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@@ -4,18 +4,17 @@
 //
 // Author:      Robin Dunn
 //
-// Created:     7/1/97
+// Created:     1-July-1997
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Copyright:   (c) 1998 by Total Control Software
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#include <stdio.h>  // get the correct definition of NULL
 
 #undef DEBUG
 #include <Python.h>
-#include "helpers.h"
-#include "pyistream.h"
+#include "wx/wxPython/wxPython_int.h"
+#include "wx/wxPython/pyistream.h"
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
 #include <wx/msw/private.h>
@@ -29,6 +28,9 @@
 #include <wx/gtk/win_gtk.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <wx/clipbrd.h>
+#include <wx/mimetype.h>
+#include <wx/image.h>
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK__
-int  WXDLLEXPORT wxEntryStart( int& argc, char** argv );
-#else
-int  WXDLLEXPORT wxEntryStart( int argc, char** argv );
-#endif
-int  WXDLLEXPORT wxEntryInitGui();
-void WXDLLEXPORT wxEntryCleanup();
-
 wxPyApp* wxPythonApp = NULL;  // Global instance of application object
-bool wxPyDoCleanup = FALSE;
+bool wxPyDoCleanup = False;
+bool wxPyDoingCleanup = False;
 
 
 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
@@ -69,6 +64,12 @@ wxMutex*              wxPyTMutex = NULL;
 #endif
 
 
+static PyObject* wxPython_dict = NULL;
+static PyObject* wxPyAssertionError = NULL;
+
+PyObject* wxPyPtrTypeMap = NULL;
+
+
 #ifdef __WXMSW__             // If building for win32...
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // This gets run when the DLL is loaded.  We just need to save a handle.
@@ -80,8 +81,11 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(
     LPVOID      lpvReserved  // reserved
    )
 {
-    wxSetInstance(hinstDLL);
-    return 1;
+    // If wxPython is embedded in another wxWindows app then
+    // the inatance has already been set.
+    if (! wxGetInstance())
+        wxSetInstance(hinstDLL);
+    return True;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -89,19 +93,22 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(
 // Classes for implementing the wxp main application shell.
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxPyApp, wxApp);
+
 
 wxPyApp::wxPyApp() {
-//    printf("**** ctor\n");
+    m_assertMode = wxPYAPP_ASSERT_EXCEPTION;
+    m_startupComplete = False;
 }
 
+
 wxPyApp::~wxPyApp() {
-//    printf("**** dtor\n");
 }
 
 
-// This one isn't acutally called...  See __wxStart()
+// This one isn't acutally called...  We fake it with _BootstrapApp
 bool wxPyApp::OnInit() {
-    return FALSE;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
@@ -110,11 +117,11 @@ int  wxPyApp::MainLoop() {
 
     DeletePendingObjects();
     bool initialized = wxTopLevelWindows.GetCount() != 0;
-#ifdef __WXGTK__
-    m_initialized = initialized;
-#endif
-
     if (initialized) {
+        if ( m_exitOnFrameDelete == Later ) {
+            m_exitOnFrameDelete = Yes;
+        }
+
         retval = wxApp::MainLoop();
         OnExit();
     }
@@ -122,11 +129,273 @@ int  wxPyApp::MainLoop() {
 }
 
 
+bool wxPyApp::OnInitGui() {
+    bool rval=True;
+    wxApp::OnInitGui();  // in this case always call the base class version
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();  
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnInitGui"))
+        rval = wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    return rval;
+}
+
+
+int wxPyApp::OnExit() {
+    int rval=0;
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnExit"))
+        rval = wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxApp::OnExit();  // in this case always call the base class version
+    return rval;
+}
+
+
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+void wxPyApp::OnAssert(const wxChar *file,
+                     int line,
+                     const wxChar *cond,
+                     const wxChar *msg) {
+
+    // if we're not fully initialized then just log the error
+    if (! m_startupComplete) {
+        wxString buf;
+        buf.Alloc(4096);
+        buf.Printf(wxT("%s(%d): assert \"%s\" failed"),
+                   file, line, cond);
+        if (msg != NULL) {
+            buf += wxT(": ");
+            buf += msg;
+        }
+        wxLogDebug(buf);
+        return;
+    }        
+        
+    // If the OnAssert is overloaded in the Python class then call it...
+    bool found;
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if ((found = wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnAssert"))) {
+        PyObject* fso = wx2PyString(file);
+        PyObject* cso = wx2PyString(file);
+        PyObject* mso;
+        if (msg != NULL)
+            mso = wx2PyString(file);
+        else {
+            mso = Py_None; Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+        }
+        wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("(OiOO)", fso, line, cso, mso));
+        Py_DECREF(fso);
+        Py_DECREF(cso);
+        Py_DECREF(mso);
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+
+    // ...otherwise do our own thing with it
+    if (! found) {
+        // ignore it?
+        if (m_assertMode & wxPYAPP_ASSERT_SUPPRESS)
+            return;
+
+        // turn it into a Python exception?
+        if (m_assertMode & wxPYAPP_ASSERT_EXCEPTION) {
+            wxString buf;
+            buf.Alloc(4096);
+            buf.Printf(wxT("C++ assertion \"%s\" failed in %s(%d)"), cond, file, line);
+            if (msg != NULL) {
+                buf += wxT(": ");
+                buf += msg;
+            }
+
+            // set the exception
+            wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+            PyObject* s = wx2PyString(buf);
+            PyErr_SetObject(wxPyAssertionError, s);
+            Py_DECREF(s);
+            wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+
+            // Now when control returns to whatever API wrapper was called from
+            // Python it should detect that an exception is set and will return
+            // NULL, signalling the exception to Python.
+        }
+
+        // Send it to the normal log destination, but only if
+        // not _DIALOG because it will call this too
+        if ( (m_assertMode & wxPYAPP_ASSERT_LOG) && !(m_assertMode & wxPYAPP_ASSERT_DIALOG)) {
+            wxString buf;
+            buf.Alloc(4096);
+            buf.Printf(wxT("%s(%d): assert \"%s\" failed"),
+                       file, line, cond);
+            if (msg != NULL) {
+                buf += wxT(": ");
+                buf += msg;
+            }
+            wxLogDebug(buf);
+        }
+
+        // do the normal wx assert dialog?
+        if (m_assertMode & wxPYAPP_ASSERT_DIALOG)
+            wxApp::OnAssert(file, line, cond, msg);
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
+
+
+/*static*/
+bool wxPyApp::GetMacSupportPCMenuShortcuts() {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return s_macSupportPCMenuShortcuts;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*static*/
+long wxPyApp::GetMacAboutMenuItemId() {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return s_macAboutMenuItemId;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*static*/
+long wxPyApp::GetMacPreferencesMenuItemId() {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return s_macPreferencesMenuItemId;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*static*/
+long wxPyApp::GetMacExitMenuItemId() {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return s_macExitMenuItemId;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*static*/
+wxString wxPyApp::GetMacHelpMenuTitleName() {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    return s_macHelpMenuTitleName;
+#else
+    return wxEmptyString;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*static*/
+void wxPyApp::SetMacSupportPCMenuShortcuts(bool val) {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    s_macSupportPCMenuShortcuts = val;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*static*/
+void wxPyApp::SetMacAboutMenuItemId(long val) {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    s_macAboutMenuItemId = val;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*static*/
+void wxPyApp::SetMacPreferencesMenuItemId(long val) {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    s_macPreferencesMenuItemId = val;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*static*/
+void wxPyApp::SetMacExitMenuItemId(long val) {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    s_macExitMenuItemId = val;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*static*/
+void wxPyApp::SetMacHelpMenuTitleName(const wxString& val) {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    s_macHelpMenuTitleName = val;
+#endif
+}
+
+
+// This finishes the initialization of wxWindows and then calls the OnInit
+// that should be present in the derived (Python) class.
+void wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp()
+{
+    bool        result;
+    PyObject*   retval = NULL;
+    PyObject*   pyint  = NULL;
+    
+    
+    // Get any command-line args passed to this program from the sys module
+    int    argc = 0;
+    char** argv = NULL;
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    PyObject* sysargv = PySys_GetObject("argv");
+    if (sysargv != NULL) {
+        argc = PyList_Size(sysargv);
+        argv = new char*[argc+1];
+        int x;
+        for(x=0; x<argc; x++) {
+            PyObject *pyArg = PyList_GetItem(sysargv, x);
+            argv[x] = PyString_AsString(pyArg);
+        }
+        argv[argc] = NULL;
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+
+    result = wxEntryStart(argc, argv);
+    delete [] argv;
+    
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (! result)  {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError, "wxEntryStart failed!");
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    // The stock objects were all NULL when they were loaded into
+    // SWIG generated proxies, so re-init those now...
+    wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(False);
+
+    // It's now ok to generate exceptions for assertion errors.
+    wxPythonApp->SetStartupComplete(True);
+    
+    // Call the Python wxApp's OnInit function
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnInit")) {                
+        retval = wxPyCBH_callCallbackObj(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
+        pyint = PyNumber_Int(retval);
+        if (! pyint) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "OnInit should return a boolean value");
+            goto error;
+        }
+        result = PyInt_AS_LONG(pyint);
+    }
+    else {
+        // Is it okay if there is no OnInit?  Probably so...
+        result = True;
+    }
+                                                                                    
+    
+    if (! result) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemExit, "OnInit returned False, exiting...");
+    }
+
+ error:
+    Py_XDECREF(retval);
+    Py_XDECREF(pyint);
+    
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+};
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+#if 0
 static char* wxPyCopyCString(const wxChar* src)
 {
     wxWX2MBbuf buff = (wxWX2MBbuf)wxConvCurrent->cWX2MB(src);
@@ -159,14 +428,22 @@ static wxChar* wxPyCopyWString(const wxChar *src)
     return copystring(src);
 }
 #endif
+#endif
+
 
