg_print/+ui/createControls.m
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
     btnOpen.Layout.Row = 1;
     btnOpen.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
-    txtFile = labkit.ui.view.form(recordingGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', 'No file loaded');
+    txtFile = labkit.ui.view.form(recordingGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'No file loaded'));
     txtFile.Layout.Row = 2;
     txtFile.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
@@ -35,58 +36,75 @@
         'columnWidth', {{135, '1x'}}));
     importGrid = importPanel.grid;
 
-    txtImportStatus = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, 'readonly', ...
-        'Value', 'Open a recording to inspect import settings.');
+    txtImportStatus = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'Open a recording to inspect import settings.'));
     txtImportStatus.Layout.Row = 1;
     txtImportStatus.Layout.Column = [1 2];
 
-    [lblHeaderLine, edtHeaderLine] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'CSV header line:', 'Value', 0, 'Limits', [0 Inf], 'Step', 1, ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged);
+    [lblHeaderLine, edtHeaderLine] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'CSV header line:', ...
+        'value', 0, ...
+        'limits', [0 Inf], ...
+        'step', 1, ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged));
     lblHeaderLine.Layout.Row = 2;
     lblHeaderLine.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtHeaderLine.Layout.Row = 2;
     edtHeaderLine.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblHasHeader, ddHasHeader] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, 'dropdown', ...
-        'CSV header:', ...
-        'Items', {'Auto', 'Yes', 'No'}, ...
-        'Value', 'Auto', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged);
+    [lblHasHeader, ddHasHeader] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'CSV header:', ...
+        'items', {{'Auto', 'Yes', 'No'}}, ...
+        'value', 'Auto', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged));
     lblHasHeader.Layout.Row = 3;
     lblHasHeader.Layout.Column = 1;
     ddHasHeader.Layout.Row = 3;
     ddHasHeader.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblTimeColumn, edtTimeColumn] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, 'edit', ...
-        'Time column:', 'text', 'Value', '', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged);
+    [lblTimeColumn, edtTimeColumn] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'edit', ...
+        'label', 'Time column:', ...
+        'style', 'text', ...
+        'value', '', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged));
     lblTimeColumn.Layout.Row = 4;
     lblTimeColumn.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtTimeColumn.Layout.Row = 4;
     edtTimeColumn.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblTimeUnit, ddTimeUnit] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, 'dropdown', ...
-        'Time unit:', ...
-        'Items', {'Auto', 'seconds', 'milliseconds', 'microseconds', 'nanoseconds'}, ...
-        'Value', 'Auto', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged);
+    [lblTimeUnit, ddTimeUnit] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'Time unit:', ...
+        'items', {{'Auto', 'seconds', 'milliseconds', 'microseconds', 'nanoseconds'}}, ...
+        'value', 'Auto', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged));
     lblTimeUnit.Layout.Row = 5;
     lblTimeUnit.Layout.Column = 1;
     ddTimeUnit.Layout.Row = 5;
     ddTimeUnit.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblSignalColumns, edtSignalColumns] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, 'edit', ...
-        'Signal columns:', 'text', 'Value', '', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged);
+    [lblSignalColumns, edtSignalColumns] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'edit', ...
+        'label', 'Signal columns:', ...
+        'style', 'text', ...
+        'value', '', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged));
     lblSignalColumns.Layout.Row = 6;
     lblSignalColumns.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtSignalColumns.Layout.Row = 6;
     edtSignalColumns.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblFallbackFs, edtFallbackFs] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Fallback Fs:', 'Value', 2000, 'Limits', [0 Inf], 'Step', 100, ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged);
+    [lblFallbackFs, edtFallbackFs] = labkit.ui.view.form(importGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Fallback Fs:', ...
+        'value', 2000, ...
+        'limits', [0 Inf], ...
+        'step', 100, ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onImportOptionChanged));
     lblFallbackFs.Layout.Row = 7;
     lblFallbackFs.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtFallbackFs.Layout.Row = 7;
@@ -102,23 +120,34 @@
         'columnWidth', {{135, '1x'}}));
     channelGrid = channelPanel.grid;
 
-    [lblChannel, ddChannel] = labkit.ui.view.form(channelGrid, 'dropdown', ...
-        'Channel:', 'Items', {'(none)'}, 'Value', '(none)', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onChannelChanged);
+    [lblChannel, ddChannel] = labkit.ui.view.form(channelGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'Channel:', ...
+        'items', {{'(none)'}}, ...
