-const char *wxButtonNameStr = "button";
-const char *wxCanvasNameStr = "canvas";
-const char *wxCheckBoxNameStr = "check";
-const char *wxChoiceNameStr = "choice";
-const char *wxComboBoxNameStr = "comboBox";
-const char *wxDialogNameStr = "dialog";
-const char *wxFrameNameStr = "frame";
-const char *wxGaugeNameStr = "gauge";
-const char *wxStaticBoxNameStr = "groupBox";
-const char *wxListBoxNameStr = "listBox";
-const char *wxStaticTextNameStr = "message";
-const char *wxStaticBitmapNameStr = "message";
-const char *wxMultiTextNameStr = "multitext";
-const char *wxPanelNameStr = "panel";
-const char *wxRadioBoxNameStr = "radioBox";
-const char *wxRadioButtonNameStr = "radioButton";
-const char *wxBitmapRadioButtonNameStr = "radioButton";
-const char *wxScrollBarNameStr = "scrollBar";
-const char *wxSliderNameStr = "slider";
-const char *wxStaticNameStr = "static";
-const char *wxTextCtrlWindowNameStr = "textWindow";
-const char *wxTextCtrlNameStr = "text";
-const char *wxVirtListBoxNameStr = "virtListBox";
-const char *wxButtonBarNameStr = "buttonbar";
-const char *wxEnhDialogNameStr = "Shell";
-const char *wxToolBarNameStr = "toolbar";
-const char *wxStatusLineNameStr = "status_line";
-const char *wxEmptyString = "";
-const char *wxGetTextFromUserPromptStr = "Input Text";
-const char *wxMessageBoxCaptionStr = "Message";
-const char *wxFileSelectorPromptStr = "Select a file";
-const char *wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr = "*.*";
-const char *wxInternalErrorStr = "wxWindows Internal Error";
-const char *wxFatalErrorStr = "wxWindows Fatal Error";
+const wxChar *wxButtonNameStr = _T("button");
+const wxChar *wxCanvasNameStr = _T("canvas");
+const wxChar *wxCheckBoxNameStr = _T("check");
+const wxChar *wxChoiceNameStr = _T("choice");
+const wxChar *wxComboBoxNameStr = _T("comboBox");
+const wxChar *wxDialogNameStr = _T("dialog");
+const wxChar *wxFrameNameStr = _T("frame");
+const wxChar *wxGaugeNameStr = _T("gauge");
+const wxChar *wxStaticBoxNameStr = _T("groupBox");
+const wxChar *wxListBoxNameStr = _T("listBox");
+const wxChar *wxStaticTextNameStr = _T("message");
+const wxChar *wxStaticBitmapNameStr = _T("message");
+const wxChar *wxMultiTextNameStr = _T("multitext");
+const wxChar *wxPanelNameStr = _T("panel");
+const wxChar *wxRadioBoxNameStr = _T("radioBox");
+const wxChar *wxRadioButtonNameStr = _T("radioButton");
+const wxChar *wxBitmapRadioButtonNameStr = _T("radioButton");
+const wxChar *wxScrollBarNameStr = _T("scrollBar");
+const wxChar *wxSliderNameStr = _T("slider");
+const wxChar *wxStaticNameStr = _T("static");
+const wxChar *wxTextCtrlWindowNameStr = _T("textWindow");
+const wxChar *wxTextCtrlNameStr = _T("text");
+const wxChar *wxVirtListBoxNameStr = _T("virtListBox");
+const wxChar *wxButtonBarNameStr = _T("buttonbar");
+const wxChar *wxEnhDialogNameStr = _T("Shell");
+const wxChar *wxToolBarNameStr = _T("toolbar");
+const wxChar *wxStatusLineNameStr = _T("status_line");
+const wxChar *wxEmptyString = _T("");
+const wxChar *wxGetTextFromUserPromptStr = _T("Input Text");
+const wxChar *wxMessageBoxCaptionStr = _T("Message");
+const wxChar *wxFileSelectorPromptStr = _T("Select a file");
+const wxChar *wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr = _T("*.*");
+const wxChar *wxInternalErrorStr = _T("wxWindows Internal Error");
+const wxChar *wxFatalErrorStr = _T("wxWindows Fatal Error");
+const wxChar *wxTreeCtrlNameStr = _T("treeCtrl");
+const wxChar *wxDirDialogNameStr = _T("wxDirCtrl");
+const wxChar *wxDirDialogDefaultFolderStr = _T("/");