+inline const char* dropwx(const char* name) {
+    if (name[0] == 'w' && name[1] == 'x')
+        return name+2;
+    else
+        return name;
+}
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// This is where we pick up the first part of the wxEntry functionality...
-// The rest is in __wxStart and  __wxCleanup.  This function is called when
-// wxcmodule is imported.  (Before there is a wxApp object.)
-void __wxPreStart()
+// This function is called when the wxc module is imported to do some initial
+// setup.  (Before there is a wxApp object.)  The rest happens in
+// wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp
+void __wxPyPreStart(PyObject* moduleDict)
 {
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
@@ -177,113 +454,27 @@ void __wxPreStart()
     PyEval_InitThreads();
     wxPyTStates = new wxPyThreadStateArray;
     wxPyTMutex = new wxMutex;
-#endif
 
-    // Bail out if there is already windows created.  This means that the
-    // toolkit has already been initialized, as in embedding wxPython in
-    // a C++ wxWindows app.
-    if (wxTopLevelWindows.Number() > 0)
-        return;
-
-    wxPyDoCleanup = TRUE;
-
-    int argc = 0;
-    char** argv = NULL;
-    PyObject* sysargv = PySys_GetObject("argv");
-    if (sysargv != NULL) {
-        argc = PyList_Size(sysargv);
-        argv = new char*[argc+1];
-        int x;
-        for(x=0; x<argc; x++) {
-           PyObject *item = PyList_GetItem(sysargv, x);
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
-           if (PyUnicode_Check(item))
-               argv[x] = wxPyCopyCString(PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(item));
-            else
+    // Save the current (main) thread state in our array
+    PyThreadState* tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
+    wxPyEndAllowThreads(tstate);
 #endif
-                argv[x] = wxPyCopyCString(PyString_AsString(item));
-       }
-        argv[argc] = NULL;
-    }
 
-    wxEntryStart(argc, argv);
-    delete [] argv;
-}
-
-
-
-// Start the user application, user App's OnInit method is a parameter here
-PyObject* __wxStart(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
-{
-    PyObject*   onInitFunc = NULL;
-    PyObject*   arglist;
-    PyObject*   result;
-    long        bResult;
-
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &onInitFunc))
-        return NULL;
+    // Ensure that the build options in the DLL (or whatever) match this build
+    wxApp::CheckBuildOptions(WX_BUILD_OPTIONS_SIGNATURE, "wxPython");
 
-#if 0  // Try it out without this check, see how it does...
-    if (wxTopLevelWindows.Number() > 0) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Only 1 wxApp per process!");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    // This is the next part of the wxEntry functionality...
-    int argc = 0;
-    wxChar** argv = NULL;
-    PyObject* sysargv = PySys_GetObject("argv");
-    if (sysargv != NULL) {
-        argc = PyList_Size(sysargv);
-        argv = new wxChar*[argc+1];
-        int x;
-        for(x=0; x<argc; x++) {
-            PyObject *pyArg = PyList_GetItem(sysargv, x);
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
-            if (PyUnicode_Check(pyArg))
-                argv[x] = wxPyCopyWString(PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(pyArg));
-            else
-#endif
-                argv[x] = wxPyCopyWString(PyString_AsString(pyArg));
-        }
-        argv[argc] = NULL;
-    }
-
-    wxPythonApp->argc = argc;
-    wxPythonApp->argv = argv;
-
-    wxEntryInitGui();
-
-    // Call the Python App's OnInit function
-    arglist = PyTuple_New(0);
-    result = PyEval_CallObject(onInitFunc, arglist);
-    if (!result) {      // an exception was raised.
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (! PyInt_Check(result)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "OnInit should return a boolean value");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    bResult = PyInt_AS_LONG(result);
-    if (! bResult) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemExit, "OnInit returned FALSE, exiting...");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-#ifdef __WXGTK__
-    wxTheApp->m_initialized = (wxTopLevelWindows.GetCount() > 0);
-#endif
-
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    // Init the stock objects to a non-NULL value so SWIG doesn't create them as None
+    wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(True);
 }
 
 
-void __wxCleanup() {
-    if (wxPyDoCleanup)
+
+void __wxPyCleanup() {
+    wxPyDoingCleanup = True;
+    if (wxPyDoCleanup) {
+        wxPyDoCleanup = False;
         wxEntryCleanup();
+    }
 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
     delete wxPyTMutex;
     wxPyTMutex = NULL;
@@ -294,19 +485,16 @@ void __wxCleanup() {
 }
 