+        'value', '(none)', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onChannelChanged));
     lblChannel.Layout.Row = 1;
     lblChannel.Layout.Column = 1;
     ddChannel.Layout.Row = 1;
     ddChannel.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblStart, edtStart] = labkit.ui.view.form(channelGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'ROI start (s):', 'Value', 0, 'Limits', [0 Inf], 'Step', 1);
+    [lblStart, edtStart] = labkit.ui.view.form(channelGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'ROI start (s):', ...
+        'value', 0, ...
+        'limits', [0 Inf], ...
+        'step', 1));
     lblStart.Layout.Row = 2;
     lblStart.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtStart.Layout.Row = 2;
     edtStart.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblEnd, edtEnd] = labkit.ui.view.form(channelGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'ROI end (s):', 'Value', 0, 'Limits', [0 Inf], 'Step', 1);
+    [lblEnd, edtEnd] = labkit.ui.view.form(channelGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'ROI end (s):', ...
+        'value', 0, ...
+        'limits', [0 Inf], ...
+        'step', 1));
     lblEnd.Layout.Row = 3;
     lblEnd.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtEnd.Layout.Row = 3;
@@ -129,63 +158,89 @@
         'columnWidth', {{135, '1x'}}));
     procGrid = procPanel.grid;
 
-    [lblLow, edtLow] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Bandpass low Hz:', 'Value', 0.5, 'Limits', [0 Inf], 'Step', 0.1);
+    [lblLow, edtLow] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Bandpass low Hz:', ...
+        'value', 0.5, ...
+        'limits', [0 Inf], ...
+        'step', 0.1));
     lblLow.Layout.Row = 1;
     lblLow.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtLow.Layout.Row = 1;
     edtLow.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblHigh, edtHigh] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Bandpass high Hz:', 'Value', 40, 'Limits', [0 Inf], 'Step', 1);
+    [lblHigh, edtHigh] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Bandpass high Hz:', ...
+        'value', 40, ...
+        'limits', [0 Inf], ...
+        'step', 1));
     lblHigh.Layout.Row = 2;
     lblHigh.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtHigh.Layout.Row = 2;
     edtHigh.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblPeakMethod, ddPeakMethod] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, 'dropdown', ...
-        'Peak method:', ...
-        'Items', {'QRS streaming', 'Pan-Tompkins', 'Local peaks'}, ...
-        'Value', 'QRS streaming');
+    [lblPeakMethod, ddPeakMethod] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'Peak method:', ...
+        'items', {{'QRS streaming', 'Pan-Tompkins', 'Local peaks'}}, ...
+        'value', 'QRS streaming'));
     lblPeakMethod.Layout.Row = 3;
     lblPeakMethod.Layout.Column = 1;
     ddPeakMethod.Layout.Row = 3;
     ddPeakMethod.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblPeakDist, edtPeakDist] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Peak distance (s):', 'Value', 0.28, 'Limits', [0.01 Inf], 'Step', 0.01);
+    [lblPeakDist, edtPeakDist] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Peak distance (s):', ...
+        'value', 0.28, ...
+        'limits', [0.01 Inf], ...
+        'step', 0.01));
     lblPeakDist.Layout.Row = 4;
     lblPeakDist.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtPeakDist.Layout.Row = 4;
     edtPeakDist.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblWin, edtWin] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Segment half win (s):', 'Value', 0.7, 'Limits', [0.01 Inf], 'Step', 0.05);
+    [lblWin, edtWin] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Segment half win (s):', ...
+        'value', 0.7, ...
+        'limits', [0.01 Inf], ...
+        'step', 0.05));
     lblWin.Layout.Row = 5;
     lblWin.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtWin.Layout.Row = 5;
     edtWin.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblTopN, edtTopN] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Template top N:', 'Value', 30, 'Limits', [1 Inf], 'Step', 1);
+    [lblTopN, edtTopN] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Template top N:', ...
+        'value', 30, ...
+        'limits', [1 Inf], ...
+        'step', 1));
     lblTopN.Layout.Row = 6;
     lblTopN.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtTopN.Layout.Row = 6;
     edtTopN.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblSmooth, edtSmooth] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, 'spinner', ...
-        'Smooth beats:', 'Value', 15, 'Limits', [1 Inf], 'Step', 1, ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onRefreshPlots);
+    [lblSmooth, edtSmooth] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Smooth beats:', ...
+        'value', 15, ...
+        'limits', [1 Inf], ...
+        'step', 1, ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onRefreshPlots));
     lblSmooth.Layout.Row = 7;
     lblSmooth.Layout.Column = 1;
     edtSmooth.Layout.Row = 7;
     edtSmooth.Layout.Column = 2;
 
-    [lblView, ddTemplateView] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, 'dropdown', ...
