Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/applyoptions.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/applyoptions.py	(revision 17879)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/applyoptions.py	(revision 17880)
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@
 		titlefont['size']=titlefontsize
 		titlefont['weight']=titlefontweight
-		fig.set_title(title,**titlefont)
+		ax.set_title(title,**titlefont)
 	#}}}
 		
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_manager.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_manager.py	(revision 17879)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_manager.py	(revision 17880)
@@ -57,4 +57,6 @@
 		if data.lower()=='mesh': 
 			plot_mesh(md,options,ax)
+			applyoptions(md,[],options,fig,ax)
+			fig.delaxes(fig.axes[1]) # hack to remove colorbar after the fact
 			return
 		elif data.lower()=='none':
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_mesh.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_mesh.py	(revision 17879)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_mesh.py	(revision 17880)
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 from applyoptions import applyoptions
 
-def plot_mesh(md,options,nlines,ncols,i):
+def plot_mesh(md,options,ax):
 	'''
 	PLOT_MESH - plot model mesh
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@
 
 	if is2d:
-		p.subplot(nlines,ncols,i,aspect='equal')
-		p.triplot(x,y,elements)
+		ax.triplot(x,y,elements)
 	else:
 		print 'WARNING: only 2D mesh plot is currently implemented'
@@ -28,3 +27,2 @@
 	options.addfielddefault('title','Mesh')
 	options.addfielddefault('colorbar','off')
-	applyoptions(md,[],options)