Thread Subject: axis' labels (latex)

Hi Everybody,
I have the following problem:
I have produced a plot and I would like to
label one of my axis (y) with the Latex string

\sqrt{a_{1}^{2}+b_{1}^{2}}

I tryed to write in my plotting instruction

xlabel t,ylabel \sqrt{a_{1}^{2}+b_{1}^{2}}

but I recive an error message, saying 'Unable to interpret
Tex string...'
How can I do that?
Thanks
Francesco

I have set up LaTex as a default interpreter and now it
accepts LaTex strings. The only remaining problem is now
that the label sometimes overlaps the numbers along the
axis.
How can I move shift (and/or rotate) the position of the
label so that it's readable?
Thanks again
Francesco




"Francesco " <fsarnari@maths.leeds.ac.uk> wrote in message
<g02bv1$hl1$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi Everybody,
> I have the following problem:
> I have produced a plot and I would like to
> label one of my axis (y) with the Latex string
>
> \sqrt{a_{1}^{2}+b_{1}^{2}}
>
> I tryed to write in my plotting instruction
>
> xlabel t,ylabel \sqrt{a_{1}^{2}+b_{1}^{2}}
>
> but I recive an error message, saying 'Unable to
interpret
> Tex string...'
> How can I do that?
> Thanks
> Francesco
>
>
>
>

You can get the label's handle by using h=get(gca,'ylabel')
and then change it's position and rotation properties. (Only
works for the axis label, not the tick labels)