Remove * characters from the front of variable docstrings.

7 files changed, 43 insertions, 43 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper-cmd.el b/lisp/emulation/viper-cmd.el
index 68f40349454..111ce34dc1a 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper-cmd.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper-cmd.el
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ Undo previous insertion and inserts new."
 (defcustom viper-smart-suffix-list
   '("" "tex" "c" "cc" "C" "java" "el" "html" "htm" "xml"
     "pl" "flr" "P" "p" "h" "H")
-  "*List of suffixes that Viper tries to append to filenames ending with a `.'.
+  "List of suffixes that Viper tries to append to filenames ending with a `.'.
 This is useful when the current directory contains files with the same
 prefix and many different suffixes.  Usually, only one of the suffixes
 represents an editable file.  However, file completion will stop at the `.'
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper-ex.el b/lisp/emulation/viper-ex.el
index 3d538f1bd0d..acaedde3004 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper-ex.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper-ex.el
@@ -368,14 +368,14 @@ corresponding function symbol."
 (defvar viper-keep-reading-filename nil)
 
 (defcustom ex-cycle-other-window t
-  "*If t, :n and :b cycles through files and buffers in other window.
+  "If t, :n and :b cycles through files and buffers in other window.
 Then :N and :B cycles in the current window.  If nil, this behavior is
 reversed."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper-ex)
 
 (defcustom ex-cycle-through-non-files nil
-  "*Cycle through *scratch* and other buffers that don't visit any file."
+  "Cycle through *scratch* and other buffers that don't visit any file."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper-ex)
 
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper-init.el b/lisp/emulation/viper-init.el
index f8ab5a1f805..76a8c410676 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper-init.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper-init.el
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ Use `M-x viper-set-expert-level' to change this.")
 (defconst viper-buffer-undo-list-mark 'viper)
 
 (defcustom viper-keep-point-on-undo nil
-  "*Non-nil means not to move point while undoing commands.
+  "Non-nil means not to move point while undoing commands.
 This style is different from Emacs and Vi.  Try it to see if
 it better fits your working style."
   :type 'boolean
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ delete the text being replaced, as in standard Vi."
   :group 'viper)
 
 (defcustom viper-replace-overlay-cursor-color "Red"
-  "*Cursor color when Viper is in Replace state."
+  "Cursor color when Viper is in Replace state."
   :type 'string
   :group 'viper)
 
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ is non-nil."
 (defcustom viper-use-replace-region-delimiters
   (or (not (viper-has-face-support-p))
       (and (featurep 'xemacs) (eq (viper-device-type) 'tty)))
-  "*If non-nil, Viper will always use `viper-replace-region-end-delimiter' and
+  "If non-nil, Viper will always use `viper-replace-region-end-delimiter' and
 `viper-replace-region-start-delimiter' to delimit replacement regions, even on
 color displays.  By default, the delimiters are used only on TTYs."
   :type 'boolean
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ text."
 
 ;; Fast keyseq and ESC keyseq timeouts
 (defcustom viper-fast-keyseq-timeout 200
-  "*Key sequence separated by no more than this many milliseconds is viewed as a Vi-style macro, if such a macro is defined.
+  "Key sequence separated by no more than this many milliseconds is viewed as a Vi-style macro, if such a macro is defined.
 Setting this too high may slow down your typing.  Setting this value too low
 will make it hard to use Vi-style timeout macros."
   :type 'integer
@@ -549,14 +549,14 @@ will make it hard to use Vi-style timeout macros."
 
 (viper-deflocalvar viper-auto-indent nil "")
 (defcustom viper-auto-indent nil
-  "*Enable autoindent, if t.
+  "Enable autoindent, if t.
 This is a buffer-local variable."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper)
 
 (viper-deflocalvar viper-electric-mode t "")
 (defcustom viper-electric-mode t
-  "*If t, electrify Viper.
+  "If t, electrify Viper.
 Currently, this only electrifies auto-indentation, making it appropriate to the
 mode of the buffer.
 This means that auto-indentation will depart from standard Vi and will indent
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ programs and LaTeX documents."
   :group 'viper)
 
 (defcustom viper-shift-width 8
-  "*The value of the shiftwidth.
+  "The value of the shiftwidth.
 This determines the number of columns by which the Ctl-t moves the cursor in
 the Insert state."
   :type 'integer
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ the Insert state."
 ;; Variables for repeating destructive commands
 
 (defcustom viper-keep-point-on-repeat t
-  "*If t, don't move point when repeating previous command.
+  "If t, don't move point when repeating previous command.
 This is useful for doing repeated changes with the '.' key.
 The user can change this to nil, if she likes when the cursor moves
 to a new place after repeating previous Vi command."
@@ -668,18 +668,18 @@ to a new place after repeating previous Vi command."
 (defvar viper-s-forward nil)
 
 (defcustom viper-case-fold-search nil
-  "*If not nil, search ignores cases."
+  "If not nil, search ignores cases."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper-search)
 
 (defcustom viper-re-search t
-  "*If not nil, search is regexp search, otherwise vanilla search."
+  "If not nil, search is regexp search, otherwise vanilla search."
   :type 'boolean
   :tag "Regexp Search"
   :group 'viper-search)
 
 (defcustom viper-search-scroll-threshold 2
-  "*If search lands within this threshold from the window top/bottom,
+  "If search lands within this threshold from the window top/bottom,
 the window will be scrolled up or down appropriately, to reveal context.
 If you want Viper search to behave as usual in Vi, set this variable to a
 negative number."
@@ -687,32 +687,32 @@ negative number."
   :group 'viper-search)
 
 (defcustom viper-re-query-replace t
-  "*If t then do regexp replace, if nil then do string replace."
+  "If t then do regexp replace, if nil then do string replace."
   :type 'boolean
   :tag "Regexp Query Replace"
   :group 'viper-search)
 
 (defcustom viper-re-replace t
-  "*If t, do regexp replace.  nil means do string replace."
+  "If t, do regexp replace.  nil means do string replace."
   :type 'boolean
   :tag "Regexp Replace"
   :group 'viper-search)
 
 (defcustom viper-parse-sexp-ignore-comments t
-  "*If t, `%' ignores the parentheses that occur inside comments."
+  "If t, `%' ignores the parentheses that occur inside comments."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper)
 
 (viper-deflocalvar viper-ex-style-motion t "")
 (defcustom viper-ex-style-motion t
-  "*If t, the commands l,h do not cross lines, etc (Ex-style).
+  "If t, the commands l,h do not cross lines, etc (Ex-style).
 If nil, these commands cross line boundaries."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper)
 
 (viper-deflocalvar viper-ex-style-editing t "")
 (defcustom viper-ex-style-editing t
-  "*If t, Ex-style behavior while editing in Vi command and insert states.
+  "If t, Ex-style behavior while editing in Vi command and insert states.
 `Backspace' and `Delete' don't cross line boundaries in insert.
 `X' and `x' can't delete characters across line boundary in Vi, etc.
 Note: this doesn't preclude `Backspace' and `Delete' from deleting characters
@@ -724,32 +724,32 @@ If nil, the above commands can work across lines."
 
 (viper-deflocalvar viper-ESC-moves-cursor-back viper-ex-style-editing "")
 (defcustom viper-ESC-moves-cursor-back nil
-  "*If t, ESC moves cursor back when changing from insert to vi state.
+  "If t, ESC moves cursor back when changing from insert to vi state.
 If nil, the cursor stays where it was when ESC was hit."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper)
 
 (viper-deflocalvar viper-delete-backwards-in-replace nil "")
 (defcustom viper-delete-backwards-in-replace nil
-  "*If t, DEL key will delete characters while moving the cursor backwards.
+  "If t, DEL key will delete characters while moving the cursor backwards.
 If nil, the cursor will move backwards without deleting anything."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper)
 
 (defcustom viper-buffer-search-char nil
-  "*Key used for buffer-searching.  Must be a character type, e.g., ?g."
+  "Key used for buffer-searching.  Must be a character type, e.g., ?g."
   :type '(choice (const nil) character)
   :group 'viper-search)
 
 (defcustom viper-search-wrap-around t
-  "*If t, search wraps around."
+  "If t, search wraps around."
   :type 'boolean
   :tag "Search Wraps Around"
   :group 'viper-search)
 
 (viper-deflocalvar viper-related-files-and-buffers-ring nil "")
 (defcustom viper-related-files-and-buffers-ring nil
-  "*List of file and buffer names that are considered to be related to the current buffer.
+  "List of file and buffer names that are considered to be related to the current buffer.
 Related buffers can be cycled through via :R and :P commands."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper-misc)
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ Related buffers can be cycled through via :R and :P commands."
           "^\\\\[sb][a-z]*{.*}\\s-*$\\|"                        ; latex
           "^@node\\|@table\\|^@m?enu\\|^@itemize\\|^@if\\|"     ; texinfo
           "^.+:-")                                              ; prolog
-  "*Regexps for Headings.  Used by \[\[ and \]\].")
+  "Regexps for Headings.  Used by \[\[ and \]\].")
 
 (defvar viper-heading-end
   (concat "^}\\|"                                               ; C/C++
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ Related buffers can be cycled through via :R and :P commands."
 (defface viper-search
   '((((class color)) (:foreground "Black" :background "khaki"))
     (t (:underline t :stipple "gray3")))
-  "*Face used to flash out the search pattern."
+  "Face used to flash out the search pattern."
   :group 'viper-highlighting)
 ;; An internal variable.  Viper takes the face from here.
 (defvar viper-search-face 'viper-search
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ this variable represents.")
 (defface viper-replace-overlay
   '((((class color)) (:foreground "Black" :background "darkseagreen2"))
     (t (:underline t :stipple "gray3")))
-  "*Face for highlighting replace regions on a window display."
+  "Face for highlighting replace regions on a window display."
   :group 'viper-highlighting)
 ;; An internal variable.  Viper takes the face from here.
 (defvar viper-replace-overlay-face 'viper-replace-overlay
@@ -946,19 +946,19 @@ Should be set in `~/.viper' file."
   :group 'viper)
 
 (defcustom viper-vi-state-hook 'viper-restore-cursor-type
-  "*Hooks run just before the switch to Vi mode is completed."
+  "Hooks run just before the switch to Vi mode is completed."
   :type 'hook
   :group 'viper-hooks)
 (defcustom viper-insert-state-hook 'viper-set-insert-cursor-type
-  "*Hooks run just before the switch to Insert mode is completed."
+  "Hooks run just before the switch to Insert mode is completed."
   :type 'hook
   :group 'viper-hooks)
 (defcustom viper-replace-state-hook 'viper-restore-cursor-type
-  "*Hooks run just before the switch to Replace mode is completed."
+  "Hooks run just before the switch to Replace mode is completed."
   :type 'hook
   :group 'viper-hooks)
 (defcustom viper-emacs-state-hook 'viper-restore-cursor-type
-  "*Hooks run just before the switch to Emacs mode is completed."
+  "Hooks run just before the switch to Emacs mode is completed."
   :type 'hook
   :group 'viper-hooks)
 
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ Should be set in `~/.viper' file."
     (setq cursor-type '(bar . 2))))
 
 (defun viper-ESC-keyseq-timeout ()
-  "*Key sequence beginning with ESC and separated by no more than this many milliseconds is considered to be generated by a keyboard function key.
+  "Key sequence beginning with ESC and separated by no more than this many milliseconds is considered to be generated by a keyboard function key.
 Setting this too high may slow down switching from insert to vi state.  Setting
 this value too low will make it impossible to use function keys in insert mode
 on a dumb terminal."
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper-keym.el b/lisp/emulation/viper-keym.el
index 65638dfff3c..ad1e32b5546 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper-keym.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper-keym.el
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@
 ;;; Emacs keys in other states.
 
