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diff --git a/doc/blurb.but b/doc/blurb.but
index 2bb59b1..b644681 100644
--- a/doc/blurb.but
+++ b/doc/blurb.but
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
\cfg{xhtml-body-end}{Comments to <a href='mailto:anakin@pobox.com'>anakin@pobox.com</a>}
-\preamble Halibut is a free (MIT-licensed) documentation production
-system, able to generate multiple output formats from the same input
-data.
+Halibut is a free (MIT-licensed) documentation production system,
+able to generate multiple output formats from the same input data.
+This document is its user manual.
\copyright This manual is copyright 2004 Simon Tatham. All
rights reserved. You may distribute this documentation under the MIT
licence. See \k{licence} for the licence text in full.
-\versionid $Id: blurb.but,v 1.1 2004/03/25 18:33:02 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id: blurb.but,v 1.2 2004/03/25 19:16:28 simon Exp $
diff --git a/doc/input.but b/doc/input.but
index e5c157b..587836f 100644
--- a/doc/input.but
+++ b/doc/input.but
@@ -867,16 +867,16 @@ These sometimes occur in books, for specialist purposes such as
keyword argument, because there is no sensible way to generate an
automatic cross-reference to such a chapter anyway.
-\S{input-blurb} \c{\\preamble}, \c{\\copyright}, \c{\\title},
-\c{\\versionid}: Miscellaneous blurb commands
+\S{input-blurb} \c{\\copyright}, \c{\\title}, \c{\\versionid}:
+Miscellaneous blurb commands
-These four commands define a variety of special paragraph types.
+These three commands define a variety of special paragraph types.
They are all used in the same way: you put the command at the start
of a paragraph, and then just follow it with normal text, like this:
\c \title My First Manual
-The four special paragraph types are:
+The three special paragraph types are:
\dt \c{\\title}
@@ -885,23 +885,15 @@ title is treated specially in some output formats (for example, it's
used in a \cw{<title>} tag in the HTML output), so it needs a
special paragraph type to point it out.
-\dt \c{\\preamble}
-
-\dd This command indicates ordinary text that appears \e{before} the
-first chapter heading. \#{FIXME: figure out what Halibut actually
-does do with ordinary text before a chapter heading. Then figure out
-whether that's sensible. Then figure out what \preamble has to offer
-that's perceptibly different. Fix if necessary.}
-
\dt \c{\\copyright}
\dd This command indicates that the paragraph attached to it
contains a copyright statement for the document. This text is
-usually displayed inline, in the same way as \c{\\preamble} text,
-but in some output formats it is given additional special treatment.
-For example, Windows Help files have a standard slot in which to
-store a copyright notice, so that other software can display it
-prominently.
+usually displayed inline, just before the first chapter title but
+after any preamble text before that; but in some output formats it
+is given additional special treatment. For example, Windows Help
+files have a standard slot in which to store a copyright notice, so
+that other software can display it prominently.
\dt \c{\\versionid}