Reverted to old method names/signatures for wx.DC, updated lib and

[wxWidgets.git] / wxPython / src / helpers.cpp

diff --git a/wxPython/src/helpers.cpp b/wxPython/src/helpers.cpp
index c64bcf30b4447ed3d1ba308052135872bcd954c9..5ea1b5c9aa36084dceeaa593323681553e735aa5 100644 (file)
--- a/wxPython/src/helpers.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/helpers.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,21 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __WXGTK__
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __WXGTK__

+#include <gdk/gdk.h>
+#include <gdk/gdkx.h>

 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkprivate.h>
 #include <wx/gtk/win_gtk.h>
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkprivate.h>
 #include <wx/gtk/win_gtk.h>

+#define GetXWindow(wxwin)   GDK_WINDOW_XWINDOW((wxwin)->m_widget->window)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __WXX11__
+#include "wx/x11/privx.h"
+#define GetXWindow(wxwin)   ((Window)(wxwin)->GetHandle())
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+#include <wx/mac/private.h>

 #endif
 
 #include <wx/clipbrd.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <wx/clipbrd.h>


@@ -132,20 +144,20 @@ int  wxPyApp::MainLoop() {
 bool wxPyApp::OnInitGui() {
     bool rval=True;
     wxApp::OnInitGui();  // in this case always call the base class version
 bool wxPyApp::OnInitGui() {
     bool rval=True;
     wxApp::OnInitGui();  // in this case always call the base class version

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();  
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnInitGui"))
         rval = wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
     if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnInitGui"))
         rval = wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     return rval;
 }
 
 
 int wxPyApp::OnExit() {
     int rval=0;
     return rval;
 }
 
 
 int wxPyApp::OnExit() {
     int rval=0;

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnExit"))
         rval = wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
     if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnExit"))
         rval = wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     wxApp::OnExit();  // in this case always call the base class version
     return rval;
 }
     wxApp::OnExit();  // in this case always call the base class version
     return rval;
 }


@@ -169,11 +181,11 @@ void wxPyApp::OnAssert(const wxChar *file,
         }
         wxLogDebug(buf);
         return;
         }
         wxLogDebug(buf);
         return;

-    }        
-        
+    }
+

     // If the OnAssert is overloaded in the Python class then call it...
     bool found;
     // If the OnAssert is overloaded in the Python class then call it...
     bool found;

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     if ((found = wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnAssert"))) {
         PyObject* fso = wx2PyString(file);
         PyObject* cso = wx2PyString(file);
     if ((found = wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnAssert"))) {
         PyObject* fso = wx2PyString(file);
         PyObject* cso = wx2PyString(file);


@@ -188,7 +200,7 @@ void wxPyApp::OnAssert(const wxChar *file,
         Py_DECREF(cso);
         Py_DECREF(mso);
     }
         Py_DECREF(cso);
         Py_DECREF(mso);
     }

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

 
     // ...otherwise do our own thing with it
     if (! found) {
 
     // ...otherwise do our own thing with it
     if (! found) {


@@ -207,11 +219,11 @@ void wxPyApp::OnAssert(const wxChar *file,
             }
 
             // set the exception
             }
 
             // set the exception

-            wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+            bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

             PyObject* s = wx2PyString(buf);
             PyErr_SetObject(wxPyAssertionError, s);
             Py_DECREF(s);
             PyObject* s = wx2PyString(buf);
             PyErr_SetObject(wxPyAssertionError, s);
             Py_DECREF(s);

-            wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+            wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

 
             // Now when control returns to whatever API wrapper was called from
             // Python it should detect that an exception is set and will return
 
             // Now when control returns to whatever API wrapper was called from
             // Python it should detect that an exception is set and will return


@@ -239,6 +251,44 @@ void wxPyApp::OnAssert(const wxChar *file,
 }
 #endif
 
 }
 #endif
 

+    // For catching Apple Events
+void wxPyApp::MacOpenFile(const wxString &fileName)
+{
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "MacOpenFile")) {
+        PyObject* s = wx2PyString(fileName);
+        wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("(O)", s));
+        Py_DECREF(s);
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+}
+
+void wxPyApp::MacPrintFile(const wxString &fileName)
+{
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "MacPrintFile")) {
+        PyObject* s = wx2PyString(fileName);
+        wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("(O)", s));
+        Py_DECREF(s);
+    }
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+}
+
+void wxPyApp::MacNewFile()
+{
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "MacNewFile"))
+        wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+}
+
+void wxPyApp::MacReopenApp()
+{
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "MacReopenApp"))
+        wxPyCBH_callCallback(m_myInst, Py_BuildValue("()"));
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+}

 
 
 /*static*/
 
 
 /*static*/


@@ -329,12 +379,12 @@ void wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp()
     bool        result;
     PyObject*   retval = NULL;
     PyObject*   pyint  = NULL;
     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;
     // Get any command-line args passed to this program from the sys module
     int    argc = 0;
     char** argv = NULL;

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     PyObject* sysargv = PySys_GetObject("argv");
     if (sysargv != NULL) {
         argc = PyList_Size(sysargv);
     PyObject* sysargv = PySys_GetObject("argv");
     if (sysargv != NULL) {
         argc = PyList_Size(sysargv);


@@ -346,12 +396,12 @@ void wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp()
         }
         argv[argc] = NULL;
     }
         }
         argv[argc] = NULL;
     }

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

 
     result = wxEntryStart(argc, argv);
     delete [] argv;
 
     result = wxEntryStart(argc, argv);
     delete [] argv;

