+wxString wxStandardPathsBase::GetDocumentsDir() const
+{
+    return wxFileName::GetHomeDir();
+}
+
+// return the temporary directory for the current user
+wxString wxStandardPathsBase::GetTempDir() const
+{
+    return wxFileName::GetTempDir();
+}
+
+/* static */
+wxString wxStandardPathsBase::AppendPathComponent(const wxString& dir, const wxString& component)
+{
+    wxString subdir(dir);
+
+    // empty string indicates that an error has occurred, don't touch it then
+    if ( !subdir.empty() )
+    {
+        if ( !component.empty() )
+        {
+            const wxChar ch = *(subdir.end() - 1);
+            if ( !wxFileName::IsPathSeparator(ch) && ch != _T('.') )
+                subdir += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
+
+            subdir += component;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return subdir;
+}
+
+
+wxString wxStandardPathsBase::AppendAppInfo(const wxString& dir) const
+{
+    wxString subdir(dir);
+
+    if ( UsesAppInfo(AppInfo_VendorName) )
+    {
+        subdir = AppendPathComponent(subdir, wxTheApp->GetVendorName());
+    }
+
+    if ( UsesAppInfo(AppInfo_AppName) )
+    {
+        subdir = AppendPathComponent(subdir, wxTheApp->GetAppName());
+    }
+
+    return subdir;
+}
+