-        'Template plot:', ...
-        'Items', {'Template + residual band', 'Template + segments'}, ...
-        'Value', 'Template + residual band', ...
-        'ValueChangedFcn', callbacks.onRefreshPlots);
+    [lblView, ddTemplateView] = labkit.ui.view.form(procGrid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+        'label', 'Template plot:', ...
+        'items', {{'Template + residual band', 'Template + segments'}}, ...
+        'value', 'Template + residual band', ...
+        'callback', callbacks.onRefreshPlots));
     lblView.Layout.Row = 8;
     lblView.Layout.Column = 1;
     ddTemplateView.Layout.Row = 8;
diff --git a/docs/ui.md b/docs/ui.md
index f9dc152d..09be33fe 100644
--- a/docs/ui.md
+++ b/docs/ui.md
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ The root `labkit.ui.*` flat helper surface has been removed. Apps should call th
 Every app should start from `labkit.ui.app.createShell`:
 
 ```matlab
-opts = struct('rightKind', 'dualPlot');
+opts = struct( ...
+    'rightTitle', 'Preview', ...
+    'rightGridSize', [1 1], ...
+    'rightRowHeight', {{'1x'}});
 ui = labkit.ui.app.createShell(struct( ...
     'title', 'Example App', ...
     'position', [90 70 1200 800], ...
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ opts.tabs = labkit.ui.app.tab( ...
     struct('resizeRows', [1 2 3]));
 ```
 
-The shell owns split panes, scrollable tab grids, and row resize handles. Apps own the controls placed inside returned grids.
+The shell owns split panes, scrollable tab grids, row resize handles, and the right-side grid. Apps own the controls and axes placed inside returned grids.
 
 ## Views And Forms
 
@@ -55,24 +58,35 @@ grid = section.grid;
 Use `labkit.ui.view.form` as the single public control entry point. It replaces separate labeled spinner/dropdown/edit/read-only helpers:
 
 ```matlab
-[lblMode, ddMode] = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, 'dropdown', ...
-    'Mode:', 'Items', {'Auto', 'Manual'}, 'Value', 'Auto', ...
-    'ValueChangedFcn', @onModeChanged);
-
-[lblN, edN] = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, 'spinner', ...
-    'Samples:', 'Value', 10, 'Limits', [1 Inf], 'Step', 1);
-
-txtStatus = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, 'readonly', ...
-    'Value', 'No file loaded');
-
-txtMetric = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, 'info', 3, 'Current value:');
+[lblMode, ddMode] = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, struct( ...
+    'kind', 'dropdown', ...
+    'label', 'Mode:', ...
+    'items', {{'Auto', 'Manual'}}, ...
+    'value', 'Auto', ...
+    'callback', @onModeChanged));
+
+[lblN, edN] = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, struct( ...
+    'kind', 'spinner', ...
+    'label', 'Samples:', ...
+    'value', 10, ...
+    'limits', [1 Inf], ...
+    'step', 1));
+
+txtStatus = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, struct( ...
+    'kind', 'readonly', ...
+    'value', 'No file loaded'));
+
+txtMetric = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, struct( ...
+    'kind', 'info', ...
+    'row', 3, ...
+    'label', 'Current value:'));
 ```
 
 `form` also accepts a section spec with `title`, `row`, `layout`, and `controls`. The returned struct exposes `controls`, `labels`, `setValue(id,value,reason)`, and `getValue(id)`. `setValue` no-ops for unchanged values and suppresses app-facing semantic callbacks for internal/programmatic updates.
 
 When manually placing a component in a shell tab grid, use `labkit.ui.view.place(component, parentGrid, logicalRow)`. App code should not depend on physical row indices inserted by row-resize handles.
 
-Use `labkit.ui.view.panel` for reusable component groups such as file panels, log panels, read-only text panels, result tables, plot option panels, and top/bottom plot controls:
+Use `labkit.ui.view.panel` for reusable component groups such as file panels, log panels, read-only text panels, and result tables:
 
 ```matlab
 fileUi = labkit.ui.view.panel(layFA, 'files', labels, callbacks);
@@ -86,7 +100,6 @@ Use `labkit.ui.view.update` for state changes on existing component handles:
 labkit.ui.view.update(logUi.textArea, 'appendLog', 'Loaded file.');
 [value, idx] = labkit.ui.view.update(fileUi.listbox, ...
