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diff --git a/interface/buffer.h b/interface/buffer.h
index 428ebc63d7..6de1c83f15 100644
--- a/interface/buffer.h
+++ b/interface/buffer.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Name:        buffer.h
-// Purpose:     documentation for wxMemoryBuffer class
+// Purpose:     interface of wxMemoryBuffer
 // Author:      wxWidgets team
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
@@ -9,104 +9,109 @@
 /**
     @class wxMemoryBuffer
     @wxheader{buffer.h}
-    
+
     A @b wxMemoryBuffer is a useful data structure for storing arbitrary sized
-    blocks
-    of memory. wxMemoryBuffer guarantees deletion of the memory block when the
-    object
-    is destroyed. 
-    
+    blocks of memory. wxMemoryBuffer guarantees deletion of the memory block when
+    the object is destroyed.
+
     @library{wxbase}
-    @category{FIXME}
+    @category{data}
 */
-class wxMemoryBuffer 
+class wxMemoryBuffer
 {
 public:
-    //@{
     /**
-        Create a new buffer.
-        
-        @param size 
-        size of new buffer.
+        Copy constructor, refcounting is used for performance, but wxMemoryBuffer
+        is not a copy-on-write structure so changes made to one buffer effect all
+        copies made from it.
+
+        @see @ref overview_refcount
     */
     wxMemoryBuffer(const wxMemoryBuffer& src);
-        wxMemoryBuffer(size_t size);
-    //@}
+
+    /**
+        Create a new buffer.
+
+        @param size
+            size of the new buffer.
+    */
+    wxMemoryBuffer(size_t size);
 
     /**
         Append a single byte to the buffer.
-        
-        @param data 
-        New byte to append to the buffer.
+
+        @param data
+            New byte to append to the buffer.
     */
     void AppendByte(char data);
 
     /**
         Ensure that the buffer is big enough and return a pointer to the start
-        of the empty space in the buffer. This pointer can be used to directly 
-        write data into the buffer, this new data will be appended to
-        the existing data.
-        
-        @param sizeNeeded 
-        Amount of extra space required in the buffer for
-        the append operation
+        of the empty space in the buffer. This pointer can be used to directly
+        write data into the buffer, this new data will be appended to the
+        existing data.
+
+        @param sizeNeeded
+            Amount of extra space required in the buffer for
+            the append operation
     */
-    void * GetAppendBuf(size_t sizeNeeded);
+    void* GetAppendBuf(size_t sizeNeeded);
 
     /**
         Returns the size of the buffer.
     */
-    size_t GetBufSize();
+    size_t GetBufSize() const;
 
     /**
         Return a pointer to the data in the buffer.
     */
-    void* GetData();
+    void* GetData() const;
 
     /**
         Returns the length of the valid data in the buffer.
     */
-    size_t GetDataLen();
+    size_t GetDataLen() const;
 
     /**
         Ensure the buffer is big enough and return a pointer to the
         buffer which can be used to directly write into the buffer
-        up to @e sizeNeeded bytes.
+        up to @a sizeNeeded bytes.
     */
-    void * GetWriteBuf(size_t sizeNeeded);
+    void* GetWriteBuf(size_t sizeNeeded);
 
     /**
-        Ensures the buffer has at least @e size bytes available.
+        Ensures the buffer has at least @a size bytes available.
     */
     void SetBufSize(size_t size);
 
     /**
-        Sets the length of the data stored in the buffer.  Mainly useful for truncating
-        existing data.
-        
-        @param size 
-        New length of the valid data in the buffer. This is
-        distinct from the allocated size
+        Sets the length of the data stored in the buffer.
+        Mainly useful for truncating existing data.
+
+        @param size
+            New length of the valid data in the buffer. This is
+            distinct from the allocated size
     */
     void SetDataLen(size_t size);
 
     /**
         Update the length after completing a direct append, which
         you must have used GetAppendBuf() to initialise.
-        
-        @param sizeUsed 
-        This is the amount of new data that has been 
-        appended.
+
+        @param sizeUsed
+            This is the amount of new data that has been
+            appended.
     */
     void UngetAppendBuf(size_t sizeUsed);
 
     /**
         Update the buffer after completing a direct write, which
         you must have used GetWriteBuf() to initialise.
-        
-        @param sizeUsed 
-        The amount of data written in to buffer
-        by the direct write
+
+        @param sizeUsed
+            The amount of data written in to buffer
+            by the direct write
     */
     void UngetWriteBuf(size_t sizeUsed);
 };
+