-    
-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+
+    blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     if (! result)  {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError, "wxEntryStart failed!");
         goto error;
     if (! result)  {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError, "wxEntryStart failed!");
         goto error;


@@ -363,9 +413,9 @@ void wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp()
 
     // It's now ok to generate exceptions for assertion errors.
     wxPythonApp->SetStartupComplete(True);
 
     // It's now ok to generate exceptions for assertion errors.
     wxPythonApp->SetStartupComplete(True);

-    
+

     // Call the Python wxApp's OnInit function
     // Call the Python wxApp's OnInit function

-    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnInit")) {                
+    if (wxPyCBH_findCallback(m_myInst, "OnInit")) {

 
         PyObject* method = m_myInst.GetLastFound();
         PyObject* argTuple = PyTuple_New(0);
 
         PyObject* method = m_myInst.GetLastFound();
         PyObject* argTuple = PyTuple_New(0);


@@ -374,8 +424,8 @@ void wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp()
         Py_DECREF(method);
         if (retval == NULL)
             goto error;
         Py_DECREF(method);
         if (retval == NULL)
             goto error;

-        
-        pyint = PyNumber_Int(retval);        
+
+        pyint = PyNumber_Int(retval);

         if (! pyint) {
             PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "OnInit should return a boolean value");
             goto error;
         if (! pyint) {
             PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "OnInit should return a boolean value");
             goto error;


@@ -386,8 +436,8 @@ void wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp()
         // Is it okay if there is no OnInit?  Probably so...
         result = True;
     }
         // Is it okay if there is no OnInit?  Probably so...
         result = True;
     }

-                                                                                    
-    
+
+

     if (! result) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemExit, "OnInit returned False, exiting...");
     }
     if (! result) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemExit, "OnInit returned False, exiting...");
     }


@@ -395,8 +445,8 @@ void wxPyApp::_BootstrapApp()
  error:
     Py_XDECREF(retval);
     Py_XDECREF(pyint);
  error:
     Py_XDECREF(retval);
     Py_XDECREF(pyint);

-    
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

 };
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 };
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------


@@ -493,7 +543,7 @@ void __wxPyCleanup() {
 }
 
 
 }
 
 

-// Save a reference to the dictionary of the wx.core module, and inject
+// 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)
 {
 // a few more things into it.
 PyObject* __wxPySetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
 {


@@ -511,25 +561,30 @@ PyObject* __wxPySetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
     PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "__wxPyPtrTypeMap", wxPyPtrTypeMap);
 
     // Create an exception object to use for wxASSERTions
     PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "__wxPyPtrTypeMap", wxPyPtrTypeMap);
 
     // Create an exception object to use for wxASSERTions

-    wxPyAssertionError = PyErr_NewException("wx.core.PyAssertionError",
+    wxPyAssertionError = PyErr_NewException("wx._core.PyAssertionError",

                                             PyExc_AssertionError, NULL);
     PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "PyAssertionError", wxPyAssertionError);
 
 
 #ifdef __WXMOTIF__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMOTIF__"
                                             PyExc_AssertionError, NULL);
     PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "PyAssertionError", wxPyAssertionError);
 
 
 #ifdef __WXMOTIF__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMOTIF__"

+#define wxPlatName "wxMotif"

 #endif
 #ifdef __WXX11__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXX11__"
 #endif
 #ifdef __WXX11__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXX11__"

+#define wxPlatName "wxX11"

 #endif
 #ifdef __WXGTK__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXGTK__"
 #endif
 #ifdef __WXGTK__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXGTK__"

+#define wxPlatName "wxGTK"

 #endif
 #endif

-#if defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__WXMSW__)
+#ifdef __WXMSW__

 #define wxPlatform "__WXMSW__"
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMSW__"

+#define wxPlatName "wxMSW"

 #endif
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMAC__"
 #endif
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
 #define wxPlatform "__WXMAC__"

+#define wxPlatName "wxMac"

 #endif
 
 #ifdef __WXDEBUG__
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __WXDEBUG__


@@ -538,10 +593,41 @@ PyObject* __wxPySetDictionary(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
     int wxdebug = 0;
 #endif
 
     int wxdebug = 0;
 #endif
 

+    // These should be deprecated in favor of the PlatformInfo tuple built below...

     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));
 
     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));
 

+    
+    PyObject* PlatInfo = PyList_New(0);
+    PyObject* obj;
+
+#define _AddInfoString(st) \
+    obj = PyString_FromString(st); \
+    PyList_Append(PlatInfo, obj); \
+    Py_DECREF(obj)
+
+    _AddInfoString(wxPlatform);
+    _AddInfoString(wxPlatName);
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    _AddInfoString("unicode");
+#else
+    _AddInfoString("ascii");
+#endif
+#ifdef __WXGTK__
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+    _AddInfoString("gtk2");
+#else
+    _AddInfoString("gtk1");
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#undef _AddInfoString
+
+    PyObject* PlatInfoTuple = PyList_AsTuple(PlatInfo);
+    Py_DECREF(PlatInfo);
+    PyDict_SetItemString(wxPython_dict, "PlatformInfo", PlatInfoTuple);
+    

     RETURN_NONE();
 }
 
     RETURN_NONE();
 }
 


@@ -582,7 +668,7 @@ bool wxPySwigInstance_Check(PyObject* obj) {
 
 PyObject* __wxPyFixStockObjects(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
 {
 
