diff --git a/Common/DefaultOptions.h b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
index 95cf39098c3f6acd8d7788256084b4674cc82f46..4a1e11a00d1af8749791b47f43ced8104f591e3d 100644
--- a/Common/DefaultOptions.h
+++ b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ StringXNumber MeshOptions_Number[] = {
   { F|O, "ElementOrder" , opt_mesh_order , 1. , // "Order" is a reserved token in the parser
     "Element order (1=linear elements, 2=quadratic elements)" },
   { F|O, "Explode" , opt_mesh_explode , 1.0 ,
-    "Explode elements (between 0=point and 1=non-transformed)" },
+    "Element shrinking factor (between 0 and 1)" },
 
   { F|O, "Format" , opt_mesh_format , FORMAT_MSH , 
     "Mesh output format (1=msh, 2=unv, 19=vrml, 27=stl, 30=mesh, 31=bdf)" },
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ StringXNumber ViewOptions_Number[] = {
     "Display vector values?" },
 
   { F|O, "Explode" , opt_view_explode , 1. , 
-    "Explode elements (between 0=point and 1=non-transformed)" },
+    "Element shrinking factor (between 0 and 1)" },
   { F|O, "ExternalView" , opt_view_external_view , -1. ,
     "Index of the view used to color vector fields (-1=self)" },
 
@@ -1203,9 +1203,6 @@ StringXNumber ViewOptions_Number[] = {
     "Index of the view used for generalized raise (-1=self)" },
   { F|O, "GlyphLocation" , opt_view_glyph_location , DRAW_POST_LOCATE_COG , 
     "Glyph (arrow, number, etc.) location (1=center of gravity, 2=node)" },
-  // for backward compatibility:
-  { F,   "Grid" , opt_view_axes , 0 ,
-    "Grid mode (this option is deprecated: use View.Axes instead)" },
 
   { F|O, "Height" , opt_view_size1 , 200. , 
     "Height (in pixels) of the scale or 2D plot" }, 
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_mesh.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_mesh.texi
index 7621f7aafe755a2a39d658cf1fb85ae26dfa20d7..766b7ccf8d43236f5d9c960cfae80665cd082394 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_mesh.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_mesh.texi
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Default value: @code{1}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item Mesh.Explode
-Explode elements (between 0=point and 1=non-transformed)@*
+Element shrinking factor (between 0 and 1)@*
 Default value: @code{1}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
index 50bfca431c6207f539b975ab758b5e9d7ef07a02..1ab71ff8f2694dc4925690de336fa113aee3ae15 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ Default value: @code{1}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Explode
-Explode elements (between 0=point and 1=non-transformed)@*
+Element shrinking factor (between 0 and 1)@*
 Default value: @code{1}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
@@ -359,11 +359,6 @@ Glyph (arrow, number, etc.) location (1=center of gravity, 2=node)@*
 Default value: @code{1}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
-@item View.Grid
-Grid mode (this option is deprecated: use View.Axes instead)@*
-Default value: @code{0}@*
-Saved in: @code{-}
-
 @item View.Height
 Height (in pixels) of the scale or 2D plot@*
 Default value: @code{200}@*