PGFplots axis label style not working when `axis lines=center` in axis environment options

Question

When compiling the code

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}
\begin{document}
    \begin{tikzpicture}
        \begin{axis}
        [   
            x label style={rotate=45},
            xlabel=$x$,
            y label style={rotate=45},
            ylabel=$y$,
            z label style={rotate=45,at={(0,0.5)}},
            zlabel=$z$,
            axis lines=center,
            view={45}{20}
        ]
            \addplot3[surf,opacity=0.5] {x^2-y^2};              
        \end{axis}
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

the axis label style in the axis environment options do not seem to work.

The resulting picture looks like

Here you can see that although rotate=45 is set for each of the labels, they're not in the picture. Also the at={(0,0.5)} in z label style does not seem to work. But if I remove the command axis lines=center everything works fine.

How do I get these options to also work when using axis lines=center?

axis lines=center also sets x label style, so it overwrites the options you set in x label style. Move axis lines=center to the start of your options list, and it will work as expected — Jake, Mar 23 '15 at 17:12
@Jake Indeed, works like a charm. Do you want to make an answer out of it or should I do it for you? — Adriaan, Mar 23 '15 at 22:03
The close vote because this is "unclear" seems misguided given that Jake has answered the question in the comments. — , Apr 14 '15 at 12:48

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered May 20 '15 at 13:56

Like Jake states in the comments, axis lines center also sets x label style, so it overwrites the options you set in x label style. Moving axis lines=center to the start of the options list solves the problem:

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}
\begin{document}
    \begin{tikzpicture}
        \begin{axis}
        [   
            axis lines=center, % NOW AT THE TOP INSTEAD OF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OPTIONS LIST.
            x label style={rotate=45},
            xlabel=$x$,
            y label style={rotate=45},
            ylabel=$y$,
            z label style={rotate=45,at={(0,0.5)}},
            zlabel=$z$,
            view={45}{20}
        ]
            \addplot3[surf,opacity=0.5] {x^2-y^2};              
        \end{axis}
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

PGFplots axis label style not working when `axis lines=center` in axis environment options

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