diff --git a/docs/reference/ChangeLog b/docs/reference/ChangeLog
index f44827c86f..ae728a9051 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ChangeLog
+++ b/docs/reference/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sun Feb  1 00:30:53 2004  Matthias Clasen  <maclas@gmx.de>
+
+	* gdk/tmpl/general.sgml: Improve the documentation of event_mask for
+	gdk_pointer_grab.  (#132223, Pascal Haakmat)
+
 Fri Jan 30 00:27:36 2004  Matthias Clasen  <maclas@gmx.de>
 
 	* gtk/tmpl/gtkcombo.sgml: Document clearing the list with
diff --git a/docs/reference/gdk/tmpl/general.sgml b/docs/reference/gdk/tmpl/general.sgml
index 27563eab3f..ab2fe31253 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gdk/tmpl/general.sgml
+++ b/docs/reference/gdk/tmpl/general.sgml
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ events for this application are reported as normal, but pointer events outside
 this application are reported with respect to @window and only if selected by
 @event_mask. In either mode, unreported events are discarded.
 @event_mask: specifies the event mask, which is used in accordance with
-@owner_events.
+@owner_events. Note that only pointer events (i.e. button and motion events) 
+    may be selected.
 @confine_to: If non-%NULL, the pointer will be confined to this
 window during the grab. If the pointer is outside @confine_to, it will
 automatically be moved to the closest edge of @confine_to and enter