diff --git a/Cantera/src/ReactionPath.cpp b/Cantera/src/ReactionPath.cpp
index a7cb79498..20ab5af51 100755
--- a/Cantera/src/ReactionPath.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/ReactionPath.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Cantera {
         normal_color = "steelblue";
         dashed_color = "gray";
         dot_options = "center=1;";
-        m_font = "Helvetica";
+        m_font = RXNPATH_FONT;
         bold_min = 0.2;
         dashed_max = 0.0;
         label_min = 0.0;
diff --git a/Cantera/src/config.h b/Cantera/src/config.h
index f3ee038c5..eeebbc913 100755
--- a/Cantera/src/config.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/config.h
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ typedef  int          ftnlen;           // Fortran hidden string length type
 // data file search path.
 #define DARWIN 1
 
+
+//--------- Fonts for reaction path diagrams ----------------------
+#define RXNPATH_FONT "Helvetica"
+
 //--------- Cantera --------------
 
 
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index f3ee038c5..eeebbc913 100755
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ typedef  int          ftnlen;           // Fortran hidden string length type
 // data file search path.
 #define DARWIN 1
 
+
+//--------- Fonts for reaction path diagrams ----------------------
+#define RXNPATH_FONT "Helvetica"
+
 //--------- Cantera --------------
 
 
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 5f72b689f..422d874f8 100755
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ typedef  int          ftnlen;           // Fortran hidden string length type
 // data file search path.
 #undef DARWIN
 
+
+//--------- Fonts for reaction path diagrams ----------------------
+#undef RXNPATH_FONT
+
 //--------- Cantera -------------- 
 
 
diff --git a/config/configure b/config/configure
index 4e880ad95..5710ea21b 100755
--- a/config/configure
+++ b/config/configure
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ PACKAGE_STRING=
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=
 
 ac_unique_file="Cantera.README"
-ac_subst_vars='SHELL PATH_SEPARATOR PACKAGE_NAME PACKAGE_TARNAME PACKAGE_VERSION PACKAGE_STRING PACKAGE_BUGREPORT exec_prefix prefix program_transform_name bindir sbindir libexecdir datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir libdir includedir oldincludedir infodir mandir build_alias host_alias target_alias DEFS ECHO_C ECHO_N ECHO_T LIBS local_inst ctversion ct_libdir ct_incdir ct_incroot ct_bindir ct_datadir ct_demodir ct_templdir ct_mandir ct_tutdir ct_docdir ct_dir CANTERA_LIBDIR CANTERA_INCDIR CT_TOOLS_BIN CANTERA_BINDIR CANTERA_EXAMPLES_DIR CANTERA_DATADIR username ctroot build build_cpu build_vendor build_os host host_cpu host_vendor host_os target target_cpu target_vendor target_os buildlib MAKE ARCHIVE SOEXT SHARED PIC LCXX_FLAGS LCXX_END_LIBS USERDIR INCL_USER_CODE KERNEL BUILD_CK LIB_DIR LAPACK_LIBRARY build_lapack BLAS_LIBRARY build_blas LOCAL_LIBS CT_SHARED_LIB BUILD_F90 PYTHON_CMD BUILD_PYTHON BUILD_MATLAB BUILD_CLIB export_name CXX CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS CPPFLAGS ac_ct_CXX EXEEXT OBJEXT CC CFLAGS ac_ct_CC INSTALL_PROGRAM INSTALL_SCRIPT INSTALL_DATA CXX_DEPENDS F77 FFLAGS ac_ct_F77 FLIBS OS_IS_DARWIN OS_IS_WIN SHARED_CTLIB mex_ext F77_EXT CXX_EXT OBJ_EXT EXE_EXT local_math_libs math_libs SO LDSHARED LIBOBJS LTLIBOBJS'
+ac_subst_vars='SHELL PATH_SEPARATOR PACKAGE_NAME PACKAGE_TARNAME PACKAGE_VERSION PACKAGE_STRING PACKAGE_BUGREPORT exec_prefix prefix program_transform_name bindir sbindir libexecdir datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir libdir includedir oldincludedir infodir mandir build_alias host_alias target_alias DEFS ECHO_C ECHO_N ECHO_T LIBS local_inst ctversion homedir ct_libdir ct_incdir ct_incroot ct_bindir ct_datadir ct_demodir ct_templdir ct_mandir ct_tutdir ct_docdir ct_dir CANTERA_LIBDIR CANTERA_INCDIR CT_TOOLS_BIN CANTERA_BINDIR CANTERA_EXAMPLES_DIR CANTERA_DATADIR username ctroot build build_cpu build_vendor build_os host host_cpu host_vendor host_os target target_cpu target_vendor target_os buildlib MAKE ARCHIVE SOEXT SHARED PIC LCXX_FLAGS LCXX_END_LIBS USERDIR INCL_USER_CODE KERNEL BUILD_CK LIB_DIR LAPACK_LIBRARY build_lapack BLAS_LIBRARY build_blas LOCAL_LIBS CT_SHARED_LIB BUILD_F90 PYTHON_CMD BUILD_PYTHON BUILD_MATLAB BUILD_CLIB export_name CXX CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS CPPFLAGS ac_ct_CXX EXEEXT OBJEXT CC CFLAGS ac_ct_CC INSTALL_PROGRAM INSTALL_SCRIPT INSTALL_DATA CXX_DEPENDS F77 FFLAGS ac_ct_F77 FLIBS OS_IS_DARWIN OS_IS_WIN SHARED_CTLIB mex_ext F77_EXT CXX_EXT OBJ_EXT EXE_EXT local_math_libs math_libs SO LDSHARED LIBOBJS LTLIBOBJS'
 ac_subst_files=''
 
