diff --git a/Mesh/3D_Mesh.cpp b/Mesh/3D_Mesh.cpp
index b3a4a36929f9c4bd4e6e2f5fa32ea083b219a67c..9a5978fba86f7416328c523d17ef139951e56b43 100644
--- a/Mesh/3D_Mesh.cpp
+++ b/Mesh/3D_Mesh.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// $Id: 3D_Mesh.cpp,v 1.54 2003-06-14 06:23:04 geuzaine Exp $
+// $Id: 3D_Mesh.cpp,v 1.55 2003-06-14 16:41:12 geuzaine Exp $
 //
 // Copyright (C) 1997-2003 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle
 //
@@ -895,12 +895,6 @@ void Maillage_Volume(void *data, void *dum)
     return;
   }
 
-  if(CTX.mesh.order == 2){
-    // - hexes, prisms, prisms: not done (extrusion, transfinite)
-    // - tets: wrong if edge swaps!! 
-    Msg(GERROR, "3D second order mesh not implemented yet");
-  }
-
   if(Extrude_Mesh(v)) {
   }
   else if(MeshTransfiniteVolume(v)) {
@@ -1053,14 +1047,17 @@ void Maillage_Volume(void *data, void *dum)
     }
 #endif
 
-    if(CTX.mesh.order == 2){
-      //Degre2(v->Simplexes, NULL, NULL);
-    }
-
     List_Delete(Simplexes_New);
     List_Delete(Simplexes_Destroyed);
   }
 
+  if(CTX.mesh.order == 2){
+    Msg(GERROR, "3D second order mesh not implemented yet");
+    // - hexa/prism/pyram: not done
+    // - tetra: wrong if edge swaps 
+    //Degre2(v->Simplexes, NULL, NULL);
+  }
+
   THEM->Statistics[6] += Tree_Nbr(v->Vertices);
   THEM->Statistics[9] += Tree_Nbr(v->Simplexes);
   THEM->Statistics[10] += Tree_Nbr(v->Hexahedra);
diff --git a/Mesh/SecondOrder.cpp b/Mesh/SecondOrder.cpp
index a52d5ba528e122688ae4dda900eeb3f8f193f01c..6003a901fd7055a1c719e06d1ab2e0e0f8db5df8 100644
--- a/Mesh/SecondOrder.cpp
+++ b/Mesh/SecondOrder.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// $Id: SecondOrder.cpp,v 1.16 2003-06-14 04:37:42 geuzaine Exp $
+// $Id: SecondOrder.cpp,v 1.17 2003-06-14 16:41:12 geuzaine Exp $
 //
 // Copyright (C) 1997-2003 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle
 //
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ extern Mesh *THEM;
 static Surface *THES;
 static Curve *THEC;
 
-Vertex *middlecurve(Vertex * v1, Vertex * v2)
+Vertex *oncurve(Vertex * v1, Vertex * v2)
 {
   Vertex v, *pv;
 
@@ -128,11 +128,9 @@ void PutMiddlePoint(void *a, void *b)
   if(ed->newv){
     v = ed->newv;
   }
-  else if((v = middlecurve(ed->V[0], ed->V[1]))){
-    ;
+  else if((v = oncurve(ed->V[0], ed->V[1]))){
   }
   else if((v = onsurface(ed->V[0], ed->V[1]))){
-    ;
   }
   else{
     v = Create_Vertex(++THEM->MaxPointNum,
diff --git a/tutorial/t4.geo b/tutorial/t4.geo
index b00fcfbfec2aa1b5b665dd4c7490f39a5f901a7b..743fb52afd815fa686a928d41ceef63f317c9e4e 100644
--- a/tutorial/t4.geo
+++ b/tutorial/t4.geo
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ View "comments" {
   T3(0,0.11,0,0){"Hole"};
 };
 
-Color White{ Surface{ 22 }; }
+Color Grey70{ Surface{ 22 }; }
 Color Purple{ Surface{ 24 }; }
 Color Red{ Line{ 1:14 }; }
 Color Yellow{ Line{ 15:20 }; }