diff --git a/Common/DefaultOptions.h b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
index 16afa79267914ff5a9cfbe794e4a28eea4ec244c..dccd6787845961b785cd3fda1c83d99d6d0f3722 100644
--- a/Common/DefaultOptions.h
+++ b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ StringXNumber GeneralOptions_Number[] = {
     "Y position of light source 5" },
   { F|O, "Light5Z" , opt_general_light52 , 1.0 , 
     "Z position of light source 5" },
-  { F|O, "LineWidth" , opt_general_line_width , 0.2 , 
+  { F|O, "LineWidth" , opt_general_line_width , 1.0 , 
     "Display width of lines (in pixels)" },
 
   { F|S, "MenuPositionX" , opt_general_menu_position0 , 800. , 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ StringXNumber GeometryOptions_Number[] = {
     "Display curve numbers?" },
   { F|O, "LineSelectWidth" , opt_geometry_line_sel_width , 2. , 
     "Display width of selected lines (in pixels)" },
-  { F|O, "LineWidth" , opt_geometry_line_width , 0.2 , 
+  { F|O, "LineWidth" , opt_geometry_line_width , 1.0 , 
     "Display width of lines (in pixels)" },
 
   { F|O, "Normals" , opt_geometry_normals , 0. , 
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ StringXNumber MeshOptions_Number[] = {
     "Display mesh vertices on curves?" },
   { F|O, "LinesNumbers" , opt_mesh_lines_num , 0. , 
     "Display mesh line numbers?" },
-  { F|O, "LineWidth" , opt_mesh_line_width , 0.2 , 
+  { F|O, "LineWidth" , opt_mesh_line_width , 1.0 , 
     "Display width of lines (in pixels)" },
 
   { F|O, "MinimumCirclePoints" , opt_mesh_min_circ_points, 7. ,
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ StringXNumber ViewOptions_Number[] = {
 
   { F|O, "Light" , opt_view_light , 0. ,
     "Enable light sources?" },
-  { F|O, "LineWidth" , opt_view_line_width , 0.2 , 
+  { F|O, "LineWidth" , opt_view_line_width , 1.0 , 
     "Display width of lines (in pixels)" },
 
   { F,   "Max" , opt_view_max , -1.e200 , 
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ StringXNumber PrintOptions_Number[] = {
     "Save image background in postscript output" },
   { F|O, "EpsFontSize" , opt_print_eps_font_size , 12. ,
     "Font size used for postscript printing" },
-  { F|O, "EpsLineWidthFactor" , opt_print_eps_line_width_factor , 1. ,
+  { F|O, "EpsLineWidthFactor" , opt_print_eps_line_width_factor , 0.2 ,
     "Width factor for lines in postscript output" },
   { F|O, "EpsPointSizeFactor" , opt_print_eps_point_size_factor , 1. ,
     "Size factor for points in postscript output" },
diff --git a/Graphics/Axes.cpp b/Graphics/Axes.cpp
index 97c9a19fc11825198da5602a1871cdd9e98c8761..79fa9bd0738cc4026de6198f9173e8896c3bc8fc 100644
--- a/Graphics/Axes.cpp
+++ b/Graphics/Axes.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// $Id: Axes.cpp,v 1.12 2001-11-19 14:40:25 geuzaine Exp $
+// $Id: Axes.cpp,v 1.13 2001-11-22 11:23:52 geuzaine Exp $
 
 #include "Gmsh.h"
 #include "GmshUI.h"
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ void Draw_Axes (double s) {
   b = .1 * s;
   c = 0.666 * b;
 
-  glLineWidth(0.2); 
-  gl2psLineWidth(0.2*CTX.print.eps_line_width_factor);
+  glLineWidth(1.); 
+  gl2psLineWidth(1.*CTX.print.eps_line_width_factor);
   glColor4ubv((GLubyte*)&CTX.color.axes);
 
   glBegin(GL_LINES);
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ void Draw_SmallAxes(void){
   yx = l*CTX.rot[1][0] ; yy = l*CTX.rot[1][1] ;
   zx = l*CTX.rot[2][0] ; zy = l*CTX.rot[2][1] ;
 
-  glLineWidth(0.2); 
-  gl2psLineWidth(0.2*CTX.print.eps_line_width_factor);
+  glLineWidth(1.); 
+  gl2psLineWidth(1.*CTX.print.eps_line_width_factor);
   glColor4ubv((GLubyte*)&CTX.color.small_axes);
 
   glBegin(GL_LINES);
diff --git a/Graphics/Graph2D.cpp b/Graphics/Graph2D.cpp
index 1c592bab4aa2d353b7ac846c78c27a193015aa67..dc3f612738652c2ee2a5db0f05a2583ba22bd846 100644
--- a/Graphics/Graph2D.cpp
+++ b/Graphics/Graph2D.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// $Id: Graph2D.cpp,v 1.14 2001-11-19 14:40:25 geuzaine Exp $
+// $Id: Graph2D.cpp,v 1.15 2001-11-22 11:23:52 geuzaine Exp $
 
 #include "Gmsh.h"
 #include "GmshUI.h"
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ static void Draw_Graph2D(Post_View *v,
 	glEnable(GL_LINE_STIPPLE);
 	glLineStipple(1,0x1111);
 	gl2psEnable(GL2PS_LINE_STIPPLE);
-	glLineWidth(0.2); 
-	gl2psLineWidth(0.2 * CTX.print.eps_line_width_factor);
+	glLineWidth(1.); 
+	gl2psLineWidth(1. * CTX.print.eps_line_width_factor);
 	glBegin(GL_LINES);
 	glVertex2d(xtop,ytop-i*dy);
 	glVertex2d(xtop+width,ytop-i*dy);
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ static void Draw_Graph2D(Post_View *v,
 	glEnable(GL_LINE_STIPPLE);
 	glLineStipple(1,0x1111);
 	gl2psEnable(GL2PS_LINE_STIPPLE);
-	glLineWidth(0.2); 
-	gl2psLineWidth(0.2 * CTX.print.eps_line_width_factor);
+	glLineWidth(1.); 
+	gl2psLineWidth(1. * CTX.print.eps_line_width_factor);
 	glBegin(GL_LINES);
 	glVertex2d(xtop+i*dx,ytop);
 	glVertex2d(xtop+i*dx,ybot);