Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_mesh.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_mesh.py	(revision 27111)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plot_mesh.py	(revision 27112)
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
     fig.delaxes(axgrid.cbar_axes[gridindex])
 
+    #retrieve some options
+    edgecolor=options.getfieldvalue('edgecolor','k')
+    linewidth=options.getfieldvalue('linewidth',1)
+
     if is2d:
-        ax.triplot(x, y, elements)
+        ax.triplot(x, y, elements,color=edgecolor,linewidth=linewidth)
     else:
         ax = inset_axes(axgrid[gridindex], width='100%', height='100%', loc=3, borderpad=0, axes_class=Axes3D)