diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
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# You can optionally specify a file name after the option, if omitted
# DoxygenLayout.xml will be used as the name of the layout file.
-LAYOUT_FILE =
+LAYOUT_FILE = documentation/tmpl/layout.xml
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# configuration options related to warning and progress messages
diff --git a/documentation/text/documenting.dox b/documentation/text/documenting.dox
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+/**
+ * @file documenting.dox
+ * @page documenting Documenting MetalSVM with Doxygen
+ *
+ * @section inline Documenting code inline
+ *
+ * To document your code correctly, you will have to follow some (easy) rules:
+ *
+ * Place a comment block like this at the beginning of your source code:
+ *
+ *
+ * /**
+ * * \@author John Doe
+ * * \@file path/to/your/file.h
+ * * \@brief A brief explanation about what this code does or is supposed to do.
+ * * /
+ *
+ *
+ * Functions/procedures are commented in the header file just above the
+ * function/procedure definition:
+ *
+ *
+ * /** \@brief Blocking wait for semaphore [short explanation]
+ * *
+ * * [space for more detailed explanations]
+ * *
+ * * [describing parameters]
+ * * \@param s Address of the according %sem_t structure
+ * * \@param ms Timeout in milliseconds
+ * *
+ * * [describing possible return values in a list]
+ * * \@return
+ * * %- 0 on success
+ * * %- -EINVAL on invalid argument
+ * * %- -ETIME on timer expired
+ * * /
+ * inline static int %sem_wait(sem_t* s, uint32_t ms);
+ *
+ *
+ * @section formatting Formatting text
+ *
+ * @section docs Writing documents like this one
+ */
diff --git a/documentation/text/kernelspace.dox b/documentation/text/kernelspace.dox
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+/**
+ * @file kernelspace.dox
+ * @page kernelspace Development in kernel space
+ *
+ * @section kernelthreads Starting kernel threads
+ *
+ */
diff --git a/documentation/text/userspace.dox b/documentation/text/userspace.dox
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+/**
+ * @file userspace.dox
+ * @page userspace Development in user space
+ *
+ * @section ownapps Installing and launching your own applications
+ *
+ */
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