An erase event is sent when a window's background needs to be repainted.
+On some platforms, such as GTK+, this event is simulated (simply generated just before the
+paint event) and may cause flicker. It is therefore recommended that
+you set the text background colour explicitly in order to prevent flicker.
+The default background colour under GTK+ is grey.
+
+To intercept this event, use the EVT\_ERASE\_BACKGROUND macro in an event table definition.
+
+You must call wxEraseEvent::GetDC and use the returned device context if it is non-NULL.
+If it is NULL, create your own temporary wxClientDC object.
+
\wxheading{Derived from}
\helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}\\
\wxheading{Remarks}
-If the {\bf m\_DC} member is non-NULL, draw into this device context.
+Use the {\bf m\_DC} device context to draw into, don't create wxPaintDC in
+the event handler.
\wxheading{See also}
-\helpref{wxWindow::OnEraseBackground}{wxwindowonerasebackground}, \helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
+%\helpref{wxWindow::OnEraseBackground}{wxwindowonerasebackground},
+\helpref{Event handling overview}{eventhandlingoverview}
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
\member{wxDC*}{m\_dc}
-The device context associated with the erase event (may be NULL).
+The device context associated with the erase event.
\membersection{wxEraseEvent::GetDC}\label{wxeraseeventgetdc}
\constfunc{wxDC*}{GetDC}{\void}
-Returns the device context to draw into. If this is non-NULL, you should draw
-into it to perform the erase operation.
+Returns the device context to draw into.