diff --git a/README b/README
index a707e28fe123c45ea1c85c9cb79f8c1643b6a983..08ef6a863cd124f83091d66e7b9431f9c2c3a8ca 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -141,6 +141,17 @@ SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 Change history
 --------------
 
+Version 2.10b (06/10/2013)
+- Changed flag for generating getters and setters.  Removed flag
+  --use-old-getter-setter.  Replaced it with new flag
+  --use-getter-setter, which can have the following values:
+     "old" - Name getters/setters getVar()/setVar().
+     "new" - Name getters/setters get_var()/set_var().
+     "none" - Do not generate getter/setter methods.
+  The default is "new".  See the help (use --help option) or see the
+  doc (generateDS.txt/generateDS.html) for more on this.  Thanks to
+  Mike Vella for suggesting this.
+
 Version 2.10a (05/29/2013)
 - Added ability to produce mapping (a dict) during call to
   to_etree() that maps gDS instances to their associated etree
diff --git a/generateDS.html b/generateDS.html
index 520a2c11823d838835390b44e3adecf9ca33057f..221ecb29b4ded24edf81cda1330d30c02d2dd314 100644
--- a/generateDS.html
+++ b/generateDS.html
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ They are used by updateversion.py. -->
 <col class="field-name" />
 <col class="field-body" />
 <tbody valign="top">
-<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">date:</th><td class="field-body">May 30, 2013</td>
+<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">date:</th><td class="field-body">June 10, 2013</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
@@ -517,11 +517,17 @@ Options:
                              Default=&quot;Sub&quot;.
     --root-element=&quot;XXX&quot;     Assume XXX is root element of instance docs.
                              Default is first element defined in schema.
-    --super=&quot;XXX&quot;            Super module name in subclass module. Default=&quot;???&quot;
+                             Also see section &quot;Recognizing the top level
+                             element&quot; in the documentation.
+    --super=&quot;XXX&quot;            Super module name in generated in subclass
+                             module. Default=&quot;???&quot;
     --validator-bodies=path  Path to a directory containing files that provide
                              bodies (implementations) of validator methods.
-    --use-old-getter-setter  Name getters and setters getVar() and setVar(),
-                             instead of get_var() and set_var().
+    --use-getter-setter      Generate getter and setter methods.  Values:
+                             &quot;old&quot; - Name getters/setters getVar()/setVar().
+                             &quot;new&quot; - Name getters/setters get_var()/set_var().
+                             &quot;none&quot; - Do not generate getter/setter methods.
+                             Default is &quot;new&quot;.
     --user-methods= &lt;module&gt;,
     -u &lt;module&gt;              Optional module containing user methods.  See
                              section &quot;User Methods&quot; in the documentation.
@@ -529,10 +535,10 @@ Options:
                              files. This is useful if you want to minimize
                              the amount of (no-operation) changes to the
                              generated python code.
-    --no-versions            Do not include the current version in the generated
-                             files. This is useful if you want to minimize
-                             the amount of (no-operation) changes to the
-                             generated python code.
+    --no-versions            Do not include the current version in the
+                             generated files. This is useful if you want
+                             to minimize the amount of (no-operation)
+                             changes to the generated python code.
     --no-process-includes    Do not process included XML Schema files.  By
                              default, generateDS.py will insert content
                              from files referenced by &lt;include ... /&gt;
@@ -556,7 +562,7 @@ Options:
                              class: a dictionary of instances of class
                              MemberSpec_ containing member name, type,
                              and array or not.  Allowed values are
-                             &quot;list&quot; or &quot;dict&quot;.  Default: None.
+                             &quot;list&quot; or &quot;dict&quot;.  Default: do not generate.
     --export=&lt;export-list&gt;   Specifies export functions to be generated.
                              Value is a whitespace separated list of
                              any of the following:
@@ -564,15 +570,28 @@ Options:
                                  literal -- write out python code
                                  etree -- build element tree (can serialize
                                      to XML)
-                             Examples: --export=&quot;write etree&quot;
-                                       --export=&quot;write&quot;
-                             Default: --export=&quot;write literal&quot;
+                             Example: &quot;write etree&quot;
+                             Default: &quot;write&quot;
     -q, --no-questions       Do not ask questions, for example,
                              force overwrite.
     --session=mysession.session
                              Load and use options from session file. You can
-                             create session file in generateds_gui.py.
+                             create session file in generateds_gui.py.  Or,
+                             copy and edit sample.session from the
+                             distribution.
     --version                Print version and exit.
+
+Usage example:
+
+    $ python generateDS.py -f -o sample_lib.py sample_api.xsd
+
+creates (with force over-write) sample_lib.py from sample_api.xsd.
+
+    $ python generateDS.py -o sample_lib.py -s sample_app1.py \
+            --member-specs=dict sample_api.xsd
+
+creates sample_lib.py superclass and sample_app1.py subclass modules;
+also generates member specifications in each class (in a dictionary).
 </pre>
 <p>The following command line flags are recognized by <tt class="docutils literal">generateDS.py</tt>:</p>
 <dl class="docutils">
@@ -655,13 +674,22 @@ an optional &quot;.py&quot; extension.  If a file is not provided for a
 given type, an empty body (<tt class="docutils literal">pass</tt>) is generated.  In these
 files, lines with &quot;##&quot; in the first two columns are ignored
 and are not inserted.</dd>
-<dt>use-old-getter-setter</dt>
-<dd><tt class="docutils literal">generateDS.py</tt> now generates getter and setter methods (for
+<dt>use-getter-setter</dt>
+<dd><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal">generateDS.py</tt> now generates getter and setter methods (for
 variable &quot;abc&quot;, for example) with the names get_abc() and
-set_abc(), which I believe is a more Pythonic style, instead
-of getAbc() and setAbc(), which was the old behavior.  Use
-this flag to generate getters and setters in the old style
-(getAbc() and setAbc()).</dd>
+set_abc(), which I believe is a more Pythonic style, instead of
+getAbc() and setAbc(), which was the old behavior.  Use this
+flag to generate getters and setters in the old style (getAbc()
+and setAbc()) or the newer style(get_abc() and set_abc()) which
+is the default or to omit generation of getter and setter
+methods.  Possible values are:</p>
+<ul class="simple">
+<li>&quot;old&quot; - Name getters/setters getVar()/setVar().</li>
+<li>&quot;new&quot; - Name getters/setters get_var()/set_var().</li>
+<li>&quot;none&quot; - Do not generate getter/setter methods.</li>
+</ul>
+<p class="last">The default is &quot;new&quot;.</p>
+</dd>
 <dt>u, user-methods=&lt;module&gt;</dt>
 <dd>If specified, <tt class="docutils literal">generateDS.py</tt> will add methods to generated
 classes as specified in the indicated module.  For more
diff --git a/generateDS.py b/generateDS.py
index efebfc75ab7b021945384602982297ccec3475d4..86240f07a86269e3a722537f93b870d7b31dcd4f 100755
--- a/generateDS.py
+++ b/generateDS.py
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ Options:
                              module. Default="???"
     --validator-bodies=path  Path to a directory containing files that provide
                              bodies (implementations) of validator methods.
-    --use-old-getter-setter  Name getters and setters getVar() and setVar(),
-                             instead of get_var() and set_var().
+    --use-getter-setter      Generate getter and setter methods.  Values:
+                             "old" - Name getters/setters getVar()/setVar().
+                             "new" - Name getters/setters get_var()/set_var().
+                             "none" - Do not generate getter/setter methods.
+                             Default is "new".
     --user-methods= <module>,
     -u <module>              Optional module containing user methods.  See
                              section "User Methods" in the documentation.
@@ -164,11 +167,11 @@ logging.disable(logging.INFO)
 # Do not modify the following VERSION comments.
 # Used by updateversion.py.
 ##VERSION##
-VERSION = '2.10a'
+VERSION = '2.10b'
 ##VERSION##
 
 GenerateProperties = 0
-UseOldGetterSetter = 0
+UseGetterSetter = 'new'
 MemberSpecs = None
 DelayedElements = []
 DelayedElements_subclass = []
@@ -2382,8 +2385,8 @@ def generateExportChildren(wrt, element, hasChildren, namespace):
                     any_type_child = child
                 else:
                     if abstract_child and child.getMaxOccurs() > 1:
-                        wrt("%sfor %s_ in self.get%s():\n" % (fill,
-                            name, make_gs_name(name),))
+                        wrt("%sfor %s_ in self.%s:\n" % (
+                            fill, name, name,))
                         wrt("%s    %s_.export(outfile, level, namespace_, "
                             "name_='%s', pretty_print=pretty_print)\n" % (
                             fill, name, name, ))
@@ -3397,7 +3400,7 @@ def generateBuildStandard_1(
                 name = substitutionGroup
             else:
                 name = headName
-            s1 = "            self.set%s(obj_)\n" % (make_gs_name(name), )
+            s1 = "            self.%s = obj_\n" % (name, )
         wrt(s1)
     #
     # If this child is defined in a simpleType, then generate
@@ -4136,7 +4139,8 @@ def generateClasses(wrt, prefix, element, delayed):
     wrt('        else:\n')
     wrt('            return %s%s(*args_, **kwargs_)\n' % (prefix, name))
     wrt('    factory = staticmethod(factory)\n')
-    generateGettersAndSetters(wrt, element)
+    if UseGetterSetter != 'none':
+        generateGettersAndSetters(wrt, element)
     if Targetnamespace in NamespacesDict:
         namespace = NamespacesDict[Targetnamespace]
     else:
@@ -5548,10 +5552,12 @@ def cleanupName(oldName):
 
 
 def make_gs_name(oldName):
-    if UseOldGetterSetter:
+    if UseGetterSetter == 'old':
         newName = oldName.capitalize()
-    else:
+    elif UseGetterSetter == 'new':
         newName = '_%s' % oldName
+    else:
+        newName = ''
     return newName
 
