really disable wxUSE_DISPLAY for wxMGL and wxOS2

[wxWidgets.git] / wxPython / src / gtk / _gdi.py

diff --git a/wxPython/src/gtk/_gdi.py b/wxPython/src/gtk/_gdi.py
index 633fe02561dc1dfe5dfe5c7f6f4d51fc90f6f083..ddee135fe8897d31edc01cb08d2375ad1531240d 100644 (file)
--- a/wxPython/src/gtk/_gdi.py
+++ b/wxPython/src/gtk/_gdi.py
@@ -1,27 +1,69 @@
-# This file was created automatically by SWIG.
+# This file was created automatically by SWIG 1.3.29.

 # Don't modify this file, modify the SWIG interface instead.
 
 import _gdi_
 # Don't modify this file, modify the SWIG interface instead.
 
 import _gdi_

+import new
+new_instancemethod = new.instancemethod
+def _swig_setattr_nondynamic(self,class_type,name,value,static=1):
+    if (name == "thisown"): return self.this.own(value)
+    if (name == "this"):
+        if type(value).__name__ == 'PySwigObject':
+            self.__dict__[name] = value
+            return
+    method = class_type.__swig_setmethods__.get(name,None)
+    if method: return method(self,value)
+    if (not static) or hasattr(self,name):
+        self.__dict__[name] = value
+    else:
+        raise AttributeError("You cannot add attributes to %s" % self)
+
+def _swig_setattr(self,class_type,name,value):
+    return _swig_setattr_nondynamic(self,class_type,name,value,0)
+
+def _swig_getattr(self,class_type,name):
+    if (name == "thisown"): return self.this.own()
+    method = class_type.__swig_getmethods__.get(name,None)
+    if method: return method(self)
+    raise AttributeError,name
+
+def _swig_repr(self):
+    try: strthis = "proxy of " + self.this.__repr__()
+    except: strthis = ""
+    return "<%s.%s; %s >" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, strthis,)
+
+import types
+try:
+    _object = types.ObjectType
+    _newclass = 1
+except AttributeError:
+    class _object : pass
+    _newclass = 0
+del types
+
+
+def _swig_setattr_nondynamic_method(set):
+    def set_attr(self,name,value):
+        if (name == "thisown"): return self.this.own(value)
+        if hasattr(self,name) or (name == "this"):
+            set(self,name,value)
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError("You cannot add attributes to %s" % self)
+    return set_attr
+

 
 import _core
 wx = _core 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class GDIObject(_core.Object):
 
 import _core
 wx = _core 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class GDIObject(_core.Object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxGDIObject instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ GDIObject class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self) -> GDIObject"""
         """__init__(self) -> GDIObject"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_GDIObject(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_GDIObject):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.GDIObject_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_GDIObject(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_GDIObject
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def GetVisible(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetVisible(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.GDIObject_GetVisible(*args, **kwargs)
     def GetVisible(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetVisible(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.GDIObject_GetVisible(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -34,55 +76,51 @@ class GDIObject(_core.Object):
         """IsNull(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.GDIObject_IsNull(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """IsNull(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.GDIObject_IsNull(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class GDIObjectPtr(GDIObject):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = GDIObject
-_gdi_.GDIObject_swigregister(GDIObjectPtr)
+GDIObject_swigregister = _gdi_.GDIObject_swigregister
+GDIObject_swigregister(GDIObject)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Colour(_core.Object):
     """
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Colour(_core.Object):
     """

-    A colour is an object representing a combination of Red, Green, and Blue (RGB)
-    intensity values, and is used to determine drawing colours, window colours,
-    etc.  Valid RGB values are in the range 0 to 255.
+    A colour is an object representing a combination of Red, Green, and
+    Blue (RGB) intensity values, and is used to determine drawing colours,
+    window colours, etc.  Valid RGB values are in the range 0 to 255.

 
 

-    In wxPython there are typemaps that will automatically convert from a colour
-    name, or from a '#RRGGBB' colour hex value string to a wx.Colour object when
-    calling C++ methods that expect a wxColour.  This means that the following are
-    all equivallent:
+    In wxPython there are typemaps that will automatically convert from a
+    colour name, from a '#RRGGBB' colour hex value string, or from a 3
+    integer tuple to a wx.Colour object when calling C++ methods that
+    expect a wxColour.  This means that the following are all
+    equivallent::

 
         win.SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(0,0,255))
         win.SetBackgroundColour('BLUE')
         win.SetBackgroundColour('#0000FF')
 
         win.SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(0,0,255))
         win.SetBackgroundColour('BLUE')
         win.SetBackgroundColour('#0000FF')

+        win.SetBackgroundColour((0,0,255))
+
+    Additional colour names and their coresponding values can be added
+    using `wx.ColourDatabase`.  Various system colours (as set in the
+    user's system preferences) can be retrieved with
+    `wx.SystemSettings.GetColour`.

 
 

-    You can retrieve the various current system colour settings with
-    wx.SystemSettings.GetColour.

     """
     """

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxColour instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """
         """

-        __init__(self, unsigned char red=0, unsigned char green=0, unsigned char blue=0) -> Colour
+        __init__(self, byte red=0, byte green=0, byte blue=0) -> Colour

 
         Constructs a colour from red, green and blue values.
 
         Constructs a colour from red, green and blue values.

-        """
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Colour(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_Colour):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass

 
 

+        :see: Alternate constructors `wx.NamedColour` and `wx.ColourRGB`.
+
+        """
+        _gdi_.Colour_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Colour(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Colour
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Red(*args, **kwargs):
         """
     def Red(*args, **kwargs):
         """

-        Red(self) -> unsigned char
+        Red(self) -> byte

 
         Returns the red intensity.
         """
 
         Returns the red intensity.
         """


@@ -90,7 +128,7 @@ class Colour(_core.Object):
 
     def Green(*args, **kwargs):
         """
 
     def Green(*args, **kwargs):
         """

-        Green(self) -> unsigned char
+        Green(self) -> byte

 
         Returns the green intensity.
         """
 
         Returns the green intensity.
         """


@@ -98,7 +136,7 @@ class Colour(_core.Object):
 
     def Blue(*args, **kwargs):
         """
 
     def Blue(*args, **kwargs):
         """

-        Blue(self) -> unsigned char
+        Blue(self) -> byte

 
         Returns the blue intensity.
         """
 
         Returns the blue intensity.
         """


@@ -115,7 +153,7 @@ class Colour(_core.Object):
 
     def Set(*args, **kwargs):
         """
 
     def Set(*args, **kwargs):
         """

-        Set(self, unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue)
+        Set(self, byte red, byte green, byte blue)

 
         Sets the RGB intensity values.
         """
 
         Sets the RGB intensity values.
         """


@@ -133,7 +171,8 @@ class Colour(_core.Object):
         """
         SetFromName(self, String colourName)
 
         """
         SetFromName(self, String colourName)
 

-        Sets the RGB intensity values using a colour name listed in wx.TheColourDatabase.
+        Sets the RGB intensity values using a colour name listed in
+        ``wx.TheColourDatabase``.

         """
         return _gdi_.Colour_SetFromName(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.Colour_SetFromName(*args, **kwargs)
 


@@ -142,8 +181,8 @@ class Colour(_core.Object):
         GetPixel(self) -> long
 
         Returns a pixel value which is platform-dependent. On Windows, a
         GetPixel(self) -> long
 
         Returns a pixel value which is platform-dependent. On Windows, a

-        COLORREF is returned. On X, an allocated pixel value is returned.
-        -1 is returned if the pixel is invalid (on X, unallocated).
+        COLORREF is returned. On X, an allocated pixel value is returned.  -1
+        is returned if the pixel is invalid (on X, unallocated).

         """
         return _gdi_.Colour_GetPixel(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.Colour_GetPixel(*args, **kwargs)
 


@@ -179,29 +218,24 @@ class Colour(_core.Object):
         """
         return _gdi_.Colour_GetRGB(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.Colour_GetRGB(*args, **kwargs)
 

-    asTuple = Get
-    def __str__(self):                  return str(self.asTuple())
-    def __repr__(self):                 return 'wx.Colour' + str(self.asTuple())
+    asTuple = wx._deprecated(Get, "asTuple is deprecated, use `Get` instead")
+    def __str__(self):                  return str(self.Get())
+    def __repr__(self):                 return 'wx.Colour' + str(self.Get())

     def __nonzero__(self):              return self.Ok()
     __safe_for_unpickling__ = True
     def __reduce__(self):               return (Colour, self.Get())
 
     def __nonzero__(self):              return self.Ok()
     __safe_for_unpickling__ = True
     def __reduce__(self):               return (Colour, self.Get())
 

-
-class ColourPtr(Colour):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Colour
-_gdi_.Colour_swigregister(ColourPtr)
+Colour_swigregister = _gdi_.Colour_swigregister
+Colour_swigregister(Colour)

 
 def NamedColour(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     NamedColour(String colorName) -> Colour
 
 
 def NamedColour(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     NamedColour(String colorName) -> Colour
 

-    Constructs a colour object using a colour name listed in wx.TheColourDatabase.
+    Constructs a colour object using a colour name listed in
+    ``wx.TheColourDatabase``.

     """
     val = _gdi_.new_NamedColour(*args, **kwargs)
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_NamedColour(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def ColourRGB(*args, **kwargs):
     return val
 
 def ColourRGB(*args, **kwargs):


@@ -211,7 +245,6 @@ def ColourRGB(*args, **kwargs):
     Constructs a colour from a packed RGB value.
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_ColourRGB(*args, **kwargs)
     Constructs a colour from a packed RGB value.
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_ColourRGB(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 Color = Colour
     return val
 
 Color = Colour


@@ -219,58 +252,45 @@ NamedColor = NamedColour
 ColorRGB = ColourRGB
 
 class Palette(GDIObject):
 ColorRGB = ColourRGB
 
 class Palette(GDIObject):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxPalette instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ Palette class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self, int n, unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue) -> Palette"""
         """__init__(self, int n, unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue) -> Palette"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Palette(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_Palette):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.Palette_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Palette(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Palette
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def GetPixel(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetPixel(self, byte red, byte green, byte blue) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.Palette_GetPixel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetRGB(*args, **kwargs):
     def GetPixel(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetPixel(self, byte red, byte green, byte blue) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.Palette_GetPixel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetRGB(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetRGB(int pixel) -> (R,G,B)"""
+        """GetRGB(self, int pixel) -> (R,G,B)"""

         return _gdi_.Palette_GetRGB(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.Palette_GetRGB(*args, **kwargs)
 

+    def GetColoursCount(*args, **kwargs):
+        """GetColoursCount(self) -> int"""
+        return _gdi_.Palette_GetColoursCount(*args, **kwargs)
+

     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):
         """Ok(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Palette_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 
     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):
         """Ok(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Palette_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 

-
-class PalettePtr(Palette):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Palette
-_gdi_.Palette_swigregister(PalettePtr)
+Palette_swigregister = _gdi_.Palette_swigregister
+Palette_swigregister(Palette)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Pen(GDIObject):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Pen(GDIObject):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxPen instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ Pen class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self, Colour colour, int width=1, int style=SOLID) -> Pen"""
         """__init__(self, Colour colour, int width=1, int style=SOLID) -> Pen"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Pen(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_Pen):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.Pen_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Pen(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Pen
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def GetCap(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetCap(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.Pen_GetCap(*args, **kwargs)
     def GetCap(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetCap(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.Pen_GetCap(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -316,7 +336,7 @@ class Pen(GDIObject):
         return _gdi_.Pen_SetWidth(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetDashes(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Pen_SetWidth(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetDashes(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetDashes(self, int dashes, wxDash dashes_array)"""
+        """SetDashes(self, int dashes)"""

         return _gdi_.Pen_SetDashes(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetDashes(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Pen_SetDashes(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetDashes(*args, **kwargs):


@@ -346,13 +366,8 @@ class Pen(GDIObject):
         return _gdi_.Pen___ne__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 
         return _gdi_.Pen___ne__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 

-
-class PenPtr(Pen):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Pen
-_gdi_.Pen_swigregister(PenPtr)
+Pen_swigregister = _gdi_.Pen_swigregister
+Pen_swigregister(Pen)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 


@@ -361,54 +376,18 @@ class Brush(GDIObject):
     A brush is a drawing tool for filling in areas. It is used for
     painting the background of rectangles, ellipses, etc. when drawing on
     a `wx.DC`.  It has a colour and a style.
     A brush is a drawing tool for filling in areas. It is used for
     painting the background of rectangles, ellipses, etc. when drawing on
     a `wx.DC`.  It has a colour and a style.

-
-    :warning: Do not create instances of wx.Brush before the `wx.App`
-        object has been created because, depending on the platform,
-        required internal data structures may not have been initialized
-        yet.  Instead create your brushes in the app's OnInit or as they
-        are needed for drawing.
-
-    :note: On monochrome displays all brushes are white, unless the colour
-        really is black.
-
-    :see: `wx.BrushList`, `wx.DC`, `wx.DC.SetBrush`
-

     """
     """

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxBrush instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """
         __init__(self, Colour colour, int style=SOLID) -> Brush
 
         """
         __init__(self, Colour colour, int style=SOLID) -> Brush
 

-        Constructs a brush from a `wx.Colour` object and a style.  The style
-        parameter may be one of the following:
-
-            ===================   =============================
-            Style                 Meaning
-            ===================   =============================
-            wx.TRANSPARENT        Transparent (no fill).
-            wx.SOLID              Solid.
-            wx.STIPPLE            Uses a bitmap as a stipple.
-            wx.BDIAGONAL_HATCH    Backward diagonal hatch.
-            wx.CROSSDIAG_HATCH    Cross-diagonal hatch.
-            wx.FDIAGONAL_HATCH    Forward diagonal hatch.
-            wx.CROSS_HATCH        Cross hatch.
-            wx.HORIZONTAL_HATCH   Horizontal hatch.
-            wx.VERTICAL_HATCH     Vertical hatch.
-            ===================   =============================
-
-
-        """
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Brush(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_Brush):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        Constructs a brush from a `wx.Colour` object and a style.
+        """
+        _gdi_.Brush_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Brush(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Brush
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def SetColour(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         SetColour(self, Colour col)
     def SetColour(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         SetColour(self, Colour col)


@@ -460,6 +439,14 @@ class Brush(GDIObject):
         """
         return _gdi_.Brush_GetStipple(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.Brush_GetStipple(*args, **kwargs)
 

+    def IsHatch(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        IsHatch(self) -> bool
+
+        Is the current style a hatch type?
+        """
+        return _gdi_.Brush_IsHatch(*args, **kwargs)
+

     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         Ok(self) -> bool
     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         Ok(self) -> bool


@@ -469,13 +456,17 @@ class Brush(GDIObject):
         return _gdi_.Brush_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 
         return _gdi_.Brush_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 

+Brush_swigregister = _gdi_.Brush_swigregister
+Brush_swigregister(Brush)

 
 

-class BrushPtr(Brush):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Brush
-_gdi_.Brush_swigregister(BrushPtr)
+def BrushFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    BrushFromBitmap(Bitmap stippleBitmap) -> Brush
+
+    Constructs a stippled brush using a bitmap.
+    """
+    val = _gdi_.new_BrushFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
+    return val

 
 class Bitmap(GDIObject):
     """
 
 class Bitmap(GDIObject):
     """


@@ -485,65 +476,18 @@ class Bitmap(GDIObject):
     device context (instance of `wx.MemoryDC`). This enables the bitmap to
     be copied to a window or memory device context using `wx.DC.Blit`, or
     to be used as a drawing surface.
     device context (instance of `wx.MemoryDC`). This enables the bitmap to
     be copied to a window or memory device context using `wx.DC.Blit`, or
     to be used as a drawing surface.

-
-    The BMP and XMP image file formats are supported on all platforms by
-    wx.Bitmap.  Other formats are automatically loaded by `wx.Image` and
-    converted to a wx.Bitmap, so any image file format supported by
-    `wx.Image` can be used.
-
-    :todo: Add wrappers and support for raw bitmap data access.  Can this
-           be be put into Python without losing the speed benefits of the
-           teplates and iterators in rawbmp.h?
-
-    :todo: Find a way to do very efficient PIL Image <--> wx.Bitmap
-           converstions.
-

     """
     """

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxBitmap instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """
         __init__(self, String name, int type=BITMAP_TYPE_ANY) -> Bitmap
 
         Loads a bitmap from a file.
         """
         __init__(self, String name, int type=BITMAP_TYPE_ANY) -> Bitmap
 
         Loads a bitmap from a file.

-
-        :param name:  Name of the file to load the bitmap from.
-        :param type: The type of image to expect.  Can be one of the following
-            constants (assuming that the neccessary `wx.Image` handlers are
-            loaded):
-
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_ANY
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_BMP
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_ICO
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_CUR
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_XBM
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_XPM
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_TIF
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_GIF
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_JPEG
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNM
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PCX
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PICT
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_ICON
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_ANI
-                * wx.BITMAP_TYPE_IFF
-
-        :see: Alternate constructors `wx.EmptyBitmap`, `wx.BitmapFromIcon`,
-              `wx.BitmapFromImage`, `wx.BitmapFromXPMData`,
-              `wx.BitmapFromBits`
-
-        """
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Bitmap(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_Bitmap):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        """
+        _gdi_.Bitmap_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Bitmap(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Bitmap
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):
         """Ok(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Bitmap_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):
         """Ok(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Bitmap_Ok(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -650,6 +594,10 @@ class Bitmap(GDIObject):
         """
         return _gdi_.Bitmap_LoadFile(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.Bitmap_LoadFile(*args, **kwargs)
 

+    def GetPalette(*args, **kwargs):
+        """GetPalette(self) -> Palette"""
+        return _gdi_.Bitmap_GetPalette(*args, **kwargs)
+

     def CopyFromIcon(*args, **kwargs):
         """CopyFromIcon(self, Icon icon) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Bitmap_CopyFromIcon(*args, **kwargs)
     def CopyFromIcon(*args, **kwargs):
         """CopyFromIcon(self, Icon icon) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Bitmap_CopyFromIcon(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -695,13 +643,8 @@ class Bitmap(GDIObject):
         """__ne__(self, Bitmap other) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Bitmap___ne__(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """__ne__(self, Bitmap other) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Bitmap___ne__(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class BitmapPtr(Bitmap):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Bitmap
-_gdi_.Bitmap_swigregister(BitmapPtr)
+Bitmap_swigregister = _gdi_.Bitmap_swigregister
+Bitmap_swigregister(Bitmap)

 
 def EmptyBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
     """
 
 def EmptyBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
     """


@@ -709,10 +652,9 @@ def EmptyBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
 
     Creates a new bitmap of the given size.  A depth of -1 indicates the
     depth of the current screen or visual. Some platforms only support 1
 
     Creates a new bitmap of the given size.  A depth of -1 indicates the
     depth of the current screen or visual. Some platforms only support 1

-    for monochrome and -1 for the current colour setting.
+    for monochrome and -1 for the current display depth.

     """
     val = _gdi_.new_EmptyBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_EmptyBitmap(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def BitmapFromIcon(*args, **kwargs):
     return val
 
 def BitmapFromIcon(*args, **kwargs):


@@ -722,7 +664,6 @@ def BitmapFromIcon(*args, **kwargs):
     Create a new bitmap from a `wx.Icon` object.
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_BitmapFromIcon(*args, **kwargs)
     Create a new bitmap from a `wx.Icon` object.
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_BitmapFromIcon(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def BitmapFromImage(*args, **kwargs):
     return val
 
 def BitmapFromImage(*args, **kwargs):


@@ -736,7 +677,6 @@ def BitmapFromImage(*args, **kwargs):
     that a colour reduction may have to take place.
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_BitmapFromImage(*args, **kwargs)
     that a colour reduction may have to take place.
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_BitmapFromImage(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def BitmapFromXPMData(*args, **kwargs):
     return val
 
 def BitmapFromXPMData(*args, **kwargs):


@@ -746,7 +686,6 @@ def BitmapFromXPMData(*args, **kwargs):
     Construct a Bitmap from a list of strings formatted as XPM data.
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_BitmapFromXPMData(*args, **kwargs)
     Construct a Bitmap from a list of strings formatted as XPM data.
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_BitmapFromXPMData(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def BitmapFromBits(*args, **kwargs):
     return val
 
 def BitmapFromBits(*args, **kwargs):


@@ -759,7 +698,6 @@ def BitmapFromBits(*args, **kwargs):
     bit depths, the behaviour is platform dependent.
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_BitmapFromBits(*args, **kwargs)
     bit depths, the behaviour is platform dependent.
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_BitmapFromBits(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 class Mask(_core.Object):
     return val
 
 class Mask(_core.Object):


@@ -773,11 +711,10 @@ class Mask(_core.Object):
     `wx.DC.DrawBitmap` or `wx.DC.Blit` when the source device context is a
     `wx.MemoryDC` with a `wx.Bitmap` selected into it that contains a
     mask.
     `wx.DC.DrawBitmap` or `wx.DC.Blit` when the source device context is a
     `wx.MemoryDC` with a `wx.Bitmap` selected into it that contains a
     mask.

