--- PamCut/CommonDefs.h	2009/08/05 14:06:44	1.4
+++ PamCut/CommonDefs.h	2009/10/27 10:26:40	1.5
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
    * @param nCols The number of columns
    * @param elements The initialization value for the matrix elements.
    */
-  SimpleMatrix(unsigned int nRows, unsigned int nCols, T elements = T()) :
+  SimpleMatrix(unsigned int nRows = 0, unsigned int nCols = 0, T elements = T()) :
     _matrix(nRows, std::vector<T>(nCols, elements)) {
 
   }