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diff --git a/Plugin.pod b/Plugin.pod
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--- a/Plugin.pod
+++ b/Plugin.pod
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 re::engine::Plugin - API to write custom regex engines
 
+=head1 VERSION
+
+Version 0.08
+
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 As of perl 5.9.5 it's possible to lexically replace perl's built-in
@@ -19,12 +23,12 @@ C</pattern/> or runtime for C<qr//> patterns, or something inbetween
 depending on variable interpolation etc.
 
 When this module is loaded into a scope it inserts a hook into
-C<$^H{regcomp}> (as described in L<perlreapi>) to have each regexp
-constructed in its lexical scope handled by this engine, but it
-differs from other engines in that it also inserts other hooks into
-C<%^H> in the same scope that point to user-defined subroutines to use
-during compilation, execution etc, these are described in
-L</CALLBACKS> below.
+C<$^H{regcomp}> (as described in L<perlreapi> and L<perlpragma>) to
+have each regexp constructed in its lexical scope handled by this
+engine, but it differs from other engines in that it also inserts
+other hooks into C<%^H> in the same scope that point to user-defined
+subroutines to use during compilation, execution etc, these are
+described in L</CALLBACKS> below.
 
 The callbacks (e.g. L</comp>) then get called with a
 L<re::engine::Plugin> object as their first argument. This object
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ caller's scope use use the following snippet:
 
     sub import
     {
-        # Populates the caller's %^H with our callbacks
+        # Sets the caller's $^H{regcomp} his %^H with our callbacks
         re::engine::Plugin->import(
             comp => \&comp,
             exec => \&exec,
@@ -122,6 +126,9 @@ available as the second argument (C<$str>) and through the L<str|/str>
 method. The routine should return a true value if the match was
 successful, and a false one if it wasn't.
 
+This callback can also be specified on an individual basis with the
+L</callbacks> method.
+
 =head1 METHODS
 
 =head2 str
@@ -182,6 +189,33 @@ called at all.
 The length specified will be used as a a byte length (using
 L<SvPV|perlapi/SvPV>), not a character length.
 
+=head2 nparens
+
+=head2 gofs
+
+=head2 callbacks
+
+    # A dumb regexp engine that just tests string equality
+    use re::engine::Plugin comp => sub {
+        my ($re) = @_;
+
+        my $pat = $re->pattern;
+
+        $re->callbacks(
+            exec => sub {
+                my ($re, $str) = @_;
+                return $pat eq $str;
+            },
+        );
+    };
+
+Takes a list of key-value pairs of names and subroutines, and replace the
+callback currently attached to the regular expression for the type given as
+the key by the code reference passed as the corresponding value.
+
+The only valid key is currently C<exec>. See L</exec> for more details about
+this callback.
+
 =head2 num_captures
 
     $re->num_captures(
@@ -391,13 +425,17 @@ Please report any bugs that aren't already listed at
 L<http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=re-engine-Plugin> to
 L<http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Report.html?Queue=re-engine-Plugin>
 
-=head1 AUTHOR
+=head1 AUTHORS
+
+E<AElig>var ArnfjE<ouml>rE<eth> Bjarmason C<< <avar at cpan.org> >>
 
-E<AElig>var ArnfjE<ouml>rE<eth> Bjarmason <avar@cpan.org>
+Vincent Pit C<< <perl at profvince.com> >>
 
 =head1 LICENSE
 
-Copyright 2007-2008 E<AElig>var ArnfjE<ouml>rE<eth> Bjarmason.
+Copyright 2007,2008 E<AElig>var ArnfjE<ouml>rE<eth> Bjarmason.
+
+Copyright 2009,2010 Vincent Pit.
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 under the same terms as Perl itself.