4 files changed, 19 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Help_Dialog.H b/FL/Fl_Help_Dialog.H
index 9e44c2e3d..67c3e9f87 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Help_Dialog.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Help_Dialog.H
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
   ~Fl_Help_Dialog();
   int h();
   void hide();
-  void load(const char *f);
+  int load(const char *f);
   void position(int xx, int yy);
   void resize(int xx, int yy, int ww, int hh);
   void show();
diff --git a/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.cxx b/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.cxx
index c3396f2f9..7e016e2d3 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.cxx
@@ -221,10 +221,11 @@ void Fl_Help_Dialog::hide() {
   window_->hide();
 }
 
-void Fl_Help_Dialog::load(const char *f) {
+int Fl_Help_Dialog::load(const char *f) {
   view_->set_changed();
-  view_->load(f);
+  int ret = view_->load(f);
   window_->label(view_->title());
+  return ret;
 }
 
 void Fl_Help_Dialog::position(int xx, int yy) {
diff --git a/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.fl b/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.fl
index 2eb8efebc..66462a904 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.fl
+++ b/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.fl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ comment {//
 } {in_source in_header
 }
 
-decl {\#include <FL/Fl_Shared_Image.H>} {selected private local
+decl {\#include <FL/Fl_Shared_Image.H>} {private local
 }
 
 decl {\#include "flstring.h"} {private local
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ class FL_EXPORT Fl_Help_Dialog {open
   }
   decl {int find_pos_;} {private local
   }
-  Function {Fl_Help_Dialog()} {open
-  } {
+  Function {Fl_Help_Dialog()} {} {
     Fl_Window window_ {
       label {Help Dialog} open
       private xywh {398 64 530 385} type Double hide resizable size_range {260 150 0 0}
@@ -190,11 +189,13 @@ fl_register_images();} {}
   } {
     code {window_->hide();} {}
   }
-  Function {load(const char *f)} {return_type void
+  Function {load(const char *f)} {open return_type int
   } {
     code {view_->set_changed();
-view_->load(f);
-window_->label(view_->title());} {}
+int ret = view_->load(f);
+window_->label(view_->title());
+return ret;} {selected
+    }
   }
   Function {position(int xx, int yy)} {return_type void
   } {
diff --git a/src/Fl_Help_Dialog_Dox.cxx b/src/Fl_Help_Dialog_Dox.cxx
index f0d6c7c14..aa88f30a6 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Help_Dialog_Dox.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Help_Dialog_Dox.cxx
@@ -40,9 +40,14 @@
 /** \fn void Fl_Help_Dialog::hide()
   Hides the Fl_Help_Dialog window.*/
 
-/** \fn void Fl_Help_Dialog::load(const char *f)
-  Loads the specified HTML file into the Fl_Help_View widget.
-  The filename can also contain a target name ("filename.html#target").
+/** \fn int Fl_Help_Dialog::load(const char *f)
+ \brief Loads the specified HTML file into the Fl_Help_View widget.
+ The filename can also contain a target name ("filename.html#target"). Always
+ use forward slashes as path deliminators, MSWindows-style backslashes are not
+ supported here
+ \param[in] f the name and path of an HTML file
+ \return 0 on success, -1 on error
+ \see Fl_Help_View::load(), fl_load_uri()
 */
 
 /** \fn void Fl_Help_Dialog::position(int x, int y)