 # Initialize some variables set by options.
@@ -1299,6 +1299,9 @@ echo "Cantera will be installed in ${prefix}"
 ctversion=${CANTERA_VERSION}
 
 
+homedir=${HOME}
+
+
 if test -z $local_inst; then
 ct_libdir=${prefix}/lib/cantera-${ctversion}
 ct_incdir=${prefix}/include/cantera
@@ -1453,6 +1456,11 @@ _ACEOF
 
 fi
 
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define RXNPATH_FONT "$RPFONT"
+_ACEOF
+
+
 if test -z "$MAKE"; then MAKE='make'; fi
 
 
@@ -3086,7 +3094,7 @@ fi
 
 
 # Provide some information about the compiler.
-echo "$as_me:3089:" \
+echo "$as_me:3097:" \
      "checking for Fortran 77 compiler version" >&5
 ac_compiler=`set X $ac_compile; echo $2`
 { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compiler --version </dev/null >&5\"") >&5
@@ -3263,7 +3271,7 @@ _ACEOF
 # flags.
 ac_save_FFLAGS=$FFLAGS
 FFLAGS="$FFLAGS $ac_verb"
-(eval echo $as_me:3266: \"$ac_link\") >&5
+(eval echo $as_me:3274: \"$ac_link\") >&5
 ac_f77_v_output=`eval $ac_link 5>&1 2>&1 | grep -v 'Driving:'`
 echo "$ac_f77_v_output" >&5
 FFLAGS=$ac_save_FFLAGS
@@ -3343,7 +3351,7 @@ _ACEOF
 # flags.
 ac_save_FFLAGS=$FFLAGS
 FFLAGS="$FFLAGS $ac_cv_prog_f77_v"
-(eval echo $as_me:3346: \"$ac_link\") >&5
+(eval echo $as_me:3354: \"$ac_link\") >&5
 ac_f77_v_output=`eval $ac_link 5>&1 2>&1 | grep -v 'Driving:'`
 echo "$ac_f77_v_output" >&5
 FFLAGS=$ac_save_FFLAGS
@@ -4202,6 +4210,7 @@ s,@ECHO_T@,$ECHO_T,;t t
 s,@LIBS@,$LIBS,;t t
 s,@local_inst@,$local_inst,;t t
 s,@ctversion@,$ctversion,;t t
+s,@homedir@,$homedir,;t t
 s,@ct_libdir@,$ct_libdir,;t t
 s,@ct_incdir@,$ct_incdir,;t t
 s,@ct_incroot@,$ct_incroot,;t t
diff --git a/config/configure.in b/config/configure.in
index a8d6700d0..55f6d2378 100755
--- a/config/configure.in
+++ b/config/configure.in
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ AC_SUBST(local_inst)
 ctversion=${CANTERA_VERSION}
 AC_SUBST(ctversion)
 
+homedir=${HOME}
+AC_SUBST(homedir)
+
 if test -z $local_inst; then 
 ct_libdir=${prefix}/lib/cantera-${ctversion}
 ct_incdir=${prefix}/include/cantera
@@ -125,6 +128,8 @@ if test -n "${OS_IS_DARWIN}"; then
 AC_DEFINE(DARWIN)
 fi
 
