diff --git a/Control.MousePosition.txt b/Control.MousePosition.txt
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+OpenLayers.Control.MousePosition
+
+A small control which displays the Longitude and Latitude of the current mouse position, by defualt in the lower right of the map viewport.
+
+* Constructor
+  OpenLayers.Control.MousePosition({Object|options}) -- Creates a new MousePosition control.
+  
+  
+* Parameters
+
+  element -- if not null, div in which to display the MousePosition
+  prefix -- html to precede the longitude value (default: '')
+  separator -- html to separate the longitude and latitude values (default: '<br />')
+  suffix -- html to follow the latitude value (default: '')
+  numdigits -- number of digits to the right of the decimal (default: 5)
+  granularity -- a change of how many pixels is considered a mouse move (default: 1)
+
+prefix, separator, and suffix are used to format the lon/lat values.
+
+With:
+   prefix = 'Lon:&nbsp;'
+   suffix = '<br />Lat:&nbsp;'
+   suffix = ''
+   nudigits = 3
+Lon/Lat is displayed as:
+    Lon: 95.123
+	Lat: 35.456
+
+If the mouse has never been over the map, Lon/Lat will equal 0/0.  If the mouse is over the map, Lon/Lat will equal the current mouse position.  If the mouse has been moved off the map, Lon/Lat will equal the value displayed at the time the mouse was moved off the map.
+
+If the mouse is moving slowly, the Lon/Lat will refresh continuously.  If the mouse is moving rapidly, the refresh of Lon/Lat will be suspended until the mouse has slowed down or stopped.  (Trying to update the Lon/Lat value while the mouse is in rapid movemement makes the movement of the mouse unacceptably jerky.)
+
diff --git a/authors.txt b/authors.txt
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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Patch contributors
 ------------------
 Corey Puffault
 Tim Schaub
+Jeff Dege
 
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