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diff --git a/lib/Maypole/Config.pm b/lib/Maypole/Config.pm
index b48548e..024b78c 100644
--- a/lib/Maypole/Config.pm
+++ b/lib/Maypole/Config.pm
@@ -5,17 +5,16 @@ use attributes ();
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
+our $VERSION = "1." . sprintf "%04d", q$Rev$ =~ /: (\d+)/;
+
 # Public accessors.
 __PACKAGE__->mk_accessors(
-    qw( view uri_base template_root model loader display_tables ok_tables
-      rows_per_page dsn user pass opts)
+     qw( view view_options uri_base template_root model loader display_tables
+         ok_tables rows_per_page dsn user pass opts application_name)
 );
 
 # Should only be modified by model.
-__PACKAGE__->mk_ro_accessors(
-    qw( classes tables table_to_class
-      )
-);
+__PACKAGE__->mk_ro_accessors(qw( classes tables));
 
 1;
 
@@ -31,52 +30,70 @@ This class stores all configuration data for your Maypole application.
 
 =head2 View related
 
-=head3 view
+=head3 application_name
 
-The view class for your Maypole Application. Defaults to "Maypole::View::TT"
+This should be a string containing your application's name.
 
-=head3 uri_base 
-
-This is the uri base that should be appended to your application when maypole 
-makes urls.
+=head3 rows_per_page
 
-=head3 template_root
+This is the number of rows your application should display per page.
 
-This is where your application can find it's templates.
+=head3 tables
 
-=head3 rows_per_page
+Contains a list of all tables, if supported by model.
 
-This is the  number of rows your application should display per page.
+=head3 template_root
 
-=head2 Model-Related
+This is where your application can find its templates.
 
-=head3 display_tables 
+=head3 uri_base
 
-These are the tables that are public to your maypole application
+This is the URI base that should be prepended to your application when
+Maypole
+makes URLs.
 
-=head3 ok_tables
+=head3 view
 
-These are the tables that maypole should care about
+The name of the view class for your Maypole Application. Defaults to
+"Maypole::View::TT".
 
-=head3 model
+=head3 view_options
 
-The model class for your Maypole Application. Defaults to "Maypole::View::CDBI"
+A hash of configuration options for the view class. Consult the documentation
+for your chosen view class for information on available configuration options.
 
-=head3 loader
-
-This is the loader object. It's set up by the CDBI model if it's not initialized before setup.
+=head2 Model-Related
 
 =head3 classes
 
-This config variable contains a list of your view classes. This set up by the
+This config variable contains a list of your view classes. This is set
+up by the
 model class, and should not be changed in the view or the config.
 
+=head3 display_tables
+
+This is a list of the tables that are public to your Maypole 
+application. Defaults to all the tables in the database.
+
 =head3 dsn
+
 The DSN to your database. Follows standard DBD syntax.
 
-=head3 user
+=head3 loader
+
+This is the loader object (n.b. an instance, not a class name). It's set
+up by the CDBI model to an instance of "Class::DBI::Loader" if it's not
+initialized before calling setup().
 
-Username to log into the database with
+=head3 model
+
+The name of the model class for your Maypole Application. Defaults to
+"Maypole::Model::CDBI".
+
+=head3 ok_tables
+
+This is a hash of the public tables. It is populated automatically by 
+Maypole from the list in display_tables and should not be changed.
 
 =head3 pass
 
@@ -84,24 +101,33 @@ Password for database user.
 
 =head3 opts
 
-Other options to the dbi connect call.
+Other options to the DBI connect call.
 
-=head1 SEE ALSO
+=head3 user
 
-L<Maypole>
+Username to log into the database with.
+
+=head2 Adding additional configuration data
+
+If your modules need to store additional configuration data for their 
+own use or to make available to templates, add a line like this to your 
+module:
 
-=head1 MAINTAINER
+   Maypole::Config->mk_accessors(qw(variable or variables));
 
-Sebastian Riedel, c<sri@oook.de>
+Care is needed to avoid conflicting variable names.
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<Maypole>
 
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
-Simon Cozens, C<simon@cpan.org>
+Sebastian Riedel, C<sri@oook.de>
 
-=head1 THANK YOU
+=head1 AUTHOR EMERITUS
 
-Jesse Scheidlower, Jody Belka, Markus Ramberg, Mickael Joanne, Simon Flack,
-Veljko Vidovic and all the others who've helped.
+Simon Cozens, C<simon@cpan.org>
 
 =head1 LICENSE