diff --git a/win/gnome/gnmesg.h b/win/gnome/gnmesg.h
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+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)gnmesg.h	3.3	2000/07/16	*/
+/* Copyright (C) 1998 by Erik Andersen <andersee@debian.org> */
+/* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
+
+#ifndef GnomeHackMessageWindow_h
+#define GnomeHackMessageWindow_h
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "config.h"
+
+GtkWidget* ghack_init_message_window ( /* GnomeHackKeyBuffer g_keybuffer,
+					  GnomeHackClickBuffer g_clickbuffer */ );
+void ghack_message_window_clear(GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data);
+void ghack_message_window_destroy();
+void ghack_message_window_display(GtkWidget *widget, boolean block,
+                                  gpointer data);
+void ghack_message_window_put_string(GtkWidget *widget, int attr,
+                                     const char* text, gpointer data);
+void ghack_message_window_use_RIP(int how);
+void ghack_message_window_scroll(int dx, int dy);
+
+
+#endif /* GnomeHackMessageWindow_h */