--- a/src/graphics.h.in
+++ b/src/graphics.h.in
@@ -2203,15 +2203,34 @@
     // See the genprops.awk script for an explanation of the
     // properties declarations.
 
+    // FIXME -- it seems strange to me that the diary, diaryfile,
+    // echo, format, formatspacing, language, and recursionlimit
+    // properties are here.  WTF do they have to do with graphics?
+    // Also note that these properties (and the monitorpositions,
+    // pointerlocation, and pointerwindow properties) are not yet used
+    // by Octave, so setting them will have no effect, and changes
+    // made elswhere (say, the diary or format functions) will not
+    // cause these properties to be updated.
+
     BEGIN_PROPERTIES (root_figure, root)
+      handle_property callbackobject Sr , graphics_handle ()
+      array_property commandwindowsize r , Matrix (1, 2, 0)
       handle_property currentfigure S , graphics_handle ()
-      handle_property callbackobject Sr , graphics_handle ()
+      bool_property diary , "off"
+      string_property diaryfile , "diary"
+      bool_property echo , "off"
+      radio_property format , "+|bank|bit|debug|hex|long|longe|longeng|longg|native-bit|native-hex|rational|{short}|shorte|shorteng|shortg"
+      radio_property formatspacing , "{loose}|compact"
+      string_property language , "ascii"
+      array_value monitorpositions , Matrix (1, 4, 0)
+      array_property pointerlocation , Matrix (1, 2, 0)
+      double_property pointerwindow , 0.0
+      double_property recursionlimit , 256.0
       double_property screendepth r , default_screendepth ()
+      double_property screenpixelsperinch r , default_screenpixelsperinch ()
       array_property screensize r , default_screensize ()
-      double_property screenpixelsperinch r , default_screenpixelsperinch ()
+      bool_property showhiddenhandles , "off"
       radio_property units U , "inches|centimeters|normalized|points|{pixels}"
-      radio_property formatspacing , "{loose}|compact"
-      bool_property showhiddenhandles , "off"
     END_PROPERTIES
 
   private: