remove empty comments

found with:
git ls-files | xargs grep -Pzl '/\*\*
(\*|\s|
)*\*/'

Change-Id: I1f47bcb94d5a7b290a6c622c6941195fbb578597
Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/37159
Tested-by: Jenkins <ci@libreoffice.org>
Reviewed-by: Noel Grandin <noel.grandin@collabora.co.uk>

118 files changed, 15 insertions, 586 deletions

diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChangingResource.hxx b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChangingResource.hxx
index 242b41e13206..251fdf5cb7b6 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChangingResource.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChangingResource.hxx
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class ChangingResource;
 class ResourceChangeListener
 {
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeDialogController.hxx b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeDialogController.hxx
index 0c40bd95087b..6e3d964d02cb 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeDialogController.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeDialogController.hxx
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ class ValueSet;
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 enum GlobalStackMode
 {
     GlobalStackMode_NONE,
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeTemplateProvider.hxx b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeTemplateProvider.hxx
index a0a3c670f4df..963952807b86 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeTemplateProvider.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/ChartTypeTemplateProvider.hxx
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class ChartTypeTemplateProvider
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/tp_AxisLabel.hxx b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/tp_AxisLabel.hxx
index aefe92dc6962..667fdabb1f19 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/tp_AxisLabel.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/tp_AxisLabel.hxx
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class SchAxisLabelTabPage : public SfxTabPage
 {
 private:
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/tp_DataLabel.hxx b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/tp_DataLabel.hxx
index bce80b6a3fa4..3b8836ee7629 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/tp_DataLabel.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/tp_DataLabel.hxx
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ class SvNumberFormatter;
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class DataLabelsTabPage : public SfxTabPage
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/inc/ConfigurationAccess.hxx b/chart2/source/controller/inc/ConfigurationAccess.hxx
index 7ec2c1a71016..416ae72fe832 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/inc/ConfigurationAccess.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/inc/ConfigurationAccess.hxx
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 namespace ConfigurationAccess
 {
     /** @descr Retrieve the FieldUnit to be used for the UI.  This unit is retrieved
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/inc/PositionAndSizeHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/controller/inc/PositionAndSizeHelper.hxx
index eb0ac9c6cdf0..5e83d3dc01d1 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/inc/PositionAndSizeHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/inc/PositionAndSizeHelper.hxx
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class PositionAndSizeHelper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/inc/TitleDialogData.hxx b/chart2/source/controller/inc/TitleDialogData.hxx
index 9a8070f0b487..2583dae3ec57 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/inc/TitleDialogData.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/inc/TitleDialogData.hxx
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 struct TitleDialogData
 {
     css::uno::Sequence< sal_Bool > aPossibilityList;
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/AxisHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/AxisHelper.hxx
index a0edd492b693..65d908aacec3 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/AxisHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/AxisHelper.hxx
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class OOO_DLLPUBLIC_CHARTTOOLS AxisHelper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/ChartModelHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/ChartModelHelper.hxx
index 7dcce430fad4..449c4fc40244 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/ChartModelHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/ChartModelHelper.hxx
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class OOO_DLLPUBLIC_CHARTTOOLS ChartModelHelper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/ChartViewHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/ChartViewHelper.hxx
index 1925511a9c00..5bde941b709d 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/ChartViewHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/ChartViewHelper.hxx
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class OOO_DLLPUBLIC_CHARTTOOLS ChartViewHelper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/ColorPerPointHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/ColorPerPointHelper.hxx
index 12df360f1b53..c482389cb427 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/ColorPerPointHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/ColorPerPointHelper.hxx
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class OOO_DLLPUBLIC_CHARTTOOLS ColorPerPointHelper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/DataSourceHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/DataSourceHelper.hxx
index 9bfc3360aeb1..8ef4656df7cb 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/DataSourceHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/DataSourceHelper.hxx
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class OOO_DLLPUBLIC_CHARTTOOLS DataSourceHelper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/LegendHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/LegendHelper.hxx
index 44095006a939..4b7cd17a7c2a 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/LegendHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/LegendHelper.hxx
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class OOO_DLLPUBLIC_CHARTTOOLS LegendHelper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/ObjectIdentifier.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/ObjectIdentifier.hxx
index 067ff960e2e4..27107c42f08b 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/ObjectIdentifier.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/ObjectIdentifier.hxx
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
 enum ObjectType
 {
     OBJECTTYPE_PAGE,
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/RelativePositionHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/RelativePositionHelper.hxx
index f97e5eb49d4b..54cf312b10bc 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/RelativePositionHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/RelativePositionHelper.hxx
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class OOO_DLLPUBLIC_CHARTTOOLS RelativePositionHelper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/Scaling.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/Scaling.hxx
index b04d48bc1d4c..de4c4d67a82f 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/Scaling.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/Scaling.hxx
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class LogarithmicScaling :
         public ::cppu::WeakImplHelper<
         css::chart2::XScaling,
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/ThreeDHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/ThreeDHelper.hxx
index 90ac23a3acfc..48b79b316b76 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/ThreeDHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/ThreeDHelper.hxx
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 enum ThreeDLookScheme
 {
     ThreeDLookScheme_Simple,
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/chartview/DataPointSymbolSupplier.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/chartview/DataPointSymbolSupplier.hxx
index 742e3634d37c..101d94a9cf92 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/chartview/DataPointSymbolSupplier.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/chartview/DataPointSymbolSupplier.hxx
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class OOO_DLLPUBLIC_CHARTVIEW DataPointSymbolSupplier
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/inc/chartview/ExplicitValueProvider.hxx b/chart2/source/inc/chartview/ExplicitValueProvider.hxx
index db1f4671dbfc..456e89ba8ada 100644
--- a/chart2/source/inc/chartview/ExplicitValueProvider.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/inc/chartview/ExplicitValueProvider.hxx
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class DrawModelWrapper;
 class OOO_DLLPUBLIC_CHARTVIEW ExplicitValueProvider
 {
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/axes/TickmarkProperties.hxx b/chart2/source/view/axes/TickmarkProperties.hxx
index bace966f9f48..610e2fe2d474 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/axes/TickmarkProperties.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/axes/TickmarkProperties.hxx
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 struct TickmarkProperties
 {
     sal_Int32 RelativePos;//Position in screen values relative to the axis where the tickmark line starts
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/axes/VAxisBase.hxx b/chart2/source/view/axes/VAxisBase.hxx
index 3f8f71cd8995..82baf6edddc8 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/axes/VAxisBase.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/axes/VAxisBase.hxx
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class VAxisBase : public VAxisOrGridBase
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/axes/VAxisProperties.hxx b/chart2/source/view/axes/VAxisProperties.hxx
index 8908d72e1cc2..8948a91fe073 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/axes/VAxisProperties.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/axes/VAxisProperties.hxx
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 //These properties describe how a couple of labels are arranged one to another.
 //The couple can contain all labels for all tickmark depth or just the labels for one single depth or
 //the labels from an coherent range of tick depths (e.g. the major and first minor tickmarks should be handled together).
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/axes/VCartesianCoordinateSystem.hxx b/chart2/source/view/axes/VCartesianCoordinateSystem.hxx
index 9a791fde9541..a7da0e2579a9 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/axes/VCartesianCoordinateSystem.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/axes/VCartesianCoordinateSystem.hxx
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
 class VCartesianCoordinateSystem : public VCoordinateSystem
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/axes/VCartesianGrid.hxx b/chart2/source/view/axes/VCartesianGrid.hxx
index 31b6fb878775..081fb4bdeb16 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/axes/VCartesianGrid.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/axes/VCartesianGrid.hxx
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class VCartesianGrid : public VAxisOrGridBase
 {
 // public methods
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarAngleAxis.hxx b/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarAngleAxis.hxx
index 2b2d6f7c60ed..f9899f5da674 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarAngleAxis.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarAngleAxis.hxx
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class VPolarAngleAxis : public VPolarAxis
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarAxis.hxx b/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarAxis.hxx
index 997663b6e325..1ce1b3c94add 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarAxis.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarAxis.hxx
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class PolarPlottingPositionHelper;
 
