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 ;;; Soft: FG 2.0, DigiPaint 3.0, pbmplus (dec 91), xv 3.0.
 ;;; Modified for 19.11 by Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart <pelegri@eng.sun.com>
 ;;;		      and Chuck Thompson <cthomp@xemacs.org>
 ;;; More hacking for 19.12 by Chuck Thompson and Ben Wing.
 ;;; 19.13 and 19.14 updating done by Chuck Thompson.
-;;; 19.15 and 20.0 updating done by Steve Baur.
+;;; 19.15 and 20.0 updating done by Steve Baur and Martin Buchholz.
 (require 'browse-url)
 (defvar about-xref-map (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
 			 (define-key map 'button1 'about-xemacs-xref)
 			 (define-key map 'button2 'about-xemacs-xref)
 	of Illinois with additional support having been provided by
 	Amdahl Corporation and INS Engineering Corporation.\n\n\t")
 	(insert "In almost all circumstances, Emacs-Lisp code written for
 	GNU Emacs versions 18 and 19 will run under XEmacs without
-requiring any modifications, or at most will require small
+	requiring any modifications, or at most will require small
 	changes to accommodate an improved functional interface.\n\n\t")
 (insert "XEmacs provides a great number of ")
 (about-xref "new features" 'features "See a list of the new features.")
 (insert ".  More details
 	  (about-xref "here" prev-page "Return to previous page")
 	  (insert " to go back to the previous page.\n\n")
 	  (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
 	  )))
 (t
-(switch-to-buffer (get-buffer-create
+(switch-to-buffer
-			 (cond ((eq xref 'jwz) "About Jamie Zawinski")
+(get-buffer-create
-			       ((eq xref 'cthomp) "About Chuck Thompson")
+	(case xref
-			       ((eq xref 'wing) "About Ben Wing")
+	  ('jwz "About Jamie Zawinski")
-			       ((eq xref 'mly) "About Richard Mlynarik")
+	  ('cthomp "About Chuck Thompson")
-			       ((eq xref 'vladimir) "About Vladimir Ivanovic")
+	  ('wing "About Ben Wing")
-			       ((eq xref 'baw) "About Barry Warsaw")
+	  ('mly "About Richard Mlynarik")
-			       ((eq xref 'wmperry) "About William Perry")
+	  ('vladimir "About Vladimir Ivanovic")
-			       ((eq xref 'bw) "About Bob Weiner")
+	  ('baw "About Barry Warsaw")
-			       ((eq xref 'piper) "About Andy Piper")
+	  ('wmperry "About William Perry")
-			       ((eq xref 'stig) "About Jonathan Stigelman")
+	  ('bw "About Bob Weiner")
-			       ((eq xref 'steve) "About Steve Baur")
+	  ('piper "About Andy Piper")
-			       ((eq xref 'mrb) "About Martin Buchholz")
+	  ('stig "About Jonathan Stigelman")
-			       ((eq xref 'others) "About Everyone")
+	  ('steve "About Steve Baur")
-			       ((eq xref 'features) "New XEmacs Features")
+	  ('mrb "About Martin Buchholz")
-			       ((eq xref 'history) "XEmacs History")
+	  ('others "About Everyone")
-			       )))
+	  ('features "New XEmacs Features")
+	  ('history "XEmacs History")
+	  )))
 (delete-other-windows)
 (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
 (widen)
 (setq buffer-read-only t)
 (view-mode nil 'kill-buffer)		;; assume the new view-less
 	Emacs.  (Though our product is commercial, the work we did on
 	GNU Emacs is free software, and is useful in its own right.)
 	We needed a version of Emacs with mouse-sensitive regions,
 	multiple fonts, the ability to mark sections of a buffer as
-	read-only, the ability to detect which parts of a buffer has
+	read-only, the ability to detect which parts of a buffer have
 	been modified, and many other features.
