Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/applyoptions.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/applyoptions.m	(revision 6934)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/applyoptions.m	(revision 6935)
@@ -371,2 +371,8 @@
 	end
 end
+
+%backgroundcolor
+set(gca,'color',getfieldvalue(options,'backgroundcolor','w'));
+
+%figurebackgrounbcolor
+set(gcf,'color',getfieldvalue(options,'figurebackgroundcolor','none'));
Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/plotdoc.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/plotdoc.m	(revision 6934)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/plotdoc.m	(revision 6935)
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@
 disp('       ''basin'': zoom on a given basin (''pineislandglacier'',''ronneiceshelf'', type basinzoom for a complete list)');
 disp('       ''caxis'': modify  colorbar range. (array of type [a b] where b>=a)');
+disp('       ''backgroundcolor'': plot background color. (default is ''w'')');
+disp('       ''figurebackgroundcolor'': figure background color. (default is ''none'')');
 disp('       ''colorlevels'':  N or {value1,valu2,value3,...} used if quiver, use different colors for the given number of colors or limits');
 disp('       ''colorbar'': add colorbar (string ''on'' or ''off'')');