 class VPolarAxis : public VAxisBase
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarCoordinateSystem.hxx b/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarCoordinateSystem.hxx
index 3d0474389536..bc93c717d017 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarCoordinateSystem.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarCoordinateSystem.hxx
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
 class VPolarCoordinateSystem : public VCoordinateSystem
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarGrid.hxx b/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarGrid.hxx
index 645c341bf4fc..ab7326607ce7 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarGrid.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarGrid.hxx
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
 class PolarPlottingPositionHelper;
 
 class VPolarGrid : public VAxisOrGridBase
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarRadiusAxis.hxx b/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarRadiusAxis.hxx
index bdf23f29751b..38ebd7b299a6 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarRadiusAxis.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/axes/VPolarRadiusAxis.hxx
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class VCartesianAxis;
 
 class VPolarRadiusAxis : public VPolarAxis
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/charttypes/CategoryPositionHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/view/charttypes/CategoryPositionHelper.hxx
index efa3e6e639aa..63a77b8e68b5 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/charttypes/CategoryPositionHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/charttypes/CategoryPositionHelper.hxx
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class CategoryPositionHelper
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/charttypes/Splines.hxx b/chart2/source/view/charttypes/Splines.hxx
index 3454ee09f379..4966169e2933 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/charttypes/Splines.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/charttypes/Splines.hxx
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class SplineCalculater
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/inc/Clipping.hxx b/chart2/source/view/inc/Clipping.hxx
index cd0e9be34cfa..e99c1c1d90f7 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/inc/Clipping.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/inc/Clipping.hxx
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class Clipping
 {
     /** This class uses the Liang-Biarsky parametric line-clipping algorithm as described in:
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/inc/LabelPositionHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/view/inc/LabelPositionHelper.hxx
index 46ce12b2579e..36b2720dc845 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/inc/LabelPositionHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/inc/LabelPositionHelper.hxx
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
 class PlottingPositionHelper;
 class AbstractShapeFactory;
 
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/inc/MinimumAndMaximumSupplier.hxx b/chart2/source/view/inc/MinimumAndMaximumSupplier.hxx
index 8afe7926bc7f..cfe78acfa329 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/inc/MinimumAndMaximumSupplier.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/inc/MinimumAndMaximumSupplier.hxx
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class MinimumAndMaximumSupplier
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/inc/PolarLabelPositionHelper.hxx b/chart2/source/view/inc/PolarLabelPositionHelper.hxx
index d02b2f4ee6e4..593a35b52fd5 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/inc/PolarLabelPositionHelper.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/inc/PolarLabelPositionHelper.hxx
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
 class PolarPlottingPositionHelper;
 
 class PolarLabelPositionHelper : public LabelPositionHelper
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/inc/VCoordinateSystem.hxx b/chart2/source/view/inc/VCoordinateSystem.hxx
index b5a404ff2bb3..9ce1c9a57f58 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/inc/VCoordinateSystem.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/inc/VCoordinateSystem.hxx
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@
 namespace chart
 {
 
-/**
-*/
 class VAxisBase;
+
 class VCoordinateSystem
 {
 public:
diff --git a/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.hxx b/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.hxx
index a864580f5bd4..04f9f6b84859 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.hxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/main/VLegend.hxx
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ namespace chart
 
 class LegendEntryProvider;
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class VLegend
 {
 public:
diff --git a/cli_ure/source/uno_bridge/cli_proxy.h b/cli_ure/source/uno_bridge/cli_proxy.h
index da03be27157d..8937daf290f4 100644
--- a/cli_ure/source/uno_bridge/cli_proxy.h
+++ b/cli_ure/source/uno_bridge/cli_proxy.h
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ public:
     ~UnoInterfaceProxy();
     !UnoInterfaceProxy();
 
-    /**
-     */
     inline System::String ^ getOid()
         { return m_oid; }
 
diff --git a/desktop/source/deployment/gui/dp_gui_extensioncmdqueue.hxx b/desktop/source/deployment/gui/dp_gui_extensioncmdqueue.hxx
index f880112aea8d..2f1751c9c87d 100644
--- a/desktop/source/deployment/gui/dp_gui_extensioncmdqueue.hxx
+++ b/desktop/source/deployment/gui/dp_gui_extensioncmdqueue.hxx
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ public:
 
     ~ExtensionCmdQueue();
 
-    /**
-    */
     void addExtension( const OUString &rExtensionURL,
                        const OUString &rRepository,
                        const bool bWarnUser );
diff --git a/desktop/source/deployment/manager/dp_extensionmanager.cxx b/desktop/source/deployment/manager/dp_extensionmanager.cxx
index 322210b5405e..e5d31af7c1a3 100644
--- a/desktop/source/deployment/manager/dp_extensionmanager.cxx
+++ b/desktop/source/deployment/manager/dp_extensionmanager.cxx
@@ -961,8 +961,6 @@ void ExtensionManager::enableExtension(
     }
 }
 
-/**
- */
 sal_Int32 ExtensionManager::checkPrerequisitesAndEnable(
     Reference<css::deployment::XPackage> const & extension,
     Reference<task::XAbortChannel> const & xAbortChannel,
diff --git a/framework/source/fwe/classes/framelistanalyzer.cxx b/framework/source/fwe/classes/framelistanalyzer.cxx
index efb772fbee0a..6b27020af4e8 100644
--- a/framework/source/fwe/classes/framelistanalyzer.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/fwe/classes/framelistanalyzer.cxx
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 
 namespace framework{
 
-/**
- */
-
 FrameListAnalyzer::FrameListAnalyzer( const css::uno::Reference< css::frame::XFramesSupplier >& xSupplier       ,
                                       const css::uno::Reference< css::frame::XFrame >&          xReferenceFrame ,
                                             FrameAnalyzerFlags                                  eDetectMode     )
@@ -48,9 +45,6 @@ FrameListAnalyzer::FrameListAnalyzer( const css::uno::Reference< css::frame::XFr
     impl_analyze();
 }
 