 	For our purposes, the existing version of Epoch was not
 	sufficient; it did not allow us to put arbitrary pixmaps/icons
 	in buffers, `undo' did not restore changes to regions, regions
 	  (insert "\n\n\n\t")
 	  (about-face "The Sun Microsystems, Inc. Point of View" 'italic)
 	  (insert "
-	Emacs 18 has been around for a long, long time.  Version 19 was
+	Emacs 18 has been around for a long, long time.  Version 19
-	supposed to be the successor to v18 with X support.  It was
+	was supposed to be the successor to v18 with X support.  It
-	going to be available \"real soon\" for a long time (some
+	was going to be available \"real soon\" for a long time (some
 	people remember hearing about v19 as early as 1984!), but it
 	never came out.  v19 development was going very, very slowly,
 	and from the outside it seemed that it was not moving at all.
 	In the meantime other people gave up waiting for v19 and
-	decided to build their own X-aware Emacsen.  The most important
+	decided to build their own X-aware Emacsen.  The most
-	of these was probably Epoch, which came from University of
+	important of these was probably Epoch, which came from the
-	Illinois (\"UofI\") and was based on v18.
+	University of Illinois (\"UofI\") and was based on v18.
-	Around three or four years ago what was then called SunPro (a
+	Around 1990, the Developer Products group within Sun
-	division of Sun Microsystems, Inc.) decided that it wanted an
+	Microsystems Inc., decided that it wanted an integrated
-	integrated editor.  They contracted with UofI to provide a
+	editor.  (This group is now known as DevPro.  It used to be
-	number of basic enhancements to the functionality in Epoch.
+	known as SunPro - the name was changed in mid-1994.)  They
-	UofI initially was planning to deliver this on top of Epoch
+	contracted with the University of Illinois to provide a number
-	code.
+	of basic enhancements to the functionality in Epoch.  UofI
+	initially was planning to deliver this on top of Epoch code.
-	In the meantime (actually some time before they talked with UofI)
-	Lucid had decided that it also wanted to provide an integrated
+	In the meantime, (actually some time before they talked with
-	environment with an integrated editor.  Lucid decided that the
+	UofI) Lucid had decided that it also wanted to provide an
-	v19 basis was a better one than v18 and thus decided not to use
+	integrated environment with an integrated editor.  Lucid
-	Epoch but instead work with Richard Stallman, the head of the
+	decided that the Version 19 base was a better one than Version
-	Free Software Foundation and principle author of Emacs, on
+	18 and thus decided not to use Epoch but instead to work with
-	getting v19 out.  At some point Stallman and Lucid parted ways.
+	Richard Stallman, the head of the Free Software Foundation and
-	Lucid kept working and got a v19 out that they called Lucid
+	principal author of Emacs, on getting v19 out.  At some point
-	Emacs 19.
+	Stallman and Lucid parted ways.  Lucid kept working and got a
+	v19 out that they called Lucid Emacs 19.
-	After Lucid's v19 came out it became clear to UofI and SunPro
-	that the right thing to do was to push for an integration of
+	After Lucid's v19 came out it became clear to us (the UofI and
-	both Lucid Emacs and Epoch, and to get the deliverables that
+	Sun) that the right thing to do was to push for an integration
-	SunPro was asking from UofI on top of this integrated
+	of both Lucid Emacs and Epoch, and to get the deliverables
-	platform.  Through the last three or four years, SunPro has
+	that Sun was asking from the University of Illinois on top of
-	been actively supporting this product and has been investing a
+	this integrated platform.  Until 1994, Sun and Lucid both
-	comparable amount of effort into it as Lucid has.  Substantial
+	actively supported XEmacs as part of their product suite and
+	invested a comparable amount of effort into it.  Substantial
 	portions of the current code have originated under the support
-	of SunPro, either directly in SunPro, or in UofI but paid for
+	of Sun, either directly within Sun, or at UofI but paid for by
-	by SunPro.  This code was kept away from Lucid for a while,
+	Sun.  This code was kept away from Lucid for a while, but
-	but later was made available to them.  Initially Lucid didn't
+	later was made available to them.  Initially Lucid didn't know
-	know that SunPro was supporting UofI, but later they were open
+	that Sun was supporting UofI, but later Sun was open about it.
-	about it.