-

     """
     """

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxMask instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """
         __init__(self, Bitmap bitmap, Colour colour=NullColour) -> Mask
 
         """
         __init__(self, Bitmap bitmap, Colour colour=NullColour) -> Mask
 


@@ -789,34 +726,22 @@ class Mask(_core.Object):
 
         :see: `wx.Bitmap`, `wx.Colour`
         """
 
         :see: `wx.Bitmap`, `wx.Colour`
         """

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Mask(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-
-class MaskPtr(Mask):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Mask
-_gdi_.Mask_swigregister(MaskPtr)
+        _gdi_.Mask_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Mask(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Mask
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;
+Mask_swigregister = _gdi_.Mask_swigregister
+Mask_swigregister(Mask)

 
 MaskColour = wx._deprecated(Mask, "wx.MaskColour is deprecated, use `wx.Mask` instead.") 
 class Icon(GDIObject):
 
 MaskColour = wx._deprecated(Mask, "wx.MaskColour is deprecated, use `wx.Mask` instead.") 
 class Icon(GDIObject):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxIcon instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ Icon class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self, String name, int type, int desiredWidth=-1, int desiredHeight=-1) -> Icon"""
         """__init__(self, String name, int type, int desiredWidth=-1, int desiredHeight=-1) -> Icon"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Icon(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_Icon):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.Icon_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Icon(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Icon
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def LoadFile(*args, **kwargs):
         """LoadFile(self, String name, int type) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Icon_LoadFile(*args, **kwargs)
     def LoadFile(*args, **kwargs):
         """LoadFile(self, String name, int type) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Icon_LoadFile(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -854,53 +779,38 @@ class Icon(GDIObject):
         return _gdi_.Icon_CopyFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 
         return _gdi_.Icon_CopyFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 

-
-class IconPtr(Icon):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Icon
-_gdi_.Icon_swigregister(IconPtr)
+Icon_swigregister = _gdi_.Icon_swigregister
+Icon_swigregister(Icon)

 
 def EmptyIcon(*args, **kwargs):
     """EmptyIcon() -> Icon"""
     val = _gdi_.new_EmptyIcon(*args, **kwargs)
 
 def EmptyIcon(*args, **kwargs):
     """EmptyIcon() -> Icon"""
     val = _gdi_.new_EmptyIcon(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def IconFromLocation(*args, **kwargs):
     """IconFromLocation(IconLocation loc) -> Icon"""
     val = _gdi_.new_IconFromLocation(*args, **kwargs)
     return val
 
 def IconFromLocation(*args, **kwargs):
     """IconFromLocation(IconLocation loc) -> Icon"""
     val = _gdi_.new_IconFromLocation(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def IconFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
     """IconFromBitmap(Bitmap bmp) -> Icon"""
     val = _gdi_.new_IconFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
     return val
 
 def IconFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
     """IconFromBitmap(Bitmap bmp) -> Icon"""
     val = _gdi_.new_IconFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def IconFromXPMData(*args, **kwargs):
     """IconFromXPMData(PyObject listOfStrings) -> Icon"""
     val = _gdi_.new_IconFromXPMData(*args, **kwargs)
     return val
 
 def IconFromXPMData(*args, **kwargs):
     """IconFromXPMData(PyObject listOfStrings) -> Icon"""
     val = _gdi_.new_IconFromXPMData(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 class IconLocation(object):
     return val
 
 class IconLocation(object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxIconLocation instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ IconLocation class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self, String filename=&wxPyEmptyString, int num=0) -> IconLocation"""
         """__init__(self, String filename=&wxPyEmptyString, int num=0) -> IconLocation"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_IconLocation(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_IconLocation):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.IconLocation_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_IconLocation(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_IconLocation
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def IsOk(*args, **kwargs):
         """IsOk(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.IconLocation_IsOk(*args, **kwargs)
     def IsOk(*args, **kwargs):
         """IsOk(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.IconLocation_IsOk(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -922,29 +832,18 @@ class IconLocation(object):
         """GetIndex(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.IconLocation_GetIndex(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """GetIndex(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.IconLocation_GetIndex(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class IconLocationPtr(IconLocation):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = IconLocation
-_gdi_.IconLocation_swigregister(IconLocationPtr)
+IconLocation_swigregister = _gdi_.IconLocation_swigregister
+IconLocation_swigregister(IconLocation)

 
 class IconBundle(object):
 
 class IconBundle(object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxIconBundle instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ IconBundle class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self) -> IconBundle"""
         """__init__(self) -> IconBundle"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_IconBundle(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_IconBundle):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.IconBundle_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_IconBundle(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_IconBundle
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def AddIcon(*args, **kwargs):
         """AddIcon(self, Icon icon)"""
         return _gdi_.IconBundle_AddIcon(*args, **kwargs)
     def AddIcon(*args, **kwargs):
         """AddIcon(self, Icon icon)"""
         return _gdi_.IconBundle_AddIcon(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -957,103 +856,70 @@ class IconBundle(object):
         """GetIcon(self, Size size) -> Icon"""
         return _gdi_.IconBundle_GetIcon(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """GetIcon(self, Size size) -> Icon"""
         return _gdi_.IconBundle_GetIcon(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class IconBundlePtr(IconBundle):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = IconBundle
-_gdi_.IconBundle_swigregister(IconBundlePtr)
+IconBundle_swigregister = _gdi_.IconBundle_swigregister
+IconBundle_swigregister(IconBundle)

 
 def IconBundleFromFile(*args, **kwargs):
     """IconBundleFromFile(String file, long type) -> IconBundle"""
     val = _gdi_.new_IconBundleFromFile(*args, **kwargs)
 
 def IconBundleFromFile(*args, **kwargs):
     """IconBundleFromFile(String file, long type) -> IconBundle"""
     val = _gdi_.new_IconBundleFromFile(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def IconBundleFromIcon(*args, **kwargs):
     """IconBundleFromIcon(Icon icon) -> IconBundle"""
     val = _gdi_.new_IconBundleFromIcon(*args, **kwargs)
     return val
 
 def IconBundleFromIcon(*args, **kwargs):
     """IconBundleFromIcon(Icon icon) -> IconBundle"""
     val = _gdi_.new_IconBundleFromIcon(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 class Cursor(GDIObject):
     """
     return val
 
 class Cursor(GDIObject):
     """

-    A cursor is a small bitmap usually used for denoting where the
-    mouse pointer is, with a picture that might indicate the
-    interpretation of a mouse click.
+    A cursor is a small bitmap usually used for denoting where the mouse
+    pointer is, with a picture that might indicate the interpretation of a
+    mouse click.

 
     A single cursor object may be used in many windows (any subwindow
 
     A single cursor object may be used in many windows (any subwindow

-    type). The wxWindows convention is to set the cursor for a
-    window, as in X, rather than to set it globally as in MS Windows,
-    although a global wx.SetCursor function is also available for use
-    on MS Windows.
+    type). The wxWindows convention is to set the cursor for a window, as
+    in X, rather than to set it globally as in MS Windows, although a
+    global `wx.SetCursor` function is also available for use on MS Windows.
+

     """
     """

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxCursor instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """
         __init__(self, String cursorName, long type, int hotSpotX=0, int hotSpotY=0) -> Cursor
 
         Construct a Cursor from a file.  Specify the type of file using
         """
         __init__(self, String cursorName, long type, int hotSpotX=0, int hotSpotY=0) -> Cursor
 
         Construct a Cursor from a file.  Specify the type of file using

-        wx.BITAMP_TYPE* constants, and specify the hotspot if not using a
-        .cur file.
-
-        This cursor is not available on wxGTK, use wx.StockCursor,
-        wx.CursorFromImage, or wx.CursorFromBits instead.
-        """
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Cursor(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_Cursor):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        wx.BITAMP_TYPE* constants, and specify the hotspot if not using a .cur
+        file.
+        """
+        _gdi_.Cursor_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Cursor(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Cursor
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):
         """Ok(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Cursor_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 
     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):
         """Ok(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Cursor_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 

-
-class CursorPtr(Cursor):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Cursor
-_gdi_.Cursor_swigregister(CursorPtr)
+Cursor_swigregister = _gdi_.Cursor_swigregister
+Cursor_swigregister(Cursor)

 
 def StockCursor(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     StockCursor(int id) -> Cursor
 
 
 def StockCursor(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     StockCursor(int id) -> Cursor
 

-    Create a cursor using one of the stock cursors.  Note that not
-    all cursors are available on all platforms.
+    Create a cursor using one of the stock cursors.  Note that not all
+    stock cursors are available on all platforms.

     """
     val = _gdi_.new_StockCursor(*args, **kwargs)
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_StockCursor(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def CursorFromImage(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     CursorFromImage(Image image) -> Cursor
 
     return val
 
 def CursorFromImage(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     CursorFromImage(Image image) -> Cursor
 

-    Constructs a cursor from a wxImage. The cursor is monochrome,
-    colors with the RGB elements all greater than 127 will be
-    foreground, colors less than this background. The mask (if any)
-    will be used as transparent.
-
-    In MSW the foreground will be white and the background black. The
-    cursor is resized to 32x32 In GTK, the two most frequent colors
-    will be used for foreground and background. The cursor will be
-    displayed at the size of the image. On MacOS the cursor is
-    resized to 16x16 and currently only shown as black/white (mask
-    respected).
+    Constructs a cursor from a `wx.Image`. The mask (if any) will be used
+    for setting the transparent portions of the cursor.

     """
     val = _gdi_.new_CursorFromImage(*args, **kwargs)
     """
     val = _gdi_.new_CursorFromImage(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     return val
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------


@@ -1062,20 +928,14 @@ OutRegion = _gdi_.OutRegion
 PartRegion = _gdi_.PartRegion
 InRegion = _gdi_.InRegion
 class Region(GDIObject):
 PartRegion = _gdi_.PartRegion
 InRegion = _gdi_.InRegion
 class Region(GDIObject):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxRegion instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ Region class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self, int x=0, int y=0, int width=0, int height=0) -> Region"""
         """__init__(self, int x=0, int y=0, int width=0, int height=0) -> Region"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Region(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_Region):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.Region_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Region(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Region
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Clear(*args, **kwargs):
         """Clear(self)"""
         return _gdi_.Region_Clear(*args, **kwargs)
     def Clear(*args, **kwargs):
         """Clear(self)"""
         return _gdi_.Region_Clear(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -1161,44 +1021,40 @@ class Region(GDIObject):
         return _gdi_.Region_ConvertToBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def UnionBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Region_ConvertToBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def UnionBitmap(*args, **kwargs):

-        """UnionBitmap(self, Bitmap bmp, Colour transColour=NullColour, int tolerance=0) -> bool"""
+        """UnionBitmap(self, Bitmap bmp) -> bool"""

         return _gdi_.Region_UnionBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.Region_UnionBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
 

+    def UnionBitmapColour(*args, **kwargs):
+        """UnionBitmapColour(self, Bitmap bmp, Colour transColour, int tolerance=0) -> bool"""
+        return _gdi_.Region_UnionBitmapColour(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-class RegionPtr(Region):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Region
-_gdi_.Region_swigregister(RegionPtr)
+Region_swigregister = _gdi_.Region_swigregister
+Region_swigregister(Region)

 
 def RegionFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def RegionFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs):

-    """RegionFromBitmap(Bitmap bmp, Colour transColour=NullColour, int tolerance=0) -> Region"""
+    """RegionFromBitmap(Bitmap bmp) -> Region"""

     val = _gdi_.new_RegionFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
     val = _gdi_.new_RegionFromBitmap(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1
+    return val
+
+def RegionFromBitmapColour(*args, **kwargs):
+    """RegionFromBitmapColour(Bitmap bmp, Colour transColour, int tolerance=0) -> Region"""
+    val = _gdi_.new_RegionFromBitmapColour(*args, **kwargs)

     return val
 
 def RegionFromPoints(*args, **kwargs):
     return val
 
 def RegionFromPoints(*args, **kwargs):

-    """RegionFromPoints(int points, Point points_array, int fillStyle=WINDING_RULE) -> Region"""
+    """RegionFromPoints(int points, int fillStyle=WINDING_RULE) -> Region"""

     val = _gdi_.new_RegionFromPoints(*args, **kwargs)
     val = _gdi_.new_RegionFromPoints(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 class RegionIterator(_core.Object):
     return val
 
 class RegionIterator(_core.Object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxRegionIterator instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ RegionIterator class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self, Region region) -> RegionIterator"""
         """__init__(self, Region region) -> RegionIterator"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_RegionIterator(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_RegionIterator):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.RegionIterator_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_RegionIterator(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_RegionIterator
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def GetX(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetX(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.RegionIterator_GetX(*args, **kwargs)
     def GetX(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetX(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.RegionIterator_GetX(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -1243,13 +1099,8 @@ class RegionIterator(_core.Object):
         """__nonzero__(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.RegionIterator___nonzero__(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """__nonzero__(self) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.RegionIterator___nonzero__(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class RegionIteratorPtr(RegionIterator):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = RegionIterator
-_gdi_.RegionIterator_swigregister(RegionIteratorPtr)
+RegionIterator_swigregister = _gdi_.RegionIterator_swigregister
+RegionIterator_swigregister(RegionIterator)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 


@@ -1380,20 +1231,14 @@ FONTENCODING_SHIFT_JIS = _gdi_.FONTENCODING_SHIFT_JIS
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class NativeFontInfo(object):
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class NativeFontInfo(object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxNativeFontInfo instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ NativeFontInfo class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self) -> NativeFontInfo"""
         """__init__(self) -> NativeFontInfo"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_NativeFontInfo(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_NativeFontInfo):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.NativeFontInfo_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_NativeFontInfo(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_NativeFontInfo
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Init(*args, **kwargs):
         """Init(self)"""
         return _gdi_.NativeFontInfo_Init(*args, **kwargs)
     def Init(*args, **kwargs):
         """Init(self)"""
         return _gdi_.NativeFontInfo_Init(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -1478,31 +1323,20 @@ class NativeFontInfo(object):
         """ToUserString(self) -> String"""
         return _gdi_.NativeFontInfo_ToUserString(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """ToUserString(self) -> String"""
         return _gdi_.NativeFontInfo_ToUserString(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class NativeFontInfoPtr(NativeFontInfo):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = NativeFontInfo
-_gdi_.NativeFontInfo_swigregister(NativeFontInfoPtr)
+NativeFontInfo_swigregister = _gdi_.NativeFontInfo_swigregister
+NativeFontInfo_swigregister(NativeFontInfo)

 
 class NativeEncodingInfo(object):
 
 class NativeEncodingInfo(object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxNativeEncodingInfo instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
+    """Proxy of C++ NativeEncodingInfo class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr

     facename = property(_gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_facename_get, _gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_facename_set)
     encoding = property(_gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_encoding_get, _gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_encoding_set)
     facename = property(_gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_facename_get, _gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_facename_set)
     encoding = property(_gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_encoding_get, _gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_encoding_set)

-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self) -> NativeEncodingInfo"""
         """__init__(self) -> NativeEncodingInfo"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_NativeEncodingInfo(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_NativeEncodingInfo):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_NativeEncodingInfo(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_NativeEncodingInfo
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def FromString(*args, **kwargs):
         """FromString(self, String s) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_FromString(*args, **kwargs)
     def FromString(*args, **kwargs):
         """FromString(self, String s) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_FromString(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -1511,39 +1345,28 @@ class NativeEncodingInfo(object):
         """ToString(self) -> String"""
         return _gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_ToString(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """ToString(self) -> String"""
         return _gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_ToString(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class NativeEncodingInfoPtr(NativeEncodingInfo):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = NativeEncodingInfo
-_gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_swigregister(NativeEncodingInfoPtr)
+NativeEncodingInfo_swigregister = _gdi_.NativeEncodingInfo_swigregister
+NativeEncodingInfo_swigregister(NativeEncodingInfo)

 
 
 def GetNativeFontEncoding(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def GetNativeFontEncoding(*args, **kwargs):

-    """GetNativeFontEncoding(int encoding) -> NativeEncodingInfo"""
-    return _gdi_.GetNativeFontEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
+  """GetNativeFontEncoding(int encoding) -> NativeEncodingInfo"""
+  return _gdi_.GetNativeFontEncoding(*args, **kwargs)

 
 def TestFontEncoding(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def TestFontEncoding(*args, **kwargs):

-    """TestFontEncoding(NativeEncodingInfo info) -> bool"""
-    return _gdi_.TestFontEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
+  """TestFontEncoding(NativeEncodingInfo info) -> bool"""
+  return _gdi_.TestFontEncoding(*args, **kwargs)

 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class FontMapper(object):
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class FontMapper(object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxFontMapper instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ FontMapper class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self) -> FontMapper"""
         """__init__(self) -> FontMapper"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_FontMapper(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_FontMapper):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.FontMapper_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_FontMapper(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_FontMapper
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Get(*args, **kwargs):
         """Get() -> FontMapper"""
         return _gdi_.FontMapper_Get(*args, **kwargs)
     def Get(*args, **kwargs):
         """Get() -> FontMapper"""
         return _gdi_.FontMapper_Get(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -1583,10 +1406,6 @@ class FontMapper(object):
         return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetEncodingFromName(*args, **kwargs)
 
     GetEncodingFromName = staticmethod(GetEncodingFromName)
         return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetEncodingFromName(*args, **kwargs)
 
     GetEncodingFromName = staticmethod(GetEncodingFromName)

-    def SetConfig(*args, **kwargs):
-        """SetConfig(self, ConfigBase config)"""
-        return _gdi_.FontMapper_SetConfig(*args, **kwargs)
-

     def SetConfigPath(*args, **kwargs):
         """SetConfigPath(self, String prefix)"""
         return _gdi_.FontMapper_SetConfigPath(*args, **kwargs)
     def SetConfigPath(*args, **kwargs):
         """SetConfigPath(self, String prefix)"""
         return _gdi_.FontMapper_SetConfigPath(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -1612,69 +1431,98 @@ class FontMapper(object):
         """SetDialogTitle(self, String title)"""
         return _gdi_.FontMapper_SetDialogTitle(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """SetDialogTitle(self, String title)"""
         return _gdi_.FontMapper_SetDialogTitle(*args, **kwargs)
 

+FontMapper_swigregister = _gdi_.FontMapper_swigregister
+FontMapper_swigregister(FontMapper)

 
 

-class FontMapperPtr(FontMapper):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = FontMapper
-_gdi_.FontMapper_swigregister(FontMapperPtr)
-
-def FontMapper_Get(*args, **kwargs):
-    """FontMapper_Get() -> FontMapper"""
-    return _gdi_.FontMapper_Get(*args, **kwargs)
+def FontMapper_Get(*args):
+  """FontMapper_Get() -> FontMapper"""
+  return _gdi_.FontMapper_Get(*args)

 
 def FontMapper_Set(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def FontMapper_Set(*args, **kwargs):

-    """FontMapper_Set(FontMapper mapper) -> FontMapper"""
-    return _gdi_.FontMapper_Set(*args, **kwargs)
+  """FontMapper_Set(FontMapper mapper) -> FontMapper"""
+  return _gdi_.FontMapper_Set(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-def FontMapper_GetSupportedEncodingsCount(*args, **kwargs):
-    """FontMapper_GetSupportedEncodingsCount() -> size_t"""
-    return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetSupportedEncodingsCount(*args, **kwargs)
+def FontMapper_GetSupportedEncodingsCount(*args):
+  """FontMapper_GetSupportedEncodingsCount() -> size_t"""
+  return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetSupportedEncodingsCount(*args)

 
 def FontMapper_GetEncoding(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def FontMapper_GetEncoding(*args, **kwargs):

-    """FontMapper_GetEncoding(size_t n) -> int"""
-    return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
+  """FontMapper_GetEncoding(size_t n) -> int"""
+  return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetEncoding(*args, **kwargs)

 
 def FontMapper_GetEncodingName(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def FontMapper_GetEncodingName(*args, **kwargs):

-    """FontMapper_GetEncodingName(int encoding) -> String"""
-    return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetEncodingName(*args, **kwargs)
+  """FontMapper_GetEncodingName(int encoding) -> String"""
+  return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetEncodingName(*args, **kwargs)

 
 def FontMapper_GetEncodingDescription(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def FontMapper_GetEncodingDescription(*args, **kwargs):

