diff --git a/Common/CreateFile.cpp b/Common/CreateFile.cpp
index 88e2c788f50ac26321576d1182ec6369c7744324..f7b943f13d544ba39a320c8630481fc221c6329e 100644
--- a/Common/CreateFile.cpp
+++ b/Common/CreateFile.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void change_print_parameter(int frame)
   ParseString(CTX::instance()->print.parameterCommand);
 }
 
-void CreateOutputFile(const std::string &fileName, int format, bool redraw)
+void CreateOutputFile(const std::string &fileName, int format, bool status)
 {
   std::string name = fileName;
   if(name.empty()) name = GetDefaultFileName(format);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void CreateOutputFile(const std::string &fileName, int format, bool redraw)
   CTX::instance()->printing = 1;
   bool error = false;
 
-  if(redraw)
+  if(status)
     Msg::StatusBar(true, "Writing '%s'...", name.c_str());
 
   switch (format) {
@@ -625,10 +625,10 @@ void CreateOutputFile(const std::string &fileName, int format, bool redraw)
   CTX::instance()->print.fileFormat = oldFormat;
   CTX::instance()->printing = 0;
 
-  if(redraw && !error)
+  if(status && !error)
     Msg::StatusBar(true, "Done writing '%s'", name.c_str());
 
 #if defined(HAVE_OPENGL)
-  if(redraw) drawContext::global()->draw();
+  drawContext::global()->draw();
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/Common/CreateFile.h b/Common/CreateFile.h
index df878cc10a0756f454d4ddf088482112e0d7c621..15cf0a5572ae7750a89c119a561237ed45401a30 100644
--- a/Common/CreateFile.h
+++ b/Common/CreateFile.h
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 int GetFileFormatFromExtension(const std::string &fileName);
 int GuessFileFormatFromFileName(const std::string &fileName);
 std::string GetDefaultFileName(int format);
-void CreateOutputFile(const std::string &fileName, int format, bool redraw=true);
+void CreateOutputFile(const std::string &fileName, int format, bool status=true);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Common/DefaultOptions.h b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
index f2f29a2e30a70ef345f50300d8783ab660301a0d..fb60147fbbbced8045649708ca0e9d413954ce59 100644
--- a/Common/DefaultOptions.h
+++ b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ StringXString ViewOptions_String[] = {
 
 StringXString PrintOptions_String[] = {
   { F|O, "ParameterCommand" , opt_print_parameter_command ,
-    "View.Clip=1; General.Clip0D=Print.Parameter;" ,
+    "Mesh.Clip=1; View.Clip=1; General.ClipWholeElements=1; "
+    "General.Clip0D=Print.Parameter; SetChanged;" ,
     "Command parsed when the print parameter is changed" },
 
   { 0, 0 , 0 , "" , 0 }