diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c1647af88..dbac3d933 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-01-25  John Luke  <john.luke@gmail.com>
+
+	* sample/CustomNotebook.cs:
+	* sample/CustomWidget.cs: use Widget.WidgetFlags prop to avoid
+	obsolete warning
+
 2005-01-25  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
 
 	* gnome/About.custom : implement a subclassable ctor.
diff --git a/sample/CustomNotebook.cs b/sample/CustomNotebook.cs
index c0e2a5892..24b2a397f 100644
--- a/sample/CustomNotebook.cs
+++ b/sample/CustomNotebook.cs
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class CustomNotebook : Container {
 		tabHBorder = 2;
 		tabVBorder = 2;
 
-		Flags |= (int)WidgetFlags.NoWindow;
+		WidgetFlags |= WidgetFlags.NoWindow;
 	}
 
 	public void AppendPage (Widget child, string label)
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ class CustomNotebook : Container {
 
 	protected override void OnRealized ()
 	{
-		Flags |= (int)WidgetFlags.Realized;
+		WidgetFlags |= WidgetFlags.Realized;
 		
 		GdkWindow = ParentWindow;
 		Style = Style.Attach (GdkWindow);
diff --git a/sample/CustomWidget.cs b/sample/CustomWidget.cs
index fa71d06b6..bd974bb8f 100644
--- a/sample/CustomWidget.cs
+++ b/sample/CustomWidget.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class CustomWidget : Bin {
 		layout = null;
 		stockid = Stock.Execute;
 		
-		Flags |= (int)WidgetFlags.NoWindow;
+		WidgetFlags |= WidgetFlags.NoWindow;
 	}
 
 	private Gdk.Pixbuf Icon {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class CustomWidget : Bin {
 
 	protected override void OnRealized ()
 	{
-		Flags |= (int)WidgetFlags.Realized;
+		WidgetFlags |= WidgetFlags.Realized;
 		
 		GdkWindow = ParentWindow;
 		Style = Style.Attach (GdkWindow);