-    """FontMapper_GetEncodingDescription(int encoding) -> String"""
-    return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetEncodingDescription(*args, **kwargs)
+  """FontMapper_GetEncodingDescription(int encoding) -> String"""
+  return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetEncodingDescription(*args, **kwargs)

 
 def FontMapper_GetEncodingFromName(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def FontMapper_GetEncodingFromName(*args, **kwargs):

-    """FontMapper_GetEncodingFromName(String name) -> int"""
-    return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetEncodingFromName(*args, **kwargs)
+  """FontMapper_GetEncodingFromName(String name) -> int"""
+  return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetEncodingFromName(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-def FontMapper_GetDefaultConfigPath(*args, **kwargs):
-    """FontMapper_GetDefaultConfigPath() -> String"""
-    return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetDefaultConfigPath(*args, **kwargs)
+def FontMapper_GetDefaultConfigPath(*args):
+  """FontMapper_GetDefaultConfigPath() -> String"""
+  return _gdi_.FontMapper_GetDefaultConfigPath(*args)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Font(GDIObject):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Font(GDIObject):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxFont instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    A font is an object which determines the appearance of text. Fonts are
+    used for drawing text to a device context, and setting the appearance
+    of a window's text.
+
+    You can retrieve the current system font settings with `wx.SystemSettings`.
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """
         __init__(self, int pointSize, int family, int style, int weight, bool underline=False, 
             String face=EmptyString, 
             int encoding=FONTENCODING_DEFAULT) -> Font
         """
         __init__(self, int pointSize, int family, int style, int weight, bool underline=False, 
             String face=EmptyString, 
             int encoding=FONTENCODING_DEFAULT) -> Font

-        """
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Font(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_Font):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass

 
 

+        Creates a font object with the specified attributes.
+
+            :param pointSize:  The size of the font in points.
+
+            :param family: Font family.  A generic way of referring to fonts
+                without specifying actual facename.  It can be One of 
+                the ``wx.FONTFAMILY_xxx`` constants.
+
+            :param style: One of the ``wx.FONTSTYLE_xxx`` constants.
+
+            :param weight: Font weight, sometimes also referred to as font
+                boldness. One of the ``wx.FONTWEIGHT_xxx`` constants.
+
+            :param underline: The value can be ``True`` or ``False`` and
+                indicates whether the font will include an underline.  This
+                may not be supported on all platforms.
+
+            :param face: An optional string specifying the actual typeface to
+                be used. If it is an empty string, a default typeface will be
+                chosen based on the family.
+
+            :param encoding: An encoding which may be one of the
+                ``wx.FONTENCODING_xxx`` constants.  If the specified encoding isn't
+                available, no font is created.
+
+        :see: `wx.FFont`, `wx.FontFromPixelSize`, `wx.FFontFromPixelSize`,
+            `wx.FontFromNativeInfoString`, `wx.FontFromNativeInfo`
+
+        """
+        if kwargs.has_key('faceName'): kwargs['face'] = kwargs['faceName'];del kwargs['faceName']
+        _gdi_.Font_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Font(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Font
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):
     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):

-        """Ok(self) -> bool"""
+        """
+        Ok(self) -> bool
+
+        Returns ``True`` if this font was successfully created.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 
         return _gdi_.Font_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 


@@ -1687,99 +1535,234 @@ class Font(GDIObject):
         return _gdi_.Font___ne__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetPointSize(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font___ne__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetPointSize(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetPointSize(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetPointSize(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the point size.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetPointSize(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.Font_GetPointSize(*args, **kwargs)
 

+    def GetPixelSize(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GetPixelSize(self) -> Size
+
+        Returns the size in pixels if the font was constructed with a pixel
+        size.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.Font_GetPixelSize(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def IsUsingSizeInPixels(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        IsUsingSizeInPixels(self) -> bool
+
+        Returns ``True`` if the font is using a pixelSize.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.Font_IsUsingSizeInPixels(*args, **kwargs)
+

     def GetFamily(*args, **kwargs):
     def GetFamily(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetFamily(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetFamily(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the font family. 
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetFamily(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetStyle(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetFamily(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetStyle(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetStyle(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetStyle(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the font style.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetStyle(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetWeight(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetStyle(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetWeight(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetWeight(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetWeight(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the font weight. 
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetWeight(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetUnderlined(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetWeight(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetUnderlined(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetUnderlined(self) -> bool"""
+        """
+        GetUnderlined(self) -> bool
+
+        Returns ``True`` if the font is underlined, ``False`` otherwise.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetUnderlined(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetFaceName(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetUnderlined(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetFaceName(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetFaceName(self) -> String"""
+        """
+        GetFaceName(self) -> String
+
+        Returns the typeface name associated with the font, or the empty
+        string if there is no typeface information.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetFaceName(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetEncoding(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetFaceName(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetEncoding(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetEncoding(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetEncoding(self) -> int
+
+        Get the font's encoding.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetNativeFontInfo(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetNativeFontInfo(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetNativeFontInfo(self) -> NativeFontInfo"""
+        """
+        GetNativeFontInfo(self) -> NativeFontInfo
+
+        Constructs a `wx.NativeFontInfo` object from this font.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetNativeFontInfo(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def IsFixedWidth(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetNativeFontInfo(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def IsFixedWidth(*args, **kwargs):

-        """IsFixedWidth(self) -> bool"""
+        """
+        IsFixedWidth(self) -> bool
+
+        Returns true if the font is a fixed width (or monospaced) font, false
+        if it is a proportional one or font is invalid.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_IsFixedWidth(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetNativeFontInfoDesc(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_IsFixedWidth(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetNativeFontInfoDesc(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetNativeFontInfoDesc(self) -> String"""
+        """
+        GetNativeFontInfoDesc(self) -> String
+
+        Returns the platform-dependent string completely describing this font
+        or an empty string if the font isn't valid.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetNativeFontInfoDesc(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetNativeFontInfoDesc(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(self) -> String"""
+        """
+        GetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(self) -> String
+
+        Returns a human readable version of `GetNativeFontInfoDesc`.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetPointSize(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetPointSize(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetPointSize(self, int pointSize)"""
+        """
+        SetPointSize(self, int pointSize)
+
+        Sets the point size.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetPointSize(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.Font_SetPointSize(*args, **kwargs)
 

+    def SetPixelSize(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        SetPixelSize(self, Size pixelSize)
+
+        Sets the size in pixels rather than points.  If there is platform API
+        support for this then it is used, otherwise a font with the closest
+        size is found using a binary search.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.Font_SetPixelSize(*args, **kwargs)
+

     def SetFamily(*args, **kwargs):
     def SetFamily(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetFamily(self, int family)"""
+        """
+        SetFamily(self, int family)
+
+        Sets the font family.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetFamily(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetStyle(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_SetFamily(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetStyle(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetStyle(self, int style)"""
+        """
+        SetStyle(self, int style)
+
+        Sets the font style.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetStyle(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetWeight(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_SetStyle(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetWeight(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetWeight(self, int weight)"""
+        """
+        SetWeight(self, int weight)
+
+        Sets the font weight.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetWeight(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetFaceName(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_SetWeight(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetFaceName(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetFaceName(self, String faceName)"""
+        """
+        SetFaceName(self, String faceName)
+
+        Sets the facename for the font.  The facename, which should be a valid
+        font installed on the end-user's system.
+
+        To avoid portability problems, don't rely on a specific face, but
+        specify the font family instead or as well. A suitable font will be
+        found on the end-user's system. If both the family and the facename
+        are specified, wxWidgets will first search for the specific face, and
+        then for a font belonging to the same family.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetFaceName(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetUnderlined(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_SetFaceName(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetUnderlined(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetUnderlined(self, bool underlined)"""
+        """
+        SetUnderlined(self, bool underlined)
+
+        Sets underlining.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetUnderlined(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetEncoding(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_SetUnderlined(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetEncoding(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetEncoding(self, int encoding)"""
+        """
+        SetEncoding(self, int encoding)
+
+        Set the font encoding.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetNativeFontInfo(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_SetEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetNativeFontInfo(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetNativeFontInfo(self, NativeFontInfo info)"""
+        """
+        SetNativeFontInfo(self, NativeFontInfo info)
+
+        Set the font's attributes from a `wx.NativeFontInfo` object.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetNativeFontInfo(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetNativeFontInfoFromString(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_SetNativeFontInfo(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetNativeFontInfoFromString(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetNativeFontInfoFromString(self, String info)"""
+        """
+        SetNativeFontInfoFromString(self, String info)
+
+        Set the font's attributes from string representation of a
+        `wx.NativeFontInfo` object.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetNativeFontInfoFromString(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_SetNativeFontInfoFromString(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(self, String info)"""
+        """
+        SetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(self, String info)
+
+        Set the font's attributes from a string formerly returned from
+        `GetNativeFontInfoDesc`.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetFamilyString(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_SetNativeFontInfoUserDesc(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetFamilyString(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetFamilyString(self) -> String"""
+        """
+        GetFamilyString(self) -> String
+
+        Returns a string representation of the font family.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetFamilyString(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetStyleString(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetFamilyString(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetStyleString(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetStyleString(self) -> String"""
+        """
+        GetStyleString(self) -> String
+
+        Returns a string representation of the font style.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetStyleString(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetWeightString(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetStyleString(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetWeightString(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetWeightString(self) -> String"""
+        """
+        GetWeightString(self) -> String
+
+        Return a string representation of the font weight.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetWeightString(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetNoAntiAliasing(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetWeightString(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetNoAntiAliasing(*args, **kwargs):


@@ -1791,71 +1774,137 @@ class Font(GDIObject):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetNoAntiAliasing(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetNoAntiAliasing(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetDefaultEncoding() -> int"""
+        """
+        GetDefaultEncoding() -> int
+
+        Returns the encoding used for all fonts created with an encoding of
+        ``wx.FONTENCODING_DEFAULT``.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_GetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
 
     GetDefaultEncoding = staticmethod(GetDefaultEncoding)
     def SetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.Font_GetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
 
     GetDefaultEncoding = staticmethod(GetDefaultEncoding)
     def SetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetDefaultEncoding(int encoding)"""
+        """
+        SetDefaultEncoding(int encoding)
+
+        Sets the default font encoding.
+        """

         return _gdi_.Font_SetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
 
     SetDefaultEncoding = staticmethod(SetDefaultEncoding)
         return _gdi_.Font_SetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
 
     SetDefaultEncoding = staticmethod(SetDefaultEncoding)

-
-class FontPtr(Font):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Font
-_gdi_.Font_swigregister(FontPtr)
+Font_swigregister = _gdi_.Font_swigregister
+Font_swigregister(Font)

 
 def FontFromNativeInfo(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def FontFromNativeInfo(*args, **kwargs):

-    """FontFromNativeInfo(NativeFontInfo info) -> Font"""
+    """
+    FontFromNativeInfo(NativeFontInfo info) -> Font
+
+    Construct a `wx.Font` from a `wx.NativeFontInfo` object.
+    """
+    if kwargs.has_key('faceName'): kwargs['face'] = kwargs['faceName'];del kwargs['faceName']

     val = _gdi_.new_FontFromNativeInfo(*args, **kwargs)
     val = _gdi_.new_FontFromNativeInfo(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 def FontFromNativeInfoString(*args, **kwargs):
     return val
 
 def FontFromNativeInfoString(*args, **kwargs):

-    """FontFromNativeInfoString(String info) -> Font"""
+    """
+    FontFromNativeInfoString(String info) -> Font
+
+    Construct a `wx.Font` from the string representation of a
+    `wx.NativeFontInfo` object.
+    """
+    if kwargs.has_key('faceName'): kwargs['face'] = kwargs['faceName'];del kwargs['faceName']

     val = _gdi_.new_FontFromNativeInfoString(*args, **kwargs)
     val = _gdi_.new_FontFromNativeInfoString(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
     return val
 

-def Font2(*args, **kwargs):
+def FFont(*args, **kwargs):

     """
     """

-    Font2(int pointSize, int family, int flags=FONTFLAG_DEFAULT, 
+    FFont(int pointSize, int family, int flags=FONTFLAG_DEFAULT, 

         String face=EmptyString, int encoding=FONTENCODING_DEFAULT) -> Font
         String face=EmptyString, int encoding=FONTENCODING_DEFAULT) -> Font

+
+    A bit of a simpler way to create a `wx.Font` using flags instead of
+    individual attribute settings.  The value of flags can be a
+    combination of the following:
+
+        ============================  ==
+        wx.FONTFLAG_DEFAULT
+        wx.FONTFLAG_ITALIC
+        wx.FONTFLAG_SLANT
+        wx.FONTFLAG_LIGHT
+        wx.FONTFLAG_BOLD
+        wx.FONTFLAG_ANTIALIASED
+        wx.FONTFLAG_NOT_ANTIALIASED
+        wx.FONTFLAG_UNDERLINED
+        wx.FONTFLAG_STRIKETHROUGH
+        ============================  ==
+
+    :see: `wx.Font.__init__`
+    """
+    if kwargs.has_key('faceName'): kwargs['face'] = kwargs['faceName'];del kwargs['faceName']
+    val = _gdi_.new_FFont(*args, **kwargs)
+    return val
+
+def FontFromPixelSize(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    FontFromPixelSize(Size pixelSize, int family, int style, int weight, 
+        bool underlined=False, String face=wxEmptyString, 
+        int encoding=FONTENCODING_DEFAULT) -> Font
+
+    Creates a font using a size in pixels rather than points.  If there is
+    platform API support for this then it is used, otherwise a font with
+    the closest size is found using a binary search.
+
+    :see: `wx.Font.__init__`

     """
     """

-    val = _gdi_.new_Font2(*args, **kwargs)
-    val.thisown = 1
+    if kwargs.has_key('faceName'): kwargs['face'] = kwargs['faceName'];del kwargs['faceName']
+    val = _gdi_.new_FontFromPixelSize(*args, **kwargs)

     return val
 
     return val
 

-def Font_GetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs):
-    """Font_GetDefaultEncoding() -> int"""
-    return _gdi_.Font_GetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
+def FFontFromPixelSize(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    FFontFromPixelSize(Size pixelSize, int family, int flags=FONTFLAG_DEFAULT, 
+        String face=wxEmptyString, int encoding=FONTENCODING_DEFAULT) -> Font
+
+    Creates a font using a size in pixels rather than points.  If there is
+    platform API support for this then it is used, otherwise a font with
+    the closest size is found using a binary search.
+
+    :see: `wx.Font.__init__`, `wx.FFont`
+    """
+    if kwargs.has_key('faceName'): kwargs['face'] = kwargs['faceName'];del kwargs['faceName']
+    val = _gdi_.new_FFontFromPixelSize(*args, **kwargs)
+    return val
+
+def Font_GetDefaultEncoding(*args):
+  """
+    Font_GetDefaultEncoding() -> int
+
+    Returns the encoding used for all fonts created with an encoding of
+    ``wx.FONTENCODING_DEFAULT``.
+    """
+  return _gdi_.Font_GetDefaultEncoding(*args)

 
 def Font_SetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def Font_SetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs):

-    """Font_SetDefaultEncoding(int encoding)"""
-    return _gdi_.Font_SetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
+  """
+    Font_SetDefaultEncoding(int encoding)

 
 

+    Sets the default font encoding.
+    """
+  return _gdi_.Font_SetDefaultEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
+
+Font2 = wx._deprecated(FFont, "Use `wx.FFont` instead.") 

 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class FontEnumerator(object):
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class FontEnumerator(object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxPyFontEnumerator instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ FontEnumerator class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self) -> FontEnumerator"""
         """__init__(self) -> FontEnumerator"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_FontEnumerator(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
+        _gdi_.FontEnumerator_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_FontEnumerator(*args, **kwargs))

         self._setCallbackInfo(self, FontEnumerator, 0)
 
         self._setCallbackInfo(self, FontEnumerator, 0)
 

-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_FontEnumerator):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_FontEnumerator
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def _setCallbackInfo(*args, **kwargs):
         """_setCallbackInfo(self, PyObject self, PyObject _class, bool incref)"""
         return _gdi_.FontEnumerator__setCallbackInfo(*args, **kwargs)
     def _setCallbackInfo(*args, **kwargs):
         """_setCallbackInfo(self, PyObject self, PyObject _class, bool incref)"""
         return _gdi_.FontEnumerator__setCallbackInfo(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -1876,13 +1925,8 @@ class FontEnumerator(object):
         """GetFacenames(self) -> PyObject"""
         return _gdi_.FontEnumerator_GetFacenames(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """GetFacenames(self) -> PyObject"""
         return _gdi_.FontEnumerator_GetFacenames(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class FontEnumeratorPtr(FontEnumerator):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = FontEnumerator
-_gdi_.FontEnumerator_swigregister(FontEnumeratorPtr)
+FontEnumerator_swigregister = _gdi_.FontEnumerator_swigregister
+FontEnumerator_swigregister(FontEnumerator)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 


@@ -2118,19 +2162,15 @@ LANGUAGE_ZHUANG = _gdi_.LANGUAGE_ZHUANG
 LANGUAGE_ZULU = _gdi_.LANGUAGE_ZULU
 LANGUAGE_USER_DEFINED = _gdi_.LANGUAGE_USER_DEFINED
 class LanguageInfo(object):
 LANGUAGE_ZULU = _gdi_.LANGUAGE_ZULU
 LANGUAGE_USER_DEFINED = _gdi_.LANGUAGE_USER_DEFINED
 class LanguageInfo(object):

-    def __init__(self): raise RuntimeError, "No constructor defined"
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxLanguageInfo instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
+    """Proxy of C++ LanguageInfo class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    def __init__(self): raise AttributeError, "No constructor defined"
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr

     Language = property(_gdi_.LanguageInfo_Language_get, _gdi_.LanguageInfo_Language_set)
     CanonicalName = property(_gdi_.LanguageInfo_CanonicalName_get, _gdi_.LanguageInfo_CanonicalName_set)
     Description = property(_gdi_.LanguageInfo_Description_get, _gdi_.LanguageInfo_Description_set)
     Language = property(_gdi_.LanguageInfo_Language_get, _gdi_.LanguageInfo_Language_set)
     CanonicalName = property(_gdi_.LanguageInfo_CanonicalName_get, _gdi_.LanguageInfo_CanonicalName_set)
     Description = property(_gdi_.LanguageInfo_Description_get, _gdi_.LanguageInfo_Description_set)

-
-class LanguageInfoPtr(LanguageInfo):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = LanguageInfo
-_gdi_.LanguageInfo_swigregister(LanguageInfoPtr)
+LanguageInfo_swigregister = _gdi_.LanguageInfo_swigregister
+LanguageInfo_swigregister(LanguageInfo)

 
 LOCALE_CAT_NUMBER = _gdi_.LOCALE_CAT_NUMBER
 LOCALE_CAT_DATE = _gdi_.LOCALE_CAT_DATE
 
 LOCALE_CAT_NUMBER = _gdi_.LOCALE_CAT_NUMBER
 LOCALE_CAT_DATE = _gdi_.LOCALE_CAT_DATE


@@ -2141,20 +2181,14 @@ LOCALE_DECIMAL_POINT = _gdi_.LOCALE_DECIMAL_POINT
 LOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT = _gdi_.LOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT
 LOCALE_CONV_ENCODING = _gdi_.LOCALE_CONV_ENCODING
 class Locale(object):
 LOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT = _gdi_.LOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT
 LOCALE_CONV_ENCODING = _gdi_.LOCALE_CONV_ENCODING
 class Locale(object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxLocale instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """__init__(self, int language=LANGUAGE_DEFAULT, int flags=wxLOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT|wxLOCALE_CONV_ENCODING) -> Locale"""
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Locale(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_Locale):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+    """Proxy of C++ Locale class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """__init__(self, int language=-1, int flags=wxLOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT|wxLOCALE_CONV_ENCODING) -> Locale"""
+        _gdi_.Locale_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Locale(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_Locale
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Init1(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         Init1(self, String szName, String szShort=EmptyString, String szLocale=EmptyString, 
     def Init1(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         Init1(self, String szName, String szShort=EmptyString, String szLocale=EmptyString, 


@@ -2251,50 +2285,45 @@ class Locale(object):
         """GetName(self) -> String"""
         return _gdi_.Locale_GetName(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """GetName(self) -> String"""
         return _gdi_.Locale_GetName(*args, **kwargs)
 

+Locale_swigregister = _gdi_.Locale_swigregister
+Locale_swigregister(Locale)

 
 

-class LocalePtr(Locale):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Locale
-_gdi_.Locale_swigregister(LocalePtr)
+def Locale_GetSystemLanguage(*args):
+  """Locale_GetSystemLanguage() -> int"""
+  return _gdi_.Locale_GetSystemLanguage(*args)