+	Around 1992 DevPro-originated code started showing up in Lucid
-	Around two years ago the SunPro-related code started showing up
+	Emacs, starting with the infusion of the Epoch redisplay code.
-	in Lucid Emacs.  This started with the infusion of the Epoch
+	The separate code bases at Lucid, Sun, and the University of
-	redisplay code.
+	Illinois were merged, allowing a single XEmacs to evolve from
+	that point on.
-	At this moment there is basically no difference in the source
-	trees between what is at UofI and at Sun.  All the development
+	Sun originally called the integrated product \"ERA\", for
-	sites are in sync.
+	\"Emacs Rewritten Again\".  Sun and Lucid eventually came
-	SunPro originally called the integrated product ERA, for
-	\"Emacs Rewritten Again\".  SunPro and Lucid eventually came
 	to an agreement to find a name for the product that was not
 	specific to either company.  An additional constraint that
 	Lucid placed on the name was that it must contain the word
 	\"Emacs\" in it -- thus \"ERA\" was not acceptable.  The
-	tentatively agreed-upon name was \"XEmacs\", and this has
+	tentatively agreed-upon name was \"XEmacs\", and this has been
-	been the name of the product since version 19.11.)")
+	the name of the program since version 19.11.)
-	  (insert "\n\n\n\t")
+	As of 1997, Sun is shipping XEmacs as part of its Developer
-	  (about-face "SunPro is now DevPro (Sun Developer Products)\n" 'italic)
+	Products integrated programming environment \"Sun WorkShop\".
-	  (insert "
+	Sun is continuing to support XEmacs development, with focus on
-	In mid-'94 Sun completed a reorganization where SunPro moved
+	internationalization and quality improvement.")
-	to SunSoft.  As a consequence, SunPro was then called SunSoft
-	Developer Products, or DevPro for short.  De-planetization is
-	continuing in 1996, and the name `Sunsoft' is falling into
-	disuse in favour of `Sun'.")
 	  (insert "\n\n\n\t")
 	  (about-face "Lucid goes under\n" 'italic)
 	  (insert "
-	Around mid-'94, Lucid went out of business.  Development on
+	Around mid-'94, Lucid went out of business.  Lucid founder
-	XEmacs, however, has continued unabated under the auspices of
+	Richard Gabriel's book \"Patterns of Software\", which is
-	Sun Microsystems and the University of Illinois, with help
+	highly recommended reading in any case, documents the demise
-	from Amdahl Corporation and INS Engineering Corporation.
+	of Lucid and suggests lessons to be learned for the whole
-	Sun plans to continue to support XEmacs into the future.")
+	software development community.
+	Development on XEmacs, however, has continued unabated under
+	the auspices of Sun Microsystems and the University of
+	Illinois, with help from Amdahl Corporation and INS
+	Engineering Corporation.  Sun plans to continue to support
+	XEmacs into the future.")
 	  (insert "\n\n\n\t")
 	  (about-face "The Amdahl Corporation point of view" 'italic)
 	  (insert "
 	  (insert "\n\n\n\t")
 	  (about-face "The INS Engineering point of view" 'italic)
 	  (insert "
-INS Engineering Corporation, based in Tokyo, bought rights
+	INS Engineering Corporation, based in Tokyo, bought rights
 	to sell Energize when Lucid went out of business.  Unhappy
 	with the performance of the Japanese support in XEmacs 19.11,
 	INS also contributed to the XEmacs development from late 1994
 	to early 1995.")
 	  (insert "\"\n")
 	  (insert "\n
 	Jamie Zawinski was primarily to blame for Lucid Emacs from its
 	inception in 1991, to 1994 when Lucid Inc. finally died.  He is
 	now to be found at Netscape Communications, hacking on Netscape
-Navigator (he did the first Unix version and the mail reader).
+	Navigator (he did the first Unix version and the mail reader).
-Thankfully his extensive sleep deprivation experiments conducted
+	Thankfully his extensive sleep deprivation experiments conducted
-during 1994 and 1995 are now a thing of the past, but his
+	during 1994 and 1995 are now a thing of the past, but his
-predilection for dark, Gothic music remains unabated.
+	predilection for dark, Gothic music remains unabated.
 	Come visit his glorified .plan file at
 		")
 	  (about-xref "http://www.netscape.com/people/jwz/" 'w3-jamie "Visit Jamie's WWW page")
 	  )
 	 ((eq xref 'mrb)
 	  (about-face "Martin Buchholz" 'bold)
 	  (insert " <mrb@eng.sun.com>
-	Martin Buchholz <Martin.Buchholz@sun.com>
+	Martin is the XEmacs guy at DevPro, a part of Sun Microsystems.
-	Technical lead for XEmacs at DevPro (formerly SunPro), a
+	Martin used to do XEmacs as a `hobby' while at IBM, and was
-	division of Sun Microsystems.  Martin used to do XEmacs as a
+	crazy enough to try to make a living doing it at Sun.
-	`hobby' while at IBM, and was crazy enough to try to do it
-	for a living at Sun.  Martin is currently working mostly on
+	Martin starting using Emacs originally not to edit files, but
-	Internationalization.")
+	to get the benefit of shell mode. He actually used to run
+	nothing but a shell buffer, and use `xterm -e vi' to edit
+	files.  But then he saw the light.  He dreams of rewriting
+	shell mode from scratch.  Stderr should show up in red!!
+	Martin is currently working mostly on Internationalization.
+	He spends most of his waking hours inside a Japanized XEmacs.")
 	  (insert "\n\n\tClick ")
 	  (about-xref "here" prev-page "Return to previous page")
 	  (insert " to go back to the previous page.\n")
 	  )
 	  (about-face "info@pearlsoft.com" 'italic)
 	  (insert ").
 	Since April 1993, I've worked on XEmacs as a contractor
 	for various companies, changing hats faster than Ronald Reagan's
-hair color (oops, did I just show my age?).  My main contributions
+	hair color (oops, did I just show my age?).  My main contributions
-to XEmacs include rewriting large parts of the internals and the
+	to XEmacs include rewriting large parts of the internals and the
-gory Xt/Xlib interfacing, adding the Mule support, implementing
+	gory Xt/Xlib interfacing, adding the Mule support, implementing
-the external client widget, improving the documentation (especially
+	the external client widget, improving the documentation (especially
-the Emacs Lisp manual), and being a general nuisance ... er,
+	the Emacs Lisp manual), and being a general nuisance ... er,
-brainstormer for many of the new features of XEmacs.
+	brainstormer for many of the new features of XEmacs.
-Recently I took a job at Dimension X, where I'm working on a
+	Recently I took a job at Dimension X, where I'm working on a
-Java-based toolkit for developing VRML applications.")
+	Java-based toolkit for developing VRML applications.")
 	  (insert "\n\n\tClick ")
 	  (about-xref "here" prev-page "Return to previous page")
 	  (insert " to go back to the previous page.\n")
 	  )
 	 ((eq xref 'mly)
 	  )
 	 ((eq xref 'vladimir)
 	  (about-face "Vladimir Ivanovic" 'bold)
 	  (insert " <vladimir@mri.com>
-	Former technical lead for XEmacs at DevPro (formerly SunPro),
+	Former technical lead for XEmacs at Sun.  He is now with
-	a division of Sun Microsystems.  He is now with Microtec
+	Microtec Research Inc., working on embedded systems
-	Research Inc., working on embedded systems development
+	development tools.")
-	tools.")
 	  (insert "\n\n\tClick ")
 	  (about-xref "here" prev-page "Return to previous page")
 	  (insert " to go back to the previous page.\n")
 	  )
 	Author of the Hyperbole everyday information management
 	hypertext system and the OO-Browser multi-language code
 	browser.  He also designed the InfoDock integrated tool
 	framework for software engineers.  It runs atop XEmacs and is
 	available from his firm, InfoDock Associates, which offers custom
-development and support packages for corporate users of XEmacs,
+	development and support packages for corporate users of XEmacs,
-GNU Emacs and InfoDock.  See \"http://www.infodock.com>\".
+	GNU Emacs and InfoDock.  See \"http://www.infodock.com>\".
