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diff --git a/documentation/src/events.dox b/documentation/src/events.dox
index 21eb3f0b6..9ea3df10c 100644
--- a/documentation/src/events.dox
+++ b/documentation/src/events.dox
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ of the
\p handle()
method.
+Event numbers can be converted to their actual names using the \ref fl_eventnames[] array
+defined in \#include <FL/names.h>; see next chapter for details.
+
In the next chapter, the
\ref subclassing_events "MyClass::handle()"
example shows how to override the
diff --git a/documentation/src/subclassing.dox b/documentation/src/subclassing.dox
index 57c004165..4d452ccc1 100644
--- a/documentation/src/subclassing.dox
+++ b/documentation/src/subclassing.dox
@@ -302,6 +302,16 @@ You must return non-zero if your \p handle() method
uses the event. If you return zero, the parent widget will try
sending the event to another widget.
+For debugging purposes, event numbers can be printed as their actual event names
+using the fl_eventnames[] array, e.g.:
+\code
+ #include <FL/names.h> // defines fl_eventnames[]
+ [..]
+ int MyClass::handle(int e) {
+ printf("Event was %s (%d)\n", fl_eventnames[e], e); // e.g. "Event was FL_PUSH (1)"
+ [..]
+\endcode
+
\section subclassing_drawing Drawing the Widget
The \p draw() virtual method is called when FLTK wants