     'listSelection', names, previousSelection);
-labkit.ui.view.update(plotControls, 'swapPlotSelections');
 ```
 
 ## Axes And Rendering
@@ -97,7 +110,6 @@ Use view helpers for app-neutral rendering boilerplate:
 ax = labkit.ui.view.axes(parent, 1, 'Preview', 'X', 'Y');
 labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'reset', 'Preview', true);
 hImage = labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'image', imageData, 'Reference');
-info = labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'xy', x, y, labels, opts);
 labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'popout');
 ```
 
diff --git a/tests/gui/structural/labkit/ui/GuiLayoutUiAxesWorkbenchTest.m b/tests/gui/structural/labkit/ui/GuiLayoutUiAxesWorkbenchTest.m
index 5315fc08..4da5dcdf 100644
--- a/tests/gui/structural/labkit/ui/GuiLayoutUiAxesWorkbenchTest.m
+++ b/tests/gui/structural/labkit/ui/GuiLayoutUiAxesWorkbenchTest.m
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ function verify_gui_layout_ui_axes_workbench()
 
     checkCreateAxesHelper(h);
     checkCreateAppShellHelper(h);
-    checkTopBottomPlotControlsHelper(h);
-    checkTopBottomPlotStateHelpers(h);
 end
 
 function checkCreateAxesHelper(h)
@@ -118,125 +116,4 @@ function checkCreateAppShellHelper(h)
     assert(isempty(custom.probeResizeHandles), ...
         'Custom tabs without resizeRows should not create resize handles.');
 
-    dual = labkit.ui.app.createShell(struct( ...
-        'title', 'labkit_create_dual_plot_app_shell_probe', ...
-        'position', [40 30 1200 760], ...
-        'leftWidth', 330, ...
-        'options', struct('rightKind', 'dualPlot')));
-    cleaner2 = onCleanup(@() delete(dual.fig)); %#ok<NASGU>
-    assert(h.sameStringCell(dual.rightGrid.RowHeight, {'fit', '1x', 'fit', '1x'}), ...
-        'App shell helper should configure the standard dual-plot right region.');
-    assert(strcmp(char(dual.topAxes.Title.String), 'Top Plot'), ...
-        'App shell helper should create a titled top axes for dual-plot apps.');
-    assert(strcmp(char(dual.bottomAxes.Title.String), 'Bottom Plot'), ...
-        'App shell helper should create a titled bottom axes for dual-plot apps.');
-
-    dualNoControls = labkit.ui.app.createShell(struct( ...
-        'title', 'labkit_create_dual_plot_no_controls_probe', ...
-        'position', [40 30 1200 760], ...
-        'leftWidth', 330, ...
-        'options', struct('rightKind', 'dualPlot', 'showPlotControls', false)));
-    cleaner4 = onCleanup(@() delete(dualNoControls.fig)); %#ok<NASGU>
-    assert(h.sameStringCell(dualNoControls.rightGrid.RowHeight, {'1x', '1x'}), ...
-        'App shell helper should support dual-plot output without empty control rows.');
-    assert(isempty(dualNoControls.topControlsPanel) && isempty(dualNoControls.bottomControlsPanel), ...
-        'Dual-plot output without controls should not create empty plot-control panels.');
-    assert(dualNoControls.topAxes.Layout.Row == 1 && dualNoControls.bottomAxes.Layout.Row == 2, ...
-        'Dual-plot output without controls should place axes directly in the output grid.');
-end
-
-function checkTopBottomPlotControlsHelper(h)
-    shell = createDualPlotWorkbenchForTest('labkit_top_bottom_plot_controls_probe');
-    cleaner = onCleanup(@() delete(shell.fig)); %#ok<NASGU>
-
-    topDefaults = struct('x', 'Time (s)', 'y', 'VT: Vf vs time', 'grid', true);
-    bottomDefaults = struct('x', 'Sample #', 'y', 'IT: Im vs time', 'grid', false);
-    ui = labkit.ui.view.panel( ...
-        shell.topControlsPanel, ...
-        'topBottomPlotControls', ...
-        shell.bottomControlsPanel, ...
-        {'Time (s)', 'Sample #'}, ...
-        {'VT: Vf vs time', 'IT: Im vs time'}, ...
-        topDefaults, ...
-        bottomDefaults, ...
-        []);
-
-    assert(isequal(ui.topGrid.ColumnWidth, {'fit', '1x', 'fit', '1x', '1x'}), ...
-        'Top/bottom plot controls should preserve column widths.');
-    assert(isequal(ui.topGrid.Padding, [8 6 8 6]), ...
-        'Top/bottom plot controls should preserve grid padding.');
-    assert(ui.topGrid.ColumnSpacing == 8, ...
