Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/android/ISSM/res/layout/activity_issm.xml
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/android/ISSM/res/layout/activity_issm.xml	(revision 14207)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/android/ISSM/res/layout/activity_issm.xml	(revision 14208)
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@
         android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
         android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+        android:progress="90"
+        android:max="490"
         android:layout_marginBottom="41dp" />
 
@@ -21,5 +23,5 @@
         android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
         android:layout_marginBottom="15dp"
-        android:text="alpha value = 0" />
+        android:text="Friction Scaling: 100%" />
 
     <FrameLayout
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/android/ISSM/src/com/example/issm/ISSM.java
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/android/ISSM/src/com/example/issm/ISSM.java	(revision 14207)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/android/ISSM/src/com/example/issm/ISSM.java	(revision 14208)
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@
     private ColorMap colorMap;
     private int alpha;
-
+    private final int MINIMUM = 0;
+    private final int OFFSET = 10;
     @Override
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    
@@ -50,4 +51,5 @@
         	}
         }
+        alpha = 90 + OFFSET;
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_issm);
         this.bar  = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.seekBar);
@@ -60,5 +62,7 @@
                 public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress,boolean fromUser)
                 {
-                        alpha = progress;
+        
+                        alpha = progress + OFFSET;
+                        txtValue.setText("Friction Scaling: " +  alpha + "%");
                 }
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/android/ISSM/src/com/example/issm/MyGLRenderer.java
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/android/ISSM/src/com/example/issm/MyGLRenderer.java	(revision 14207)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/android/ISSM/src/com/example/issm/MyGLRenderer.java	(revision 14208)
@@ -235,5 +235,5 @@
 		mProjectionMatrix = new float[triangleVert.length][16];
 		for (int i = 0; i < triangleVert.length; i++)
-			Matrix.frustumM(mProjectionMatrix[i], 0, -ratio*0.5f, ratio*1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 14f);
+			Matrix.frustumM(mProjectionMatrix[i], 0, -ratio*0.7f, ratio*1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 14f);
 		//Matrix.frustumM(m, offset, left, right, bottom, top, near, far)
     }