diff --git a/src/Buffer.h b/src/Buffer.h
index 9b8b8e22a1..91ccd683db 100644
--- a/src/Buffer.h
+++ b/src/Buffer.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public:
 		wrongversion ///< The version of the file does not match ours
 	};
 
+
 	/// Method to check if a file is externally modified, used by 
 	/// isExternallyModified()
 	/**
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ public:
 	 * checksum is accurate but slow, which can be a problem when it is 
 	 * frequently used, or used for a large file on a slow (network) file
 	 * system.
+	 *
+	 * FIXME: replace this method with support/FileMonitor.
 	 */
 	enum CheckMethod {
 		checksum_method,  ///< Use file checksum
diff --git a/src/support/FileMonitor.h b/src/support/FileMonitor.h
index 5b04b6c8ff..3f0b91785b 100644
--- a/src/support/FileMonitor.h
+++ b/src/support/FileMonitor.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class FileMonitor
 public:
 	/** Once monitoring begins, the file will be monitored every
 	 *  interval ms.
+	 *
+	 * FIXME: rewrite and simplify using an encapsulation of QFileSystemWatcher.
 	 */
 	FileMonitor(FileName const & file_with_path, int interval);