* align.el:

* allout.el:
* apropos.el:
* arc-mode.el:
* autoinsert.el:
* avoid.el:
* battery.el:
* bookmark.el:
* buff-menu.el:
* calculator.el:
* chistory.el:
* cmuscheme.el:
* comint.el:
* compare-w.el:
* dabbrev.el:
* delim-col.el:
* desktop.el:
* diff-mode.el:
* diff.el:
* dired-aux.el:
* dired-x.el:
* dired.el:
* dos-vars.el:
* ediff-diff.el:
* ediff-help.el:
* ediff-init.el:
* ediff-merg.el:
* ediff-mult.el:
* ediff-ptch.el:
* ediff-vers.el:
* ediff-wind.el:
* ediff.el:
* emerge.el:
* facemenu.el:
* faces.el:
* ffap.el:
* filecache.el:
* find-dired.el:
* font-core.el:
* font-lock.el:
* forms.el:
* fringe.el:
* help-at-pt.el:
* hippie-exp.el:
* ido.el:
* image-file.el:
* imenu.el:
* indent.el:
* info.el:
* isearchb.el:
* iswitchb.el:
* jit-lock.el:
* jka-compr.el:
* log-edit.el:
* lpr.el:
* ls-lisp.el:
* man.el:
* menu-bar.el:
* midnight.el:
* mouse-sel.el:
* mouse.el:
* msb.el:
* outline.el:
* paren.el:
* pcmpl-cvs.el:
* pcmpl-gnu.el:
* pcomplete.el:
* pcvs-info.el:
* pcvs-parse.el:
* printing.el:
* ps-mule.el:
* ps-print.el:
* replace.el:
* ruler-mode.el:
* saveplace.el:
* sb-image.el:
* scroll-bar.el:
* sha1.el:
* shadowfile.el:
* shell.el:
* sort.el:
* speedbar.el:
* strokes.el:
* tempo.el:
* term.el:
* terminal.el:
* time-stamp.el:
* time.el:
* tree-widget.el:
* type-break.el:
* vc-cvs.el:
* vc-hg.el:
* vc-mcvs.el:
* vc-rcs.el:
* vc-sccs.el:
* vc.el:
* view.el:
* w32-vars.el:
* whitespace.el:
* wid-edit.el: Remove leading * from docstrings of defcustoms,
deffaces, defconsts and defuns.

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ffap.el b/lisp/ffap.el
index 72efcb33542..c063adf7f10 100644
--- a/lisp/ffap.el
+++ b/lisp/ffap.el
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ If nil, ffap doesn't do shell prompt stripping."
   ;; This used to test for ange-ftp or efs being present, but it should be
   ;; harmless (and simpler) to give it this value unconditionally.
   "\\`/[^/:]+:"
-  "*File names matching this regexp are treated as remote ffap.
+  "File names matching this regexp are treated as remote ffap.
 If nil, ffap neither recognizes nor generates such names."
   :type '(choice (const :tag "Disable" nil)
 		 (const :tag "Standard" "\\`/[^/:]+:")
@@ -156,18 +156,18 @@ If nil, ffap neither recognizes nor generates such names."
   :group 'ffap)
 
 (defcustom ffap-url-unwrap-local t
-  "*If non-nil, convert `file:' URL to local file name before prompting."
+  "If non-nil, convert `file:' URL to local file name before prompting."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'ffap)
 
 (defcustom ffap-url-unwrap-remote t
-  "*If non-nil, convert `ftp:' URL to remote file name before prompting.
+  "If non-nil, convert `ftp:' URL to remote file name before prompting.
 This is ignored if `ffap-ftp-regexp' is nil."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'ffap)
 
 (defcustom ffap-ftp-default-user "anonymous"
-  "*User name in ftp file names generated by `ffap-host-to-path'.
+  "User name in ftp file names generated by `ffap-host-to-path'.
 Note this name may be omitted if it equals the default
 \(either `efs-default-user' or `ange-ftp-default-user'\)."
   :type 'string
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Note this name may be omitted if it equals the default
   ;; Remote file access built into file system?  HP rfa or Andrew afs:
   "\\`/\\(afs\\|net\\)/."
   ;; afs only: (and (file-exists-p "/afs") "\\`/afs/.")
-  "*Matching file names are treated as remote.  Use nil to disable."
+  "Matching file names are treated as remote.  Use nil to disable."
   :type 'regexp
   :group 'ffap)
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Note this name may be omitted if it equals the default
    "Regexp matching URL's.  nil to disable URL features in ffap.")
 
 (defcustom ffap-foo-at-bar-prefix "mailto"
-  "*Presumed URL prefix type of strings like \"<foo.9z@bar>\".
+  "Presumed URL prefix type of strings like \"<foo.9z@bar>\".
 Sensible values are nil, \"news\", or \"mailto\"."
   :type '(choice (const "mailto")
 		 (const "news")
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Sensible values are nil, \"news\", or \"mailto\"."
 ;; enabler in your .emacs file.
 
 (defcustom ffap-dired-wildcards "[*?][^/]*\\'"
-  "*A regexp matching filename wildcard characters, or nil.
+  "A regexp matching filename wildcard characters, or nil.
 
 If `find-file-at-point' gets a filename matching this pattern,
 and `ffap-pass-wildcards-to-dired' is nil, it passes it on to
@@ -233,33 +233,33 @@ it passes it on to `dired'."
   :group 'ffap)
 
 (defcustom ffap-pass-wildcards-to-dired nil
-  "*If non-nil, pass filenames matching `ffap-dired-wildcards' to dired."
+  "If non-nil, pass filenames matching `ffap-dired-wildcards' to dired."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'ffap)
 
 (defcustom ffap-newfile-prompt nil
   ;; Suggestion from RHOGEE, 11 Jul 1994.  Disabled, I think this is
   ;; better handled by `find-file-not-found-hooks'.
-  "*Whether `find-file-at-point' prompts about a nonexistent file."
+  "Whether `find-file-at-point' prompts about a nonexistent file."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'ffap)
 
 (defcustom ffap-require-prefix nil
   ;; Suggestion from RHOGEE, 20 Oct 1994.
-  "*If set, reverses the prefix argument to `find-file-at-point'.
+  "If set, reverses the prefix argument to `find-file-at-point'.
 This is nil so neophytes notice ffap.  Experts may prefer to disable
 ffap most of the time."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'ffap)
 
 (defcustom ffap-file-finder 'find-file
-  "*The command called by `find-file-at-point' to find a file."
+  "The command called by `find-file-at-point' to find a file."
   :type 'function
   :group 'ffap)
 (put 'ffap-file-finder 'risky-local-variable t)
 
 (defcustom ffap-directory-finder 'dired
-  "*The command called by `dired-at-point' to find a directory."
+  "The command called by `dired-at-point' to find a directory."
   :type 'function
   :group 'ffap)
 (put 'ffap-directory-finder 'risky-local-variable t)
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ ffap most of the time."
   ;; Remote control references:
   ;; http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/XMosaic/remote-control.html
   ;; http://home.netscape.com/newsref/std/x-remote.html
-  "*A function of one argument, called by ffap to fetch an URL.
+  "A function of one argument, called by ffap to fetch an URL.
 Reasonable choices are `w3-fetch' or a `browse-url-*' function.
 For a fancy alternative, get `ffap-url.el'."
   :type '(choice (const w3-fetch)
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ For a fancy alternative, get `ffap-url.el'."
   ;; It pays to put a big fancy regexp here, since ffap-guesser is
   ;; much more time-consuming than regexp searching:
   "[/:.~[:alpha:]]/\\|@[[:alpha:]][-[:alnum:]]*\\."
-  "*Regular expression governing movements of `ffap-next'."
+  "Regular expression governing movements of `ffap-next'."
   :type 'regexp
   :group 'ffap)
 
@@ -375,14 +375,14 @@ Actual search is done by `ffap-next-guess'."
 ;; particular, if `Pinging...' is broken or takes too long on your
 ;; machine, try setting these all to accept or reject.
 (defcustom ffap-machine-p-local 'reject	; this happens often
-  "*What `ffap-machine-p' does with hostnames that have no domain.
+  "What `ffap-machine-p' does with hostnames that have no domain.
 Value should be a symbol, one of `ping', `accept', and `reject'."
   :type '(choice (const ping)
 		 (const accept)
 		 (const reject))
   :group 'ffap)
 (defcustom ffap-machine-p-known 'ping	; `accept' for higher speed
-  "*What `ffap-machine-p' does with hostnames that have a known domain.
+  "What `ffap-machine-p' does with hostnames that have a known domain.
 Value should be a symbol, one of `ping', `accept', and `reject'.
 See `mail-extr.el' for the known domains."
   :type '(choice (const ping)
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ See `mail-extr.el' for the known domains."
 		 (const reject))
   :group 'ffap)
 (defcustom ffap-machine-p-unknown 'reject
-  "*What `ffap-machine-p' does with hostnames that have an unknown domain.
+  "What `ffap-machine-p' does with hostnames that have an unknown domain.
 Value should be a symbol, one of `ping', `accept', and `reject'.
 See `mail-extr.el' for the known domains."
   :type '(choice (const ping)
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ Only intended for interactive use."
 
 
 (defcustom dired-at-point-require-prefix nil
-  "*If set, reverses the prefix argument to `dired-at-point'.
+  "If set, reverses the prefix argument to `dired-at-point'.
 This is nil so neophytes notice ffap.  Experts may prefer to disable
 ffap most of the time."
   :type 'boolean