 
-
-static PyObject* wxPython_dict = NULL;
-static PyObject* wxPyPtrTypeMap = NULL;
-
-
-PyObject* __wxSetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
+// Save a reference to the dictionary of the wx.core module, and inject
+// a few more things into it.
+PyObject* __wxPySetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
 {
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &wxPython_dict))
         return NULL;
 
     if (!PyDict_Check(wxPython_dict)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "_wxSetDictionary must have dictionary object!");
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "_wxPySetDictionary must have dictionary object!");
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -314,6 +502,11 @@ PyObject* __wxSetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
         wxPyPtrTypeMap = PyDict_New();
     PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "__wxPyPtrTypeMap", wxPyPtrTypeMap);
 
+    // Create an exception object to use for wxASSERTions
+    wxPyAssertionError = PyErr_NewException("wx.core.PyAssertionError",
+                                            PyExc_AssertionError, NULL);
+    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "PyAssertionError", wxPyAssertionError);
+
 
 #ifdef __WXMOTIF__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMOTIF__"
@@ -331,25 +524,149 @@ PyObject* __wxSetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMAC__"
 #endif
 
-    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "wxPlatform", PyString_FromString(wxPlatform));
-    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "wxUSE_UNICODE", PyInt_FromLong(wxUSE_UNICODE));
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+    int wxdebug = 1;
+#else
+    int wxdebug = 0;
+#endif
+
+    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "Platform", PyString_FromString(wxPlatform));
+    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "USE_UNICODE", PyInt_FromLong(wxUSE_UNICODE));
+    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "__WXDEBUG__", PyInt_FromLong(wxdebug));
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    RETURN_NONE();
+}
+
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Python's PyInstance_Check does not return True for instances of new-style
+// classes.  This should get close enough for both new and old classes but I
+// should re-evaluate the need for doing instance checks...
+bool wxPyInstance_Check(PyObject* obj) {
+    return PyObject_HasAttrString(obj, "__class__") != 0;
+}
+
+
+// This one checks if the object is an instance of a SWIG proxy class (it has
+// a .this attribute)
+bool wxPySwigInstance_Check(PyObject* obj) {
+    return PyObject_HasAttrString(obj, "this") != 0;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// The stock objects are no longer created when the wxc module is imported, but
+// only after the app object has been created.  This function will be called before
+// OnInit is called so we can hack the new pointer values into the obj.this attributes.
+
+void wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(bool init)
+{
+    PyObject* obj;
+    PyObject* ptrobj;
+
+
+#define REINITOBJ(name, classname) \
+    if ( init ) { name = (classname*)0xC0C0C0C0; } else { \
+    obj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, dropwx(#name)); \
+    wxCHECK_RET(obj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock object for " #name)) \
+    wxCHECK_RET(wxPySwigInstance_Check(obj), wxT("Not a swig instance: " #name)); \
+    ptrobj = wxPyMakeSwigPtr((void*)name, wxT(#classname)); \
+    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "this", ptrobj); \
+    Py_DECREF(ptrobj); }
+
+#define REINITOBJ2(name, classname) \
+    if ( init ) { } else { \
+    obj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, dropwx(#name)); \
+    wxCHECK_RET(obj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock object for " #name)) \
+    wxCHECK_RET(wxPySwigInstance_Check(obj), wxT("Not a swig instance: " #name)); \
+    ptrobj = wxPyMakeSwigPtr((void*)&name, wxT(#classname)); \
+    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "this", ptrobj); \
+    Py_DECREF(ptrobj); }
+
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxNORMAL_FONT, wxFont);
+    REINITOBJ(wxSMALL_FONT, wxFont);
+    REINITOBJ(wxITALIC_FONT, wxFont);
+    REINITOBJ(wxSWISS_FONT, wxFont);
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxRED_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxCYAN_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxGREEN_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLACK_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxWHITE_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxTRANSPARENT_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLACK_DASHED_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxGREY_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxMEDIUM_GREY_PEN, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ(wxLIGHT_GREY_PEN, wxPen);
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLUE_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxGREEN_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxWHITE_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLACK_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxTRANSPARENT_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxCYAN_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxRED_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxGREY_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxMEDIUM_GREY_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ(wxLIGHT_GREY_BRUSH, wxBrush);
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLACK, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxWHITE, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxRED, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxBLUE, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxGREEN, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxCYAN, wxColour);
+    REINITOBJ(wxLIGHT_GREY, wxColour);
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxSTANDARD_CURSOR, wxCursor);
+    REINITOBJ(wxHOURGLASS_CURSOR, wxCursor);
+    REINITOBJ(wxCROSS_CURSOR, wxCursor);
+
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullBitmap, wxBitmap);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullIcon, wxIcon);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullCursor, wxCursor);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullPen, wxPen);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullBrush, wxBrush);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullPalette, wxPalette);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullFont, wxFont);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullColour, wxColour);
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxTheFontList, wxFontList);
+    REINITOBJ(wxThePenList, wxPenList);
+    REINITOBJ(wxTheBrushList, wxBrushList);
+    REINITOBJ(wxTheColourDatabase, wxColourDatabase);
+
+
+    REINITOBJ(wxTheClipboard, wxClipboard);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxDefaultValidator, wxValidator);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullImage, wxImage);
+    REINITOBJ2(wxNullAcceleratorTable, wxAcceleratorTable);
+
+#undef REINITOBJ
+#undef REINITOBJ2
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void wxPyClientData_dtor(wxPyClientData* self) {
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
-    Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {           // Don't do it during cleanup as Python
+                                        // may have already garbage collected the object...
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
+        self->m_obj = NULL;
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    }
 }
 
 void wxPyUserData_dtor(wxPyUserData* self) {
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
-    Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
+        self->m_obj = NULL;
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -360,7 +677,7 @@ void wxPyUserData_dtor(wxPyUserData* self) {
 // the now bogus pointer... So to try and prevent this we'll do a little black
 // magic and change the class of the python instance to a class that will
 // raise an exception for any attempt to call methods with it.  See
-// _wxPyDeadObject in _extras.py for the implementation of this class.
+// _wxPyDeadObject in _core_ex.py for the implementation of this class.
 void wxPyOORClientData_dtor(wxPyOORClientData* self) {
 
     static PyObject* deadObjectClass = NULL;
@@ -368,23 +685,52 @@ void wxPyOORClientData_dtor(wxPyOORClientData* self) {
     wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     if (deadObjectClass == NULL) {
         deadObjectClass = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, "_wxPyDeadObject");
-        wxASSERT_MSG(deadObjectClass != NULL, wxT("Can't get _wxPyDeadObject class!"));
+        // TODO:  Can not wxASSERT here because inside a wxPyBeginBlock Threads,
+        // will lead to a deadlock when it tries to aquire the GIL again.
+        //wxASSERT_MSG(deadObjectClass != NULL, wxT("Can't get _wxPyDeadObject class!"));
         Py_INCREF(deadObjectClass);
     }
 
