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diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/function.tex b/docs/latex/wx/function.tex
index ad14fa41f1c3488079245b2c5a104909baa26b58..ad28eda84b015bf7ff6a5a33de081c068b0ea120 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/function.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/function.tex
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ the corresponding topic.
 \helpref{wxFinite}{wxfinite}\\
 \helpref{wxGetActiveWindow}{wxgetactivewindow}\\
 \helpref{wxGetApp}{wxgetapp}\\
 \helpref{wxFinite}{wxfinite}\\
 \helpref{wxGetActiveWindow}{wxgetactivewindow}\\
 \helpref{wxGetApp}{wxgetapp}\\

+\helpref{wxGetBatteryState}{wxgetbatterystate}\\

 \helpref{wxGetClipboardData}{wxgetclipboarddata}\\
 \helpref{wxGetClipboardFormatName}{wxgetclipboardformatname}\\
 \helpref{wxGetColourFromUser}{wxgetcolourfromuser}\\
 \helpref{wxGetClipboardData}{wxgetclipboarddata}\\
 \helpref{wxGetClipboardFormatName}{wxgetclipboardformatname}\\
 \helpref{wxGetColourFromUser}{wxgetcolourfromuser}\\


@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ the corresponding topic.
 \helpref{wxGetElapsedTime}{wxgetelapsedtime}\\
 \helpref{wxGetEmailAddress}{wxgetemailaddress}\\
 \helpref{wxGetEnv}{wxgetenv}\\
 \helpref{wxGetElapsedTime}{wxgetelapsedtime}\\
 \helpref{wxGetEmailAddress}{wxgetemailaddress}\\
 \helpref{wxGetEnv}{wxgetenv}\\

+\helpref{wxGetFileType}{wxgetfiletype}\\

 \helpref{wxGetFontFromUser}{wxgetfontfromuser}\\
 \helpref{wxGetFreeMemory}{wxgetfreememory}\\
 \helpref{wxGetFullHostName}{wxgetfullhostname}\\
 \helpref{wxGetFontFromUser}{wxgetfontfromuser}\\
 \helpref{wxGetFreeMemory}{wxgetfreememory}\\
 \helpref{wxGetFullHostName}{wxgetfullhostname}\\


@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ the corresponding topic.
 \helpref{wxGetOsDescription}{wxgetosdescription}\\
 \helpref{wxGetOsVersion}{wxgetosversion}\\
 \helpref{wxGetPasswordFromUser}{wxgetpasswordfromuser}\\
 \helpref{wxGetOsDescription}{wxgetosdescription}\\
 \helpref{wxGetOsVersion}{wxgetosversion}\\
 \helpref{wxGetPasswordFromUser}{wxgetpasswordfromuser}\\

+\helpref{wxGetPowerType}{wxgetpowertype}\\

 \helpref{wxGetPrinterCommand}{wxgetprintercommand}\\
 \helpref{wxGetPrinterFile}{wxgetprinterfile}\\
 \helpref{wxGetPrinterMode}{wxgetprintermode}\\
 \helpref{wxGetPrinterCommand}{wxgetprintercommand}\\
 \helpref{wxGetPrinterFile}{wxgetprinterfile}\\
 \helpref{wxGetPrinterMode}{wxgetprintermode}\\


@@ -681,7 +684,7 @@ enum wxKillError
 The {\it flags} parameter can be wxKILL\_NOCHILDREN (the default),
 or wxKILL\_CHILDREN, in which case the child processes of this
 process will be killed too. Note that under Unix, for wxKILL\_CHILDREN
 The {\it flags} parameter can be wxKILL\_NOCHILDREN (the default),
 or wxKILL\_CHILDREN, in which case the child processes of this
 process will be killed too. Note that under Unix, for wxKILL\_CHILDREN

-to work you should have created the process by passing wxEXEC\_MAKE_GROUP\_LEADER
+to work you should have created the process by passing wxEXEC\_MAKE\_GROUP\_LEADER

 to wxExecute.
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 to wxExecute.
 
