diff --git a/panda/src/doc/eggSyntax.txt b/panda/src/doc/eggSyntax.txt
index 0f2d2f4e47..03fcf1b179 100644
--- a/panda/src/doc/eggSyntax.txt
+++ b/panda/src/doc/eggSyntax.txt
@@ -197,11 +197,14 @@ appear before they are referenced.
     defines a 2-d 3x3 matrix.  The definition may be any sequence of
     zero or more of the following.  Transformations are post
     multiplied in the order they are encountered to produce a net
-    transformation matrix.
+    transformation matrix.  Rotations are counterclockwise about the
+    origin in degrees.  Matrices, when specified explicitly, are
+    row-major.
 
     <Translate> { x y }
     <Rotate> { degrees }
     <Scale> { x y }
+    <Scale> { s }
 
     <Matrix3> {
       00 01 02
@@ -1078,7 +1081,6 @@ GROUPING ENTRIES
       other modelling tools.
 
 
-
   <Transform> { transform-definition }
 
     This specifies a matrix transform at this group level.  This
@@ -1091,8 +1093,8 @@ GROUPING ENTRIES
     the following.  Transformations are post multiplied in the order
     they are encountered to produce a net transformation matrix.
     Rotations are defined as a counterclockwise angle in degrees about
-    a particular axis, either implicit (x, y, or z axis), or
-    arbitrary.
+    a particular axis, either implicit (about the x, y, or z axis), or
+    arbitrary.  Matrices, when specified explicitly, are row-major.
 
     <Translate> { x y z }
     <RotX> { degrees }
@@ -1109,20 +1111,11 @@ GROUPING ENTRIES
       30 31 32 33
     }
 
-    In the context of texture coordinates, the transform is defined in
-    2-d space, and the allowable components correspondingly reflect
-    two-dimensional transforms:
+    Note that the <Transform> block defines a 3-d transform when it
+    appears within the context of a node, while it defines a 2-d
+    transform (and has correspondingly different entries) when it
+    appears within the context of a texture.
 
-    <Translate> { x y }
-    <Rotate> { degrees }
-    <Scale> { x y }
-    <Scale> { s }
-
-    <Matrix3> {
-      00 01 02
-      10 11 12
-      20 21 22
-    }    
 
   <VertexRef> { indices <Ref> { pool-name } }