Why do I receive a warning and no legend if I open a figure with a legend saved in MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1) in MATLAB 6.5.1 (R13SP1)?

If I create a figure in MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1) with a legend using the 'v6' flag for plot and have 'Ensure backward compatibility' checked, when I open the figure in MATLAB 6.5.1 (R13SP1), the legend is not displayed and I receive the following warning:

 Warning: Unrecognized object type: scribe.legend.

   In D:\MATLAB\6p5p1\toolbox\matlab\iofun\hgload.m at line 114

   In D:\MATLAB\6p5p1\toolbox\matlab\graphics\openfig.m at line 84

   In D:\MATLAB\6p5p1\toolbox\matlab\general\open.m at line 125

   In D:\MATLAB\6p5p1\toolbox\matlab\uitools\uiopen.m at line 142

Is there a way to make the legend created in MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1) backward compatible with MATLAB 6.5.1 (R13SP1)?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 14 Service Pack 3 (R14SP3). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

The ability to save figures with legends as backward compatible with MATLAB 6.5.1 (R13SP1) is not available in MATLAB.

There are currently no known workarounds.