 \wxheading{See also}


@@ -974,7 +977,7 @@ For example:
 
 \begin{verbatim}
   wxString f = wxFindFirstFile("/home/project/*.*");
 
 \begin{verbatim}
   wxString f = wxFindFirstFile("/home/project/*.*");

-  while ( !f.IsEmpty() )
+  while ( !f.empty() )

   {
     ...
     f = wxFindNextFile();
   {
     ...
     f = wxFindNextFile();


@@ -1013,6 +1016,30 @@ Mac OS and generic Unix provided the system has {\tt statfs()} function.
 This function first appeared in wxWidgets 2.3.2.
 
 
 This function first appeared in wxWidgets 2.3.2.
 
 

+\membersection{::wxGetFileType}\label{wxgetfiletype}
+
+\func{wxFileTypeEnum}{wxGetFileType}{\param{int }{fd}}
+
+\func{wxFileTypeEnum}{wxGetFileType}{\param{FILE *}{fp}}
+
+Returns the type of an open file. Possible return values are:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+enum wxFileTypeEnum
+{
+  wxFILE_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
+  wxFILE_TYPE_DISK,     // a file supporting seeking to arbitrary offsets
+  wxFILE_TYPE_TERMINAL, // a tty
+  wxFILE_TYPE_PIPE      // a pipe
+};
+
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/filefn.h>
+
+

 \membersection{::wxGetOSDirectory}\label{wxgetosdirectory}
 
 \func{wxString}{wxGetOSDirectory}{\void}
 \membersection{::wxGetOSDirectory}\label{wxgetosdirectory}
 
 \func{wxString}{wxGetOSDirectory}{\void}


@@ -1242,13 +1269,29 @@ The functions in this section are used to retrieve information about the
 current computer and/or user characteristics.
 
 
 current computer and/or user characteristics.
 
 

+\membersection{::wxGetEmailAddress}\label{wxgetemailaddress}
+
+\func{wxString}{wxGetEmailAddress}{\void}
+
+\func{bool}{wxGetEmailAddress}{\param{char * }{buf}, \param{int }{sz}}
+
+Copies the user's email address into the supplied buffer, by
+concatenating the values returned by \helpref{wxGetFullHostName}{wxgetfullhostname}\rtfsp
+and \helpref{wxGetUserId}{wxgetuserid}.
+
+Returns true if successful, false otherwise.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/utils.h>
+
+

 \membersection{::wxGetFreeMemory}\label{wxgetfreememory}
 
 \func{wxMemorySize}{wxGetFreeMemory}{\void}
 
 Returns the amount of free memory in bytes under environments which
 \membersection{::wxGetFreeMemory}\label{wxgetfreememory}
 
 \func{wxMemorySize}{wxGetFreeMemory}{\void}
 
 Returns the amount of free memory in bytes under environments which

-support it, and -1 if not supported. Currently, it is supported only
-under Windows, Linux and Solaris.
+support it, and -1 if not supported or failed to perform measurement.

 
 \wxheading{Include files}
 
 
 \wxheading{Include files}
 


@@ -1271,21 +1314,6 @@ error.
 <wx/utils.h>
 
 
 <wx/utils.h>
 
 

-\membersection{::wxGetEmailAddress}\label{wxgetemailaddress}
-
-\func{bool}{wxGetEmailAddress}{\param{const wxString\& }{buf}, \param{int }{sz}}
-
-Copies the user's email address into the supplied buffer, by
-concatenating the values returned by \helpref{wxGetFullHostName}{wxgetfullhostname}\rtfsp
-and \helpref{wxGetUserId}{wxgetuserid}.
-
-Returns true if successful, false otherwise.
-
-\wxheading{Include files}
-
-<wx/utils.h>
-
-

