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diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/menuitem.tex b/docs/latex/wx/menuitem.tex
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--- a/docs/latex/wx/menuitem.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/menuitem.tex
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Name:        menuitem.tex
+%% Purpose:     wxMenuItem documentation
+%% Author:      wxWidgets Team
+%% Modified by:
+%% Created:     
+%% RCS-ID:      $Id$
+%% Copyright:   (c) wxWidgets Team
+%% License:     wxWindows license
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+

 \section{\class{wxMenuItem}}\label{wxmenuitem}
 
 A menu item represents an item in a menu. Note that you usually don't have to
 \section{\class{wxMenuItem}}\label{wxmenuitem}
 
 A menu item represents an item in a menu. Note that you usually don't have to


@@ -5,7 +16,7 @@ deal with it directly as \helpref{wxMenu}{wxmenu} methods usually construct an
 object of this class for you.
 
 Also please note that the methods related to fonts and bitmaps are currently
 object of this class for you.
 
 Also please note that the methods related to fonts and bitmaps are currently

-only implemented for Windows.
+only implemented for Windows and GTK+.

 
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 
 
 \wxheading{Derived from}
 


@@ -22,11 +33,12 @@ wxOwnerDrawn (Windows only)\\
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 

-\membersection{wxMenuItem::wxMenuItem}\label{wxmenuitemconstr}

 
 

-\func{}{wxMenuItem}{\param{wxMenu*}{ parentMenu = NULL}, \param{int}{ id = ID\_SEPARATOR},
+\membersection{wxMenuItem::wxMenuItem}\label{wxmenuitemctor}
+
+\func{}{wxMenuItem}{\param{wxMenu*}{ parentMenu = NULL}, \param{int}{ id = wxID\_SEPARATOR},

  \param{const wxString\& }{text = ""},  \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""},
  \param{const wxString\& }{text = ""},  \param{const wxString\& }{helpString = ""},

- \param{wxItemKind }{kind = wxItem\_Normal}, \param{wxMenu*}{ subMenu = NULL}, }
+ \param{wxItemKind }{kind = wxITEM\_NORMAL}, \param{wxMenu*}{ subMenu = NULL}}

 
 Constructs a wxMenuItem object.
 
 
 Constructs a wxMenuItem object.
 


@@ -34,95 +46,104 @@ Constructs a wxMenuItem object.
 
 \docparam{parentMenu}{Menu that the menu item belongs to.}
 
 
 \docparam{parentMenu}{Menu that the menu item belongs to.}
 

-\docparam{id}{Identifier for this menu item, or ID\_SEPARATOR to indicate a separator.}
+\docparam{id}{Identifier for this menu item, or wxID\_SEPARATOR to indicate a separator.}

 
 

-\docparam{text}{Text for the menu item, as shown on the menu.}
+\docparam{text}{Text for the menu item, as shown on the menu. An accelerator
+key can be specified using the ampersand '\&' character. In order to embed an
+ampersand character in the menu item text, the ampersand must be doubled.}

 
 \docparam{helpString}{Optional help string that will be shown on the status bar.}
 
 
 \docparam{helpString}{Optional help string that will be shown on the status bar.}
 

-\docparam{kind}{May be {\tt wxItem\_Separator}, {\tt wxItem\_Normal}, 
-{\tt wxItem\_Check} or {\tt wxItem\_Radio}}
+\docparam{kind}{May be {\tt wxITEM\_SEPARATOR}, {\tt wxITEM\_NORMAL}, 
+{\tt wxITEM\_CHECK} or {\tt wxITEM\_RADIO}}

 
 \docparam{subMenu}{If non-NULL, indicates that the menu item is a submenu.}
 
 
 \docparam{subMenu}{If non-NULL, indicates that the menu item is a submenu.}
 

-\membersection{wxMenuItem::\destruct{wxMenuItem}}
+
+\membersection{wxMenuItem::\destruct{wxMenuItem}}\label{wxmenuitemdtor}

 
 \func{}{\destruct{wxMenuItem}}{\void}
 
 Destructor.
 