-    // Clear the instance's dictionary, put the name of the old class into the
-    // instance, and then reset the class to be the dead class.
-    if (self->m_obj->ob_refcnt > 1) {  // but only if there is more than one reference
-        wxASSERT_MSG(PyInstance_Check(self->m_obj), wxT("m_obj not an instance!?!?!"));
-        PyInstanceObject* inst = (PyInstanceObject*)self->m_obj;
-        PyDict_Clear(inst->in_dict);
-        PyDict_SetItemString(inst->in_dict, "_name", inst->in_class->cl_name);
-        inst->in_class = (PyClassObject*)deadObjectClass;
-        Py_INCREF(deadObjectClass);
+
+    // Only if there is more than one reference to the object
+    if ( !wxPyDoingCleanup && self->m_obj->ob_refcnt > 1 ) {
+        // bool isInstance = wxPyInstance_Check(self->m_obj);
+        // TODO same here
+        //wxASSERT_MSG(isInstance, wxT("m_obj not an instance!?!?!"));
+
+        // Call __del__, if there is one.
+        PyObject* func = PyObject_GetAttrString(self->m_obj, "__del__");
+        if (func) {
+            PyObject* rv = PyObject_CallMethod(self->m_obj, "__del__", NULL);
+            Py_XDECREF(rv);
+            Py_DECREF(func);
+        }
+        if (PyErr_Occurred())
+            PyErr_Clear();      // just ignore it for now
+
+        
+        PyObject* dict = PyObject_GetAttrString(self->m_obj, "__dict__");
+        if (dict) {
+            // Clear the instance's dictionary 
+            PyDict_Clear(dict);
+
+            // put the name of the old class into the instance, and then reset the
+            // class to be the dead class.
+            PyObject* klass = PyObject_GetAttrString(self->m_obj, "__class__");
+            PyObject* name =  PyObject_GetAttrString(klass, "__name__");
+            PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "_name", name);
+            PyObject_SetAttrString(self->m_obj, "__class__",  deadObjectClass);
+            //Py_INCREF(deadObjectClass);
+            Py_DECREF(klass);
+            Py_DECREF(name);
+        }
     }
+
+    // m_obj is DECREF'd in the base class dtor...
     wxPyEndBlockThreads();
 }
 
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Stuff used by OOR to find the right wxPython class type to return and to
 // build it.
@@ -405,51 +751,41 @@ void wxPyPtrTypeMap_Add(const char* commonName, const char* ptrName) {
 
 
 
-PyObject* wxPyClassExists(const wxString& className) {
-
-    if (!className)
-        return NULL;
-
-    char    buff[64];               // should always be big enough...
-
-    sprintf(buff, "%sPtr", className.mbc_str());
-    PyObject* classobj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, buff);
-
-    return classobj;  // returns NULL if not found
-}
-
 
 PyObject*  wxPyMake_wxObject(wxObject* source, bool checkEvtHandler) {
     PyObject* target = NULL;
-    bool      isEvtHandler = FALSE;
+    bool      isEvtHandler = False;
 
     if (source) {
         // If it's derived from wxEvtHandler then there may
         // already be a pointer to a Python object that we can use
         // in the OOR data.
         if (checkEvtHandler && wxIsKindOf(source, wxEvtHandler)) {
-            isEvtHandler = TRUE;
+            isEvtHandler = True;
             wxEvtHandler* eh = (wxEvtHandler*)source;
             wxPyOORClientData* data = (wxPyOORClientData*)eh->GetClientObject();
             if (data) {
                 target = data->m_obj;
-                Py_INCREF(target);
+                if (target)
+                    Py_INCREF(target);
             }
         }
 
         if (! target) {
-            // Otherwise make it the old fashioned way by making a
-            // new shadow object and putting this pointer in it.
-            wxClassInfo* info = source->GetClassInfo();
-            wxChar*      name = (wxChar*)info->GetClassName();
-            PyObject*    klass = wxPyClassExists(name);
-            while (info && !klass) {
-                name = (wxChar*)info->GetBaseClassName1();
-                info = wxClassInfo::FindClass(name);
-                klass = wxPyClassExists(name);
+            // Otherwise make it the old fashioned way by making a new shadow
+            // object and putting this pointer in it.  Look up the class
+            // heirarchy until we find a class name that is located in the
+            // python module.
+            const wxClassInfo* info   = source->GetClassInfo();
+            wxString           name   = info->GetClassName();
+            bool               exists = wxPyCheckSwigType(name);
+            while (info && !exists) {
+                info = info->GetBaseClass1();
+                name = info->GetClassName();
+                exists = wxPyCheckSwigType(name);
             }
             if (info) {
-                target = wxPyConstructObject(source, name, klass, FALSE);
+                target = wxPyConstructObject((void*)source, name, False);
                 if (target && isEvtHandler)
                     ((wxEvtHandler*)source)->SetClientObject(new wxPyOORClientData(target));
             } else {
@@ -470,18 +806,18 @@ PyObject*  wxPyMake_wxSizer(wxSizer* source) {
     PyObject* target = NULL;
 
     if (source && wxIsKindOf(source, wxSizer)) {
-        // If it's derived from wxSizer then there may
-        // already be a pointer to a Python object that we can use
-        // in the OOR data.
+        // If it's derived from wxSizer then there may already be a pointer to
+        // a Python object that we can use in the OOR data.
         wxSizer* sz = (wxSizer*)source;
         wxPyOORClientData* data = (wxPyOORClientData*)sz->GetClientObject();
         if (data) {
             target = data->m_obj;
-            Py_INCREF(target);
+            if (target)
+                Py_INCREF(target);
         }
     }
     if (! target) {
-        target = wxPyMake_wxObject(source, FALSE);
+        target = wxPyMake_wxObject(source, False);
         if (target != Py_None)
             ((wxSizer*)source)->SetClientObject(new wxPyOORClientData(target));
     }
@@ -489,68 +825,6 @@ PyObject*  wxPyMake_wxSizer(wxSizer* source) {
 }
 
 
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-PyObject* wxPyConstructObject(void* ptr,
-                              const wxString& className,
-                              PyObject* klass,
-                              int setThisOwn) {
-
-    PyObject* obj;
-    PyObject* arg;
-    PyObject* item;
-    wxString  name(className);
-    char      swigptr[64];      // should always be big enough...
-    char      buff[64];
-
-    if ((item = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPyPtrTypeMap, (char*)(const char*)name.mbc_str())) != NULL) {
-        name = wxString(PyString_AsString(item), *wxConvCurrent);
-    }
-    sprintf(buff, "_%s_p", (const char*)name.mbc_str());
-    SWIG_MakePtr(swigptr, ptr, buff);
-
-    arg = Py_BuildValue("(s)", swigptr);
-    obj = PyInstance_New(klass, arg, NULL);
-    Py_DECREF(arg);
-
-    if (setThisOwn) {
-        PyObject* one = PyInt_FromLong(1);
-        PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "thisown", one);
-        Py_DECREF(one);
-    }
-
-    return obj;
-}
-
-
-PyObject* wxPyConstructObject(void* ptr,
-                              const wxString& className,
-                              int setThisOwn) {
-    PyObject* obj;
-
-    if (!ptr) {
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
-    }
-
-    char    buff[64];               // should always be big enough...
-    sprintf(buff, "%sPtr", (const char*)className.mbc_str());
-
-    wxASSERT_MSG(wxPython_dict, wxT("wxPython_dict is not set yet!!"));
-
-    PyObject* classobj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, buff);
-    if (! classobj) {
-        wxString msg(wxT("wxPython class not found for "));
-        msg += className;
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NameError, msg.mbc_str());
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return wxPyConstructObject(ptr, className, classobj, setThisOwn);
-}
-
-
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -561,6 +835,7 @@ unsigned long wxPyGetCurrentThreadId() {
 }
 