 PyObject* __wxPyFixStockObjects(PyObject* /* self */, PyObject* args)
 {

-    wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(2);    
+    wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(2);

     RETURN_NONE();
 }
 
     RETURN_NONE();
 }
 


@@ -591,7 +677,7 @@ static void rsoPass2(const char* name)
 {
     static PyObject* unbornObjectClass = NULL;
     PyObject* obj;
 {
     static PyObject* unbornObjectClass = NULL;
     PyObject* obj;

-    
+

     if (unbornObjectClass == NULL) {
         unbornObjectClass = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, "_wxPyUnbornObject");
         Py_INCREF(unbornObjectClass);
     if (unbornObjectClass == NULL) {
         unbornObjectClass = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, "_wxPyUnbornObject");
         Py_INCREF(unbornObjectClass);


@@ -604,7 +690,7 @@ static void rsoPass2(const char* name)
 
     // Change its class
     PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "__class__",  unbornObjectClass);
 
     // Change its class
     PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "__class__",  unbornObjectClass);

-   
+

 }
 
 static void rsoPass3(const char* name, const char* classname, void* ptr)
 }
 
 static void rsoPass3(const char* name, const char* classname, void* ptr)


@@ -615,17 +701,17 @@ static void rsoPass3(const char* name, const char* classname, void* ptr)
 
     // Find the object instance
     obj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, (char*)dropwx(name));
 
     // Find the object instance
     obj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, (char*)dropwx(name));

-    wxCHECK_RET(obj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock object")); 
+    wxCHECK_RET(obj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock object"));

     wxCHECK_RET(wxPySwigInstance_Check(obj), wxT("Not a swig instance"));
 
     // Find the class object and put it back in the instance
     classobj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, (char*)dropwx(classname));
     wxCHECK_RET(wxPySwigInstance_Check(obj), wxT("Not a swig instance"));
 
     // Find the class object and put it back in the instance
     classobj = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, (char*)dropwx(classname));

-    wxCHECK_RET(classobj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock class object")); 
+    wxCHECK_RET(classobj != NULL, wxT("Unable to find stock class object"));

     PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "__class__",  classobj);
 
     // Rebuild the .this swigified pointer with the new value of the C++ pointer
     ptrobj = wxPyMakeSwigPtr(ptr, wxString(classname, *wxConvCurrent));
     PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "__class__",  classobj);
 
     // Rebuild the .this swigified pointer with the new value of the C++ pointer
     ptrobj = wxPyMakeSwigPtr(ptr, wxString(classname, *wxConvCurrent));

-    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "this", ptrobj); 
+    PyObject_SetAttrString(obj, "this", ptrobj);

     Py_DECREF(ptrobj);
 }
 
     Py_DECREF(ptrobj);
 }
 


@@ -645,6 +731,16 @@ void wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(int pass)
     else if (pass == 2) { rsoPass2(#name); } \
     else if (pass == 3) { rsoPass3(#name, #classname, (void*)&name); }
 
     else if (pass == 2) { rsoPass2(#name); } \
     else if (pass == 3) { rsoPass3(#name, #classname, (void*)&name); }
 

+    // If there is already an App object then wxPython is probably embedded in
+    // a wx C++ application, so there is no need to do all this.
+    static bool embedded = false;
+    if ((pass == 1 || pass == 2) && wxTheApp) {
+        embedded = true;
+        return;
+    }
+    if (pass == 3 && embedded)
+        return;
+    

 
     REINITOBJ(wxNORMAL_FONT, wxFont);
     REINITOBJ(wxSMALL_FONT, wxFont);
 
     REINITOBJ(wxNORMAL_FONT, wxFont);
     REINITOBJ(wxSMALL_FONT, wxFont);


@@ -714,19 +810,19 @@ void wxPy_ReinitStockObjects(int pass)
 void wxPyClientData_dtor(wxPyClientData* self) {
     if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {           // Don't do it during cleanup as Python
                                         // may have already garbage collected the object...
 void wxPyClientData_dtor(wxPyClientData* self) {
     if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {           // Don't do it during cleanup as Python
                                         // may have already garbage collected the object...

-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

         Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
         self->m_obj = NULL;
         Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
         self->m_obj = NULL;

-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     }
 }
 
 void wxPyUserData_dtor(wxPyUserData* self) {
     if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {
     }
 }
 
 void wxPyUserData_dtor(wxPyUserData* self) {
     if (! wxPyDoingCleanup) {

-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

         Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
         self->m_obj = NULL;
         Py_DECREF(self->m_obj);
         self->m_obj = NULL;

-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     }
 }
 
     }
 }
 


@@ -743,7 +839,7 @@ void wxPyOORClientData_dtor(wxPyOORClientData* self) {
 
     static PyObject* deadObjectClass = NULL;
 
 
     static PyObject* deadObjectClass = NULL;
 

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     if (deadObjectClass == NULL) {
         deadObjectClass = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, "_wxPyDeadObject");
         // TODO:  Can not wxASSERT here because inside a wxPyBeginBlock Threads,
     if (deadObjectClass == NULL) {
         deadObjectClass = PyDict_GetItemString(wxPython_dict, "_wxPyDeadObject");
         // TODO:  Can not wxASSERT here because inside a wxPyBeginBlock Threads,


@@ -769,10 +865,10 @@ void wxPyOORClientData_dtor(wxPyOORClientData* self) {
         if (PyErr_Occurred())
             PyErr_Clear();      // just ignore it for now
 
         if (PyErr_Occurred())
             PyErr_Clear();      // just ignore it for now
 

-        
+

         PyObject* dict = PyObject_GetAttrString(self->m_obj, "__dict__");
         if (dict) {
         PyObject* dict = PyObject_GetAttrString(self->m_obj, "__dict__");
         if (dict) {

-            // Clear the instance's dictionary 
+            // Clear the instance's dictionary

             PyDict_Clear(dict);
 
             // put the name of the old class into the instance, and then reset the
             PyDict_Clear(dict);
 
             // put the name of the old class into the instance, and then reset the


@@ -788,7 +884,7 @@ void wxPyOORClientData_dtor(wxPyOORClientData* self) {
     }
 
     // m_obj is DECREF'd in the base class dtor...
     }
 
     // m_obj is DECREF'd in the base class dtor...

