diff --git a/example.c b/example.c
index b15ab27..8020c05 100644
--- a/example.c
+++ b/example.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 
    if ((fp = fopen(file_name, "rb")) == NULL)
       return (ERROR);
+
 #else no_open_file /* prototype 2 */
 void read_png(FILE *fp, unsigned int sig_read)  /* file is already open */
 {
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@
     * pixels) into the info structure with this call:
     */
    png_read_png(png_ptr, info_ptr, png_transforms, NULL);
+
 #else
    /* OK, you're doing it the hard way, with the lower-level functions */
 
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@
  * are mutually exclusive.
  */
 
-   /* tell libpng to strip 16 bit/color files down to 8 bits/color */
+   /* Tell libpng to strip 16 bit/color files down to 8 bits/color */
    png_set_strip_16(png_ptr);
 
    /* Strip alpha bytes from the input data without combining with the
@@ -231,7 +233,8 @@
    /* Some suggestions as to how to get a screen gamma value */
 
    /* Note that screen gamma is the display_exponent, which includes
-    * the CRT_exponent and any correction for viewing conditions */
+    * the CRT_exponent and any correction for viewing conditions
+    */
    if (/* We have a user-defined screen gamma value */)
    {
       screen_gamma = user-defined screen_gamma;
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@
       }
    }
 
-   /* invert monochrome files to have 0 as white and 1 as black */
+   /* Invert monochrome files to have 0 as white and 1 as black */
    png_set_invert_mono(png_ptr);
 
    /* If you want to shift the pixel values from the range [0,255] or
@@ -312,14 +315,14 @@
       png_set_shift(png_ptr, sig_bit_p);
    }
 
-   /* flip the RGB pixels to BGR (or RGBA to BGRA) */
+   /* Flip the RGB pixels to BGR (or RGBA to BGRA) */
    if (color_type & PNG_COLOR_MASK_COLOR)
       png_set_bgr(png_ptr);
 
-   /* swap the RGBA or GA data to ARGB or AG (or BGRA to ABGR) */
+   /* Swap the RGBA or GA data to ARGB or AG (or BGRA to ABGR) */
    png_set_swap_alpha(png_ptr);
 
-   /* swap bytes of 16 bit files to least significant byte first */
+   /* Swap bytes of 16 bit files to least significant byte first */
    png_set_swap(png_ptr);
 
    /* Add filler (or alpha) byte (before/after each RGB triplet) */
@@ -377,29 +380,28 @@
 #endif no_sparkle /* use only one of these two methods */
       }
 
-      /* if you want to display the image after every pass, do
-         so here */
+      /* if you want to display the image after every pass, do so here */
 #endif no_single /* use only one of these two methods */
    }
 #endif no_entire /* use only one of these two methods */
 
-   /* read rest of file, and get additional chunks in info_ptr - REQUIRED */
+   /* Read rest of file, and get additional chunks in info_ptr - REQUIRED */
    png_read_end(png_ptr, info_ptr);
 #endif hilevel
 
    /* At this point you have read the entire image */
 
-   /* clean up after the read, and free any memory allocated - REQUIRED */
+   /* Clean up after the read, and free any memory allocated - REQUIRED */
    png_destroy_read_struct(&png_ptr, &info_ptr, NULL);
 
-   /* close the file */
+   /* Close the file */
    fclose(fp);
 
    /* that's it */
    return (OK);
 }
 
-/* progressively read a file */
+/* Progressively read a file */
 
 int
 initialize_png_reader(png_structp *png_ptr, png_infop *info_ptr)
@@ -464,7 +466,7 @@
 
    /* This one's new also.  Simply give it chunks of data as
     * they arrive from the data stream (in order, of course).
-    * On Segmented machines, don't give it any more than 64K.
+    * On segmented machines, don't give it any more than 64K.
     * The library seems to run fine with sizes of 4K, although
     * you can give it much less if necessary (I assume you can
     * give it chunks of 1 byte, but I haven't tried with less
@@ -478,7 +480,7 @@
 
 info_callback(png_structp png_ptr, png_infop info)
 {
-/* do any setup here, including setting any of the transformations
+/* Do any setup here, including setting any of the transformations
  * mentioned in the Reading PNG files section.  For now, you _must_
  * call either png_start_read_image() or png_read_update_info()
  * after all the transformations are set (even if you don't set
@@ -499,7 +501,7 @@
  * libpng called new_row that is to replace a corresponding row (of
  * the same data format) in a buffer allocated by your application.
  *
- * The new row data pointer new_row may be NULL, indicating there is
+ * The new row data pointer "new_row" may be NULL, indicating there is
  * no new data to be replaced (in cases of interlace loading).
  *
  * If new_row is not NULL then you need to call
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@
 
 end_callback(png_structp png_ptr, png_infop info)
 {
-/* this function is called when the whole image has been read,
+/* This function is called when the whole image has been read,
  * including any chunks after the image (up to and including
  * the IEND).  You will usually have the same info chunk as you
  * had in the header, although some data may have been added
@@ -557,7 +559,7 @@
  */
 }
 
