1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Output.H b/FL/Fl_Output.H
index 93d3e6870..59938a87f 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Output.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Output.H
@@ -29,10 +29,30 @@
 #define Fl_Output_H
 
 #include "Fl_Input.H"
-
+/**
+  This widget displays a piece of text.  When you set the value()
+  , Fl_Output does a strcpy() to it's own storage,
+  which is useful for program-generated values.  The user may select
+  portions of the text using the mouse and paste the contents into other
+  fields or programs.
+  <CENTER>\image html text.gif</CENTER>
+  <P>There is a single subclass, 
+  Fl_Multiline_Output, which allows you to display multiple lines of
+  text. </P>
+  <P>The text may contain any characters except \0, and will correctly
+  display anything, using ^X notation for unprintable control characters
+  and \nnn notation for unprintable characters with the high bit set. It
+  assumes the font can draw any characters in the ISO-Latin1 character
+  set.
+*/
 class Fl_Output : public Fl_Input {
 public:
-  Fl_Output(int X,int Y,int W,int H, const char *l = 0)
+  /**
+    Creates a new Fl_Output widget using the given position,
+    size, and label string. The default boxtype is FL_DOWN_BOX.
+    <P>Inherited destrucor destroys the widget and any value associated with it.
+  */
+    Fl_Output(int X,int Y,int W,int H, const char *l = 0)
     : Fl_Input(X, Y, W, H, l) {type(FL_NORMAL_OUTPUT);}
 };