 ## def mapName(oldName):
@@ -5777,7 +5783,7 @@ def usage():
 
 def main():
     global Force, GenerateProperties, SubclassSuffix, RootElement, \
-        ValidatorBodiesBasePath, UseOldGetterSetter, \
+        ValidatorBodiesBasePath, UseGetterSetter, \
         UserMethodsPath, XsdNameSpace, \
         Namespacedef, NoDates, NoVersion, \
         TEMPLATE_MAIN, TEMPLATE_SUBCLASS_FOOTER, Dirpath, \
@@ -5791,7 +5797,7 @@ def main():
             [
                 'help', 'subclass-suffix=',
                 'root-element=', 'super=',
-                'validator-bodies=', 'use-old-getter-setter',
+                'validator-bodies=', 'use-getter-setter=',
                 'user-methods=', 'no-process-includes', 'silence',
                 'namespacedef=', 'external-encoding=',
                 'member-specs=', 'no-dates', 'no-versions',
@@ -5848,7 +5854,7 @@ def main():
             if sessionObj.get_superclass_module():
                 superModule = sessionObj.get_superclass_module()
             if sessionObj.get_old_getters_setters():
-                UseOldGetterSetter = 1
+                UseGetterSetter = option[1]
             if sessionObj.get_validator_bodies():
                 ValidatorBodiesBasePath = sessionObj.get_validator_bodies()
                 if not os.path.isdir(ValidatorBodiesBasePath):
@@ -5905,8 +5911,13 @@ def main():
                 err_msg('*** Option validator-bodies must specify an '
                         'existing path.\n')
                 sys.exit(1)
-        elif option[0] == '--use-old-getter-setter':
-            UseOldGetterSetter = 1
+        elif option[0] == '--use-getter-setter':
+            if option[1] in ('old', 'new', 'none'):
+                UseGetterSetter = option[1]
+            else:
+                err_msg('*** Option use-getter-setter must '
+                        '"old" or "new" or "none".\n')
+                sys.exit(1)
         elif option[0] in ('-u', '--user-methods'):
             UserMethodsPath = option[1]
         elif option[0] == '--no-process-includes':
diff --git a/generateDS.txt b/generateDS.txt
index ea0ab905779955e8289497d7505a6cbf517c03ee..e1134f24035fb9117784f0f1b6f801e519875faa 100644
--- a/generateDS.txt
+++ b/generateDS.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ generateDS -- Generate Data Structures from XML Schema
 
