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diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex b/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex
index 8e8780ffa8d7870b58f5c497cffdc54f4c6da49f..5954ebf2a3faffde1dfdc3d429e6da4cca25c514 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/listbox.tex
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ is selected, the previous selection is removed) or multiple selection
 (clicking an item toggles the item on or off independently of other
 selections).
 
-List box elements are numbered from zero.
+List box elements are numbered from zero. Their number is limited in
+some platforms (e.g. ca. 2000 on GTK).
 
 A listbox callback gets an event wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_SELECT for single clicks, and
 wxEVT\_COMMAND\_LISTBOX\_DOUBLE\_CLICKED for double clicks.
@@ -35,9 +36,13 @@ select multiple items using the SHIFT key and the mouse or special key combinati
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_HSCROLL}}{Create horizontal scrollbar if contents are too wide (Windows only).}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_ALWAYS\_SB}}{Always show a vertical scrollbar.}
 \twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_NEEDED\_SB}}{Only create a vertical scrollbar if needed.}
-\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_SORT}}{The listbox contents are sorted in alphabetical order. No effect for GTK.}
+\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxLB\_SORT}}{The listbox contents are sorted in alphabetical order.}
 \end{twocollist}
 
+Note that {\tt wxLB\_SINGLE}, {\tt wxLB\_MULTIPLE} and {\tt wxLB\_EXTENDED}
+styles are mutually exclusive and you can specify at most one of them (single
+selection is the default).
+
 See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.
 
 \wxheading{Event handling}
@@ -95,11 +100,12 @@ appropriately.}
 
 \helpref{wxListBox::Create}{wxlistboxcreate}, \helpref{wxValidator}{wxvalidator}
 
-\pythonnote{The wxListBox constructor in wxPython reduces the \tt{n}
-and \tt{choices} arguments are to a single argument, which is
+\pythonnote{The wxListBox constructor in wxPython reduces the {\tt n}
+and {\tt choices} arguments are to a single argument, which is
 a list of strings.}
 
-
+\perlnote{In wxPerl there is just an array reference in place of {\tt n}
+and {\tt choices}.}
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::\destruct{wxListBox}}
 
@@ -192,6 +198,12 @@ Returns a pointer to the client data associated with the given item (if any).
 
 A pointer to the client data, or NULL if not present.
 
+\membersection{wxListBox::GetCount}\label{wxlistboxgetcount}
+
+\constfunc{int}{GetCount}{\void}
+
+Returns the number of items in the listbox.
+
 \membersection{wxListBox::GetSelection}\label{wxlistboxgetselection}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetSelection}{\void}
@@ -214,7 +226,7 @@ Applicable to single selection list boxes only.
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::GetSelections}\label{wxlistboxgetselections}
 
-\constfunc{int}{GetSelections}{\param{wxArrayInt& }{selections}}
+\constfunc{int}{GetSelections}{\param{wxArrayInt\& }{selections}}
 
 Fill an array of ints with the positions of the currently selected items.
 
@@ -239,6 +251,9 @@ Use this with a multiple selection listbox.
 \pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method takes no parameters
 and returns a tuple of the selected items.}
 
+\perlnote{In wxPerl this method takes no parameters and returna the
+selected items as a list.}
+
 \membersection{wxListBox::GetString}\label{wxlistboxgetstring}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetString}{\param{int}{ n}}
@@ -282,10 +297,22 @@ Insert the given number of strings before the specified position.
 \docparam{pos}{Position before which to insert the items: for example, if {\it pos} is 0 the items
 will be inserted in the beginning of the listbox}
 
+\pythonnote{The first two parameters are collapsed into a single
+parameter for wxPython, which is a list of strings.}
+
+\perlnote{In wxPerl there is just an array reference in place of {\tt nItems}
+and {\tt items}.}
+
 \membersection{wxListBox::Number}\label{wxlistboxnumber}
 
 \constfunc{int}{Number}{\void}
 
+{\bf Obsolescence note:} This method is obsolete and was replaced with 
+\helpref{GetCount}{wxlistboxgetcount}, please use the new method in the new
+code. This method is only available if wxWindows was compiled with 
+{\tt WXWIN\_COMPATIBILITY\_2\_2} defined and will disappear completely in
+future versions.
+
 Returns the number of items in the listbox.
 
 \membersection{wxListBox::Selected}\label{wxlistboxselected}