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The discussion revolves around how to format labels in MATLAB plots, specifically using LaTeX for the xlabel function. Participants explore different methods to achieve the desired text formatting, including superscripts and units.

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  • One participant asks how to format the xlabel to include both a variable and units in LaTeX.
  • Another participant provides a solution using the xlabel function with LaTeX syntax.
  • A third participant shares a personal experience with rendering text in Java, mentioning the use of HTML tags for text formatting.
  • Additional solutions are offered, including variations of the xlabel command with different syntax options introduced in recent MATLAB versions.

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Participants present multiple approaches to the problem, indicating that there is no single agreed-upon method, but rather several valid solutions exist.

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Some solutions depend on the version of MATLAB being used, particularly regarding the syntax introduced in R2021a.

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Hi PF!

I'm going insane here. How can I have the following in xlabel: ##Q \text{ (mm\sup 3/s)}##?
 
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Answer is here:
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xlabel(['$Q$', ' (mm \textsuperscript{3}/s)'],'Interpreter','latex')
 
Nice, thanks for sharing.

Smetimes these kinds of display issues with text drive one insane. I once had to render some funky labels in Java and discovered that display text could in fact be a string of html tags to resize, colorize, fontify (a made up word to mean change the font to a more desireable one) the text. It really made my day too.
 
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joshmccraney said:
Answer is here:
Or,
[CODE lang="matlab" title="Till R2020b"]xlabel('$Q~\left( \mathrm{mm}^3/\mathrm{s} \right)$', 'Interpreter', 'latex')[/CODE]
Or, using the new Name=Value syntax introduced in R2021a,
[CODE lang="matlab" title="R2021a and later"]xlabel('$Q~\left( \mathrm{mm}^3/\mathrm{s} \right)$', Interpreter='latex')[/CODE]
 
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