 	His interests include user interfaces, information management,
 	CASE tools, communications and enterprise integration.")
 	  (insert "\n\n\tClick ")
 	  (about-xref "here" prev-page "Return to previous page")
 	Like most free software, XEmacs is a collaborative effort.
 	These are some of the contributors; we have no doubt forgotten
 	someone; we apologize!  You can see some of our faces further below.
 	") (about-xref "Vladimir Ivanovic" 'vladimir "Find out more about Vladimir Ivanovic") (insert " <vladimir@mri.com>
-	  Former technical lead for XEmacs at Sun Microsystems.  He is
+	Former technical lead for XEmacs at Sun Microsystems.  He is
-	  now with Microtec Research Inc., working on embedded systems
+	now with Microtec Research Inc., working on embedded systems
-	  development tools.
+	development tools.
 	") (about-xref "Jonathan Stigelman" 'stig "Find out more about Jonathan Stigelman") (insert " <stig@hackvan.com>
-Peripatetic uninominal Emacs hacker.  Stig sometimes operates
+	Peripatetic uninominal Emacs hacker.  Stig sometimes operates
-	  out of a big white van set up for nomadic living and hacking.
+	out of a big white van set up for nomadic living and hacking.
-	  Implemented the faster stay-up Lucid menus and hyper-apropos.
+	Implemented the faster stay-up Lucid menus and hyper-apropos.
-	  Contributor of many dispersed improvements in the core Lisp code,
+	Contributor of many dispersed improvements in the core Lisp code,
-	  and back-seat contributor for several of it's major packages.
+	and back-seat contributor for several of it's major packages.
 	") (about-xref "Barry Warsaw" 'baw "Find out more about Barry Warsaw") (insert " <bwarsaw@cnri.reston.va.us>
-	  Author of cc-mode for C++, C, and Objective-C editing, and
+	Author of cc-mode for C++, C, and Objective-C editing, and
-	  Supercite for mail and news citing.  Also various and sundry other
+	Supercite for mail and news citing.  Also various and sundry other
-	  Emacs utilities, fixes, enhancements and kludgery as whimsy,
+	Emacs utilities, fixes, enhancements and kludgery as whimsy,
-	  boredom, and ToT dictate (but not necessarily in that order).
+	boredom, and ToT dictate (but not necessarily in that order).
 	") (about-xref "Andy Piper" 'piper "Find out more about Andy Piper") (insert " <andyp@parallax.co.uk>
-	  Created the prototype for the toolbars.  Has been the first to make
+	Created the prototype for the toolbars.  Has been the first to make
-	  use of many of the new XEmacs graphics features.
+	use of many of the new XEmacs graphics features.
 	") (about-xref "Bob Weiner" 'bw "Find out more about Bob Weiner") (insert " <weiner@infodock.com>
-	  Author of the Hyperbole everyday information management
+	Author of the Hyperbole everyday information management
-	  hypertext system and the OO-Browser multi-language code
+	hypertext system and the OO-Browser multi-language code
-	  browser.  He also designed the InfoDock integrated tool
+	browser.  He also designed the InfoDock integrated tool
-	  framework for software engineers.  It runs atop XEmacs and is
+	framework for software engineers.  It runs atop XEmacs and is
-	  available from his firm, InfoDock Associates, which offers custom
+	available from his firm, InfoDock Associates, which offers custom
-development and support packages for corporate users of XEmacs,
+	development and support packages for corporate users of XEmacs,
-GNU Emacs and InfoDock.  See \"http://www.infodock.com>\".
+	GNU Emacs and InfoDock.  See \"http://www.infodock.com>\".
-	  His interests include user interfaces, information management,
+	His interests include user interfaces, information management,
-	  CASE tools, communications and enterprise integration.
+	CASE tools, communications and enterprise integration.
 	") (about-xref "William Perry" 'wmperry "Find out more about Bill Perry") (insert " <wmperry@aventail.com>
-	  Author of Emacs-w3, the builtin web browser that comes with XEmacs,
+	Author of Emacs-w3, the builtin web browser that comes with XEmacs,
-	  and various additions to the C code (e.g. the database support,
+	and various additions to the C code (e.g. the database support,
-	  the PNG support, some of the GIF/JPEG support, the strikethru
+	the PNG support, some of the GIF/JPEG support, the strikethru
-	  face attribute support).
