MATLAB: Do tick directions change when log scaling x-axis

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I just updated to Matlab 2018b (9.5.0.94444444) and I have come across a weird glitch when changing a plot axis scaling to logarithmic, from linear. I haven't come across this problem before in previous versions, but I haven't found a solution to this maddeningly simple problem. Here's an example that highlights the issue I see:
figure(1)
ha1 = subplot(2,1,1);
plot(1:10,linspace(1,100,10))
ha1.XDir = 'reverse';
title(ha1,'Linear axis scaling: no problem')
ha2 = subplot(2,1,2);
plot(1:10,linspace(1,100,10))
ha2.XDir = 'reverse';
ha2.XScale = 'log';
title(ha2,'X-axis log-scaled: tick direction problem')
Now with ha2, the x- and y-axes behave contrastly when setting: 
ha2.TickDir = 'in';% or 'out'
Example
Changing TickDirMode to "manual" or "auto" has no affect.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Best Answer

Try this:
ha1.XDir = 'normal';
set(ha1,'view',[-180,-90])
I get that same issue:
Changing ytick direction is backwards. Check out the effect of this: 
yax=get(gca,'yaxis');
set(yax,'tickdirection','in')
set(yax,'tickdirection','out')
I think it's because the plotting algorithm when xdir is reversed is stupid.
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