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diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/function.tex b/docs/latex/wx/function.tex
index 62e622480a..f8c78e68aa 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/function.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/function.tex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 %% License:     wxWindows license
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
-\chapter{Functions}\label{functions}
+\chapter{Functions and macros}\label{functions}
 \setheader{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}{}{}{}{}{{\it CHAPTER \thechapter}}%
 \setfooter{\thepage}{}{}{}{}{\thepage}
 
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ the corresponding topic.
 \helpref{wxGetenv}{wxgetenvmacro}\\
 \helpref{wxHandleFatalExceptions}{wxhandlefatalexceptions}\\
 \helpref{wxICON}{wxiconmacro}\\
+\helpref{wxInfoMessageBox}{wxinfomessagebox}\\
 \helpref{wxINTXX\_SWAP\_ALWAYS}{intswapalways}\\
 \helpref{wxINTXX\_SWAP\_ON\_BE}{intswaponbe}\\
 \helpref{wxINTXX\_SWAP\_ON\_LE}{intswaponle}\\
@@ -493,6 +494,11 @@ normal way which usually just means that the application will be terminated.
 Calling wxHandleFatalExceptions() with {\it doIt} equal to false will restore
 this default behaviour.
 
+Notice that this function is only available if 
+\texttt{wxUSE\_ON\_FATAL\_EXCEPTION} is $1$ and under Windows platform this
+requires a compiler with support for SEH (structured exception handling) which
+currently means only Microsoft Visual C++ or a recent Borland C++ version.
+
 
 \membersection{::wxInitAllImageHandlers}\label{wxinitallimagehandlers}
 
@@ -1571,11 +1577,14 @@ that there isn't always a standard way to do a reliable check on the OS architec
 
 \membersection{::wxGetUserHome}\label{wxgetuserhome}
 
-\func{const wxChar *}{wxGetUserHome}{\param{const wxString\& }{user = ""}}
+\func{wxString}{wxGetUserHome}{\param{const wxString\& }{user = ""}}
+
+Returns the home directory for the given user. If the \arg{user} is empty
+(default value), this function behaves like 
+\helpref{wxGetHomeDir}{wxgethomedir} i.e. returns the current user home
+directory.
 
-Returns the home directory for the given user. If the username is empty
-(default value), this function behaves like
-\helpref{wxGetHomeDir}{wxgethomedir}.
+If the home directory couldn't be determined, an empty string is returned.
 
 \wxheading{Include files}
 
@@ -1959,6 +1968,8 @@ See also \helpref{wxIsBusy}{wxisbusy}, \helpref{wxBusyCursor}{wxbusycursor}.
 
 Ring the system bell.
 
+Note that this function is categorized as a GUI one and so is not thread-safe.
+
 \wxheading{Include files}
 
 <wx/utils.h>
@@ -2099,7 +2110,7 @@ customization.
 
 \membersection{::wxGetColourFromUser}\label{wxgetcolourfromuser}
 
-\func{wxColour}{wxGetColourFromUser}{\param{wxWindow *}{parent}, \param{const wxColour\& }{colInit}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption = wxEmptyString}}
+\func{wxColour}{wxGetColourFromUser}{\param{wxWindow *}{parent}, \param{const wxColour\& }{colInit}, \param{const wxString\& }{caption = wxEmptyString}, \param{wxColourData *}{data = \NULL}}
 
 Shows the colour selection dialog and returns the colour selected by user or
 invalid colour (use \helpref{wxColour:IsOk}{wxcolourisok} to test whether a colour
@@ -2113,6 +2124,10 @@ is valid) if the dialog was cancelled.
 
 \docparam{caption}{If given, this will be used for the dialog caption.}
 
+\docparam{data}{Optional object storing additional colour dialog settings, such
+as custom colours. If none is provided the same settings as the last time are
+used.}
+
 \wxheading{Include files}
 
 <wx/colordlg.h>
@@ -2341,6 +2356,23 @@ and {\tt choices}, and the client data array must have the
 same length as the choices array.}
 
 
+\membersection{::wxInfoMessageBox}\label{wxinfomessagebox}
+
+\func{void}{wxInfoMessageBox}{\param{wxWindow (}{parent = \NULL}}
+
+Shows a message box with the information about the wxWidgets build used,
+including its version, most important build parameters and the version of the
+underlying GUI toolkit. This is mainly used for diagnostic purposes and can be
+invoked by Ctrl-Alt-middle clicking on any wxWindow which doesn't otherwise
+handle this event.
+
+\newsince{2.9.0}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/utils.h>
+
+
 \membersection{::wxIsBusy}\label{wxisbusy}
 
 \func{bool}{wxIsBusy}{\void}
@@ -2838,7 +2870,7 @@ Passes data to the clipboard.
 The clipboard must have previously been opened for this call to succeed.
 
