diff --git a/collects/scribblings/framework/frame.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/framework/frame.scrbl
index a0f94c39..75e4b280 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/framework/frame.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/framework/frame.scrbl
@@ -38,13 +38,10 @@
     @schemeblock[
     (class ...
       ...
-     (rename [super-make-root-area-container 
-              make-root-area-container])
-     (field
-       [status-panel #f])
+     (define status-panel #f)
      (define/override (make-root-area-container cls parent)
        (set! status-panel
-             (super-make-root-area-container vertical-panel% parent))
+             (super make-root-area-container vertical-panel% parent))
        (let ([root (make-object cls status-panel)])
 
           (code:comment "... add other children to status-panel ...")
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/snip-class.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/snip-class.scrbl
index 56e07c02..dd590f4a 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/gui/snip-class.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/snip-class.scrbl
@@ -338,9 +338,10 @@ following symbols:
  @item{@indexed-scheme['handles-events] --- this snip can handle
        keyboard and mouse events when it has the keyboard focus}
 
- @item{@indexed-scheme['handles-all-mouse-events] --- this snip can handle
-       mouse events that touch the snip, even if the snip does not
-       have the keyboard focus}
+ @item{@indexed-scheme['handles-all-mouse-events] --- this snip can
+       handle mouse events that touch the snip or that immediately
+       follow an event that touches the snip, even if the snip does
+       not have the keyboard focus}
 
  @item{@indexed-scheme['width-depends-on-x] --- this snip's display
        width depends on the snip's x-@techlink{location} within the