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

 }
 
 
 }
 
 


@@ -895,21 +991,21 @@ unsigned long wxPyGetCurrentThreadId() {
     return wxThread::GetCurrentId();
 }
 
     return wxThread::GetCurrentId();
 }
 

-static PyThreadState* gs_shutdownTState;
+static wxPyThreadState gs_shutdownTState;

 
 static
 
 static

-PyThreadState* wxPyGetThreadState() {
+wxPyThreadState* wxPyGetThreadState() {

     if (wxPyTMutex == NULL) // Python is shutting down...
     if (wxPyTMutex == NULL) // Python is shutting down...

-        return gs_shutdownTState;
+        return &gs_shutdownTState;

 
     unsigned long ctid = wxPyGetCurrentThreadId();
 
     unsigned long ctid = wxPyGetCurrentThreadId();

-    PyThreadState* tstate = NULL;
+    wxPyThreadState* tstate = NULL;

 
     wxPyTMutex->Lock();
     for(size_t i=0; i < wxPyTStates->GetCount(); i++) {
         wxPyThreadState& info = wxPyTStates->Item(i);
         if (info.tid == ctid) {
 
     wxPyTMutex->Lock();
     for(size_t i=0; i < wxPyTStates->GetCount(); i++) {
         wxPyThreadState& info = wxPyTStates->Item(i);
         if (info.tid == ctid) {

-            tstate = info.tstate;
+            tstate = &info;

             break;
         }
     }
             break;
         }
     }


@@ -918,10 +1014,11 @@ PyThreadState* wxPyGetThreadState() {
     return tstate;
 }
 
     return tstate;
 }
 

+

 static
 void wxPySaveThreadState(PyThreadState* tstate) {
     if (wxPyTMutex == NULL) { // Python is shutting down, assume a single thread...
 static
 void wxPySaveThreadState(PyThreadState* tstate) {
     if (wxPyTMutex == NULL) { // Python is shutting down, assume a single thread...

-        gs_shutdownTState = tstate;
+        gs_shutdownTState.tstate = tstate;

         return;
     }
     unsigned long ctid = wxPyGetCurrentThreadId();
         return;
     }
     unsigned long ctid = wxPyGetCurrentThreadId();


@@ -950,6 +1047,7 @@ void wxPySaveThreadState(PyThreadState* tstate) {
 #endif
 
 
 #endif
 
 

+

 // Calls from Python to wxWindows code are wrapped in calls to these
 // functions:
 
 // Calls from Python to wxWindows code are wrapped in calls to these
 // functions:
 


@@ -974,19 +1072,35 @@ void wxPyEndAllowThreads(PyThreadState* saved) {
 // Calls from wxWindows back to Python code, or even any PyObject
 // manipulations, PyDECREF's and etc. are wrapped in calls to these functions:
 
 // Calls from wxWindows back to Python code, or even any PyObject
 // manipulations, PyDECREF's and etc. are wrapped in calls to these functions:
 

-void wxPyBeginBlockThreads() {
+bool wxPyBeginBlockThreads() {

 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD

-    PyThreadState* tstate = wxPyGetThreadState();
-    PyEval_RestoreThread(tstate);
+    // This works in for 2.3, maybe a good alternative to find the needed tstate?
+    // PyThreadState *check = PyGILState_GetThisThreadState();  
+
+    PyThreadState *current = _PyThreadState_Current;
+
+    // Only block if there wasn't already a tstate, or if the current one is
+    // not the one we are wanting to change to.  This should prevent deadlock
+    // if there are nested calls to wxPyBeginBlockThreads
+    bool blocked = false;
+    wxPyThreadState* tstate = wxPyGetThreadState();
+    if (current != tstate->tstate) {
+        PyEval_RestoreThread(tstate->tstate);
+        blocked = true;
+    }
+    return blocked;

 #endif
 }
 
 
 #endif
 }
 
 

-void wxPyEndBlockThreads() {
+void wxPyEndBlockThreads(bool blocked) {

 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD
 #ifdef WXP_WITH_THREAD

-    // Is there any need to save it again?
-    // PyThreadState* tstate =
-    PyEval_SaveThread();
+    // Only unblock if we blocked in the last call to wxPyBeginBlockThreads.
+    // The value of blocked passed in needs to be the same as that returned
+    // from wxPyBeginBlockThreads at the same nesting level.
+    if ( blocked ) {
+        PyEval_SaveThread();
+    }

 #endif
 }
 
 #endif
 }
 


@@ -1024,9 +1138,9 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::read(int size) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {

-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "no valid C-wxInputStream");
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "no valid C-wxInputStream");

-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

         return NULL;
     }
 
         return NULL;
     }
 


@@ -1043,7 +1157,7 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::read(int size) {
     }
 
