diff --git a/docs/xml/lcl/dialogs.xml b/docs/xml/lcl/dialogs.xml
index d201ecd808..080c57f229 100644
--- a/docs/xml/lcl/dialogs.xml
+++ b/docs/xml/lcl/dialogs.xml
@@ -1426,13 +1426,14 @@ Includes the OFN_SHAREAWARE flag on the Windows platform.
-For the Windows platform, it indicates the Read Only check box is not selected
-for the returned file, the file is writable, and is not in a write-protected
-directory. In TOpenDialog, an error message is displayed if the selected file
-does not meet the criteria when ofNoReadOnlyReturn is included in dialog
-options. See TOpenDialog.CheckFile. In TSaveDialog, it indicates that
-read-only items cannot be returned by the dialog. This is the default value
-for a Save dialog. Not used for other widgetsets.
+Indicates that a dialog cannot be used to choose a read-only file. For the
+Windows platform, TOpenDialog displays an error message if a read-only
+file is selected - but it does not close dialog. TSaveDialog will always
+display an error message if the user selects a read-only file - regardless of
+the state of this flag. For other platforms, TOpenDiaLog / TSaveDialog
+use the value to ensure that a file or directory selected with the dialog has
+write access permissions. A 'File is not writable' error message is displayed
+if the file or directory is read-only. See TOpenDialog.CheckFile.