Figures from code executed on Answers are tiny

When I run code here at Answers, generated figures are now much, much smaller than they used to be. (I can't remember how long this has been going on, or even if it happens every time.)

I've attached a screenshot from this recent question. Anyone else see this behavior?

[Paul]

Yes. Seems to be an issue for users that updated to and posting from Windows 11? That seemed to be the issue discussed here.

[the cyclist]

Hm. I'm using a Mac.

Unless it is the original poster's OS that matters?

[Star Strider]

It seems not to be consistent. Thses plots seem appropriately-sized —

x = 0:0.01:5;
y1 = sin(2*pi*x);
y2 = cos(2*pi*x);

figure
plot(x, y1)
grid

figure
plot(x, [y1; y2; y1.*y2+randn(size(x))/10])
grid

[the cyclist]

Let's see ...

x = 0:0.01:5;
y1 = sin(2*pi*x);
y2 = cos(2*pi*x);
figure
plot(x, y1)
grid

[Star Strider]

Strange.

My plots seem to be normal when I plot them, even when I look at the later, although your version of my first plot is definitely reduced.

Are you seeing my plots as normal or reduced?

[Dyuman Joshi]

@Star Strider, your plots seems normal to me on Windows 11 - Google Chrome (latest version). However, the plots by @the cyclist are small to me as well.

I have seen this behaviour earlier as well, but sparsely. I will link them here if I find any.

I will check this on my personal PC and update here when I get back home.

Edit - The behaviour is still the same (as mentioned above) on Windows 10 - Mozilla Firefox (latest version).

[Paul]

Something has definitely changed, and I'm not using Windows 11.

In this thread, all plots look full size.

But in this very recent thread, the plot has shrunk. As reported by @William Rose and/or @Torsten, the plots in the recent thread looked normal when I was editing the post, but then got smaller afer I click submi (though not has much as suffered by others).

@Rena Berman

[Walter Roberson]

I've complained internally about this... without response though :(

[Walter Roberson]

My hypothesis is that it might have to do with which browser is being used by the person submitting the code.

[Dyuman Joshi]

Since @the cyclist is using a Mac, most likely he uses the Safari browser.

Maybe you could try and check out your own hypothesis, @Walter, if you don't mind?

[the cyclist]

I use Chrome.

But I'll post this reply with generated figure from Safari.

x = 0:0.01:5;
y1 = sin(2*pi*x);
y2 = cos(2*pi*x);
figure
plot(x, y1)
grid

[Image Analyst]

Is the relative size affected by the zoom level of the display you're using in the browser? What is your browser's zoom level?

[Paul]

% Edge: Zoom 150%
x = 0:0.01:5;
y1 = sin(2*pi*x);
y2 = cos(2*pi*x);
figure
plot(x, y1)
grid

[Paul]

% Edge: Zoom 100%
x = 0:0.01:5;
y1 = sin(2*pi*x);
y2 = cos(2*pi*x);
figure
plot(x, y1)
grid

[Paul]

Looks like @Image Analyst is onto something .....

But my plot with 100% zoom is still not as big (nor as bright) as @Star Strider's plots in this comment.

Hmm, maybe Star had a zoom level less than 100%?

[Paul]

% Edge: Zoom 75%
x = 0:0.01:5;
y1 = sin(2*pi*x);
y2 = cos(2*pi*x);
figure
plot(x, y1)
grid

[Paul]

Well, how 'bout that ....

[Star Strider]

I get the same results as posted here in Firefox, DuckDuckGo, and Edge (the only browsers I currently have installed). The zoom levels are all between 80% - 100% in my various browsers, however the scale differences persist and are the same in each. For me, the plots in my earlier Comment are all larger than all the others, the others being diminished to about ½ the size (both width and height) with respect to mine.

I obviously have no idea what others are seeing, or if each person’s own plots are scaled differently for them than the others, as mine are for me.

I attacned an Edge screenshot. (it saved as .jpg, I didn’t see other available options or I’d have chosen .png.)

.

[the cyclist]

Zoom level does affect it! Here, I have zoomed down to 50%

x = 0:0.01:5;
y1 = sin(2*pi*x);
y2 = cos(2*pi*x);
figure
plot(x, y1)
grid

[Walter Roberson]

Firefox... I confirm that zooming down to 50% results in a larger final plot.

[Rena Berman]

(Answers Dev) Thank you all for you help looking into this. I have forwarded a link to this thread to MW developers.

[Paul]

@William Rose, @Torsten, in case you haven't been following this thread ....

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

You might get more attention from the developers if you post here:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/discussions/ideas