Every time I save a plot with both a line and line markers in a vector format (eps or pdf), the resulting file misplaces all of the line markers. Specifically, they seem to always sit above the line. As an example, let's say I run the following line of code:
plot(1:0.1:5,'ro-','MarkerSize',4,'LineWidth',0.75,'MarkerFaceColor','r')
As you would expect, the result on my screen looks like this (and is identical when saved as a png file):
However, if I then save the exact same figure in eps format, it looks like this:
The problem is a little subtle, but I'm trying to make some large and complicated plots with multiple lines and hundreds of points like this. In that scenario, this becomes a huge problem.
As for details on my Matlab version, etc: I'm running on Mac OSX (El Capitan), and I first encountered the problem earlier using Matlab 2015b. After trying in vain to fix this for hours, I uninstalled my copy of 2015b and installed Matlab 2016b, and the problem persisted. (Interestingly, the misplacement of the line markers using 2015b was much more variable: sometimes they were below the line, sometimes above. Also there was variation in the horizontal direction, which I don't get now in 2016b.)
Furthermore, it doesn't appear to matter what method I use to save the file. I've tried Matlab's save-as gui with eps and pdf; I've tried changing export options in the gui; I've tried saving at the command line both using Matlab's built-in functions and export_fig() from the file exchange. All of these reproduce the same behavior. I've also tried viewing the resulting vector images with a variety of different programs (Acrobat, Illustrator, Mac's Preview, etc.), and they all produce identical outputs on the screen.
I'd greatly appreciate anyone's help on this. Thanks in advance!!