     // error check
     }
 
     // error check

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
     if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
     wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
     if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");


@@ -1052,7 +1166,7 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::read(int size) {
         // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
         obj = PyString_FromStringAndSize(buf, buf.GetDataLen());
     }
         // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
         obj = PyString_FromStringAndSize(buf, buf.GetDataLen());
     }

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     return obj;
 }
 
     return obj;
 }
 


@@ -1065,9 +1179,9 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readline(int size) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {

-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream");
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream");

-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

         return NULL;
     }
 
         return NULL;
     }
 


@@ -1078,7 +1192,7 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readline(int size) {
     }
 
     // errorcheck
     }
 
     // errorcheck

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
     if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
     wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
     if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");


@@ -1087,7 +1201,7 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readline(int size) {
         // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
         obj = PyString_FromStringAndSize((char*)buf.GetData(), buf.GetDataLen());
     }
         // We use only strings for the streams, not unicode
         obj = PyString_FromStringAndSize((char*)buf.GetData(), buf.GetDataLen());
     }

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     return obj;
 }
 
     return obj;
 }
 


@@ -1097,19 +1211,21 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readlines(int sizehint) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {
 
     // check if we have a real wxInputStream to work with
     if (!m_wxis) {

-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream");
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"no valid C-wxInputStream");

-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

         return NULL;
     }
 
     // init list
         return NULL;
     }
 
     // init list

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     pylist = PyList_New(0);
     pylist = PyList_New(0);

+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+    

     if (!pylist) {
     if (!pylist) {

-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

         PyErr_NoMemory();
         PyErr_NoMemory();

-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

         return NULL;
     }
 
         return NULL;
     }
 


@@ -1118,24 +1234,24 @@ PyObject* wxPyInputStream::readlines(int sizehint) {
     for (i=0; (m_wxis->CanRead()) && ((sizehint < 0) || (i < sizehint));) {
         PyObject* s = this->readline();
         if (s == NULL) {
     for (i=0; (m_wxis->CanRead()) && ((sizehint < 0) || (i < sizehint));) {
         PyObject* s = this->readline();
         if (s == NULL) {

-            wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+            bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

             Py_DECREF(pylist);
             Py_DECREF(pylist);

-            wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+            wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

             return NULL;
         }
             return NULL;
         }

-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

         PyList_Append(pylist, s);
         i += PyString_Size(s);
         PyList_Append(pylist, s);
         i += PyString_Size(s);

-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     }
 
     // error check
     wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
     if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {
     }
 
     // error check
     wxStreamError err = m_wxis->GetLastError();
     if (err != wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR && err != wxSTREAM_EOF) {

-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

         Py_DECREF(pylist);
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");
         Py_DECREF(pylist);
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,"IOError in wxInputStream");

-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

         return NULL;
     }
 
         return NULL;
     }
 


@@ -1163,16 +1279,18 @@ wxPyCBInputStream::wxPyCBInputStream(PyObject *r, PyObject *s, PyObject *t, bool
 
 
 wxPyCBInputStream::~wxPyCBInputStream() {
 
 
 wxPyCBInputStream::~wxPyCBInputStream() {

-    if (m_block) wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked;
+    if (m_block) blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     Py_XDECREF(m_read);
     Py_XDECREF(m_seek);
     Py_XDECREF(m_tell);
     Py_XDECREF(m_read);
     Py_XDECREF(m_seek);
     Py_XDECREF(m_tell);

-    if (m_block) wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    if (m_block) wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

 }
 
 
 wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream::create(PyObject *py, bool block) {
 }
 
 
 wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream::create(PyObject *py, bool block) {

-    if (block) wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked;
+    if (block) blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

 
     PyObject* read = getMethod(py, "read");
     PyObject* seek = getMethod(py, "seek");
 
     PyObject* read = getMethod(py, "read");
     PyObject* seek = getMethod(py, "seek");


@@ -1183,11 +1301,11 @@ wxPyCBInputStream* wxPyCBInputStream::create(PyObject *py, bool block) {
         Py_XDECREF(read);
         Py_XDECREF(seek);
         Py_XDECREF(tell);
         Py_XDECREF(read);
         Py_XDECREF(seek);
         Py_XDECREF(tell);

-        if (block) wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        if (block) wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

         return NULL;
     }
 
         return NULL;
     }
 

-    if (block) wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    if (block) wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     return new wxPyCBInputStream(read, seek, tell, block);
 }
 
     return new wxPyCBInputStream(read, seek, tell, block);
 }
 


@@ -1225,7 +1343,7 @@ size_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysRead(void *buffer, size_t bufsize) {
     if (bufsize == 0)
         return 0;
 
     if (bufsize == 0)
         return 0;
 

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(i)", bufsize);
     PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_read, arglist);
     Py_DECREF(arglist);
     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(i)", bufsize);
     PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_read, arglist);
     Py_DECREF(arglist);


@@ -1243,7 +1361,7 @@ size_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysRead(void *buffer, size_t bufsize) {
     }
     else
         m_lasterror = wxSTREAM_READ_ERROR;
     }
     else
         m_lasterror = wxSTREAM_READ_ERROR;

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     return o;
 }
 
     return o;
 }
 


@@ -1253,7 +1371,7 @@ size_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysWrite(const void *buffer, size_t bufsize) {
 }
 
 off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysSeek(off_t off, wxSeekMode mode) {
 }
 
 off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysSeek(off_t off, wxSeekMode mode) {

