Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/applyoptions.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/applyoptions.py	(revision 21434)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/applyoptions.py	(revision 21435)
@@ -234,4 +234,12 @@
 		cb.set_alpha(1)
 		cb.draw_all()
+                if options.exist('colorbarfontsize'):
+                        colorbarfontsize=options.getfieldvalue('colorbarfontsize')
+                        cb.ax.tick_params(labelsize=colorbarfontsize)
+                        # cb.set_ticks([0,-10])
+                        # cb.set_ticklabels([-10,0,10])
+                if options.exist('colorbarticks'):
+                        colorbarticks=options.getfieldvalue('colorbarticks')
+                        cb.set_ticks(colorbarticks)
 		plt.sca(ax) # return to original axes control
 	# }}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plotdoc.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plotdoc.py	(revision 21434)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plotdoc.py	(revision 21435)
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@
 	
 	pyoptions={'axis':" show ('on') or hide ('off') axes",
-						 'caxis':" modify  colorbar range. (array of type [a b] where b>=a)",
+                                                 'caxis':" modify  colorbar range. (array of type [a b] where b>=a)",
 						 'colorlevels':" N, number of levels to use",
 						 'colorbar':" add colorbar (string 'on','off' or 'one')",
 						 'axes_pad':" spacing between axes (default is 0.25)",
 						 'colorbartitle':" colorbar title (string)",
+                                                 'colorbarticks':" set colorbar ticks manually (list)",
+                                                 'colorbarfontsize':" specify colorbar fontsize",
 						 'colormap':" change the default colormap ('viridis' is the default)",
-						 'contourlevels':" N or [value1,...] add the contours of the specified values or N contours",
+                                                 'contourlevels':" N or [value1,...] add the contours of the specified values or N contours",
 						 'streamlines':" TOFIX argument does nothing",
 						 'edgecolor':" color of mesh edges. RGB tuple or standard string",
@@ -97,5 +99,4 @@
 							 'colorbarcornerposition':" 'West','North',etc ...",
 							 'colorbartitlerotation':" -90, etc ...",
-							 'colorbarfontsize':" specify colorbar fontsize",
 							 'colorbarwidth':" multiplier (default 1) to the default width colorbar",
 							 'colorbarheight':" multiplier (default 1) to the default height colorbar",
@@ -163,5 +164,4 @@
 
 
-
 	print("   Plot usage: plotmodel(model,varargin)")
 	print("   plotting is done with couples of keywords values, the type and style of data to display is given by one (or several) of the followings")