title: MATLAB error: Error Saving Figure: " Object must have an ancestor of type 'figure' "
body: <p>In MATLAB 2012a,
  I'm trying to save a figure as a .fig file, and all I get is a window with<p>
  Title: Error Saving Figure<p>
  Message: Object must have an ancestor of type 'figure'.</p>
  
  <p>I googled this error message, and Google was able to predict my search perfectly, meaning other people have searched the same error message before .. however there is not a single page online that actually discusses this error.</p>
  
  <p>I know that I haven't given much information, and I apologize for this, but I can't imagine what other details to give. 2 minutes ago I saved a different figure generated by the exact same program, in the exact same way, as a .fig file with no problems. </p>
  
  <p>What does this error message mean and how do I fix the problem so that I can save figures in .fig format again ?</p>
  
  <p>Edit: I am trying to save the file from the GUI.</p>