 
 

-def Locale_GetSystemLanguage(*args, **kwargs):
-    """Locale_GetSystemLanguage() -> int"""
-    return _gdi_.Locale_GetSystemLanguage(*args, **kwargs)
+def Locale_GetSystemEncoding(*args):
+  """Locale_GetSystemEncoding() -> int"""
+  return _gdi_.Locale_GetSystemEncoding(*args)

 
 

-def Locale_GetSystemEncoding(*args, **kwargs):
-    """Locale_GetSystemEncoding() -> int"""
-    return _gdi_.Locale_GetSystemEncoding(*args, **kwargs)
-
-def Locale_GetSystemEncodingName(*args, **kwargs):
-    """Locale_GetSystemEncodingName() -> String"""
-    return _gdi_.Locale_GetSystemEncodingName(*args, **kwargs)
+def Locale_GetSystemEncodingName(*args):
+  """Locale_GetSystemEncodingName() -> String"""
+  return _gdi_.Locale_GetSystemEncodingName(*args)

 
 def Locale_AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def Locale_AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(*args, **kwargs):

-    """Locale_AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(String prefix)"""
-    return _gdi_.Locale_AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(*args, **kwargs)
+  """Locale_AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(String prefix)"""
+  return _gdi_.Locale_AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(*args, **kwargs)

 
 def Locale_GetLanguageInfo(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def Locale_GetLanguageInfo(*args, **kwargs):

-    """Locale_GetLanguageInfo(int lang) -> LanguageInfo"""
-    return _gdi_.Locale_GetLanguageInfo(*args, **kwargs)
+  """Locale_GetLanguageInfo(int lang) -> LanguageInfo"""
+  return _gdi_.Locale_GetLanguageInfo(*args, **kwargs)

 
 def Locale_GetLanguageName(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def Locale_GetLanguageName(*args, **kwargs):

-    """Locale_GetLanguageName(int lang) -> String"""
-    return _gdi_.Locale_GetLanguageName(*args, **kwargs)
+  """Locale_GetLanguageName(int lang) -> String"""
+  return _gdi_.Locale_GetLanguageName(*args, **kwargs)

 
 def Locale_FindLanguageInfo(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def Locale_FindLanguageInfo(*args, **kwargs):

-    """Locale_FindLanguageInfo(String locale) -> LanguageInfo"""
-    return _gdi_.Locale_FindLanguageInfo(*args, **kwargs)
+  """Locale_FindLanguageInfo(String locale) -> LanguageInfo"""
+  return _gdi_.Locale_FindLanguageInfo(*args, **kwargs)

 
 def Locale_AddLanguage(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def Locale_AddLanguage(*args, **kwargs):

-    """Locale_AddLanguage(LanguageInfo info)"""
-    return _gdi_.Locale_AddLanguage(*args, **kwargs)
+  """Locale_AddLanguage(LanguageInfo info)"""
+  return _gdi_.Locale_AddLanguage(*args, **kwargs)

 
 
 
 

-def GetLocale(*args, **kwargs):
-    """GetLocale() -> Locale"""
-    return _gdi_.GetLocale(*args, **kwargs)
+def GetLocale(*args):
+  """GetLocale() -> Locale"""
+  return _gdi_.GetLocale(*args)

 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 CONVERT_STRICT = _gdi_.CONVERT_STRICT
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 CONVERT_STRICT = _gdi_.CONVERT_STRICT


@@ -2305,20 +2334,14 @@ PLATFORM_WINDOWS = _gdi_.PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 PLATFORM_OS2 = _gdi_.PLATFORM_OS2
 PLATFORM_MAC = _gdi_.PLATFORM_MAC
 class EncodingConverter(_core.Object):
 PLATFORM_OS2 = _gdi_.PLATFORM_OS2
 PLATFORM_MAC = _gdi_.PLATFORM_MAC
 class EncodingConverter(_core.Object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxEncodingConverter instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ EncodingConverter class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self) -> EncodingConverter"""
         """__init__(self) -> EncodingConverter"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_EncodingConverter(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_EncodingConverter):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.EncodingConverter_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_EncodingConverter(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_EncodingConverter
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Init(*args, **kwargs):
         """Init(self, int input_enc, int output_enc, int method=CONVERT_STRICT) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.EncodingConverter_Init(*args, **kwargs)
     def Init(*args, **kwargs):
         """Init(self, int input_enc, int output_enc, int method=CONVERT_STRICT) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.EncodingConverter_Init(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -2343,49 +2366,35 @@ class EncodingConverter(_core.Object):
 
     CanConvert = staticmethod(CanConvert)
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.IsOk() 
 
     CanConvert = staticmethod(CanConvert)
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.IsOk() 

-
-class EncodingConverterPtr(EncodingConverter):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = EncodingConverter
-_gdi_.EncodingConverter_swigregister(EncodingConverterPtr)
+EncodingConverter_swigregister = _gdi_.EncodingConverter_swigregister
+EncodingConverter_swigregister(EncodingConverter)

 
 def GetTranslation(*args):
 
 def GetTranslation(*args):

-    """
+  """

     GetTranslation(String str) -> String
     GetTranslation(String str, String strPlural, size_t n) -> String
     """
     GetTranslation(String str) -> String
     GetTranslation(String str, String strPlural, size_t n) -> String
     """

-    return _gdi_.GetTranslation(*args)
+  return _gdi_.GetTranslation(*args)

 
 def EncodingConverter_GetPlatformEquivalents(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def EncodingConverter_GetPlatformEquivalents(*args, **kwargs):

-    """EncodingConverter_GetPlatformEquivalents(int enc, int platform=PLATFORM_CURRENT) -> wxFontEncodingArray"""
-    return _gdi_.EncodingConverter_GetPlatformEquivalents(*args, **kwargs)
+  """EncodingConverter_GetPlatformEquivalents(int enc, int platform=PLATFORM_CURRENT) -> wxFontEncodingArray"""
+  return _gdi_.EncodingConverter_GetPlatformEquivalents(*args, **kwargs)

 
 def EncodingConverter_GetAllEquivalents(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def EncodingConverter_GetAllEquivalents(*args, **kwargs):

-    """EncodingConverter_GetAllEquivalents(int enc) -> wxFontEncodingArray"""
-    return _gdi_.EncodingConverter_GetAllEquivalents(*args, **kwargs)
+  """EncodingConverter_GetAllEquivalents(int enc) -> wxFontEncodingArray"""
+  return _gdi_.EncodingConverter_GetAllEquivalents(*args, **kwargs)

 
 def EncodingConverter_CanConvert(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def EncodingConverter_CanConvert(*args, **kwargs):

-    """EncodingConverter_CanConvert(int encIn, int encOut) -> bool"""
-    return _gdi_.EncodingConverter_CanConvert(*args, **kwargs)
+  """EncodingConverter_CanConvert(int encIn, int encOut) -> bool"""
+  return _gdi_.EncodingConverter_CanConvert(*args, **kwargs)

 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------

-# wxGTK sets the locale when initialized.  Doing this at the Python
-# level should set it up to match what GTK is doing at the C level.
-if wx.Platform == "__WXGTK__":
-    try:
-        import locale
-        locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "")
-    except:
-        pass
-
-# On MSW add the directory where the wxWindows catalogs were installed
+# On MSW add the directory where the wxWidgets catalogs were installed

 # to the default catalog path.
 if wx.Platform == "__WXMSW__":
     import os
 # to the default catalog path.
 if wx.Platform == "__WXMSW__":
     import os

-    localedir = os.path.join(os.path.split(__file__)[0], "locale")
-    Locale_AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(localedir)
+    _localedir = os.path.join(os.path.split(__file__)[0], "locale")
+    Locale.AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(_localedir)

     del os
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     del os
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------


@@ -2393,186 +2402,594 @@ if wx.Platform == "__WXMSW__":
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class DC(_core.Object):
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class DC(_core.Object):

-    def __init__(self): raise RuntimeError, "No constructor defined"
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_DC):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
-    def BeginDrawing(*args, **kwargs):
-        """BeginDrawing(self)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_BeginDrawing(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def EndDrawing(*args, **kwargs):
-        """EndDrawing(self)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_EndDrawing(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def FloodFillXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """FloodFillXY(self, int x, int y, Colour col, int style=FLOOD_SURFACE) -> bool"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_FloodFillXY(*args, **kwargs)
+    """
+    A wx.DC is a device context onto which graphics and text can be
+    drawn. It is intended to represent a number of output devices in a
+    generic way, so a window can have a device context associated with it,
+    and a printer also has a device context. In this way, the same piece
+    of code may write to a number of different devices, if the device
+    context is used as a parameter.
+
+    Derived types of wxDC have documentation for specific features only,
+    so refer to this section for most device context information.
+
+    The wx.DC class is abstract and can not be instantiated, you must use
+    one of the derived classes instead.  Which one will depend on the
+    situation in which it is used.
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    def __init__(self): raise AttributeError, "No constructor defined"
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_DC
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;
+    # These have been deprecated in wxWidgets.  Since they never
+    # really did anything to begin with, just make them be NOPs.
+    def BeginDrawing(self):  pass
+    def EndDrawing(self):  pass

 
     def FloodFill(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def FloodFill(*args, **kwargs):

-        """FloodFill(self, Point pt, Colour col, int style=FLOOD_SURFACE) -> bool"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_FloodFill(*args, **kwargs)
+        """
+        FloodFill(self, int x, int y, Colour col, int style=FLOOD_SURFACE) -> bool

 
 

-    def GetPixelXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """GetPixelXY(self, int x, int y) -> Colour"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_GetPixelXY(*args, **kwargs)
+        Flood fills the device context starting from the given point, using
+        the current brush colour, and using a style:

 
 

-    def GetPixel(*args, **kwargs):
-        """GetPixel(self, Point pt) -> Colour"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_GetPixel(*args, **kwargs)
+            - **wxFLOOD_SURFACE**: the flooding occurs until a colour other than
+              the given colour is encountered.

 
 

-    def DrawLineXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawLineXY(self, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawLineXY(*args, **kwargs)
+            - **wxFLOOD_BORDER**: the area to be flooded is bounded by the given
+              colour.

 
 

-    def DrawLine(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawLine(self, Point pt1, Point pt2)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawLine(*args, **kwargs)
+        Returns False if the operation failed.

 
 

-    def CrossHairXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """CrossHairXY(self, int x, int y)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_CrossHairXY(*args, **kwargs)
+        Note: The present implementation for non-Windows platforms may fail to
+        find colour borders if the pixels do not match the colour
+        exactly. However the function will still return true.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_FloodFill(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-    def CrossHair(*args, **kwargs):
-        """CrossHair(self, Point pt)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_CrossHair(*args, **kwargs)
+    def FloodFillPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        FloodFillPoint(self, Point pt, Colour col, int style=FLOOD_SURFACE) -> bool

 
 

-    def DrawArcXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawArcXY(self, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int xc, int yc)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawArcXY(*args, **kwargs)
+        Flood fills the device context starting from the given point, using
+        the current brush colour, and using a style:

 
 

-    def DrawArc(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawArc(self, Point pt1, Point pt2, Point centre)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawArc(*args, **kwargs)
+            - **wxFLOOD_SURFACE**: the flooding occurs until a colour other than
+              the given colour is encountered.

 
 

-    def DrawCheckMarkXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawCheckMarkXY(self, int x, int y, int width, int height)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawCheckMarkXY(*args, **kwargs)
+            - **wxFLOOD_BORDER**: the area to be flooded is bounded by the given
+              colour.

 
 

-    def DrawCheckMark(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawCheckMark(self, Rect rect)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawCheckMark(*args, **kwargs)
+        Returns False if the operation failed.

 
 

-    def DrawEllipticArcXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawEllipticArcXY(self, int x, int y, int w, int h, double sa, double ea)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawEllipticArcXY(*args, **kwargs)
+        Note: The present implementation for non-Windows platforms may fail to
+        find colour borders if the pixels do not match the colour
+        exactly. However the function will still return true.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_FloodFillPoint(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-    def DrawEllipticArc(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawEllipticArc(self, Point pt, Size sz, double sa, double ea)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawEllipticArc(*args, **kwargs)
+    def GradientFillConcentric(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GradientFillConcentric(self, Rect rect, Colour initialColour, Colour destColour, 
+            Point circleCenter)

 
 

-    def DrawPointXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawPointXY(self, int x, int y)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawPointXY(*args, **kwargs)
+        Fill the area specified by rect with a radial gradient, starting from
+        initialColour in the center of the circle and fading to destColour on
+        the outside of the circle.  The circleCenter argument is the relative
+        coordinants of the center of the circle in the specified rect.

 
 

-    def DrawPoint(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawPoint(self, Point pt)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawPoint(*args, **kwargs)
+        Note: Currently this function is very slow, don't use it for real-time
+        drawing.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_GradientFillConcentric(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-    def DrawRectangleXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawRectangleXY(self, int x, int y, int width, int height)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRectangleXY(*args, **kwargs)
+    def GradientFillLinear(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GradientFillLinear(self, Rect rect, Colour initialColour, Colour destColour, 
+            int nDirection=EAST)
+
+        Fill the area specified by rect with a linear gradient, starting from
+        initialColour and eventually fading to destColour. The nDirection
+        parameter specifies the direction of the colour change, default is to
+        use initialColour on the left part of the rectangle and destColour on
+        the right side.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_GradientFillLinear(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-    def DrawRectangle(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawRectangle(self, Point pt, Size sz)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRectangle(*args, **kwargs)
+    def GetPixel(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GetPixel(self, int x, int y) -> Colour

 
 

-    def DrawRectangleRect(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawRectangleRect(self, Rect rect)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRectangleRect(*args, **kwargs)
+        Gets the colour at the specified location on the DC.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_GetPixel(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-    def DrawRoundedRectangleXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawRoundedRectangleXY(self, int x, int y, int width, int height, double radius)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRoundedRectangleXY(*args, **kwargs)
+    def GetPixelPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """GetPixelPoint(self, Point pt) -> Colour"""
+        return _gdi_.DC_GetPixelPoint(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-    def DrawRoundedRectangle(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawRoundedRectangle(self, Point pt, Size sz, double radius)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRoundedRectangle(*args, **kwargs)
+    def DrawLine(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawLine(self, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2)
+
+        Draws a line from the first point to the second. The current pen is
+        used for drawing the line. Note that the second point is *not* part of
+        the line and is not drawn by this function (this is consistent with
+        the behaviour of many other toolkits).
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawLine(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawLinePoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawLinePoint(self, Point pt1, Point pt2)
+
+        Draws a line from the first point to the second. The current pen is
+        used for drawing the line. Note that the second point is *not* part of
+        the line and is not drawn by this function (this is consistent with
+        the behaviour of many other toolkits).
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawLinePoint(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def CrossHair(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        CrossHair(self, int x, int y)
+
+        Displays a cross hair using the current pen. This is a vertical and
+        horizontal line the height and width of the window, centred on the
+        given point.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_CrossHair(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def CrossHairPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        CrossHairPoint(self, Point pt)
+
+        Displays a cross hair using the current pen. This is a vertical and
+        horizontal line the height and width of the window, centred on the
+        given point.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_CrossHairPoint(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawArc(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawArc(self, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int xc, int yc)
+
+        Draws an arc of a circle, centred on the *center* point (xc, yc), from
+        the first point to the second. The current pen is used for the outline
+        and the current brush for filling the shape.
+
+        The arc is drawn in an anticlockwise direction from the start point to
+        the end point.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawArc(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawArcPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawArcPoint(self, Point pt1, Point pt2, Point center)
+
+        Draws an arc of a circle, centred on the *center* point (xc, yc), from
+        the first point to the second. The current pen is used for the outline
+        and the current brush for filling the shape.
+
+        The arc is drawn in an anticlockwise direction from the start point to
+        the end point.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawArcPoint(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawCheckMark(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawCheckMark(self, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+
+        Draws a check mark inside the given rectangle.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawCheckMark(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawCheckMarkRect(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawCheckMarkRect(self, Rect rect)
+
+        Draws a check mark inside the given rectangle.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawCheckMarkRect(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawEllipticArc(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawEllipticArc(self, int x, int y, int w, int h, double start, double end)
+
+        Draws an arc of an ellipse, with the given rectangle defining the
+        bounds of the ellipse. The current pen is used for drawing the arc and
+        the current brush is used for drawing the pie.
+
+        The *start* and *end* parameters specify the start and end of the arc
+        relative to the three-o'clock position from the center of the
+        rectangle. Angles are specified in degrees (360 is a complete
+        circle). Positive values mean counter-clockwise motion. If start is
+        equal to end, a complete ellipse will be drawn.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawEllipticArc(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawEllipticArcPointSize(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawEllipticArcPointSize(self, Point pt, Size sz, double start, double end)
+
+        Draws an arc of an ellipse, with the given rectangle defining the
+        bounds of the ellipse. The current pen is used for drawing the arc and
+        the current brush is used for drawing the pie.
+
+        The *start* and *end* parameters specify the start and end of the arc
+        relative to the three-o'clock position from the center of the
+        rectangle. Angles are specified in degrees (360 is a complete
+        circle). Positive values mean counter-clockwise motion. If start is
+        equal to end, a complete ellipse will be drawn.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawEllipticArcPointSize(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawPoint(self, int x, int y)
+
+        Draws a point using the current pen.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawPoint(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawPointPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawPointPoint(self, Point pt)
+
+        Draws a point using the current pen.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawPointPoint(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawRectangle(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawRectangle(self, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+
+        Draws a rectangle with the given top left corner, and with the given
+        size. The current pen is used for the outline and the current brush
+        for filling the shape.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRectangle(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawRectangleRect(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawRectangleRect(self, Rect rect)
+
+        Draws a rectangle with the given top left corner, and with the given
+        size. The current pen is used for the outline and the current brush
+        for filling the shape.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRectangleRect(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawRectanglePointSize(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawRectanglePointSize(self, Point pt, Size sz)
+
+        Draws a rectangle with the given top left corner, and with the given
+        size. The current pen is used for the outline and the current brush
+        for filling the shape.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRectanglePointSize(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawRoundedRectangle(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawRoundedRectangle(self, int x, int y, int width, int height, double radius)
+
+        Draws a rectangle with the given top left corner, and with the given
+        size. The corners are quarter-circles using the given radius. The
+        current pen is used for the outline and the current brush for filling
+        the shape.
+
+        If radius is positive, the value is assumed to be the radius of the
+        rounded corner. If radius is negative, the absolute value is assumed
+        to be the proportion of the smallest dimension of the rectangle. This
+        means that the corner can be a sensible size relative to the size of
+        the rectangle, and also avoids the strange effects X produces when the
+        corners are too big for the rectangle.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRoundedRectangle(*args, **kwargs)

 
     def DrawRoundedRectangleRect(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def DrawRoundedRectangleRect(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DrawRoundedRectangleRect(self, Rect r, double radius)"""
+        """
+        DrawRoundedRectangleRect(self, Rect r, double radius)
+
+        Draws a rectangle with the given top left corner, and with the given
+        size. The corners are quarter-circles using the given radius. The
+        current pen is used for the outline and the current brush for filling
+        the shape.
+
+        If radius is positive, the value is assumed to be the radius of the
+        rounded corner. If radius is negative, the absolute value is assumed
+        to be the proportion of the smallest dimension of the rectangle. This
+        means that the corner can be a sensible size relative to the size of
+        the rectangle, and also avoids the strange effects X produces when the
+        corners are too big for the rectangle.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DrawRoundedRectangleRect(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawRoundedRectangleRect(*args, **kwargs)
 

-    def DrawCircleXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawCircleXY(self, int x, int y, int radius)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawCircleXY(*args, **kwargs)
+    def DrawRoundedRectanglePointSize(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawRoundedRectanglePointSize(self, Point pt, Size sz, double radius)
+
+        Draws a rectangle with the given top left corner, and with the given
+        size. The corners are quarter-circles using the given radius. The
+        current pen is used for the outline and the current brush for filling
+        the shape.
+
+        If radius is positive, the value is assumed to be the radius of the
+        rounded corner. If radius is negative, the absolute value is assumed
+        to be the proportion of the smallest dimension of the rectangle. This
+        means that the corner can be a sensible size relative to the size of
+        the rectangle, and also avoids the strange effects X produces when the
+        corners are too big for the rectangle.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRoundedRectanglePointSize(*args, **kwargs)

 
     def DrawCircle(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def DrawCircle(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DrawCircle(self, Point pt, int radius)"""
+        """
+        DrawCircle(self, int x, int y, int radius)
+
+        Draws a circle with the given center point and radius.  The current
+        pen is used for the outline and the current brush for filling the
+        shape.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DrawCircle(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawCircle(*args, **kwargs)
 

