+bool wxTimerBase::Start(int milliseconds, bool oneShot)
+{
+ if ( IsRunning() )
+ {
+ // not stopping the already running timer might work for some
+ // platforms (no problems under MSW) but leads to mysterious crashes
+ // on the others (GTK), so to be on the safe side do it here
+ Stop();
+ }
+
+ if ( milliseconds != -1 )
+ {
+ m_milli = milliseconds;
+ }
+
+ m_oneShot = oneShot;
+
+ return TRUE;
+}
+