-/**
- */
-
 FrameListAnalyzer::~FrameListAnalyzer()
 {
 }
diff --git a/framework/source/jobs/jobdata.cxx b/framework/source/jobs/jobdata.cxx
index 662afb01812c..05f14cb0427b 100644
--- a/framework/source/jobs/jobdata.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/jobs/jobdata.cxx
@@ -441,8 +441,6 @@ void JobData::disableJob()
     aConfig.close();
 }
 
-/**
- */
 bool isEnabled( const OUString& sAdminTime ,
                     const OUString& sUserTime  )
 {
@@ -465,8 +463,6 @@ bool isEnabled( const OUString& sAdminTime ,
            );
 }
 
-/**
- */
 void JobData::appendEnabledJobsForEvent( const css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XComponentContext >&              rxContext,
                                          const OUString&                                                 sEvent ,
                                                ::std::vector< JobData::TJob2DocEventBinding >& lJobs  )
@@ -482,8 +478,6 @@ void JobData::appendEnabledJobsForEvent( const css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XC
     }
 }
 
-/**
- */
 bool JobData::hasCorrectContext(const OUString& rModuleIdent) const
 {
     sal_Int32 nContextLen  = m_sContext.getLength();
diff --git a/helpcompiler/source/HelpLinker.cxx b/helpcompiler/source/HelpLinker.cxx
index 285241ae18c4..d2e3080ca102 100644
--- a/helpcompiler/source/HelpLinker.cxx
+++ b/helpcompiler/source/HelpLinker.cxx
@@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ void HelpLinker::initIndexerPreProcessor()
          idxCaptionStylesheet, idxContentStylesheet ) );
 }
 
-/**
-*
-*/
 void HelpLinker::link()
 {
 
diff --git a/hwpfilter/source/hstream.hxx b/hwpfilter/source/hstream.hxx
index e6654f707dde..e082e3aefd22 100644
--- a/hwpfilter/source/hstream.hxx
+++ b/hwpfilter/source/hstream.hxx
@@ -23,29 +23,24 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 typedef unsigned char byte;
-/**
- * Stream class
- */
+
 class HStream
 {
     public:
         HStream();
 
-/**
- *
- */
         void addData( const byte *buf, size_t aToAdd);
-/**
- * Read some byte to buf as given size
- */
+        /**
+         * Read some byte to buf as given size
+         */
         size_t readBytes( byte *buf, size_t aToRead);
-/**
- * Skip some byte from stream as given size
- */
+        /**
+         * Skip some byte from stream as given size
+         */
         size_t skipBytes( size_t aToSkip );
-/**
- * @returns Size of remained stream
- */
+        /**
+         * @returns Size of remained stream
+         */
         size_t available() const;
 
     private:
diff --git a/include/osl/pipe.h b/include/osl/pipe.h
index a95ca3e8b9f5..82604334d178 100644
--- a/include/osl/pipe.h
+++ b/include/osl/pipe.h
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ typedef sal_uInt32 oslPipeOptions;
 
 typedef struct oslPipeImpl * oslPipe;
 
-/**
- */
 SAL_DLLPUBLIC oslPipe SAL_CALL osl_createPipe(
         rtl_uString *strPipeName, oslPipeOptions Options, oslSecurity Security);
 
diff --git a/include/osl/socket_decl.hxx b/include/osl/socket_decl.hxx
index 1df0794743cb..2cad281a2748 100644
--- a/include/osl/socket_decl.hxx
+++ b/include/osl/socket_decl.hxx
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ namespace osl
         */
         inline SocketAddr & SAL_CALL operator= (oslSocketAddr Addr);
 
-        /**
-         */
         inline SocketAddr & SAL_CALL operator= (const SocketAddr& Addr);
 
 #if defined LIBO_INTERNAL_ONLY
diff --git a/include/svx/formatpaintbrushctrl.hxx b/include/svx/formatpaintbrushctrl.hxx
index 35f79fd076fa..1d531b169191 100644
--- a/include/svx/formatpaintbrushctrl.hxx
+++ b/include/svx/formatpaintbrushctrl.hxx
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ namespace svx
 {
 
 
-/**
-*/
-
 class SAL_WARN_UNUSED SVX_DLLPUBLIC FormatPaintBrushToolBoxControl : public SfxToolBoxControl
 {
 public:
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/AnimationAdditiveMode.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/AnimationAdditiveMode.idl
index 06d25d79e927..2da7e3643c6a 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/AnimationAdditiveMode.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/AnimationAdditiveMode.idl
@@ -31,24 +31,10 @@
 */
 constants AnimationAdditiveMode
 {
-    /**
-    */
     const short BASE = 0;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short SUM = 1;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short REPLACE = 2;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short MULTIPLY = 3;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short NONE = 4;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/EventTrigger.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/EventTrigger.idl
index f711be5b7f14..37e2dacab402 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/EventTrigger.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/EventTrigger.idl
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  module com {  module sun {  module star {  module animations {
 
 
-/**
-*/
 constants EventTrigger
 {
     /** Nothing triggers this event.
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/TimeFilterPair.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/TimeFilterPair.idl
index aafd06f09efa..acfe4a4f4db7 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/TimeFilterPair.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/TimeFilterPair.idl
@@ -23,14 +23,10 @@
  module com {  module sun {  module star {  module animations {
 
 
-/**
-*/
 struct TimeFilterPair
 {
-    /** */
     double Time;
 
-    /** */
     double Progress;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/Timing.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/Timing.idl
index 89125bcb3a73..8042a732d57b 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/Timing.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/Timing.idl
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  module com {  module sun {  module star {  module animations {
 
 
-/**
-*/
 enum Timing
 {
     /** specifies that a duration, end or start time is indefinite*/
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/ValuePair.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/ValuePair.idl
index 56052c283fa6..982071dc97d8 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/ValuePair.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/ValuePair.idl
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  module com {  module sun {  module star {  module animations {
 
 
-/**
-*/
 struct ValuePair
 {
     any First;
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimate.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimate.idl
index 4ff7c07666ac..39c2b900949b 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimate.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimate.idl
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ interface XAnimate : XAnimationNode
     */
     [attribute] sequence< any > Values;
 
-    /**
-    */
     [attribute] sequence< double > KeyTimes;
 
     /**
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimationNode.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimationNode.idl
index b8b01a0c6501..5c7286ce3a5d 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimationNode.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimationNode.idl
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
  module com {  module sun {  module star {  module animations {
 
 
-/**
-*/
 interface XAnimationNode : ::com::sun::star::container::XChild
 {
     /**  a value from AnimationNodeType.
@@ -234,8 +232,6 @@ interface XAnimationNode : ::com::sun::star::container::XChild
     */
     [attribute] boolean AutoReverse;
 
