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diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/semaphor.tex b/docs/latex/wx/semaphor.tex
index dfd0796a1d..9d9271f944 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/semaphor.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/semaphor.tex
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 %% Created:     02.04.02
 %% RCS-ID:      $Id$
 %% Copyright:   (c) 2002 Vadim Zeitlin
-%% License:     wxWidgets license
+%% License:     wxWindows license
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 \section{\class{wxSemaphore}}\label{wxsemaphore}
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ decrements the counter. As soon as it reaches $0$, any subsequent calls to
 counter becomes strictly positive again as the result of calling 
 \helpref{Post}{wxsemaphorepost} which increments the counter.
 
-In general, the semaphores are useful to restrict access to a shared resource
-which can only be accessed by some fixed number of clients at once. For
+In general, semaphores are useful to restrict access to a shared resource
+which can only be accessed by some fixed number of clients at the same time. For
 example, when modeling a hotel reservation system a semaphore with the counter
 equal to the total number of available rooms could be created. Each time a room
 is reserved, the semaphore should be acquired by calling 
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ No base class
 
 <wx/thread.h>
 
+\wxheading{Library}
+
+\helpref{wxBase}{librarieslist}
+
 \latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
 
 \membersection{wxSemaphore::wxSemaphore}\label{wxsemaphorewxsemaphore}
@@ -43,8 +47,9 @@ No base class
 \func{}{wxSemaphore}{\param{int }{initialcount = 0}, \param{int }{maxcount = 0}}
 
 Specifying a {\it maxcount} of $0$ actually makes wxSemaphore behave as if
-there is no upper limit. If maxcount is $1$ the semaphore behaves exactly as a
-mutex.
+there is no upper limit. If maxcount is $1$, the semaphore behaves almost as a
+mutex (but unlike a mutex it can be released by a thread different from the one
+which acquired it).
 
 {\it initialcount} is the initial value of the semaphore which must be between
 $0$ and {\it maxcount} (if it is not set to $0$).