Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/m1qn3inversion.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/m1qn3inversion.m	(revision 17907)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/m1qn3inversion.m	(revision 17908)
@@ -26,21 +26,5 @@
 					obj=setdefaultparameters(obj);
 				case 1
-					if isa(varargin{1},'inversion'),
-						disp('converting inversion to m1qn3inversion');
-						in=varargin{1};
-						obj.iscontrol                   = in.iscontrol;
-						obj.incomplete_adjoint          = in.incomplete_adjoint;
-						obj.control_parameters          = in.control_parameters;
-						obj.nsteps                      = in.nsteps;
-						obj.cost_functions              = in.cost_functions(1,:); %Keep first line only
-						obj.cost_functions_coefficients = in.cost_functions_coefficients;
-						obj.min_parameters              = in.min_parameters;
-						obj.max_parameters              = in.max_parameters;
-						obj.vx_obs                      = in.vx_obs;
-						obj.vy_obs                      = in.vy_obs;
-						obj.vz_obs                      = in.vz_obs;
-						obj.vel_obs                     = in.vel_obs;
-						obj.thickness_obs               = in.thickness_obs;
-					end
+					obj=structtoobj(obj,varargin{1});
 				otherwise
 					error('constructor not supported');
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/matdamageice.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/matdamageice.m	(revision 17907)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/matdamageice.m	(revision 17908)
@@ -30,38 +30,38 @@
 	end
 	methods
-        function createxml(obj,fid) % {{{
-            fprintf(fid, '\n\n');
-            fprintf(fid, '<!-- materials -->\n');
-			 fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rho_ice" type="',class(obj.rho_ice),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rho_ice),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> ice density [kg/m^3] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rho_water" type="',class(obj.rho_water),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rho_water),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> ocean water density [kg/m^3] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rho_freshwater" type="',class(obj.rho_freshwater),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rho_freshwater),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> fresh water density [kg/m^3] </help>','</parameter>');
-             
-  
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="mu_water" type="',class(obj.mu_water),'" default="',convert2str(obj.mu_water),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> water viscosity [N s/m^2] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="heatcapacity" type="',class(obj.heatcapacity),'" default="',convert2str(obj.heatcapacity),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> heat capacity [J/kg/K] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="latentheat" type="',class(obj.latentheat),'" default="',convert2str(obj.latentheat),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> latent heat of fusion [J/kg] </help>','</parameter>');
-             
-             
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="thermalconductivity" type="',class(obj.thermalconductivity),'" default="',convert2str(obj.thermalconductivity),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> ice thermal conductivity [W/m/K] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="temperateiceconductivity" type="',class(obj.temperateiceconductivity),'" default="',convert2str(obj.temperateiceconductivity),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> temperate ice thermal conductivity [W/m/K] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="meltingpoint" type="',class(obj.meltingpoint),'" default="',convert2str(obj.meltingpoint),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> melting point of ice at 1atm in K </help>','</parameter>');
-             
-             
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="beta" type="',class(obj.beta),'" default="',convert2str(obj.beta),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> rate of change of melting point with pressure [K/Pa] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="mixed_layer_capacity" type="',class(obj.mixed_layer_capacity),'" default="',convert2str(obj.mixed_layer_capacity),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> mixed layer capacity [W/kg/K] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="thermal_exchange_velocity" type="',class(obj.thermal_exchange_velocity),'" default="',convert2str(obj.thermal_exchange_velocity),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> thermal exchange velocity [m/s] </help>','</parameter>');
-             
-             
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rheology_B" type="',class(obj.rheology_B),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rheology_B),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> flow law parameter [Pa/s^(1/n)] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rheology_n" type="',class(obj.rheology_n),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rheology_n),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> Glens flow law exponent </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rheology_law" type="',class(obj.rheology_law),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rheology_law),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> law for the temperature dependance of the rheology: "None", "Paterson",  "Arrhenius" or "LliboutryDuval" </help>','</parameter>');
-             