-    /**
-    */
     [attribute] sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::NamedValue > UserData;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimationNodeSupplier.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimationNodeSupplier.idl
index d7b65ce7b9fd..a9d83911f69e 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimationNodeSupplier.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAnimationNodeSupplier.idl
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  module com {  module sun {  module star {  module animations {
 
 
-/**
-*/
 interface XAnimationNodeSupplier
 {
     XAnimationNode getAnimationNode();
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAudio.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAudio.idl
index 66106c80fe27..00e1deefc4a4 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAudio.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XAudio.idl
@@ -25,16 +25,12 @@
  module com {  module sun {  module star {  module animations {
 
 
-/**
-*/
 interface XAudio : XAnimationNode
 {
     /** This attribute specifies the source element that contains the audio.
     */
     [attribute] any Source;
 
-    /**
-    */
     [attribute] double Volume;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XTimeContainer.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XTimeContainer.idl
index de3c61806efc..66845eb97bf6 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XTimeContainer.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/animations/XTimeContainer.idl
@@ -52,50 +52,29 @@
 */
 interface XTimeContainer : XAnimationNode
 {
-    /*
-    com::sun::star::container::XContainer;
-    com::sun::star::container::XEnumerationAccess;
-    */
-
-    /*
-    [attribute] long PresetId;
-    [attribute] long PresetSubType;
-    [attribute] long PresetClass;
-    */
-
-    /**
-    */
     XAnimationNode insertBefore( [in] XAnimationNode newChild, [in] XAnimationNode refChild )
         raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
                 com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
                 com::sun::star::container::ElementExistException,
                 com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException );
 
-    /**
-    */
     XAnimationNode insertAfter( [in] XAnimationNode newChild, [in] XAnimationNode refChild )
         raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
                 com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
                 com::sun::star::container::ElementExistException,
                 com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException );
 
-    /**
-    */
     XAnimationNode replaceChild( [in] XAnimationNode newChild, [in] XAnimationNode oldChild )
         raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
                 com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
                 com::sun::star::container::ElementExistException,
                 com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException );
 
-    /**
-    */
     XAnimationNode removeChild( [in] XAnimationNode oldChild )
         raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
                 com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
                 com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException );
 
-    /**
-    */
     XAnimationNode appendChild( [in] XAnimationNode newChild )
         raises( com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException,
                 com::sun::star::container::ElementExistException,
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/CoordinateSystem.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/CoordinateSystem.idl
index 4d0d7cd53d85..8059c31c1d73 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/CoordinateSystem.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/CoordinateSystem.idl
@@ -32,12 +32,8 @@ module star
 module chart2
 {
 
-/**
- */
 service CoordinateSystem
 {
-    /**
-     */
     interface XCoordinateSystem;
 
     /** a coordinate system can contain several chart types, which then do contain the data series.
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/CurveStyle.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/CurveStyle.idl
index e59e05bbcea8..60547762006c 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/CurveStyle.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/CurveStyle.idl
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ enum CurveStyle
     B_SPLINES,
 
     /**
+     * Non-uniform rational b-splines
      */
     NURBS,
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Diagram.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Diagram.idl
index b63063ca188c..2ae557e64c71 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Diagram.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Diagram.idl
@@ -35,16 +35,10 @@ module star
 module chart2
 {
 
-/**
- */
 service Diagram
 {
-    /**
-     */
     interface ::com::sun::star::chart2::XDiagram;
 
-    /**
-     */
     interface ::com::sun::star::chart2::XCoordinateSystemContainer;
 
     /** gives access to the sub title of a chart document
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/ErrorBar.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/ErrorBar.idl
index 384bb4f30ab3..7d022141c0e2 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/ErrorBar.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/ErrorBar.idl
@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@ module star
 module chart2
 {
 
-/**
- */
 service ErrorBar
 {
-    /**
-     */
     service ::com::sun::star::drawing::LineProperties;
 
     /** allows attaching data sequences to the error bars.
@@ -55,24 +51,16 @@ service ErrorBar
      */
     [property] long ErrorBarStyle;
 
-    /**
-     */
     [property] double PositiveError;
 
-    /**
-     */
     [property] double NegativeError;
 
     /** The weight for the standard deviation.
      */
     [property] double Weight;
 
-    /**
-     */
     [property] boolean ShowPositiveError;
 
-    /**
-     */
     [property] boolean ShowNegativeError;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/InterpretedData.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/InterpretedData.idl
index c2171bce21c4..9df2e7d25101 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/InterpretedData.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/InterpretedData.idl
@@ -36,13 +36,9 @@ module chart2
  */
 struct InterpretedData
 {
-    /**
-     */
-    sequence< sequence< XDataSeries > >         Series;
+    sequence< sequence< XDataSeries > >                Series;
 
-    /**
-     */
-    com::sun::star::chart2::data::XLabeledDataSequence                  Categories;
+    com::sun::star::chart2::data::XLabeledDataSequence Categories;
 };
 
 } ; // chart2
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/LegendPosition.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/LegendPosition.idl
index 16bac1780ed2..b408e6a202cc 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/LegendPosition.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/LegendPosition.idl
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ module star
 module chart2
 {
 
-/**
- */
 enum LegendPosition
 {
     /** In LTR mode this is the left-hand side
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/LightSource.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/LightSource.idl
index fcad638af1d6..89ac5966c929 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/LightSource.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/LightSource.idl
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ module star
 module chart2
 {
 
-/**
- */
 struct LightSource
 {
     /** the light source's color
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@ struct LightSource
      */
     ::com::sun::star::drawing::Direction3D   aDirection;
 
-    /**
-     */
     boolean                     bIsEnabled;
 
     /** When `TRUE`, the specularity of material is taken into
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/RegressionCurve.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/RegressionCurve.idl
index f2d23dcf163c..72c2684180cd 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/RegressionCurve.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/RegressionCurve.idl
@@ -33,24 +33,12 @@ module star
 module chart2
 {
 
-/**
- */
 service RegressionCurve
 {
-    /**
-     */
     service ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertySet;
-    /**
-     */
     service ::com::sun::star::drawing::LineProperties;
 
-    /**
-     */
     interface XRegressionCurve;
-
-//     /**
-//      */
-//     interface ::com::sun::star::lang::XServiceName;
 };
 
 } ; // chart2
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Title.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Title.idl
index d1ac0c49be76..96efb48f70d5 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Title.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Title.idl
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ service Title
     service                ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertySet;
 //FIXME    [optional] service     ::com::sun::star::layout::LayoutElement;
 
-    /**
-     */
     interface              XTitle;
 
     /** the rotation of the title's text in degrees in the range
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XAxis.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XAxis.idl
index 70613b8c01cd..7c2964a5ad15 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XAxis.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XAxis.idl
@@ -34,12 +34,8 @@ module chart2
 
 interface XAxis : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
-    /**
-     */
     void setScaleData( [in] ScaleData aScale );
 
-    /**
-     */
     ScaleData getScaleData();
 