+	face attribute support).
 	Kyle Jones <kyle@crystal.wonderworks.com>
-	  Author of VM (View Mail), a mail-reading package that is
+	Author of VM (View Mail), a mail-reading package that is
-	  included in the standard XEmacs distribution, and
+	included in the standard XEmacs distribution, and
-	  contributor of many improvements and bug fixes.  Unlike most
+	contributor of many improvements and bug fixes.  Unlike most
-	  other mail-reading packages, VM uses the standard Unix-mail
+	other mail-reading packages, VM uses the standard Unix-mail
-	  format for its mailboxes; thus, you can use VM concurrently
+	format for its mailboxes; thus, you can use VM concurrently
-	  with standard mail readers such as Unix mail and ELM.
+	with standard mail readers such as Unix mail and ELM.
 	Darrell Kindred <Darrell.Kindred@cmu.edu>
-	  Unofficial maintainer of the xemacs-beta list of extant
+	Unofficial maintainer of the xemacs-beta list of extant bugs
-	  bugs and contributor of an extraordinary number of
+	and contributor of an extraordinary number of important bug
-	  important bug fixes, many of them in areas that neither
+	fixes, many of them in areas that neither Chuck nor Ben were
-	  Chuck nor Ben was particularly enthusiastic about
+	particularly enthusiastic about investigating.
-	  investigating.
 	Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart <pelegri@eng.sun.com>
-	  Author of EOS, a package included in the standard XEmacs
+	Author of EOS, a package included in the standard XEmacs
-	  distribution that integrates XEmacs with the SPARCworks
+	distribution that integrates XEmacs with the SPARCworks
-	  development environment from SunPro.  Past lead for XEmacs
+	development environment from Sun.  Past lead for XEmacs at
-	  at SunPro; advocated the validity of using Epoch, and later
+	Sun; advocated the validity of using Epoch, and later Lemacs,
-	  Lemacs, at SunPro through several early prototypes.
+	at Sun through several early prototypes.
 	Matthieu Devin <devin@rs.com>
-	  Part of the original (pre-19.0) Lucid Emacs development team.
+	Part of the original (pre-19.0) Lucid Emacs development team.
-	  Matthieu wrote the initial Energize interface, designed the
+	Matthieu wrote the initial Energize interface, designed the
-	  toolkit-independent Lucid Widget library, and fixed enough
+	toolkit-independent Lucid Widget library, and fixed enough
-	  redisplay bugs to last a lifetime.  The features in Lucid
+	redisplay bugs to last a lifetime.  The features in Lucid
-	  Emacs were largely inspired by Matthieu's initial prototype
+	Emacs were largely inspired by Matthieu's initial prototype of
-	  of an Energize interface using Epoch.
+	an Energize interface using Epoch.
 	Harlan Sexton <hbs@odi.com>
-	  Part of the original (pre-19.0) Lucid Emacs development team.
+	Part of the original (pre-19.0) Lucid Emacs development team.
-	  Harlan designed and implemented many of the low level data
+	Harlan designed and implemented many of the low level data
-	  structures which are original to the Lucid version of Emacs,
+	structures which are original to the Lucid version of Emacs,
-	  including extents and hash tables.
+	including extents and hash tables.
 	Eric Benson <eb@kaleida.com>
-	  Part of the original (pre-19.0) Lucid Emacs development team.
+	Part of the original (pre-19.0) Lucid Emacs development team.
-	  Eric played a big part in the design of many aspects of the
+	Eric played a big part in the design of many aspects of the
-	  system, including the new command loop and keymaps, fixed
+	system, including the new command loop and keymaps, fixed
-	  numerous bugs, and has been a reliable beta tester ever
+	numerous bugs, and has been a reliable beta tester ever since.
-	  since.
 	John Rose <john.rose@sun.com>
-	  Author of many extensions to the `extents' code, including
+	Author of many extensions to the `extents' code, including
-	  the initial implementation of `duplicable' properties.