 .. version
 
-:revision: 2.10a
+:revision: 2.10b
 
 .. version
 
@@ -221,11 +221,17 @@ Here is the usage message displayed by ``generateDS.py``::
                                  Default="Sub".
         --root-element="XXX"     Assume XXX is root element of instance docs.
                                  Default is first element defined in schema.
-        --super="XXX"            Super module name in subclass module. Default="???"
+                                 Also see section "Recognizing the top level
+                                 element" in the documentation.
+        --super="XXX"            Super module name in generated in subclass
+                                 module. Default="???"
         --validator-bodies=path  Path to a directory containing files that provide
                                  bodies (implementations) of validator methods.
-        --use-old-getter-setter  Name getters and setters getVar() and setVar(),
-                                 instead of get_var() and set_var().
+        --use-getter-setter      Generate getter and setter methods.  Values:
+                                 "old" - Name getters/setters getVar()/setVar().
+                                 "new" - Name getters/setters get_var()/set_var().
+                                 "none" - Do not generate getter/setter methods.
+                                 Default is "new".
         --user-methods= <module>,
         -u <module>              Optional module containing user methods.  See
                                  section "User Methods" in the documentation.
@@ -233,10 +239,10 @@ Here is the usage message displayed by ``generateDS.py``::
                                  files. This is useful if you want to minimize
                                  the amount of (no-operation) changes to the
                                  generated python code.
-        --no-versions            Do not include the current version in the generated
-                                 files. This is useful if you want to minimize
-                                 the amount of (no-operation) changes to the
-                                 generated python code.
+        --no-versions            Do not include the current version in the
+                                 generated files. This is useful if you want
+                                 to minimize the amount of (no-operation)
+                                 changes to the generated python code.
         --no-process-includes    Do not process included XML Schema files.  By
                                  default, generateDS.py will insert content
                                  from files referenced by <include ... />
@@ -247,7 +253,7 @@ Here is the usage message displayed by ``generateDS.py``::
         --namespacedef='xmlns:abc="http://www.abc.com"'
                                  Namespace definition to be passed in as the
                                  value for the namespacedef_ parameter of
-                                 the export() method by the generated 
+                                 the export() method by the generated
                                  parse() and parseString() functions.
                                  Default=''.
         --external-encoding=<encoding>
@@ -260,7 +266,7 @@ Here is the usage message displayed by ``generateDS.py``::
                                  class: a dictionary of instances of class
                                  MemberSpec_ containing member name, type,
                                  and array or not.  Allowed values are
-                                 "list" or "dict".  Default: None.
+                                 "list" or "dict".  Default: do not generate.
         --export=<export-list>   Specifies export functions to be generated.
                                  Value is a whitespace separated list of
                                  any of the following:
@@ -268,15 +274,28 @@ Here is the usage message displayed by ``generateDS.py``::
                                      literal -- write out python code
                                      etree -- build element tree (can serialize
                                          to XML)
-                                 Examples: --export="write etree"
-                                           --export="write"
-                                 Default: --export="write literal"
+                                 Example: "write etree"
+                                 Default: "write"
         -q, --no-questions       Do not ask questions, for example,
                                  force overwrite.
         --session=mysession.session
                                  Load and use options from session file. You can
-                                 create session file in generateds_gui.py.
-        --version                Print version and exit.        
+                                 create session file in generateds_gui.py.  Or,
+                                 copy and edit sample.session from the
+                                 distribution.
+        --version                Print version and exit.
+
+    Usage example:
+
+        $ python generateDS.py -f -o sample_lib.py sample_api.xsd
+
+    creates (with force over-write) sample_lib.py from sample_api.xsd.
+
+        $ python generateDS.py -o sample_lib.py -s sample_app1.py \
+                --member-specs=dict sample_api.xsd
+
+    creates sample_lib.py superclass and sample_app1.py subclass modules;
+    also generates member specifications in each class (in a dictionary).
 
 
 The following command line flags are recognized by ``generateDS.py``:
@@ -367,13 +386,21 @@ validator-bodies=<path>
     files, lines with "##" in the first two columns are ignored
     and are not inserted.
 
-use-old-getter-setter
+use-getter-setter
     ``generateDS.py`` now generates getter and setter methods (for
     variable "abc", for example) with the names get_abc() and
-    set_abc(), which I believe is a more Pythonic style, instead
-    of getAbc() and setAbc(), which was the old behavior.  Use
-    this flag to generate getters and setters in the old style
-    (getAbc() and setAbc()).
+    set_abc(), which I believe is a more Pythonic style, instead of
+    getAbc() and setAbc(), which was the old behavior.  Use this
+    flag to generate getters and setters in the old style (getAbc()
+    and setAbc()) or the newer style(get_abc() and set_abc()) which
+    is the default or to omit generation of getter and setter
+    methods.  Possible values are:
+
+    - "old" - Name getters/setters getVar()/setVar().
+    - "new" - Name getters/setters get_var()/set_var().
+    - "none" - Do not generate getter/setter methods.
+
+    The default is "new".
 
 u, user-methods=<module>
     If specified, ``generateDS.py`` will add methods to generated
diff --git a/librarytemplate_howto.txt b/librarytemplate_howto.txt
index 6e8d71ca8ff827e47816a4cf13e57074f2acaba2..4e3c1aa4d7d0151117fdaae75929a86b869a06ce 100644
--- a/librarytemplate_howto.txt
+++ b/librarytemplate_howto.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ How to package a generateDS.py generated library
 
 .. version
 
-:revision: 2.10a
+:revision: 2.10b
 
 .. version
 
diff --git a/process_includes.py b/process_includes.py
index ac7644a8a7b998dd5518a8401b792efa94889249..3f9389d04b38a3261dcae77c28a1160a0ecbab94 100755
--- a/process_includes.py
+++ b/process_includes.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from lxml import etree
 # Do not modify the following VERSION comments.
 # Used by updateversion.py.
 ##VERSION##
-VERSION = '2.10a'
+VERSION = '2.10b'
 ##VERSION##
 
 Namespaces = {'xs': 'http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a310e3ebe1e711deb65fae0af4cd279cc754a54a..2a4bbe9fae54a774dc7b85db791bdc2a39907b43 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ setup(name="generateDS",
 # Do not modify the following VERSION comments.
 # Used by updateversion.py.
 ##VERSION##
-    version="2.10a",
+    version="2.10b",
 ##VERSION##
     author="Dave Kuhlman",
     author_email="dkuhlman@rexx.com",