 static PyThreadState* gs_shutdownTState;
+
 static
 PyThreadState* wxPyGetThreadState() {
     if (wxPyTMutex == NULL) // Python is shutting down...
@@ -593,7 +868,15 @@ void wxPySaveThreadState(PyThreadState* tstate) {
     for(size_t i=0; i < wxPyTStates->GetCount(); i++) {
         wxPyThreadState& info = wxPyTStates->Item(i);
         if (info.tid == ctid) {
-            info.tstate = tstate;
+#if 0
+            if (info.tstate != tstate)
+                wxLogMessage("*** tstate mismatch!???");
+#endif
+            // info.tstate = tstate;    *** DO NOT update existing ones???
+            // Normally it will never change, but apparently COM callbacks
+            // (i.e. ActiveX controls) will (incorrectly IMHO) use a transient
+            // tstate which will then be garbage the next time we try to use
+            // it...
             wxPyTMutex->Unlock();
             return;
         }
@@ -640,8 +923,9 @@ void wxPyBeginBlockThreads() {
 
 void wxPyEndBlockThreads() {
 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
-    PyThreadState* tstate = PyEval_SaveThread();
     // Is there any need to save it again?
+    // PyThreadState* tstate =
+    PyEval_SaveThread();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -662,7 +946,7 @@ bool wxPyInputStream::eof() {
     if (m_wxis)
         return m_wxis->Eof();
     else
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
 }
 
 wxPyInputStream::~wxPyInputStream() {
@@ -679,13 +963,15 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::read(int size) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "no valid C-wxInputStream");
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
         return NULL;
     }
 
     if (size < 0) {
-        // read until EOF
-        while (! m_wxis->Eof()) {
+        // read while bytes are available on the stream
+        while ( m_wxis->CanRead() ) {
             m_wxis->Read(buf.GetAppendBuf(BUFSIZE), BUFSIZE);
             buf.UngetAppendBuf(m_wxis->LastRead());
         }
@@ -696,13 +982,16 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::read(int size) {
     }
 
     // error check
-    if (m_wxis->LastError() == wxSTREAM_READ_ERROR) {
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
+    if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
     }
     else {
         // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
         obj = PyString_FromStringAndSize(buf, buf.GetDataLen());
     }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
     return obj;
 }
 
@@ -715,24 +1004,29 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readline(int size) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream");
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
         return NULL;
     }
 
     // read until \n or byte limit reached
-    for (i=ch=0; (ch != '\n') && (!m_wxis->Eof()) && ((size < 0) || (i < size)); i++) {
+    for (i=ch=0; (ch != '\n') && (m_wxis->CanRead()) && ((size < 0) || (i < size)); i++) {
         ch = m_wxis->GetC();
         buf.AppendByte(ch);
     }
 
     // errorcheck
-    if (m_wxis->LastError() == wxSTREAM_READ_ERROR) {
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
+    if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
     }
     else {
         // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
         obj = PyString_FromStringAndSize((char*)buf.GetData(), buf.GetDataLen());
     }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
     return obj;
 }
 
@@ -742,33 +1036,45 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readlines(int sizehint) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream below");
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream");
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
         return NULL;
     }
 
     // init list
+    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     pylist = PyList_New(0);
     if (!pylist) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyErr_NoMemory();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
         return NULL;
     }
 
     // read sizehint bytes or until EOF
     int i;
-    for (i=0; (!m_wxis->Eof()) && ((sizehint < 0) || (i < sizehint));) {
+    for (i=0; (m_wxis->CanRead()) && ((sizehint < 0) || (i < sizehint));) {
         PyObject* s = this->readline();
         if (s == NULL) {
+            wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
             Py_DECREF(pylist);
+            wxPyEndBlockThreads();
             return NULL;
         }
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyList_Append(pylist, s);
         i += PyString_Size(s);
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
     }
 
     // error check
-    if (m_wxis->LastError() == wxSTREAM_READ_ERROR) {
+    wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
+    if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
+        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         Py_DECREF(pylist);
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -824,6 +1130,11 @@ wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream::create(PyObject *py, bool block) {
     return new wxPyCBInputStream(read, seek, tell, block);
 }
 
+
+wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream_create(PyObject *py, bool block) {
+    return wxPyCBInputStream::create(py, block);
+}
+
 PyObject* wxPyCBInputStream::getMethod(PyObject* py, char* name) {
     if (!PyObject_HasAttrString(py, name))
         return NULL;
@@ -872,7 +1183,6 @@ size_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysRead(void *buffer, size_t bufsize) {
     else
         m_lasterror = wxSTREAM_READ_ERROR;
     wxPyEndBlockThreads();
-    m_lastcount = o;
     return o;
 }
 
@@ -883,7 +1193,12 @@ size_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysWrite(const void *buffer, size_t bufsize) {
 
 off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysSeek(off_t off, wxSeekMode mode) {
     wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+#ifdef _LARGE_FILES
+    // off_t is a 64-bit value...
+    PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(Li)", off, mode);
+#else
     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(ii)", off, mode);
+#endif
     PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_seek, arglist);
     Py_DECREF(arglist);
     Py_XDECREF(result);
@@ -891,6 +1206,7 @@ off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysSeek(off_t off, wxSeekMode mode) {
     return OnSysTell();
 }
 
+
 off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysTell() const {
     wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("()");
@@ -898,7 +1214,13 @@ off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysTell() const {
     Py_DECREF(arglist);
     off_t o = 0;
     if (result != NULL) {
+#ifdef _LARGE_FILES
+        if (PyLong_Check(result))
+            o = PyLong_AsLongLong(result);
+        else
+#else
         o = PyInt_AsLong(result);
+#endif
         Py_DECREF(result);
     };
     wxPyEndBlockThreads();
@@ -934,29 +1256,50 @@ void wxPyCallback::EventThunker(wxEvent& event) {
     PyObject*       result;
     PyObject*       arg;
     PyObject*       tuple;
-
+    bool            checkSkip = False;
 
     wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     wxString className = event.GetClassInfo()->GetClassName();
 
-    if (className == "wxPyEvent")
-        arg = ((wxPyEvent*)&event)->GetSelf();
-    else if (className == "wxPyCommandEvent")
-        arg = ((wxPyCommandEvent*)&event)->GetSelf();
+    // If the event is one of these types then pass the original
+    // event object instead of the one passed to us.
+    if ( className == wxT("wxPyEvent") ) {
+        arg =       ((wxPyEvent*)&event)->GetSelf();
+        checkSkip = ((wxPyEvent*)&event)->GetCloned();
+    }
+    else if ( className == wxT("wxPyCommandEvent") ) {
+        arg =       ((wxPyCommandEvent*)&event)->GetSelf();
+        checkSkip = ((wxPyCommandEvent*)&event)->GetCloned();
+    }
     else {
         arg = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&event, className);
     }
 