+	the initial implementation of `duplicable' properties.
 	Hans Muller <hmuller@eng.sun.com>
-	 Author of the code used to connect XEmacs with ToolTalk,
+	Author of the code used to connect XEmacs with ToolTalk, and
-	 and of an early client of the external Emacs widget.
+	of an early client of the external Emacs widget.
 	In addition to those just mentioned, the following people have
 	spent a great deal of effort providing feedback, testing beta
-	versions of XEmacs, providing patches to the source code,
+	versions of XEmacs, providing patches to the source code, or
-	or doing all of the above.  We couldn't have done it without
+	doing all of the above.  We couldn't have done it without them.
-	them.
 	  Nagi M. Aboulenein <aboulene@ponder.csci.unt.edu>
 	  Gary Adams <gra@zeppo.East.Sun.COM>
 	  Gennady Agranov <agranov@csa.CS.Technion.Ac.IL>
 	  Mark Allender <allender@vnet.IBM.COM>
 	  David P. Boswell <daveb@tau.space.thiokol.com>
 	  Tim Bradshaw <tfb@edinburgh.ac.uk>
 	  Rick Braumoeller <rickb@mti.sgi.com>
 	  Matthew J. Brown <mjb@doc.ic.ac.uk>
 	  Alastair Burt <burt@dfki.uni-kl.de>
-	  Rick Busdiecker <rfb@lehman.com>
+	  Rick Campbell <rickc@lehman.com>
 	  Richard Caley <rjc@cstr.edinburgh.ac.uk>
 	  Stephen Carney <carney@gvc.dec.com>
 	  Philippe Charton <charton@lmd.ens.fr>
 	  Peter Cheng <peter.cheng@sun.com>
 	  Jin S. Choi <jin@atype.com>
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-	 * A real toolbar.
+	* MULE (Multi-Lingual Emacs) support.  Display of multiple
-	 * Proper integration with Xt and Motif (including Motif menubars
+	  simultaneous character sets is possible.
-	   and scrollbars).  Motif look-alike menubars and scrollbars
+	* Text for complex languages can be entered using the XIM mechanism.
-	   are provided for those systems without real Motif support.
+	* Localization of menubar text for the Japanese locale.
-	 * Face support on TTY's, including color.
+	* A real toolbar.
-	 * Horizontal and vertical scrollbars in all windows.
+	* Proper integration with Xt and Motif (including Motif menubars
-	 * Support for variable-width and variable height fonts.
+	  and scrollbars).  Motif look-alike menubars and scrollbars
-	 * Support for display on multiple simultaneous X and/or TTY devices.
+	  are provided for those systems without real Motif support.
-	 * Support for arbitrary pixmaps in a buffer.
+	* Face support on TTY's, including color.
-	 * Access to the ToolTalk API.
+	* Horizontal and vertical scrollbars in all windows.
-	 * Support for using XEmacs frames as Xt widgets.
+	* Support for variable-width and variable height fonts.
-	 * Support for overlapping regions (or extents) and efficient handling
+	* Support for display on multiple simultaneous X and/or TTY devices.
-	   of a large number of such extents in a single buffer.
+	* Support for arbitrary pixmaps in a buffer.
-	 * Powerful, flexible control over the display characteristics
+	* Access to the ToolTalk API.
-	   of most of the visual aspects of XEmacs through the use
+	* Support for using XEmacs frames as Xt widgets.
-	   of specifiers, which allow separate values to be specified
+	* Support for overlapping regions (or extents) and efficient handling
-	   for individual buffers, windows, frames, devices, device classes,
+	  of a large number of such extents in a single buffer.
-	   and device types.
+	* Powerful, flexible control over the display characteristics
-	 * A clean interface to the menubar, window-system events, and key
+	  of most of the visual aspects of XEmacs through the use
-	   combinations."))
+	  of specifiers, which allow separate values to be specified
+	  for individual buffers, windows, frames, devices, device classes,
+	  and device types.
+	* A clean interface to the menubar, window-system events, and key
+	  combinations."))
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