diff --git a/tutorial/bgmesh.pos b/tutorial/bgmesh.pos
index 1fdb797c4bf0a98c845cfd5e18321902e7e5a6f0..51f02387a017b0201f915606cdbd96ee61adda46 100644
--- a/tutorial/bgmesh.pos
+++ b/tutorial/bgmesh.pos
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@
  *
  *********************************************************************/
 
-// This post-processing view contains only scalar triangles. The values
+// This post-processing view contains scalar triangles. The values
 // represent the target characteristic mesh sizes to be applied to the
 // first tutorial, t1.geo.
 //
-// There are two ways to use this background mesh:
+// There are two ways to use this view as a background mesh:
 //
 // 1) open t1.geo, merge bgmesh.pos, select 'Apply as background mesh'
-//    in the view's options (i.e. by right mouse clicking on the view's
-//    button), and mesh the problem
+//    in the view's options (by right mouse clicking on the view's
+//    button), and mesh the problem.
+//
 // 2) launch Gmsh with 'gmsh t1.geo -bgm bgmesh.pos' and mesh the 
-//    problem
+//    problem.
 
 View "a funny background mesh" {
 ST(0.077999455,0.23524011,0,0.068887619,0.23816425,0,0.069899638,0.22912552,0){0.01189957,0.011832084,0.0079913397};
diff --git a/tutorial/t1.geo b/tutorial/t1.geo
index 238f9943125a049c3b81849ed9d5b80c8ab9f59e..505cfade476bd6a2ae238d5a11616a791e081198 100644
--- a/tutorial/t1.geo
+++ b/tutorial/t1.geo
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  Gmsh tutorial 1
  * 
  *  Variables, Elementary entities (Points, Lines, Surfaces), Physical
- *  entities (Points, Lines, Surfaces)
+ *  entities (Points, Lines, Surfaces), Background mesh
  *
  *********************************************************************/
 
@@ -95,3 +95,4 @@ Physical Surface(100) = {6} ;
 // is the msh format (the native mesh file format for Gmsh). For a
 // description of the mesh and post-processing formats, see the
 // FORMATS file.
+
diff --git a/tutorial/tutorial.html b/tutorial/tutorial.html
index 5e50d0a8b1316f045347ce3097dbc8fca25a788a..ecb2da5695162e406a97291053daed9f6897e91d 100644
--- a/tutorial/tutorial.html
+++ b/tutorial/tutorial.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 <H1>README 1/9</H1>
 [<A HREF="#top">top</A>][prev][<A HREF="#file2">next</A>]
 <PRE>
-$Id: tutorial.html,v 1.7 2001-03-01 08:04:15 geuzaine Exp $
+$Id: tutorial.html,v 1.8 2001-04-25 15:43:51 geuzaine Exp $
 
 Here are the examples in the Gmsh tutorial. These examples are
 commented (both C and C++-style comments can be used in Gmsh input
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ non-interactive mode, just type:
 
 &gt; gmsh t1.geo -2
 
+To mesh the same example, but with the backgound mesh available in the
+file 'bgmesh.pos', just type:
+
+&gt; gmsh t1.geo -2 -bgm bgmesh.pos
+
+
 Several files can be loaded simultaneously in Gmsh. The first one
 defines the project, while the others are appended (&quot;merged&quot;) to this
 project. You can merge such files with the 'File-&gt;Merge' menu, or by
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ OK, that's all, folks. Enjoy the tutorial.
  *  Gmsh tutorial 1
  * 
  *  Variables, Elementary entities (Points, Lines, Surfaces), Physical
- *  entities (Points, Lines, Surfaces)
+ *  entities (Points, Lines, Surfaces), Background mesh
  *
  *********************************************************************/</FONT></I>
 
@@ -220,7 +226,8 @@ Physical Surface(100) = {6} ;
 </FONT></I><I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// is the msh format (the native mesh file format for Gmsh). For a
 </FONT></I><I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// description of the mesh and post-processing formats, see the
 </FONT></I><I><FONT COLOR="#B22222">// FORMATS file.
-</FONT></I></PRE>
+</FONT></I>
+</PRE>
 <HR>
 <A NAME="file3">
 <H1>t2.geo 3/9</H1>
diff --git a/tutorial/view1.pos b/tutorial/view1.pos
index ebf9be0d92f3be71e6518064355a78748e74dc87..988ee3e42288b3cd82af963725da0a924e490b80 100644
--- a/tutorial/view1.pos
+++ b/tutorial/view1.pos
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-/* 
-   Gmsh demo file (C) 2000 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle
-
-   2D Scalar map
-
-   All important comments are marked with "README"
-*/
+/********************************************************************* 
+ *
+ *  Gmsh tutorial 1 - appendix 1
+ * 
+ *  Scalar view
+ *
+ *********************************************************************/
 
 // In this view, there are only scalar triangles.
 // There are 5 time steps -> 3*5 = 15 values for each triangle.
diff --git a/tutorial/view2.pos b/tutorial/view2.pos
index 2ab8e8d29a8df45e3df0670cdba32a7491c8a22b..0cd798d2b422b223ef0f5dd2069970edfc6f3f5e 100644
--- a/tutorial/view2.pos
+++ b/tutorial/view2.pos
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-/* 
-   Gmsh demo file (C) 2000 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle
-
-   Vector map on points
-
-   All important comments are marked with "README"
-*/
+/********************************************************************* 
+ *
+ *  Gmsh tutorial 1 - appendix 2
+ * 
+ *  Vector view
+ *
+ *********************************************************************/
 
 View "a vector map" {
 VP(1e-06,1e-06,0){0,0,122.26654,0,0,122.45426,0,0,122.82769,0,0,123.38417,0,0,124.20759};