Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/modules/ModelProcessorx/ModelProcessorx.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/src/c/modules/ModelProcessorx/ModelProcessorx.cpp	(revision 6304)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/modules/ModelProcessorx/ModelProcessorx.cpp	(revision 6305)
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@
 	_printf_("   fill model with matlab workspace data\n");
 	iomodel = new IoModel(IOMODEL);
+	SetVerbosityLevel(iomodel->verbose);
 
 	for(i=0;i<nummodels;i++){
@@ -41,5 +42,5 @@
 		analysis_type=analysis_type_list[i];
 	
-		_printf_("   create datasets for analysis %s\n",EnumToString(analysis_type));
+		if (VerbModProc()) _printf_("   create datasets for analysis %s\n",EnumToString(analysis_type));
 		CreateDataSets(&elements,&nodes,&vertices,&materials,&constraints,&loads,&parameters,iomodel,IOMODEL,solution_type,analysis_type,nummodels,i);
 	}
Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/FemModel.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/FemModel.cpp	(revision 6304)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/FemModel.cpp	(revision 6305)
@@ -25,6 +25,4 @@
 	int i;
 	int analysis_type;
-	int  verbosity_level;
-	bool verbose;
 
 	/*Initialize internal data: */
@@ -47,32 +45,29 @@
 	ModelProcessorx(&this->elements,&this->nodes,&this->vertices,&this->materials,&this->constraints,&this->loads,&this->parameters,IOMODEL,this->solution_type,nummodels,analyses);
 
-	/*Shall we verbose?*/
-	this->parameters->FindParam(&verbosity_level,VerboseEnum); verbose=IsModelProcessorVerbosity(verbosity_level);
-
 	/*do the post-processing of the datasets to get an FemModel that can actually run analyses: */
 	for(i=0;i<nummodels;i++){
 
-		if(verbose) _printf_("   processing finite element model of analysis %s:\n",EnumToString(analysis_type_list[i]));
+		if(VerbModProc()) _printf_("   Processing finite element model of analysis %s:\n",EnumToString(analysis_type_list[i]));
 		analysis_type=analysis_type_list[i];
 		this->SetCurrentConfiguration(analysis_type);
 	
 		if(i==0){
-			if(verbose) _printf_("      create vertex degrees of freedom\n");
+			if(VerbModProc()) _printf_("      create vertex degrees of freedom\n");
 			VerticesDofx(vertices,parameters); //only call once, we only have one set of vertices
 		}
 
-		if(verbose) _printf_("      resolve node constraints\n");
+		if(VerbModProc()) _printf_("      resolve node constraints\n");
 		SpcNodesx(nodes,constraints,analysis_type); 
 	
-		if(verbose) _printf_("      create nodal degrees of freedom\n");
+		if(VerbModProc()) _printf_("      create nodal degrees of freedom\n");
 		NodesDofx(nodes,parameters,analysis_type);
 	
-		if(verbose) _printf_("      create nodal constraints vector\n");
+		if(VerbModProc()) _printf_("      create nodal constraints vector\n");
 		CreateNodalConstraintsx(&m_ys[i],nodes,analysis_type);
 
-		if(verbose) _printf_("      create node sets\n");
+		if(VerbModProc()) _printf_("      create node sets\n");
 		BuildNodeSetsx(&m_nodesets[i], nodes,analysis_type);
 
