diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
index 08808d130813162fe4d44535d7d862de7926d281..9aca8669bb081f1821e708039a9ad0acc5c5428c 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ Default value: @code{150}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.SessionFileName}
 
 @item General.ColorScheme
-Default color scheme (0, 1 or 2)@*
-Default value: @code{0}@*
+Default color scheme (0=dark, 1=light or 2=grayscale)@*
+Default value: @code{1}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.ConfirmOverwrite
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.GraphicsFontSize
 Size of the font in the graphic window@*
-Default value: @code{16}@*
+Default value: @code{17}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.GraphicsHeight
@@ -916,32 +916,32 @@ Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.Color.Background
 Background color@*
-Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.Color.BackgroundGradient
 Background gradient color@*
-Default value: @code{@{0,0,125@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{128,147,255@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.Color.Foreground
 Foreground color@*
-Default value: @code{@{170,170,170@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{85,85,85@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.Color.Text
 Text color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.Color.Axes
 Axes color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.Color.SmallAxes
 Small axes color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.Color.AmbientLight
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_geometry.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_geometry.texi
index 715cea32fa947c9a8b518977f1521657dad4df6a..2383c49d5edf7da8a1ac70e6f31d99223dfcacdf 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_geometry.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_geometry.texi
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item Geometry.Color.Points
 Normal geometry point color@*
-Default value: @code{@{178,182,129@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{90,90,90@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item Geometry.Color.Lines
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_mesh.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_mesh.texi
index 19cf01de37097d2f6352994dd15e7e22dc6a2921..683a1309b20c70e8220503ef748efd6d16dfc71d 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_mesh.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_mesh.texi
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ Fourth cut plane equation coefficient (`D' in `AX+BY+CZ+D=0')@*
 Default value: @code{0}@*
 Saved in: @code{-}
 
+@item Mesh.DrawSkinOnly
+Draw only the skin of 3D meshes?@*
+Default value: @code{0}@*
+Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
+
 @item Mesh.Dual
 Display the dual mesh obtained by barycentric subdivision@*
 Default value: @code{0}@*
@@ -289,6 +294,11 @@ Random factor used in 2D and 3D meshing algorithm (test other values when the al
 Default value: @code{1e-09}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
+@item Mesh.RefineSteps
+Number of refinement steps in the MeshAdapt-based 2D algorithms@*
+Default value: @code{10}@*
+Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
+
 @item Mesh.RecombineAlgo
 Recombine algorithm (1=mixed triangles-quadrangles, 2=all quadrangles)@*
 Default value: @code{1}@*
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
index 9620c92bd2ec24cf8270c147c34a92b0b430a52c..87e7bc73e7e23aad312006ca4e63310f60755ccb 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
@@ -309,6 +309,11 @@ Display scalar values?@*
 Default value: @code{1}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
+@item View.DrawSkinOnly
+Draw only the skin of 3D scalar views?@*
+Default value: @code{0}@*
+Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
+
 @item View.DrawStrings
 Display post-processing annotation strings?@*
 Default value: @code{1}@*
@@ -531,7 +536,7 @@ Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.ShowTime
 Time display mode (0=hidden, 1=value if multi-step, 2=value always, 3=step if multi-step, 4=step always)@*
-Default value: @code{3}@*
+Default value: @code{1}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.SmoothNormals
@@ -631,42 +636,42 @@ Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Points
 Point color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Lines
 Line color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Triangles
 Triangle color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Quadrangles
 Quadrangle color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Tetrahedra
 Tetrahedron color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Hexahedra
 Hexahedron color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Prisms
 Prism color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Pyramids
 Pyramid color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Tangents
@@ -681,17 +686,17 @@ Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Text2D
 2D text color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Text3D
 3D text color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Color.Axes
 Axes color@*
-Default value: @code{@{255,255,255@}}@*
+Default value: @code{@{0,0,0@}}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.ColorTable