Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/scaleruler.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/scaleruler.m	(revision 14487)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/scaleruler.m	(revision 14488)
@@ -67,4 +67,10 @@
 		end
 	end
-	text(xt,yt,2,[num2str(round_ice(Tick/1000,3)) ' km'],'FontSize',fontsize,'FontWeight',fontweight,'Color',fontcolor,'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','baseline');
+	text(xt,yt,2,num2str(round_ice(Tick/1000,3)),'FontSize',fontsize,'FontWeight',fontweight,'Color',fontcolor,'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','baseline');
+	% add leading spaces depending on length of label string
+	str=' km';
+	for i=1:numel(num2str(round_ice(Tick/1000,3))),
+		str=[' ' str];
+	end
+	text(xt,yt,2,str,'FontSize',fontsize,'FontWeight',fontweight,'Color',fontcolor,'HorizontalAlignment','left','VerticalAlignment','baseline');
 end