diff --git a/vcg/simplex/face/base.h b/vcg/simplex/face/base.h
index 05565f78..01d1b171 100644
--- a/vcg/simplex/face/base.h
+++ b/vcg/simplex/face/base.h
@@ -124,17 +124,17 @@ public:
 
  
  	///  checks if the Face is deleted
-	bool IsD() const {return (this->Flags() & DELETED) != 0;}
+    bool IsD() const {return (this->cFlags() & DELETED) != 0;}
 	///  checks if the Face is readable
-	bool IsR() const {return (this->Flags() & NOTREAD) == 0;}
+	bool IsR() const {return (this->cFlags() & NOTREAD) == 0;}
 	///  checks if the Face is modifiable
-	bool IsW() const {return (this->Flags() & NOTWRITE)== 0;}
+	bool IsW() const {return (this->cFlags() & NOTWRITE)== 0;}
 	/// This funcion checks whether the Face is both readable and modifiable
-	bool IsRW() const {return (this->Flags() & (NOTREAD | NOTWRITE)) == 0;}
+	bool IsRW() const {return (this->cFlags() & (NOTREAD | NOTWRITE)) == 0;}
 	///  checks if the Face is Modified
-	bool IsS() const {return (this->Flags() & SELECTED) != 0;}
+	bool IsS() const {return (this->cFlags() & SELECTED) != 0;}
 	///  checks if the Face is Modified
-	bool IsV() const {return (this->Flags() & VISITED) != 0;}
+	bool IsV() const {return (this->cFlags() & VISITED) != 0;}
 	
 	/** Set the flag value
 		@param flagp Valore da inserire nel flag
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@ public:
   void ClearV()	{this->Flags() &= ~VISITED;}
 	
 	/// This function checks if the face is selected
-	bool IsB(int i) const {return (this->Flags() & (BORDER0<<i)) != 0;}
+	bool IsB(int i) const {return (this->cFlags() & (BORDER0<<i)) != 0;}
 	/// This function select the face
   void SetB(int i)		{this->Flags() |=(BORDER0<<i);}
 	/// This funcion execute the inverse operation of SetS()
 	void ClearB(int i)	{this->Flags() &= (~(BORDER0<<i));}
 
 	/// This function checks if the face is selected
-	bool IsCrease(int i) const {return (this->Flags() & (CREASE0<<i)) != 0;}
+	bool IsCrease(int i) const {return (this->cFlags() & (CREASE0<<i)) != 0;}
 	/// This function select the face
 	void SetCrease(int i){this->Flags() |=(CREASE0<<i);}
 	/// This funcion execute the inverse operation of SetS()
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ public:
 	/// This function checks if a given side of the face is a feature/internal edge
 	/// it is used by some importer to mark internal 
 	/// edges of polygonal faces that have been triangulated
-	bool IsF(int i) const {return (this->Flags() & (FAUX0<<i) ) != 0;}
-	bool IsAnyF() const {return (this->Flags() & (FAUX0|FAUX1|FAUX2)) != 0;}
+	bool IsF(int i) const {return (this->cFlags() & (FAUX0<<i) ) != 0;}
+	bool IsAnyF() const {return (this->cFlags() & (FAUX0|FAUX1|FAUX2)) != 0;}
 	/// This function select the face
 	void SetF(int i)		{this->Flags() |=(FAUX0<<i);}
 	/// This funcion execute the inverse operation of SetS()
diff --git a/vcg/simplex/face/component.h b/vcg/simplex/face/component.h
index 13be1bf6..187521c2 100644
--- a/vcg/simplex/face/component.h
+++ b/vcg/simplex/face/component.h
@@ -325,20 +325,22 @@ public: static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::st
 };
 
 /*------------------------- BitFlags -----------------------------------------*/
+/*! \brief \em Component: Per face \b Flags
+
+This component stores a 32 bit array of bit flags. These bit flags are used for keeping track of selection, deletion, visiting etc. \sa \ref flags for more details on common uses of flags.
+*/
 template <class T> class BitFlags:  public T {
 public:
   BitFlags(){_flags=0;}
-   int &Flags() {return _flags; }
-  int Flags() const {return _flags; }
-  const int & cFlags() const {return _flags; }
-	template <class RightF>
-	void ImportData(const RightF & rightF){ Flags() = rightF.cFlags();T::ImportData(rightF);}
-	inline void Alloc(const int & ns){T::Alloc(ns);}
-	inline void Dealloc(){T::Dealloc();}
+  int &Flags() {return _flags; }
+  int cFlags() const {return _flags; }
+  template <class RightF>
+  void ImportData(const RightF & rightF){ Flags() = rightF.cFlags();T::ImportData(rightF);}
+  inline void Alloc(const int & ns){T::Alloc(ns);}
+  inline void Dealloc(){T::Dealloc();}
   static bool HasFlags()   { return true; }
   static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("BitFlags"));T::Name(name);}
 
-
 private:
   int  _flags;    
 };
diff --git a/vcg/simplex/vertex/component.h b/vcg/simplex/vertex/component.h
index fedf4684..507902b7 100644
--- a/vcg/simplex/vertex/component.h
+++ b/vcg/simplex/vertex/component.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ template <class TT> class EmptyCore: public TT {
 public:
   typedef int FlagType;
   int &Flags() { static int dummyflags(0);  assert(0); return dummyflags; }
-  int cFlags() const { return 0; }
+  int cFlags() const { assert(0); return 0; }
   static bool HasFlags()   { return false; }
 
   typedef vcg::Point3f CoordType;
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ public:
 	BitFlags(){_flags=0;}
   typedef int FlagType;
   int &Flags() {return _flags; }
-  int Flags() const {return _flags; }
-	template < class LeftV>
-	void ImportData(const LeftV  & left ) { if(LeftV::HasFlags()) Flags() = left.Flags(); T::ImportData( left); }
+  int cFlags() const {return _flags; }
+    template < class LeftV>
+    void ImportData(const LeftV  & left ) { if(LeftV::HasFlags()) Flags() = left.cFlags(); T::ImportData( left); }
   static bool HasFlags()   { return true; }
 	static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("BitFlags"));T::Name(name);}