-/* write a png file */
+/* Write a png file */
 void write_png(char *file_name /* , ... other image information ... */)
 {
    FILE *fp;
@@ -565,7 +567,7 @@
    png_infop info_ptr;
    png_colorp palette;
 
-   /* open the file */
+   /* Open the file */
    fp = fopen(file_name, "wb");
    if (fp == NULL)
       return (ERROR);
@@ -607,11 +609,13 @@
 
    /* One of the following I/O initialization functions is REQUIRED */
 #ifdef streams /* I/O initialization method 1 */
-   /* set up the output control if you are using standard C streams */
+   /* Set up the output control if you are using standard C streams */
    png_init_io(png_ptr, fp);
+
 #else no_streams /* I/O initialization method 2 */
    /* If you are using replacement write functions, instead of calling
-    * png_init_io() here you would call */
+    * png_init_io() here you would call
+    */
    png_set_write_fn(png_ptr, (void *)user_io_ptr, user_write_fn,
       user_IO_flush_function);
    /* where user_io_ptr is a structure you want available to the callbacks */
@@ -619,10 +623,11 @@
 
 #ifdef hilevel
    /* This is the easy way.  Use it if you already have all the
-    * image info living info in the structure.  You could "|" many
+    * image info living in the structure.  You could "|" many
     * PNG_TRANSFORM flags into the png_transforms integer here.
     */
    png_write_png(png_ptr, info_ptr, png_transforms, NULL);
+
 #else
    /* This is the hard way */
 
@@ -637,24 +642,25 @@
    png_set_IHDR(png_ptr, info_ptr, width, height, bit_depth, PNG_COLOR_TYPE_???,
       PNG_INTERLACE_????, PNG_COMPRESSION_TYPE_BASE, PNG_FILTER_TYPE_BASE);
 
-   /* set the palette if there is one.  REQUIRED for indexed-color images */
+   /* Set the palette if there is one.  REQUIRED for indexed-color images */
    palette = (png_colorp)png_malloc(png_ptr, PNG_MAX_PALETTE_LENGTH
              * png_sizeof(png_color));
-   /* ... set palette colors ... */
+   /* ... Set palette colors ... */
    png_set_PLTE(png_ptr, info_ptr, palette, PNG_MAX_PALETTE_LENGTH);
    /* You must not free palette here, because png_set_PLTE only makes a link to
-      the palette that you malloced.  Wait until you are about to destroy
-      the png structure. */
+    * the palette that you malloced.  Wait until you are about to destroy
+    * the png structure.
+    */
 
-   /* optional significant bit chunk */
+   /* Optional significant bit (sBIT) chunk */
    png_color_8 sig_bit;
-   /* if we are dealing with a grayscale image then */
+   /* If we are dealing with a grayscale image then */
    sig_bit.gray = true_bit_depth;
-   /* otherwise, if we are dealing with a color image then */
+   /* Otherwise, if we are dealing with a color image then */
    sig_bit.red = true_red_bit_depth;
    sig_bit.green = true_green_bit_depth;
    sig_bit.blue = true_blue_bit_depth;
-   /* if the image has an alpha channel then */
+   /* If the image has an alpha channel then */
    sig_bit.alpha = true_alpha_bit_depth;
    png_set_sBIT(png_ptr, info_ptr, &sig_bit);
 
@@ -681,11 +687,12 @@
 #endif
    png_set_text(png_ptr, info_ptr, text_ptr, 3);
 
-   /* other optional chunks like cHRM, bKGD, tRNS, tIME, oFFs, pHYs */
+   /* Other optional chunks like cHRM, bKGD, tRNS, tIME, oFFs, pHYs */
 
-   /* note that if sRGB is present the gAMA and cHRM chunks must be ignored
+   /* Note that if sRGB is present the gAMA and cHRM chunks must be ignored
     * on read and, if your application chooses to write them, they must
-    * be written in accordance with the sRGB profile */
+    * be written in accordance with the sRGB profile
+    */
 
