Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_overlay.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_overlay.m	(revision 13564)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_overlay.m	(revision 13565)
@@ -150,5 +150,7 @@
 	options=changefieldvalue(options,'caxis',[data_min data_max]); % force caxis so that the colorbar is ready
 end
-options=addfielddefault(options,'axis','equal off');              % default axis
+options=addfielddefault(options,'xlim',xlim);        % default xlim
+options=addfielddefault(options,'ylim',ylim);        % default ylim
+options=addfielddefault(options,'axis','equal off'); % default axis
 applyoptions(md,data,options);
 drawnow