diff --git a/Common/DefaultOptions.h b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
index 6b034e39b03dce0ffafc255d1842ae7da49d8eb6..9ab60e14b8f92e755b855619f64c2509e2e2315e 100644
--- a/Common/DefaultOptions.h
+++ b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
@@ -587,12 +587,12 @@ StringXNumber GeneralOptions_Number[] = {
 
   { F|O, "Verbosity" , opt_general_verbosity , 2. ,
     "Level of information printed during processing (0=no information)" },
+  { F|S, "VisibilityMode" , opt_general_visibility_mode , 0. , 
+    "Default mode for the visibility browser (0=Geometry+Mesh, 1=Geometry, 2=Mesh)" }, 
   { F|S, "VisibilityPositionX" , opt_general_visibility_position0 , 650. , 
     "Horizontal position (in pixels) of the upper left corner of the visibility window" }, 
   { F|S, "VisibilityPositionY" , opt_general_visibility_position1 , 150. , 
     "Vertical position (in pixels) of the upper left corner of the visibility window" }, 
-  { F|S, "VisibilityMode" , opt_general_visibility_mode , 0. , 
-    "Default Visibility mode for visibility browser (Geometry+Mesh, Geometry or Mesh)" }, 
 
   { F|O, "ZoomFactor" , opt_general_zoom_factor , 1.1 ,
     "`Speed' of the middle mouse button zoom" },
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi b/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi
index f84d67f49d6ac42838b0ddc6ca34e3f032668838..9d8941f22e1a6279d38f4a9f06d902253736a2df 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/gmsh.texi
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 \input texinfo.tex @c -*-texinfo-*-
-@c $Id: gmsh.texi,v 1.89 2003-12-01 21:51:24 geuzaine Exp $
+@c $Id: gmsh.texi,v 1.90 2003-12-02 04:10:38 geuzaine Exp $
 @c
 @c Copyright (C) 1997-2003 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle
 @c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 @c =========================================================================
 @c %**start of header
 @setfilename        gmsh.info
-@set EDITION        1.15
+@set EDITION        1.16
 @set GMSH-VERSION   1.49
 @set GMSH-WEB       @uref{http://www.geuz.org/gmsh/}
 @set COPYRIGHT      @copyright{} 1997-2003 Christophe Geuzaine, Jean-Fran@,{c}ois Remacle
@@ -1677,6 +1677,24 @@ automatically after each geometrical transformation, unless
 Deletes all elementary entities (points, lines or surfaces) whose
 identification numbers are given in @var{expression-list}.
 
+@item Hide @{ Point | Line | Surface | Volume @{ @var{expression-list} @}; @dots{} @}
+Hide the entities listed in @var{expression-list}, if
+@code{General.VisibilityMode} is set to @code{0} or @code{1}.
+
+@item Hide @var{char-expression};
+Hide the entity @var{char-expression}, if @code{General.VisibilityMode} is
+set to @code{0} or @code{1} (@var{char-expression} can for example be
+@code{"*"}).
+
+@item Show @{ Point | Line | Surface | Volume @{ @var{expression-list} @}; @dots{} @}
+Show the entities listed in @var{expression-list}, if
+@code{General.VisibilityMode} is set to @code{0} or @code{1}.
+
+@item Show @var{char-expression};
+Show the entity @var{char-expression}, if @code{General.VisibilityMode} is
+set to @code{0} or @code{1} (@var{char-expression} can for example be
+@code{"*"}).
+
 @c todo:
 @c @item Intersect;
 @c Intersects all lines.
@@ -1965,11 +1983,13 @@ Sets the mesh color of the entities listed in @var{expression-list} to @var{colo
 Deletes all currently loaded meshes.
 
 @item Hide @{ Point | Line | Surface | Volume @{ @var{expression-list} @}; @dots{} @}
-Hide the entities listed in @var{expression-list}.
+Hide the mesh of the entities listed in @var{expression-list}, if
+@code{General.VisibilityMode} is set to @code{0} or @code{2}.
 
 @item Hide @var{char-expression};
-Hide the entity @var{char-expression} (@var{char-expression} can for example
-be @code{"*"}).
+Hide the mesh of the entity @var{char-expression}, if
+@code{General.VisibilityMode} is set to @code{0} or @code{2}
+(@var{char-expression} can for example be @code{"*"}).
 
 @item Recombine Surface @{ @var{expression-list} @} < = @var{expression} >;
 Recombines the triangular meshes of the surfaces listed in
@@ -1983,11 +2003,13 @@ Saves the mesh in a file named @var{char-expression}, using the current
 @code{Mesh.Format} (@pxref{Mesh options}).
 
 @item Show @{ Point | Line | Surface | Volume @{ @var{expression-list} @}; @dots{} @}
-Show the entities listed in @var{expression-list}.
+Show the mesh of the entities listed in @var{expression-list}, if
+@code{General.VisibilityMode} is set to @code{0} or @code{2}.
 
 @item Show @var{char-expression};
-Show the entity @var{char-expression} (@var{char-expression} can for example
-be @code{"*"}).
+Show the mesh of the entity @var{char-expression}, if
+@code{General.VisibilityMode} is set to @code{0} or @code{2}
+(@var{char-expression} can for example be @code{"*"}).
 @end ftable
 
 @c -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
index e2840781e572a82a60419a877368f11cc9a20f72..31ee7f7f479e17a5cc2449c730f6679a7ab7a06a 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
@@ -609,6 +609,11 @@ Vertical position (in pixels) of the upper left corner of the visibility window@
 Default value: @code{150}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.SessionFileName}
 
+@item General.VisibilityMode
+Default mode for the visibility browser (0=Geometry+Mesh, 1=Geometry, 2=Mesh)@*
+Default value: @code{0}@*
+Saved in: @code{General.SessionFileName}
+
 @item General.ZoomFactor
 `Speed' of the middle mouse button zoom@*
 Default value: @code{1.1}@*
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_print.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_print.texi
index 9ca6e9c46d287bf1641f9ccabe112f0a6e140e6d..ff9f549d8d834a8152dc6ebb50e261dc65019ce4 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_print.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_print.texi
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item Print.EpsLineWidthFactor
 Width factor for lines in PostScript/PDF output@*
-Default value: @code{0.2}@*
+Default value: @code{1}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item Print.EpsOcclusionCulling
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
index ef50af607d449e7f93337bc6f79617b70722bc58..ba0a14534e9b16f010969d67846a1db510d6f123 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Default post-processing view name@*
 Default value: @code{""}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
-@item View.AlphaChannelValue
+@item View.AlphaChannel
 Global alpha channel value (used only if != 1)@*
 Default value: @code{1}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}