Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/applyoptions.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/applyoptions.m	(revision 6950)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/applyoptions.m	(revision 6951)
@@ -369,6 +369,6 @@
 
 %backgroundcolor
-set(gca,'color',getfieldvalue(options,'backgroundcolor','w'));
+set(gca,'color',getfieldvalue(options,'backgroundcolor','none'));
 
 %figurebackgrounbcolor
-set(gcf,'color',getfieldvalue(options,'figurebackgroundcolor','none'));
+set(gcf,'color',getfieldvalue(options,'figurebackgroundcolor','w'));
Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/model/printmodel.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/model/printmodel.m	(revision 6950)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/model/printmodel.m	(revision 6951)
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
 %   framecolor: color of frame around final image (default 'black')
 %   trim: trim empty space around image (default 'off')
-%   hardcopy: 'off' to impose MATLAB to use the same colors (default 'on')
+%   hardcopy: 'off' to impose MATLAB to use the same colors (default 'off')
 %   
 %   Usage:
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 options=addfielddefault(options,'marginsize',5);
 options=addfielddefault(options,'frame','on');
-options=addfielddefault(options,'framesize',5);
+options=addfielddefault(options,'framesize',2);
 options=addfielddefault(options,'framecolor','black');
 options=addfielddefault(options,'trim','on');
-options=addfielddefault(options,'hardcopy','on');
+options=addfielddefault(options,'hardcopy','off');
 
 %get fig: