diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index bab64e12d1..e1fb13a924 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Bill Gribble <grib@billgribble.com> works magic. If your checks print
    checks, blame him. If you don't like your your bank balances,
    your bank, or your life, blame him too.
 
+Robert Graham Merkel <rgmerk@mira.net> reporting, gnome, and config patches
 
 Fixes & Patches:
 ----------------
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ Robert Graham Merkel <rgmerk@mira.net> reporting, gnome, and config patches
 Juan Manuel García Molina <juanmagm@mail.com> spanish translation
 Christopher Molnar <molnarc@mandrakesoft.com> build system patch
 Tim Mooney <mooney@dogbert.cc.ndsu.NoDak.edu> port to alpha-dec-osf4.0f
-G. Allen Morris III <gam3@ann.softgams.com> for QIF core dump 
+G. Allen Morris III <gam3@ann.softgams.com> for QIF core dump
+James LewisMoss <dres@phoenixdsl.com> design doc patches
 Steven Murdoch <sjmurdoch@linuxfan.com> gnc-prices fix for London exchange
 Brent Neal <brent@baton.phys.lsu.edu> TIAA-CREF support.
 Stefan Nobis <stefan-ml@snobis.de> German translation patch
diff --git a/doc/sgml/C/xacc-about.sgml b/doc/sgml/C/xacc-about.sgml
index a83c3f7a73..4da8ca61dc 100644
--- a/doc/sgml/C/xacc-about.sgml
+++ b/doc/sgml/C/xacc-about.sgml
@@ -654,6 +654,14 @@ provide an accurate Profit & Loss statement.
 </GLOSSDEF>
 </GLOSSENTRY>
 
+<GLOSSENTRY>
+<GLOSSTERM><email>dres@phoenixdsl.com</email> James
+      LewisMoss</GLOSSTERM>
+<GLOSSDEF>
+<PARA>design doc patches</PARA>
+</GLOSSDEF>
+</GLOSSENTRY>
+
 <GLOSSENTRY>
 <GLOSSTERM><email>sjmurdoch@linuxfan.com</email> Steven
       Murdoch</GLOSSTERM>
diff --git a/src/doc/design/fdl.texinfo b/src/doc/design/fdl.texinfo
index 015fbfd017..632759a6a3 100644
--- a/src/doc/design/fdl.texinfo
+++ b/src/doc/design/fdl.texinfo
@@ -381,4 +381,4 @@ recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of
 free software license, such as the GNU General Public License,
 to permit their use in free software.
 
-@bye
+@c @bye
diff --git a/src/doc/design/intro.texinfo b/src/doc/design/intro.texinfo
index c0510a6b92..bdb6e22c0d 100644
--- a/src/doc/design/intro.texinfo
+++ b/src/doc/design/intro.texinfo
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ The ability to generate and print graphs of financial information.
 @end itemize
 
 A more comprehensive list of current and planned features for GnuCash
-is at @uref{http://cvs.gnucash.org/linux/gnucash/projects.html}.
+is located at @uref{http://cvs.gnucash.org/linux/gnucash/projects.html}.
diff --git a/src/doc/design/register.texinfo b/src/doc/design/register.texinfo
index 89c7ce9367..3187298b47 100644
--- a/src/doc/design/register.texinfo
+++ b/src/doc/design/register.texinfo
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ cells in a table. It includes a table header, and defines more than
 ten specific layouts: bank, credit-card, stock, general ledger, etc.
 
 The split register implementation is divided into two components. The
-first (src/register/splitreg.[ch]) defines the basic structure and
-implementation of a split register, but does not specifically use or
+first component (src/register/splitreg.[ch]) defines the basic structure
+and implementation of a split register, but does not specifically use or
 depend on the other GnuCash modules, including the Engine. Of course,
-this implementation was created with the engine financial structures
-in mind.
+this implementation was created with the engine financial structures in
+mind.
 
 The second component (src/SplitLedger.[ch]) implements the full register
 behavior and makes full use of the Engine API. This component is
diff --git a/src/doc/design/texinfo.tex b/src/doc/design/texinfo.tex
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000