-        'Top/bottom plot controls should preserve column spacing.');
-    assert(h.sameStringCell(ui.topX.Items, {'Time (s)', 'Sample #'}), ...
-        'Top X dropdown should preserve supplied X items.');
-    assert(h.sameStringCell(ui.topY.Items, {'VT: Vf vs time', 'IT: Im vs time'}), ...
-        'Top Y dropdown should preserve supplied Y items.');
-    assert(strcmp(ui.topX.Value, 'Time (s)'), ...
-        'Top X dropdown should preserve the supplied default value.');
-    assert(strcmp(ui.topY.Value, 'VT: Vf vs time'), ...
-        'Top Y dropdown should preserve the supplied default value.');
-    assert(ui.topGridCheckbox.Value == true, ...
-        'Top grid checkbox should preserve the supplied default value.');
-    assert(strcmp(ui.bottomX.Value, 'Sample #'), ...
-        'Bottom X dropdown should preserve the supplied default value.');
-    assert(strcmp(ui.bottomY.Value, 'IT: Im vs time'), ...
-        'Bottom Y dropdown should preserve the supplied default value.');
-    assert(ui.bottomGridCheckbox.Value == false, ...
-        'Bottom grid checkbox should preserve the supplied default value.');
-end
-
-function checkTopBottomPlotStateHelpers(h)
-    shell = createDualPlotWorkbenchForTest('labkit_top_bottom_plot_state_probe');
-    cleaner = onCleanup(@() delete(shell.fig)); %#ok<NASGU>
-
-    topDefaults = struct('x', 'Time (s)', 'y', 'VT: Vf vs time', 'grid', true);
-    bottomDefaults = struct('x', 'Sample #', 'y', 'IT: Im vs time', 'grid', false);
-    ui = labkit.ui.view.panel( ...
-        shell.topControlsPanel, ...
-        'topBottomPlotControls', ...
-        shell.bottomControlsPanel, ...
-        {'Time (s)', 'Sample #'}, ...
-        {'VT: Vf vs time', 'IT: Im vs time'}, ...
-        topDefaults, ...
-        bottomDefaults, ...
-        []);
-
-    labkit.ui.view.update(ui, 'setPlotSelections', bottomDefaults, topDefaults);
-    assert(strcmp(ui.topX.Value, 'Sample #') && strcmp(ui.bottomX.Value, 'Time (s)'), ...
-        'Top/bottom selection setter should apply supplied X defaults.');
-    assert(strcmp(ui.topY.Value, 'IT: Im vs time') && strcmp(ui.bottomY.Value, 'VT: Vf vs time'), ...
-        'Top/bottom selection setter should apply supplied Y defaults.');
-
-    labkit.ui.view.update(ui, 'swapPlotSelections');
-    assert(strcmp(ui.topX.Value, 'Time (s)') && strcmp(ui.topY.Value, 'VT: Vf vs time'), ...
-        'Top/bottom selection swap should move bottom selections to the top.');
-    assert(strcmp(ui.bottomX.Value, 'Sample #') && strcmp(ui.bottomY.Value, 'IT: Im vs time'), ...
-        'Top/bottom selection swap should move top selections to the bottom.');
-
-    shell.topAxes.XScale = 'log';
-    shell.bottomAxes.YScale = 'log';
-    labkit.ui.view.draw(shell.topAxes, 'reset', 'Top Plot', true);
-    labkit.ui.view.draw(shell.bottomAxes, 'reset', 'Bottom Plot', true);
-    assert(strcmp(char(shell.topAxes.Title.String), 'Top Plot'), ...
-        'Hard axis reset should preserve the supplied top axes title.');
-    assert(strcmp(char(shell.bottomAxes.Title.String), 'Bottom Plot'), ...
-        'Hard axis reset should preserve the supplied bottom axes title.');
-    assert(strcmp(shell.topAxes.XScale, 'linear') && strcmp(shell.bottomAxes.YScale, 'linear'), ...
-        'Hard axis reset should optionally reset axis scales.');
-    h.assertAxesPopoutEnabled(shell.topAxes, 'Hard axis reset should install top-axis popout.');
-    h.assertAxesPopoutEnabled(shell.bottomAxes, 'Hard axis reset should install bottom-axis popout.');
-end
-
-function shell = createDualPlotWorkbenchForTest(figName)
-    opts = struct();
-    opts.rightKind = 'dualPlot';
-    opts.controlsTitle = 'Controls';
-    opts.rightTitle = 'Plots';
-    opts.topPlotTitle = 'Top Plot';
-    opts.bottomPlotTitle = 'Bottom Plot';
-    shell = labkit.ui.app.createShell(struct( ...
