diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c45054e6f1a6787ec3bb7cd87b5743966438efed..1d1097ead9f6270ee27630be6a60810b3ab7f799 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.432 2007-04-01 10:30:45 geuzaine Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.433 2007-04-21 22:15:36 geuzaine Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1997-2007 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle
 #
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ include variables
 
 GMSH_MAJOR_VERSION = 2
 GMSH_MINOR_VERSION = 0
-GMSH_PATCH_VERSION = 7
+GMSH_PATCH_VERSION = 8
 GMSH_EXTRA_VERSION = "-cvs"
 
 GMSH_VERSION = ${GMSH_MAJOR_VERSION}.${GMSH_MINOR_VERSION}.${GMSH_PATCH_VERSION}${GMSH_EXTRA_VERSION}
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
index 24ab0a3388988119210fb44df1f30726da7f57f8..1ab71ff8f2694dc4925690de336fa113aee3ae15 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
@@ -396,42 +396,42 @@ Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Max
 Maximum value in the view (read-only)@*
-Default value: @code{0}@*
+Default value: @code{-2.22195e-146}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
 @item View.MaxX
 Maximum view coordinate along the X-axis (read-only)@*
-Default value: @code{0}@*
+Default value: @code{-2.22195e-146}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
 @item View.MaxY
 Maximum view coordinate along the Y-axis (read-only)@*
-Default value: @code{0}@*
+Default value: @code{-2.22195e-146}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
 @item View.MaxZ
 Maximum view coordinate along the Z-axis (read-only)@*
-Default value: @code{0}@*
+Default value: @code{-2.22195e-146}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
 @item View.Min
 Minimum value in the view (read-only)@*
-Default value: @code{0}@*
+Default value: @code{-2.22195e-146}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
 @item View.MinX
 Minimum view coordinate along the X-axis (read-only)@*
-Default value: @code{0}@*
+Default value: @code{-2.22195e-146}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
 @item View.MinY
 Minimum view coordinate along the Y-axis (read-only)@*
-Default value: @code{0}@*
+Default value: @code{-2.22195e-146}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
 @item View.MinZ
 Minimum view coordinate along the Z-axis (read-only)@*
-Default value: @code{0}@*
+Default value: @code{-2.22195e-146}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
 @item View.NbIso