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diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/config.tex b/docs/latex/wx/config.tex
index d3994afe23..8275f459be 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/config.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/config.tex
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ sensible!):
 
   // create an entry in subgroup
   conf->Write("SubgroupEntry", 3);
-  
+
   // '..' is understood
   conf->Write("../GroupEntry", 2);
   conf->SetPath("..");
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ doesn't save and restore the path):
   void bar(wxConfigBase *config)
   {
     config->Write("Test", 17);
-    
+
     foo(config);
 
     // we're reading "/Foo/Data/Test" here! -1 will probably be returned...
@@ -230,13 +230,12 @@ actually enumerating them, but you will probably never need them.
 
 \helpref{HasGroup}{wxconfigbasehasgroup}\\
 \helpref{HasEntry}{wxconfigbasehasentry}\\
-\helpref{Exists}{wxconfigbaseexists}
+\helpref{Exists}{wxconfigbaseexists}\\
+\helpref{GetEntryType}{wxconfigbasegetentrytype}
 
 \membersection{Miscellaneous accessors}
 
-\helpref{SetAppName}{wxconfigbasesetappname}\\
 \helpref{GetAppName}{wxconfigbasegetappname}\\
-\helpref{SetVendorName}{wxconfigbasesetvendorname}\\
 \helpref{GetVendorName}{wxconfigbasegetvendorname}
 
 \membersection{Key access}
@@ -359,7 +358,9 @@ class and is ignored by some. For wxFileConfig, these styles determine whether
 a local or global config file is created or used. If the flag is present but
 the parameter is empty, the parameter will be set to a default. If the
 parameter is present but the style flag not, the relevant flag will be added
-to the style.}
+to the style. For wxFileConfig you can also add wxCONFIG\_USE\_RELATIVE\_PATH 
+by logicaly or'ing it to either of the _FILE options to tell wxFileConfig to 
+use relative instead of absolute paths.  }
 
 \wxheading{Remarks}
 
@@ -436,6 +437,29 @@ Get the current config object. If there is no current object, creates one
 
 Returns the application name.
 
+\membersection{wxConfigBase::GetEntryType}\label{wxconfigbasegetentrytype}
+
+\constfunc{enum wxConfigBase::EntryType}{GetEntryType}{\param{const wxString\& }{name}}
+
+Returns the type of the given entry or {\it Unknown} if the entry doesn't
+exist. This function should be used to decide which version of Read() should
+be used because some of wxConfig implementations will complain about type
+mismatch otherwise: e.g., an attempt to read a string value from an integer
+key with wxRegConfig will fail.
+
+The result is an element of enum EntryType:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+  enum EntryType
+  {
+    Unknown,
+    String,
+    Boolean,
+    Integer,
+    Float
+  };
+\end{verbatim}
+
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetFirstGroup}\label{wxconfigbasegetfirstgroup}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetFirstGroup}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{
@@ -443,6 +467,10 @@ index}}
 
 Gets the first group.
 
+\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method returns a 3-tuple
+consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
+the next call.}
+
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetFirstEntry}\label{wxconfigbasegetfirstentry}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetFirstEntry}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{
@@ -450,6 +478,10 @@ index}}
 
 Gets the first entry.
 
+\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method returns a 3-tuple
+consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
+the next call.}
+
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNextGroup}\label{wxconfigbasegetnextgroup}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetNextGroup}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{
@@ -457,6 +489,10 @@ index}}
 
 Gets the next group.
 
+\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method returns a 3-tuple
+consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
+the next call.}
+
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNextEntry}\label{wxconfigbasegetnextentry}
 
 \constfunc{bool}{GetNextEntry}{\param{wxString\& }{str}, \param{long\&}{
@@ -464,6 +500,10 @@ index}}
 
 Gets the next entry.
 
+\pythonnote{The wxPython version of this method returns a 3-tuple
+consisting of the continue flag, the value string, and the index for
+the next call.}
+
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::GetNumberOfEntries}\label{wxconfigbasegetnumberofentries}
 
 \constfunc{uint }{GetNumberOfEntries}{\param{bool }{bRecursive = FALSE}}
@@ -580,6 +620,15 @@ not found, {\it b} is not changed.
 Reads a bool value, returning TRUE if the value was found. If the value was
 not found, {\it defaultVal} is used instead.
 
+\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
+implements the following methods:\par
+\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
+\twocolitem{\bf{Read(key, default="")}}{Returns a string.}
+\twocolitem{\bf{ReadInt(key, default=0)}}{Returns an int.}
+\twocolitem{\bf{ReadFloat(key, default=0.0)}}{Returns a floating point number.}
+\end{twocollist}}
+}
+
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::RenameEntry}\label{wxconfigbaserenameentry}
 
 \func{bool}{RenameEntry}{\param{const wxString\& }{ oldName}, \param{const wxString\& }{ newName}}
@@ -609,12 +658,6 @@ exists.
 Sets the config object as the current one, returns the pointer to the previous
 current object (both the parameter and returned value may be NULL)
 
-\membersection{wxConfigBase::SetAppName}\label{wxconfigbasesetappname}
-
-\func{void }{SetAppName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ appName}}
-
-Sets the application name.
-
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::SetExpandingEnvVars}\label{wxconfigbasesetexpandingenvvars}
 
 \func{void}{SetExpandEnvVars }{\param{bool }{bDoIt = TRUE}}
@@ -639,12 +682,6 @@ If on (default is off) all default values are written back to the config file.
 This allows the user to see what config options may be changed and is probably
 useful only for wxFileConfig.
 
-\membersection{wxConfigBase::SetVendorName}\label{wxconfigbasesetvendorname}
-
-\func{void}{SetVendorName}{\param{const wxString\&}{ vendorName}}
-
-Sets the vendor name.
-
 \membersection{wxConfigBase::Write}\label{wxconfigbasewrite}
 
 \func{bool}{Write}{\param{const wxString\& }{ key}, \param{const wxString\& }{
@@ -659,4 +696,16 @@ value}}
 These functions write the specified value to the config file and return TRUE
 on success.
 
+\pythonnote{In place of a single overloaded method name, wxPython
+implements the following methods:\par
+\indented{2cm}{\begin{twocollist}
+\twocolitem{\bf{Write(key, value)}}{Writes a string.}
+\twocolitem{\bf{WriteInt(key, value)}}{Writes an int.}
+\twocolitem{\bf{WriteFloat(key, value)}}{Writes a floating point number.}
+\end{twocollist}}
+}
+
+
+
+