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diff --git a/param.ccl b/param.ccl
index 76ea810..4a74802 100644
--- a/param.ccl
+++ b/param.ccl
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ USES KEYWORD metric_type
# all remaining parameters are private to this thorn
private:
+
################################################################################
#
-# overall parameters for the apparent horizon finding algorithm itself
+# overall parameters for the apparent horizon finding algorithm
#
boolean find_AHs_at_postinitial \
@@ -30,18 +31,15 @@ boolean find_AHs_at_poststep \
{
} "true"
-keyword method "top-level method used to find the apparent horizon"
+keyword method "what should this thorn do for each apparent horizon?"
{
# these options are mostly for testing/debugging
-"horizon function" :: "evaluate the LHS function H(h)"
-"Jacobian test" :: \
- "compute/print the J[H(h)] Jacobian matrix by all possible methods"
-"Jacobian test (NP only)" :: \
- "compute/print the J[H(h)] Jacobian matrix by numerical perturbation only"
+"horizon function" :: "evaluate the LHS function H(h)"
+"test Jacobian" :: "compute/print the J[H(h)] Jacobian matrix"
# this is for normal apparent horizon finding
-"Newton solve" :: "find the horizon via Newton's method"
-} "Newton solve"
+"find horizon" :: "find the apparent horizon"
+} "find horizon"
#
# We support searching for up to N_horizons distinct apparent horizons
@@ -144,6 +142,14 @@ real Jacobian_perturbation_amplitude \
(0.0:* :: "any real number > 0"
} 1.0e-6
+# if AHFinderDirect::method = "test Jacobian", should we test all
+# known methods for computing the Jacobian, or just the numerical perturbation
+# method (the latter may be useful of some other methods are broken)
+boolean test_all_Jacobian_methods \
+ "should we test all Jacobian computation methods, or just NP?"
+{
+} "true"
+
################################################################################
#