diff --git a/tutorial/t6.geo b/tutorial/t6.geo
index 8396da920aa4613758353efc774c57718656dd1c..98ba04c80b127ceaa5e74a32dd8720165da7db57 100644
--- a/tutorial/t6.geo
+++ b/tutorial/t6.geo
@@ -116,16 +116,16 @@ Surface Loop(142) = {103,-117,-81,113,127,63};   Volume(143) = {142}; // inf b
 Surface Loop(144) = {89,-119,71,103,115};        Volume(145) = {144}; // inf h
 
 // Transfinite line commands explicitly specify the number of points
-// and their distribution. A minus sign in the argument list of the
-// transfinite command will produce the reversed mesh.
+// and their distribution. 'Progression 2' means that each line
+// element in the series will be twice as long as the preceding one.
 
 Transfinite Line{35,21,22,23,24,38,17,18,19,20}   = nbpt_phi ;
-Transfinite Line{31,26,48,44,42}                  = nbpt_int Using Progression 0.95;
+Transfinite Line{31,26,48,44,42}                  = nbpt_int Using Progression 0.88;
 Transfinite Line{41,37,36,9,11,1,3,13,5,15,7}     = nbpt_arc1 ;
 Transfinite Line{30,25,40,39,10,2,12,4,14,6,16,8} = nbpt_arc2 ;
 Transfinite Line{32,27,49,45,43}                  = nbpt_shell ;
-Transfinite Line{33,28,46,50,52}                  = nbpt_far Using Progression 1.05 ;
-Transfinite Line{34,29,51,47,53}                  = nbpt_inf Using Progression 0.01;
+Transfinite Line{33,28,46,50,52}                  = nbpt_far Using Progression 1.2 ;
+Transfinite Line{34,29,51,47,53}                  = nbpt_inf Using Progression 1.05;
 
 // *All* 2D and 3D transfinite entities are defined in respect to
 // points. The ordering of the points defines the ordering of the mesh
diff --git a/tutorial/tutorial.html b/tutorial/tutorial.html
index 2a569e9819eb31fe12871bf43a9497bcfbdfeb76..494624c392d1b42eae1792476ea96412e06b8ccc 100644
--- a/tutorial/tutorial.html
+++ b/tutorial/tutorial.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 <H1>README 1/10</H1>
 [<A HREF="#top">top</A>][prev][<A HREF="#file2">next</A>]
 <PRE>
-$Id: tutorial.html,v 1.23 2001-09-06 06:42:45 geuzaine Exp $
+$Id: tutorial.html,v 1.24 2001-10-10 07:15:22 geuzaine Exp $
 
 Here are the examples in the Gmsh tutorial. These examples are
 commented (both C and C++-style comments can be used in Gmsh input
@@ -865,16 +865,16 @@ Surface Loop(128) = {93,-73,-55,95,-91};         Volume(129) = {128}; <I><FONT C
 </FONT></I>Surface Loop(144) = {89,-119,71,103,115};        Volume(145) = {144}; <I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// inf h
 </FONT></I>
 <I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// Transfinite line commands explicitly specify the number of points
-</FONT></I><I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// and their distribution. A minus sign in the argument list of the
-</FONT></I><I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// transfinite command will produce the reversed mesh.
+</FONT></I><I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// and their distribution. 'Progression 2' means that each line
+</FONT></I><I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// element in the series will be twice as long as the preceding one.
 </FONT></I>
 Transfinite Line{35,21,22,23,24,38,17,18,19,20}   = nbpt_phi ;
-Transfinite Line{31,26,48,44,42}                  = nbpt_int Using Progression 0.95;
+Transfinite Line{31,26,48,44,42}                  = nbpt_int Using Progression 0.88;
 Transfinite Line{41,37,36,9,11,1,3,13,5,15,7}     = nbpt_arc1 ;
 Transfinite Line{30,25,40,39,10,2,12,4,14,6,16,8} = nbpt_arc2 ;
 Transfinite Line{32,27,49,45,43}                  = nbpt_shell ;
-Transfinite Line{33,28,46,50,52}                  = nbpt_far Using Progression 1.05 ;
-Transfinite Line{34,29,51,47,53}                  = nbpt_inf Using Progression 0.01;
+Transfinite Line{33,28,46,50,52}                  = nbpt_far Using Progression 1.2 ;
+Transfinite Line{34,29,51,47,53}                  = nbpt_inf Using Progression 1.05;
 
 <I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// *All* 2D and 3D transfinite entities are defined in respect to
 </FONT></I><I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// points. The ordering of the points defines the ordering of the mesh