MATLAB: Does the legend not resize properly when I set its Position property in MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1)

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The example below creates a legend in a figure and attempts to resize the legend.
plot(1:10)
L=legend('text');
set(L,'FontSize',8);
a1=get(L,'Position')
set(L,'Position',[0.6 0.6 0.1 0.02]);
b1=get(L,'Position')
set(L,'Position',[0.6 0.6 0.1 0.02]);%
c1=get(L,'Position')
The variables a1, b1, and c1 describe the position of the legend:
a1 – before resizing the legend
b1 – after resizing once
c1 – after resizing a second time.
Notice that only the second attempt to resize the legend is successful.

Best Answer

This bug has been fixed in Release 14 Service Pack 3 (R14SP3). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:
We have verified that this is a bug in MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1) in the way that legends are resized. There are currently no known work-arounds.
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