-const char *wxButtonNameStr = "button";
-const char *wxCanvasNameStr = "canvas";
-const char *wxCheckBoxNameStr = "check";
-const char *wxChoiceNameStr = "choice";
-const char *wxComboBoxNameStr = "comboBox";
-const char *wxDialogNameStr = "dialog";
-const char *wxFrameNameStr = "frame";
-const char *wxGaugeNameStr = "gauge";
-const char *wxStaticBoxNameStr = "groupBox";
-const char *wxListBoxNameStr = "listBox";
-const char *wxStaticTextNameStr = "message";
-const char *wxStaticBitmapNameStr = "message";
-const char *wxMultiTextNameStr = "multitext";
-const char *wxPanelNameStr = "panel";
-const char *wxRadioBoxNameStr = "radioBox";
-const char *wxRadioButtonNameStr = "radioButton";
-const char *wxBitmapRadioButtonNameStr = "radioButton";
-const char *wxScrollBarNameStr = "scrollBar";
-const char *wxSliderNameStr = "slider";
-const char *wxStaticNameStr = "static";
-const char *wxTextCtrlWindowNameStr = "textWindow";
-const char *wxTextCtrlNameStr = "text";
-const char *wxVirtListBoxNameStr = "virtListBox";
-const char *wxButtonBarNameStr = "buttonbar";
-const char *wxEnhDialogNameStr = "Shell";
-const char *wxToolBarNameStr = "toolbar";
-const char *wxStatusLineNameStr = "status_line";
-const char *wxEmptyString = "";
-const char *wxGetTextFromUserPromptStr = "Input Text";
-const char *wxMessageBoxCaptionStr = "Message";
-const char *wxFileSelectorPromptStr = "Select a file";
-const char *wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr = "*.*";
-const char *wxInternalErrorStr = "wxWindows Internal Error";
-const char *wxFatalErrorStr = "wxWindows Fatal Error";
+//
+const wxChar*                       wxButtonNameStr                  = wxT("button");
+const wxChar*                       wxCanvasNameStr                  = wxT("canvas");
+const wxChar*                       wxCheckBoxNameStr                = wxT("check");
+const wxChar*                       wxChoiceNameStr                  = wxT("choice");
+const wxChar*                       wxComboBoxNameStr                = wxT("comboBox");
+const wxChar*                       wxDialogNameStr                  = wxT("dialog");
+const wxChar*                       wxFrameNameStr                   = wxT("frame");
+const wxChar*                       wxGaugeNameStr                   = wxT("gauge");
+const wxChar*                       wxStaticBoxNameStr               = wxT("groupBox");
+const wxChar*                       wxListBoxNameStr                 = wxT("listBox");
+const wxChar*                       wxStaticTextNameStr              = wxT("message");
+const wxChar*                       wxStaticBitmapNameStr            = wxT("message");
+const wxChar*                       wxMultiTextNameStr               = wxT("multitext");
+const wxChar*                       wxPanelNameStr                   = wxT("panel");
+const wxChar*                       wxRadioBoxNameStr                = wxT("radioBox");
+const wxChar*                       wxRadioButtonNameStr             = wxT("radioButton");
+const wxChar*                       wxBitmapRadioButtonNameStr       = wxT("radioButton");
+const wxChar*                       wxScrollBarNameStr               = wxT("scrollBar");
+const wxChar*                       wxSliderNameStr                  = wxT("slider");
+const wxChar*                       wxStaticNameStr                  = wxT("static");
+const wxChar*                       wxTextCtrlWindowNameStr          = wxT("textWindow");
+const wxChar*                       wxTextCtrlNameStr                = wxT("text");
+const wxChar*                       wxVirtListBoxNameStr             = wxT("virtListBox");
+const wxChar*                       wxButtonBarNameStr               = wxT("buttonbar");
+const wxChar*                       wxEnhDialogNameStr               = wxT("Shell");
+const wxChar*                       wxToolBarNameStr                 = wxT("toolbar");
+const wxChar*                       wxStatusLineNameStr              = wxT("status_line");
+const wxChar*                       wxGetTextFromUserPromptStr       = wxT("Input Text");
+const wxChar*                       wxMessageBoxCaptionStr           = wxT("Message");
+const wxChar*                       wxFileSelectorPromptStr          = wxT("Select a file");
+const wxChar*                       wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr = wxT("*.*");
+const wxChar*                       wxTreeCtrlNameStr                = wxT("treeCtrl");
+const wxChar*                       wxDirDialogNameStr               = wxT("wxDirCtrl");
+const wxChar*                       wxDirDialogDefaultFolderStr      = wxT("/");
+
+//
+// Class names
+//
+const wxChar*                       wxFrameClassName                 = wxT("wxFrameClass");
+const wxChar*                       wxFrameClassNameNoRedraw         = wxT("wxFrameClassNR");
+const wxChar*                       wxMDIFrameClassName              = wxT("wxMDIFrameClass");
+const wxChar*                       wxMDIFrameClassNameNoRedraw      = wxT("wxMDIFrameClassNR");
+const wxChar*                       wxMDIChildFrameClassName         = wxT("wxMDIChildFrameClass");
+const wxChar*                       wxMDIChildFrameClassNameNoRedraw = wxT("wxMDIChildFrameClassNR");
+const wxChar*                       wxPanelClassName                 = wxT("wxPanelClass");
+const wxChar*                       wxPanelClassNameNR               = wxT("wxPanelClassNR");
+const wxChar*                       wxCanvasClassName                = wxT("wxCanvasClass");
+const wxChar*                       wxCanvasClassNameNR              = wxT("wxCanvasClassNR");