-		if(verbose) _printf_("      configuring element and loads\n");
+		if(VerbModProc()) _printf_("      configuring element and loads\n");
 		ConfigureObjectsx(elements, loads, nodes, vertices, materials,parameters);
 	}
Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/IoModel.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/IoModel.cpp	(revision 6304)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/IoModel.cpp	(revision 6305)
@@ -160,5 +160,5 @@
 	IoModelFetchData(&this->meanvel,iomodel_handle,"meanvel");
 	IoModelFetchData(&this->epsvel,iomodel_handle,"epsvel");
-	IoModelFetchData(&this->verbose,iomodel_handle,"verbose");
+	IoModelFetchData(&this->verbose,iomodel_handle,"verbose_binary");
 	IoModelFetchData(&this->plot,iomodel_handle,"plot");
 	IoModelFetchData(&this->output_frequency,iomodel_handle,"output_frequency");
Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/shared/Numerics/Verbosity.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/src/c/shared/Numerics/Verbosity.h	(revision 6304)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/shared/Numerics/Verbosity.h	(revision 6305)
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 
 bool VerbModule(void);
-bool VerbConvergence(void);
-bool VerbModelProcessor(void);
+bool VerbConverge(void);
+bool VerbModProc(void);
 bool VerbSolver(void);
 
Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/solutions/convergence.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/src/c/solutions/convergence.cpp	(revision 6304)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/solutions/convergence.cpp	(revision 6305)
@@ -28,5 +28,4 @@
 	double eps_rel;
 	double eps_abs;
-	int    verbose;
 	double yts;
 
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@
 	parameters->FindParam(&eps_abs,EpsAbsEnum);
 	parameters->FindParam(&yts,YtsEnum);
-	parameters->FindParam(&verbose,VerboseEnum);
 
 	/*Display solver caracteristics*/
-	if (verbose>1){
+	if (VerbConverge()){
 
 		//compute KUF = KU - F = K*U - F
@@ -82,14 +80,14 @@
 	//print
 	if(res<eps_res){
-		if (verbose) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   mechanical equilibrium convergence criterion",res*100," < ",eps_res*100," %");
+		if (VerbConverge()) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   mechanical equilibrium convergence criterion",res*100," < ",eps_res*100," %");
 		converged=1;
 	}
 	else{ 
-		if (verbose) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   mechanical equilibrium convergence criterion",res*100," > ",eps_res*100," %");
+		if (VerbConverge()) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   mechanical equilibrium convergence criterion",res*100," > ",eps_res*100," %");
 		converged=0;
 	}
 
 	/*Relative criterion (optional)*/
-	if (!isnan(eps_rel) || (verbose>1)){
+	if (!isnan(eps_rel) || (VerbConverge())){
 
 		//compute norm(du)/norm(u)
@@ -105,8 +103,8 @@
 		if (!isnan(eps_rel)){
 			if((ndu/nu)<eps_rel){
-				if (verbose) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   Convergence criterion: norm(du)/norm(u)",ndu/nu*100," < ",eps_rel*100," %");
+				if (VerbConverge()) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   Convergence criterion: norm(du)/norm(u)",ndu/nu*100," < ",eps_rel*100," %");
 			}
 			else{ 
-				if (verbose) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   Convergence criterion: norm(du)/norm(u)",ndu/nu*100," > ",eps_rel*100," %");
+				if (VerbConverge()) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   Convergence criterion: norm(du)/norm(u)",ndu/nu*100," > ",eps_rel*100," %");
 				converged=0;
 			}
@@ -117,5 +115,5 @@
 
 	/*Absolute criterion (Optional) = max(du)*/
-	if (!isnan(eps_abs) || (verbose>1)){
+	if (!isnan(eps_abs) || (VerbConverge())){
 
 		//compute max(du)
@@ -130,8 +128,8 @@
 		if (!isnan(eps_abs)){
 			if ((nduinf*yts)<eps_abs){
-				if (verbose) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   Convergence criterion: max(du)",nduinf*yts," < ",eps_abs," m/yr");
+				if (VerbConverge()) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   Convergence criterion: max(du)",nduinf*yts," < ",eps_abs," m/yr");
 			}
 			else{
-				if (verbose) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   Convergence criterion: max(du)",nduinf*yts," > ",eps_abs," m/yr");
+				if (VerbConverge()) _printf_("%-50s%g%s%g%s\n","   Convergence criterion: max(du)",nduinf*yts," > ",eps_abs," m/yr");
 				converged=0;
 			}