     /** the returned property set must support the service
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartType.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartType.idl
index f1c9a3dc01b5..67b12b50ef7b 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartType.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartType.idl
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ module star
 module chart2
 {
 
-/**
- */
 interface XChartType : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
     /** A string representation of the chart type.
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartTypeTemplate.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartTypeTemplate.idl
index 025aee56eec8..7fe22af5ef55 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartTypeTemplate.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XChartTypeTemplate.idl
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ interface XChartTypeTemplate : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
      */
     XChartType getChartTypeForNewSeries( [in] sequence< XChartType > aFormerlyUsedChartTypes );
 
-    /**
-     */
     XDataInterpreter getDataInterpreter();
 
     /** Applies a chart-type specific style (e.g. symbols) to all series in the
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XDiagramProvider.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XDiagramProvider.idl
index 0a2101210478..fea934e4a864 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XDiagramProvider.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XDiagramProvider.idl
@@ -37,12 +37,8 @@ module chart2
  */
 interface XDiagramProvider : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
-    /**
-     */
     XDiagram getDiagram();
 
-    /**
-     */
     void setDiagram( [in] XDiagram xDiagram );
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XFormattedString.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XFormattedString.idl
index f8427b9d3b60..b16fe06c8def 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XFormattedString.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XFormattedString.idl
@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@ module chart2
 
 interface XFormattedString : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
-    /**
-     */
     string getString();
 
-    /**
-     */
     void setString( [in] string String );
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XLabeled.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XLabeled.idl
index a1866f91cd04..af05f908997c 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XLabeled.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XLabeled.idl
@@ -32,40 +32,22 @@ module star
 module chart2
 {
 
-/**
-  */
 interface XLabeled
 {
-    /**
-     */
     void setLabel( [in] XTitle xTitle );
 
-    /**
-     */
     XTitle getLabel();
 
-    /**
-     */
     void setOwnAnchor( [in] ::com::sun::star::drawing::RectanglePoint aAnchorPoint );
 
-    /**
-     */
     ::com::sun::star::drawing::RectanglePoint getOwnAnchor();
 
-    /**
-     */
     void setLabelAnchor( [in] ::com::sun::star::drawing::RectanglePoint aAnchorPoint );
 
-    /**
-     */
     ::com::sun::star::drawing::RectanglePoint getLabelAnchor();
 
-    /**
-     */
     void setOffset( [in] sequence< double > aOffsetVector );
 
-    /**
-     */
     sequence< double > getOffset();
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XRegressionCurve.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XRegressionCurve.idl
index ecad04a76197..7db25123f019 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XRegressionCurve.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XRegressionCurve.idl
@@ -32,20 +32,12 @@ module star
 module chart2
 {
 
-/**
- */
 interface XRegressionCurve : com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
-    /**
-     */
     XRegressionCurveCalculator getCalculator();
 
-    /**
-     */
     ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet getEquationProperties();
 
-    /**
-     */
     void setEquationProperties( [in] ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet xEquationProperties );
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XTitle.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XTitle.idl
index e663755485a2..a1104cbc0311 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XTitle.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/XTitle.idl
@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@ module chart2
 
 interface XTitle : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
-    /**
-     */
     sequence< XFormattedString > getText();
 
-    /**
-     */
     void setText( [in] sequence< XFormattedString > Strings );
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/DataProvider.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/DataProvider.idl
index c85d464589bf..bcda9996ee44 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/DataProvider.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/DataProvider.idl
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ module chart2
 module data
 {
 
-/**
- */
 service DataProvider
 {
     /** For accessing data a component provides for being used by
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/HighlightedRange.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/HighlightedRange.idl
index 4ad181885ba9..dbd8a9b26984 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/HighlightedRange.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/HighlightedRange.idl
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ module chart2
 module data
 {
 
-/**
- */
 struct HighlightedRange
 {
     /** The range representation string of the highlighted range.
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/RangeHighlightListener.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/RangeHighlightListener.idl
index 2ad0c27a493c..d3c6eaa8ccc1 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/RangeHighlightListener.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/RangeHighlightListener.idl
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ module data
  */
 service RangeHighlightListener
 {
-    /**
-     */
     interface ::com::sun::star::view::XSelectionChangeListener;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/RangeHighlighter.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/RangeHighlighter.idl
index 6edb8ba76857..e2b98cbc1e1b 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/RangeHighlighter.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/RangeHighlighter.idl
@@ -32,12 +32,8 @@ module chart2
 module data
 {
 
-/**
- */
 service RangeHighlighter
 {
-    /**
-     */
     interface XRangeHighlighter;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/TabularDataProviderArguments.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/TabularDataProviderArguments.idl
index a447f3145a93..fee4ba4dd0e6 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/TabularDataProviderArguments.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/TabularDataProviderArguments.idl
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ module chart2
 module data
 {
 
-/**
-  */
 service TabularDataProviderArguments
 {
     /** the range address string spanning all data.
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/XRangeHighlighter.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/XRangeHighlighter.idl
index cda60b794c3b..8e1522721180 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/XRangeHighlighter.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/data/XRangeHighlighter.idl
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ module chart2
 module data
 {
 
-/**
- */
 interface XRangeHighlighter : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
     /** Returns a list of ranges that are used by objects that are
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CoordinateSequence.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CoordinateSequence.idl
index 254a19993b95..b09755940cc2 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CoordinateSequence.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CoordinateSequence.idl
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 module com { module sun { module star { module drawing {
 
-/**
-*/
 published typedef sequence<long> CoordinateSequence;
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CoordinateSequenceSequence.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CoordinateSequenceSequence.idl
index 948c9761a13d..231c23720da1 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CoordinateSequenceSequence.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CoordinateSequenceSequence.idl
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 module com { module sun { module star { module drawing {
 
-/**
-*/
 published typedef sequence<CoordinateSequence> CoordinateSequenceSequence;
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CustomShapeEngine.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CustomShapeEngine.idl
index 52d03b683526..e0b89e53150a 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CustomShapeEngine.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/CustomShapeEngine.idl
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ service CustomShapeEngine
      */
     interface ::com::sun::star::lang::XInitialization;
 
-    /**
-
-     */
     interface com::sun::star::drawing::XCustomShapeEngine;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/DoubleSequence.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/DoubleSequence.idl
index 96a480bd7bbf..e0f006b361b9 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/DoubleSequence.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/DoubleSequence.idl
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 module com { module sun { module star { module drawing {
 
-/**
-*/
 published typedef sequence<double> DoubleSequence;
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/DoubleSequenceSequence.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/DoubleSequenceSequence.idl
index d8d4c71c6b4b..c85d10fba3b0 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/DoubleSequenceSequence.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/DoubleSequenceSequence.idl
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 module com { module sun { module star { module drawing {
 
-/**
-*/
 published typedef sequence<DoubleSequence> DoubleSequenceSequence;
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeAdjustmentValue.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeAdjustmentValue.idl
index 60afa802e2f0..496329f1788f 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeAdjustmentValue.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeAdjustmentValue.idl
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ struct EnhancedCustomShapeAdjustmentValue
     */
     any     Value;
 
