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diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/process.tex b/docs/latex/wx/process.tex
index 0917a04680ab4dce359ad75458e914c49967fac6..d19b33a4b087cb1418290abd7989fb8e2cf547c0 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/latex/wx/process.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/process.tex
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ for explicit destruction.}
 
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
-\membersection{wxProcess::wxProcess}\label{wxprocessconstr}
+\membersection{wxProcess::wxProcess}\label{wxprocessctor}
 
 \func{}{wxProcess}{\param{wxEvtHandler *}{ parent = NULL}, \param{int}{ id = -1}}
 
 \func{}{wxProcess}{\param{int }{flags}}
 
 Constructs a process object. {\it id} is only used in the case you want to
-use wxWindows events. It identifies this object, or another window that will
+use wxWidgets events. It identifies this object, or another window that will
 receive the event.
 
 If the {\it parent} parameter is different from NULL, it will receive
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ to calling \helpref{Redirect}{wxprocessredirect}.
 
 \docparam{flags}{either {\tt wxPROCESS\_DEFAULT} or {\tt wxPROCESS\_REDIRECT}}
 
-\membersection{wxProcess::\destruct{wxProcess}}
+\membersection{wxProcess::\destruct{wxProcess}}\label{wxprocessdtor}
 
 \func{}{\destruct{wxProcess}}{\void}
 
@@ -121,9 +121,41 @@ It returns an output stream correspoding to the input stream of the subprocess.
 If it is NULL, you have not turned on the redirection.
 See \helpref{wxProcess::Redirect}{wxprocessredirect}.
 
+\membersection{wxProcess::IsErrorAvailable}\label{wxprocessiserroravailable}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{IsErrorAvailable}{\void}
+
+Returns {\tt true} if there is data to be read on the child process standard
+error stream.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{IsInputAvailable}{wxprocessisinputavailable}
+
+\membersection{wxProcess::IsInputAvailable}\label{wxprocessisinputavailable}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{IsInputAvailable}{\void}
+
+Returns {\tt true} if there is data to be read on the child process standard
+output stream. This allows to write simple (and extremely inefficient)
+polling-based code waiting for a better mechanism in future wxWidgets versions.
+
+See the \helpref{exec sample}{sampleexec} for an example of using this
+function.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{IsInputOpened}{wxprocessisinputopened}
+
+\membersection{wxProcess::IsInputOpened}\label{wxprocessisinputopened}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{IsInputOpened}{\void}
+
+Returns {\tt true} if the child process standard output stream is opened.
+
 \membersection{wxProcess::Kill}\label{wxprocesskill}
 
-\func{static wxKillError}{Kill}{\param{int}{ pid}, \param{wxSignal}{ signal = wxSIGNONE}}
+\func{static wxKillError}{Kill}{\param{int}{ pid}, \param{wxSignal}{ signal = wxSIGNONE}, \param{int }{flags = wxKILL\_NOCHILDREN}}
 
 Send the specified signal to the given process. Possible signal values are:
 
@@ -153,6 +185,11 @@ enum wxSignal
 under both Unix and Windows but all the other signals are equivalent to
 {\tt wxSIGTERM} under Windows.
 
+The {\it flags} parameter can be wxKILL\_NOCHILDREN (the default),
+or wxKILL\_CHILDREN, in which case the child processes of this
+process will be killed too. Note that under Unix, for wxKILL\_CHILDREN
+to work you should have created the process passing wxEXEC\_MAKE_GROUP\_LEADER.
+
 Returns the element of {\tt wxKillError} enum:
 
 \begin{verbatim}
@@ -176,7 +213,7 @@ enum wxKillError
 
 \func{static bool}{Exists}{\param{int}{ pid}}
 
-Returns {\tt TRUE} if the given process exists in the system.
+Returns {\tt true} if the given process exists in the system.
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
@@ -185,10 +222,10 @@ Returns {\tt TRUE} if the given process exists in the system.
 
 \membersection{wxProcess::OnTerminate}\label{wxprocessonterminate}
 
-\constfunc{void}{OnTerminate}{\param{int}{ pid}, \param{int}{ status}}
+\func{void}{OnTerminate}{\param{int}{ pid}, \param{int}{ status}}
 
 It is called when the process with the pid {\it pid} finishes.
-It raises a wxWindows event when it isn't overridden.
+It raises a wxWidgets event when it isn't overridden.
 
 \docparam{pid}{The pid of the process which has just terminated.}
 
@@ -196,7 +233,7 @@ It raises a wxWindows event when it isn't overridden.
 
 \membersection{wxProcess::Open}\label{wxprocessopen}
 
-\func{static wxProcess *}{Open}{\param{const wxString\& }{cmd} \param{int }{flags = wxEXEC\_ASYNC}}
+\func{static wxProcess *}{Open}{\param{const wxString\& }{cmd}, \param{int }{flags = wxEXEC\_ASYNC}}
 
 This static method replaces the standard {\tt popen()} function: it launches
 the process specified by the {\it cmd} parameter and returns the wxProcess
@@ -213,7 +250,7 @@ exits to avoid memory leaks.
 
 \docparam{cmd}{The command to execute, including optional arguments.}
 \docparam{flags}{The flags to pass to \helpref{wxExecute}{wxexecute}.
-  NOTE: wxEXEC_SYNC should not be used.}
+  NOTE: wxEXEC\_SYNC should not be used.}
 
 \wxheading{Return value}