 
 \func{}{\destruct{wxMenuItem}}{\void}
 
 Destructor.
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::Check}\label{wxmenuitemcheck}
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::Check}\label{wxmenuitemcheck}
 

-\func{void}{Check}{\param{bool}{ check}}
+\func{void}{Check}{\param{bool}{ check = true}}

 
 Checks or unchecks the menu item.
 
 
 Checks or unchecks the menu item.
 

-\membersection{wxMenuItem::DeleteSubMenu}\label{wxmenuitemdeletesubmenu}
-
-\func{void}{DeleteSubMenu}{\void}
+Note that this only works when the item is already appended to a menu.

 
 

-Deletes the submenu, if any.

 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::Enable}\label{wxmenuitemenable}
 
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::Enable}\label{wxmenuitemenable}
 

-\func{void}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable}}
+\func{void}{Enable}{\param{bool}{ enable = true}}

 
 Enables or disables the menu item.
 
 
 Enables or disables the menu item.
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxmenuitemgetbackgroundcolour}
 
 \constfunc{wxColour\&}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
 
 Returns the background colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetBackgroundColour}\label{wxmenuitemgetbackgroundcolour}
 
 \constfunc{wxColour\&}{GetBackgroundColour}{\void}
 
 Returns the background colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetBitmap}\label{wxmenuitemgetbitmap}
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetBitmap}\label{wxmenuitemgetbitmap}
 

-\constfunc{wxBitmap\&}{GetBitmap}{\param{bool}{ checked = TRUE}}
+\constfunc{wxBitmap\&}{GetBitmap}{\param{bool}{ checked = true}}

 
 Returns the checked or unchecked bitmap (Windows only).
 
 
 Returns the checked or unchecked bitmap (Windows only).
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetFont}\label{wxmenuitemgetfont}
 
 \constfunc{wxFont\&}{GetFont}{\void}
 
 Returns the font associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetFont}\label{wxmenuitemgetfont}
 
 \constfunc{wxFont\&}{GetFont}{\void}
 
 Returns the font associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetHelp}\label{wxmenuitemgethelp}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetHelp}{\void}
 
 Returns the help string associated with the menu item.
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetHelp}\label{wxmenuitemgethelp}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetHelp}{\void}
 
 Returns the help string associated with the menu item.
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetId}\label{wxmenuitemgetid}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
 
 Returns the menu item identifier.
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetId}\label{wxmenuitemgetid}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetId}{\void}
 
 Returns the menu item identifier.
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetKind}\label{wxmenuitemgetkind}
 
 \constfunc{wxItemKind}{GetKind}{\void}
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetKind}\label{wxmenuitemgetkind}
 
 \constfunc{wxItemKind}{GetKind}{\void}
 

-Returns the item kind, one of {\tt wxItem\_Separator}, {\tt wxItem\_Normal}, 
-{\tt wxItem\_Check} or {\tt wxItem\_Radio}.
+Returns the item kind, one of {\tt wxITEM\_SEPARATOR}, {\tt wxITEM\_NORMAL}, 
+{\tt wxITEM\_CHECK} or {\tt wxITEM\_RADIO}.
+

 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetLabel}\label{wxmenuitemgetlabel}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetLabel}{\void}
 
 Returns the text associated with the menu item without any accelerator
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetLabel}\label{wxmenuitemgetlabel}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetLabel}{\void}
 
 Returns the text associated with the menu item without any accelerator

-characaters it might contain.
+characters it might contain.

 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
 \helpref{GetText}{wxmenuitemgettext}, 
 \helpref{GetLabelFromText}{wxmenuitemgetlabelfromtext}
 
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
 \helpref{GetText}{wxmenuitemgettext}, 
 \helpref{GetLabelFromText}{wxmenuitemgetlabelfromtext}
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetLabelFromText}\label{wxmenuitemgetlabelfromtext}
 
 \func{static wxString}{GetLabelFromText}{\param{const wxString\& }{text}}
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetLabelFromText}\label{wxmenuitemgetlabelfromtext}
 
 \func{static wxString}{GetLabelFromText}{\param{const wxString\& }{text}}
 

-Strips all accelerator characeters and mnemonics from the given {\it text}.
+Strips all accelerator characters and mnemonics from the given {\it text}.

