diff --git a/vcg/simplex/face/base.h b/vcg/simplex/face/base.h
index 259779f5..7e450319 100644
--- a/vcg/simplex/face/base.h
+++ b/vcg/simplex/face/base.h
@@ -154,10 +154,14 @@ First commit...
 
 ****************************************************************************/
 
+#pragma message("[VCGLIB Warning]  this way to define the simplex face is DEPRECATED ") 
+#pragma message("[VCGLIB Warning]  use vcg/simplex/faceplus instead ") 
+
 #ifndef FACE_TYPE 
-#pragma error message("\nYou should never directly include this file\_n")
+#pragma error message("\nYou should never directly include this file\n")
 #else
 
+
 #include <vcg/math/base.h>
 #include <vcg/space/box3.h>
 #include <vcg/space/texcoord2.h>
diff --git a/vcg/simplex/vertex/base.h b/vcg/simplex/vertex/base.h
index 2702ba00..f27db5e0 100644
--- a/vcg/simplex/vertex/base.h
+++ b/vcg/simplex/vertex/base.h
@@ -175,11 +175,14 @@ Edited Comments and GPL license
 
 ****************************************************************************/
 
+#pragma message("[VCGLIB Warning]  This way to define the simplex vertex is DEPRECATED ") 
+#pragma message("[VCGLIB Warning]  use vcg/simplex/vertexplus instead ")
 
 #ifndef VERTEX_TYPE 
-#pragma message("\nYou should never directly include this file\_n")
+#pragma message("\nYou should never directly include this file\n")
 #else
 
+
 #include<vcg/space/point3.h>
 #include<vcg/space/color4.h>
 #include<vcg/space/texcoord2.h>