+    // Call the event handler, passing the event object
     tuple = PyTuple_New(1);
-    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, 0, arg);
+    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, 0, arg);  // steals ref to arg
     result = PyEval_CallObject(func, tuple);
-    Py_DECREF(tuple);
-    if (result) {
-        Py_DECREF(result);
+    if ( result ) {
+        Py_DECREF(result);   // result is ignored, but we still need to decref it
         PyErr_Clear();       // Just in case...
     } else {
         PyErr_Print();
     }
+
+    if ( checkSkip ) {
+        // if the event object was one of our special types and
+        // it had been cloned, then we need to extract the Skipped
+        // value from the original and set it in the clone.
+        result = PyObject_CallMethod(arg, "GetSkipped", "");
+        if ( result ) {
+            event.Skip(PyInt_AsLong(result));
+            Py_DECREF(result);
+        } else {
+            PyErr_Print();
+        }
+    }
+
+    Py_DECREF(tuple);
     wxPyEndBlockThreads();
 }
 
@@ -1003,7 +1346,6 @@ PyObject* PyFindClassWithAttr(PyObject *klass, PyObject *name)
 
     if (PyType_Check(klass)) {      // new style classes
         // This code is borrowed/adapted from _PyType_Lookup in typeobject.c
-        // (TODO: This part is not tested yet, so I'm not sure it is correct...)
         PyTypeObject* type = (PyTypeObject*)klass;
         PyObject *mro, *res, *base, *dict;
         /* Look in tp_dict of types in MRO */
@@ -1078,7 +1420,7 @@ bool wxPyCallbackHelper::findCallback(const char* name) const {
         // not from a base class...
         if (PyMethod_Check(method) &&
             (klass = PyMethod_GetDefiningClass(method, (char*)name)) != NULL &&
-            ((klass == m_class) || PyClass_IsSubclass(klass, m_class))) {
+            ((klass == m_class) || PyObject_IsSubclass(klass, m_class))) {
 
             // ...then we'll save a pointer to the method so callCallback can call it.
             self->m_lastFound = method;
@@ -1093,7 +1435,7 @@ bool wxPyCallbackHelper::findCallback(const char* name) const {
 
 int wxPyCallbackHelper::callCallback(PyObject* argTuple) const {
     PyObject*   result;
-    int         retval = FALSE;
+    int         retval = False;
 
     result = callCallbackObj(argTuple);
     if (result) {                       // Assumes an integer return type...
@@ -1160,7 +1502,7 @@ void wxPyCBH_delete(wxPyCallbackHelper* cbh) {
 wxPyEvtSelfRef::wxPyEvtSelfRef() {
     //m_self = Py_None;         // **** We don't do normal ref counting to prevent
     //Py_INCREF(m_self);        //      circular loops...
-    m_cloned = FALSE;
+    m_cloned = False;
 }
 
 wxPyEvtSelfRef::~wxPyEvtSelfRef() {
@@ -1177,7 +1519,7 @@ void wxPyEvtSelfRef::SetSelf(PyObject* self, bool clone) {
     m_self = self;
     if (clone) {
         Py_INCREF(m_self);
-        m_cloned = TRUE;
+        m_cloned = True;
     }
     wxPyEndBlockThreads();
 }
@@ -1192,15 +1534,15 @@ IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxPyEvent, wxEvent);
 IMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxPyCommandEvent, wxCommandEvent);
 
 
-wxPyEvent::wxPyEvent(int id)
-    : wxEvent(id) {
+wxPyEvent::wxPyEvent(int winid, wxEventType commandType)
+    : wxEvent(winid, commandType) {
 }
 
 
 wxPyEvent::wxPyEvent(const wxPyEvent& evt)
     : wxEvent(evt)
 {
-    SetSelf(evt.m_self, TRUE);
+    SetSelf(evt.m_self, True);
 }
 
 
@@ -1216,7 +1558,7 @@ wxPyCommandEvent::wxPyCommandEvent(wxEventType commandType, int id)
 wxPyCommandEvent::wxPyCommandEvent(const wxPyCommandEvent& evt)
     : wxCommandEvent(evt)
 {
-    SetSelf(evt.m_self, TRUE);
+    SetSelf(evt.m_self, True);
 }
 
 
@@ -1226,63 +1568,25 @@ wxPyCommandEvent::~wxPyCommandEvent() {
 
 
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-wxPyTimer::wxPyTimer(PyObject* callback) {
-    func = callback;
-    Py_INCREF(func);
-}
-
-wxPyTimer::~wxPyTimer() {
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
-    Py_DECREF(func);
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
-}
-
-void wxPyTimer::Notify() {
-    if (!func || func == Py_None) {
-        wxTimer::Notify();
-    }
-    else {
-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
-
-        PyObject*   result;
-        PyObject*   args = Py_BuildValue("()");
-
-        result = PyEval_CallObject(func, args);
-        Py_DECREF(args);
-        if (result) {
-            Py_DECREF(result);
-            PyErr_Clear();
-        } else {
-            PyErr_Print();
-        }
-
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
-    }
-}
-
-
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Convert a wxList to a Python List
+// Convert a wxList to a Python List, only works for lists of wxObjects
 
-PyObject* wxPy_ConvertList(wxListBase* list, const char* className) {
+PyObject* wxPy_ConvertList(wxListBase* listbase) {
+    wxList*     list = (wxList*)listbase;  // this is probably bad...
     PyObject*   pyList;
     PyObject*   pyObj;
     wxObject*   wxObj;
-    wxNode*     node = list->First();
+    wxNode*     node = list->GetFirst();
 
     wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
     pyList = PyList_New(0);
     while (node) {
-        wxObj = node->Data();
-        pyObj = wxPyMake_wxObject(wxObj); //wxPyConstructObject(wxObj, className);
+        wxObj = node->GetData();
+        pyObj = wxPyMake_wxObject(wxObj); 
         PyList_Append(pyList, pyObj);
-        node = node->Next();
+        node = node->GetNext();
     }
     wxPyEndBlockThreads();
     return pyList;
@@ -1298,10 +1602,14 @@ long wxPyGetWinHandle(wxWindow* win) {
     // Find and return the actual X-Window.
 #ifdef __WXGTK__
     if (win->m_wxwindow) {
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+        return (long) GDK_WINDOW_XWINDOW(GTK_PIZZA(win->m_wxwindow)->bin_window);
+#else
         GdkWindowPrivate* bwin = (GdkWindowPrivate*)GTK_PIZZA(win->m_wxwindow)->bin_window;
         if (bwin) {
             return (long)bwin->xwindow;
         }
+#endif
     }
 #endif
     return 0;
@@ -1327,7 +1635,12 @@ wxString* wxString_in_helper(PyObject* source) {
     }
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     if (PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
-        target = new wxString(PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(source));
+        target = new wxString();
+        size_t len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(source);
+        if (len) {
+            PyUnicode_AsWideChar((PyUnicodeObject*)source, target->GetWriteBuf(len), len);
+            target->UngetWriteBuf();
+        }
     } else {
         // It is a string, get pointers to it and transform to unicode
         char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
@@ -1358,18 +1671,22 @@ wxString* wxString_in_helper(PyObject* source) {
 wxString Py2wxString(PyObject* source)
 {
     wxString target;
-    bool     doDecRef = FALSE;
+    bool     doDecRef = False;
 