 
-\section{Miscellaneous functions}\label{miscellany}
+\section{Miscellaneous functions and macros}\label{miscellany}
 
 
 \membersection{wxBase64Decode}\label{wxbase64decode}
@@ -2853,6 +2885,11 @@ The clipboard must have previously been opened for this call to succeed.
 \param{wxBase64DecodeMode }{mode = wxBase64DecodeMode\_Strict},\\
 \param{size\_t }{*posErr = \NULL}}
 
+\func{wxMemoryBuffer}{wxBase64Decode}{\\
+\param{const wxString\& }{src},\\
+\param{wxBase64DecodeMode }{mode = wxBase64DecodeMode\_Strict},\\
+\param{size\_t }{*posErr = \NULL}}
+
 These function decode a Base64-encoded string. The first version is a raw
 decoding function and decodes the data into the provided buffer \arg{dst} of
 the given size \arg{dstLen}. An error is returned if the buffer is not large
@@ -2875,7 +2912,8 @@ necessary buffer size.}
 \docparam{dstLen}{The size of the output buffer, ignored if \arg{dst} is
 \NULL.}
 
-\docparam{src}{The input string, must not be \NULL.}
+\docparam{src}{The input string, must not be \NULL. For the version using
+wxString, the input string should contain only ASCII characters.}
 
 \docparam{srcLen}{The length of the input string or special value
 \texttt{wxNO\_LEN} if the string is \NUL-terminated and the length should be
@@ -2953,6 +2991,26 @@ to \helpref{wxBase64Encode}{wxbase64encode}.
 This macro returns the concatenation of two tokens \arg{x} and \arg{y}.
 
 
+\membersection{wxDECLARE\_APP}\label{wxdeclareapp}
+
+\func{}{wxDECLARE\_APP}{className}
+
+This is used in headers to create a forward declaration of the
+\helpref{wxGetApp}{wxgetapp} function implemented by
+\helpref{wxIMPLEMENT\_APP}{wximplementapp}. It creates the declaration
+{\tt className\& wxGetApp(void)}.
+
+Example:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+  wxDECLARE_APP(MyApp)
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/app.h>
+
+
 \membersection{wxDYNLIB\_FUNCTION}\label{wxdynlibfunction}
 
 \func{}{wxDYNLIB\_FUNCTION}{\param{}{type}, \param{}{name}, \param{}{dynlib}}
@@ -3361,7 +3419,7 @@ Returns the mouse position in screen coordinates.
 
 Returns the current state of the mouse.  Returns a wxMouseState
 instance that contains the current position of the mouse pointer in
-screen coordinants, as well as boolean values indicating the up/down
+screen coordinates, as well as boolean values indicating the up/down
 status of the mouse buttons and the modifier keys.
 
 \wxheading{Include files}
@@ -3416,8 +3474,8 @@ Returns label that should be used for given {\it id} element.
 \docparam{id}{given id of the \helpref{wxMenuItem}{wxmenuitem}, \helpref{wxButton}{wxbutton}, \helpref{wxToolBar}{wxtoolbar} tool, etc.}
 
 \docparam{withCodes}{if false then strip accelerator code from the label;
-usefull for getting labels without accelerator char code like for toolbar tooltip or
-under platforms without traditional keyboard like smartphones}
+useful for getting labels without accelerator char code like for toolbar tooltip or
+on platforms without traditional keyboard like smartphones}
 
 \docparam{accelerator}{optional accelerator string automatically added to label; useful
 for building labels for \helpref{wxMenuItem}{wxmenuitem}}
@@ -3725,6 +3783,59 @@ Use these macros to read data from and write data to a file that stores
 data in big-endian format.
 
 
+\membersection{wxFORCE\_LINK\_THIS\_MODULE}\label{wxforcelinkthismodule}
+
+\func{}{wxFORCE\_LINK\_THIS\_MODULE}{moduleName}
+
+This macro can be used in conjunction with the
+\helpref{wxFORCE\_LINK\_MODULE}{wxforcelinkmodule} macro to force
+the linker to include in its output a specific object file.
+
+In particular, you should use this macro in the source file which you want
+to force for inclusion. The \tt{moduleName} needs to be a name not already
+in use in other \tt{wxFORCE\_LINK\_THIS\_MODULE} macros, but is not required
+to be e.g. the same name of the source file (even if it's a good choice).
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/link.h>
+
+
+\membersection{wxFORCE\_LINK\_MODULE}\label{wxforcelinkmodule}
+
+\func{}{wxFORCE\_LINK\_MODULE}{moduleName}
+
+This macro can be used in conjunction with the
+\helpref{wxFORCE\_LINK\_THIS\_MODULE}{wxforcelinkthismodule} macro to force
+the linker to include in its output a specific object file.
+
+In particular, you should use this macro in a source file which you know
+for sure is linked in the output (e.g. the source file containing the "main()"
+of your app). The \tt{moduleName} is the name of the module you want to forcefully link
+(i.e. the name you used in the relative \helpref{wxFORCE\_LINK\_THIS\_MODULE}{wxforcelinkthismodule} macro.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/link.h>
+
+
+\membersection{wxIMPLEMENT\_APP}\label{wximplementapp}
+
+\func{}{wxIMPLEMENT\_APP}{className}
+
+This is used in the application class implementation file to make the application class 
+known to wxWidgets for dynamic construction. You use this as:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+  wxIMPLEMENT_APP(MyApp)
+\end{verbatim}
+
+See also \helpref{wxDECLARE\_APP}{wxdeclareapp}.
+
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/app.h>
+
 
 \section{RTTI functions}\label{rttimacros}
 
