Unreadable text in static text box

I'm experiencing problems with text in static text boxes. As an example of what is happening I have below a print screen of a figure window where I've typed 'test' on the xlabel text box. This will show as pictured.

Interestingly after entering the text it will show OK, as seen on the other print screen.

Any hints on what might be causing this?

FIGURE: Text as seen while typing on the static text box.

FIGURE: Text as seen after entering the text.

[CS Researcher]

It seems its getting a previous alphabet of the desired one. Do you see this while typing at other places? Try ylabel and titles etc. I assume you are using xlabel.

[Pedro Pedrosa]

Yes, indeed I experience the same problem while typing in ylabel, and titles.

[Walter Roberson]

Could you expand on what you mean by "typing in the static text box" ? Is that while using the property editor?

[Pedro Pedrosa]

@Walter Robertson I simply use the mouse cursor to insert an x-label. This will open a text box like the one in the first print screen where I type the text for my x-axis label. While I'm typing the text is unreadable.

I suppose that while typing my input is being dealt differently than after inserted. The question is, who is interpreting my input and how?

[Walter Roberson]

I did not know this could be done ;-)

[Pedro Pedrosa]

Yet it is.

Answer 1

[srj4anoop]

Hi Pedro,

You could try clicking on 'Plot Tools' in the figure window and then click on the xlabel and change the 'Interpreter' option to 'latex'. Now try plotting the figure again and change the xlabel as you did before.

[Pedro Pedrosa]

Hi Srijith,

Thank for your suggestion, however this will not solve my problem since the latex interpreter will only be active after entering the text, not while I'm typing.

As an example, I've typed $\alpha$ on the xlabel. The printscreen while typing and after text input are show below.