Centering multiline text with the LaTeX interpreter

To get two-line text on a figure I have to do:

uicontrol('Style','text','Position',[14, -1000,0], 'String',{'line 1','Longer  line 2'});

However, if I want the strings to be interpreted by LaTeX, I'd first try:

uicontrol('Style','text','Position',[14, -1000,0], 'String',{'line 1','Longer  line 2'}, 'HorizontalAlignment', 'left', 'Interpreter','Latex','FontSize',36);

But the MATLAB doesn't like the interpreter command.

I tried the suggestion of Doug Schwarz in http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/279458

But

text(14, -1000, {'\makebox[4in][c]{text}','\makebox[4in][c]{longer text}'}, 'HorizontalAlignment', 'left', 'Interpreter','Latex','FontSize',36);

Does not produce any text on the figure !

Does anyone know how to get 2 lines of centered text on a figure while being interpreted by LaTeX ?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

When that command is given by itself, the position (14,-1000) is outside of the graph limits, so nothing shows up.

If you change to (0,0) for testing purposes, then further experimentation shows that the graph will show up if you change to (e.g.) 4cm rather than 4in .