--- a/doc/interpreter/java.txi
+++ b/doc/interpreter/java.txi
@@ -26,19 +26,56 @@
 @cindex calling Octave from Java
 @cindex  Octave, calling from Java
 
-The Java Interface is designed for calling Java functions from Octave.
-If you want to do the reverse and call Octave from Java, you might try
+The Java Interface is designed for calling Java functions from within Octave.
+If you want to do the reverse, and call Octave from within Java, try
 a library like 
 @code{javaOctave} (@url{http://kenai.com/projects/javaOctave}) or
 @code{joPas} (@url{http://jopas.sourceforge.net}). 
 
 @menu
-* Available Functions::         
+* Java Interface Functions::         
+* Dialog Box Functions::         
 * FAQ - Frequently asked Questions::  
 @end menu
 
-@node Available Functions
-@section Available Functions
+@node Java Interface Functions
+@section Java Interface Functions
+
+The following functions are the core of the Java Interface.  They provide
+a way to create a Java object, get and set its data fields, and call Java
+methods which return results to Octave. 
+
+@cindex object, creating a Java object
+@DOCSTRING(javaObject)
+
+@cindex fields, displaying available fields of a Java object
+FIXME: Need documentation on how fieldnames() is overloaded to return
+the methods of a Java object.
+
+@cindex field, returning value of Java object field
+FIXME: Need documentation on how to use structure-like indexing
+to get fields from Java object.
+
+@cindex field, setting value of Java object field
+FIXME: Need documentation on how to use structure-like indexing
+to set fields from Java object.
+
+@DOCSTRING(isjava)
+
+@cindex array, creating a Java array
+@DOCSTRING(javaArray)
+
+@cindex method, invoking a method of a Java object
+@DOCSTRING(javaMethod)
+
+@cindex methods, displaying available methods of a Java object
+FIXME: Need documentation on how methods() is overloaded to return
+the methods of a Java object.
+
+The following three functions are used to display and modify the
+class path used by the Java Virtual Machine.  This is entirely separate
+from Octave's PATH variable and is used by the JVM to find the correct
+code to execute.
 
 @cindex classpath, displaying
 @cindex classpath, dynamic
@@ -58,33 +95,22 @@
 @cindex path, removing from classpath
 @DOCSTRING(javarmpath)
 
+The following four functions provide information and control over the interface
+between Octave and the Java Virtual Machine.
+
+@DOCSTRING(usejava)
+
 @cindex memory, displaying Java memory status
 @DOCSTRING(javamem)
 
-@cindex array, creating a Java array
-@DOCSTRING(javaArray)
+@DOCSTRING(java_matrix_autoconversion)
 
-@cindex object, creating a Java object
-@DOCSTRING(javaObject)
-
-@cindex method, invoking a method of a Java object
-@DOCSTRING(javaMethod)
+@DOCSTRING(java_unsigned_autoconversion)
 
-@cindex field, returning value of Java object field
-FIXME: Need documentation on how to use structure-like indexing
-to get fields from Java object.
-
-@cindex field, setting value of Java object field
-FIXME: Need documentation on how to use structure-like indexing
-to set fields from Java object.
+@DOCSTRING(debug_java)
 
-@cindex methods, displaying available methods of a Java object
-FIXME: Need documentation on how methods() is overloaded to return
-the methods of a Java object.
-
-@cindex fields, displaying available fields of a Java object
-FIXME: Need documentation on how fieldnames() is overloaded to return
-the methods of a Java object.
+@node Dialog Box Functions
+@section Dialog Box Functions
 
 The following functions all use the Java Interface to provide some form
 of dialog box.

--- a/doc/interpreter/system.txi
+++ b/doc/interpreter/system.txi
@@ -521,8 +521,6 @@
 
 @DOCSTRING(octave_config_info)
 
-@DOCSTRING(usejava)
-
 @DOCSTRING(getrusage)
 
 @node Hashing Functions

--- a/libinterp/octave-value/ov-java.cc
+++ b/libinterp/octave-value/ov-java.cc
@@ -1879,9 +1879,8 @@
   return retval;
 }
 
-#endif
-// endif on HAVE_JAVA
-//
+#endif  // endif on HAVE_JAVA
+
 // DEFUN blocks below must be outside of HAVE_JAVA block so that
 // documentation strings are always available, even when functions are not.
 
@@ -1892,7 +1891,7 @@
 Create a Java object of class @var{classsname}, by calling the class\n\
 constructor with the arguments @var{arg1}, @dots{}\n\
 \n\
-The first example creates an uninitialized object,\n\
+The first example below creates an uninitialized object,\n\
 while the second example supplies an initial argument to the constructor.\n\
 \n\
 @example\n\
@@ -1942,8 +1941,8 @@
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn  {Built-in Function} {@var{ret} =} javaMethod (@var{methodname}, @var{obj})\n\
 @deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {@var{ret} =} javaMethod (@var{methodname}, @var{obj}, @var{arg1}, @dots{})\n\
-Invoke the method @var{methodname} on the Java object @var{obj} with the arguments\n\
-@var{arg1}, @dots{}  For static methods, @var{obj} can be a string\n\
+Invoke the method @var{methodname} on the Java object @var{obj} with the\n\
+arguments @var{arg1}, @dots{}  For static methods, @var{obj} can be a string\n\
 representing the fully qualified name of the corresponding class.  The\n\
 function returns the result of the method invocation.\n\
 \n\
@@ -2194,9 +2193,9 @@
 @deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {@var{old_val} =} java_unsigned_autoconversion (@var{new_val})\n\
 @deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {} java_unsigned_autoconversion (@var{new_val}, \"local\")\n\
 Query or set the internal variable that controls how integer classes are\n\
-converted when Java matrix autoconversion is enabled.  When enabled, Java\n\
-arrays of class Byte or Integer are converted to matrices of class uint8 or\n\
-uint32 respectively.\n\
+converted when @code{java_matrix_autoconversion} is enabled.  When enabled,\n\
+Java arrays of class Byte or Integer are converted to matrices of class\n\
+uint8 or uint32 respectively.  The default value is true.\n\
 \n\
 When called from inside a function with the \"local\" option, the variable is\n\
 changed locally for the function and any subroutines it calls.  The original\n\
@@ -2236,7 +2235,7 @@
 }
 
 // Outside of #ifdef HAVE_JAVA because it is desirable to be able to
-// merely test for the presence of a Java object without having Java installed. 
+// test for the presence of a Java object without having Java installed. 
 DEFUN (isjava, args, ,
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} isjava (@var{x})\n\

--- a/scripts/java/javaArray.m
+++ b/scripts/java/javaArray.m
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 ## if @var{classname} is a reference type, or to a default value (usually 0)
 ## if @var{classname} is a primitive type.
 ##
+## Sample code:
+##
 ## @example
 ## @group
 ## jary = javaArray ("java.lang.String", 2, 2);

--- a/scripts/java/listdlg.m
+++ b/scripts/java/listdlg.m
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
 ##
 ## @example
 ## @group
-## [sel, ok] = listdlg ("ListString", @{"An item", "another", "yet another"@}, "SelectionMode", "Multiple" );
+## [sel, ok] = listdlg ("ListString", @{"An item", "another", "yet another"@},
+##                      "SelectionMode", "Multiple");
 ## if (ok == 1)
-##   imax = numel (sel);
-##   for i = 1:1:imax
+##   for i = 1:numel (sel)
 ##     disp (sel(i));
 ##   endfor
 ## endif