 #if PYTHON_API_VERSION >= 1009  // Have Python unicode API
     if (!PyString_Check(source) && !PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
         // Convert to String if not one already...  (TODO: Unicode too?)
         source = PyObject_Str(source);
-        doDecRef = TRUE;
+        doDecRef = True;
     }
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
     if (PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
-        target = PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(source);
+        size_t len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(source);
+        if (len) {
+            PyUnicode_AsWideChar((PyUnicodeObject*)source, target.GetWriteBuf(len), len);
+            target.UngetWriteBuf();
+        }
     } else {
         // It is a string, get pointers to it and transform to unicode
         char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
@@ -1386,7 +1703,7 @@ wxString Py2wxString(PyObject* source)
     if (!PyString_Check(source)) {
         // Convert to String if not one already...
         source = PyObject_Str(source);
-        doDecRef = TRUE;
+        doDecRef = True;
     }
     target = wxString(PyString_AS_STRING(source), PyString_GET_SIZE(source));
 #endif
@@ -1402,7 +1719,7 @@ PyObject* wx2PyString(const wxString& src)
 {
     PyObject* str;
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
-    str = PyUnicode_FromUnicode(src.c_str(), src.Len());
+    str = PyUnicode_FromWideChar(src.c_str(), src.Len());
 #else
     str = PyString_FromStringAndSize(src.c_str(), src.Len());
 #endif
@@ -1510,24 +1827,24 @@ static inline bool wxPointFromObjects(PyObject* o1, PyObject* o2, wxPoint* point
     if (PyInt_Check(o1) && PyInt_Check(o2)) {
         point->x = PyInt_AS_LONG(o1);
         point->y = PyInt_AS_LONG(o2);
-        return true;
+        return True;
     }
     if (PyFloat_Check(o1) && PyFloat_Check(o2)) {
         point->x = (int)PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(o1);
         point->y = (int)PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(o2);
-        return true;
+        return True;
     }
-    if (PyInstance_Check(o1) || PyInstance_Check(o2)) {
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(o1) || wxPySwigInstance_Check(o2)) {  // TODO: Why???
         // Disallow instances because they can cause havok
-        return false;
+        return False;
     }
     if (PyNumber_Check(o1) && PyNumber_Check(o2)) {
         // I believe this excludes instances, so this should be safe without INCREFFing o1 and o2
         point->x = PyInt_AsLong(o1);
         point->y = PyInt_AsLong(o2);
-        return true;
+        return True;
     }
-    return false;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
@@ -1575,9 +1892,9 @@ wxPoint* wxPoint_LIST_helper(PyObject* source, int *count) {
                 goto error2;
             }
         }
-        else if (PyInstance_Check(o)) {
+        else if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(o)) {
             wxPoint* pt;
-            if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(o, (void **)&pt, "_wxPoint_p")) {
+            if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(o, (void **)&pt, wxT("wxPoint"))) {
                 goto error2;
             }
             temp[x] = *pt;
@@ -1607,7 +1924,7 @@ error2:
     if (!isFast)
         Py_DECREF(o);
 error1:
-    delete temp;
+    delete [] temp;
 error0:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a sequence of length-2 sequences or wxPoints.");
     return NULL;
@@ -1629,10 +1946,10 @@ wxBitmap** wxBitmap_LIST_helper(PyObject* source) {
     }
     for (int x=0; x<count; x++) {
         PyObject* o = PyList_GetItem(source, x);
-        if (PyInstance_Check(o)) {
+        if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(o)) {
             wxBitmap*    pt;
-            if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(o, (void **) &pt,"_wxBitmap_p")) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected _wxBitmap_p.");
+            if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(o, (void **) &pt, wxT("wxBitmap"))) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected wxBitmap.");
                 return NULL;
             }
             temp[x] = pt;
@@ -1693,10 +2010,10 @@ wxAcceleratorEntry* wxAcceleratorEntry_LIST_helper(PyObject* source) {
     }
     for (int x=0; x<count; x++) {
         PyObject* o = PyList_GetItem(source, x);
-        if (PyInstance_Check(o)) {
+        if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(o)) {
             wxAcceleratorEntry* ae;
-            if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(o, (void **) &ae,"_wxAcceleratorEntry_p")) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected _wxAcceleratorEntry_p.");
+            if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(o, (void **) &ae, wxT("wxAcceleratorEntry"))) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected wxAcceleratorEntry.");
                 return NULL;
             }
             temp[x] = *ae;
@@ -1729,11 +2046,11 @@ wxPen** wxPen_LIST_helper(PyObject* source) {
     }
     for (int x=0; x<count; x++) {
         PyObject* o = PyList_GetItem(source, x);
-        if (PyInstance_Check(o)) {
+        if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(o)) {
             wxPen*  pt;
-            if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(o, (void **) &pt,"_wxPen_p")) {
+            if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(o, (void **)&pt, wxT("wxPen"))) {
                 delete temp;
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected _wxPen_p.");
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,"Expected wxPen.");
                 return NULL;
             }
             temp[x] = pt;
@@ -1748,12 +2065,12 @@ wxPen** wxPen_LIST_helper(PyObject* source) {
 }
 
 
-bool _2int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2) {
+bool wxPy2int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2) {
     bool isFast = PyList_Check(source) || PyTuple_Check(source);
     PyObject *o1, *o2;
 
     if (!PySequence_Check(source) || PySequence_Length(source) != 2)
-        return FALSE;
+        return False;
 
     if (isFast) {
         o1 = PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(source, 0);
@@ -1771,16 +2088,16 @@ bool _2int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2) {
         Py_DECREF(o1);
         Py_DECREF(o2);
     }
-    return TRUE;
+    return True;
 }
 
 
-bool _4int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2, int* i3, int* i4) {
+bool wxPy4int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2, int* i3, int* i4) {
     bool isFast = PyList_Check(source) || PyTuple_Check(source);
     PyObject *o1, *o2, *o3, *o4;
 
     if (!PySequence_Check(source) || PySequence_Length(source) != 4)
-        return FALSE;
+        return False;
 
     if (isFast) {
         o1 = PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(source, 0);
@@ -1806,70 +2123,36 @@ bool _4int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2, int* i3, int* i4) {
         Py_DECREF(o3);
         Py_DECREF(o4);
     }
-    return TRUE;
+    return True;
 }
 
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-bool wxSize_helper(PyObject* source, wxSize** obj) {
-
-    // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
-        wxSize* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxSize_p"))
-            goto error;
-        *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-    // otherwise a 2-tuple of integers is expected
-    else if (PySequence_Check(source) && PyObject_Length(source) == 2) {
-        PyObject* o1 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 0);
-        PyObject* o2 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 1);
-        if (!PyNumber_Check(o1) || !PyNumber_Check(o2)) {
-            Py_DECREF(o1);
-            Py_DECREF(o2);
-            goto error;
-        }
-        **obj = wxSize(PyInt_AsLong(o1), PyInt_AsLong(o2));
-        Py_DECREF(o1);
-        Py_DECREF(o2);
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-
- error:
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of integers or a wxSize object.");
-    return FALSE;
+bool wxPySimple_typecheck(PyObject* source, const wxChar* classname, int seqLen)
+{
+    void* ptr;
+    
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source) &&
+        wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, classname))
+        return True;
+
+    PyErr_Clear();
+    if (PySequence_Check(source) && PySequence_Length(source) == seqLen)
+        return True;
+    
+    return False;
+}    
+
+bool wxSize_helper(PyObject* source, wxSize** obj)
+{
+    return wxPyTwoIntItem_helper(source, obj, wxT("wxSize"));
 }
 