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

 #ifdef _LARGE_FILES
     // off_t is a 64-bit value...
     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(Li)", off, mode);
 #ifdef _LARGE_FILES
     // off_t is a 64-bit value...
     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("(Li)", off, mode);


@@ -1263,13 +1381,13 @@ off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysSeek(off_t off, wxSeekMode mode) {
     PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_seek, arglist);
     Py_DECREF(arglist);
     Py_XDECREF(result);
     PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_seek, arglist);
     Py_DECREF(arglist);
     Py_XDECREF(result);

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     return OnSysTell();
 }
 
 
 off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysTell() const {
     return OnSysTell();
 }
 
 
 off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysTell() const {

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("()");
     PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_tell, arglist);
     Py_DECREF(arglist);
     PyObject* arglist = Py_BuildValue("()");
     PyObject* result = PyEval_CallObject(m_tell, arglist);
     Py_DECREF(arglist);


@@ -1279,12 +1397,11 @@ off_t wxPyCBInputStream::OnSysTell() const {
         if (PyLong_Check(result))
             o = PyLong_AsLongLong(result);
         else
         if (PyLong_Check(result))
             o = PyLong_AsLongLong(result);
         else

-#else
-        o = PyInt_AsLong(result);

 #endif
 #endif

+            o = PyInt_AsLong(result);

         Py_DECREF(result);
     };
         Py_DECREF(result);
     };

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     return o;
 }
 
     return o;
 }
 


@@ -1303,12 +1420,14 @@ wxPyCallback::wxPyCallback(const wxPyCallback& other) {
 }
 
 wxPyCallback::~wxPyCallback() {
 }
 
 wxPyCallback::~wxPyCallback() {

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     Py_DECREF(m_func);
     Py_DECREF(m_func);

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

 }
 
 
 }
 
 

+#define wxPy_PRECALLINIT     "_preCallInit"
+#define wxPy_POSTCALLCLEANUP "_postCallCleanup"

 
 // This function is used for all events destined for Python event handlers.
 void wxPyCallback::EventThunker(wxEvent& event) {
 
 // This function is used for all events destined for Python event handlers.
 void wxPyCallback::EventThunker(wxEvent& event) {


@@ -1319,7 +1438,7 @@ void wxPyCallback::EventThunker(wxEvent& event) {
     PyObject*       tuple;
     bool            checkSkip = False;
 
     PyObject*       tuple;
     bool            checkSkip = False;
 

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     wxString className = event.GetClassInfo()->GetClassName();
 
     // If the event is one of these types then pass the original
     wxString className = event.GetClassInfo()->GetClassName();
 
     // If the event is one of these types then pass the original


@@ -1336,32 +1455,65 @@ void wxPyCallback::EventThunker(wxEvent& event) {
         arg = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&event, className);
     }
 
         arg = wxPyConstructObject((void*)&event, className);
     }
 

-    // Call the event handler, passing the event object
-    tuple = PyTuple_New(1);
-    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, 0, arg);  // steals ref to arg
-    result = PyEval_CallObject(func, tuple);
-    if ( result ) {
-        Py_DECREF(result);   // result is ignored, but we still need to decref it
-        PyErr_Clear();       // Just in case...
-    } else {
+    if (!arg) {

         PyErr_Print();
         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", "");
+    } else {
+        // "intern" the pre/post method names to speed up the HasAttr
+        static PyObject* s_preName  = NULL;
+        static PyObject* s_postName = NULL;
+        if (s_preName == NULL) {
+            s_preName  = PyString_FromString(wxPy_PRECALLINIT);
+            s_postName = PyString_FromString(wxPy_POSTCALLCLEANUP);
+        }
+        
+        // Check if the event object needs some preinitialization
+        if (PyObject_HasAttr(arg, s_preName)) {
+            result = PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(arg, s_preName, arg, NULL);
+            if ( result ) {
+                Py_DECREF(result);   // result is ignored, but we still need to decref it
+                PyErr_Clear();       // Just in case...
+            } else {
+                PyErr_Print();
+            }            
+        }
+        
+        // Call the event handler, passing the event object
+        tuple = PyTuple_New(1);
+        PyTuple_SET_ITEM(tuple, 0, arg);  // steals ref to arg
+        result = PyEval_CallObject(func, tuple);

         if ( result ) {
         if ( result ) {

-            event.Skip(PyInt_AsLong(result));
-            Py_DECREF(result);
+            Py_DECREF(result);   // result is ignored, but we still need to decref it
+            PyErr_Clear();       // Just in case...

         } else {
             PyErr_Print();
         }
         } else {
             PyErr_Print();
         }

-    }

 
 

-    Py_DECREF(tuple);
-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        // Check if the event object needs some post cleanup
+        if (PyObject_HasAttr(arg, s_postName)) {
+            result = PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(arg, s_postName, arg, NULL);
+            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(blocked);

 }
 
 
 }
 
 


@@ -1546,10 +1698,10 @@ PyObject* wxPyCBH_callCallbackObj(const wxPyCallbackHelper& cbh, PyObject* argTu
 
 void wxPyCBH_delete(wxPyCallbackHelper* cbh) {
     if (cbh->m_incRef) {
 
 void wxPyCBH_delete(wxPyCallbackHelper* cbh) {
     if (cbh->m_incRef) {

-        wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

         Py_XDECREF(cbh->m_self);
         Py_XDECREF(cbh->m_class);
         Py_XDECREF(cbh->m_self);
         Py_XDECREF(cbh->m_class);

