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+This file added by R Frith-Macdonald for the purpose of keeping track of
+which header files have been 'validated' and what things should be added
+to the todo list.
+
+Created	26-Apr-1999
+
+Updated 26-Apr-1999
+
+
+------------------------------------
+Class headers inspected by Marc.Champesme@lipn.univ-paris13.fr
+
+NSHelpPanel.h
+NSInterfaceStyle.h
+NSPanel.h
+NSSavePanel.h
+NSOpenPanel.h
+
+------------------------------------
+Items for ToDo list
+
+<LI>[NSOpenPanel -canChooseFiles] implement
+<LI>[NSOpenPanel -allowsMultipleSelection] test
+<LI>[NSOpenPanel -setCanChooseDirectories] test
+<LI>Implement NSHelpPanel (OpenStep)
+<LI>Implement NSHelpManager (MacOS-X)
+
+------------------------------------
+Notes
+
+NSDPSContext is only present in the xdps backend
+
+