diff --git a/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp b/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp
index 08c2f6de..2a9d8c80 100644
--- a/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/visualization/vsmesh.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ namespace netgen
       }
     catch (bad_weak_ptr e)
       {
-        cout << "don't have a mesh to visualize" << endl;
+        // cout << "don't have a mesh to visualize" << endl;
         VisualScene::DrawScene();      
       }
 
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ namespace netgen
       }
     catch (bad_weak_ptr e)
       {
-        cout << "vsmesh::buildscene: don't have a mesh to visualize" << endl;
+        PrintMessage (3, "vsmesh::buildscene: don't have a mesh to visualize");
         VisualScene::BuildScene (zoomall);
       }
 
diff --git a/libsrc/visualization/vssolution.cpp b/libsrc/visualization/vssolution.cpp
index 18b217a4..ad5223bb 100644
--- a/libsrc/visualization/vssolution.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/visualization/vssolution.cpp
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ namespace netgen
       }
     catch (bad_weak_ptr e)
       {
-        cout << "don't have a mesh to visualize" << endl;
+        // cout << "don't have a mesh to visualize" << endl;
         VisualScene::DrawScene();      
       }
   }
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ namespace netgen
       }
     catch (bad_weak_ptr e)
       {
-        cout << "vssolution::buildscene: don't have a mesh to visualize" << endl;
+        PrintMessage (3, "vssolution::buildscene: don't have a mesh to visualize");
         VisualScene::BuildScene (zoomall);
       }
   }
diff --git a/ng/ngvisual.tcl b/ng/ngvisual.tcl
index 477c2d2c..f2dcc498 100644
--- a/ng/ngvisual.tcl
+++ b/ng/ngvisual.tcl
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ proc visual_dialog { } {
         foreach i { none scal vec } {
             set textval $clipsollabs($i)
             $f.m add command -label "$textval" -command \
-                "$f.b configure -text \"$textval\" ; set visoptions.clipsolution $i ; Ng_Vis_Set parameters ; redraw ; puts \"call redraw\" "                
+                "$f.b configure -text \"$textval\" ; set visoptions.clipsolution $i ; Ng_Vis_Set parameters ; redraw "                
         }
 
         pack $f.b $f.l -side right