-        wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     }
 }
 
     }
 }
 


@@ -1567,14 +1719,14 @@ wxPyEvtSelfRef::wxPyEvtSelfRef() {
 }
 
 wxPyEvtSelfRef::~wxPyEvtSelfRef() {
 }
 
 wxPyEvtSelfRef::~wxPyEvtSelfRef() {

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     if (m_cloned)
         Py_DECREF(m_self);
     if (m_cloned)
         Py_DECREF(m_self);

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

 }
 
 void wxPyEvtSelfRef::SetSelf(PyObject* self, bool clone) {
 }
 
 void wxPyEvtSelfRef::SetSelf(PyObject* self, bool clone) {

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     if (m_cloned)
         Py_DECREF(m_self);
     m_self = self;
     if (m_cloned)
         Py_DECREF(m_self);
     m_self = self;


@@ -1582,7 +1734,7 @@ void wxPyEvtSelfRef::SetSelf(PyObject* self, bool clone) {
         Py_INCREF(m_self);
         m_cloned = True;
     }
         Py_INCREF(m_self);
         m_cloned = True;
     }

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

 }
 
 PyObject* wxPyEvtSelfRef::GetSelf() const {
 }
 
 PyObject* wxPyEvtSelfRef::GetSelf() const {


@@ -1641,38 +1793,35 @@ PyObject* wxPy_ConvertList(wxListBase* listbase) {
     wxObject*   wxObj;
     wxNode*     node = list->GetFirst();
 
     wxObject*   wxObj;
     wxNode*     node = list->GetFirst();
 

-    wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    bool blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();

     pyList = PyList_New(0);
     while (node) {
         wxObj = node->GetData();
     pyList = PyList_New(0);
     while (node) {
         wxObj = node->GetData();

-        pyObj = wxPyMake_wxObject(wxObj); 
+        pyObj = wxPyMake_wxObject(wxObj);

         PyList_Append(pyList, pyObj);
         node = node->GetNext();
     }
         PyList_Append(pyList, pyObj);
         node = node->GetNext();
     }

-    wxPyEndBlockThreads();
+    wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);

     return pyList;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 long wxPyGetWinHandle(wxWindow* win) {
     return pyList;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 long wxPyGetWinHandle(wxWindow* win) {

+

 #ifdef __WXMSW__
     return (long)win->GetHandle();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
     return (long)win->GetHandle();
 #endif
 

-    // 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;
-        }
+#if defined(__WXGTK__) || defined(__WXX11)
+    return (long)GetXWindow(win);

 #endif
 #endif

-    }
+    
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    //return (long)MAC_WXHWND(win->MacGetTopLevelWindowRef());
+    return (long)win->GetHandle();

 #endif
 #endif

+

     return 0;
 }
 
     return 0;
 }
 


@@ -1680,34 +1829,28 @@ long wxPyGetWinHandle(wxWindow* win) {
 // Some helper functions for typemaps in my_typemaps.i, so they won't be
 // included in every file over and over again...
 
 // Some helper functions for typemaps in my_typemaps.i, so they won't be
 // included in every file over and over again...
 

-#if PYTHON_API_VERSION >= 1009
-    static char* wxStringErrorMsg = "String or Unicode type required";
-#else
-    static char* wxStringErrorMsg = "String type required";
-#endif
-
-

 wxString* wxString_in_helper(PyObject* source) {
 wxString* wxString_in_helper(PyObject* source) {

-    wxString* target;
-#if PYTHON_API_VERSION >= 1009  // Have Python unicode API
+    wxString* target = NULL;
+

     if (!PyString_Check(source) && !PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
     if (!PyString_Check(source) && !PyUnicode_Check(source)) {

-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, wxStringErrorMsg);
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "String or Unicode type required");

         return NULL;
     }
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
         return NULL;
     }
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE

-    if (PyUnicode_Check(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;
-        PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize);
-        target = new wxString(tmpPtr, *wxConvCurrent, tmpSize);
+    PyObject* uni = source;
+    if (PyString_Check(source)) {
+        uni = PyUnicode_FromObject(source);
+        if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;

     }
     }

+    target = new wxString();
+    size_t len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(uni);
+    if (len) {
+        PyUnicode_AsWideChar((PyUnicodeObject*)uni, target->GetWriteBuf(len), len);
+        target->UngetWriteBuf();
+    }
+
+    if (PyString_Check(source))
+        Py_DECREF(uni);

 #else
     char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
     if (PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize) == -1) {
 #else
     char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
     if (PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize) == -1) {


@@ -1716,14 +1859,7 @@ wxString* wxString_in_helper(PyObject* source) {
     }
     target = new wxString(tmpPtr, tmpSize);
 #endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
     }
     target = new wxString(tmpPtr, tmpSize);
 #endif // wxUSE_UNICODE

-
-#else  // No Python unicode API (1.5.2)
-    if (!PyString_Check(source)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, wxStringErrorMsg);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    target = new wxString(PyString_AS_STRING(source), PyString_GET_SIZE(source));
-#endif
+    

     return target;
 }
 
     return target;
 }
 


@@ -1732,45 +1868,37 @@ wxString* wxString_in_helper(PyObject* source) {
 wxString Py2wxString(PyObject* source)
 {
     wxString target;
 wxString Py2wxString(PyObject* source)
 {
     wxString target;

