-typedef void * WXHWND;
-typedef void * WXHANDLE;
-typedef void * WXHICON;
-typedef void * WXHFONT;
-typedef void * WXHMENU;
-typedef void * WXHPEN;
-typedef void * WXHBRUSH;
-typedef void * WXHPALETTE;
-typedef void * WXHCURSOR;
-typedef void * WXHRGN;
-typedef void * WXRECTPTR;
-typedef void * WXHACCEL;
-typedef void WXFAR * WXHINSTANCE;
-typedef void * WXHBITMAP;
-typedef void * WXHIMAGELIST;
-typedef void * WXHGLOBAL;
-typedef void * WXHDC;
+
+#ifndef NO_STRICT
+ #define WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(type) typedef struct type##__ * WX##type
+#else
+ #define WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(type) typedef void * WX##type
+#endif
+
+typedef void* WXHANDLE;
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HWND);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HICON);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HFONT);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HMENU);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HPEN);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HBRUSH);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HPALETTE);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HCURSOR);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HRGN);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(RECTPTR);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HACCEL);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HINSTANCE);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HBITMAP);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HIMAGELIST);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HGLOBAL);
+WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE(HDC);
+typedef WXHINSTANCE WXHMODULE;
+
+#undef WX_MSW_DECLARE_HANDLE
+