\constfunc{bool}{IsOneShot}{\void}
-Returns TRUE if the timer is one shot, i.e. if it will stop after firing the
+Returns {\tt TRUE} if the timer is one shot, i.e.\ if it will stop after firing the
first notification automatically.
\membersection{wxTimer::IsRunning}\label{wxtimerisrunning}
\constfunc{bool}{IsRunning}{\void}
-Returns TRUE if the timer is running, FALSE if it is stopped.
+Returns {\tt TRUE} if the timer is running, {\tt FALSE} if it is stopped.
\membersection{wxTimer::Notify}\label{wxtimernotify}
\func{void}{SetOwner}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{owner}, \param{int }{id = -1}}
-Associates the timer with the given {\it owner} object. When the timer is
+Associates the timer with the given {\it owner}\/ object. When the timer is
running, the owner will receive \helpref{timer events}{wxtimerevent} with
-id equal to {\it id} specified here.
+id equal to {\it id}\/ specified here.
\membersection{wxTimer::Start}\label{wxtimerstart}
-\func{bool}{Start}{\param{int}{ milliseconds = -1}, \param{bool}{ oneShot=FALSE}}
+\func{bool}{Start}{\param{int}{milliseconds = -1}, \param{bool }{oneShot = {\tt FALSE}}}
-(Re)starts the timer. If {\it milliseconds} parameter is -1 (value by default),
-the previous value is used. Returns FALSE if the timer could not be started,
-TRUE otherwise (in MS Windows timers are a limited resource).
+(Re)starts the timer. If {\it milliseconds}\/ parameter is -1 (value by default),
+the previous value is used. Returns {\tt FALSE} if the timer could not be started,
+{\tt TRUE} otherwise (in MS Windows timers are a limited resource).
-If {\it oneShot} is FALSE (the default), the \helpref{Notify}{wxtimernotify}
-function will be called repeatedly until the timer is stopped. If TRUE,
-it will be called only once and the timer will stop automatically.
+If {\it oneShot}\/ is {\tt FALSE} (the default), the \helpref{Notify}{wxtimernotify}
+function will be called repeatedly until the timer is stopped. If {\tt TRUE},
+it will be called only once and the timer will stop automatically. To make your
+code more readable you may also use the following symbolic constants
+\twocolwidtha{5cm}%
+\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
+\twocolitem{wxTIMER\_CONTINUOUS}{Start a normal, continuously running, timer}
+\twocolitem{wxTIMER\_ONE\_SHOT}{Start a one shot timer}
+\end{twocollist}
+
+
+If the timer was already running, it will be stopped by this method before
+restarting it.
\membersection{wxTimer::Stop}\label{wxtimerstop}