Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/scaleruler.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/scaleruler.m	(revision 23779)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/scaleruler.m	(revision 23780)
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
 if numberofticks==1,
 	t=text(x0+lengthscale/2,y0+2*widthscale,2,[num2str(lengthscale*unitscale/1000) ' km'],...
-		'FontSize',fontsize,'FontWeight',fontweight,'Color',fontcolor,'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','baseline');
-	if ~verLessThan('matlab', '8.3')
+		'FontSize',fontsize,'FontWeight',fontweight,'Color',fontcolor,'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','bottom');
+	if ~verLessThan('matlab', '8.4')
 		set(t,'Layer','front');
 	end
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
 	xt=Bu(1);
 	yt=Bu(2)+widthscale;
-	text(xt,yt,2,num2str(Tick),'FontSize',fontsize,'FontWeight',fontweight,'Color',fontcolor,'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','baseline');
+	text(xt,yt,2,num2str(Tick),'FontSize',fontsize,'FontWeight',fontweight,'Color',fontcolor,'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','bottom');
 
 	%loope over the patches
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
 		yt=Bu(2)+widthscale;
 		if i~=numberofticks-1,
-			text(xt,yt,2,num2str(round_ice(Tick/1000,3)),'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','bottom');
 		end
 	end
-	text(xt,yt,2,num2str(round_ice(Tick/1000,3)),'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','bottom');
 	% add leading spaces depending on length of label string
 	str=' km';
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@
 		str=[' ' str];
 	end
-	text(xt,yt,2,str,'FontSize',fontsize,'FontWeight',fontweight,'Color',fontcolor,'HorizontalAlignment','left','VerticalAlignment','baseline');
+	text(xt,yt,2,str,'FontSize',fontsize,'FontWeight',fontweight,'Color',fontcolor,'HorizontalAlignment','left','VerticalAlignment','bottom');
 end