    /* Write the file header information.  REQUIRED */
    png_write_info(png_ptr, info_ptr);
@@ -707,11 +714,11 @@
     * at the end.
     */
 
-   /* set up the transformations you want.  Note that these are
+   /* Set up the transformations you want.  Note that these are
     * all optional.  Only call them if you want them.
     */
 
-   /* invert monochrome pixels */
+   /* Invert monochrome pixels */
    png_set_invert_mono(png_ptr);
 
    /* Shift the pixels up to a legal bit depth and fill in
@@ -719,10 +726,10 @@
     */
    png_set_shift(png_ptr, &sig_bit);
 
-   /* pack pixels into bytes */
+   /* Pack pixels into bytes */
    png_set_packing(png_ptr);
 
-   /* swap location of alpha bytes from ARGB to RGBA */
+   /* Swap location of alpha bytes from ARGB to RGBA */
    png_set_swap_alpha(png_ptr);
 
    /* Get rid of filler (OR ALPHA) bytes, pack XRGB/RGBX/ARGB/RGBA into
@@ -730,16 +737,16 @@
     */
    png_set_filler(png_ptr, 0, PNG_FILLER_BEFORE);
 
-   /* flip BGR pixels to RGB */
+   /* Flip BGR pixels to RGB */
    png_set_bgr(png_ptr);
 
-   /* swap bytes of 16-bit files to most significant byte first */
+   /* Swap bytes of 16-bit files to most significant byte first */
    png_set_swap(png_ptr);
 
-   /* swap bits of 1, 2, 4 bit packed pixel formats */
+   /* Swap bits of 1, 2, 4 bit packed pixel formats */
    png_set_packswap(png_ptr);
 
-   /* turn on interlace handling if you are not using png_write_image() */
+   /* Turn on interlace handling if you are not using png_write_image() */
    if (interlacing)
       number_passes = png_set_interlace_handling(png_ptr);
    else
@@ -760,12 +767,14 @@
      row_pointers[k] = image + k*width*bytes_per_pixel;
 
    /* One of the following output methods is REQUIRED */
-#ifdef entire /* write out the entire image data in one call */
+
+#ifdef entire /* Write out the entire image data in one call */
    png_write_image(png_ptr, row_pointers);
 
    /* the other way to write the image - deal with interlacing */
 
-#else no_entire /* write out the image data by one or more scanlines */
+#else no_entire /* Write out the image data by one or more scanlines */
+
    /* The number of passes is either 1 for non-interlaced images,
     * or 7 for interlaced images.
     */
@@ -778,7 +787,7 @@
       for (y = 0; y < height; y++)
          png_write_rows(png_ptr, &row_pointers[y], 1);
    }
-#endif no_entire /* use only one output method */
+#endif no_entire /* Use only one output method */
 
    /* You can write optional chunks like tEXt, zTXt, and tIME at the end
     * as well.  Shouldn't be necessary in 1.2.0 and up as all the public
@@ -791,26 +800,33 @@
 #endif hilevel
 
    /* If you png_malloced a palette, free it here (don't free info_ptr->palette,
-      as recommended in versions 1.0.5m and earlier of this example; if
-      libpng mallocs info_ptr->palette, libpng will free it).  If you
-      allocated it with malloc() instead of png_malloc(), use free() instead
-      of png_free(). */
+    * as recommended in versions 1.0.5m and earlier of this example; if
+    * libpng mallocs info_ptr->palette, libpng will free it).  If you
+    * allocated it with malloc() instead of png_malloc(), use free() instead
+    * of png_free().
+    */
    png_free(png_ptr, palette);
    palette = NULL;
 
    /* Similarly, if you png_malloced any data that you passed in with
-      png_set_something(), such as a hist or trans array, free it here,
-      when you can be sure that libpng is through with it. */
+    * png_set_something(), such as a hist or trans array, free it here,
+    * when you can be sure that libpng is through with it.
+    */
    png_free(png_ptr, trans);
    trans = NULL;
+   /* Whenever you use png_free() it is a good idea to set the pointer to
+    * NULL in case your application inadvertently tries to png_free() it
+    * again.  When png_free() sees a NULL it returns without action, thus
+    * avoiding the double-free security problem.
+    */
 
-   /* clean up after the write, and free any memory allocated */
+   /* Clean up after the write, and free any memory allocated */
    png_destroy_write_struct(&png_ptr, &info_ptr);
 
-   /* close the file */
+   /* Close the file */
    fclose(fp);
 
-   /* that's it */
+   /* That's it */
    return (OK);
 }