 \membersection{::wxGetHomeDir}\label{wxgethomedir}
 
 \func{wxString}{wxGetHomeDir}{\void}
 \membersection{::wxGetHomeDir}\label{wxgethomedir}
 
 \func{wxString}{wxGetHomeDir}{\void}


@@ -1328,32 +1356,6 @@ if successful, false otherwise.
 <wx/utils.h>
 
 
 <wx/utils.h>
 
 

-\membersection{::wxGetUserId}\label{wxgetuserid}
-
-\func{wxString}{wxGetUserId}{\void}
-
-\func{bool}{wxGetUserId}{\param{char * }{buf}, \param{int }{sz}}
-
-This function returns the "user id" also known as "login name" under Unix i.e.
-something like "jsmith". It uniquely identifies the current user (on this system).
-
-Under Windows or NT, this function first looks in the environment
-variables USER and LOGNAME; if neither of these is found, the entry {\bf UserId}\rtfsp
-in the {\bf wxWidgets} section of the WIN.INI file is tried.
-
-The first variant of this function returns the login name if successful or an
-empty string otherwise. The second (deprecated) function returns true
-if successful, false otherwise.
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{wxGetUserName}{wxgetusername}
-
-\wxheading{Include files}
-
-<wx/utils.h>
-
-

 \membersection{::wxGetOsDescription}\label{wxgetosdescription}
 
 \func{wxString}{wxGetOsDescription}{\void}
 \membersection{::wxGetOsDescription}\label{wxgetosdescription}
 
 \func{wxString}{wxGetOsDescription}{\void}


@@ -1415,6 +1417,32 @@ Returns the home directory for the given user. If the username is empty
 <wx/utils.h>
 
 
 <wx/utils.h>
 
 

+\membersection{::wxGetUserId}\label{wxgetuserid}
+
+\func{wxString}{wxGetUserId}{\void}
+
+\func{bool}{wxGetUserId}{\param{char * }{buf}, \param{int }{sz}}
+
+This function returns the "user id" also known as "login name" under Unix i.e.
+something like "jsmith". It uniquely identifies the current user (on this system).
+
+Under Windows or NT, this function first looks in the environment
+variables USER and LOGNAME; if neither of these is found, the entry {\bf UserId}\rtfsp
+in the {\bf wxWidgets} section of the WIN.INI file is tried.
+
+The first variant of this function returns the login name if successful or an
+empty string otherwise. The second (deprecated) function returns true
+if successful, false otherwise.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxGetUserName}{wxgetusername}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/utils.h>
+
+

 \membersection{::wxGetUserName}\label{wxgetusername}
 
 \func{wxString}{wxGetUserName}{\void}
 \membersection{::wxGetUserName}\label{wxgetusername}
 
 \func{wxString}{wxGetUserName}{\void}


@@ -1605,7 +1633,7 @@ initialization.
 
 Here is an example which should make it more clear: suppose that you have a
 static array of strings containing the weekday names and which have to be
 
 Here is an example which should make it more clear: suppose that you have a
 static array of strings containing the weekday names and which have to be

-translated (note that it is a bad example, really, as 
+translated (note that it is a bad example, really, as

 \helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime} already can be used to get the localized week
 day names already). If you write
 
 \helpref{wxDateTime}{wxdatetime} already can be used to get the localized week
 day names already). If you write
 


@@ -1648,7 +1676,7 @@ argument instead of arbitrary number of parameters.
 
 \func{const wxChar *}{\_}{\param{const char *}{s}}
 
 
 \func{const wxChar *}{\_}{\param{const char *}{s}}
 

-This macro expands into a call to \helpref{wxGetTranslation}{wxgettranslation} 
+This macro expands into a call to \helpref{wxGetTranslation}{wxgettranslation}

 function, so it marks the message for the extraction by {\tt xgettext} just as
 \helpref{wxTRANSLATE}{wxtranslate} does, but also returns the translation of
 the string for the current locale during execution.
 function, so it marks the message for the extraction by {\tt xgettext} just as
 \helpref{wxTRANSLATE}{wxtranslate} does, but also returns the translation of
 the string for the current locale during execution.