-        'title', figName, ...
-        'position', [40 30 1680 980], ...
-        'leftWidth', 430, ...
-        'options', opts));
 end
diff --git a/tests/gui/structural/labkit/ui/GuiLayoutUiBasicControlsTest.m b/tests/gui/structural/labkit/ui/GuiLayoutUiBasicControlsTest.m
index 48480038..d60b1760 100644
--- a/tests/gui/structural/labkit/ui/GuiLayoutUiBasicControlsTest.m
+++ b/tests/gui/structural/labkit/ui/GuiLayoutUiBasicControlsTest.m
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ function verify_gui_layout_ui_basic_controls()
     checkReadOnlyInfoRowHelper();
     checkResultTablePanelHelper(h);
     checkPanelGridHelper(h);
-    checkPlotOptionsPanelHelper(h);
     checkFileSelectionPanelHelper(h);
 end
 
@@ -98,8 +97,12 @@ function checkLabeledSpinnerHelper()
     cleaner = onCleanup(@() delete(fig)); %#ok<NASGU>
     grid = uigridlayout(fig, [1 2]);
 
-    [lbl, spinner] = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, 'spinner', 'Probe value:', ...
-        'Value', 2, 'Limits', [0 10], 'Step', 0.5);
+    [lbl, spinner] = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'spinner', ...
+        'label', 'Probe value:', ...
+        'value', 2, ...
+        'limits', [0 10], ...
+        'step', 0.5));
     assert(strcmp(lbl.Text, 'Probe value:'), ...
         'Labeled spinner helper should preserve label text.');
     assert(strcmp(lbl.HorizontalAlignment, 'right'), ...
@@ -113,7 +116,9 @@ function checkReadOnlyTextHelpers(h)
     cleaner = onCleanup(@() delete(fig)); %#ok<NASGU>
     grid = uigridlayout(fig, [2 1]);
 
-    field = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, 'readonly', 'Value', 'Status');
+    field = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'readonly', ...
+        'value', 'Status'));
     field.Layout.Row = 1;
     assert(strcmp(field.Editable, 'off') && strcmp(field.Value, 'Status'), ...
         'Read-only text field helper should create a non-editable text field.');
@@ -131,7 +136,10 @@ function checkReadOnlyInfoRowHelper()
     cleaner = onCleanup(@() delete(fig)); %#ok<NASGU>
     grid = uigridlayout(fig, [2 2]);
 
-    [field, lbl] = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, 'info', 2, 'Probe:');
+    [field, lbl] = labkit.ui.view.form(grid, struct( ...
+        'kind', 'info', ...
+        'row', 2, ...
+        'label', 'Probe:'));
     assert(strcmp(lbl.Text, 'Probe:'), 'Read-only info row should preserve label text.');
     assert(strcmp(lbl.HorizontalAlignment, 'right'), ...
         'Read-only info row should preserve right-aligned labels.');
@@ -195,27 +203,6 @@ function checkPanelGridHelper(h)
         'Panel-grid helper should grow undersized fixed parent rows to avoid clipped controls.');
 end
 
-function checkPlotOptionsPanelHelper(h)
-    fig = uifigure('Visible', 'off', 'Name', 'labkit_plot_options_panel_probe');
-    cleaner = onCleanup(@() delete(fig)); %#ok<NASGU>
-    grid = uigridlayout(fig, [3 1]);
-
-    ui = labkit.ui.view.panel(grid, 'plotOptions', 3);
-    assert(strcmp(ui.panel.Title, 'Plot Options'), 'Plot-options helper should preserve the panel title.');
-    assert(ui.panel.Layout.Row == 3, 'Plot-options helper should place the panel in row 3.');
-    assert(h.sameStringCell(ui.grid.RowHeight, {'fit', 'fit', 'fit'}), ...
-        'Plot-options helper should create fit-height rows.');
-    assert(h.sameStringCell(ui.grid.ColumnWidth, {'fit', '1x'}), ...
-        'Plot-options helper should preserve column widths.');
-    assert(isequal(ui.grid.Padding, [8 8 8 8]), 'Plot-options helper should preserve padding.');
-    assert(ui.grid.RowSpacing == 8 && ui.grid.ColumnSpacing == 8, ...
-        'Plot-options helper should preserve row and column spacing.');
-
-    ui2 = labkit.ui.view.panel(grid, 'plotOptions', 2, 2);
-    assert(ui2.panel.Layout.Row == 2, ...
