diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4d99726c1..7589afc69 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <<<<<<< ChangeLog
+Tues Aug 11 1998  Felipe A. Rodriguez  <far@ix.netcom.com>
+
+	* externs.m further defined the NSStringAdditions globals. 
+
 Sat Aug 8 1998  Felipe A. Rodriguez  <far@ix.netcom.com>
 
 	* added NSStringDrawing.m and NSStringDrawing.h which implement the
diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSStringDrawing.h b/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSStringDrawing.h
index 45cd84f64..95e5bfab9 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSStringDrawing.h
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/gui/NSStringDrawing.h
@@ -37,21 +37,22 @@
 						// the respective property in a text attributes 
 						// dictionary.  if the key is not in the dictionary the 	
 						// default value is assumed  											
-NSString *NSFontAttributeName;    			// NSFont, defaults to Helvetica 12        
-NSString *NSParagraphStyleAttributeName;	// NSParagraphStyle, default to 
-											// defaultParagraphStyle
-NSString *NSForegroundColorAttributeName;  	// NSColor, default is blackColor
-NSString *NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName;   	// int, default 0 = no underline 
-NSString *NSSuperscriptAttributeName;      	// int, default 0 
-NSString *NSBackgroundColorAttributeName;	// NSColor,default nil =no back col 
-NSString *NSAttachmentAttributeName;       	// NSTextAttachment, default nil 
-NSString *NSLigatureAttributeName;         	// int, default 1 
-											// 1 = default ligatures, 
-											// 0 = no ligatures, 
-											// 2 = all ligatures 
-NSString *NSBaselineOffsetAttributeName;   	// float, default 0 in points; 
-											// offset from baseline, 
-NSString *NSKernAttributeName;             	// float, amount to modify default 
+extern NSString *NSFontAttributeName;    	// NSFont, defaults to Helvetica 12
+        				// NSParagraphStyle, default is defaultParagraphStyle
+extern NSString *NSParagraphStyleAttributeName;	 
+											// NSColor, default is blackColor 
+extern NSString *NSForegroundColorAttributeName; 
+											// int, default 0 = no	underline
+extern NSString *NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName;   	 	 
+extern NSString *NSSuperscriptAttributeName;      			// int, default 0 
+								// NSColor, default nil = no background color
+extern NSString *NSBackgroundColorAttributeName;		
+extern NSString *NSAttachmentAttributeName;    // NSTextAttachment, default nil     	 
+						// int, default 1, 0 = no ligatures, 2 = all ligatures
+extern NSString *NSLigatureAttributeName;			 
+extern NSString *NSBaselineOffsetAttributeName;  // float, default 0 in points; 
+											// float, offset from baseline, 
+extern NSString *NSKernAttributeName;		// amount to modify default
 											// kerning, if 0 kerning is off 
 enum 									
 {											// Currently supported values for
diff --git a/Source/externs.m b/Source/externs.m
index c1a98a755..90dc669b2 100644
--- a/Source/externs.m
+++ b/Source/externs.m
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
    Author:  Scott Christley <scottc@net-community.com>
    Date: August 1997
+   Author:  Felipe A. Rodriguez <far@ix.netcom.com>
+   Date: Aug 1998
    
    This file is part of the GNUstep GUI Library.
 
@@ -303,3 +305,16 @@ NSString *NSWorkspaceWillPowerOffNotification =
 NSString *NSWorkspaceWillUnmountNotification =
 @"NSWorkspaceWillUnmountNotification";
 
+//
+//	NSStringDrawing NSString additions
+//
+NSString *NSFontAttributeName = 			@"NSFontAttributeName";    	
+NSString *NSParagraphStyleAttributeName =	@"NSParagraphStyleAttributeName";	 
+NSString *NSForegroundColorAttributeName =	@"NSForegroundColorAttributeName"; 
+NSString *NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName =	@"NSUnderlineStyleAttributeName";   	 	 
+NSString *NSSuperscriptAttributeName =		@"NSSuperscriptAttributeName";      	 
+NSString *NSBackgroundColorAttributeName =	@"NSBackgroundColorAttributeName";		
+NSString *NSAttachmentAttributeName = 		@"NSAttachmentAttributeName";         	 
+NSString *NSLigatureAttributeName = 		@"NSLigatureAttributeName";			
+NSString *NSBaselineOffsetAttributeName = 	@"NSBaselineOffsetAttributeName";   	 
+NSString *NSKernAttributeName = 			@"NSKernAttributeName";