 (defcustom viper-want-emacs-keys-in-insert t
-  "*Set to nil if you want complete Vi compatibility in insert mode.
+  "Set to nil if you want complete Vi compatibility in insert mode.
 Complete compatibility with Vi is not recommended for power use of Viper."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper)
 
 (defcustom viper-want-emacs-keys-in-vi t
-  "*Set to nil if you want complete Vi compatibility in Vi mode.
+  "Set to nil if you want complete Vi compatibility in Vi mode.
 Full Vi compatibility is not recommended for power use of Viper."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper)
 
 (defcustom viper-no-multiple-ESC  t
-  "*If true, multiple ESC in Vi mode will cause bell to ring.
+  "If true, multiple ESC in Vi mode will cause bell to ring.
 This is set to t on a windowing terminal and to 'twice on a dumb
 terminal (unless the user level is 1, 2, or 5).  On a dumb terminal, this
 enables cursor keys and is generally more convenient, as terminals usually
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ as is allowed by the major mode in effect."
   :group 'viper)
 
 (defcustom viper-want-ctl-h-help nil
-  "*If non-nil, C-h gets bound to help-command; otherwise, C-h gets the usual Vi bindings."
+  "If non-nil, C-h gets bound to help-command; otherwise, C-h gets the usual Vi bindings."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'viper)
 
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper-mous.el b/lisp/emulation/viper-mous.el
index 58d8fb45b92..eda1a7ec937 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper-mous.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper-mous.el
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 (defvar viper-current-frame-saved (selected-frame))
 
 (defcustom viper-surrounding-word-function 'viper-surrounding-word
-  "*Function that determines what constitutes a word for clicking events.
+  "Function that determines what constitutes a word for clicking events.
 Takes two parameters: a COUNT, indicating how many words to return,
 and CLICK-COUNT, telling whether this is the first click, a double-click,
 or a triple-click."
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ or a triple-click."
                                           mouse-track-multi-click-time
                                         double-click-time)
                                     500)
-  "*Time interval in millisecond within which successive mouse clicks are
+  "Time interval in millisecond within which successive mouse clicks are
 considered related."
   :type 'integer
   :group 'viper-mouse)
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ bindings in the Viper manual."
 
 
 (defcustom viper-mouse-search-key '(meta shift 1)
-  "*Key used to click-search in Viper.
+  "Key used to click-search in Viper.
 This must be a list that specifies the mouse button and modifiers.
 The supported modifiers are `meta', `shift', and `control'.
 For instance, `(meta shift 1)' means that holding the meta and shift
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ This buffer may be different from the one where the click occurred."
   :group 'viper-mouse)
 
 (defcustom viper-mouse-insert-key '(meta shift 2)
-  "*Key used to click-insert in Viper.
+  "Key used to click-insert in Viper.
 Must be a list that specifies the mouse button and modifiers.
 The supported modifiers are `meta', `shift', and `control'.
 For instance, `(meta shift 2)' means that holding the meta and shift keys
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper-util.el b/lisp/emulation/viper-util.el
index cdeef733bc5..4afa379f389 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper-util.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper-util.el
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ sets the default value."
   (viper-update-syntax-classes))
 
 (defcustom viper-syntax-preference 'reformed-vi
-  "*Syntax type characterizing Viper's alphanumeric symbols.
+  "Syntax type characterizing Viper's alphanumeric symbols.
 Affects movement and change commands that deal with Vi-style words.
 Works best when set in the hooks to various major modes.
 
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper.el b/lisp/emulation/viper.el
index 12c186e234e..9cf6c91265e 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper.el
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ widget."
     view-mode
     vm-mode
     vm-summary-mode)
-  "*A list of major modes that should come up in Emacs state.
+  "A list of major modes that should come up in Emacs state.
 Normally, Viper would bring buffers up in Emacs state, unless the corresponding
 major mode has been placed on `viper-vi-state-mode-list' or
 `viper-insert-state-mode-list'.  So, don't place a new mode on this list,
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ unless it is coming up in a wrong Viper state."
     erc-mode
     eshell-mode
     shell-mode)
-  "*A list of major modes that should come up in Vi Insert state."
+  "A list of major modes that should come up in Vi Insert state."
   :type '(repeat symbol)
   :group 'viper-misc)