-    def DrawEllipseXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawEllipseXY(self, int x, int y, int width, int height)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawEllipseXY(*args, **kwargs)
+    def DrawCirclePoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawCirclePoint(self, Point pt, int radius)
+
+        Draws a circle with the given center point and radius.  The current
+        pen is used for the outline and the current brush for filling the
+        shape.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawCirclePoint(*args, **kwargs)

 
     def DrawEllipse(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def DrawEllipse(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DrawEllipse(self, Point pt, Size sz)"""
+        """
+        DrawEllipse(self, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+
+        Draws an ellipse contained in the specified rectangle. The current pen
+        is used for the outline and the current brush for filling the shape.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DrawEllipse(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DrawEllipseRect(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawEllipse(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DrawEllipseRect(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DrawEllipseRect(self, Rect rect)"""
+        """
+        DrawEllipseRect(self, Rect rect)
+
+        Draws an ellipse contained in the specified rectangle. The current pen
+        is used for the outline and the current brush for filling the shape.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DrawEllipseRect(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawEllipseRect(*args, **kwargs)
 

-    def DrawIconXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawIconXY(self, Icon icon, int x, int y)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawIconXY(*args, **kwargs)
+    def DrawEllipsePointSize(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawEllipsePointSize(self, Point pt, Size sz)
+
+        Draws an ellipse contained in the specified rectangle. The current pen
+        is used for the outline and the current brush for filling the shape.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawEllipsePointSize(*args, **kwargs)

 
     def DrawIcon(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def DrawIcon(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DrawIcon(self, Icon icon, Point pt)"""
+        """
+        DrawIcon(self, Icon icon, int x, int y)
+
+        Draw an icon on the display (does nothing if the device context is
+        PostScript). This can be the simplest way of drawing bitmaps on a
+        window.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DrawIcon(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawIcon(*args, **kwargs)
 

-    def DrawBitmapXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawBitmapXY(self, Bitmap bmp, int x, int y, bool useMask=False)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawBitmapXY(*args, **kwargs)
+    def DrawIconPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawIconPoint(self, Icon icon, Point pt)
+
+        Draw an icon on the display (does nothing if the device context is
+        PostScript). This can be the simplest way of drawing bitmaps on a
+        window.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawIconPoint(*args, **kwargs)

 
     def DrawBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def DrawBitmap(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DrawBitmap(self, Bitmap bmp, Point pt, bool useMask=False)"""
+        """
+        DrawBitmap(self, Bitmap bmp, int x, int y, bool useMask=False)
+
+        Draw a bitmap on the device context at the specified point. If
+        *transparent* is true and the bitmap has a transparency mask, (or
+        alpha channel on the platforms that support it) then the bitmap will
+        be drawn transparently.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DrawBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
 

-    def DrawTextXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawTextXY(self, String text, int x, int y)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawTextXY(*args, **kwargs)
+    def DrawBitmapPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawBitmapPoint(self, Bitmap bmp, Point pt, bool useMask=False)
+
+        Draw a bitmap on the device context at the specified point. If
+        *transparent* is true and the bitmap has a transparency mask, (or
+        alpha channel on the platforms that support it) then the bitmap will
+        be drawn transparently.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawBitmapPoint(*args, **kwargs)

 
     def DrawText(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def DrawText(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DrawText(self, String text, Point pt)"""
+        """
+        DrawText(self, String text, int x, int y)
+
+        Draws a text string at the specified point, using the current text
+        font, and the current text foreground and background colours.
+
+        The coordinates refer to the top-left corner of the rectangle bounding
+        the string. See `GetTextExtent` for how to get the dimensions of a
+        text string, which can be used to position the text more precisely.
+
+        **NOTE**: under wxGTK the current logical function is used by this
+        function but it is ignored by wxMSW. Thus, you should avoid using
+        logical functions with this function in portable programs.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DrawText(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawText(*args, **kwargs)
 

-    def DrawRotatedTextXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """DrawRotatedTextXY(self, String text, int x, int y, double angle)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRotatedTextXY(*args, **kwargs)
+    def DrawTextPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawTextPoint(self, String text, Point pt)
+
+        Draws a text string at the specified point, using the current text
+        font, and the current text foreground and background colours.
+
+        The coordinates refer to the top-left corner of the rectangle bounding
+        the string. See `GetTextExtent` for how to get the dimensions of a
+        text string, which can be used to position the text more precisely.
+
+        **NOTE**: under wxGTK the current logical function is used by this
+        function but it is ignored by wxMSW. Thus, you should avoid using
+        logical functions with this function in portable programs.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawTextPoint(*args, **kwargs)

 
     def DrawRotatedText(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def DrawRotatedText(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DrawRotatedText(self, String text, Point pt, double angle)"""
+        """
+        DrawRotatedText(self, String text, int x, int y, double angle)
+
+        Draws the text rotated by *angle* degrees, if supported by the platform.
+
+        **NOTE**: Under Win9x only TrueType fonts can be drawn by this
+        function. In particular, a font different from ``wx.NORMAL_FONT``
+        should be used as the it is not normally a TrueType
+        font. ``wx.SWISS_FONT`` is an example of a font which is.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DrawRotatedText(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawRotatedText(*args, **kwargs)
 

-    def BlitXY(*args, **kwargs):
+    def DrawRotatedTextPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawRotatedTextPoint(self, String text, Point pt, double angle)
+
+        Draws the text rotated by *angle* degrees, if supported by the platform.
+
+        **NOTE**: Under Win9x only TrueType fonts can be drawn by this
+        function. In particular, a font different from ``wx.NORMAL_FONT``
+        should be used as the it is not normally a TrueType
+        font. ``wx.SWISS_FONT`` is an example of a font which is.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_DrawRotatedTextPoint(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def Blit(*args, **kwargs):

         """
         """

-        BlitXY(self, int xdest, int ydest, int width, int height, DC source, 
+        Blit(self, int xdest, int ydest, int width, int height, DC source, 

             int xsrc, int ysrc, int rop=COPY, bool useMask=False, 
             int xsrcMask=-1, int ysrcMask=-1) -> bool
             int xsrc, int ysrc, int rop=COPY, bool useMask=False, 
             int xsrcMask=-1, int ysrcMask=-1) -> bool

+
+        Copy from a source DC to this DC.  Parameters specify the destination
+        coordinates, size of area to copy, source DC, source coordinates,
+        logical function, whether to use a bitmap mask, and mask source
+        position.

         """
         """

-        return _gdi_.DC_BlitXY(*args, **kwargs)
+        return _gdi_.DC_Blit(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-    def Blit(*args, **kwargs):
+    def BlitPointSize(*args, **kwargs):

         """
         """

-        Blit(self, Point destPt, Size sz, DC source, Point srcPt, int rop=COPY, 
+        BlitPointSize(self, Point destPt, Size sz, DC source, Point srcPt, int rop=COPY, 

             bool useMask=False, Point srcPtMask=DefaultPosition) -> bool
             bool useMask=False, Point srcPtMask=DefaultPosition) -> bool

+
+        Copy from a source DC to this DC.  Parameters specify the destination
+        coordinates, size of area to copy, source DC, source coordinates,
+        logical function, whether to use a bitmap mask, and mask source
+        position.

         """
         """

-        return _gdi_.DC_Blit(*args, **kwargs)
+        return _gdi_.DC_BlitPointSize(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def SetClippingRegion(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        SetClippingRegion(self, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+
+        Sets the clipping region for this device context to the intersection
+        of the given region described by the parameters of this method and the
+        previously set clipping region. You should call `DestroyClippingRegion`
+        if you want to set the clipping region exactly to the region
+        specified.
+
+        The clipping region is an area to which drawing is
+        restricted. Possible uses for the clipping region are for clipping
+        text or for speeding up window redraws when only a known area of the
+        screen is damaged.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_SetClippingRegion(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def SetClippingRegionPointSize(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        SetClippingRegionPointSize(self, Point pt, Size sz)
+
+        Sets the clipping region for this device context to the intersection
+        of the given region described by the parameters of this method and the
+        previously set clipping region. You should call `DestroyClippingRegion`
+        if you want to set the clipping region exactly to the region
+        specified.
+
+        The clipping region is an area to which drawing is
+        restricted. Possible uses for the clipping region are for clipping
+        text or for speeding up window redraws when only a known area of the
+        screen is damaged.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_SetClippingRegionPointSize(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def SetClippingRegionAsRegion(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        SetClippingRegionAsRegion(self, Region region)
+
+        Sets the clipping region for this device context to the intersection
+        of the given region described by the parameters of this method and the
+        previously set clipping region. You should call `DestroyClippingRegion`
+        if you want to set the clipping region exactly to the region
+        specified.
+
+        The clipping region is an area to which drawing is
+        restricted. Possible uses for the clipping region are for clipping
+        text or for speeding up window redraws when only a known area of the
+        screen is damaged.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_SetClippingRegionAsRegion(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def SetClippingRect(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        SetClippingRect(self, Rect rect)
+
+        Sets the clipping region for this device context to the intersection
+        of the given region described by the parameters of this method and the
+        previously set clipping region. You should call `DestroyClippingRegion`
+        if you want to set the clipping region exactly to the region
+        specified.
+
+        The clipping region is an area to which drawing is
+        restricted. Possible uses for the clipping region are for clipping
+        text or for speeding up window redraws when only a known area of the
+        screen is damaged.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_SetClippingRect(*args, **kwargs)

 
     def DrawLines(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def DrawLines(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DrawLines(self, int points, Point points_array, int xoffset=0, int yoffset=0)"""
+        """
+        DrawLines(self, List points, int xoffset=0, int yoffset=0)
+
+        Draws lines using a sequence of `wx.Point` objects, adding the
+        optional offset coordinate. The current pen is used for drawing the
+        lines.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DrawLines(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DrawPolygon(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawLines(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DrawPolygon(*args, **kwargs):
         """

-        DrawPolygon(self, int points, Point points_array, int xoffset=0, int yoffset=0, 
+        DrawPolygon(self, List points, int xoffset=0, int yoffset=0,

             int fillStyle=ODDEVEN_RULE)
             int fillStyle=ODDEVEN_RULE)

+
+        Draws a filled polygon using a sequence of `wx.Point` objects, adding
+        the optional offset coordinate.  The last argument specifies the fill
+        rule: ``wx.ODDEVEN_RULE`` (the default) or ``wx.WINDING_RULE``.
+
+        The current pen is used for drawing the outline, and the current brush
+        for filling the shape. Using a transparent brush suppresses
+        filling. Note that wxWidgets automatically closes the first and last
+        points.

         """
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawPolygon(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawPolygon(*args, **kwargs)
 


@@ -2580,6 +2997,10 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         """
         DrawLabel(self, String text, Rect rect, int alignment=wxALIGN_LEFT|wxALIGN_TOP, 
             int indexAccel=-1)
         """
         DrawLabel(self, String text, Rect rect, int alignment=wxALIGN_LEFT|wxALIGN_TOP, 
             int indexAccel=-1)

+
+        Draw *text* within the specified rectangle, abiding by the alignment
+        flags.  Will additionally emphasize the character at *indexAccel* if
+        it is not -1.

         """
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawLabel(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawLabel(*args, **kwargs)
 


@@ -2587,99 +3008,173 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         """
         DrawImageLabel(self, String text, Bitmap image, Rect rect, int alignment=wxALIGN_LEFT|wxALIGN_TOP, 
             int indexAccel=-1) -> Rect
         """
         DrawImageLabel(self, String text, Bitmap image, Rect rect, int alignment=wxALIGN_LEFT|wxALIGN_TOP, 
             int indexAccel=-1) -> Rect

+
+        Draw *text* and an image (which may be ``wx.NullBitmap`` to skip
+        drawing it) within the specified rectangle, abiding by the alignment
+        flags.  Will additionally emphasize the character at *indexAccel* if
+        it is not -1.  Returns the bounding rectangle.

         """
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawImageLabel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DrawSpline(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawImageLabel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DrawSpline(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DrawSpline(self, int points, Point points_array)"""
+        """
+        DrawSpline(self, List points)
+
+        Draws a spline between all given control points, (a list of `wx.Point`
+        objects) using the current pen. The spline is drawn using a series of
+        lines, using an algorithm taken from the X drawing program 'XFIG'.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DrawSpline(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def Clear(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_DrawSpline(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def Clear(*args, **kwargs):

-        """Clear(self)"""
+        """
+        Clear(self)
+
+        Clears the device context using the current background brush.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_Clear(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def StartDoc(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_Clear(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def StartDoc(*args, **kwargs):

-        """StartDoc(self, String message) -> bool"""
+        """
+        StartDoc(self, String message) -> bool
+
+        Starts a document (only relevant when outputting to a
+        printer). *Message* is a message to show whilst printing.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_StartDoc(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def EndDoc(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_StartDoc(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def EndDoc(*args, **kwargs):

-        """EndDoc(self)"""
+        """
+        EndDoc(self)
+
+        Ends a document (only relevant when outputting to a printer).
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_EndDoc(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def StartPage(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_EndDoc(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def StartPage(*args, **kwargs):

-        """StartPage(self)"""
+        """
+        StartPage(self)
+
+        Starts a document page (only relevant when outputting to a printer).
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_StartPage(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def EndPage(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_StartPage(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def EndPage(*args, **kwargs):

-        """EndPage(self)"""
+        """
+        EndPage(self)
+
+        Ends a document page (only relevant when outputting to a printer).
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_EndPage(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetFont(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_EndPage(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetFont(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetFont(self, Font font)"""
+        """
+        SetFont(self, Font font)
+
+        Sets the current font for the DC. It must be a valid font, in
+        particular you should not pass ``wx.NullFont`` to this method.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetFont(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetPen(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_SetFont(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetPen(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetPen(self, Pen pen)"""
+        """
+        SetPen(self, Pen pen)
+
+        Sets the current pen for the DC.
+
+        If the argument is ``wx.NullPen``, the current pen is selected out of the
+        device context, and the original pen restored.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetPen(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetBrush(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_SetPen(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetBrush(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetBrush(self, Brush brush)"""
+        """
+        SetBrush(self, Brush brush)
+
+        Sets the current brush for the DC.
+
+        If the argument is ``wx.NullBrush``, the current brush is selected out
+        of the device context, and the original brush restored, allowing the
+        current brush to be destroyed safely.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetBrush(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetBackground(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_SetBrush(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetBackground(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetBackground(self, Brush brush)"""
+        """
+        SetBackground(self, Brush brush)
+
+        Sets the current background brush for the DC.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetBackground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetBackgroundMode(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_SetBackground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetBackgroundMode(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetBackgroundMode(self, int mode)"""
+        """
+        SetBackgroundMode(self, int mode)
+
+        *mode* may be one of ``wx.SOLID`` and ``wx.TRANSPARENT``. This setting
+        determines whether text will be drawn with a background colour or
+        not.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetBackgroundMode(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetPalette(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_SetBackgroundMode(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetPalette(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetPalette(self, Palette palette)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_SetPalette(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def SetClippingRegionXY(*args, **kwargs):
-        """SetClippingRegionXY(self, int x, int y, int width, int height)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_SetClippingRegionXY(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def SetClippingRegion(*args, **kwargs):
-        """SetClippingRegion(self, Point pt, Size sz)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_SetClippingRegion(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def SetClippingRect(*args, **kwargs):
-        """SetClippingRect(self, Rect rect)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_SetClippingRect(*args, **kwargs)
+        """
+        SetPalette(self, Palette palette)

 
 

-    def SetClippingRegionAsRegion(*args, **kwargs):
-        """SetClippingRegionAsRegion(self, Region region)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_SetClippingRegionAsRegion(*args, **kwargs)
+        If this is a window DC or memory DC, assigns the given palette to the
+        window or bitmap associated with the DC. If the argument is
+        ``wx.NullPalette``, the current palette is selected out of the device
+        context, and the original palette restored.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_SetPalette(*args, **kwargs)

 
     def DestroyClippingRegion(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def DestroyClippingRegion(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DestroyClippingRegion(self)"""
+        """
+        DestroyClippingRegion(self)
+
+        Destroys the current clipping region so that none of the DC is
+        clipped.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DestroyClippingRegion(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetClippingBox(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_DestroyClippingRegion(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetClippingBox(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetClippingBox() -> (x, y, width, height)"""
+        """
+        GetClippingBox() -> (x, y, width, height)
+
+        Gets the rectangle surrounding the current clipping region.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetClippingBox(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetClippingRect(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetClippingBox(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetClippingRect(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetClippingRect(self) -> Rect"""
+        """
+        GetClippingRect(self) -> Rect
+
+        Gets the rectangle surrounding the current clipping region.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetClippingRect(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetCharHeight(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetClippingRect(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetCharHeight(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetCharHeight(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetCharHeight(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the character height of the currently set font.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetCharHeight(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetCharWidth(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetCharHeight(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetCharWidth(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetCharWidth(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetCharWidth(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the average character width of the currently set font.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetCharWidth(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetTextExtent(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         GetTextExtent(wxString string) -> (width, height)
 
         return _gdi_.DC_GetCharWidth(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetTextExtent(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         GetTextExtent(wxString string) -> (width, height)
 

-        Get the width and height of the text using the current font.
-        Only works for single line strings.
+        Get the width and height of the text using the current font. Only
+        works for single line strings.

         """
         return _gdi_.DC_GetTextExtent(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.DC_GetTextExtent(*args, **kwargs)
 


@@ -2688,8 +3183,8 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         GetFullTextExtent(wxString string, Font font=None) ->
            (width, height, descent, externalLeading)
 
         GetFullTextExtent(wxString string, Font font=None) ->
            (width, height, descent, externalLeading)
 

-        Get the width, height, decent and leading of the text using the current or specified font.
-        Only works for single line strings.
+        Get the width, height, decent and leading of the text using the
+        current or specified font. Only works for single line strings.

         """
         return _gdi_.DC_GetFullTextExtent(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.DC_GetFullTextExtent(*args, **kwargs)
 


@@ -2698,20 +3193,40 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         GetMultiLineTextExtent(wxString string, Font font=None) ->
            (width, height, descent, externalLeading)
 
         GetMultiLineTextExtent(wxString string, Font font=None) ->
            (width, height, descent, externalLeading)
 

-        Get the width, height, decent and leading of the text using the current or specified font.
-        Works for single as well as multi-line strings.
+        Get the width, height, decent and leading of the text using the
+        current or specified font. Works for single as well as multi-line
+        strings.

