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

diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/thread.tex b/docs/latex/wx/thread.tex
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--- a/docs/latex/wx/thread.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/thread.tex
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ such as \helpref{mutexes}{wxmutex} and/or \helpref{critical sections}{wxcritical
 There are two types of threads in wxWindows: {\it detached} and {\it joinable}
 ones, just as in the POSIX thread API (but unlike Win32 threads where all threads
 are joinable). The difference between the two is that only joinable threads
-can return a return code - this is returned by the Wait() function. Detached
+can return a return code -- this is returned by the Wait() function. Detached
 threads (the default type) cannot be waited for.
 
 You shouldn't hurry to create all the threads joinable, however, because this
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ None.
 \func{}{wxThread}{\param{wxThreadKind }{kind = wxTHREAD\_DETACHED}}
 
 This constructor creates a new detached (default) or joinable C++ thread object. It
-does not create or start execution of the real thread - for this you should
+does not create or start execution of the real thread -- for this you should
 use the \helpref{Create}{wxthreadcreate} and \helpref{Run}{wxthreadrun} methods.
 
 The possible values for {\it kind} parameters are:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ The possible values for {\it kind} parameters are:
 \func{}{\destruct{wxThread}}{\void}
 
 The destructor frees the resources associated with the thread. Notice that you
-should never delete a detached thread - you may only call
+should never delete a detached thread -- you may only call
 \helpref{Delete}{wxthreaddelete} on it or wait until it terminates (and auto
 destructs) itself. Because the detached threads delete themselves, they can
 only be allocated on the heap.
@@ -107,17 +107,12 @@ until the thread terminates. As it may take a long time, and the message process
 is not stopped during this function execution, message handlers may be
 called from inside it!
 
-Delete() may be called for thread in any state: running, paused or even not yet
-created. Moreover, it must be called if \helpref{Create}{wxthreadcreate} or
-\helpref{Run}{wxthreadrun} failed for a detached thread to free the memory
-occupied by the thread object. This cleanup will be done in the destructor for joinable
-threads.
-
-Delete() may be called for a thread in any state: running, paused or even not yet created. Moreover,
-it must be called if \helpref{Create}{wxthreadcreate} or \helpref{Run}{wxthreadrun} fail to free
-the memory occupied by the thread object. However, you should not call Delete()
-on a detached thread which already terminated - doing so will probably result
-in a crash because the thread object doesn't exist any more.
+Delete() may be called for a thread in any state: running, paused or even not
+yet created. Moreover, it must be called if \helpref{Create}{wxthreadcreate} or
+\helpref{Run}{wxthreadrun} fail in order to free the memory occupied by the
+thread object. However, you should not call Delete() on a detached thread which
+already terminated -- doing so will probably result in a crash because the
+thread object doesn't exist any more.
 
 For detached threads Delete() will also delete the C++ thread object, but it
 will not do this for joinable ones.
@@ -238,7 +233,7 @@ This function can only be called from another thread context, i.e. a thread
 cannot kill itself.
 
 It is also an error to call this function for a thread which is not running or
-paused (in the latter case, the thread will be resumed first) - if you do it,
+paused (in the latter case, the thread will be resumed first) -- if you do it,
 a {\tt wxTHREAD\_NOT\_RUNNING} error will be returned.
 
 \membersection{wxThread::OnExit}\label{wxthreadonexit}
@@ -315,7 +310,7 @@ number of threads that the system tries to schedule to run in parallel.
 The value of $0$ for {\it level} may be used to set the default one.
 
 Returns true on success or false otherwise (for example, if this function is
-not implemented for this platform - currently everything except Solaris).
+not implemented for this platform -- currently everything except Solaris).
 
 \membersection{wxThread::TestDestroy}\label{wxthreadtestdestroy}