diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/widget_bool.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_bool.py
index 87f1efd53..e21ad3d99 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/widget_bool.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_bool.py
@@ -29,13 +29,29 @@ class _Bool(DOMWidget):
 
 @register('IPython.Checkbox')
 class Checkbox(_Bool):
-    """Displays a boolean `value`."""
+    """Displays a boolean `value` in the form of a checkbox.
+
+       Parameters
+       ----------
+       value : {True,False}
+           value of the checkbox: True-checked, False-unchecked
+       description : str
+	   description displayed next to the checkbox
+"""
     _view_name = Unicode('CheckboxView', sync=True)
 
 
 @register('IPython.ToggleButton')
 class ToggleButton(_Bool):
-    """Displays a boolean `value`."""
+    """Displays a boolean `value` in the form of a toggle button.
+
+       Parameters
+       ----------
+       value : {True,False}
+           value of the toggle button: True-pressed, False-unpressed
+       description : str
+	   description displayed next to the button
+"""
     
     _view_name = Unicode('ToggleButtonView', sync=True)
     tooltip = Unicode(help="Tooltip caption of the toggle button.", sync=True)
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/widget_float.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_float.py
index 01395ec4c..eab4f6663 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/widget_float.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_float.py
@@ -45,16 +45,67 @@ class _BoundedFloat(_Float):
 
 @register('IPython.FloatText')
 class FloatText(_Float):
+    """ Displays a float value within a textbox. For a textbox in
+	which the value must be within a specific range, use BoundedFloatText.
+
+	Parameters
+	----------
+	value : float
+	    value displayed
+	description : str
+	    description displayed next to the textbox   
+	color : str Unicode color code (eg. '#C13535'), optional
+	    color of the value displayed   
+    """
     _view_name = Unicode('FloatTextView', sync=True)
 
 
 @register('IPython.BoundedFloatText')
 class BoundedFloatText(_BoundedFloat):
+    """ Displays a float value within a textbox. Value must be within the range specified.
+	For a textbox in which the value doesn't need to be within a specific range, use FloatText.
+
+	Parameters
+	----------
+	value : float
+	    value displayed
+	min : float
+	    minimal value of the range of possible values displayed
+	max : float
+	    maximal value of the range of possible values displayed
+	description : str
+	    description displayed next to the textbox  
+	color : str Unicode color code (eg. '#C13535'), optional
+	    color of the value displayed   
+    """
     _view_name = Unicode('FloatTextView', sync=True)
 
 
 @register('IPython.FloatSlider')
 class FloatSlider(_BoundedFloat):
+    """ Slider/trackbar of floating values with the specified range.
+
+	Parameters
+	----------
+	value : float
+	    position of the slider
+	min : float
+	    minimal position of the slider
+	max : float
+	    maximal position of the slider
+	step : float
+	    step of the trackbar
+	description : str
+	    name of the slider
+	orientation : {'vertical', 'horizontal}, optional
+            default is horizontal
+	readout : {True, False}, optional
+	    default is True, display the current value of the slider next to it		
+	slider_color : str Unicode color code (eg. '#C13535'), optional 
+	    color of the slider 
+	color : str Unicode color code (eg. '#C13535'), optional
+	    color of the value displayed (if readout == True)
+    """
     _view_name = Unicode('FloatSliderView', sync=True)
     orientation = CaselessStrEnum(values=['horizontal', 'vertical'], 
         default_value='horizontal', 
@@ -66,6 +117,24 @@ class FloatSlider(_BoundedFloat):
 
 @register('IPython.FloatProgress')
 class FloatProgress(_BoundedFloat):
+    """ Displays a progress bar.
+
+    Parameters
+    -----------
+    value : float
+	position within the range of the progress bar
+    min : float
+	minimal position of the slider
+    max : float
+	maximal position of the slider
+    step : float
+	step of the progress bar
+    description : str
+	name of the progress bar
+    bar_style: {'success', 'info', 'warning', 'danger', ''}, optional
+	color of the progress bar, default is '' (blue)
+	colors are: 'success'-green, 'info'-light blue, 'warning'-orange, 'danger'-red
+"""
     _view_name = Unicode('ProgressView', sync=True)
 
     bar_style = CaselessStrEnum(
@@ -169,6 +238,29 @@ class _BoundedFloatRange(_FloatRange):
 
 @register('IPython.FloatRangeSlider')
 class FloatRangeSlider(_BoundedFloatRange):
+    """ Slider/trackbar for displaying a floating value range (within the specified range of values).
+
+	Parameters
+	----------
+	value : float tuple
+	    range of the slider displayed
+	min : float
+	    minimal position of the slider
+	max : float
+	    maximal position of the slider
+	step : float
+	    step of the trackbar
+	description : str
+	    name of the slider
+	orientation : {'vertical', 'horizontal}, optional
+            default is horizontal
+	readout : {True, False}, optional
+	    default is True, display the current value of the slider next to it		
+	slider_color : str Unicode color code (eg. '#C13535'), optional 
+	    color of the slider 
+	color : str Unicode color code (eg. '#C13535'), optional
+	    color of the value displayed (if readout == True)
+    """
     _view_name = Unicode('FloatSliderView', sync=True)
     orientation = CaselessStrEnum(values=['horizontal', 'vertical'], 
         default_value='horizontal', allow_none=False,