-    /**
-    */
     ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState State;
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeParameter.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeParameter.idl
index 1ae255595bfd..cd5467caf3b8 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeParameter.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeParameter.idl
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ struct EnhancedCustomShapeParameter
     */
     any     Value;
 
-    /**
-    */
     short   Type;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeSegment.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeSegment.idl
index 1f3fe1a5ca54..50ff91398926 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeSegment.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeSegment.idl
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
  module com {  module sun {  module star {  module drawing {
 
 
-/**
- */
 struct EnhancedCustomShapeSegment
 {
     short Command;
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeSegmentCommand.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeSegmentCommand.idl
index 00da71a95249..8411dfba1d61 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeSegmentCommand.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/EnhancedCustomShapeSegmentCommand.idl
@@ -24,80 +24,42 @@
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module drawing {
 
 
-/**
- */
 constants EnhancedCustomShapeSegmentCommand
 {
-    /**
-     */
     const short UNKNOWN = 0;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short MOVETO = 1;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short LINETO = 2;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short CURVETO = 3;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short CLOSESUBPATH = 4;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short ENDSUBPATH = 5;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short NOFILL = 6;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short NOSTROKE = 7;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short ANGLEELLIPSETO = 8;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short ANGLEELLIPSE = 9;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short ARCTO = 10;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short ARC = 11;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short CLOCKWISEARCTO = 12;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short CLOCKWISEARC = 13;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short ELLIPTICALQUADRANTX = 14;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short ELLIPTICALQUADRANTY = 15;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short QUADRATICCURVETO = 16;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const short ARCANGLETO = 17;
 
     /**
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/FlagSequence.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/FlagSequence.idl
index f7436438c317..17e80d34e70c 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/FlagSequence.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/FlagSequence.idl
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 module com { module sun { module star { module drawing {
 
-/**
-*/
 published typedef sequence<PolygonFlags> FlagSequence;
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/FlagSequenceSequence.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/FlagSequenceSequence.idl
index d51c2f1e651a..9575d06728dc 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/FlagSequenceSequence.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/FlagSequenceSequence.idl
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 module com { module sun { module star { module drawing {
 
-/**
-*/
 published typedef sequence<FlagSequence> FlagSequenceSequence;
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/PointSequence.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/PointSequence.idl
index 034867e7408c..604d66bf66f0 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/PointSequence.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/PointSequence.idl
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 module com { module sun { module star { module drawing {
 
-/**
-*/
 published typedef sequence<com::sun::star::awt::Point> PointSequence;
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/PointSequenceSequence.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/PointSequenceSequence.idl
index c921c6c212d7..e0f2c54ff0c1 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/PointSequenceSequence.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/PointSequenceSequence.idl
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 module com { module sun { module star { module drawing {
 
-/**
-*/
 published typedef sequence<PointSequence> PointSequenceSequence;
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/XEnhancedCustomShapeDefaulter.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/XEnhancedCustomShapeDefaulter.idl
index 58e642cd0db4..2df7945077c1 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/XEnhancedCustomShapeDefaulter.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/XEnhancedCustomShapeDefaulter.idl
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 
 
 
-/**
- */
 interface XEnhancedCustomShapeDefaulter: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/XSelectionFunction.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/XSelectionFunction.idl
index 79bf5049d1c4..d19e1ab5fb36 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/XSelectionFunction.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/drawing/XSelectionFunction.idl
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
  module com {  module sun {  module star {  module drawing {
 
 
-/**
- */
 published interface XSelectionFunction
 {
     interface ::com::sun::star::lang::XComponent;
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/embed/EmbedMisc.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/embed/EmbedMisc.idl
index f9fb66e55515..e017143a885c 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/embed/EmbedMisc.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/embed/EmbedMisc.idl
@@ -59,84 +59,44 @@ published constants EmbedMisc
      */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_STATIC = 8;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_CANTLINKINSIDE = 16;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_CANLINKBYOLE1 = 32;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_ISLINKOBJECT = 64;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_INSIDEOUT = 128;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_ACTIVATEWHENVISIBLE = 256;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_RENDERINGISDEVICEINDEPENDENT = 512;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_INVISIBLEATRUNTIME = 1024;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_ALWAYSRUN = 2048;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_ACTSLIKEBUTTON = 4096;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_ACTSLIKELABEL = 8192;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_NOUIACTIVATE = 16384;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_ALIGNABLE = 32768;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_SIMPLEFRAME = 65536;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_SETCLIENTSITEFIRST = 131072;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_IMEMODE = 262144;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_IGNOREACTIVATEWHENVISIBLE = 524288;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_WANTSTOMENUMERGE = 1048576;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper MS_EMBED_SUPPORTSMULTILEVELUNDO = 2097152;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper EMBED_ACTIVATEIMMEDIATELY = 0x100000000;
 
-    /**
-     */
     const hyper EMBED_NEVERRESIZE = 0x200000000;
 
     /** The object needs the size to be provided from the container after
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/presentation/EffectPresetClass.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/presentation/EffectPresetClass.idl
index c2559db1e350..ba7027c1a578 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/presentation/EffectPresetClass.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/presentation/EffectPresetClass.idl
@@ -35,32 +35,12 @@
 */
 constants EffectPresetClass
 {
-    /**
-    */
     const short CUSTOM = 0;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short ENTRANCE = 1;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short EXIT = 2;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short EMPHASIS = 3;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short MOTIONPATH = 4;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short OLEACTION = 5;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short MEDIACALL = 6;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/scanner/XScannerManager.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/scanner/XScannerManager.idl
index c89dbaea4a94..c261b345a64c 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/scanner/XScannerManager.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/scanner/XScannerManager.idl
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 module com { module sun { module star { module scanner {
 
-/**
-*/
 published interface XScannerManager: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
     // DOCUMENTATION CHANGED FOR XScannerManager::getAvailableScanners
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/style/PageProperties.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/style/PageProperties.idl
index f3a9a8302b5f..7a0cf0e6e11c 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/style/PageProperties.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/style/PageProperties.idl
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ published service PageProperties
 /** contains the color of the background of the footer.
  */
 [property, maybevoid] com::sun::star::util::Color FooterBackColor;
-/**
- */
-//[property, maybevoid] FooterBackGraphic;
 /** contains the URL of the background graphic in the footer.
  */
 [property, maybevoid] string FooterBackGraphicURL;
@@ -296,8 +293,6 @@ published service PageProperties
 [optional, property, maybevoid] com::sun::star::text::XText FooterTextLeft;
 /** contains the interface to the text of the footer of a right page.
  */
-/** contains .
- */
 [optional, property, maybevoid] com::sun::star::text::XText FooterTextRight;
 /** contains the maximum height of the footnote area. If set to zero then the height
 of the current page is used as limit.
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/table/XTable.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/table/XTable.idl
index 5b7e9100cc83..c00edeab1631 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/table/XTable.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/table/XTable.idl
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module table {
 