-        'Plot-options helper should support an explicit parent-grid row.');
-end
-
 function checkFileSelectionPanelHelper(h)
     fig = uifigure('Visible', 'off', 'Name', 'labkit_file_selection_panel_probe');
     cleaner = onCleanup(@() delete(fig)); %#ok<NASGU>
diff --git a/tests/helpers/architectureTestHelpers.m b/tests/helpers/architectureTestHelpers.m
index b3c8b19f..fbee8514 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/architectureTestHelpers.m
+++ b/tests/helpers/architectureTestHelpers.m
@@ -76,10 +76,9 @@
     assert(~contains(appOwnedSource, 'labkit.ui.createTabbedDualPlotShell'), ...
         [appName ' should not use compatibility shell wrappers directly.']);
     forbiddenViewHelpers = {'appendLog', 'clearAxes', 'enablePopout', ...
-        'fileSelectionPanel', 'logPanel', 'plotOptionsPanel', 'plotXY', ...
+        'fileSelectionPanel', 'logPanel', ...
         'refreshListboxItems', 'refreshListboxSelection', 'resetAxes', ...
-        'resultTable', 'setTopBottomPlotSelections', 'showImage', ...
-        'swapTopBottomPlotSelections', 'textPanel', 'topBottomPlotControls'};
+        'resultTable', 'showImage', 'textPanel'};
     for iHelper = 1:numel(forbiddenViewHelpers)
         oldViewCall = ['labkit.ui.view.' forbiddenViewHelpers{iHelper}];
         assert(~contains(appOwnedSource, oldViewCall), ...
diff --git a/tests/integration/project/AppOwnedWorkflowBoundariesTest.m b/tests/integration/project/AppOwnedWorkflowBoundariesTest.m
index 1ea3d402..f4a803af 100644
--- a/tests/integration/project/AppOwnedWorkflowBoundariesTest.m
+++ b/tests/integration/project/AppOwnedWorkflowBoundariesTest.m
@@ -63,14 +63,17 @@ function verify_app_owned_workflow_boundaries()
         'labkit_CSC_app should not call CSC analysis through the reusable +labkit package.');
     assert(contains(cscSource, 'labkit.dta.getCurveXY'), ...
         'CSC app should select parsed-curve columns through the DTA facade.');
-    assert(contains(cscSource, 'labkit.ui.view.draw'), ...
-        'CSC plotting should use the reusable prepared-X/Y GUI render facade.');
+    assert(contains(cscSource, 'csc.ui.plotXY'), ...
+        'CSC plotting should use the app-owned prepared-X/Y GUI renderer.');
+    assert(~contains(cscSource, 'labkit.ui.view.draw(axTop, ''xy''') && ...
+        ~contains(cscSource, 'labkit.ui.view.draw(axBottom, ''xy'''), ...
+        'CSC plotting should not use the removed reusable X/Y draw action.');
     assert(~contains(cscSource, 'labkit.plot.plotCVCT'), ...
         'CSC plotting should not live in reusable +labkit plot.');
     h.assertNoPackageMFiles(fullfile(root, 'apps', '+labkit_apps', '+csc'), ...
         'CSC transitional app-side');
-    assert(exist(fullfile(root, '+labkit', '+ui', '+view', 'draw.m'), 'file') == 2, ...
-        'Reusable prepared-X/Y plotting should be routed through the +labkit/+ui/+view draw facade.');
+    assert(exist(fullfile(root, '+labkit', '+ui', '+view', 'private', 'plotXY.m'), 'file') ~= 2, ...
+        'Prepared X/Y plotting should not remain a reusable +labkit UI private helper.');
     assert(exist(fullfile(root, '+labkit', '+analysis', 'computeCSC.m'), 'file') ~= 2, ...
         'CSC-specific analysis should not live in reusable +labkit analysis.');
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/project/PackagePublicSurfaceTest.m b/tests/integration/project/PackagePublicSurfaceTest.m
index b9e186b3..f2a06deb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/project/PackagePublicSurfaceTest.m
+++ b/tests/integration/project/PackagePublicSurfaceTest.m
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function verify_package_public_surface()
         'UI app facade');
     h.assertPackageMFiles(fullfile(root, '+labkit', '+ui', '+app', 'private'), ...
         {'addRowResizeHandle.m', 'attachColumnResize.m', ...
-        'createTabbedWorkbenchShell.m', 'disableAxesInteractivity.m'}, ...
+        'createTabbedWorkbenchShell.m'}, ...
         'UI app private implementation');
     h.assertPackageMFiles(fullfile(root, '+labkit', '+ui', '+diag'), ...
