-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxControlNameStr = wxT("control");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxButtonNameStr = wxT("button");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxCanvasNameStr = wxT("canvas");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxCheckBoxNameStr = wxT("check");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxChoiceNameStr = wxT("choice");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxComboBoxNameStr = wxT("comboBox");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxDialogNameStr = wxT("dialog");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxFrameNameStr = wxT("frame");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxGaugeNameStr = wxT("gauge");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxStaticBoxNameStr = wxT("groupBox");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxListBoxNameStr = wxT("listBox");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxStaticTextNameStr = wxT("message");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxStaticBitmapNameStr = wxT("message");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxMultiTextNameStr = wxT("multitext");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxPanelNameStr = wxT("panel");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxRadioBoxNameStr = wxT("radioBox");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxRadioButtonNameStr = wxT("radioButton");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxBitmapRadioButtonNameStr = wxT("radioButton");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxScrollBarNameStr = wxT("scrollBar");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxSliderNameStr = wxT("slider");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxStaticNameStr = wxT("static");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxTextCtrlWindowNameStr = wxT("textWindow");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxTextCtrlNameStr = wxT("text");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxVirtListBoxNameStr = wxT("virtListBox");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxButtonBarNameStr = wxT("buttonbar");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxEnhDialogNameStr = wxT("Shell");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxToolBarNameStr = wxT("toolbar");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxStatusLineNameStr = wxT("status_line");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxGetTextFromUserPromptStr = wxT("Input Text");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxGetPasswordFromUserPromptStr = wxT("Enter Password");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxMessageBoxCaptionStr = wxT("Message");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxFileSelectorPromptStr = wxT("Select a file");
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const wxChar *) wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr =
-#if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXOS2__)
- wxT("*.*")
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxButtonNameStr[] = "button";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxCheckBoxNameStr[] = "check";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxComboBoxNameStr[] = "comboBox";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxDialogNameStr[] = "dialog";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxFrameNameStr[] = "frame";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxStaticBoxNameStr[] = "groupBox";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxListBoxNameStr[] = "listBox";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxStaticLineNameStr[] = "staticLine";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxStaticTextNameStr[] = "staticText";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxStaticBitmapNameStr[] = "staticBitmap";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxNotebookNameStr[] = "notebook";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxPanelNameStr[] = "panel";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxRadioBoxNameStr[] = "radioBox";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxRadioButtonNameStr[] = "radioButton";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxBitmapRadioButtonNameStr[] = "radioButton";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxScrollBarNameStr[] = "scrollBar";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxSliderNameStr[] = "slider";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxStatusLineNameStr[] = "status_line";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxTextCtrlNameStr[] = "text";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxTreeCtrlNameStr[] = "treeCtrl";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxToolBarNameStr[] = "toolbar";
+
+// Default messages
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxMessageBoxCaptionStr[] = "Message";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxFileSelectorPromptStr[] = "Select a file";
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxDirSelectorPromptStr[] = "Select a directory";
+
+// Other default strings
+extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr[] =
+#if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__OS2__)
+ "*.*"