MATLAB: Am I unable to set the “Interpreter” property of a text object to “none” in MATLAB

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Why am I unable to set the "Interpreter" property of a text object to "none" in MATLAB?
If I run the following code:
image(rand(128,128))
line([0 100],[0 100], 'Color','k','LineWidth',3)
pt=ginput(1);
h=text(pt(1),pt(2),0,'','Editing','on','Interpreter','none');
I get the following segmentation violation:
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        Segmentation violation detected at Mon Aug 25 13:52:58 2003
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 Configuration:
   MATLAB Version:   6.5.0.180913a (R13)
   Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000
   Window System:    Version 5.0 (Build 2195: Service Pack 2)
   Processor ID:     x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 6, GenuineIntel
   Virtual Machine:  Java 1.3.1_01 with Sun Microsystems Inc. Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
     (mixed mode)
 Register State:
   EAX = 00000000  EBX = 00000000
   ECX = 00000000  EDX = 00dfcd5c
   ESI = 158f7b00  EDI = 158f7b00
   EBP = 00dfccfc  ESP = 00dfccfc
   EIP = 7a09cec6  FLG = 00010212
 Stack Trace:
   [0] hg.dll:_hoGetHandle(0, 0x7a095bf4, 0x158f7b00, 0x00dfcd2c) + 6 bytes
   [1] hg.dll:_gf_window(0, 0x158f7b00, 0x158f7b00, 0x158f7b00) + 15 bytes
   [2] hg.dll:_TextEditInfoFcn(0x158f7b00, 0x00dfcd5c, 0x158f7b00, 0x00dfcdbc) + 21 bytes
   [3] gui.dll:_GetObjectTextInfo(0x158f7b00, 0x00dfcd5c, 0x01a89378, 0x158f7b00) + 36 bytes
   [4] uiw.dll:_ws_UpdateTextEditProperties(0x158f7b00, 1, 0x158f7b00, 0x14334a00) + 27 bytes
   [5] hg.dll:_set_text_nstrings(0x158f7b00, 0x14334a00, 0x019a84a0, 0x14334c28) + 68 bytes
   [6] hg.dll:_set_text_interp_mode(0, 1, 0x7a0d3140, 0x151b1f30) + 79 bytes
   [7] hg.dll:_callIntSetFcnUDDOptional(0x7a0d3140, 0x158f7b00, 1, 0) + 108 bytes
 ...
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 Error using ==> text
 Error: Expected a variable, function, or constant, found "end of line".

Best Answer

This bug has been fixed for Release 14 SP1 (R14SP1). For previous releases, please read below for any possible workarounds:
This is a bug in MATLAB 6.5 (R13). It seems that the crash happens only if the "Interpreter" property of the text object is set to "none" at the moment of the object creation. Our development staff is investigating this issue.
Currently, to work around this issue, try setting the "Interpreter" property of the text object to "none" after the text object is already created. For example:
image(rand(128,128))
line([0 100],[0 100], 'Color','k','LineWidth',3)
pt=ginput(1);
h=text(pt(1),pt(2),0,'','Editing','on');
set(h,'Interpreter','none')
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