diff --git a/fluid/Fl_Function_Type.cxx b/fluid/Fl_Function_Type.cxx
index 38b883f27..7b3685b68 100644
--- a/fluid/Fl_Function_Type.cxx
+++ b/fluid/Fl_Function_Type.cxx
@@ -927,46 +927,60 @@ void Fl_Data_Type::write_code1() {
   } else {
       fn = fn ? filename_ : "<no filename>";
   }
- const char *variableType = text_mode_ ? "char" : "unsigned char";
- if (is_in_class()) {
+  if (is_in_class()) {
     write_public(public_);
     write_comment_h("  ");
-    write_h("  static %s %s[%d];\n", variableType, c, nData);
-    write_c("%s %s::%s[%d] = /* data inlined from %s */\n", variableType, class_name(1), c, nData, fn);
-    if (message) write_c("#error %s %s\n", message, fn);
-     if (text_mode_)
-         write_cstring(data, nData);
-     else
-         write_cdata(data, nData);
+    if (text_mode_) {
+      write_h("  static char *%s;\n", c);
+      write_c("char *%s::%s = /* text inlined from %s */\n", class_name(1), c, fn);
+      if (message) write_c("#error %s %s\n", message, fn);
+      write_cstring(data, nData);
+    } else {
+      write_h("  static unsigned char %s[%d];\n", c, nData);
+      write_c("unsigned char %s::%s[%d] = /* data inlined from %s */\n", class_name(1), c, nData, fn);
+      if (message) write_c("#error %s %s\n", message, fn);
+      write_cdata(data, nData);
+    }
     write_c(";\n");
   } else {
     // the "header only" option does not apply here!
     if (public_) {
       if (static_) {
-        write_h("extern %s %s[%d];\n", variableType, c, nData);
-        write_comment_c();
-        write_c("%s %s[%d] = /* data inlined from %s */\n", variableType, c, nData, fn);
-        if (message) write_c("#error %s %s\n", message, fn);
-          if (text_mode_)
-              write_cstring(data, nData);
-          else
-              write_cdata(data, nData);
+        if (text_mode_) {
+          write_h("extern char *%s;\n", c);
+          write_comment_c();
+          write_c("char *%s = /* text inlined from %s */\n", c, fn);
+          if (message) write_c("#error %s %s\n", message, fn);
+          write_cstring(data, nData);
+        } else {
+          write_h("extern unsigned char %s[%d];\n", c, nData);
+          write_comment_c();
+          write_c("unsigned char %s[%d] = /* data inlined from %s */\n", c, nData, fn);
+          if (message) write_c("#error %s %s\n", message, fn);
+          write_cdata(data, nData);
+        }
         write_c(";\n");
       } else {
         write_comment_h();
         write_h("#error Unsupported declaration loading inline data %s\n", fn);
-        write_h("%s %s[3] = { 1, 2, 3 };\n", variableType, c);
+        if (text_mode_)
+          write_h("char *%s = \"abc...\";\n", c);
+        else
+          write_h("unsigned char %s[3] = { 1, 2, 3 };\n", c);
       }
     } else {
       write_comment_c();
       if (static_) 
         write_c("static ");
-      write_c("%s %s[%d] = /* data inlined from %s */\n", variableType, c, nData, fn);
-      if (message) write_c("#error %s %s\n", message, fn);
-      if (text_mode_)
+      if (text_mode_) {
+        write_c("char *%s = /* text inlined from %s */\n", c, fn);
+        if (message) write_c("#error %s %s\n", message, fn);
         write_cstring(data, nData);
-      else
+      } else {
+        write_c("unsigned char %s[%d] = /* data inlined from %s */\n", c, nData, fn);
+        if (message) write_c("#error %s %s\n", message, fn);
         write_cdata(data, nData);
+      }
       write_c(";\n");
     }
   }
diff --git a/fluid/function_panel.cxx b/fluid/function_panel.cxx
index caeb22470..91d56e234 100644
--- a/fluid/function_panel.cxx
+++ b/fluid/function_panel.cxx