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="lithosphere_shear_modulus" type="',class(obj.lithosphere_shear_modulus),'" default="',convert2str(obj.lithosphere_shear_modulus),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> Lithosphere shear modulus [Pa] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="lithosphere_density" type="',class(obj.lithosphere_density),'" default="',convert2str(obj.lithosphere_density),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> Lithosphere density [g/cm^-3] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="mantle_shear_modulus" type="',class(obj.mantle_shear_modulus),'" default="',convert2str(obj.mantle_shear_modulus),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> Mantle shear modulus [Pa] </help>','</parameter>');
-             fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="mantle_density" type="',class(obj.mantle_density),'" default="',convert2str(obj.mantle_density),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> Mantle density [g/cm^-3] </help>','</parameter>');
-        
-         
-        end % }}}
+		function createxml(obj,fid) % {{{
+			fprintf(fid, '\n\n');
+			fprintf(fid, '<!-- materials -->\n');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rho_ice" type="',class(obj.rho_ice),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rho_ice),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> ice density [kg/m^3] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rho_water" type="',class(obj.rho_water),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rho_water),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> ocean water density [kg/m^3] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rho_freshwater" type="',class(obj.rho_freshwater),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rho_freshwater),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> fresh water density [kg/m^3] </help>','</parameter>');
+
+
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="mu_water" type="',class(obj.mu_water),'" default="',convert2str(obj.mu_water),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> water viscosity [N s/m^2] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="heatcapacity" type="',class(obj.heatcapacity),'" default="',convert2str(obj.heatcapacity),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> heat capacity [J/kg/K] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="latentheat" type="',class(obj.latentheat),'" default="',convert2str(obj.latentheat),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> latent heat of fusion [J/kg] </help>','</parameter>');
+
+
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="thermalconductivity" type="',class(obj.thermalconductivity),'" default="',convert2str(obj.thermalconductivity),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> ice thermal conductivity [W/m/K] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="temperateiceconductivity" type="',class(obj.temperateiceconductivity),'" default="',convert2str(obj.temperateiceconductivity),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> temperate ice thermal conductivity [W/m/K] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="meltingpoint" type="',class(obj.meltingpoint),'" default="',convert2str(obj.meltingpoint),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> melting point of ice at 1atm in K </help>','</parameter>');
+
+
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="beta" type="',class(obj.beta),'" default="',convert2str(obj.beta),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> rate of change of melting point with pressure [K/Pa] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="mixed_layer_capacity" type="',class(obj.mixed_layer_capacity),'" default="',convert2str(obj.mixed_layer_capacity),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> mixed layer capacity [W/kg/K] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="thermal_exchange_velocity" type="',class(obj.thermal_exchange_velocity),'" default="',convert2str(obj.thermal_exchange_velocity),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> thermal exchange velocity [m/s] </help>','</parameter>');
+
+
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rheology_B" type="',class(obj.rheology_B),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rheology_B),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> flow law parameter [Pa/s^(1/n)] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rheology_n" type="',class(obj.rheology_n),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rheology_n),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> Glens flow law exponent </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="rheology_law" type="',class(obj.rheology_law),'" default="',convert2str(obj.rheology_law),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> law for the temperature dependance of the rheology: "None", "Paterson",  "Arrhenius" or "LliboutryDuval" </help>','</parameter>');
+
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="lithosphere_shear_modulus" type="',class(obj.lithosphere_shear_modulus),'" default="',convert2str(obj.lithosphere_shear_modulus),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> Lithosphere shear modulus [Pa] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="lithosphere_density" type="',class(obj.lithosphere_density),'" default="',convert2str(obj.lithosphere_density),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> Lithosphere density [g/cm^-3] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="mantle_shear_modulus" type="',class(obj.mantle_shear_modulus),'" default="',convert2str(obj.mantle_shear_modulus),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> Mantle shear modulus [Pa] </help>','</parameter>');
+			fprintf(fid,'%s%s%s%s%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n','<parameter key ="mantle_density" type="',class(obj.mantle_density),'" default="',convert2str(obj.mantle_density),'">','     <section name="materials" />','     <help> Mantle density [g/cm^-3] </help>','</parameter>');
+
+
+		end % }}}
 		function obj = matdamageice(varargin) % {{{
 			switch nargin