diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/codecell.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/codecell.js
index 68d2a7f..e164a9e 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/codecell.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/codecell.js
@@ -565,6 +565,8 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     CodeCell.prototype.unselect = function () {
         var cont = IPython.Cell.prototype.unselect.apply(this);
         if (cont) {
+            // When a code cell is usnelected, make sure that the corresponding
+            // tooltip to that cell is closed.
             IPython.tooltip.remove_and_cancel_tooltip(true);
         }
         return cont;
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/completer.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/completer.js
index 8759400..3534040 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/completer.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/completer.js
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.build_gui_list(this.raw_result);
 
         this.sel.focus();
+        // Since the completer can and will gain focus and it isn't a component
+        // of the codemirror instance, we need to manually "fake" codemirror as
+        // still being focused.  This is accomplished by calling edit_mode on 
+        // the cell when the completer gains focus, and command mode when the
+        // completer loses focus.  If the completer was an actual, true extension
+        // of codemirror, we wouldn't have to play this game since codemirror 
+        // wouldn't blur when the completer was shown.
         this.cell.edit_mode();
         IPython.keyboard_manager.disable();
         // Opera sometimes ignores focusing a freshly created node
@@ -284,6 +291,13 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     Completer.prototype.close = function () {
         this.done = true;
         $('#complete').remove();
+        // Since the completer can and will gain focus and it isn't a component
+        // of the codemirror instance, we need to manually "fake" codemirror as
+        // still being focused.  This is accomplished by calling edit_mode on 
+        // the cell when the completer gains focus, and command mode when the
+        // completer loses focus.  If the completer was an actual, true extension
+        // of codemirror, we wouldn't have to play this game since codemirror 
+        // wouldn't blur when the completer was shown.
         this.cell.command_mode();
         IPython.keyboard_manager.enable();
     };