diff --git a/doc/VERSIONS b/doc/VERSIONS
index 7a4367085d43533590ea58376ea52fb86dad0897..26547d926e78f4ab6c75e66adad302dc48ababfd 100644
--- a/doc/VERSIONS
+++ b/doc/VERSIONS
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-$Id: VERSIONS,v 1.266 2004-11-18 16:35:03 geuzaine Exp $
+$Id: VERSIONS,v 1.267 2004-11-18 23:51:53 geuzaine Exp $
 
 New since 1.56: generalized displacement maps to display arbitrary
 view types; the arrows representing a vector field can now also be
 colored by the values from other scalar, vector or tensor fields; new
-adaptive high order visualization mode; new options for solvers
-(SocketCommand and NameCommand) and views (ArrowSizeProportional,
-Normals, Tangents); fixed display of undesired solver plugin popups;
-enhanced interactive plugin behaviour; new Plugin(HarmonicToTime); new
-Plugin(Integrate); various small bug fixes and enhancements;
+adaptive high order visualization mode; new options
+(Solver.SocketCommand, Solver.NameCommand, View.ArrowSizeProportional,
+View.Normals, View.Tangents and General.ClipFactor); fixed display of
+undesired solver plugin popups; enhanced interactive plugin behaviour;
+new plugins (HarmonicToTime and Integrate); tetrahedral mesh file
+reading speedup; various small bug fixes and enhancements;
 
 New in 1.56: new post-processing option to draw a scalar view raised
 by a displacement view without using Plugin(DisplacementRaise) (makes
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
index b26b91ebf03359f388eef34c931f437e71823ea6..19e65f0cd86d7e938bd1a46238c5ebf90cbf9f19 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ Fourth coefficient in equation for clipping plane 5@*
 Default value: @code{0}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
+@item General.ClipFactor
+Near and far clipping plane distance factor (decrease value for better z-buffer resolution)@*
+Default value: @code{5}@*
+Saved in: @code{-}
+
 @item General.ClipPositionX
 Horizontal position (in pixels) of the upper left corner of the clipping planes window@*
 Default value: @code{650}@*