-    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;
-    }

 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE

-    if (PyUnicode_Check(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;
-        PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize);
-        target = wxString(tmpPtr, *wxConvCurrent, tmpSize);
+    // Convert to a unicode object, if not already, then to a wxString
+    PyObject* uni = source;
+    if (!PyUnicode_Check(source)) {
+        uni = PyUnicode_FromObject(source);
+        if (PyErr_Occurred()) return wxEmptyString;  // TODO:  should we PyErr_Clear?
+    }    
+    size_t len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(uni);
+    if (len) {
+        PyUnicode_AsWideChar((PyUnicodeObject*)uni, target.GetWriteBuf(len), len);
+        target.UngetWriteBuf();

     }
     }

+    
+    if (!PyUnicode_Check(source))
+        Py_DECREF(uni);

 #else
 #else

+    // Convert to a string object if it isn't already, then to wxString
+    PyObject* str = source;
+    if (!PyString_Check(source)) {
+        str = PyObject_Str(source);
+        if (PyErr_Occurred()) return wxEmptyString;    // TODO:  should we PyErr_Clear?
+    }

     char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;
     char* tmpPtr; int tmpSize;

-    PyString_AsStringAndSize(source, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize);
+    PyString_AsStringAndSize(str, &tmpPtr, &tmpSize);

     target = wxString(tmpPtr, tmpSize);
     target = wxString(tmpPtr, tmpSize);

+    
+    if (!PyString_Check(source))
+        Py_DECREF(str);

 #endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
 
 #endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
 

-#else  // No Python unicode API (1.5.2)
-    if (!PyString_Check(source)) {
-        // Convert to String if not one already...
-        source = PyObject_Str(source);
-        doDecRef = True;
-    }
-    target = wxString(PyString_AS_STRING(source), PyString_GET_SIZE(source));
-#endif
-
-    if (doDecRef)
-        Py_DECREF(source);

     return target;
 }
 
     return target;
 }
 


@@ -2193,7 +2321,7 @@ bool wxPy4int_seq_helper(PyObject* source, int* i1, int* i2, int* i3, int* i4) {
 bool wxPySimple_typecheck(PyObject* source, const wxChar* classname, int seqLen)
 {
     void* ptr;
 bool wxPySimple_typecheck(PyObject* source, const wxChar* classname, int seqLen)
 {
     void* ptr;

-    
+

     if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source) &&
         wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, classname))
         return True;
     if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source) &&
         wxPyConvertSwigPtr(source, (void **)&ptr, classname))
         return True;


@@ -2201,18 +2329,26 @@ bool wxPySimple_typecheck(PyObject* source, const wxChar* classname, int seqLen)
     PyErr_Clear();
     if (PySequence_Check(source) && PySequence_Length(source) == seqLen)
         return True;
     PyErr_Clear();
     if (PySequence_Check(source) && PySequence_Length(source) == seqLen)
         return True;

-    
+

     return False;
     return False;

-}    
+}

 
 bool wxSize_helper(PyObject* source, wxSize** obj)
 {
 
 bool wxSize_helper(PyObject* source, wxSize** obj)
 {

+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxSize(-1,-1);
+        return True;
+    }

     return wxPyTwoIntItem_helper(source, obj, wxT("wxSize"));
 }
 
 
 bool wxPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint** obj)
 {
     return wxPyTwoIntItem_helper(source, obj, wxT("wxSize"));
 }
 
 
 bool wxPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint** obj)
 {

+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxPoint(-1,-1);
+        return True;
+    }

     return wxPyTwoIntItem_helper(source, obj, wxT("wxPoint"));
 }
 
     return wxPyTwoIntItem_helper(source, obj, wxT("wxPoint"));
 }
 


@@ -2220,6 +2356,11 @@ bool wxPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint** obj)
 
 bool wxRealPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxRealPoint** obj) {
 
 
 bool wxRealPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxRealPoint** obj) {
 

+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxRealPoint(-1,-1);
+        return True;
+    }
+

     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
     if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxRealPoint* ptr;
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
     if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxRealPoint* ptr;


@@ -2252,6 +2393,11 @@ bool wxRealPoint_helper(PyObject* source, wxRealPoint** obj) {
 
 bool wxRect_helper(PyObject* source, wxRect** obj) {
 
 
 bool wxRect_helper(PyObject* source, wxRect** obj) {
 

+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxRect(-1,-1,-1,-1);
+        return True;
+    }
+

     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
     if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxRect* ptr;
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
     if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxRect* ptr;


@@ -2292,6 +2438,11 @@ bool wxRect_helper(PyObject* source, wxRect** obj) {
 
 bool wxColour_helper(PyObject* source, wxColour** obj) {
 
 
 bool wxColour_helper(PyObject* source, wxColour** obj) {
 

+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxNullColour;
+        return True;
+    }
+

     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
     if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxColour* ptr;
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
     if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxColour* ptr;


@@ -2350,13 +2501,19 @@ bool wxColour_typecheck(PyObject* source) {
 
     if (PyString_Check(source) || PyUnicode_Check(source))
         return True;
 
     if (PyString_Check(source) || PyUnicode_Check(source))
         return True;

-    
-    return False;   
+
+    return False;

 }
 
 
 
 bool wxPoint2D_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint2D** obj) {
 }
 
 
 
 bool wxPoint2D_helper(PyObject* source, wxPoint2D** obj) {

+
+    if (source == Py_None) {
+        **obj = wxPoint2D(-1,-1);
+        return True;
+    }
+

     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
     if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxPoint2D* ptr;
     // If source is an object instance then it may already be the right type
     if (wxPySwigInstance_Check(source)) {
         wxPoint2D* ptr;