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diff --git a/man/mitem_userptr.3x b/man/mitem_userptr.3x
index 2dd564fd..7b51ec50 100644
--- a/man/mitem_userptr.3x
+++ b/man/mitem_userptr.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 '\" t
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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                        *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
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 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
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-.\" $Id: mitem_userptr.3x,v 1.6 1998/11/29 01:12:47 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
+.\" $Id: mitem_userptr.3x,v 1.11 2010/12/04 18:40:45 tom Exp $
 .TH mitem_userptr 3X ""
 .SH NAME
-\fBmitem_userptr\fR - associate application data with a menu item
+\fBmitem_userptr\fR \- associate application data with a menu item
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <menu.h>\fR
 .br
@@ -43,13 +43,11 @@ Every menu item has a field that can be used to hold application-specific data
 (that is, the menu-driver code leaves it alone).  These functions get and set
 that field.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
-Except for \fBitem_userptr\fR (which returns \fBNULL\fR on error), each function returns one of the following:
-.TP 5
-\fBE_OK\fR
-The routine succeeded.
-.TP 5
-\fBE_SYSTEM_ERROR\fR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+The function \fBitem_userptr\fR returns a pointer (possibly \fBNULL\fR).
+It does not set errno.
+.PP
+The \fBset_item_userptr\fP always returns \fBE_OK\fP (success).
+.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
 .SH NOTES
@@ -58,15 +56,9 @@ The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
 .SH PORTABILITY
 These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were not supported on
 Version 7 or BSD versions.
-
-The user pointer should be a void pointer.  We leave it as a char pointer for
-SVr4 compatibility.
+.PP
+The user pointer is a void pointer.
+We chose not to leave it as a char pointer for SVr4 compatibility.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
 S. Raymond.
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