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ Fl_Double_Window* make_data_panel() {
         data_class_choice->menu(menu_data_class_choice);
       } // Fl_Choice* data_class_choice
       { data_mode = new Fl_Check_Button(200, 10, 78, 20, "text mode");
-        data_mode->tooltip("When text mode is seleted, the returned type is \"const char[]\" and a traili\
-ng NUL will be appended to the data.");
+        data_mode->tooltip("When text mode is seleted, the returned type is \"const char*\" and a trailin\
+g NUL will be appended to the data.");
         data_mode->down_box(FL_DOWN_BOX);
         data_mode->labelsize(11);
       } // Fl_Check_Button* data_mode
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ ng NUL will be appended to the data.");
     } // Fl_Group* o
     { data_input = new Fl_Input(10, 52, 320, 20, "Variable Name:");
       data_input->tooltip("Inline Data variables are declared \"const unsigned char []\" in binary mode \
-and \"const char[]\" in text mode.");
+and \"const char*\" in text mode.");
       data_input->labelfont(1);
       data_input->labelsize(11);
       data_input->textfont(4);
diff --git a/fluid/function_panel.fl b/fluid/function_panel.fl
index 3c1ed41c1..b46fcde37 100644
--- a/fluid/function_panel.fl
+++ b/fluid/function_panel.fl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # data file for the Fltk User Interface Designer (fluid)
-version 1.0304
+version 1.0400
 header_name {.h}
 code_name {.cxx}
 comment {//
@@ -383,12 +383,12 @@ Function {make_data_panel()} {open
       }
       Fl_Check_Button data_mode {
         label {text mode}
-        tooltip {When text mode is seleted, the returned type is "const char[]" and a trailing NUL will be appended to the data.} xywh {200 10 78 20} down_box DOWN_BOX labelsize 11
+        tooltip {When text mode is seleted, the returned type is "const char*" and a trailing NUL will be appended to the data.} xywh {200 10 78 20} down_box DOWN_BOX labelsize 11
       }
     }
     Fl_Input data_input {
-      label {Variable Name:} selected
-      tooltip {Inline Data variables are declared "const unsigned char []" in binary mode and "const char[]" in text mode.} xywh {10 52 320 20} labelfont 1 labelsize 11 align 133 when 0 textfont 4 textsize 11
+      label {Variable Name:}
+      tooltip {Inline Data variables are declared "const unsigned char []" in binary mode and "const char*" in text mode.} xywh {10 52 320 20} labelfont 1 labelsize 11 align 133 when 0 textfont 4 textsize 11
     }
     Fl_Input data_filename {
       label {Filename:}
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ Function {make_data_panel()} {open
       xywh {290 90 40 20} labelcolor 134
     }
     Fl_Text_Editor data_comment_input {
-      label {Comment:}
+      label {Comment:} selected
       tooltip {Declaration comment in Doxygen format} xywh {10 130 320 65} box DOWN_BOX labelfont 1 labelsize 11 align 5 textfont 4 textsize 11 resizable
       code0 {data_comment_input->buffer(new Fl_Text_Buffer());}
       code1 {data_comment_input->add_key_binding(FL_Tab, 0, use_tab_navigation);}
@@ -536,7 +536,8 @@ Function {type_make_cb(Fl_Widget*,void*d)} {return_type void
   }} {}
 }
 
-Function {make_widgetbin()} {} {
+Function {make_widgetbin()} {open
+} {
   Fl_Window widgetbin_panel {
     label {Widget Bin}
     callback {if (Fl::event()==FL_SHORTCUT && Fl::event_key()==FL_Escape)
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ else
   toggle_widgetbin_cb((Fl_Widget*)o, v);} open
     xywh {410 171 574 85} type Single align 80 hide non_modal
   } {
-    Fl_Group {} {
+    Fl_Group {} {open
       xywh {3 3 79 79}
     } {
       Fl_Button {} {