slight repositioning of X-axis labels in MatLab2014a

I have created an image using the following code

smallmatrix_6partic=[0 1 0 0 0 0 ; 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; 0 1 0 0 0 0 ; 0 1 0 0 0 0; 0 0 0 1 0 0; 0 0 0 0 1 0];

smallmatrix_colheading= {'A','B','C','D','E','F'}; 

[rows,cols]=size(smallmatrix_6partic);

imagesc(smallmatrix_6partic)

set(gca,'Xtick',1:rows,'XTickLabel',smallmatrix_colheading)

set(gca,'Ytick',1:rows,'YTickLabel',smallmatrix_colheading)

I would slightly like to change the position of X labels ('A', 'B', 'C' etc.), by moving them to the right (say by 2-3 millimetres). Is there a proper way to calibrate this?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

No, not in R2014a. You could add spaces at the beginning of your labels, but you are fighting against variable width fonts and it can be difficult to use precise spacing. In R2014a and before when you need better control of labels, the method is to not use labels at all and to instead text() what you want into place.

R2014b and later changes how labels are handled.