diff --git a/FL/Fl_Button.H b/FL/Fl_Button.H
index 14e515d1b..9908b9742 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Button.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Button.H
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class Fl_Widget_Tracker;
   \class Fl_Button
   \brief Buttons generate callbacks when they are clicked by the user.
 
-  You control exactly when and how by changing the values for type() and
-  when().  Buttons can also generate callbacks in response to \c FL_SHORTCUT
+  You control exactly when and how by changing the values for type(uchar) and
+  when(uchar).  Buttons can also generate callbacks in response to \c FL_SHORTCUT
   events.  The button can either have an explicit shortcut(int s) value or a
   letter shortcut can be indicated in the label() with an '\&' character
   before it.  For the label shortcut it does not matter if \e Alt is held
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class Fl_Widget_Tracker;
   to hold down the \e Alt key so that the input field does not eat the event
   first as an \c FL_KEYBOARD event.
   \see Fl_Widget::shortcut_label(int)
-  \todo Refactor the doxygen comments for Fl_Button type() documentation.
 
   For an Fl_Button object, the type() call returns one of:
   \li \c FL_NORMAL_BUTTON (0): value() remains unchanged after button press.
@@ -59,8 +58,6 @@ class Fl_Widget_Tracker;
          buttons in the current group with <tt>type() == FL_RADIO_BUTTON</tt>
          are set to zero.
 
-  \todo Refactor the doxygen comments for Fl_Button when() documentation.
-
   For an Fl_Button object, the following when() values are useful, the default
   being \c FL_WHEN_RELEASE:
   \li \c 0: The callback is not done, instead changed() is turned on.
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Choice.H b/FL/Fl_Choice.H
index fa7dc7bb5..98000a2c3 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Choice.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Choice.H
@@ -63,20 +63,21 @@
   you pick the item with the mouse.  The '\&' character in item names are
   only looked at when the menu is popped up, however.
 
-  \todo Refactor the doxygen comments for Fl_Choice changed() documentation.
-
+  The inherited Fl_Widget::changed() and related methods can be used as follows:
   \li <tt>int Fl_Widget::changed() const</tt>
-      This value is true the user picks a different value. <em>It is turned
+      This value is true when the user picks a different value. <em>It is turned
       off by value() and just before doing a callback (the callback can turn
       it back on if desired).</em>
   \li <tt>void Fl_Widget::set_changed()</tt>
       This method sets the changed() flag.
   \li <tt>void Fl_Widget::clear_changed()</tt>
       This method clears the changed() flag.
-  \li <tt>Fl_Boxtype Fl_Choice::down_box() const</tt>
+ 
+ The inherited Fl_Menu_::down_box() methods can be used as follows:
+  \li <tt>Fl_Boxtype Fl_Menu_::down_box() const</tt>
       Gets the current down box, which is used when the menu is popped up.
       The default down box type is \c FL_DOWN_BOX.
-  \li <tt>void Fl_Choice::down_box(Fl_Boxtype b)</tt>
+  \li <tt>void Fl_Menu_::down_box(Fl_Boxtype b)</tt>
       Sets the current down box type to \p b.
 
  Simple example:
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Counter.H b/FL/Fl_Counter.H
index 2f6452318..dddcfa4dc 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Counter.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Counter.H
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@
   \image html counter.png
   \image latex counter.png "Fl_Counter" width=4cm
 
-  \todo Refactor the doxygen comments for Fl_Counter type() documentation.
-
-  The type of an Fl_Counter object can be set using type(uchar t) to:
+  The type of an Fl_Counter object can be set using Fl_Widget::type(uchar) to:
   \li \c FL_NORMAL_COUNTER: Displays a counter with 4 arrow buttons.
   \li \c FL_SIMPLE_COUNTER: Displays a counter with only 2 arrow buttons.
 */
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Menu_.H b/FL/Fl_Menu_.H
index 1bd10d4d7..66bd9c64c 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Menu_.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Menu_.H
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public:
     FL_WHITE, for back compatibility.
   */
   Fl_Boxtype down_box() const {return (Fl_Boxtype)down_box_;}
-  /**    See Fl_Boxtype Fl_Menu_::down_box() const   */
+  /** Sets the box type used to surround the currently-selected items in the menus.  */
   void down_box(Fl_Boxtype b) {down_box_ = b;}
 
   /** For back compatibility, same as selection_color() */
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Widget.H b/FL/Fl_Widget.H
index 1a5c9bb8b..416f65470 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Widget.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Widget.H
@@ -271,17 +271,14 @@ public:
   void parent(Fl_Group* p) {parent_ = p;} // for hacks only, use Fl_Group::add()
 
   /** Gets the widget type.
-      Returns the widget type value, which is used for Forms compatibility
-      and to simulate RTTI.
-
-      \todo Explain "simulate RTTI" (currently only used to decide if a widget
-      is a window, i.e. type()>=FL_WINDOW ?). Is type() really used in a way
-      that ensures "Forms compatibility" ?
+      Returns the widget type value, which gives some information about the derived widget class
+      to which the object belongs. Noticeably, the condition <tt>type() >= FL_WINDOW</tt> indicates
+      a widget is an Fl_Window or derived object.
    */
   uchar type() const {return type_;}
 
   /** Sets the widget type.
-      This is used for Forms compatibility.
+      \see type()
    */
   void type(uchar t) {type_ = t;}