diff --git a/fluid/Fl_Function_Type.cxx b/fluid/Fl_Function_Type.cxx
index ab3672e23..a4ab673a0 100644
--- a/fluid/Fl_Function_Type.cxx
+++ b/fluid/Fl_Function_Type.cxx
@@ -994,9 +994,8 @@ void Fl_Decl_Type::write_code1() {
   const char* e = c+strlen(c), *csc = c;
   while (csc<e && (csc[0]!='/' || csc[1]!='/')) csc++;
   if (csc!=e) e = csc; // comment found
-                       // lose all trailing semicolons so I can add one:
+  // lose spaces between text and comment, if any
   while (e>c && e[-1]==' ') e--;
-  while (e>c && e[-1]==';') e--;
   if (class_name(1)) {
     write_public(public_);
     write_comment_h(indent(1));
diff --git a/fluid/code.cxx b/fluid/code.cxx
index d6b4bdc38..da40970bf 100644
--- a/fluid/code.cxx
+++ b/fluid/code.cxx
@@ -384,12 +384,20 @@ void write_c(const char* format,...) {
 
 /**
  Write code (c) of size (n) to C file, with optional comment (com) w/o trailing space.
+ if the code line does not end in a ';' or '}', a ';' will be added.
+ \param[in] indent indentation string for all lines
+ \param[in] n number of bytes in code line
+ \param[in] c line of code
+ \param[in] com optional commentary
  */
 void write_cc(const char *indent, int n, const char *c, const char *com) {
+  write_c("%s%.*s", indent, n, c);
+  char cc = c[n-1];
+  if (cc!='}' && cc!=';')
+    write_c(";");
   if (*com)
-    write_c("%s%.*s; %s\n", indent, n, c, com);
-  else
-    write_c("%s%.*s;\n", indent, n, c);
+    write_c(" %s", com);
+  write_c("\n");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -406,16 +414,20 @@ void write_h(const char* format,...) {
 
 /**
  Write code (c) of size (n) to H file, with optional comment (com) w/o trailing space.
+ if the code line does not end in a ';' or '}', a ';' will be added.
  \param[in] indent indentation string for all lines
  \param[in] n number of bytes in code line
  \param[in] c line of code
  \param[in] com optional commentary
  */
 void write_hc(const char *indent, int n, const char* c, const char *com) {
+  write_h("%s%.*s", indent, n, c);
+  char cc = c[n-1];
+  if (cc!='}' && cc!=';')
+    write_h(";");
   if (*com)
-    write_h("%s%.*s; %s\n", indent, n, c, com);
-  else
-    write_h("%s%.*s;\n", indent, n, c);
+    write_h(" %s", com);
+  write_h("\n");
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl b/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl
index 7bffa6411..1dcf365b4 100644
--- a/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl
+++ b/src/Fl_File_Chooser.fl
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class FL_EXPORT Fl_File_Chooser {open
   }
   decl {void fileListCB();} {private local
   }
-  decl {void fileNameCB();} {private local
+  decl {void fileNameCB();} {selected private local
   }
   decl {void newdir();} {private local
   }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class FL_EXPORT Fl_File_Chooser {open
       callback {fileName->value("");
 fileList->deselect();
 Fl::remove_timeout((Fl_Timeout_Handler)previewCB, this);
-window->hide();} open selected
+window->hide();} open
       private xywh {1171 438 490 380} type Double hide resizable
       code0 {if (title) window->label(title);} modal
     } {
diff --git a/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.fl b/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.fl
index 6aeb12e94..ba614194f 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.fl
+++ b/src/Fl_Help_Dialog.fl
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ fl_register_images();} {}
     code {view_->set_changed();
 int ret = view_->load(f);
 window_->label(view_->title());
-return ret;} {selected
-    }
+return ret;} {}
   }
   Function {position(int xx, int yy)} {return_type void
   } {
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ else
   } {
     code {view_->topline(n);} {}
   }
-  Function {topline(int n)} {return_type void
+  Function {topline(int n)} {selected return_type void
   } {
     code {view_->topline(n);} {}
   }