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diff --git a/FL/Fl_Menu_Item.H b/FL/Fl_Menu_Item.H
index a4f760645..3073dd2d0 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Menu_Item.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Menu_Item.H
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ enum { // values for flags:
FL_SUBMENU_POINTER = 0x20, ///< Indicates user_data() is a pointer to another menu array
FL_SUBMENU = 0x40, ///< Item is a submenu to other items
FL_MENU_DIVIDER = 0x80, ///< Creates divider line below this item. Also ends a group of radio buttons
- FL_MENU_HORIZONTAL = 0x100, ///< ??? -- reserved, internal (do not use)
- FL_MENU_RESERVED = 0xffffff00 ///< These bits are reserved for internal or future usage (do not use)
+ FL_MENU_HORIZONTAL = 0x100 ///< ??? -- reserved, internal (do not use)
+ ///< Note: \b ALL other bits in \p flags are reserved: do not use them for your own purposes!
};
extern FL_EXPORT Fl_Shortcut fl_old_shortcut(const char*);
@@ -67,10 +67,19 @@ class Fl_Menu_;
FL_SUBMENU_POINTER = 0x20, // Indicates user_data() is a pointer to another menu array
FL_SUBMENU = 0x40, // This item is a submenu to other items
FL_MENU_DIVIDER = 0x80, // Creates divider line below this item. Also ends a group of radio buttons.
- FL_MENU_HORIZONTAL = 0x100, // ??? -- reserved, internal (do not use)
- FL_MENU_RESERVED = 0xffffff00 // These bits are reserved for internal or future usage (do not use)
+ FL_MENU_HORIZONTAL = 0x100 // ??? -- reserved, internal (do not use)
};
\endcode
+
+ \note \b All other bits in \p flags are reserved for FLTK usage, do not use any bits of the
+ \p flags variable for your own purposes. Even \b undocumented bits can be used for internal
+ purposes in this or any future FLTK version.
+
+ Some \p flags bits may be changed during runtime by user code, particularly if you need to change
+ the value of a menu item (ON/OFF) or make it active or inactive. Such changes must be done with
+ caution so they don't affect other (maybe undocumented) bits, i.e. you need to make proper bit
+ operations to set or clear only these particular bits.
+
Typically menu items are statically defined; for example:
\code
Fl_Menu_Item popup[] = {