+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// constants which might miss from some compilers' headers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#if !defined(__WIN32__) && !defined(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE)
+ #define WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE 0
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__WIN32__) && !defined(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE)
+ #define WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE 0x00000200L
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ENDSESSION_LOGOFF
+ #define ENDSESSION_LOGOFF 0x80000000
+#endif
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// useful macros and functions
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// a wrapper macro for ZeroMemory()
+#ifdef __WIN32__
+#define wxZeroMemory(obj) ::ZeroMemory(&obj, sizeof(obj))
+#else
+#define wxZeroMemory(obj) memset((void*) & obj, 0, sizeof(obj))
+#endif
+
+#include <wx/gdicmn.h>
+
+// make conversion from wxColour and COLORREF a bit less painful
+inline COLORREF wxColourToRGB(const wxColour& c)
+{
+ return RGB(c.Red(), c.Green(), c.Blue());
+}
+
+inline void wxRGBToColour(wxColour& c, COLORREF rgb)
+{
+ c.Set(GetRValue(rgb), GetGValue(rgb), GetBValue(rgb));
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// small helper classes
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// create an instance of this class and use it as the HDC for screen, will
+// automatically release the DC going out of scope
+class ScreenHDC
+{
+public:
+ ScreenHDC() { m_hdc = GetDC(NULL); }
+ ~ScreenHDC() { ReleaseDC(NULL, m_hdc); }
+ operator HDC() const { return m_hdc; }
+
+private:
+ HDC m_hdc;
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// macros to make casting between WXFOO and FOO a bit easier: the GetFoo()
+// returns Foo cast to the Windows type for oruselves, while GetFooOf() takes
+// an argument which should be a pointer or reference to the object of the
+// corresponding class (this depends on the macro)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#define GetHwnd() ((HWND)GetHWND())
+#define GetHwndOf(win) ((HWND)((win)->GetHWND()))
+// old name
+#define GetWinHwnd GetHwndOf
+
+#define GetHdc() ((HDC)GetHDC())
+#define GetHdcOf(dc) ((HDC)(dc).GetHDC())
+
+#define GetHbitmap() ((HBITMAP)GetHBITMAP())
+#define GetHbitmapOf(bmp) ((HBITMAP)(bmp).GetHBITMAP())
+
+#define GetHicon() ((HICON)GetHICON())
+#define GetHiconOf(icon) ((HICON)(icon).GetHICON())
+
+#define GetHaccel() ((HACCEL)GetHACCEL())
+#define GetHaccelOf(table) ((HACCEL)((table).GetHACCEL()))
+
+#define GetHmenu() ((HMENU)GetHMenu())
+#define GetHmenuOf(menu) ((HMENU)menu->GetHMenu())
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// global data
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------