diff --git a/R/descdist.R b/R/descdist.R
index 37106f6e..b1bec9b7 100644
--- a/R/descdist.R
+++ b/R/descdist.R
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,                                                             
 #   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of                                          
 #   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the                                 
-#   GNU General Public License for more details.                                                                                    
+#   GNU General Public License for more details.                                                
 #                                                                                                                                                                         
 #   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License                                           
 #   along with this program; if not, write to the                                                                                           
@@ -132,15 +132,14 @@ descdist <- function(data, discrete = FALSE, boot = NULL, method = "unbiased",
       shape<-exp(lshape)
       s2<-4/shape
       y<-kurtmax-(3+6/shape)
-      lines(s2,y,lty=2)
+      lines(s2,y,lty=2, xlim=c(0,xmax),ylim=c(0,ymax))
       # lnorm dist
       lshape<-seq(-100,100,0.1)
       shape<-exp(lshape)
       es2<-exp(shape^2)
       s2<-(es2+2)^2*(es2-1)
       y<-kurtmax-(es2^4+2*es2^3+3*es2^2-3)
-      lines(s2,y,lty=3)
-      
+      lines(s2,y,lty=3,xlim=c(0,xmax),ylim=c(0,ymax))
       
       legend(xmax*0.55, ymax*1.03,legend="Theoretical",bty="n",cex=0.8)
       legend(xmax*0.6,  ymax*0.98,pch=8,legend="normal",bty="n",cex=0.8)
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ descdist <- function(data, discrete = FALSE, boot = NULL, method = "unbiased",
       lambda<-exp(llambda)
       s2<-1/lambda
       y<-kurtmax-(3+1/lambda)
-      lines(s2,y,lty=2)
+      lines(s2,y,lty=2, xlim=c(0,xmax),ylim=c(0,ymax))
     }
     # bootstrap sample for observed distribution
     if (!is.null(boot)) {
diff --git a/man/descdist.Rd b/man/descdist.Rd
index fe01589f..92271e9d 100644
--- a/man/descdist.Rd
+++ b/man/descdist.Rd
@@ -101,33 +101,33 @@ Marie-Laure Delignette-Muller and Christophe Dutang.
 #
 set.seed(1234)
 x1 <- rnorm(100)
-# descdist(x1)
-# descdist(x1,boot=11)
+descdist(x1)
+descdist(x1,boot=11)
 
 # (2) Description of a sample from a beta distribution
 # with uncertainty on skewness and kurtosis estimated by bootstrap
 # with changing of default colors and plotting character for observed point
 #
-# descdist(rbeta(100,shape1=0.05,shape2=1),boot=11,
-#  obs.col="blue", obs.pch = 15, boot.col="darkgreen")
+descdist(rbeta(100,shape1=0.05,shape2=1),boot=11,
+ obs.col="blue", obs.pch = 15, boot.col="darkgreen")
 
 # (3) Description of a sample from a gamma distribution
 # with uncertainty on skewness and kurtosis estimated by bootstrap
 # without plotting 
 #
-# descdist(rgamma(100,shape=2,rate=1),boot=11,graph=FALSE)
+descdist(rgamma(100,shape=2,rate=1),boot=11,graph=FALSE)
 
 # (4) Description of a sample from a Poisson distribution
 # with uncertainty on skewness and kurtosis estimated by bootstrap 
 #
-# descdist(rpois(100,lambda=2),discrete=TRUE,boot=11)
+descdist(rpois(100,lambda=2),discrete=TRUE,boot=11)
 
 # (5) Description of serving size data
 # with uncertainty on skewness and kurtosis estimated by bootstrap 
 #
-# data(groundbeef)
-# serving <- groundbeef$serving
-# descdist(serving, boot=11)
+data(groundbeef)
+serving <- groundbeef$serving
+descdist(serving, boot=11)
 }
 
 \keyword{ distribution }
diff --git a/man/endosulfan.Rd b/man/endosulfan.Rd
index e18d1549..7549c64c 100644
--- a/man/endosulfan.Rd
+++ b/man/endosulfan.Rd
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ data(endosulfan)
 #
 log10ATV <-log10(subset(endosulfan,(Australian == "no") & (group == "Fish"))$ATV)
 plotdist(log10ATV)
-# descdist(log10ATV,boot=11)
+descdist(log10ATV,boot=11)
 
 # (3) fit of a normal and a logistic distribution to data in log10
 # (classical distributions used for SSD)
diff --git a/man/groundbeef.Rd b/man/groundbeef.Rd
index 1517c984..48bf8aa4 100644
--- a/man/groundbeef.Rd
+++ b/man/groundbeef.Rd
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ data(groundbeef)
 # (2) description and plot of data
 #
 serving <- groundbeef$serving
-# descdist(serving)
+descdist(serving)
 plotdist(serving)
 
 # (3) fit of a Weibull distribution to data
diff --git a/man/toxocara.Rd b/man/toxocara.Rd
index acac2bf4..66122b1f 100644
--- a/man/toxocara.Rd
+++ b/man/toxocara.Rd
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ data(toxocara)
 # (2) description and plot of data
 #
 number <- toxocara$number
-# descdist(number, discrete = TRUE, boot = 11)
+descdist(number, discrete = TRUE, boot = 11)
 plotdist(number, discrete = TRUE)
 
 # (3) fit of a Poisson distribution to data