         {'createContext.m'}, ...
@@ -49,11 +49,9 @@ function verify_package_public_surface()
         'createLabeledEditField.m', 'createLabeledSpinner.m', ...
         'createReadOnlyInfoRow.m', 'createReadOnlyTextField.m', ...
         'enablePopout.m', 'fileSelectionPanel.m', 'layoutRow.m', ...
-        'logPanel.m', 'plotOptionsPanel.m', 'plotXY.m', 'popoutAxes.m', ...
+        'logPanel.m', 'popoutAxes.m', ...
         'refreshListboxItems.m', 'refreshListboxSelection.m', ...
-        'resetAxes.m', 'resultTable.m', 'setTopBottomPlotSelections.m', ...
-        'showImage.m', 'swapTopBottomPlotSelections.m', 'textPanel.m', ...
-        'topBottomPlotControls.m'}, ...
+        'resetAxes.m', 'resultTable.m', 'showImage.m', 'textPanel.m'}, ...
         'UI view private implementation');
     h.assertTopLevelMFiles(fullfile(root, '+labkit', '+ui', '+tool'), ...
         {'anchorEditor.m', 'createRuntime.m', 'scaleBar.m', ...
diff --git a/tests/unit/labkit/ui/PlotXYTest.m b/tests/unit/labkit/ui/PlotXYTest.m
deleted file mode 100644
index 741e7187..00000000
--- a/tests/unit/labkit/ui/PlotXYTest.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-classdef PlotXYTest < matlab.unittest.TestCase
-    %PLOTXYTEST Verify LabKit behavior through official MATLAB tests.
-
-    methods (Test, TestTags = {'Unit'})
-        function test_plotXY(testCase)
-            setupLabKitTestPath();
-            verify_plotXY();
-        end
-    end
-end
-
-function verify_plotXY()
-%TEST_PLOTXY Verify prepared X/Y plotting helper behavior.
-
-    curve = struct();
-    curve.name = 'CURVE1';
-    curve.headers = {'T', 'Vf', 'Im'};
-    curve.units = {'s', 'V', 'A'};
-    curve.numericMask = [true true true];
-    curve.data = [0 0.1 NaN; 1 0.2 -1; 2 NaN 2; 3 0.4 3];
-
-    [x, y, xname, yname] = labkit.dta.getCurveXY(curve, 'T', 'Vf');
-    assert(isequal(x, [0; 1; 3]), 'getCurveXY should remove rows with NaN X/Y.');
-    assert(isequal(y, [0.1; 0.2; 0.4]), 'getCurveXY should preserve selected Y values.');
-    assert(strcmp(xname, 'T') && strcmp(yname, 'Vf'), 'getCurveXY should return selected header names.');
-
-    [badX, badY] = labkit.dta.getCurveXY(curve, 't', 'Vf');
-    assert(isempty(badX) && isempty(badY), 'getCurveXY should preserve stable exact-case column selection.');
-
-    fig = figure('Visible', 'off');
-    cleaner = onCleanup(@() closeIfValid(fig));
-    ax = axes(fig);
-
-    opts = struct('holdPlot', false, 'showGrid', true, 'lineWidth', 1.2);
-    labels = struct('title', curve.name, 'x', xname, 'y', yname);
-    info = labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'xy', x, y, labels, opts);
-    assert(info.ok, info.message);
-    assert(isequal(info.x, x), 'plotXY should plot prepared X values.');
-    assert(isequal(info.y, y), 'plotXY should plot prepared Y values.');
-    assert(strcmp(info.xName, 'T') && strcmp(info.yName, 'Vf'), 'plotXY should report axis names.');
-
-    lines = findobj(ax, 'Type', 'line');
-    assert(numel(lines) == 1, 'plotXY should add one data line.');
-    assert(abs(lines(1).LineWidth - 1.2) < 1e-12, 'Line width should match stable default.');
-    assert(strcmp(ax.Title.String, 'CURVE1'), 'Plot title should use curve name.');
-    assert(strcmp(ax.XLabel.String, 'T'), 'X label should use selected header.');
-    assert(strcmp(ax.YLabel.String, 'Vf'), 'Y label should use selected header.');
-
-    info2 = labkit.ui.view.draw(ax, 'xy', [], y, labels, opts);
-    assert(~info2.ok, 'Invalid X/Y selection should fail without throwing.');
-    assert(strcmp(info2.message, 'invalid X/Y'), 'Invalid selection message should be stable.');
-end
-
-function closeIfValid(fig)
-    if isvalid(fig)
-        close(fig);
-    end
-end