Line-up interfaces to use size_t for GetCount()s (and count related api).

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / latex / wx / control.tex

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/control.tex b/docs/latex/wx/control.tex
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--- a/docs/latex/wx/control.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/control.tex
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 \section{\class{wxControl}}\label{wxcontrol}
 
-This is the base class for a control or `widget'.
+This is the base class for a control or ``widget''.
 
-A control is generally a small window which processes user input and/or displays one or more item
-of data.
+A control is generally a small window which processes user input and/or
+displays one or more item of data.
 
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
@@ -21,21 +21,34 @@ of data.
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
+
 \membersection{wxControl::Command}\label{wxcontrolcommand}
 
 \func{void}{Command}{\param{wxCommandEvent\& }{event}}
 
 Simulates the effect of the user issuing a command to the item. See \helpref{wxCommandEvent}{wxcommandevent}.
 
+
 \membersection{wxControl::GetLabel}\label{wxcontrolgetlabel}
 
 \func{wxString\&}{GetLabel}{\void}
 
 Returns the control's text.
 
+Note that the returned string contains the mnemonics (\texttt{\&} characters) if
+any.
+
+
 \membersection{wxControl::SetLabel}\label{wxcontrolsetlabel}
 
 \func{void}{SetLabel}{\param{const wxString\& }{label}}
 
 Sets the item's text.
 
+The \texttt{\&} characters in the \arg{label} are special and indicate that the
+following character is a mnemonic for this control and can be used to activate
+it from the keyboard (typically by using \textit{Alt} key in combination with
+it). To insert a literal ampersand character, you need to double it, i.e. use 
+\texttt{"\&\&"}.
+
+