+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// global functions
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/* Timer functions (milliseconds) */
+void wxStartTimer();
+
+/* Gets time since last wxStartTimer or wxGetElapsedTime */
+long wxGetElapsedTime(bool resetTimer = TRUE);
+
+/* EXPERIMENTAL: comment this out if it doesn't compile. */
+bool wxGetLocalTime(long *timeZone, int *dstObserved);
+
+/* Get number of seconds since 00:00:00 GMT, Jan 1st 1970. */
+long wxGetCurrentTime();
+