         """
         return _gdi_.DC_GetMultiLineTextExtent(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetPartialTextExtents(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         return _gdi_.DC_GetMultiLineTextExtent(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetPartialTextExtents(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetPartialTextExtents(self, String text) -> wxArrayInt"""
+        """
+        GetPartialTextExtents(self, text) -> [widths]
+
+        Returns a list of integers such that each value is the distance in
+        pixels from the begining of text to the coresponding character of
+        *text*. The generic version simply builds a running total of the widths
+        of each character using GetTextExtent, however if the various
+        platforms have a native API function that is faster or more accurate
+        than the generic implementation then it will be used instead.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetPartialTextExtents(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetSize(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         GetSize(self) -> Size
 
         return _gdi_.DC_GetPartialTextExtents(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetSize(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         GetSize(self) -> Size
 

-        Get the DC size in device units.
+        This gets the horizontal and vertical resolution in device units. It
+        can be used to scale graphics to fit the page. For example, if *maxX*
+        and *maxY* represent the maximum horizontal and vertical 'pixel' values
+        used in your application, the following code will scale the graphic to
+        fit on the printer page::
+
+              w, h = dc.GetSize()
+              scaleX = maxX*1.0 / w
+              scaleY = maxY*1.0 / h
+              dc.SetUserScale(min(scaleX,scaleY),min(scaleX,scaleY))
+

         """
         return _gdi_.DC_GetSize(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.DC_GetSize(*args, **kwargs)
 


@@ -2719,7 +3234,17 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         """
         GetSizeTuple() -> (width, height)
 
         """
         GetSizeTuple() -> (width, height)
 

-        Get the DC size in device units.
+        This gets the horizontal and vertical resolution in device units. It
+        can be used to scale graphics to fit the page. For example, if *maxX*
+        and *maxY* represent the maximum horizontal and vertical 'pixel' values
+        used in your application, the following code will scale the graphic to
+        fit on the printer page::
+
+              w, h = dc.GetSize()
+              scaleX = maxX*1.0 / w
+              scaleY = maxY*1.0 / h
+              dc.SetUserScale(min(scaleX,scaleY),min(scaleX,scaleY))
+

         """
         return _gdi_.DC_GetSizeTuple(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """
         return _gdi_.DC_GetSizeTuple(*args, **kwargs)
 


@@ -2740,35 +3265,79 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetSizeMMTuple(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DeviceToLogicalX(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetSizeMMTuple(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DeviceToLogicalX(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DeviceToLogicalX(self, int x) -> int"""
+        """
+        DeviceToLogicalX(self, int x) -> int
+
+        Convert device X coordinate to logical coordinate, using the current
+        mapping mode.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DeviceToLogicalX(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DeviceToLogicalY(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_DeviceToLogicalX(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DeviceToLogicalY(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DeviceToLogicalY(self, int y) -> int"""
+        """
+        DeviceToLogicalY(self, int y) -> int
+
+        Converts device Y coordinate to logical coordinate, using the current
+        mapping mode.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DeviceToLogicalY(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DeviceToLogicalXRel(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_DeviceToLogicalY(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DeviceToLogicalXRel(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DeviceToLogicalXRel(self, int x) -> int"""
+        """
+        DeviceToLogicalXRel(self, int x) -> int
+
+        Convert device X coordinate to relative logical coordinate, using the
+        current mapping mode but ignoring the x axis orientation. Use this
+        function for converting a width, for example.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DeviceToLogicalXRel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DeviceToLogicalYRel(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_DeviceToLogicalXRel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DeviceToLogicalYRel(*args, **kwargs):

-        """DeviceToLogicalYRel(self, int y) -> int"""
+        """
+        DeviceToLogicalYRel(self, int y) -> int
+
+        Convert device Y coordinate to relative logical coordinate, using the
+        current mapping mode but ignoring the y axis orientation. Use this
+        function for converting a height, for example.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_DeviceToLogicalYRel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def LogicalToDeviceX(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_DeviceToLogicalYRel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def LogicalToDeviceX(*args, **kwargs):

-        """LogicalToDeviceX(self, int x) -> int"""
+        """
+        LogicalToDeviceX(self, int x) -> int
+
+        Converts logical X coordinate to device coordinate, using the current
+        mapping mode.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_LogicalToDeviceX(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def LogicalToDeviceY(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_LogicalToDeviceX(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def LogicalToDeviceY(*args, **kwargs):

-        """LogicalToDeviceY(self, int y) -> int"""
+        """
+        LogicalToDeviceY(self, int y) -> int
+
+        Converts logical Y coordinate to device coordinate, using the current
+        mapping mode.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_LogicalToDeviceY(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def LogicalToDeviceXRel(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_LogicalToDeviceY(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def LogicalToDeviceXRel(*args, **kwargs):

-        """LogicalToDeviceXRel(self, int x) -> int"""
+        """
+        LogicalToDeviceXRel(self, int x) -> int
+
+        Converts logical X coordinate to relative device coordinate, using the
+        current mapping mode but ignoring the x axis orientation. Use this for
+        converting a width, for example.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_LogicalToDeviceXRel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def LogicalToDeviceYRel(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_LogicalToDeviceXRel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def LogicalToDeviceYRel(*args, **kwargs):

-        """LogicalToDeviceYRel(self, int y) -> int"""
+        """
+        LogicalToDeviceYRel(self, int y) -> int
+
+        Converts logical Y coordinate to relative device coordinate, using the
+        current mapping mode but ignoring the y axis orientation. Use this for
+        converting a height, for example.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_LogicalToDeviceYRel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def CanDrawBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_LogicalToDeviceYRel(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def CanDrawBitmap(*args, **kwargs):


@@ -2780,67 +3349,145 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         return _gdi_.DC_CanGetTextExtent(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetDepth(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_CanGetTextExtent(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetDepth(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetDepth(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetDepth(self) -> int
+
+        Returns the colour depth of the DC.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetDepth(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetPPI(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetDepth(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetPPI(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetPPI(self) -> Size"""
+        """
+        GetPPI(self) -> Size
+
+        Resolution in Pixels per inch
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetPPI(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetPPI(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def Ok(*args, **kwargs):

-        """Ok(self) -> bool"""
+        """
+        Ok(self) -> bool
+
+        Returns true if the DC is ok to use.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetBackgroundMode(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_Ok(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetBackgroundMode(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetBackgroundMode(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetBackgroundMode(self) -> int
+
+        Returns the current background mode, either ``wx.SOLID`` or
+        ``wx.TRANSPARENT``.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetBackgroundMode(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetBackground(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetBackgroundMode(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetBackground(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetBackground(self) -> Brush"""
+        """
+        GetBackground(self) -> Brush
+
+        Gets the brush used for painting the background.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetBackground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetBrush(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetBackground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetBrush(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetBrush(self) -> Brush"""
+        """
+        GetBrush(self) -> Brush
+
+        Gets the current brush
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetBrush(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetFont(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetBrush(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetFont(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetFont(self) -> Font"""
+        """
+        GetFont(self) -> Font
+
+        Gets the current font
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetFont(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetPen(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetFont(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetPen(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetPen(self) -> Pen"""
+        """
+        GetPen(self) -> Pen
+
+        Gets the current pen
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetPen(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetTextBackground(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetPen(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetTextBackground(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetTextBackground(self) -> Colour"""
+        """
+        GetTextBackground(self) -> Colour
+
+        Gets the current text background colour
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetTextBackground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetTextForeground(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetTextBackground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetTextForeground(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetTextForeground(self) -> Colour"""
+        """
+        GetTextForeground(self) -> Colour
+
+        Gets the current text foreground colour
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetTextForeground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetTextForeground(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetTextForeground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetTextForeground(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetTextForeground(self, Colour colour)"""
+        """
+        SetTextForeground(self, Colour colour)
+
+        Sets the current text foreground colour for the DC.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetTextForeground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetTextBackground(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_SetTextForeground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetTextBackground(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetTextBackground(self, Colour colour)"""
+        """
+        SetTextBackground(self, Colour colour)
+
+        Sets the current text background colour for the DC.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetTextBackground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetMapMode(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_SetTextBackground(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetMapMode(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetMapMode(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetMapMode(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the current *mapping mode* for the device context 
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetMapMode(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetMapMode(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetMapMode(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetMapMode(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetMapMode(self, int mode)"""
+        """
+        SetMapMode(self, int mode)
+
+        The *mapping mode* of the device context defines the unit of
+        measurement used to convert logical units to device units.  The
+        mapping mode can be one of the following:
+
+            ================    =============================================
+            wx.MM_TWIPS         Each logical unit is 1/20 of a point, or 1/1440
+                                of an inch.
+            wx.MM_POINTS        Each logical unit is a point, or 1/72 of an inch.
+            wx.MM_METRIC        Each logical unit is 1 mm.
+            wx.MM_LOMETRIC      Each logical unit is 1/10 of a mm.
+            wx.MM_TEXT          Each logical unit is 1 pixel.
+            ================    =============================================
+
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetMapMode(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetUserScale(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_SetMapMode(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetUserScale(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetUserScale() -> (xScale, yScale)"""
+        """
+        GetUserScale(self) -> (xScale, yScale)
+
+        Gets the current user scale factor (set by `SetUserScale`).
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetUserScale(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetUserScale(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetUserScale(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetUserScale(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetUserScale(self, double x, double y)"""
+        """
+        SetUserScale(self, double x, double y)
+
+        Sets the user scaling factor, useful for applications which require
+        'zooming'.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetUserScale(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetLogicalScale(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_SetUserScale(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetLogicalScale(*args, **kwargs):


@@ -2863,6 +3510,10 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         """SetLogicalOrigin(self, int x, int y)"""
         return _gdi_.DC_SetLogicalOrigin(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """SetLogicalOrigin(self, int x, int y)"""
         return _gdi_.DC_SetLogicalOrigin(*args, **kwargs)
 

+    def SetLogicalOriginPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """SetLogicalOriginPoint(self, Point point)"""
+        return _gdi_.DC_SetLogicalOriginPoint(*args, **kwargs)
+

     def GetDeviceOrigin(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetDeviceOrigin(self) -> Point"""
         return _gdi_.DC_GetDeviceOrigin(*args, **kwargs)
     def GetDeviceOrigin(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetDeviceOrigin(self) -> Point"""
         return _gdi_.DC_GetDeviceOrigin(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -2875,52 +3526,152 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         """SetDeviceOrigin(self, int x, int y)"""
         return _gdi_.DC_SetDeviceOrigin(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """SetDeviceOrigin(self, int x, int y)"""
         return _gdi_.DC_SetDeviceOrigin(*args, **kwargs)
 

+    def SetDeviceOriginPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """SetDeviceOriginPoint(self, Point point)"""
+        return _gdi_.DC_SetDeviceOriginPoint(*args, **kwargs)
+

     def SetAxisOrientation(*args, **kwargs):
     def SetAxisOrientation(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetAxisOrientation(self, bool xLeftRight, bool yBottomUp)"""
+        """
+        SetAxisOrientation(self, bool xLeftRight, bool yBottomUp)
+
+        Sets the x and y axis orientation (i.e., the direction from lowest to
+        highest values on the axis). The default orientation is the natural
+        orientation, e.g. x axis from left to right and y axis from bottom up.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetAxisOrientation(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetLogicalFunction(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_SetAxisOrientation(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetLogicalFunction(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetLogicalFunction(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        GetLogicalFunction(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the current logical function (set by `SetLogicalFunction`).
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetLogicalFunction(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetLogicalFunction(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_GetLogicalFunction(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetLogicalFunction(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetLogicalFunction(self, int function)"""
+        """
+        SetLogicalFunction(self, int function)
+
+        Sets the current logical function for the device context. This
+        determines how a source pixel (from a pen or brush colour, or source
+        device context if using `Blit`) combines with a destination pixel in
+        the current device context.
+
+        The possible values and their meaning in terms of source and
+        destination pixel values are as follows:
+
+            ================       ==========================
+            wx.AND                 src AND dst
+            wx.AND_INVERT          (NOT src) AND dst
+            wx.AND_REVERSE         src AND (NOT dst)
+            wx.CLEAR               0
+            wx.COPY                src
+            wx.EQUIV               (NOT src) XOR dst
+            wx.INVERT              NOT dst
+            wx.NAND                (NOT src) OR (NOT dst)
+            wx.NOR                 (NOT src) AND (NOT dst)
+            wx.NO_OP               dst
+            wx.OR                  src OR dst
+            wx.OR_INVERT           (NOT src) OR dst
+            wx.OR_REVERSE          src OR (NOT dst)
+            wx.SET                 1
+            wx.SRC_INVERT          NOT src
+            wx.XOR                 src XOR dst
+            ================       ==========================
+
+        The default is wx.COPY, which simply draws with the current
+        colour. The others combine the current colour and the background using
+        a logical operation. wx.INVERT is commonly used for drawing rubber
+        bands or moving outlines, since drawing twice reverts to the original
+        colour.
+
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_SetLogicalFunction(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.DC_SetLogicalFunction(*args, **kwargs)
 

-    def SetOptimization(*args, **kwargs):
-        """SetOptimization(self, bool opt)"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_SetOptimization(*args, **kwargs)
+    def ComputeScaleAndOrigin(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        ComputeScaleAndOrigin(self)
+
+        Performs all necessary computations for given platform and context
+        type after each change of scale and origin parameters. Usually called
+        automatically internally after such changes.

 
 

-    def GetOptimization(*args, **kwargs):
-        """GetOptimization(self) -> bool"""
-        return _gdi_.DC_GetOptimization(*args, **kwargs)
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_ComputeScaleAndOrigin(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def SetOptimization(self, optimize):
+        pass
+    def GetOptimization(self):
+        return False
+
+    SetOptimization = wx._deprecated(SetOptimization)
+    GetOptimization = wx._deprecated(GetOptimization)

 
     def CalcBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs):
 
     def CalcBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs):

-        """CalcBoundingBox(self, int x, int y)"""
+        """
+        CalcBoundingBox(self, int x, int y)
+
+        Adds the specified point to the bounding box which can be retrieved
+        with `MinX`, `MaxX` and `MinY`, `MaxY` or `GetBoundingBox` functions.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_CalcBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.DC_CalcBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs)
 

+    def CalcBoundingBoxPoint(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        CalcBoundingBoxPoint(self, Point point)
+
+        Adds the specified point to the bounding box which can be retrieved
+        with `MinX`, `MaxX` and `MinY`, `MaxY` or `GetBoundingBox` functions.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.DC_CalcBoundingBoxPoint(*args, **kwargs)
+

     def ResetBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs):
     def ResetBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs):

-        """ResetBoundingBox(self)"""
+        """
+        ResetBoundingBox(self)
+
+        Resets the bounding box: after a call to this function, the bounding
+        box doesn't contain anything.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_ResetBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def MinX(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_ResetBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def MinX(*args, **kwargs):

-        """MinX(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        MinX(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the minimum horizontal extent used in drawing commands so far.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_MinX(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def MaxX(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_MinX(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def MaxX(*args, **kwargs):

-        """MaxX(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        MaxX(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the maximum horizontal extent used in drawing commands so far.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_MaxX(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def MinY(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_MaxX(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def MinY(*args, **kwargs):

-        """MinY(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        MinY(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the minimum vertical extent used in drawing commands so far.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_MinY(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def MaxY(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_MinY(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def MaxY(*args, **kwargs):

-        """MaxY(self) -> int"""
+        """
+        MaxY(self) -> int
+
+        Gets the maximum vertical extent used in drawing commands so far.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_MaxY(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.DC_MaxY(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def GetBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetBoundingBox() -> (x1,y1, x2,y2)"""
+        """
+        GetBoundingBox() -> (x1,y1, x2,y2)
+
+        Returns the min and max points used in drawing commands so far.
+        """

         return _gdi_.DC_GetBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 
         return _gdi_.DC_GetBoundingBox(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def __nonzero__(self): return self.Ok() 


@@ -2952,6 +3703,16 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         return _gdi_.DC__DrawTextList(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DrawPointList(self, points, pens=None):
         return _gdi_.DC__DrawTextList(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def DrawPointList(self, points, pens=None):

+        """
+        Draw a list of points as quickly as possible.
+
+            :param points:  A sequence of 2-element sequences representing
+                            each point to draw, (x,y).
+            :param pens:    If None, then the current pen is used.  If a
+                            single pen then it will be used for all points.  If
+                            a list of pens then there should be one for each point
+                            in points.
+        """

         if pens is None:
            pens = []
         elif isinstance(pens, wx.Pen):
         if pens is None:
            pens = []
         elif isinstance(pens, wx.Pen):


@@ -2962,6 +3723,16 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
 
 
     def DrawLineList(self, lines, pens=None):
 
 
     def DrawLineList(self, lines, pens=None):

+        """
+        Draw a list of lines as quickly as possible.
+
+            :param lines:  A sequence of 4-element sequences representing
+                            each line to draw, (x1,y1, x2,y2).
+            :param pens:    If None, then the current pen is used.  If a
+                            single pen then it will be used for all lines.  If
+                            a list of pens then there should be one for each line
+                            in lines.
+        """

         if pens is None:
            pens = []
         elif isinstance(pens, wx.Pen):
         if pens is None:
            pens = []
         elif isinstance(pens, wx.Pen):


@@ -2972,6 +3743,18 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
 
 
     def DrawRectangleList(self, rectangles, pens=None, brushes=None):
 
 
     def DrawRectangleList(self, rectangles, pens=None, brushes=None):

+        """
+        Draw a list of rectangles as quickly as possible.
+
+            :param rectangles:  A sequence of 4-element sequences representing
+                            each rectangle to draw, (x,y, w,h).
+            :param pens:    If None, then the current pen is used.  If a
+                            single pen then it will be used for all rectangles.
+                            If a list of pens then there should be one for each 
+                            rectangle in rectangles.
+            :param brushes: A brush or brushes to be used to fill the rectagles,
+                            with similar semantics as the pens parameter.
+        """

         if pens is None:
            pens = []
         elif isinstance(pens, wx.Pen):
         if pens is None:
            pens = []
         elif isinstance(pens, wx.Pen):


@@ -2988,6 +3771,18 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
 
 
     def DrawEllipseList(self, ellipses, pens=None, brushes=None):
 
 
     def DrawEllipseList(self, ellipses, pens=None, brushes=None):

+        """
+        Draw a list of ellipses as quickly as possible.
+
+            :param ellipses: A sequence of 4-element sequences representing
+                            each ellipse to draw, (x,y, w,h).
+            :param pens:    If None, then the current pen is used.  If a
+                            single pen then it will be used for all ellipses.
+                            If a list of pens then there should be one for each 
+                            ellipse in ellipses.
+            :param brushes: A brush or brushes to be used to fill the ellipses,
+                            with similar semantics as the pens parameter.
+        """

         if pens is None:
            pens = []
         elif isinstance(pens, wx.Pen):
         if pens is None:
            pens = []
         elif isinstance(pens, wx.Pen):


@@ -3004,8 +3799,20 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
 
 
     def DrawPolygonList(self, polygons, pens=None, brushes=None):
 
 
     def DrawPolygonList(self, polygons, pens=None, brushes=None):

-        ## Note: This does not currently support fill style or offset
-        ## you can always use the non-List version if need be.
+        """
+        Draw a list of polygons, each of which is a list of points.
+
+            :param polygons: A sequence of sequences of sequences.
+                             [[(x1,y1),(x2,y2),(x3,y3)...],
+                             [(x1,y1),(x2,y2),(x3,y3)...]]
+                              
+            :param pens:    If None, then the current pen is used.  If a
+                            single pen then it will be used for all polygons.
+                            If a list of pens then there should be one for each 
+                            polygon.
+            :param brushes: A brush or brushes to be used to fill the polygons,
+                            with similar semantics as the pens parameter.
+        """

         if pens is None:
            pens = []
         elif isinstance(pens, wx.Pen):
         if pens is None:
            pens = []
         elif isinstance(pens, wx.Pen):


@@ -3021,10 +3828,20 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
         return self._DrawPolygonList(polygons, pens, brushes)
 
 
         return self._DrawPolygonList(polygons, pens, brushes)
 
 

-    def DrawTextList(self, textList, coords, foregrounds = None, backgrounds = None, fonts = None):
-        ## NOTE: this does not currently support changing the font
-        ##       Make sure you set Background mode to wxSolid (DC.SetBackgroundMode)
-        ##       If you want backgounds to do anything.
+    def DrawTextList(self, textList, coords, foregrounds = None, backgrounds = None):
+        """
+        Draw a list of strings using a list of coordinants for positioning each string.
+
+            :param textList:    A list of strings
+            :param coords:      A list of (x,y) positions
+            :param foregrounds: A list of `wx.Colour` objects to use for the
+                                foregrounds of the strings.
+            :param backgrounds: A list of `wx.Colour` objects to use for the
+                                backgrounds of the strings.
+
+        NOTE: Make sure you set Background mode to wx.Solid (DC.SetBackgroundMode)
+              If you want backgrounds to do anything.
+        """

         if type(textList) == type(''):
            textList = [textList]
         elif len(textList) != len(coords):
         if type(textList) == type(''):
            textList = [textList]
         elif len(textList) != len(coords):


@@ -3043,219 +3860,336 @@ class DC(_core.Object):
            raise ValueError('backgrounds and coords must have same length')
         return  self._DrawTextList(textList, coords, foregrounds, backgrounds)
 
            raise ValueError('backgrounds and coords must have same length')
         return  self._DrawTextList(textList, coords, foregrounds, backgrounds)
 

-
-class DCPtr(DC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = DC
-_gdi_.DC_swigregister(DCPtr)
+DC_swigregister = _gdi_.DC_swigregister
+DC_swigregister(DC)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class MemoryDC(DC):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class MemoryDC(DC):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxMemoryDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """__init__(self) -> MemoryDC"""
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_MemoryDC(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
+    """
+    A memory device context provides a means to draw graphics onto a
+    bitmap. A bitmap must be selected into the new memory DC before it may
+    be used for anything. Typical usage is as follows::
+
+        dc = wx.MemoryDC()
+        dc.SelectObject(bitmap)
+        # draw on the dc usign any of the Draw methods
+        dc.SelectObject(wx.NullBitmap)
+        # the bitmap now contains wahtever was drawn upon it
+
+    Note that the memory DC *must* be deleted (or the bitmap selected out
+    of it) before a bitmap can be reselected into another memory DC.
+
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """
+        __init__(self) -> MemoryDC
+
+        Constructs a new memory device context.
+
+        Use the Ok member to test whether the constructor was successful in
+        creating a usable device context. Don't forget to select a bitmap into
+        the DC before drawing on it.
+        """
+        _gdi_.MemoryDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_MemoryDC(*args, **kwargs))

     def SelectObject(*args, **kwargs):
     def SelectObject(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SelectObject(self, Bitmap bitmap)"""
-        return _gdi_.MemoryDC_SelectObject(*args, **kwargs)
+        """
+        SelectObject(self, Bitmap bitmap)
+
+        Selects the bitmap into the device context, to use as the memory
+        bitmap. Selecting the bitmap into a memory DC allows you to draw into
+        the DC, and therefore the bitmap, and also to use Blit to copy the
+        bitmap to a window.

