Y-axis labels overlaps with figure when using a reversed x-axis

Heya,

In Matlab 2018B, when plotting data with a reversed x-axis, the y-axis ticks and labels appear over the figure in a nasty fashion.

Minimal example:

figure(1);
plot(gca,0:10,(0:10).^10);
set(gca,'xdir','reverse')

Is there a way to force an offset? Or to fix it in another way?

Answer 1

[David Wilson]

Yes, it seems to only happen when there is an exponent in the y-axis. And even then the exponent must have double figures. Also the same happens (on the x-axis) when reversing the y-axis.

One really ugly fix is to extract the ylabels and pad them with a few spaces (on the right).

hp = plot(gca,0:10,(0:10).^10);
set(gca,'xdir','reverse')
yt = yticklabels; 
for i=1:length(yt)
    yt{i} = [yt{i},'    ']; % note pad with a few spaces 
end 
yticklabels(yt)

Plot now looks like

[Attila Fülöp]

I could accept this hack maybe, do you know of a way to keep the "10^9" label visible at the same time?

Answer 2

[David Wilson]

Ah, missed that. Nasty bug/feature.

text(10,10.5e9,'x10^9') % place manually ?