Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/applyoptions.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/applyoptions.m	(revision 8928)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/applyoptions.m	(revision 8929)
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@
 
 %axis
-set(gca,'FontSize',fontsize);
+set(gca,'FontSize',getfieldvalue(options,'axisfontsize',fontsize));;
 if exist(options,'axis')
 	eval(['axis ' getfieldvalue(options,'axis')]);
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
 end
 
-if exist(options,'z'),
-	axis square;
-end
-
+%box
+if exist(options,'box')
+	eval(['box ' getfieldvalue(options,'box')]);
+end
 
 %xlim
Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/latlonoverlay.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/latlonoverlay.m	(revision 8928)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/latlonoverlay.m	(revision 8929)
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@
 			else      label=[num2str(abs(lat)) '^{\circ}N']; end
 			th=text(xcorner,ycorner,label);
-			set(th,'Color',colornumber,'Rotation',angle,'FontSize',fontsize,'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','middle');
+			set(th,'Color',colornumber,'Rotation',angle,'FontSize',fontsize,'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','middle','Clipping','on');
 
 			%erase line and redraw it in two parts, to leave space for latitude number
@@ -96,4 +96,5 @@
 			line(x(1:ind-latgap),y(1:ind-latgap),'Color',color);hold on;
 			line(x(ind+latgap:end),y(ind+latgap:end),'Color',color);
+			set(gcf,'InvertHardcopy','off');
 		end
 
@@ -133,5 +134,5 @@
 			else      label=[num2str(abs(lon)) '^{\circ}E']; end
 			th=text(xcorner,ycorner,label);
-			set(th,'Color',colornumber,'Rotation',angle,'FontSize',fontsize,'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','middle');
+			set(th,'Color',colornumber,'Rotation',angle,'FontSize',fontsize,'HorizontalAlignment','center','VerticalAlignment','middle','Clipping','on');
 
 			%erase line and redraw it in two parts, to leave space for latitude number
Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/plot_gridded.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/plot_gridded.m	(revision 8928)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/plot_gridded.m	(revision 8929)
@@ -35,21 +35,15 @@
 	data_max=max(data_grid(:));
 end
-white  =data_min - (data_max-data_min)/55;
-options=changefieldvalue(options,'caxis',[white data_max]);
+white  =data_max + (data_max-data_min)/55;
+options=changefieldvalue(options,'caxis',[data_min white]);
 data_grid(isnan(data_grid))=white;
 
 %Select plot area 
 subplot(plotlines,plotcols,i);
-%uncomment following lines to have more space
-%P=get(gca,'pos');
-%P(3)=P(3)+0.05;
-%P(4)=P(4)+0.03;
-%P(1)=P(1)-0.02;
-%set(gca,'pos',P);
 
 %shading interp;
 h=imagesc(xlim,ylim,data_grid);set(gca,'YDir','normal');
 map=getfieldvalue(options,'colormap',jet);
-map(1,:)=[1 1 1];
+map(end,:)=[1 1 1];
 options=changefieldvalue(options,'colormap',map);
 
Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/plot_manager.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/plot_manager.m	(revision 8928)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/model/plot/plot_manager.m	(revision 8929)
@@ -172,12 +172,6 @@
 subplot(nlines,ncols,i);
 
-%apply position change: 
-if exist(options,'position')
-	set(gca,'Position',getfieldvalue(options,'position'));
-end
-
 %plot unit
 plot_unit(x,y,z,elements,data2,is2d,isplanet,datatype,options);
-	
 
 %apply all options
@@ -199,4 +193,3 @@
 	%call routine to build kml file and image that goes with it.
 	kmlgroundoverlay(md,options);
-
 end