Index: trunk/UTIL/PYTHON/planetoplot_v2/ppplot.py
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--- trunk/UTIL/PYTHON/planetoplot_v2/ppplot.py	(revision 1039)
+++ trunk/UTIL/PYTHON/planetoplot_v2/ppplot.py	(revision 1040)
@@ -578,4 +578,5 @@
                  stridevecx=1,\
                  stridevecy=1,\
+                 leftcorrect=False,\
                  colorvec="black"):
         ## get initialization from parent class
@@ -598,4 +599,5 @@
         self.stridevecx = stridevecx
         self.stridevecy = stridevecy
+        self.leftcorrect = leftcorrect
 
     # define_from_var
@@ -772,6 +774,7 @@
                         llcrnrlat=wlat[0],urcrnrlat=wlat[1],\
                         llcrnrlon=wlon[0],urcrnrlon=wlon[1])
-            # some projections need to be translated to the left for colorbar + labels
-            if self.proj in ["ortho","cyl"]:
+            # in some case need to translated to the left for colorbar + labels
+            # TBD: break stuff. a better solution should be found.
+            if self.leftcorrect:
                 ax = mpl.gca()
                 pos = ax.get_position().bounds