 For example,
 
 \begin{verbatim}
 For example,
 
 \begin{verbatim}


@@ -136,12 +157,21 @@ will return just {\tt "Hello"}.
 \helpref{GetText}{wxmenuitemgettext}, 
 \helpref{GetLabel}{wxmenuitemgetlabel}
 
 \helpref{GetText}{wxmenuitemgettext}, 
 \helpref{GetLabel}{wxmenuitemgetlabel}
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetMarginWidth}\label{wxmenuitemgetmarginwidth}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetMarginWidth}{\void}
 
 Gets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap (Windows only).
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetMarginWidth}\label{wxmenuitemgetmarginwidth}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetMarginWidth}{\void}
 
 Gets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap (Windows only).
 

+
+\membersection{wxMenuItem::GetMenu}\label{wxmenuitemgetmenu}
+
+\constfunc{wxMenu*}{GetMenu}{\void}
+
+Returns the menu this menu item is in, or NULL if this menu item is not attached.
+
+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetName}\label{wxmenuitemgetname}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetName}{\void}
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetName}\label{wxmenuitemgetname}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetName}{\void}


@@ -152,6 +182,7 @@ Returns the text associated with the menu item.
 \helpref{GetText}{wxmenuitemgettext} or \helpref{GetLabel}{wxmenuitemgetlabel} 
 instead.
 
 \helpref{GetText}{wxmenuitemgettext} or \helpref{GetLabel}{wxmenuitemgetlabel} 
 instead.
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetText}\label{wxmenuitemgettext}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetText}{\void}
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetText}\label{wxmenuitemgettext}
 
 \constfunc{wxString}{GetText}{\void}


@@ -164,41 +195,55 @@ wxMenuItem constructor, i.e. with any accelerator characters it may contain.
 \helpref{GetLabel}{wxmenuitemgetlabel}, 
 \helpref{GetLabelFromText}{wxmenuitemgetlabelfromtext}
 
 \helpref{GetLabel}{wxmenuitemgetlabel}, 
 \helpref{GetLabelFromText}{wxmenuitemgetlabelfromtext}
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetSubMenu}\label{wxmenuitemgetsubmenu}
 
 \constfunc{wxMenu*}{GetSubMenu}{\void}
 
 Returns the submenu associated with the menu item, or NULL if there isn't one.
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetSubMenu}\label{wxmenuitemgetsubmenu}
 
 \constfunc{wxMenu*}{GetSubMenu}{\void}
 
 Returns the submenu associated with the menu item, or NULL if there isn't one.
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetTextColour}\label{wxmenuitemgettextcolour}
 
 \constfunc{wxColour\&}{GetTextColour}{\void}
 
 Returns the text colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::GetTextColour}\label{wxmenuitemgettextcolour}
 
 \constfunc{wxColour\&}{GetTextColour}{\void}
 
 Returns the text colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::IsCheckable}\label{wxmenuitemischeckable}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsCheckable}{\void}
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::IsCheckable}\label{wxmenuitemischeckable}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsCheckable}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the item is checkable.
+Returns true if the item is checkable.
+

 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::IsChecked}\label{wxmenuitemischecked}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsChecked}{\void}
 
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::IsChecked}\label{wxmenuitemischecked}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsChecked}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the item is checked.
+Returns true if the item is checked.
+

 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::IsEnabled}\label{wxmenuitemisenabled}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
 
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::IsEnabled}\label{wxmenuitemisenabled}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsEnabled}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the item is enabled.
+Returns true if the item is enabled.
+

 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::IsSeparator}\label{wxmenuitemisseparator}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsSeparator}{\void}
 
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::IsSeparator}\label{wxmenuitemisseparator}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{IsSeparator}{\void}
 

-Returns TRUE if the item is a separator.
+Returns true if the item is a separator.
+
+
+\membersection{wxMenuItem::IsSubMenu}\label{wxmenuitemissubmenu}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{IsSubMenu}{\void}
+
+Returns true if the item is a submenu.
+

 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxmenuitemsetbackgroundcolour}
 
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetBackgroundColour}\label{wxmenuitemsetbackgroundcolour}
 


@@ -206,48 +251,69 @@ Returns TRUE if the item is a separator.
 
