Plot legend goes behing plot axes when using tiledlayout

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I am generating several plots with legends on one figure using tiledlayout(). While the plot looks correct, the legends disappear behind the axes when I try to move them. The issue appears to be the same as described in this question, although I did not have any success with the fix:
The minimimum code that produces the issue is below. I get the same results when I omit the object handles.
t = tiledlayout(2, 1);
ax1 = nexttile(t);
pt1 = plot(ax1, 0:10, 0:10);
lg1 = legend(ax1, 'Plot 1');
ax2 = nexttile(t);
pt2 = plot(ax2, 0:10, 0:10);
lg2 = legend(ax2, 'Plot 2');
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Joe Vinciguerra
Joe Vinciguerra on 4 Jun 2024
FWIW, I am unable to reproduce this in 2023b and 2024a. I don't have 2023a installed.
Jann
Jann on 5 Jun 2024
Updating to 2023b seems to have resolved the issue.

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Answers (1)

Athanasios Paraskevopoulos
The issue you are experiencing with legends disappearing behind the axes when moved in a tiledlayout can be addressed by setting the 'AutoUpdate' property of the legends to 'off'. This prevents the legends from updating automatically and helps maintain their visibility when moved.
t = tiledlayout(2, 1);
% First tile
ax1 = nexttile(t);
pt1 = plot(ax1, 0:10, 0:10);
lg1 = legend(ax1, 'Plot 1');
set(lg1, 'AutoUpdate', 'off'); % Prevents auto-updating of legend
% Second tile
ax2 = nexttile(t);
pt2 = plot(ax2, 0:10, 0:10);
lg2 = legend(ax2, 'Plot 2');
set(lg2, 'AutoUpdate', 'off'); % Prevents auto-updating of legend

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