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-rw-r--r--FL/Fl_Widget.H17
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Widget.H b/FL/Fl_Widget.H
index f351c9497..7e1b1fa98 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Widget.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Widget.H
@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ public:
* it when the user interacts with the widget.
*
* When implemented in a new widget, this function must return 0 if the
- * widget does not use the event or 1 if it uses the event.
+ * widget does not use the event or 1 otherwise.<BR>
+ * Most of the time, you want to call the inherited handle() method in
+ * your overriden method so that you don't short-circuit events that you
+ * don't handle. In this last case you should return the callee retval.
*
* \param[in] event the kind of event received
* \retval 0 if the event was not used or understood
@@ -192,33 +195,33 @@ public:
/** Internal use only. Use Fl_Group::add(Fl_Widget*) instead. */
void parent(Fl_Group* p) {parent_ = p;} // for hacks only, Fl_Group::add()
- /** Returns the widget type.
+ /** Gets the widget type.
* Returns the widget type value, which is used for Forms
* compatibility and to simulate RTTI.
*/
uchar type() const {return type_;}
- /** Sets tye widget type.
+ /** Sets the widget type.
* This is used for Forms compatibility.
*/
void type(uchar t) {type_ = t;}
- /** Return the widget position in its window.
+ /** Gets the widget position in its window.
* \return the x position relative to the window
*/
int x() const {return x_;}
- /** Return the widget position in its window.
+ /** Gets the widget position in its window.
* \return the y position relative to the window
*/
int y() const {return y_;}
- /** Return the widget width.
+ /** Gets the widget width.
* \return the width of the widget in pixels.
*/
int w() const {return w_;}
- /** Return the widget height.
+ /** Gets the widget height.
* \return the height of the widget in pixels.
*/
int h() const {return h_;}