 
-/**
-*/
 interface XTable
 {
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/text/TextColumnSequence.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/text/TextColumnSequence.idl
index 13dbdd4f3d66..1b6d6e2673fc 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/text/TextColumnSequence.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/text/TextColumnSequence.idl
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 module com { module sun { module star { module text {
 
-/**
-*/
 published typedef sequence<TextColumn> TextColumnSequence;
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/ucb/XContentTransmitter.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/ucb/XContentTransmitter.idl
index 89220f675802..f7b7c449b17f 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/ucb/XContentTransmitter.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/ucb/XContentTransmitter.idl
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ module com { module sun { module star { module ucb {
 
 published interface XContentTransmitter: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
-    /**
-    */
     void transmit( [in] string Source,
                             [in] string Destination,
                             [in] long   Flags );
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/ui/dialogs/ExtendedFilePickerElementIds.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/ui/dialogs/ExtendedFilePickerElementIds.idl
index b641af2e32b6..f213b0344cd9 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/ui/dialogs/ExtendedFilePickerElementIds.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/ui/dialogs/ExtendedFilePickerElementIds.idl
@@ -34,65 +34,20 @@ module com { module sun { module star { module ui { module dialogs {
 
 published constants ExtendedFilePickerElementIds
 {
-    /**
-    */
     const short CHECKBOX_AUTOEXTENSION = 100;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short CHECKBOX_PASSWORD      = 101;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short CHECKBOX_FILTEROPTIONS = 102;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short CHECKBOX_READONLY      = 103;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short CHECKBOX_LINK          = 104;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short CHECKBOX_PREVIEW       = 105;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short PUSHBUTTON_PLAY        = 106;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short LISTBOX_VERSION        = 107;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short LISTBOX_TEMPLATE       = 108;
-
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short LISTBOX_IMAGE_TEMPLATE = 109;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short CHECKBOX_SELECTION     = 110;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short LISTBOX_VERSION_LABEL  = 207;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short LISTBOX_TEMPLATE_LABEL = 208;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short LISTBOX_IMAGE_TEMPLATE_LABEL = 209;
-
-    /**
-    */
     const short LISTBOX_FILTER_SELECTOR = 210;
 };
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/xforms/XDataTypeRepository.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/xforms/XDataTypeRepository.idl
index 510e2d54f3cc..86db2301e341 100644
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/xforms/XDataTypeRepository.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/xforms/XDataTypeRepository.idl
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ interface XDataTypeRepository
         revokeDataType( [in] string typeName )
             raises( com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException, com::sun::star::util::VetoException );
 
-    /**
-    */
     com::sun::star::xsd::XDataType
         getDataType( [in] string typeName )
             raises( com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException );
diff --git a/oovbaapi/ooo/vba/XErrObject.idl b/oovbaapi/ooo/vba/XErrObject.idl
index e34d4642c72d..91ba24fcc810 100644
--- a/oovbaapi/ooo/vba/XErrObject.idl
+++ b/oovbaapi/ooo/vba/XErrObject.idl
@@ -24,13 +24,9 @@
 
 module ooo {  module vba  {
 
-/**
-*/
 interface XErrObject : ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
 {
   
-  /**
-  */
   [attribute] long Number;
   [attribute] long HelpContext;
   [attribute] string HelpFile;
diff --git a/sal/qa/osl/process/osl_Thread.cxx b/sal/qa/osl/process/osl_Thread.cxx
index dc0434d23cb3..8248255ba78b 100644
--- a/sal/qa/osl/process/osl_Thread.cxx
+++ b/sal/qa/osl/process/osl_Thread.cxx
@@ -365,8 +365,7 @@ public:
 
 };
 
-/**
-*/
+
 class OAddThread : public Thread
 {
     ThreadSafeValue<sal_Int32> m_aFlag;
@@ -1701,8 +1700,6 @@ void SAL_CALL destroyCallback(void * data)
 
 static ThreadData myThreadData(destroyCallback);
 
-/**
-*/
 class myKeyThread : public Thread
 {
 public:
diff --git a/sd/inc/shapelist.hxx b/sd/inc/shapelist.hxx
index 0b100845025b..a129b9fceca5 100644
--- a/sd/inc/shapelist.hxx
+++ b/sd/inc/shapelist.hxx
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ namespace sd
         /** Sets the internal iterator to the shape at given index. */
         void seekShape( sal_uInt32 nIndex );
 
-        /**
-        */
         bool hasMore() const;
 
         const std::list< SdrObject* >& getList() const { return maShapeList; }
diff --git a/sfx2/source/dialog/backingcomp.cxx b/sfx2/source/dialog/backingcomp.cxx
index 5d388c75dee2..cec11e23af81 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/dialog/backingcomp.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/dialog/backingcomp.cxx
@@ -696,17 +696,11 @@ void SAL_CALL BackingComp::initialize( /*IN*/ const css::uno::Sequence< css::uno
 }
 
 
-/**
- */
-
 void SAL_CALL BackingComp::keyPressed( /*IN*/ const css::awt::KeyEvent&  )
 {
 }
 
 
-/**
- */
-
 void SAL_CALL BackingComp::keyReleased( /*IN*/ const css::awt::KeyEvent& )
 {
     /* Attention
diff --git a/shell/source/tools/regsvrex/regsvrex.cxx b/shell/source/tools/regsvrex/regsvrex.cxx
index 295db56942c1..c4f2e053ded6 100644
--- a/shell/source/tools/regsvrex/regsvrex.cxx
+++ b/shell/source/tools/regsvrex/regsvrex.cxx
@@ -29,16 +29,12 @@
 typedef HRESULT (__stdcall *lpfnDllRegisterServer)();
 typedef HRESULT (__stdcall *lpfnDllUnregisterServer)();
 
-/**
-*/
 bool IsUnregisterParameter(const char* Param)
 {
     return ((0 == _stricmp(Param, "/u")) ||
             (0 == _stricmp(Param, "-u")));
 }
 
-/**
-*/
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     HMODULE hmod;
diff --git a/shell/source/win32/shlxthandler/util/utilities.cxx b/shell/source/win32/shlxthandler/util/utilities.cxx
index 66686a7e0d4b..03e013602699 100644
--- a/shell/source/win32/shlxthandler/util/utilities.cxx
+++ b/shell/source/win32/shlxthandler/util/utilities.cxx
@@ -63,32 +63,24 @@ static std::string WStringToString(const std::wstring& String, int codepage)
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 std::wstring StringToWString(const std::string& String)
 {
     return StringToWString(String, CP_ACP);
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 std::string WStringToString(const std::wstring& String)
 {
     return WStringToString(String, CP_ACP);
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 std::wstring UTF8ToWString(const std::string& String)
 {
     return StringToWString(String, CP_UTF8);
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 std::wstring GetResString(int ResId)
 {
     wchar_t szResStr[MAX_RES_STRING];
@@ -102,8 +94,6 @@ std::wstring GetResString(int ResId)
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 bool is_windows_xp_or_above()
 {
 // the Win32 SDK 8.1 deprecates GetVersionEx()
diff --git a/shell/source/win32/zipfile/zipexcptn.cxx b/shell/source/win32/zipfile/zipexcptn.cxx
index 2d1118f93fe7..cea21fe7f69e 100644
--- a/shell/source/win32/zipfile/zipexcptn.cxx
+++ b/shell/source/win32/zipfile/zipexcptn.cxx
@@ -21,47 +21,35 @@
 #include "zipexcptn.hxx"
 
