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 /*!
 	\page app_intro Introduction to the Application Kit.
   
-	The Application Kit is a kit you will have to get to know in case you
-	want to effectively write Haiku applications with a GUI. The application
-	kit does exactly as the name might inform you: it is the basis for Haiku
-	applications. It is advised to read through this document, and the
-	documents referenced before going to any other part of the API. 
+	The Application Kit should be your starting point if you want to write
+	native Haiku applications with a GUI. The application kit does
+	exactly as its name suggests; it is the basis for Haiku	applications.  You
+	should read through this document and the documents referenced here before
+	moving on to any other part of the API. 
   
-	We can divide the classes in the application kit up in two categories. The
-	biggest part of the classes are in the 'messaging' classes. Have a look at
-	the \link app_messaging Introduction to Messaging \endlink for more 
-	information. The following classes are part of it:
+	The Application Kit classes can be divided into two groups: the "messaging"
+	classes and the "system interaction" classes.  The larger group contains
+	the messaging classes. Have a look at the \link app_messaging
+	Introduction to Messaging \endlink for more information.
+	The following classes are messaging classes:
 	- BHandler
 	- BInvoker
 	- BLooper
@@ -29,13 +30,13 @@
 	- BMessageRunner
 	- BMessenger
   
-	The second category is the 'system interaction'  category. These classes
-	provides hooks for you application to interact with the rest of the system.
+	The second group is the system interaction classes. These classes
+	provide hooks for your application to interact with the rest of the system.
 	The most important class is BApplication. This is a list of all the
-	classes:
+	system interaction classes:
 	- BApplication
 	- BClipboard
 	- BCursor
 	- BPropertyInfo
 	- BRoster
-*/
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+*/