diff --git a/modules/mesh/slice b/modules/mesh/slice
index 4bc1a5b3f34a7621e6add4e94abd8aa3c5afd0ca..18aa7ebe8e239d0471d2d6d26c85528957f09432 100644
--- a/modules/mesh/slice
+++ b/modules/mesh/slice
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // mesh slice
 //
 // Neil Gershenfeld
-// (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2017
+// (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2018
 //
 // This work may be reproduced, modified, distributed, performed, and
 // displayed for any purpose, but must acknowledge the mods
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ var inputs = {
    mesh:{type:'',
       event:function(evt){
          mod.mesh = new DataView(evt.detail)
-         draw_mesh()}}}
+         draw_mesh()
+         slice_mesh()}}}
 //
 // outputs
 //
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ var interface = function(div){
       input.size = 6
       input.addEventListener('change',function(){
          draw_mesh()
+         slice_mesh()
          })
       div.appendChild(input)
       mod.rx = input
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ var interface = function(div){
       input.size = 6
       input.addEventListener('change',function(){
          draw_mesh()
+         slice_mesh()
          })
       div.appendChild(input)
       mod.ry = input
@@ -108,9 +111,11 @@ var interface = function(div){
       input.size = 6
       input.addEventListener('change',function(){
          draw_mesh()
+         slice_mesh()
          })
       div.appendChild(input)
       mod.rz = input
+   div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' (enter)'))
    //
    // mesh size
    //
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ var interface = function(div){
    // slide depth
    //
    div.appendChild(document.createElement('br'))
-   div.appendChild(document.createTextNode('slice depth: '))
+   div.appendChild(document.createTextNode('slice z: '))
    var input = document.createElement('input')
       input.type = 'text'
       input.size = 6
@@ -245,7 +250,7 @@ function draw_mesh() {
    mod.meshsize.nodeValue = 'mesh size: '+
       mod.dx.toFixed(3)+' x '+
       mod.dy.toFixed(3)+' x '+
-      mod.dz.toFixed(3)
+      mod.dz.toFixed(3)+' (XYZ)'
    //
    // draw projection
    //