Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/autodiff.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/autodiff.m	(revision 13862)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/autodiff.m	(revision 13863)
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
 		end % }}}
 		function disp(obj) % {{{
-			disp(sprintf('   automatic differentiation parameters:'));
+			disp(sprintf('      automatic differentiation parameters:'));
 			fielddisplay(obj,'isautodiff','indicates if the automatic differentiation is activated');
 			fielddisplay(obj,'dependents','list of dependent variables');
 			fielddisplay(obj,'independents','list of independent variables');
-			fielddisplay(obj,'driver','ADOLC driver (''fos_forward'' or ''fov_forward''');
+			fielddisplay(obj,'driver','ADOLC driver (''fos_forward'' or ''fov_forward'')');
 		end % }}}
 		function marshall(obj,fid) % {{{
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/autodiff.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/autodiff.py	(revision 13862)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/autodiff.py	(revision 13863)
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 
 	def __repr__(self):    # {{{
-		s ="   automatic differentiation parameters:"
+		s ="      automatic differentiation parameters:\n"
 
 		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'isautodiff',"indicates if the automatic differentiation is activated")
 		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'dependents',"list of dependent variables")
 		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'independents',"list of independent variables")
-		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'driver',"ADOLC driver ('fos_forward' or 'fov_forward'")
+		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'driver',"ADOLC driver ('fos_forward' or 'fov_forward')")
 
 		return s
@@ -140,5 +140,4 @@
 			index-=1    #get c-index numbering going
 			WriteData(fid,'data',index,'enum',AutodiffFosReverseIndexEnum(),'format','Integer')
-		end
 		#}}}
 
@@ -159,5 +158,4 @@
 			indices-=1    #get c-indices numbering going
 			WriteData(fid,'data',indices,'enum',AutodiffFovForwardIndicesEnum(),'format','IntMat','mattype',3)
-		end
 		#}}}
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dependent.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dependent.py	(revision 13862)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/dependent.py	(revision 13863)
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os.path
 from pairoptions import *
+from fielddisplay import *
 from MatlabFuncs import *
 from EnumDefinitions import *
@@ -47,4 +48,19 @@
 	# }}}
 
+	def __repr__(self):    # {{{
+		s ="   dependent variable:\n"
+
+		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'name',"variable name (must match corresponding Enum)")
+		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'type',"type of variable ('vertex' or 'scalar')")
+
+		if not isnan(self.fos_reverse_index):
+			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'fos_reverse_index',"index for fos_reverse driver of ADOLC")
+		if self.exp:
+			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'exp',"file needed to compute dependent variable")
+			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'segments',"mass flux segments")
+
+		return s
+	# }}}
+
 	def setdefaultparameters(self):    # {{{
 		#do nothing
@@ -68,20 +84,4 @@
 	# }}}
 
-	def __repr__(self):    # {{{
-		s ="   dependent variable:\n"
-
-		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'name',"variable name (must match corresponding Enum)")
-		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'type',"type of variable ('vertex' or 'scalar')")
-
-		if not isnan(self.fos_reverse_index):
-			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'fos_reverse_index',"index for fos_reverse driver of ADOLC")
-		end
-		if self.exp:
-			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'exp',"file needed to compute dependent variable")
-			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'segments',"mass flux segments")
-
-		return s
-	# }}}
-
 	def typetoscalar(self):    # {{{
 		if   strcmpi(self.type,'scalar'):
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/independent.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/independent.py	(revision 13862)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/independent.py	(revision 13863)
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from pairoptions import *
+from fielddisplay import *
 from MatlabFuncs import *
 from EnumDefinitions import *
@@ -29,4 +30,17 @@
 	# }}}
 
+	def __repr__(self):    # {{{
+		s ="   independent variable:\n"
+
+		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'name',"variable name (must match corresponding Enum)")
+		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'type',"type of variable ('vertex' or 'scalar')")
+		if not isnan(self.fos_forward_index):
+			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'fos_forward_index',"index for fos_foward driver of ADOLC")
+		if numpy.any(numpy.logical_not(numpy.isnan(self.fov_forward_indices))):
+			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'fov_forward_indices',"indices for fov_foward driver of ADOLC")
+
+		return s
+	# }}}
+
 	def setdefaultparameters(self):    # {{{
 		#do nothing
@@ -46,21 +60,7 @@
 			if self.nods==0:
 				raise TypeError("independent checkconsistency error: nods should be set to the size of the independent variable")
-			end
 			md = checkfield(md,"autodiff.independents[%d].fov_forward_indices" % i,'>=',1,'<=',self.nods,'size',[float('NaN'),1])
 
 		return md
-	# }}}
-
-	def __repr__(self):    # {{{
-		s ="   independent variable:\n"
-
-		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'name',"variable name (must match corresponding Enum)")
-		s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'type',"type of variable ('vertex' or 'scalar')")
-		if not isnan(self.fos_forward_index):
-			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'fos_forward_index',"index for fos_foward driver of ADOLC")
-		if numpy.any(numpy.logical_not(numpy.isnan(self.fov_forward_indices))):
-			s+="%s\n" % fielddisplay(self,'fov_forward_indices',"indices for fov_foward driver of ADOLC")
-
-		return s
 	# }}}