-bool wxPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint** obj) {
 
-    // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
-        wxPoint* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxPoint_p"))
-            goto error;
-        *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-    // otherwise a length-2 sequence of integers is expected
-    if (PySequence_Check(source) && PySequence_Length(source) == 2) {
-        PyObject* o1 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 0);
-        PyObject* o2 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 1);
-        // This should really check for integers, not numbers -- but that would break code.
-        if (!PyNumber_Check(o1) || !PyNumber_Check(o2)) {
-            Py_DECREF(o1);
-            Py_DECREF(o2);
-            goto error;
-        }
-        **obj = wxPoint(PyInt_AsLong(o1), PyInt_AsLong(o2));
-        Py_DECREF(o1);
-        Py_DECREF(o2);
-        return TRUE;
-    }
- error:
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of integers or a wxPoint object.");
-    return FALSE;
+bool wxPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint** obj)
+{
+    return wxPyTwoIntItem_helper(source, obj, wxT("wxPoint"));
 }
 
 
@@ -1877,12 +2160,12 @@ bool wxPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint** obj) {
 bool wxRealPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxRealPoint** obj) {
 
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxRealPoint* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxRealPoint_p"))
+        if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, wxT("wxRealPoint")))
             goto error;
         *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
     // otherwise a 2-tuple of floats is expected
     else if (PySequence_Check(source) && PyObject_Length(source) == 2) {
@@ -1896,26 +2179,25 @@ bool wxRealPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxRealPoint** obj) {
         **obj = wxRealPoint(PyFloat_AsDouble(o1), PyFloat_AsDouble(o2));
         Py_DECREF(o1);
         Py_DECREF(o2);
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
 
  error:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of floats or a wxRealPoint object.");
-    return FALSE;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
 
-
 bool wxRect_helper(PyObject* source, wxRect** obj) {
 
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxRect* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxRect_p"))
+        if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, wxT("wxRect")))
             goto error;
         *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
     // otherwise a 4-tuple of integers is expected
     else if (PySequence_Check(source) && PyObject_Length(source) == 4) {
@@ -1937,12 +2219,12 @@ bool wxRect_helper(PyObject* source, wxRect** obj) {
         Py_DECREF(o2);
         Py_DECREF(o3);
         Py_DECREF(o4);
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
 
  error:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 4-tuple of integers or a wxRect object.");
-    return FALSE;
+    return False;
 }
 
 
@@ -1950,16 +2232,16 @@ bool wxRect_helper(PyObject* source, wxRect** obj) {
 bool wxColour_helper(PyObject* source, wxColour** obj) {
 
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
-    if (PyInstance_Check(source)) {
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxColour* ptr;
-        if (SWIG_GetPtrObj(source, (void **)&ptr, "_wxColour_p"))
+        if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, wxT("wxColour")))
             goto error;
         *obj = ptr;
-        return TRUE;
+        return True;
     }
-    // otherwise a string is expected
-    else if (PyString_Check(source)) {
-        wxString spec(PyString_AS_STRING(source), *wxConvCurrent);
+    // otherwise check for a string
+    else if (PyString_Check(source) || PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
+        wxString spec = Py2wxString(source);
         if (spec.GetChar(0) == '#' && spec.Length() == 7) {  // It's  #RRGGBB
             long red, green, blue;
             red = green = blue = 0;
@@ -1968,19 +2250,78 @@ bool wxColour_helper(PyObject* source, wxColour** obj) {
             spec.Mid(5,2).ToLong(&blue,  16);
 
             **obj = wxColour(red, green, blue);
-            return TRUE;
+            return True;
         }
         else {                                       // it's a colour name
             **obj = wxColour(spec);
-            return TRUE;
+            return True;
         }
     }
+    // last chance: 3-tuple of integers is expected
+    else if (PySequence_Check(source) && PyObject_Length(source) == 3) {
+        PyObject* o1 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 0);
+        PyObject* o2 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 1);
+        PyObject* o3 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 2);
+        if (!PyNumber_Check(o1) || !PyNumber_Check(o2) || !PyNumber_Check(o3)) {
+            Py_DECREF(o1);
+            Py_DECREF(o2);
+            Py_DECREF(o3);
+            goto error;
+        }
+        **obj = wxColour(PyInt_AsLong(o1), PyInt_AsLong(o2), PyInt_AsLong(o3));
+        Py_DECREF(o1);
+        Py_DECREF(o2);
+        Py_DECREF(o3);
+        return True;
+    }
 
  error:
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                    "Expected a wxColour object or a string containing a colour "
-                    "name or '#RRGGBB'.");
-    return FALSE;
+                    "Expected a wxColour object or a string containing a colour name or '#RRGGBB'.");
+    return False;
+}
+
+
+bool wxColour_typecheck(PyObject* source) {
+
+    if (wxPySimple_typecheck(source, wxT("wxColour"), 3))
+        return True;
+
+    if (PyString_Check(source) || PyUnicode_Check(source))
+        return True;
+    
+    return False;   
+}
+
+
+
+bool wxPoint2D_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint2D** obj) {
+    // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
+    if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
+        wxPoint2D* ptr;
+        if (! wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, wxT("wxPoint2D")))
+            goto error;
+        *obj = ptr;
+        return True;
+    }
+    // otherwise a length-2 sequence of floats is expected
+    if (PySequence_Check(source) && PySequence_Length(source) == 2) {
+        PyObject* o1 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 0);
+        PyObject* o2 = PySequence_GetItem(source, 1);
+        // This should really check for floats, not numbers -- but that would break code.
+        if (!PyNumber_Check(o1) || !PyNumber_Check(o2)) {
+            Py_DECREF(o1);
+            Py_DECREF(o2);
+            goto error;
+        }
+        **obj = wxPoint2D(PyFloat_AsDouble(o1), PyFloat_AsDouble(o2));
+        Py_DECREF(o1);
+        Py_DECREF(o2);
+        return True;
+    }
+ error:
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Expected a 2-tuple of floats or a wxPoint2D object.");
+    return False;
 }
 
 
@@ -1991,7 +2332,7 @@ PyObject* wxArrayString2PyList_helper(const wxArrayString& arr) {
     PyObject* list = PyList_New(0);
     for (size_t i=0; i < arr.GetCount(); i++) {
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
-        PyObject* str = PyUnicode_FromUnicode(arr[i].c_str(), arr[i].Len());
+        PyObject* str = PyUnicode_FromWideChar(arr[i].c_str(), arr[i].Len());
 #else
        PyObject* str = PyString_FromStringAndSize(arr[i].c_str(), arr[i].Len());
 #endif