 
 

+        If the argument is wx.NullBitmap (or some other uninitialised
+        `wx.Bitmap`) the current bitmap is selected out of the device context,
+        and the original bitmap restored, allowing the current bitmap to be
+        destroyed safely.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.MemoryDC_SelectObject(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-class MemoryDCPtr(MemoryDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = MemoryDC
-_gdi_.MemoryDC_swigregister(MemoryDCPtr)
+MemoryDC_swigregister = _gdi_.MemoryDC_swigregister
+MemoryDC_swigregister(MemoryDC)

 
 def MemoryDCFromDC(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def MemoryDCFromDC(*args, **kwargs):

-    """MemoryDCFromDC(DC oldDC) -> MemoryDC"""
+    """
+    MemoryDCFromDC(DC oldDC) -> MemoryDC
+
+    Creates a DC that is compatible with the oldDC.
+    """

     val = _gdi_.new_MemoryDCFromDC(*args, **kwargs)
     val = _gdi_.new_MemoryDCFromDC(*args, **kwargs)

-    val.thisown = 1

     return val
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     return val
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

+BUFFER_VIRTUAL_AREA = _gdi_.BUFFER_VIRTUAL_AREA
+BUFFER_CLIENT_AREA = _gdi_.BUFFER_CLIENT_AREA

 class BufferedDC(MemoryDC):
 class BufferedDC(MemoryDC):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxBufferedDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args):
-        """
-        __init__(self, DC dc, Bitmap buffer) -> BufferedDC
-        __init__(self, DC dc, Size area) -> BufferedDC
+    """
+    This simple class provides a simple way to avoid flicker: when drawing
+    on it, everything is in fact first drawn on an in-memory buffer (a
+    `wx.Bitmap`) and then copied to the screen only once, when this object
+    is destroyed.
+
+    It can be used in the same way as any other device
+    context. wx.BufferedDC itself typically replaces `wx.ClientDC`, if you
+    want to use it in your EVT_PAINT handler, you should look at
+    `wx.BufferedPaintDC`.
+
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args): 

         """
         """

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_BufferedDC(*args)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-        self._dc = args[0] # save a ref so the other dc will not be deleted before self
+        __init__(self, DC dc, Bitmap buffer=NullBitmap, int style=BUFFER_CLIENT_AREA) -> BufferedDC
+        __init__(self, DC dc, Size area, int style=BUFFER_CLIENT_AREA) -> BufferedDC

 
 

-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_BufferedDC):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
+        Constructs a buffered DC.
+        """
+        _gdi_.BufferedDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_BufferedDC(*args))
+        self.__dc = args[0] # save a ref so the other dc will not be deleted before self

 
 

+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_BufferedDC
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def UnMask(*args, **kwargs):
     def UnMask(*args, **kwargs):

-        """UnMask(self)"""
+        """
+        UnMask(self)
+
+        Blits the buffer to the dc, and detaches the dc from the buffer (so it
+        can be effectively used once only).  This is usually only called in
+        the destructor.
+        """

         return _gdi_.BufferedDC_UnMask(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return _gdi_.BufferedDC_UnMask(*args, **kwargs)
 

+BufferedDC_swigregister = _gdi_.BufferedDC_swigregister
+BufferedDC_swigregister(BufferedDC)
+
+class BufferedPaintDC(BufferedDC):
+    """
+    This is a subclass of `wx.BufferedDC` which can be used inside of an
+    EVT_PAINT event handler. Just create an object of this class instead
+    of `wx.PaintDC` and that's all you have to do to (mostly) avoid
+    flicker. The only thing to watch out for is that if you are using this
+    class together with `wx.ScrolledWindow`, you probably do **not** want
+    to call `wx.Window.PrepareDC` on it as it already does this internally
+    for the real underlying `wx.PaintDC`.
+
+    If your window is already fully buffered in a `wx.Bitmap` then your
+    EVT_PAINT handler can be as simple as just creating a
+    ``wx.BufferedPaintDC`` as it will `Blit` the buffer to the window
+    automatically when it is destroyed.  For example::

 
 

-class BufferedDCPtr(BufferedDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = BufferedDC
-_gdi_.BufferedDC_swigregister(BufferedDCPtr)
+        def OnPaint(self, event):
+            dc = wx.BufferedPaintDC(self, self.buffer)

 
 

-def BufferedDCInternalBuffer(*args):
-    """BufferedDCInternalBuffer(DC dc, Size area) -> BufferedDC"""
-    val = _gdi_.new_BufferedDCInternalBuffer(*args)
-    val.thisown = 1
-    val._dc = args[0] # save a ref so the other dc will not be deleted before self
-    return val

 
 

-class BufferedPaintDC(BufferedDC):
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxBufferedPaintDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """__init__(self, Window window, Bitmap buffer=NullBitmap) -> BufferedPaintDC"""
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_BufferedPaintDC(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-
-class BufferedPaintDCPtr(BufferedPaintDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = BufferedPaintDC
-_gdi_.BufferedPaintDC_swigregister(BufferedPaintDCPtr)
+
+
+
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """
+        __init__(self, Window window, Bitmap buffer=NullBitmap, int style=BUFFER_CLIENT_AREA) -> BufferedPaintDC
+
+        Create a buffered paint DC.  As with `wx.BufferedDC`, you may either
+        provide the bitmap to be used for buffering or let this object create
+        one internally (in the latter case, the size of the client part of the
+        window is automatically used).
+
+
+        """
+        _gdi_.BufferedPaintDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_BufferedPaintDC(*args, **kwargs))
+BufferedPaintDC_swigregister = _gdi_.BufferedPaintDC_swigregister
+BufferedPaintDC_swigregister(BufferedPaintDC)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class ScreenDC(DC):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class ScreenDC(DC):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxScreenDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """__init__(self) -> ScreenDC"""
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_ScreenDC(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
+    """
+    A wxScreenDC can be used to paint anywhere on the screen. This should
+    normally be constructed as a temporary stack object; don't store a
+    wxScreenDC object.
+
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """
+        __init__(self) -> ScreenDC
+
+        A wxScreenDC can be used to paint anywhere on the screen. This should
+        normally be constructed as a temporary stack object; don't store a
+        wxScreenDC object.
+
+        """
+        _gdi_.ScreenDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_ScreenDC(*args, **kwargs))

     def StartDrawingOnTopWin(*args, **kwargs):
     def StartDrawingOnTopWin(*args, **kwargs):

-        """StartDrawingOnTopWin(self, Window window) -> bool"""
+        """
+        StartDrawingOnTopWin(self, Window window) -> bool
+
+        Specify that the area of the screen to be drawn upon coincides with
+        the given window.
+
+        :see: `EndDrawingOnTop`
+        """

         return _gdi_.ScreenDC_StartDrawingOnTopWin(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def StartDrawingOnTop(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.ScreenDC_StartDrawingOnTopWin(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def StartDrawingOnTop(*args, **kwargs):

-        """StartDrawingOnTop(self, Rect rect=None) -> bool"""
+        """
+        StartDrawingOnTop(self, Rect rect=None) -> bool
+
+        Specify that the area is the given rectangle, or the whole screen if
+        ``None`` is passed.
+
+        :see: `EndDrawingOnTop`
+        """

         return _gdi_.ScreenDC_StartDrawingOnTop(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def EndDrawingOnTop(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.ScreenDC_StartDrawingOnTop(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def EndDrawingOnTop(*args, **kwargs):

-        """EndDrawingOnTop(self) -> bool"""
-        return _gdi_.ScreenDC_EndDrawingOnTop(*args, **kwargs)
+        """
+        EndDrawingOnTop(self) -> bool
+
+        Use this in conjunction with `StartDrawingOnTop` or
+        `StartDrawingOnTopWin` to ensure that drawing to the screen occurs on
+        top of existing windows. Without this, some window systems (such as X)
+        only allow drawing to take place underneath other windows.
+
+        You might use this pair of functions when implementing a drag feature,
+        for example as in the `wx.SplitterWindow` implementation.

 
 

+        These functions are probably obsolete since the X implementations
+        allow drawing directly on the screen now. However, the fact that this
+        function allows the screen to be refreshed afterwards may be useful
+        to some applications.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.ScreenDC_EndDrawingOnTop(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-class ScreenDCPtr(ScreenDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = ScreenDC
-_gdi_.ScreenDC_swigregister(ScreenDCPtr)
+ScreenDC_swigregister = _gdi_.ScreenDC_swigregister
+ScreenDC_swigregister(ScreenDC)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class ClientDC(DC):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class ClientDC(DC):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxClientDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """__init__(self, Window win) -> ClientDC"""
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_ClientDC(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-
-class ClientDCPtr(ClientDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = ClientDC
-_gdi_.ClientDC_swigregister(ClientDCPtr)
+    """
+    A wx.ClientDC must be constructed if an application wishes to paint on
+    the client area of a window from outside an EVT_PAINT event. This should
+    normally be constructed as a temporary stack object; don't store a
+    wx.ClientDC object long term.
+
+    To draw on a window from within an EVT_PAINT handler, construct a
+    `wx.PaintDC` object.
+
+    To draw on the whole window including decorations, construct a
+    `wx.WindowDC` object (Windows only).
+
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """
+        __init__(self, Window win) -> ClientDC
+
+        Constructor. Pass the window on which you wish to paint.
+        """
+        _gdi_.ClientDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_ClientDC(*args, **kwargs))
+ClientDC_swigregister = _gdi_.ClientDC_swigregister
+ClientDC_swigregister(ClientDC)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class PaintDC(DC):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class PaintDC(DC):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxPaintDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """__init__(self, Window win) -> PaintDC"""
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_PaintDC(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-
-class PaintDCPtr(PaintDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = PaintDC
-_gdi_.PaintDC_swigregister(PaintDCPtr)
+    """
+    A wx.PaintDC must be constructed if an application wishes to paint on
+    the client area of a window from within an EVT_PAINT event
+    handler. This should normally be constructed as a temporary stack
+    object; don't store a wx.PaintDC object. If you have an EVT_PAINT
+    handler, you **must** create a wx.PaintDC object within it even if you
+    don't actually use it.
+
+    Using wx.PaintDC within EVT_PAINT handlers is important because it
+    automatically sets the clipping area to the damaged area of the
+    window. Attempts to draw outside this area do not appear.
+
+    To draw on a window from outside EVT_PAINT handlers, construct a
+    `wx.ClientDC` object.
+
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """
+        __init__(self, Window win) -> PaintDC
+
+        Constructor. Pass the window on which you wish to paint.
+        """
+        _gdi_.PaintDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_PaintDC(*args, **kwargs))
+PaintDC_swigregister = _gdi_.PaintDC_swigregister
+PaintDC_swigregister(PaintDC)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class WindowDC(DC):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class WindowDC(DC):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxWindowDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """__init__(self, Window win) -> WindowDC"""
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_WindowDC(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-
-class WindowDCPtr(WindowDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = WindowDC
-_gdi_.WindowDC_swigregister(WindowDCPtr)
+    """
+    A wx.WindowDC must be constructed if an application wishes to paint on
+    the whole area of a window (client and decorations). This should
+    normally be constructed as a temporary stack object; don't store a
+    wx.WindowDC object.
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """
+        __init__(self, Window win) -> WindowDC
+
+        Constructor. Pass the window on which you wish to paint.
+        """
+        _gdi_.WindowDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_WindowDC(*args, **kwargs))
+WindowDC_swigregister = _gdi_.WindowDC_swigregister
+WindowDC_swigregister(WindowDC)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class MirrorDC(DC):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class MirrorDC(DC):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxMirrorDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """__init__(self, DC dc, bool mirror) -> MirrorDC"""
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_MirrorDC(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-
-class MirrorDCPtr(MirrorDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = MirrorDC
-_gdi_.MirrorDC_swigregister(MirrorDCPtr)
+    """
+    wx.MirrorDC is a simple wrapper class which is always associated with a
+    real `wx.DC` object and either forwards all of its operations to it
+    without changes (no mirroring takes place) or exchanges x and y
+    coordinates which makes it possible to reuse the same code to draw a
+    figure and its mirror -- i.e. reflection related to the diagonal line
+    x == y.
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """
+        __init__(self, DC dc, bool mirror) -> MirrorDC
+
+        Creates a mirrored DC associated with the real *dc*.  Everything drawn
+        on the wx.MirrorDC will appear on the *dc*, and will be mirrored if
+        *mirror* is True.
+        """
+        _gdi_.MirrorDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_MirrorDC(*args, **kwargs))
+MirrorDC_swigregister = _gdi_.MirrorDC_swigregister
+MirrorDC_swigregister(MirrorDC)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class PostScriptDC(DC):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class PostScriptDC(DC):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxPostScriptDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """__init__(self, wxPrintData printData) -> PostScriptDC"""
-        newobj = _gdi_.new_PostScriptDC(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
+    """This is a `wx.DC` that can write to PostScript files on any platform."""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """
+        __init__(self, wxPrintData printData) -> PostScriptDC
+
+        Constructs a PostScript printer device context from a `wx.PrintData`
+        object.
+        """
+        _gdi_.PostScriptDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_PostScriptDC(*args, **kwargs))

     def GetPrintData(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetPrintData(self) -> wxPrintData"""
         return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_GetPrintData(*args, **kwargs)
     def GetPrintData(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetPrintData(self) -> wxPrintData"""
         return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_GetPrintData(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -3265,326 +4199,78 @@ class PostScriptDC(DC):
         return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_SetPrintData(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetResolution(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_SetPrintData(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def SetResolution(*args, **kwargs):

-        """SetResolution(int ppi)"""
+        """
+        SetResolution(int ppi)
+
+        Set resolution (in pixels per inch) that will be used in PostScript
+        output. Default is 720ppi.
+        """

         return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_SetResolution(*args, **kwargs)
 
     SetResolution = staticmethod(SetResolution)
     def GetResolution(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_SetResolution(*args, **kwargs)
 
     SetResolution = staticmethod(SetResolution)
     def GetResolution(*args, **kwargs):

-        """GetResolution() -> int"""
+        """
+        GetResolution() -> int
+
+        Return resolution used in PostScript output.
+        """

         return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_GetResolution(*args, **kwargs)
 
     GetResolution = staticmethod(GetResolution)
         return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_GetResolution(*args, **kwargs)
 
     GetResolution = staticmethod(GetResolution)

-
-class PostScriptDCPtr(PostScriptDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = PostScriptDC
-_gdi_.PostScriptDC_swigregister(PostScriptDCPtr)
+PostScriptDC_swigregister = _gdi_.PostScriptDC_swigregister
+PostScriptDC_swigregister(PostScriptDC)

 
 def PostScriptDC_SetResolution(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def PostScriptDC_SetResolution(*args, **kwargs):

-    """PostScriptDC_SetResolution(int ppi)"""
-    return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_SetResolution(*args, **kwargs)
+  """
+    PostScriptDC_SetResolution(int ppi)
+
+    Set resolution (in pixels per inch) that will be used in PostScript
+    output. Default is 720ppi.
+    """
+  return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_SetResolution(*args, **kwargs)

 
 

-def PostScriptDC_GetResolution(*args, **kwargs):
-    """PostScriptDC_GetResolution() -> int"""
-    return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_GetResolution(*args, **kwargs)
+def PostScriptDC_GetResolution(*args):
+  """
+    PostScriptDC_GetResolution() -> int
+
+    Return resolution used in PostScript output.
+    """
+  return _gdi_.PostScriptDC_GetResolution(*args)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class MetaFile(_core.Object):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class MetaFile(_core.Object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxMetaFile instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ MetaFile class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self, String filename=EmptyString) -> MetaFile"""
         """__init__(self, String filename=EmptyString) -> MetaFile"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_MetaFile(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-
-class MetaFilePtr(MetaFile):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = MetaFile
-_gdi_.MetaFile_swigregister(MetaFilePtr)
+        _gdi_.MetaFile_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_MetaFile(*args, **kwargs))
+MetaFile_swigregister = _gdi_.MetaFile_swigregister
+MetaFile_swigregister(MetaFile)

 
 class MetaFileDC(DC):
 
 class MetaFileDC(DC):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxMetaFileDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ MetaFileDC class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """
         __init__(self, String filename=EmptyString, int width=0, int height=0, 
             String description=EmptyString) -> MetaFileDC
         """
         """
         __init__(self, String filename=EmptyString, int width=0, int height=0, 
             String description=EmptyString) -> MetaFileDC
         """

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_MetaFileDC(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-
-class MetaFileDCPtr(MetaFileDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = MetaFileDC
-_gdi_.MetaFileDC_swigregister(MetaFileDCPtr)
+        _gdi_.MetaFileDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_MetaFileDC(*args, **kwargs))
+MetaFileDC_swigregister = _gdi_.MetaFileDC_swigregister
+MetaFileDC_swigregister(MetaFileDC)

 
 class PrinterDC(DC):
 
 class PrinterDC(DC):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxPrinterDC instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ PrinterDC class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self, wxPrintData printData) -> PrinterDC"""
         """__init__(self, wxPrintData printData) -> PrinterDC"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_PrinterDC(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-
-class PrinterDCPtr(PrinterDC):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = PrinterDC
-_gdi_.PrinterDC_swigregister(PrinterDCPtr)
-
-class DC_old(DC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = DC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = DC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = DC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = DC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = DC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = DC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = DC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = DC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = DC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = DC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = DC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = DC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = DC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = DC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = DC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = DC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = DC.BlitXY
-
-class MemoryDC_old(MemoryDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = MemoryDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = MemoryDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = MemoryDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = MemoryDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = MemoryDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = MemoryDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = MemoryDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = MemoryDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = MemoryDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = MemoryDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = MemoryDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = MemoryDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = MemoryDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = MemoryDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = MemoryDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = MemoryDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = MemoryDC.BlitXY
-
-class BufferedDC_old(BufferedDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = BufferedDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = BufferedDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = BufferedDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = BufferedDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = BufferedDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = BufferedDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = BufferedDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = BufferedDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = BufferedDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = BufferedDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = BufferedDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = BufferedDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = BufferedDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = BufferedDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = BufferedDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = BufferedDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = BufferedDC.BlitXY
-
-class BufferedPaintDC_old(BufferedPaintDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = BufferedPaintDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = BufferedPaintDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = BufferedPaintDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = BufferedPaintDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = BufferedPaintDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = BufferedPaintDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = BufferedPaintDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = BufferedPaintDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = BufferedPaintDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = BufferedPaintDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = BufferedPaintDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = BufferedPaintDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = BufferedPaintDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = BufferedPaintDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = BufferedPaintDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = BufferedPaintDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = BufferedPaintDC.BlitXY
-
-class ScreenDC_old(ScreenDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = ScreenDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = ScreenDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = ScreenDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = ScreenDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = ScreenDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = ScreenDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = ScreenDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = ScreenDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = ScreenDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = ScreenDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = ScreenDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = ScreenDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = ScreenDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = ScreenDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = ScreenDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = ScreenDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = ScreenDC.BlitXY
-
-class ClientDC_old(ClientDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = ClientDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = ClientDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = ClientDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = ClientDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = ClientDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = ClientDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = ClientDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = ClientDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = ClientDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = ClientDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = ClientDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = ClientDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = ClientDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = ClientDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = ClientDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = ClientDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = ClientDC.BlitXY
-
-class PaintDC_old(PaintDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = PaintDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = PaintDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = PaintDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = PaintDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = PaintDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = PaintDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = PaintDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = PaintDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = PaintDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = PaintDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = PaintDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = PaintDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = PaintDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = PaintDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = PaintDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = PaintDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = PaintDC.BlitXY
-
-class WindowDC_old(WindowDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = WindowDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = WindowDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = WindowDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = WindowDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = WindowDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = WindowDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = WindowDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = WindowDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = WindowDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = WindowDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = WindowDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = WindowDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = WindowDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = WindowDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = WindowDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = WindowDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = WindowDC.BlitXY
-
-class MirrorDC_old(MirrorDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = MirrorDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = MirrorDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = MirrorDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = MirrorDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = MirrorDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = MirrorDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = MirrorDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = MirrorDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = MirrorDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = MirrorDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = MirrorDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = MirrorDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = MirrorDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = MirrorDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = MirrorDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = MirrorDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = MirrorDC.BlitXY
-
-class PostScriptDC_old(PostScriptDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = PostScriptDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = PostScriptDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = PostScriptDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = PostScriptDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = PostScriptDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = PostScriptDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = PostScriptDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = PostScriptDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = PostScriptDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = PostScriptDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = PostScriptDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = PostScriptDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = PostScriptDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = PostScriptDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = PostScriptDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = PostScriptDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = PostScriptDC.BlitXY
-
-class MetaFileDC_old(MetaFileDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = MetaFileDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = MetaFileDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = MetaFileDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = MetaFileDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = MetaFileDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = MetaFileDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = MetaFileDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = MetaFileDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = MetaFileDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = MetaFileDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = MetaFileDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = MetaFileDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = MetaFileDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = MetaFileDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = MetaFileDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = MetaFileDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = MetaFileDC.BlitXY
-
-class PrinterDC_old(PrinterDC):
-    """DC class that has methods with 2.4 compatible parameters."""
-    FloodFill = PrinterDC.FloodFillXY
-    GetPixel = PrinterDC.GetPixelXY
-    DrawLine = PrinterDC.DrawLineXY
-    CrossHair = PrinterDC.CrossHairXY
-    DrawArc = PrinterDC.DrawArcXY
-    DrawCheckMark = PrinterDC.DrawCheckMarkXY
-    DrawEllipticArc = PrinterDC.DrawEllipticArcXY
-    DrawPoint = PrinterDC.DrawPointXY
-    DrawRectangle = PrinterDC.DrawRectangleXY
-    DrawRoundedRectangle = PrinterDC.DrawRoundedRectangleXY
-    DrawCircle = PrinterDC.DrawCircleXY
-    DrawEllipse = PrinterDC.DrawEllipseXY
-    DrawIcon = PrinterDC.DrawIconXY
-    DrawBitmap = PrinterDC.DrawBitmapXY
-    DrawText = PrinterDC.DrawTextXY
-    DrawRotatedText = PrinterDC.DrawRotatedTextXY
-    Blit = PrinterDC.BlitXY
+        _gdi_.PrinterDC_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_PrinterDC(*args, **kwargs))
+PrinterDC_swigregister = _gdi_.PrinterDC_swigregister
+PrinterDC_swigregister(PrinterDC)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 