 Sets the background colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 
 
 Sets the background colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetBitmap}\label{wxmenuitemsetbitmap}
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetBitmap}\label{wxmenuitemsetbitmap}
 

-\constfunc{void}{SetBitmap}{\param{const wxBitmap\& }{bmp}}
+\func{void}{SetBitmap}{\param{const wxBitmap\& }{bmp}}

 
 Sets the bitmap for the menu item (Windows and GTK+ only). It is
 equivalent to \helpref{SetBitmaps}{wxmenuitemsetbitmaps}(bmp, wxNullBitmap).
 
 
 Sets the bitmap for the menu item (Windows and GTK+ only). It is
 equivalent to \helpref{SetBitmaps}{wxmenuitemsetbitmaps}(bmp, wxNullBitmap).
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetBitmaps}\label{wxmenuitemsetbitmaps}
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetBitmaps}\label{wxmenuitemsetbitmaps}
 

-\constfunc{void}{SetBitmaps}{\param{const wxBitmap\& }{checked},
+\func{void}{SetBitmaps}{\param{const wxBitmap\& }{checked},

  \param{const wxBitmap\& }{unchecked = wxNullBitmap}}
 
 Sets the checked/unchecked bitmaps for the menu item (Windows only). The first bitmap
 is also used as the single bitmap for uncheckable menu items.
 
  \param{const wxBitmap\& }{unchecked = wxNullBitmap}}
 
 Sets the checked/unchecked bitmaps for the menu item (Windows only). The first bitmap
 is also used as the single bitmap for uncheckable menu items.
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetFont}\label{wxmenuitemsetfont}
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetFont}\label{wxmenuitemsetfont}
 

-\constfunc{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}
+\func{void}{SetFont}{\param{const wxFont\& }{font}}

 
 Sets the font associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 
 
 Sets the font associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetHelp}\label{wxmenuitemsethelp}
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetHelp}\label{wxmenuitemsethelp}
 

-\constfunc{void}{SetHelp}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpString}}
+\func{void}{SetHelp}{\param{const wxString\& }{helpString}}

 
 Sets the help string.
 
 
 Sets the help string.
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetMarginWidth}\label{wxmenuitemsetmarginwidth}
 
 \constfunc{void}{SetMarginWidth}{\param{int}{ width}}
 
 Sets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap (Windows only).
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetMarginWidth}\label{wxmenuitemsetmarginwidth}
 
 \constfunc{void}{SetMarginWidth}{\param{int}{ width}}
 
 Sets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap (Windows only).
 

-\membersection{wxMenuItem::SetName}\label{wxmenuitemsetname}

 
 

-\constfunc{void}{SetName}{\param{const wxString\& }{text}}
+\membersection{wxMenuItem::SetMenu}\label{wxmenuitemsetmenu}
+
+\func{void}{SetMenu}{\param{const wxMenu*}{menu}}
+
+Sets the parent menu which will contain this menu item.
+
+
+\membersection{wxMenuItem::SetSubMenu}\label{wxmenuitemsetsubmenu}
+
+\func{void}{SetSubMenu}{\param{const wxMenu*}{menu}}
+
+Sets the submenu of this menu item.
+
+
+\membersection{wxMenuItem::SetText}\label{wxmenuitemsettext}
+
+\func{void}{SetText}{\param{const wxString\& }{text}}

 
 Sets the text associated with the menu item.
 
 
 Sets the text associated with the menu item.
 

+

 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetTextColour}\label{wxmenuitemsettextcolour}
 
 \membersection{wxMenuItem::SetTextColour}\label{wxmenuitemsettextcolour}
 

-\constfunc{void}{SetTextColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}
+\func{void}{SetTextColour}{\param{const wxColour\& }{colour}}

 
 Sets the text colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).
 
 
 Sets the text colour associated with the menu item (Windows only).