@@ -2178,7 +2206,7 @@ checkbox which is shown in the tips dialog.}
 
 \func{int}{wxFinite}{\param{double }{x}}
 
 
 \func{int}{wxFinite}{\param{double }{x}}
 

-Returns a non-zero value if {\it x} is neither infinite or NaN (not a number), 
+Returns a non-zero value if {\it x} is neither infinite or NaN (not a number),

 returns 0 otherwise.
 
 
 returns 0 otherwise.
 
 


@@ -2595,7 +2623,7 @@ This macro returns the concatenation of two tokens \arg{x} and \arg{y}.
 
 \func{}{wxDYNLIB\_FUNCTION}{\param{}{type}, \param{}{name}, \param{}{dynlib}}
 
 
 \func{}{wxDYNLIB\_FUNCTION}{\param{}{type}, \param{}{name}, \param{}{dynlib}}
 

-When loading a function from a DLL you always have to cast the returned 
+When loading a function from a DLL you always have to cast the returned

 {\tt void *} pointer to the correct type and, even more annoyingly, you have to
 repeat this type twice if you want to declare and define a function pointer all
 in one line
 {\tt void *} pointer to the correct type and, even more annoyingly, you have to
 repeat this type twice if you want to declare and define a function pointer all
 in one line


@@ -2603,7 +2631,7 @@ in one line
 This macro makes this slightly less painful by allowing you to specify the
 type only once, as the first parameter, and creating a variable of this type
 named after the function but with {\tt pfn} prefix and initialized with the
 This macro makes this slightly less painful by allowing you to specify the
 type only once, as the first parameter, and creating a variable of this type
 named after the function but with {\tt pfn} prefix and initialized with the

-function \arg{name} from the \helpref{wxDynamicLibrary}{wxdynamiclibrary} 
+function \arg{name} from the \helpref{wxDynamicLibrary}{wxdynamiclibrary}

 \arg{dynlib}.
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}
 \arg{dynlib}.
 
 \wxheading{Parameters}


@@ -2822,6 +2850,21 @@ Gets the currently active window (Windows only).
 <wx/windows.h>
 
 
 <wx/windows.h>
 
 

+\membersection{::wxGetBatteryState}\label{wxgetbatterystate}
+
+\func{wxBatteryState}{wxGetBatteryState}{\void}
+
+Returns battery state as one of \texttt{wxBATTERY\_NORMAL\_STATE},
+\texttt{wxBATTERY\_LOW\_STATE}, \texttt{wxBATTERY\_CRITICAL\_STATE},
+\texttt{wxBATTERY\_SHUTDOWN\_STATE} or \texttt{wxBATTERY\_UNKNOWN\_STATE}.
+\texttt{wxBATTERY\_UNKNOWN\_STATE} is also the default on platforms where
+this feature is not implemented.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/utils.h>
+
+

 \membersection{::wxGetDisplayName}\label{wxgetdisplayname}
 
 \func{wxString}{wxGetDisplayName}{\void}
 \membersection{::wxGetDisplayName}\label{wxgetdisplayname}
 
 \func{wxString}{wxGetDisplayName}{\void}


@@ -2833,6 +2876,20 @@ Under X only, returns the current display name. See also \helpref{wxSetDisplayNa
 <wx/utils.h>
 
 
 <wx/utils.h>
 
 

+\membersection{::wxGetPowerType}\label{wxgetpowertype}
+
+\func{wxPowerType}{wxGetPowerType}{\void}
+
+Returns the type of power source as one of \texttt{wxPOWER\_SOCKET},
+\texttt{wxPOWER\_BATTERY} or \texttt{wxPOWER\_UNKNOWN}.
+\texttt{wxPOWER\_UNKNOWN} is also the default on platforms where this
+feature is not implemented.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/utils.h>
+
+