@@ -3596,20 +4282,14 @@ IMAGE_LIST_NORMAL = _gdi_.IMAGE_LIST_NORMAL
 IMAGE_LIST_SMALL = _gdi_.IMAGE_LIST_SMALL
 IMAGE_LIST_STATE = _gdi_.IMAGE_LIST_STATE
 class ImageList(_core.Object):
 IMAGE_LIST_SMALL = _gdi_.IMAGE_LIST_SMALL
 IMAGE_LIST_STATE = _gdi_.IMAGE_LIST_STATE
 class ImageList(_core.Object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxImageList instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ ImageList class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self, int width, int height, int mask=True, int initialCount=1) -> ImageList"""
         """__init__(self, int width, int height, int mask=True, int initialCount=1) -> ImageList"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_ImageList(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_ImageList):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.ImageList_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_ImageList(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_ImageList
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Add(*args, **kwargs):
         """Add(self, Bitmap bitmap, Bitmap mask=NullBitmap) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.ImageList_Add(*args, **kwargs)
     def Add(*args, **kwargs):
         """Add(self, Bitmap bitmap, Bitmap mask=NullBitmap) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.ImageList_Add(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -3622,6 +4302,14 @@ class ImageList(_core.Object):
         """AddIcon(self, Icon icon) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.ImageList_AddIcon(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """AddIcon(self, Icon icon) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.ImageList_AddIcon(*args, **kwargs)
 

+    def GetBitmap(*args, **kwargs):
+        """GetBitmap(self, int index) -> Bitmap"""
+        return _gdi_.ImageList_GetBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def GetIcon(*args, **kwargs):
+        """GetIcon(self, int index) -> Icon"""
+        return _gdi_.ImageList_GetIcon(*args, **kwargs)
+

     def Replace(*args, **kwargs):
         """Replace(self, int index, Bitmap bitmap) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.ImageList_Replace(*args, **kwargs)
     def Replace(*args, **kwargs):
         """Replace(self, int index, Bitmap bitmap) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.ImageList_Replace(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -3649,20 +4337,16 @@ class ImageList(_core.Object):
         """GetSize() -> (width,height)"""
         return _gdi_.ImageList_GetSize(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """GetSize() -> (width,height)"""
         return _gdi_.ImageList_GetSize(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class ImageListPtr(ImageList):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = ImageList
-_gdi_.ImageList_swigregister(ImageListPtr)
+ImageList_swigregister = _gdi_.ImageList_swigregister
+ImageList_swigregister(ImageList)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class PenList(_core.Object):
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class PenList(_core.Object):

-    def __init__(self): raise RuntimeError, "No constructor defined"
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxPenList instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
+    """Proxy of C++ PenList class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    def __init__(self): raise AttributeError, "No constructor defined"
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr

     def AddPen(*args, **kwargs):
         """AddPen(self, Pen pen)"""
         return _gdi_.PenList_AddPen(*args, **kwargs)
     def AddPen(*args, **kwargs):
         """AddPen(self, Pen pen)"""
         return _gdi_.PenList_AddPen(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -3679,13 +4363,8 @@ class PenList(_core.Object):
         """GetCount(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.PenList_GetCount(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """GetCount(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.PenList_GetCount(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class PenListPtr(PenList):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = PenList
-_gdi_.PenList_swigregister(PenListPtr)
+PenList_swigregister = _gdi_.PenList_swigregister
+PenList_swigregister(PenList)

 cvar = _gdi_.cvar
 NORMAL_FONT = cvar.NORMAL_FONT
 SMALL_FONT = cvar.SMALL_FONT
 cvar = _gdi_.cvar
 NORMAL_FONT = cvar.NORMAL_FONT
 SMALL_FONT = cvar.SMALL_FONT


@@ -3731,15 +4410,16 @@ NullFont = cvar.NullFont
 NullColour = cvar.NullColour
 
 class BrushList(_core.Object):
 NullColour = cvar.NullColour
 
 class BrushList(_core.Object):

-    def __init__(self): raise RuntimeError, "No constructor defined"
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxBrushList instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
+    """Proxy of C++ BrushList class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    def __init__(self): raise AttributeError, "No constructor defined"
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr

     def AddBrush(*args, **kwargs):
         """AddBrush(self, Brush brush)"""
         return _gdi_.BrushList_AddBrush(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def FindOrCreateBrush(*args, **kwargs):
     def AddBrush(*args, **kwargs):
         """AddBrush(self, Brush brush)"""
         return _gdi_.BrushList_AddBrush(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def FindOrCreateBrush(*args, **kwargs):

-        """FindOrCreateBrush(self, Colour colour, int style) -> Brush"""
+        """FindOrCreateBrush(self, Colour colour, int style=SOLID) -> Brush"""

         return _gdi_.BrushList_FindOrCreateBrush(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def RemoveBrush(*args, **kwargs):
         return _gdi_.BrushList_FindOrCreateBrush(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def RemoveBrush(*args, **kwargs):


@@ -3750,29 +4430,18 @@ class BrushList(_core.Object):
         """GetCount(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.BrushList_GetCount(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """GetCount(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.BrushList_GetCount(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class BrushListPtr(BrushList):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = BrushList
-_gdi_.BrushList_swigregister(BrushListPtr)
+BrushList_swigregister = _gdi_.BrushList_swigregister
+BrushList_swigregister(BrushList)

 
 class ColourDatabase(_core.Object):
 
 class ColourDatabase(_core.Object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxColourDatabase instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ ColourDatabase class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self) -> ColourDatabase"""
         """__init__(self) -> ColourDatabase"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_ColourDatabase(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
-    def __del__(self, destroy=_gdi_.delete_ColourDatabase):
-        """__del__(self)"""
-        try:
-            if self.thisown: destroy(self)
-        except: pass
-
+        _gdi_.ColourDatabase_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_ColourDatabase(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_ColourDatabase
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;

     def Find(*args, **kwargs):
         """Find(self, String name) -> Colour"""
         return _gdi_.ColourDatabase_Find(*args, **kwargs)
     def Find(*args, **kwargs):
         """Find(self, String name) -> Colour"""
         return _gdi_.ColourDatabase_Find(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -3790,18 +4459,14 @@ class ColourDatabase(_core.Object):
         """Append(self, String name, int red, int green, int blue)"""
         return _gdi_.ColourDatabase_Append(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """Append(self, String name, int red, int green, int blue)"""
         return _gdi_.ColourDatabase_Append(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class ColourDatabasePtr(ColourDatabase):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = ColourDatabase
-_gdi_.ColourDatabase_swigregister(ColourDatabasePtr)
+ColourDatabase_swigregister = _gdi_.ColourDatabase_swigregister
+ColourDatabase_swigregister(ColourDatabase)

 
 class FontList(_core.Object):
 
 class FontList(_core.Object):

-    def __init__(self): raise RuntimeError, "No constructor defined"
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxFontList instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
+    """Proxy of C++ FontList class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    def __init__(self): raise AttributeError, "No constructor defined"
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr

     def AddFont(*args, **kwargs):
         """AddFont(self, Font font)"""
         return _gdi_.FontList_AddFont(*args, **kwargs)
     def AddFont(*args, **kwargs):
         """AddFont(self, Font font)"""
         return _gdi_.FontList_AddFont(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -3822,13 +4487,8 @@ class FontList(_core.Object):
         """GetCount(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.FontList_GetCount(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """GetCount(self) -> int"""
         return _gdi_.FontList_GetCount(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class FontListPtr(FontList):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = FontList
-_gdi_.FontList_swigregister(FontListPtr)
+FontList_swigregister = _gdi_.FontList_swigregister
+FontList_swigregister(FontList)

 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 


@@ -3836,14 +4496,12 @@ NullColor = NullColour
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Effects(_core.Object):
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Effects(_core.Object):

-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<%s.%s; proxy of C++ wxEffects instance at %s>" % (self.__class__.__module__, self.__class__.__name__, self.this,)
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Proxy of C++ Effects class"""
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 

         """__init__(self) -> Effects"""
         """__init__(self) -> Effects"""

-        newobj = _gdi_.new_Effects(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.this = newobj.this
-        self.thisown = 1
-        del newobj.thisown
+        _gdi_.Effects_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_Effects(*args, **kwargs))

     def GetHighlightColour(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetHighlightColour(self) -> Colour"""
         return _gdi_.Effects_GetHighlightColour(*args, **kwargs)
     def GetHighlightColour(*args, **kwargs):
         """GetHighlightColour(self) -> Colour"""
         return _gdi_.Effects_GetHighlightColour(*args, **kwargs)


@@ -3899,16 +4557,282 @@ class Effects(_core.Object):
         """TileBitmap(self, Rect rect, DC dc, Bitmap bitmap) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Effects_TileBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
 
         """TileBitmap(self, Rect rect, DC dc, Bitmap bitmap) -> bool"""
         return _gdi_.Effects_TileBitmap(*args, **kwargs)
 

-
-class EffectsPtr(Effects):
-    def __init__(self, this):
-        self.this = this
-        if not hasattr(self,"thisown"): self.thisown = 0
-        self.__class__ = Effects
-_gdi_.Effects_swigregister(EffectsPtr)
+Effects_swigregister = _gdi_.Effects_swigregister
+Effects_swigregister(Effects)

 TheFontList = cvar.TheFontList
 ThePenList = cvar.ThePenList
 TheBrushList = cvar.TheBrushList
 TheColourDatabase = cvar.TheColourDatabase
 
 TheFontList = cvar.TheFontList
 ThePenList = cvar.ThePenList
 TheBrushList = cvar.TheBrushList
 TheColourDatabase = cvar.TheColourDatabase
 

+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+CONTROL_DISABLED = _gdi_.CONTROL_DISABLED
+CONTROL_FOCUSED = _gdi_.CONTROL_FOCUSED
+CONTROL_PRESSED = _gdi_.CONTROL_PRESSED
+CONTROL_ISDEFAULT = _gdi_.CONTROL_ISDEFAULT
+CONTROL_ISSUBMENU = _gdi_.CONTROL_ISSUBMENU
+CONTROL_EXPANDED = _gdi_.CONTROL_EXPANDED
+CONTROL_CURRENT = _gdi_.CONTROL_CURRENT
+CONTROL_SELECTED = _gdi_.CONTROL_SELECTED
+CONTROL_CHECKED = _gdi_.CONTROL_CHECKED
+CONTROL_CHECKABLE = _gdi_.CONTROL_CHECKABLE
+CONTROL_UNDETERMINED = _gdi_.CONTROL_UNDETERMINED
+CONTROL_FLAGS_MASK = _gdi_.CONTROL_FLAGS_MASK
+CONTROL_DIRTY = _gdi_.CONTROL_DIRTY
+class SplitterRenderParams(object):
+    """
+    This is just a simple struct used as a return value of
+    `wx.RendererNative.GetSplitterParams` and contains some platform
+    specific metrics about splitters.
+
+        * widthSash: the width of the splitter sash.
+        * border: the width of the border of the splitter window.
+        * isHotSensitive: ``True`` if the splitter changes its
+          appearance when the mouse is over it.
+
+
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """
+        __init__(self, int widthSash_, int border_, bool isSens_) -> SplitterRenderParams
+
+        This is just a simple struct used as a return value of
+        `wx.RendererNative.GetSplitterParams` and contains some platform
+        specific metrics about splitters.
+
+            * widthSash: the width of the splitter sash.
+            * border: the width of the border of the splitter window.
+            * isHotSensitive: ``True`` if the splitter changes its
+              appearance when the mouse is over it.
+
+
+        """
+        _gdi_.SplitterRenderParams_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_SplitterRenderParams(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_SplitterRenderParams
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;
+    widthSash = property(_gdi_.SplitterRenderParams_widthSash_get)
+    border = property(_gdi_.SplitterRenderParams_border_get)
+    isHotSensitive = property(_gdi_.SplitterRenderParams_isHotSensitive_get)
+SplitterRenderParams_swigregister = _gdi_.SplitterRenderParams_swigregister
+SplitterRenderParams_swigregister(SplitterRenderParams)
+
+class RendererVersion(object):
+    """
+    This simple struct represents the `wx.RendererNative` interface
+    version and is only used as the return value of
+    `wx.RendererNative.GetVersion`.
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
+        """
+        __init__(self, int version_, int age_) -> RendererVersion
+
+        This simple struct represents the `wx.RendererNative` interface
+        version and is only used as the return value of
+        `wx.RendererNative.GetVersion`.
+        """
+        _gdi_.RendererVersion_swiginit(self,_gdi_.new_RendererVersion(*args, **kwargs))
+    __swig_destroy__ = _gdi_.delete_RendererVersion
+    __del__ = lambda self : None;
+    Current_Version = _gdi_.RendererVersion_Current_Version
+    Current_Age = _gdi_.RendererVersion_Current_Age
+    def IsCompatible(*args, **kwargs):
+        """IsCompatible(RendererVersion ver) -> bool"""
+        return _gdi_.RendererVersion_IsCompatible(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    IsCompatible = staticmethod(IsCompatible)
+    version = property(_gdi_.RendererVersion_version_get)
+    age = property(_gdi_.RendererVersion_age_get)
+RendererVersion_swigregister = _gdi_.RendererVersion_swigregister
+RendererVersion_swigregister(RendererVersion)
+
+def RendererVersion_IsCompatible(*args, **kwargs):
+  """RendererVersion_IsCompatible(RendererVersion ver) -> bool"""
+  return _gdi_.RendererVersion_IsCompatible(*args, **kwargs)
+
+class RendererNative(object):
+    """
+    One of the design principles of wxWidgets is to use the native widgets
+    on every platform in order to be as close to the native look and feel
+    on every platform.  However there are still cases when some generic
+    widgets are needed for various reasons, but it can sometimes take a
+    lot of messy work to make them conform to the native LnF.
+
+    The wx.RendererNative class is a collection of functions that have
+    platform-specific implementations for drawing certain parts of
+    genereic controls in ways that are as close to the native look as
+    possible.
+
+    """
+    thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc='The membership flag')
+    def __init__(self): raise AttributeError, "No constructor defined"
+    __repr__ = _swig_repr
+    def DrawHeaderButton(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawHeaderButton(self, Window win, DC dc, Rect rect, int flags=0)
+
+        Draw the header control button (such as what is used by `wx.ListCtrl`
+        in report mode.)
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_DrawHeaderButton(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawTreeItemButton(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawTreeItemButton(self, Window win, DC dc, Rect rect, int flags=0)
+
+        Draw the expanded/collapsed icon for a tree control item.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_DrawTreeItemButton(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawSplitterBorder(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawSplitterBorder(self, Window win, DC dc, Rect rect, int flags=0)
+
+        Draw the border for a sash window: this border must be such that the
+        sash drawn by `DrawSplitterSash` blends into it well.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_DrawSplitterBorder(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawSplitterSash(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawSplitterSash(self, Window win, DC dc, Size size, int position, int orient, 
+            int flags=0)
+
+        Draw a sash. The orient parameter defines whether the sash should be
+        vertical or horizontal and how the position should be interpreted.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_DrawSplitterSash(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawComboBoxDropButton(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawComboBoxDropButton(self, Window win, DC dc, Rect rect, int flags=0)
+
+        Draw a button like the one used by `wx.ComboBox` to show a drop down
+        window. The usual appearance is a downwards pointing arrow.
+
+        The ``flags`` parameter may have the ``wx.CONTROL_PRESSED`` or
+        ``wx.CONTROL_CURRENT`` bits set.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_DrawComboBoxDropButton(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def DrawDropArrow(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        DrawDropArrow(self, Window win, DC dc, Rect rect, int flags=0)
+
+        Draw a drop down arrow that is suitable for use outside a combo
+        box. Arrow will have a transparent background.
+
+        ``rect`` is not entirely filled by the arrow. Instead, you should use
+        bounding rectangle of a drop down button which arrow matches the size
+        you need. ``flags`` may have the ``wx.CONTROL_PRESSED`` or
+        ``wx.CONTROL_CURRENT`` bit set.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_DrawDropArrow(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def GetSplitterParams(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GetSplitterParams(self, Window win) -> SplitterRenderParams
+
+        Get the splitter parameters, see `wx.SplitterRenderParams`.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_GetSplitterParams(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def Get(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Get() -> RendererNative
+
+        Return the currently used renderer
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_Get(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    Get = staticmethod(Get)
+    def GetGeneric(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GetGeneric() -> RendererNative
+
+        Return the generic implementation of the renderer. Under some
+        platforms, this is the default renderer implementation, others have
+        platform-specific default renderer which can be retrieved by calling
+        `GetDefault`.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_GetGeneric(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    GetGeneric = staticmethod(GetGeneric)
+    def GetDefault(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GetDefault() -> RendererNative
+
+        Return the default (native) implementation for this platform -- this
+        is also the one used by default but this may be changed by calling `Set`
+        in which case the return value of this method may be different from
+        the return value of `Get`.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_GetDefault(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    GetDefault = staticmethod(GetDefault)
+    def Set(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Set(RendererNative renderer) -> RendererNative
+
+        Set the renderer to use, passing None reverts to using the default
+        renderer.  Returns the previous renderer used with Set or None.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_Set(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    Set = staticmethod(Set)
+    def GetVersion(*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        GetVersion(self) -> RendererVersion
+
+        Returns the version of the renderer.  Will be used for ensuring
+        compatibility of dynamically loaded renderers.
+        """
+        return _gdi_.RendererNative_GetVersion(*args, **kwargs)
+
+RendererNative_swigregister = _gdi_.RendererNative_swigregister
+RendererNative_swigregister(RendererNative)
+
+def RendererNative_Get(*args):
+  """
+    RendererNative_Get() -> RendererNative
+
+    Return the currently used renderer
+    """
+  return _gdi_.RendererNative_Get(*args)
+
+def RendererNative_GetGeneric(*args):
+  """
+    RendererNative_GetGeneric() -> RendererNative
+
+    Return the generic implementation of the renderer. Under some
+    platforms, this is the default renderer implementation, others have
+    platform-specific default renderer which can be retrieved by calling
+    `GetDefault`.
+    """
+  return _gdi_.RendererNative_GetGeneric(*args)
+
+def RendererNative_GetDefault(*args):
+  """
+    RendererNative_GetDefault() -> RendererNative
+
+    Return the default (native) implementation for this platform -- this
+    is also the one used by default but this may be changed by calling `Set`
+    in which case the return value of this method may be different from
+    the return value of `Get`.
+    """
+  return _gdi_.RendererNative_GetDefault(*args)
+
+def RendererNative_Set(*args, **kwargs):
+  """
+    RendererNative_Set(RendererNative renderer) -> RendererNative
+
+    Set the renderer to use, passing None reverts to using the default
+    renderer.  Returns the previous renderer used with Set or None.
+    """
+  return _gdi_.RendererNative_Set(*args, **kwargs)
+
+