--- trunk/src/brains/SimInfo.cpp	2005/09/16 21:07:45	608
+++ trunk/src/brains/SimInfo.cpp	2005/09/19 23:21:46	611
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "UseTheForce/fCutoffPolicy.h"
 #include "UseTheForce/DarkSide/fElectrostaticSummationMethod.h"
 #include "UseTheForce/doForces_interface.h"
+#include "UseTheForce/DarkSide/electrostatic_interface.h"
 #include "UseTheForce/notifyCutoffs_interface.h"
 #include "utils/MemoryUtils.hpp"
 #include "utils/simError.h"
@@ -522,7 +523,15 @@ namespace oopse {
     int useElectrostatics = 0;
     //usePBC and useRF are from simParams
     int usePBC = simParams_->getPBC();
+    int useRF;
 
+    // set the useRF logical
+    std::string myMethod = simParams_->getElectrostaticSummationMethod();
+    if (myMethod == "REACTION_FIELD")
+      useRF = 1;
+    else
+      useRF = 0;
+
     //loop over all of the atom types
     for (i = atomTypes.begin(); i != atomTypes.end(); ++i) {
       useLennardJones |= (*i)->isLennardJones();
@@ -584,6 +593,9 @@ namespace oopse {
     temp = useFLARB;
     MPI_Allreduce(&temp, &useFLARB, 1, MPI_INT, MPI_LOR, MPI_COMM_WORLD);    
 
+    temp = useRF;
+    MPI_Allreduce(&temp, &useRF, 1, MPI_INT, MPI_LOR, MPI_COMM_WORLD);    
+
 #endif
 
     fInfo_.SIM_uses_PBC = usePBC;    
@@ -598,8 +610,9 @@ namespace oopse {
     fInfo_.SIM_uses_EAM = useEAM;
     fInfo_.SIM_uses_Shapes = useShape;
     fInfo_.SIM_uses_FLARB = useFLARB;
+    fInfo_.SIM_uses_RF = useRF;
 
-    if( fInfo_.SIM_uses_Dipoles && fInfo_.SIM_uses_RF) {
+    if( fInfo_.SIM_uses_Dipoles && myMethod == "REACTION_FIELD") {
 
       if (simParams_->haveDielectric()) {
 	fInfo_.dielect = simParams_->getDielectric();
@@ -857,6 +870,8 @@ namespace oopse {
       }
     }
     notifyFortranCutoffs(&rcut_, &rsw_, &rnblist, &cp);
+    // also send cutoff notification to electrostatics
+    setElectrostaticCutoffRadius(&rcut_);
   }
 
   void SimInfo::setupElectrostaticSummationMethod( int isError ) {    
@@ -864,8 +879,11 @@ namespace oopse {
     int errorOut;
     int esm =  NONE;
     double alphaVal;
+    double dielectric;
 
     errorOut = isError;
+    alphaVal = simParams_->getDampingAlpha();
+    dielectric = simParams_->getDielectric();
 
     if (simParams_->haveElectrostaticSummationMethod()) {
       std::string myMethod = simParams_->getElectrostaticSummationMethod();
@@ -880,11 +898,10 @@ namespace oopse {
 	    if (!simParams_->haveDampingAlpha()) {
 	      //throw error
 	      sprintf( painCave.errMsg,
-		       "SimInfo warning: dampingAlpha was not specified in the input file. A default value of %f (1/ang) will be used for the Damped Wolf Method.", simParams_->getDampingAlpha());
+		       "SimInfo warning: dampingAlpha was not specified in the input file. A default value of %f (1/ang) will be used for the Damped Wolf Method.", alphaVal);
 	      painCave.isFatal = 0;
 	      simError();
 	    }
-	    alphaVal = simParams_->getDampingAlpha();
           } else {
 	    if (myMethod == "REACTION_FIELD") {
 	      esm = REACTION_FIELD;
@@ -899,7 +916,11 @@ namespace oopse {
 	}
       }
     }
-    initFortranFF( &esm, &alphaVal, &errorOut );
+    // let's pass some summation method variables to fortran
+    setElectrostaticSummationMethod( &esm );
+    setDampedWolfAlpha( &alphaVal );
+    setReactionFieldDielectric( &dielectric );
+    initFortranFF( &esm, &errorOut );
   }
 
   void SimInfo::addProperty(GenericData* genData) {