=== modified file 'modules/node/node.module'
--- modules/node/node.module	2009-02-13 03:00:07 +0000
+++ modules/node/node.module	2009-02-17 21:42:13 +0000
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@
     'node_links' => array(
       'arguments' => array('element' => NULL),
     ),
+    'node_page_default' => array(
+      'arguments' => array('default_message' => NULL),
+    ),
   );
 }
 
@@ -2037,26 +2040,54 @@
     );
   }
   else {
-    $default_message = '<h1 class="title">' . t('Welcome to your new Drupal website!') . '</h1>';
-    $default_message .= '<p>' . t('Please follow these steps to set up and start using your website:') . '</p>';
-    $default_message .= '<ol>';
-    $default_message .= '<li>' . t('<strong>Configure your website</strong> Once logged in, visit the <a href="@admin">administration section</a>, where you can <a href="@config">customize and configure</a> all aspects of your website.', array('@admin' => url('admin'), '@config' => url('admin/settings'))) . '</li>';
-    $default_message .= '<li>' . t('<strong>Enable additional functionality</strong> Next, visit the <a href="@modules">module list</a> and enable features which suit your specific needs. You can find additional modules in the <a href="@download_modules">Drupal modules download section</a>.', array('@modules' => url('admin/build/modules'), '@download_modules' => 'http://drupal.org/project/modules')) . '</li>';
-    $default_message .= '<li>' . t('<strong>Customize your website design</strong> To change the "look and feel" of your website, visit the <a href="@themes">themes section</a>. You may choose from one of the included themes or download additional themes from the <a href="@download_themes">Drupal themes download section</a>.', array('@themes' => url('admin/build/themes'), '@download_themes' => 'http://drupal.org/project/themes')) . '</li>';
-    $default_message .= '<li>' . t('<strong>Start posting content</strong> Finally, you can <a href="@content">create content</a> for your website. This message will disappear once you have promoted a post to the front page.', array('@content' => url('node/add'))) . '</li>';
-    $default_message .= '</ol>';
-    $default_message .= '<p>' . t('For more information, please refer to the <a href="@help">help section</a>, or the <a href="@handbook">online Drupal handbooks</a>. You may also post at the <a href="@forum">Drupal forum</a>, or view the wide range of <a href="@support">other support options</a> available.', array('@help' => url('admin/help'), '@handbook' => 'http://drupal.org/handbooks', '@forum' => 'http://drupal.org/forum', '@support' => 'http://drupal.org/support')) . '</p>';
-    $build['default_message'] = array(
-      '#markup' => $default_message,
-      '#prefix' => '<div id="first-time">',
-      '#suffix' => '</div>',
-    );
+    $build = array(
+      '#theme' => 'node_page_default',
+    );
+    $build['title'] = array(
+      '#markup' => t('Welcome to your new Drupal website!'),
+      '#weight' => -10,
+    );
+    $build['subtitle'] = array(
+      '#markup' => t('Please follow these steps to set up and start using your website:'),
+      '#weight' => -5,
+    );
+    $build['list']['configure'] = array(
+      'data' => t('<strong>Configure your website</strong> Once logged in, visit the <a href="@admin">administration section</a>, where you can <a href="@config">customize and configure</a> all aspects of your website.', array('@admin' => url('admin'), '@config' => url('admin/settings'))),
+    );
+    $build['list']['enable'] = array(
+      'data' => t('<strong>Enable additional functionality</strong> Next, visit the <a href="@modules">module list</a> and enable features which suit your specific needs. You can find additional modules in the <a href="@download_modules">Drupal modules download section</a>.', array('@modules' => url('admin/build/modules'), '@download_modules' => 'http://drupal.org/project/modules')),
+    );
+    $build['list']['customize'] = array(
+      'data' => t('<strong>Customize your website design</strong> To change the "look and feel" of your website, visit the <a href="@themes">themes section</a>. You may choose from one of the included themes or download additional themes from the <a href="@download_themes">Drupal themes download section</a>.', array('@themes' => url('admin/build/themes'), '@download_themes' => 'http://drupal.org/project/themes')),
+    );
+    $build['list']['start'] = array(
+      'data' => t('<strong>Start posting content</strong> Finally, you can <a href="@content">create content</a> for your website. This message will disappear once you have promoted a post to the front page.', array('@content' => url('node/add'))),
+    );
+    $build['footer'] = array(
+      '#markup' => t('For more information, please refer to the <a href="@help">help section</a>, or the <a href="@handbook">online Drupal handbooks</a>. You may also post at the <a href="@forum">Drupal forum</a>, or view the wide range of <a href="@support">other support options</a> available.', array('@help' => url('admin/help'), '@handbook' => 'http://drupal.org/handbooks', '@forum' => 'http://drupal.org/forum', '@support' => 'http://drupal.org/support')),
+      '#weight' => 5,
+    );
+
   }
   drupal_set_title('');
   return drupal_get_page($build);
 }
 
 /**
+ * Theme default welcome message.
+ *
+ * @ingroup themeable
+ */
+function theme_node_page_default($default_message) {
+  $output = '<h1>' . drupal_render($default_message['title']) . '</h1>';
+  $output .= '<p>' . drupal_render($default_message['subtitle']) . '</p>';
+  $output .= theme('item_list', $default_message['list'], NULL, 'ol');
+  $output .= '<p>' . drupal_render($default_message['footer']) . '</p>';
+  $output = '<div id="first-time">' . $output . '</div>';
+  return $output;
+}
+
+/**
  * Menu callback; view a single node.
  */
 function node_page_view($node) {