 \membersection{::wxGetMousePosition}\label{wxgetmouseposition}
 
 \func{wxPoint}{wxGetMousePosition}{\void}
 \membersection{::wxGetMousePosition}\label{wxgetmouseposition}
 
 \func{wxPoint}{wxGetMousePosition}{\void}


@@ -2879,6 +2936,28 @@ See also \helpref{wxWriteResource}{wxwriteresource}, \helpref{wxConfigBase}{wxco
 <wx/utils.h>
 
 
 <wx/utils.h>
 
 

+\membersection{::wxGetStockLabel}\label{wxgetstocklabel}
+
+\func{wxString}{wxGetStockLabel}{\param{wxWindowID }{id}, \param{bool }{withCodes = true}, \param{wxString }{accelerator = wxEmptyString}}
+
+Returns label that should be used for given {\it id} element.
+
+\wxheading{Parameters}
+
+\docparam{id}{given id of the \helpref{wxMenuItem}{wxmenuitem}, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}, \helpref{wxToolBar}{wxtoolbar} tool, etc.}
+
+\docparam{withCodes}{if false then strip accelerator code from the label;
+usefull for getting labels without accelerator char code like for toolbar tooltip or
+under platforms without traditional keyboard like smartphones}
+
+\docparam{accelerator}{optional accelerator string automatically added to label; useful
+for building labels for \helpref{wxMenuItem}{wxmenuitem}}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/stockitem.h>
+
+

 \membersection{::wxGetTopLevelParent}\label{wxgettoplevelparent}
 
 \func{wxWindow *}{wxGetTopLevelParent}{\param{wxWindow }{*win}}
 \membersection{::wxGetTopLevelParent}\label{wxgettoplevelparent}
 
 \func{wxWindow *}{wxGetTopLevelParent}{\param{wxWindow }{*win}}


@@ -3011,7 +3090,7 @@ which support it or its replacement for those that don't. It must be used to
 preserve the value of a \texttt{va\_list} object if you need to use it after
 passing it to another function because it can be modified by the latter.
 
 preserve the value of a \texttt{va\_list} object if you need to use it after
 passing it to another function because it can be modified by the latter.
 

-As with \texttt{va\_start}, each call to \texttt{wxVaCopy} must have a matching 
+As with \texttt{va\_start}, each call to \texttt{wxVaCopy} must have a matching

 \texttt{va\_end}.
 
 
 \texttt{va\_end}.
 
 


@@ -3170,9 +3249,9 @@ class wxCommand: public wxObject
 
 \func{}{DECLARE\_APP}{className}
 
 
 \func{}{DECLARE\_APP}{className}
 

-This is used in headers to create a forward declaration of the 
-\helpref{wxGetApp}{wxgetapp} function implemented by 
-\helpref{IMPLEMENT\_APP}{implementapp}. It creates the declaration 
+This is used in headers to create a forward declaration of the
+\helpref{wxGetApp}{wxgetapp} function implemented by
+\helpref{IMPLEMENT\_APP}{implementapp}. It creates the declaration

 {\tt className\& wxGetApp(void)}.
 
 Example:
 {\tt className\& wxGetApp(void)}.
 
 Example:


@@ -3457,7 +3536,7 @@ result of executing an equivalent of {\tt static\_cast<classname *>(ptr)}.
 
 \func{T}{wx\_const\_cast}{T, x}
 
 
 \func{T}{wx\_const\_cast}{T, x}
 

-Same as \texttt{const\_cast<T>(x)} if the compiler supports const cast or 
+Same as \texttt{const\_cast<T>(x)} if the compiler supports const cast or

 \texttt{(T)x} for old compilers. Unlike \helpref{wxConstCast}{wxconstcast},
 the cast it to the type \arg{T} and not to \texttt{T *} and also the order of
 arguments is the same as for the standard cast.
 \texttt{(T)x} for old compilers. Unlike \helpref{wxConstCast}{wxconstcast},
 the cast it to the type \arg{T} and not to \texttt{T *} and also the order of
 arguments is the same as for the standard cast.


