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diff --git a/include/qpdf/QPDFTokenizer.hh b/include/qpdf/QPDFTokenizer.hh
index b6adeb29..ed33e13c 100644
--- a/include/qpdf/QPDFTokenizer.hh
+++ b/include/qpdf/QPDFTokenizer.hh
@@ -176,19 +176,23 @@ class QPDFTokenizer
// Calling this method puts the tokenizer in a state for reading
// inline images. You should call this method after reading the
// character following the ID operator. In that state, it will
- // return all data up to and including the next EI token. After
- // you call this method, the next call to readToken (or the token
+ // return all data up to BUT NOT INCLUDING the next EI token. This
+ // is a difference in behavior from the legacy version. After you
+ // call this method, the next call to readToken (or the token
// created next time getToken returns true) will either be
// tt_inline_image or tt_bad. This is the only way readToken
- // returns a tt_inline_image token. The version of this method
- // that takes a PointerHolder<InputSource> does a better job of
- // locating the end of the inline image and should be used
- // whenever the input source is available. It preserves both
- // tell() and getLastOffset(). The version without the input
- // source will always end the inline image the first time it sees
- // something that looks like an EI operator.
+ // returns a tt_inline_image token. The older version of this
+ // method that takes does not take a PointerHolder<InputSource>
+ // will always end the inline image the first time it sees
+ // something that looks like an EI operator and will include the
+ // EI operator in the token. It is being maintained for backward
+ // compatibility only and will likely be removed in the future.
QPDF_DLL
void expectInlineImage(PointerHolder<InputSource> input);
+
+ // Legacy version. New code should not call this. The token
+ // returned will include the EI keyword. The recipient of the
+ // token will have to remove it.
QPDF_DLL
void expectInlineImage();