diff --git a/modules/gmt/modgmt_objects.cpp b/modules/gmt/modgmt_objects.cpp
index b9ee173..9a4b0e8 100644
--- a/modules/gmt/modgmt_objects.cpp
+++ b/modules/gmt/modgmt_objects.cpp
@@ -36,41 +36,15 @@ std::map<std::string,gmt_projection::projection> gmt_projection::projnames;
 
 void gmt_projection::FillProjNames()
 {
- projnames["x"]=XY;
- projnames["xy"]=XY;
- projnames["decart"]=XY;
-
- projnames["q"]=CYL_EQU;
- projnames["cyl_equid"]=CYL_EQU;
- projnames["cylindrical equidistant"]=CYL_EQU;
-
- projnames["m"]=MERCATOR;
- projnames["merc"]=MERCATOR;
+ projnames["(xy|decart)"]=XY;
+ projnames["c[ylindrical][( |_)]equidistant"]=CYL_EQU;
  projnames["mercator"]=MERCATOR;
-
- projnames["t"]=TRANSMERCATOR;
- projnames["tmerc"]=TRANSMERCATOR;
- projnames["transverse mercator"]=TRANSMERCATOR;
-
- projnames["o"]=OBLIQMERCATOR;
- projnames["omerc"]=OBLIQMERCATOR;
- projnames["oblique mercator"]=OBLIQMERCATOR;
-
- projnames["c"]=CASSINI;
+ projnames["t[ransverse][( |_)]mercator"]=TRANSMERCATOR;
+ projnames["o[blique][( |_)]mercator"]=OBLIQMERCATOR;
  projnames["cassini"]=CASSINI;
-
- projnames["y"]=CYL_EQA;
- projnames["cyl_equala"]=CYL_EQA;
- projnames["cylindrical equal-area"]=CYL_EQA;
- projnames["cylindrical equalarea"]=CYL_EQA;
-
- projnames["j"]=MILLER;
- projnames["cyl_miller"]=MILLER;
- projnames["miller"]=MILLER;
- projnames["cylindrical miller"]=MILLER;
-
- projnames["cyl_stere"]=CYL_STERE;
- projnames["cylindrical stereographic"]=CYL_STERE;
+ projnames["c[ylindrical][( |_)]eq[ua(l|l-)]area"]=CYL_EQA;
+ projnames["[c[ylindrical][( |_)]]miller"]=MILLER;
+ projnames["c[ylindrical][( |_)]stereographic"]=CYL_STERE;
 }
 
 bool gmt_font::FillFontNames()
diff --git a/modules/gmt/modgmt_structs.h b/modules/gmt/modgmt_structs.h
index a82280b..a33d58a 100644
--- a/modules/gmt/modgmt_structs.h
+++ b/modules/gmt/modgmt_structs.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include "common.h"
 #include "modgmt_colornames.h"
+#include "modgmt_strcomp.h"
 
 // Centimeters to GMT points scale factor
 // 1 inch = 72 pt = 2.54 cm  -->  1 cm = 72/2.54 pt
@@ -277,24 +278,58 @@ struct gmt_projection: public gmt_struct
      case(OType::C): {ret="-JOb"+o.clon.Value()+"/"+o.clat.Value()+"/"+o.polelon.Value()+"/"+o.polelat.Value()+"/"+ToString(width)+"c"; break;}
      default: return "";
     }
+    break;
    }
    case(CASSINI): {ret="-JC"+c.clon.Value()+"/"+c.clat.Value()+"/"+ToString(width)+"c"; break;}
-   case(CYL_EQA): {ret="-JY"+y.stpar.Value()+"/"+y.cmer.Value()+"/"+ToString(width)+"c"; break;}
+   case(CYL_EQA): {ret="-JY"+y.cmer.Value()+"/"+y.stpar.Value()+"/"+ToString(width)+"c"; break;}
    case(MILLER): {ret="-JJ"+j.cmer.Value()+"/"+ToString(width)+"c"; break;}
-   case(CYL_STERE): {ret="-JCyl_stere"+cyl_stere.stpar.Value()+"/"+cyl_stere.cmer.Value()+"/"+ToString(width)+"c"; break;}
+   case(CYL_STERE): {ret="-JCyl_stere/"+cyl_stere.stpar.Value()+"/"+cyl_stere.cmer.Value()+"/"+ToString(width)+"c"; break;}
    default: return "";
   }
   ret+=" "+region.Value();
   return ret;
  }
- bool SetType(const std::string& s)
+ bool SetType(const std::string& s, std::string& err)
  {
   proj=NOTDEF;
   std::string str=s;
   tolower(str);
-  if(projnames.end()==projnames.find(str)) return false;
-  proj=projnames[str];
-  return true;
+
+  // Handle one symbol cases
+  if(str.size()==1) switch(str[0])
+  {
+   case('c'): {proj=CASSINI; return true;}
+   case('j'): {proj=MILLER; return true;}
+   case('m'): {proj=MERCATOR; return true;}
+   case('o'): {proj=OBLIQMERCATOR; return true;}
+   case('q'): {proj=CYL_EQU; return true;}
+   case('t'): {proj=TRANSMERCATOR; return true;}
+   case('x'): {proj=XY; return true;}
+   case('y'): {proj=CYL_EQA; return true;}
+   default: break;
+  }
+  // Handle long GMT names
+  if("cyl_stere"==str) {proj=CYL_STERE; return true;}
+  // Handle common names
+  std::string t1;
+  for(const auto& m: projnames)
+  {
+   TemplateComparator cmp(m.first);
+   bool res=cmp.Compare(str);
+   if(!res) continue;
+   if(NOTDEF!=proj) // Ambiguos string
+   {
+    err="Ambiguous projection definition: did you mean \""+t1+"\" or \""+cmp.Template2Name()+"\"?";
+    proj=NOTDEF;
+    return false;
+   }
+   t1=cmp.Template2Name();
+   proj=m.second;
+  }
+
+  if(NOTDEF!=proj) return true; // All Ok
+  err="Unknown projection: "+s;
+  return false;
  }
 
  static void FillProjNames();