Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/curvedarrow.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/curvedarrow.m	(revision 13869)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/curvedarrow.m	(revision 13870)
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 %            'ratio': default .5 (ratio headarrow/length)
 %            'widthratio': default is 1/10 of length
+%            'width': if you want to specify an absolute width
 
 	%recover options
 	options=pairoptions(varargin{:});
 	ratio=getfieldvalue(options,'ratio',.1);
-	widthratio=getfieldvalue(options,'widthratio',.1);
+	arrowlength=getfieldvalue(options,'arrowlength',1);
 	color=getfieldvalue(options,'color','k');
 
@@ -23,5 +24,14 @@
 	%compute some values out of (x1,y1) and (x2,y2)
 	length=distance*angle;
-	width=length*widthratio;
+	
+	if exist(options,'widthratio'),
+		widthratio=getfieldvalue(options,'widthratio');
+		width=length*widthratio;
+	else if exist(options,'width'),
+		width=getfieldvalue(options,'width');
+	else 
+		widthratio=.1;
+		width=length*widthratio;
+	end
 
 	%buidl the arrow itself: 
@@ -41,4 +51,5 @@
 	E=D+2/3*(D-C);
 	F=C+2/3*(C-D);
+
 	n=(F-E)/norm(F-E,2);
 	m=[-n(2) n(1)];
@@ -46,5 +57,10 @@
 		m=-m;
 	end
-	d=(distance*angle)*ratio;
+	
+	if exist(options,'arrowlength'),
+		d=arrowlength;
+	else
+		d=abs((distance*angle)*ratio);
+	end
 	
 	%G is d distance from middle of E and F: 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_riftrelvel.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_riftrelvel.m	(revision 13869)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_riftrelvel.m	(revision 13870)
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
 		%if penetration is negative, plot in black, positive, plot in red;: ie: if rift is closing, black, if rift is opening, red.
 		if(penetration>0),
-			p2=plot(x(penaltypairs(j,1)) ,y(penaltypairs(j,1)),'*','MarkerSize',markersize); set(p2,'Color',[140 140 140]/255);
+			p2=plot(x(penaltypairs(j,1)) ,y(penaltypairs(j,1)),'.','MarkerSize',markersize); set(p2,'Color',[140 140 140]/255);
 			isp2=1;
 		else
-			p1=plot(x(penaltypairs(j,1)) ,y(penaltypairs(j,1)),'k*','MarkerSize',markersize);
+			p1=plot(x(penaltypairs(j,1)) ,y(penaltypairs(j,1)),'k.','MarkerSize',markersize);
 			isp1=1;
 		end
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@
 
 	%point out the tips
-	h2=plot(x(md.rifts.riftstruct(i).tips(1)),y(md.rifts.riftstruct(i).tips(1)),'g*','MarkerSize',markersize);
-	plot(x(md.rifts.riftstruct(i).tips(2)),y(md.rifts.riftstruct(i).tips(2)),'g*','MarkerSize',markersize);
+	h2=plot(x(md.rifts.riftstruct(i).tips(1)),y(md.rifts.riftstruct(i).tips(1)),'g.','MarkerSize',markersize);
+	plot(x(md.rifts.riftstruct(i).tips(2)),y(md.rifts.riftstruct(i).tips(2)),'g.','MarkerSize',markersize);
 	segments=md.rifts.riftstruct(i).segments(:,1:2);
 end