diff --git a/projects/viztool/build.xml b/projects/viztool/build.xml
index 454fc6fb..31c5d326 100644
--- a/projects/viztool/build.xml
+++ b/projects/viztool/build.xml
@@ -2,22 +2,24 @@
 <project name="viztool" default="compile" basedir=".">
 
   <!-- things you may want to change -->
-  <property name="build.compiler" value="jikes"/>
-  <property name="java.libraries" value="/usr/share/java"/>
+  <property name="app.name"         value="viztool"/>
+  <property name="doc.packages"     value="com.samskivert.*"/>
+  <property name="doc.overview"     value="com/samskivert/overview.html"/>
+  <property name="copyright.holder" value="Michael Bayne"/>
+  <property name="build.compiler"   value="jikes"/>
+  <property name="java.libraries"   value="/usr/share/java"/>
 
   <!-- things you probably don't want to change -->
-  <property name="app.name"         value="viztool"/>
-  <property name="deploy.dir"       value="dist"/>
-  <property name="dist.jar"         value="${app.name}.jar"/>
-  <property name="javadoc.dir"      value="${deploy.dir}/docs"/>
-  <property name="doc.packages"     value="com.samskivert.*"/>
-  <property name="copyright.holder" value="Michael Bayne"/>
+  <property name="src.dir"     value="src/java"/>
+  <property name="deploy.dir"  value="dist"/>
+  <property name="dist.jar"    value="${app.name}.jar"/>
+  <property name="javadoc.dir" value="${deploy.dir}/docs"/>
 
   <!-- declare our classpath -->
   <path id="classpath">
-    <fileset dir="${java.libraries}" includes="**/*.jar"/>
-    <fileset dir="lib" includes="**/*.jar"/>
     <pathelement location="${deploy.dir}/classes"/>
+    <fileset dir="lib" includes="**/*.jar"/>
+    <fileset dir="${java.libraries}" includes="**/*.jar"/>
   </path>
 
   <!-- prepares the application directories -->
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@
     <mkdir dir="${deploy.dir}/classes"/>
     <mkdir dir="${javadoc.dir}"/>
     <copy todir="${deploy.dir}/classes">
-      <fileset dir="src/java" includes="**/*.properties"/>
+      <fileset dir="${src.dir}" includes="**/*.properties"/>
     </copy>
   </target>
 
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@
 
   <!-- build the java class files -->
   <target name="compile" depends="prepare">
-    <javac srcdir="src/java" destdir="${deploy.dir}/classes"
+    <javac srcdir="${src.dir}" destdir="${deploy.dir}/classes"
            debug="on" optimize="off" deprecation="off">
       <classpath refid="classpath"/>
     </javac>
@@ -45,25 +47,25 @@
 
   <!-- build the javadoc documentation -->
   <target name="javadoc" depends="prepare">
-    <javadoc sourcepath="src/java"
+    <javadoc sourcepath="${src.dir}"
              packagenames="${doc.packages}"
              windowtitle="${app.name} API"
              doctitle="${app.name} API"
-             overview="src/java/com/samskivert/viztool/overview.html"
+             overview="${src.dir}/${doc.overview}"
              bottom="Copyright &#169; 2001 ${copyright.holder}. All Rights Reserved."
              destdir="${javadoc.dir}">
       <classpath refid="classpath"/>
-      <link href="http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.3/docs/api"/>
       <link href="http://www.waywardgeeks.org/code/samskivert/javadoc"/>
+      <link href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/"/>
     </javadoc>
   </target>
 
-  <!-- the default target is to rebuild everything -->
-  <target name="all" depends="clean,prepare,compile,javadoc"/>
+  <!-- a target for rebuilding everything -->
+  <target name="all" depends="clean,prepare,compile,javadoc,dist"/>
 
   <!-- builds our distribution files (war and jar) -->
   <target name="dist" depends="prepare,compile">
-    <jar jarfile="${deploy.dir}/${dist.jar}"
+    <jar file="${deploy.dir}/${dist.jar}"
          basedir="${deploy.dir}/classes"/>
   </target>