diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-in-base-class.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-in-base-class.scrbl
index ce4cfc8952..77d66c3abc 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-in-base-class.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-in-base-class.scrbl
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ Reads bytes to fill the supplied byte string. The return value is the
  next call to @method[editor-stream-in-base% bad?] must return
  @scheme[#t].}
 
+@defmethod[(read-byte) (or/c byte? #f)]{
+
+Reads a single byte and return it, or returns @scheme[#f] if no more
+bytes are available. The default implementation of this method uses
+@method[editor-stream-in-base% read-bytes].
+
+}
+
 @defmethod[(seek [pos exact-nonnegative-integer?])
            void?]{
 
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-in-class.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-in-class.scrbl
index 25f0e9647b..5d67b067d8 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-in-class.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-in-class.scrbl
@@ -54,12 +54,18 @@ Returns the next integer value in the stream.
 @defmethod[(get-fixed [v (box/c (and/c exact? integer?))])
            (is-a?/c editor-stream-in%)]{
 
+@boxisfill[(scheme v) @elem{a fixed-size integer from the stream obtained through 
+           @method[editor-stream-in% get-fixed-exact]}]
+
+}
+
+@defmethod[(get-fixed-exact)
+           (and/c exact? integer?)]{
+
 Gets a fixed-sized integer from the stream. See
 @method[editor-stream-out% put-fixed] for more information.
 Reading from a bad stream always gives @scheme[0].
 
-@boxisfill[(scheme v) @elem{the fixed-size integer from the stream}]
-
 }
 
 @defmethod[(get-inexact)
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-out-class.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-out-class.scrbl
index d869eaf23a..30bdb2b4ec 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-out-class.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-stream-out-class.scrbl
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ Puts a fixed-sized integer into the stream. This method is needed
  fixed-size number.
 
 Numbers written to a stream with @method[editor-stream-out% put-fixed]
- must be read with @method[editor-stream-in% get-fixed].}
+ must be read with @method[editor-stream-in% get-fixed-exact]
+ or @method[editor-stream-in% get-fixed].}
 
 
 @defmethod[(put-unterminated [v bytes?]) (is-a?/c editor-stream-out%)]{