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RXNPATH_FONT,"$RPFONT")
+
 if test -z "$MAKE"; then MAKE='make'; fi
 AC_SUBST(MAKE)
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 38a1bd94d..8ac613651 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ BUILD_MATLAB_TOOLBOX=${BUILD_MATLAB_TOOLBOX:="y"}
 # located.
 USER_SRC_DIR="Cantera/user"
 
+
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #         Kernel Configuration
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -148,10 +150,10 @@ LAPACK_FTN_TRAILING_UNDERSCORE='y'
 LAPACK_FTN_STRING_LEN_AT_END='y'
 
 
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------
 #       C++ compiler options
 #------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
 
 # the C++ compiler to use.
 #
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ PIC=${PIC:=-fPIC}
 SHARED=${SHARED:="-shared"}
  
 
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 #      Fortran compiler options
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@ FORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY=${FORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY:=$CANTERA_ROOT/include/fortran}
 FORT_MODULE_PATH_CMD=${FORT_MODULE_PATH_CMD:="-I$FORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY"}
 
 
+
 #------------------------------------------------------
 #        other programs
 #------------------------------------------------------
@@ -224,6 +228,12 @@ F90_EXT=${F90_EXT:=f90}
 
 CT_SHARED_LIB=${CT_SHARED_LIB:=clib}
 
+# The font to use in reaction path diagrams. This must be a font name
+# recognized by the 'dot' program. On linux systems, this should be
+# lowercase 'helvetica'.
+RPFONT=${RPFONT:="Helvetica"}
+
+
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #------------------- don't change anything below!! ---------------------
@@ -277,6 +287,7 @@ export PIC
 export SHARED
 export SOEXT
 export MAKE
+export RPFONT
 
 #checkroot="checking whether CANTERA_ROOT is properly set..."
 #if test "$CANTERA_ROOT_INIT" = "$CANTERA_ROOT"; then 
diff --git a/tools/bin/finish_install.py b/tools/bin/finish_install.py
index 15e865718..08d3fe651 100644
--- a/tools/bin/finish_install.py
+++ b/tools/bin/finish_install.py
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ demodir = '/usr/local/cantera/1.5.3/demos'
 datadir = '/usr/local/cantera/1.5.3/data'
 templdir = '/usr/local/cantera/1.5.3/templates'
 ctdir = '/usr/local/cantera/1.5.3'
+home = '/Users/dgg'
 
-f = open(ctdir+'/setup_cantera','w')
+f = open(home+'/setup_cantera','w')
 f.write('#!/bin/sh\n')
 f.write('LD_LIBRARY_PATH='+libdir+':$LD_LIBRARY_PATH\nexport LD_LIBRARY_PATH\n')
 f.write('PATH='+bindir+':$PATH\nexport PATH\n')
@@ -120,12 +121,12 @@ else:
 
 print """
     
-    setup script      """+ctdir+"""/setup_cantera
+    setup script      """+home+"""/setup_cantera
     
     The setup script configures the environment for Cantera. It is
     recommended that you run this script by typing
 
-      source """+ctdir+"""/setup_cantera
+      source """+home+"""/setup_cantera
     
     before using Cantera, or else
     include its contents in your shell login script.
diff --git a/tools/src/finish_install.py.in b/tools/src/finish_install.py.in
index 0f1cfb398..1f5729d93 100644
--- a/tools/src/finish_install.py.in
+++ b/tools/src/finish_install.py.in
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ demodir = '@ct_demodir@'
 datadir = '@ct_datadir@'
 templdir = '@ct_templdir@'
 ctdir = '@ct_dir@'
+home = '@homedir@'
 
-f = open(ctdir+'/setup_cantera','w')
+f = open(home+'/setup_cantera','w')
 f.write('#!/bin/sh\n')
 f.write('LD_LIBRARY_PATH='+libdir+':$LD_LIBRARY_PATH\nexport LD_LIBRARY_PATH\n')
 f.write('PATH='+bindir+':$PATH\nexport PATH\n')
@@ -120,12 +121,12 @@ else:
 
 print """
     
-    setup script      """+ctdir+"""/setup_cantera
+    setup script      """+home+"""/setup_cantera
     
     The setup script configures the environment for Cantera. It is
     recommended that you run this script by typing
 
-      source """+ctdir+"""/setup_cantera
+      source """+home+"""/setup_cantera
     
     before using Cantera, or else
     include its contents in your shell login script.