@@ -3472,7 +3551,7 @@ arguments is the same as for the standard cast.
 
 \func{T}{wx\_reinterpret\_cast}{T, x}
 
 
 \func{T}{wx\_reinterpret\_cast}{T, x}
 

-Same as \texttt{reinterpret\_cast<T>(x)} if the compiler supports reinterpret cast or 
+Same as \texttt{reinterpret\_cast<T>(x)} if the compiler supports reinterpret cast or

 \texttt{(T)x} for old compilers.
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 \texttt{(T)x} for old compilers.
 
 \wxheading{See also}


@@ -3485,7 +3564,7 @@ Same as \texttt{reinterpret\_cast<T>(x)} if the compiler supports reinterpret ca
 
 \func{T}{wx\_static\_cast}{T, x}
 
 
 \func{T}{wx\_static\_cast}{T, x}
 

-Same as \texttt{static\_cast<T>(x)} if the compiler supports static cast or 
+Same as \texttt{static\_cast<T>(x)} if the compiler supports static cast or

 \texttt{(T)x} for old compilers. Unlike \helpref{wxStaticCast}{wxstaticcast},
 there are no checks being done and the meaning of the macro arguments is exactly
 the same as for the standard static cast, i.e. \arg{T} is the full type name and
 \texttt{(T)x} for old compilers. Unlike \helpref{wxStaticCast}{wxstaticcast},
 there are no checks being done and the meaning of the macro arguments is exactly
 the same as for the standard static cast, i.e. \arg{T} is the full type name and


@@ -3932,7 +4011,7 @@ Returns the number of seconds since GMT 00:00:00 Jan 1st 1970.
 
 Sleeps for the specified number of microseconds. The microsecond resolution may
 not, in fact, be available on all platforms (currently only Unix platforms with
 
 Sleeps for the specified number of microseconds. The microsecond resolution may
 not, in fact, be available on all platforms (currently only Unix platforms with

-nanosleep(2) may provide it) in which case this is the same as 
+nanosleep(2) may provide it) in which case this is the same as

 \helpref{wxMilliSleep}{wxmillisleep}(\arg{microseconds}$/1000$).
 
 \wxheading{Include files}
 \helpref{wxMilliSleep}{wxmillisleep}(\arg{microseconds}$/1000$).
 
 \wxheading{Include files}


@@ -3993,8 +4072,8 @@ See also \helpref{wxTimer}{wxtimer}.
 \func{void}{wxUsleep}{\param{unsigned long}{ milliseconds}}
 
 This function is deprecated because its name is misleading: notice that the
 \func{void}{wxUsleep}{\param{unsigned long}{ milliseconds}}
 
 This function is deprecated because its name is misleading: notice that the

-argument is in milliseconds, not microseconds. Please use either 
-\helpref{wxMilliSleep}{wxmillisleep} or \helpref{wxMicroSleep}{wxmicrosleep} 
+argument is in milliseconds, not microseconds. Please use either
+\helpref{wxMilliSleep}{wxmillisleep} or \helpref{wxMicroSleep}{wxmicrosleep}

 depending on the resolution you need.
 
 
 depending on the resolution you need.
 
 


@@ -4212,11 +4291,10 @@ In release mode this function does nothing.
 
 \func{bool}{wxIsDebuggerRunning}{\void}
 
 
 \func{bool}{wxIsDebuggerRunning}{\void}
 

-Returns {\tt true} if the program is running under debugger, {\tt false} 
-otherwise.
+Returns \true if the program is running under debugger, \false otherwise.

 
 

-Please note that this function is currently only implemented for Mac builds
-using CodeWarrior and always returns {\tt false} elsewhere.
+Please note that this function is currently only implemented for Win32 and Mac
+builds using CodeWarrior and always returns \false elsewhere.