 
-/**
-*/
 RuntimeException::RuntimeException(int Error) :
     m_Error(Error)
 {
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 RuntimeException::~RuntimeException() throw()
 {
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 int RuntimeException::GetErrorCode() const
 {
     return m_Error;
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 ZipException::ZipException(int Error) :
     RuntimeException(Error)
 {
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 const char* ZipException::what() const throw()
 {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 Win32Exception::Win32Exception(int Error) :
     RuntimeException(Error),
     m_MsgBuff(nullptr)
@@ -69,8 +57,6 @@ Win32Exception::Win32Exception(int Error) :
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 Win32Exception::~Win32Exception() throw()
 {
     if (m_MsgBuff)
@@ -78,8 +64,6 @@ Win32Exception::~Win32Exception() throw()
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 const char* Win32Exception::what() const throw()
 {
     if (m_MsgBuff == nullptr)
@@ -100,24 +84,18 @@ const char* Win32Exception::what() const throw()
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 ZipContentMissException::ZipContentMissException(int Error) :
     ZipException(Error)
 {
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 AccessViolationException::AccessViolationException(int Error) :
     Win32Exception(Error)
 {
 }
 
 
-/**
-*/
 IOException::IOException(int Error) :
     Win32Exception(Error)
 {
diff --git a/shell/source/win32/zipfile/zipexcptn.hxx b/shell/source/win32/zipfile/zipexcptn.hxx
index 3aec38f36045..6fb7c0d971b7 100644
--- a/shell/source/win32/zipfile/zipexcptn.hxx
+++ b/shell/source/win32/zipfile/zipexcptn.hxx
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 
 
-/**
-*/
 class RuntimeException : public std::exception
 {
 public:
@@ -40,8 +38,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 
-/**
-*/
 class ZipException : public RuntimeException
 {
 public:
@@ -51,8 +47,6 @@ public:
 };
 
 
-/**
-*/
 class Win32Exception : public RuntimeException
 {
 public:
@@ -66,8 +60,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 
-/**
-*/
 class ZipContentMissException : public ZipException
 {
 public:
@@ -75,8 +67,6 @@ public:
 };
 
 
-/**
-*/
 class AccessViolationException : public Win32Exception
 {
 public:
@@ -84,8 +74,6 @@ public:
 };
 
 
-/**
-*/
 class IOException : public Win32Exception
 {
 public:
diff --git a/svx/source/smarttags/SmartTagMgr.cxx b/svx/source/smarttags/SmartTagMgr.cxx
index 7eb9011a0164..7513536e73e3 100644
--- a/svx/source/smarttags/SmartTagMgr.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/smarttags/SmartTagMgr.cxx
@@ -329,8 +329,6 @@ void SmartTagMgr::changesOccurred( const util::ChangesEvent& rEvent )
     ReadConfiguration( bExcludedTypes, bRecognize );
 }
 
-/**
-*/
 void SmartTagMgr::LoadLibraries()
 {
     Reference< container::XContentEnumerationAccess > rContent( mxContext->getServiceManager(), UNO_QUERY_THROW );
@@ -393,8 +391,6 @@ void SmartTagMgr::LoadLibraries()
 
 }
 
-/**
-*/
 void SmartTagMgr::PrepareConfiguration( const OUString& rConfigurationGroupName )
 {
     Any aAny = makeAny( "/org.openoffice.Office.Common/SmartTags/" + rConfigurationGroupName );
@@ -465,8 +461,6 @@ void SmartTagMgr::ReadConfiguration( bool bExcludedTypes, bool bRecognize )
     }
 }
 
-/**
-*/
 void SmartTagMgr::RegisterListener()
 {
     // register as listener at package manager
diff --git a/svx/source/unodialogs/textconversiondlgs/chinese_translationdialog.hxx b/svx/source/unodialogs/textconversiondlgs/chinese_translationdialog.hxx
index 45c0d53414e6..4fb45c93ee20 100644
--- a/svx/source/unodialogs/textconversiondlgs/chinese_translationdialog.hxx
+++ b/svx/source/unodialogs/textconversiondlgs/chinese_translationdialog.hxx
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ namespace textconversiondlgs
 {
 
 
-/**
-*/
 class ChineseDictionaryDialog;
 
 class ChineseTranslationDialog : public ModalDialog
diff --git a/sw/inc/IDocumentLayoutAccess.hxx b/sw/inc/IDocumentLayoutAccess.hxx
index 23f465f36f5f..3472ac9ba4b0 100644
--- a/sw/inc/IDocumentLayoutAccess.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/IDocumentLayoutAccess.hxx
@@ -47,22 +47,14 @@ public:
     */
     virtual void SetCurrentViewShell( SwViewShell* pNew ) = 0;
 
-    /**
-    */
     virtual SwFrameFormat* MakeLayoutFormat( RndStdIds eRequest, const SfxItemSet* pSet ) = 0;
 
-    /**
-    */
     virtual SwLayouter* GetLayouter() = 0;
     virtual const SwLayouter* GetLayouter() const = 0;
     virtual void SetLayouter( SwLayouter* pNew ) = 0;
 
-    /**
-    */
     virtual void DelLayoutFormat( SwFrameFormat *pFormat ) = 0;
 
-    /**
-    */
     virtual SwFrameFormat* CopyLayoutFormat( const SwFrameFormat& rSrc, const SwFormatAnchor& rNewAnchor,
                                      bool bSetTextFlyAtt, bool bMakeFrames ) = 0;
 
diff --git a/udkapi/com/sun/star/lang/NotInitializedException.idl b/udkapi/com/sun/star/lang/NotInitializedException.idl
index b7f94310cdd0..54478fbbeb04 100644
--- a/udkapi/com/sun/star/lang/NotInitializedException.idl
+++ b/udkapi/com/sun/star/lang/NotInitializedException.idl
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 module com { module sun { module star { module lang {
 
 
-/**
- */
 /** is thrown when a component is attempted to be used before it was
     completely constructed.
 */
diff --git a/xmloff/source/text/XMLTrackedChangesImportContext.hxx b/xmloff/source/text/XMLTrackedChangesImportContext.hxx
index 47cefc4337f2..eb0562c6be76 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/text/XMLTrackedChangesImportContext.hxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/text/XMLTrackedChangesImportContext.hxx
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ namespace com { namespace sun { namespace star {
     } }
 } } }
 
-/**
- */
 class XMLTrackedChangesImportContext : public SvXMLImportContext
 {
 public: